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On May 1, 2009, "Wolf of Wall Street" officially started filming, but for publicity, before the filming began, the crew also held a brief press conference in the empty room in front of the warehouse set. Since Robert Downey Jr. and others needed to put on makeup in advance, Murphy was the only heavyweight to attend the press conference.

Inevitably, Murphy became the focus of media reporters' siege.

After Cara Fais, who was the producer, briefly introduced the basic situation of this film, the questioning session began, and various questions from media reporters were thrown at Murphy.

The reporter from the Wall Street Journal was the first to stand up and asked loudly, "Murphy, can you know why your new work would choose a Wall Street-related film? Or is it an infamous person like Jordan Belfort?"

"Because I like this story very much, in 2007, I got the right to adapt the autobiography of Jordan Belford's Wolf of Wall Street."

This problem is still unforgivable to Murphy. He thought for a while and said, "I have also collected a lot of first-hand original materials related to Jordan Belfort. The reason for this is because I have encountered books or stories that I am very interested in before. I think the story of Jordan Belfort is very cautionary."

Murphy also said some words on purpose, paused for a moment, and said, "There is another point that is the global financial crisis around 2008. The many culprits on Wall Street are abominable, but greed, as an eternal virtue, is rooted in the hearts of all people in the United States and even the world. On the topic of greed, it is impossible to blame the specific historical period, civilization stage, or even some people at some time in the past, which is the most basic feature of survival. In today's era, the world changes drastically, and humans seem to be omnipotent, but unfortunately, humans themselves and their hearts have not evolved much."

"Director Stanton," another reporter asked, "will you reflect a real Wall Street?"

Murphy shrugged, "I can only say that the movie is artistically processed based on the original story."

Afterwards, Murphy answered several routine questions and returned to the studio to prepare to start shooting.

In front of the two cameras that have been set up is a set arranged as a large office. After Murphy came in, he walked around the set and then went to Filey Raschel to see the test shots of the camera. He also picked up the light meter and looked at the lighting on the scene.

"David!" He waved to the lighting team, and after David Robbie came, he said, "The light is too hard, softer."

David Robbie nodded and went back to redesign.

Soon, Robert Downey Jr., who had finished makeup, and a group of extras came to the big office. Robert Downey Jr., in a suit and tie, looked quite handsome, and looked like a successful person.

Murphy put down the light meter, walked over, and asked, "Donny, how are you doing?"

"Very good!" Robert Downey Jr. was full of confidence. "Very great! Just wait and see."

"You don't play this role as Tony Stark." Murphy said again.

During the early rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr. unconsciously brought Jordan Belfort into Tony Stark many times. These two characters have certain commonalities, but they have essential differences.

All departments were ready one after another, and Murphy finally told Robert Downey Jr. to "body language, expressions, gestures, and tone should be in place, and to show a kind of confidence that emanates from the bones."

Robert Downey Jr. nodded vigorously.

Apart from worrying that Robert Downey Jr. brought too many traits belonging to Tony Stark, Murphy was still very relieved about him.

Robert Downey Jr. sat in front of a background board composed of a group of extras, and then Murphy announced the start of filming.

The main camera lens went from far to near along the paved slide rail. First, it gave the office a panoramic lens, then switched to a close-up, and the focus of the lens became Robert Downey Jr. who was making a call.

This is also the reason why Murphy finally explained the sentence.

The crew has conducted a thorough investigation before. In a speech, the audience's memory of what the protagonist said may not be more than 30% of the memory of what the protagonist said, except for the beginning and end, but the audience will remember the expressions, gestures, and tone of the protagonist's "acted".

In telephone communication, even if the other party cannot see you, you should keep passionate and use all gestures and expressions. This will naturally be reflected in your language and give the other party a sense of trust.

"You sent a postcard to my company a few weeks ago and wanted to find out about stocks with great prospects but little risks. Do you think of it?"

With the lessons learned during rehearsals, Robert Downey Jr. used his confident expression and sufficient body movements to show the confidence that character needs now. "I just saw a stock, which is the best I have seen in half a year. This is a high-end technology company, right in the Midwest. The approval will be approved soon. This is a new generation of radar detectors, which will be widely used in both military and civilian fields. Your profit is that as long as you invest 6,000 US dollars, you can get...60,000 US dollars! US dollars!"

Murphy looked at Robert Downey Jr. on the monitor screen, and his face was a little dark.

Robert Downey Jr. is not white himself. The cameras he is shooting now look much darker than himself, which is not consistent with Murphy and the film's requirements.

"cut!" Murphy immediately stopped the crew and said directly, "There is a problem with the light!"

He raised his voice and shouted, "David, the light is still hard! Softer!"

As a director, the tone of the skin must be considered based on actual conditions.

If the actor's skin is dark during shooting, a large area of ​​soft light must be shined on the actor's face, because dark skin absorbs light. A hard light source will produce very hard highlights, making it easy to appear dead dark.

In this world of looking at faces, shooting dark-skinned characters will undoubtedly be a challenge. The skin color problem of the actor can be solved through makeup, and the skin exposure can be controlled well during live shooting, so that the actor looks whiter in the camera.

Speaking of skin color, in addition to the actor's skin color, the character's image also needs to be considered. He may be pale, may be full of vitality, may be tortured, may be optimistic and healthy, or may be as well dressed as Jordan Belford in "Wolf of Wall Street".

The whiter complexion is to fit the overall image of Jordan Belford.

After the lighting adjustment, the shooting started again. Robert Downey Jr. is full of passion. It was the best time to shoot these speech scenes. So after this, Murphy immediately led the crew to the set on the other side that was arranged as the interior of the Stratton Oakmont Company.

More extras also joined the filming, and then Robert Downey Jr. continued his crazy speech.

"Did you see these little boxes? They are called phones, and I want to tell you a secret about phones now. They don't know how to dial themselves. Without you, they are just useless plastic, like the m-16 without a trained Marine."

Standing on the front platform at the company, Robert Downey Jr. faced hundreds of extras, including crew members, holding the microphone, shouting loudly, "Things like the phone depend on each of you, my well-trained Stratons, I will never compromise killers, my soldiers, you will never hang up the phone until your customers buy our stocks or die!"

Three cameras shot at the same time, one always shot a panoramic view, one shot Robert Downey Jr. in the speech, and the other mainly captured the same passionate Jonah Hill below.

These people don't act like normal people.

Robert Downey Jr.'s outstanding performance led to the scene. After only one filming, Murphy announced it. Then it was still the venue and the actors. Then it was filmed another inspiring speech by Jordan Belfort.

The lines of these speeches were not written casually, but the result of many screenwriters combining American social reality and collective labor.

A speech that is irrelevant will only make people feel false. This speech is always related to the audience. A lack of money leads to being driven away by the landlord, a lack of money leads to being looked down upon by a girlfriend, and a lack of money leads to... These are the most common problems that real society usually faces.

Jordan Belfort proposed a solution that will naturally stimulate the maximum potential of employees.

Except for a little light problem today, everything went very smoothly, especially Robert Downey Jr., who was incredible in good condition.

Perhaps, this character can fully utilize Robert Downey Jr.'s eloquence, just like Tony Stark.

As Murphy said, roles make actors, but roles also require the right actors to excel.

"In this world, being a poor man is not glorious. I have been rich and poor. I always choose to be a rich man because at least when I have money, even when I face difficulties, I still sit in the back seat of a luxury car, wearing a suit of $2,000 and a gold watch of $14,000!"

Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. was in excellent condition, Murphy simply handed over the filming to Filey Raschel, and he also stood among the extras and acted as an employee of Jordan Belfort. He stood below and watched, and Robert Downey Jr.'s speech was even more impactful.
Chapter completed!