Hollywood (我就是好莱坞) Part II

CHAPTER 236 - Lie down and take a bullet

When Eric had initially intended to cast Nicole for the lead role in "Sleepless in Seattle," he had her audition, and though she had met his requirements, she was far from the performance she gave this time. This time, Nicole had transformed herself into another person, the exact same Anne Reid from the script.

It seems that Nicole has not been indulging in the glory of becoming the lead of Seattle Nocturne, but has put in a lot of effort to understand the role in private. In Hollywood, an actor will eventually have to rely on their acting skills to speak, and compared to many beautiful stars who are stuck in the flowers and glory, Nicole obviously understood this early on.

Upon hearing Eric's compliment, the girl had a happy expression on her face and then cautiously asked, "Eric, can I tone down the lip color a bit?"

Eric looked at the girl's lips, which were thick and bright red, and glanced at the two makeup artists. He couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment.

The older makeup artist quickly explained, "Mr. Williams, this is the styling we did for Miss Kiddman based on the initial makeup design. I had also suggested lightening Miss Kiddman's lip color at the time, but it seemed like you personally vetoed the suggestion."

Eric gave it some thought and then suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember now, this is just right, no need to adjust."

"But it looks so unnatural," the younger makeup artist chimed in weakly.

"This is the effect we want," Eric explained. "If we fix even this flaw, Nicole will be too perfect. Don't forget that Annie Reid is a woman who lacks a bit of care in her life. How can a woman like that make herself perfect without flaws? Some flaws fit her character more."

Upon hearing Eric's words, all three of them nodded thoughtfully.

Eric continued, "I know you are all very professional makeup artists, but don't forget that you are styling for actors, so your job is not to make the actor perfect, but to create the actor's image as much as possible according to the director's requirements, no matter how ugly or beautiful it is."

"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Williams, we know now." The older makeup artist nodded hastily.

Due to her thorough preparation, Nicole had very few NG takes, so the scene of Sam and Annie's first meeting on Alki Beach was completed quickly. In the coming days, once a few airport scenes were filmed, Nicole could leave the crew temporarily if she wanted to.

As usual, the crew didn't shoot any complex shots on the first day, except for the scene where Sam and Annie meet, which was mostly just a few scenes of Sam playing with his son.

In order to be able to act as a father-son duo with the young actor Viktor Moeris, Hanks had started spending time with the little one a week before, so by the time the shooting started, there was no barrier between the two. After the first day of getting to know each other, the "father and son" were already in the flow, and with time not allowing the crew to take it slowly, the second day started with more complicated scenes. Of course, problems followed.

The backdrop of the scene is that Jonny reveals his home address to the radio station, and soon Sam receives love letters from all over the United States.

The living room table was stacked with a pile of mail, and Jonna casually picked one up, reading aloud, "Dear Sleepless in Seattle, you are the most attractive man I have ever heard of, pfft..."

The little fellow snorted, throwing the letter aside. He reached out to open another.

Before Hank had a chance to speak his line, Eric shouted "Cut!" again. The boy had not the mischievous look that he should have had on his face, but rather a look of anxiety. His eyes could not help darting around.