The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 3651 Movie Plan (4)

Chapter 3651 Movie Plan (IV)

"Hello, Director Columbus." Schiller walked up, shook hands with the man in front of him and said, "I've heard a lot about you. I believe many people have talked about Home Alone when they first met you, but I still prefer your Gremlins and the comedy Santa Claus."

"Hello, Dr. Schiller. You are very popular recently." Chris Columbus shook hands with Schiller. He was born in 1958 and is now nearly 60 years old, but he doesn't look old at all. He looks like a middle-aged man. He has thick brown hair, his eyes are curved when he smiles, and he looks very kind.

Schiller lowered his head and smiled, saying, "I'm afraid I'm the least famous actor who will be in the movie. I'm very happy to be here for the audition today. I think this will be a very unique performance."

Chris looked a little helpless. He said, "In fact, I have never seen so many superheroes in one day. I am afraid that after the audition, I will have to ask each of them for an autograph, otherwise my daughter will not let me go."

"Don't worry, you can also ask them to follow your daughter on Tiktok, and she will become a celebrity in the school overnight."

Chris burst into laughter, and the two walked towards the dressing room together. The producer was an Asian, seemingly a Hong Konger working in Hollywood. He walked up to the two and shook hands with them, then said, "All the actors' images basically need to be adjusted. We are discussing the character image style with the makeup artist. Two have been confirmed and are being made up. You can go over and take a look first."

"Two people have already made the reservation?" Schiller was a little surprised. He didn't expect the efficiency to be so high. He thought he was just here to eat, drink and get to know his colleagues.

This morning, Strange called him and told him that, with Eddie's introduction, he had rented a studio in Manhattan, New York, to complete the early preparations for the film, including actor auditions, pilot shoots, script adjustments, stage management arrangements, etc. He also told him that the great director Chris Columbus had arrived in New York.

Schiller came here today mainly to meet Chris. In addition to the classic "Home Alone", he is also the producer of the famous Marvel movie "Fantastic Four". This movie was very popular back then, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was the superhero enlightenment work for many people, which was inseparable from the efforts of the producer.

Many people who are not familiar with the film shooting process may not know that the boss of the crew is not the director, but the producer.

The director is only responsible for artistic work, such as how to arrange a scene, how to shoot a shot, what kind of posture the actors use to express what kind of emotions, etc.

The producer is responsible for everything else, including script planning, pre-production preparation, selection of actors and photographers, preparation of equipment and venue settings, financial accounting, review and publicity, etc. It can be said that a good movie must have a good producer, otherwise, even if the director's artistic attainments are high, it cannot be implemented.

The producer Strange hired this time was obviously very professional, and the preparatory work was progressing much faster than they had imagined. Before Schiller could react, the producer took him to shake hands with the costume designer, makeup artist, producer, stage manager, photographer, and assistant director one by one.

"Doctor Schiller, could you please come over here?" The costume designer was a blond, energetic woman. She waved at Schiller and said, "Please try on this academic gown first. We hope that the image design of the school doctor will be different from that of ordinary professors. We hope that you will show a more relaxed and kinder look. A loose and comfortable academic gown is a good choice. Come over here, this is the locker room..."

Schiller walked over. There were two rows of clothing racks, with boxes and mirrors placed next to them. Inside was a small room with the name "Fitting Room" on it, but it was just a name written on a piece of white paper. It was obviously a makeshift building.

The costume stylist said while adjusting the cuffs of the clothes: "My philosophy is that the more characters with the same appearance, such as teachers and students, the more they should have their own dressing characteristics. This is achieved through some small details on the clothes. In your daily life, are there any dressing details that are different from ordinary people?"

"Well, I don't quite understand." Schiller said honestly, "I usually wear doctor's clothes in my nursing home, that is, a white coat."

"What about when you go out? I mean when you have private events. What kind of jacket do you choose?"

"A tweed trench coat? I usually choose light grey or brown, and wear ordinary suit pants and leather shoes." Schiller described it as best he could. He said, "My personal style doesn't have much personality, so I can't help you, right?"

"It's too early to tell." The fashion stylist smiled and said, "What about the top? Will you choose a shirt vest?"

"No, that's a bit too formal. In autumn and winter I prefer to wear sweaters or cashmere sweaters, and in summer I just wear ordinary short sleeves."

"You don't wear sportswear much?"

"No, I don't exercise often," Schiller shrugged. "And I don't like the reflective strips and patterns on some sportswear. They're a bit too conspicuous."

"I see." The costume designer took out a few sets of clothes from the side and said, "The costume design we designed for the role of school doctor is not much different from your personal dressing concept. Most of the clothes are made of soft and skin-friendly knitted fabrics, and the outer coat is a British academic gown. However, some changes have been made to the tailoring to distinguish it from other professors. The cuffs of your academic gown will be shorter to show the cuffs of the lining inside, which is more close-fitting, highlighting your capable image and making it easier for you to work."

Schiller took the clothes from her hand and looked at them. The upper body was a white shirt with a sweater, and the pants on the lower body were cut similarly to suit pants, but not as stiff, but looser and softer.

The academic gown outside - also known as the bachelor's gown - is somewhat different from the common ones in American universities. It does not have the iconic V-neck and cape. It is just a long black robe with wide sleeves and a long hem, and pleated design on the shoulders.

Schiller went to change into his clothes. The size of the clothes was quite suitable, but Schiller rarely wore this kind of dress, and felt that both the long hem and the wide sleeves were very cumbersome, and he looked like a big bat when he walked.

"Perfect!" the costume designer exclaimed. "Oh, by the way, your glasses. Can you take them off so I can see them?"

Schiller took off his glasses, and the costume designer sighed again and said, "Your eye color is really unique. Forgive my frankness, but if you play a villain, this look would be good."

"That's why I never take off my glasses," Schiller said with a smile.

"Ah, I suddenly got some inspiration." The costume stylist clapped his hands and said, "How about trying this?"

She picked up a pair of monocles from the prop table next to her and handed them to Schiller. The costume designer explained: "Originally, we wanted to use the costumes to show that the school doctor is approachable and amiable. But after seeing your look, we found that we could perhaps make him a more mysterious character, both good and evil, and hard to figure out."

"What does this have to do with the monocle?" Schiller asked, as he stuck the monocle into his eye socket and put the chain behind his ear.

"The audience can notice your special eye color through the eye without glasses. Gray has always been the symbol of chaos and mysticism, and your eyes are a little... I don't mean to offend, but you are not as kind as you look, which has a very attractive sense of contradiction. I think this will add charm to this character. What do you think?"

Schiller walked to the mirror and found that this look was indeed different from his usual temperament. The main reason was that without the glasses, his eyes could not be hidden.

Schiller actually has always had this problem, that is, if he does not cover his eyes with glasses, his gray pupils will appear too indifferent and cold, making him look too cold and without any affinity, but instead full of oppression.

But whether you are a professor or a doctor, it is not a good thing to have too much pressure. So Schiller always chose to wear glasses to cover his eyes. Although he was not nearsighted, he would make the lenses as thick as possible to blur his eyes through the refraction of light.

When he takes off his glasses, he doesn't need to do anything, just sit there, and it's easy for people to have some associations that trigger fear. In short, he doesn't look like a good person.

Now he wears a monocle, one of his eyes is hidden under the lens, and his expression is unclear. With a kind expression, he looks like an ordinary person. But the other eye is telling a completely different truth, which makes him look full of contradictions, as if he is hidden in some unknown fog.

The costume designer was obviously very satisfied, and he pulled the producer over to talk to him for a long time. The producer pulled the director over to talk to him for a long time, and after a while the screenwriter came. The four of them gathered together to talk, and looked at Schiller from time to time.

Although he couldn't hear clearly what they were saying, Schiller knew it was definitely not good. He wore glasses just to prevent this!

Unexpectedly, after a while, Chris came over and said, "This is what I mean, Dr. Schiller. You should have read the previous script outline, right?"

"Yes, the script is well written and I think it will be very popular." Schiller nodded and smiled.

Unexpectedly, when Schiller, who maintained this expression, smiled, Chris was visibly stunned for a moment, then he pulled the screenwriter aside and said something to her.

"Ah, yes, we have a very good writer." Chris said, "But I think there is still room for discussion on the role. Do you think the role of school doctor Eldridge is a little short?"

"Little? No." Schiller recalled the script. The school doctor he played had two important plots: the first was that a girl in the protagonist group was sent to the school hospital after being injured, and the school doctor Aldridge helped her heal her injuries and, at the protagonist group's request, helped them conceal the cause of the injury; and the other was that he helped them prepare a potion that could identify vampires.

Although he only appeared twice, he actually had quite a few scenes, and they were all opposite the protagonist. Although there were many lines, they were quite lifelike and not difficult to act. Basically, Schiller just needed to act in his true colors and show the attitude he usually uses to deal with the teenagers in the sanatorium.

Schiller was very satisfied with this arrangement, after all, he was not a professional actor. It was impossible for him to spend several months memorizing lines and practicing acting, so a cameo appearance was enough.

But apparently, director Chris was not very satisfied with this. Or rather, he was satisfied at first, but after seeing Schiller's look, he suddenly became a little dissatisfied.