=L:f was originally an apprentice in handicrafts, some were drama or lighting practitioners who became monks halfway through, and some even policemen. It can be said that there are not many photographers with professional education.

Pizzer himself was originally a supporting actor in the crew. Later, he made a movie with Griffith, and he was missing an assistant photographer, so he let him take the lead. At first, he just did some miscellaneous work, such as serving tea and water to the photographer to wipe the machine, but because he was smart and agile, he was very good at talking, and he was very happy. So over time, he gradually became a person with great experience from knowing nothing about photography. Later, the photographer left the crew and took the initiative to make a movie. As a result, his refreshing and sporty shooting technique attracted Griffiths. Since then, he has become Griffith's personal photographer, until Griffith's last movie.

In "The Party and the Party", Pizzer's photography skills were perfect, and he used his lifelong understanding of cinematography in this movie. The four paragraphs in it, whether it is the large scenes of massacre or the small scenes of dancing, all show his exquisite skills to the audience. It can be said that he is one of the few photography masters of this era.

If he could be invited to be the photographer of this movie, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for both this movie and me.

But Pizzer politely rejected my invitation.

"Mr. Corleon, I have always admired your movies and admired your character even more. Otherwise, I wouldn't have encouraged David to follow you at the beginning. If it were ten years ago, I would have taken the initiative to join you without saying it. But now, I am not interested in movies, but that I don't like to make movies with the crew. David knows the most about the reason." Pizzer looked at Griffith.

I understand what he means.

That "Party and Fight Against the Disorders" not only made Griffith unable to recover, but also completely hurt Pizzer's heart.

This movie is definitely a classic among classics no matter when it is, but its film concept and deep thinking far exceed the appreciation level of the audience in that era. Decades later, we can appreciate the sweetness of it from it, but American audiences decades ago would definitely not accept such a movie. The huge cost investment is not understanding and pitiful box office. For this reason, Griffith suddenly slipped from Hollywood's largest director to a low-level filmmaker who did odd jobs, and was burdened with huge debts. Although Pizzer, although his photography received a lot of praise, gradually withdrew from the film industry and became the editor-in-chief of "Prince Christian Truth".

Now I ask him to turn around and carry the camera, how could he agree?

Looking at my disappointment, Pizzer smiled: "Mr. Corleon, Hollywood has many good photographers. You can find some by taking some time."

I looked at Pizzer helplessly and smiled bitterly: "There are many good photographers, but basically all of them have masters. After signing contracts with those film companies, where can I find them?"

Pizzer shook his head: "Yes, the photographers signed by those big companies are very good, but Mr. Corleone, they signed the first photographer. Now, in each crew, there are second, third or even fourth photographers. These people are just temporary people who are called to work, and they are free people. Once the crew disbands, they are unemployed. There are many talents among them who are far above those first photographers. Moreover, because they are not famous and the salary they pay is not high, you can consider it."

"Is that so good?" I smiled.

Pizzer continued with unsatisfactory words: "Mr. Corleon, based on the news I learned, the top photographers are concentrated in two places, one is MGM and the other is Paramount. These two top companies are rich and spending money, which has attracted a large number of photographers to flock to them. However, because of this, many people have been buried. Their talents have not been discovered, and they can only become third-rate talents to start. If you want to find them, you can go to their set to take a look."

"Paramount and DreamWorks have always had a bad relationship. If I go to their set, I will definitely be bombarded by that old thing Chuck. I can go and have a look at MGM. Anyway, I haven't been very busy these days." I smiled.

The meal was very late, and it was not until midnight that everyone came out of Fuyuanzhai with a little drunkenness, but Pizzer's words were deeply imprinted in my heart.

The next morning, I gathered the leaders of the three branches of DreamWorks to Disney because I was busy making the cartoon. I didn't call him, and everyone had a brief meeting in the office.

"Shan Lige, starting today, your third factory will also increase its energy to make props. You must make out the armor, flags, clothing and various utensils of that era that are needed in this movie as soon as possible. You must hire a famous historical prop consultant before. You can't have any problems with this. This is a flaw. If something goes wrong, it will make the audience laugh at." I said to Shan Lige.

"Boss, some of us are now producing follow-up products for vampires. The benefits are very good and there is not enough manpower!" Shan Lige was embarrassed.

I pointed to Bala and said to Shanlige, "If you don't have enough staff, tell Bala. Factory 2 can transfer some to help you. Is there any problem?"

Only then did Shan Lige stretch his eyebrows and smile, saying that he could complete the task.

"Bara, you took some of the people from Factory 2 to London. Before the crew arrived, what you have to do was very good

In addition, we communicate with the local Canadian government to discuss filming matters. According to the script selection, we should pay attention to two things. One is extras and the other is looking for an ancient castle. The first one is okay, but the second one is not that easy to complete. Canada, like the United States, is a country with little history and no castles from the thirteenth century at all. However, there must be some old antiques like Lapuda that are as rich as possible in the building. We need at least 5 castles this time. You try to find them. If it really doesn't work, we will spend money to build the scenery. This task is very arduous, and you can't mess it up for me. Stenborough, you go with Barra."

"Boss, this costs a lot of money!" Stenberg reminded me.

"Where is not spending money?! Stop talking nonsense like this! Just do your own thing well. As for the money, I, the boss, will worry about it. However, our family is small, so you have to save as much money as possible." I smiled bitterly.

Bala wrote down my words in the notebook and said to me: "Boss, I have done this before, so I guarantee it's okay."

I nodded: "That's good. The rest of the people, Jassel and Gans, are responsible for the renovation of the theater, and you have to start the promotion of new movies. Berg and Stiller continue to bring the actors to familiarize themselves with the new machines to explore new shooting techniques. David and Dunar, you two went to the newspaper to advertise, saying that we want to recruit actors, and we will go this afternoon, and we will start tomorrow afternoon, and we will cast together."

"Boss, aren't there enough actors in our company?" James asked, as the head of the cast.

"This movie is different from the three above. It has many roles, and its personality and age span are very large. The main characters can be selected from our actors, but for many other characters, even some characters with heavy roles, we don't have such actors. It is absolutely impossible not to recruit people publicly." My reply made Stenborg and others who have read the script agree with each other.

There are at least 50 characters on the list of actors in this movie, and it is impossible to complete them with the people in the group. To give a simple example, although the King of England "Long-legged Edward" and the old Scottish noble Bruce, both older people, are all older, and they use any means to gain power, but one is cruel, cold and ruthless, while the other is cold on the outside and has a deep incomprehensible love for his son. For such a role, we can't find a suitable person to play in our cast. Not to mention anything else, just age, they can't get through. I can't let the young Howard or Valente play such an old role, and they can't play Shen Yun with their experience. Such a role must be invited to be played by those ashes who have been spending their entire lives on the set to be successful.

At the meeting, I arranged the task in detail. After the meeting, everyone hurried out to get out of the room to start their own affairs. Bala and Stenborg, who had the heaviest tasks, began to pack up the ceremony and call the convening staff to prepare for the future filming abroad.

I was the only one who staggered downstairs and asked Holgina to drive over.

"Boss, go out?" Holkina asked.

I got into the car and said to Holkina in the front row: "Go to MGM's set, the shooting base in the western suburbs, do you know how to go?"

Holkina smiled brightly: "I know!"

After the car drove out of the company, I started chatting with Holkina without a word.

"Holkina, are you accustomed to living now? Do you like the house arranged by the company?" Since Holkina came to the company, I asked Gans to arrange a room for her in the company's dormitory. The room was not big, and it was specially prepared for single employees. It is a standard one-bedroom apartment with an area of ​​about 30 square meters, with independent kitchen and bathroom, and all kinds of living equipment.

"I like it, I like it very much. I have been in the United States for so long, and I have always wanted a room of my own." Holkina said happily.

"Don't stay alone. If you have time, talk more with Gabbard and Julie. After all, everyone is from the same company. If you live alone for a long time, you will become stupid." I joked.

Holgina is good at everything, but she doesn't like talking to others. I often see her leaning against the car and reading books or listening to the radio, and never sees her saying anything to others. I am sure that in the company, I am the one who talks the most to this girl.

"Boss, Miss Garbo and Miss Julie are very busy. They are both big stars. Can they be friends with people like me?" Holgina turned her head and grimaced at me exaggeratedly.

After hearing her words, I burst out laughing: "Holkina, you're too disgusting! Yes, others seem to be big stars. Everyone's value is over $50 now, but it's not as exaggerated as you think. When Julie didn't act in a movie, she was not as strong as you can. She didn't drive or fight, but she could only make bread. Jiabao used to be a young actor. When he first came to the United States, he couldn't even afford the rent in a hotel. Don't think of them as sacred. Besides, they are very nice and approachable. Even people like Gith, they respect him very much. You have seen that our company is small, but they are still very united. Everyone loves each other, just like a family. You are now a member of the company, so don't be too disgusting. You should live a better life like that, otherwise it would be too boring if you are alone."

Holkina nodded repeatedly when I said it.

Half an hour later, the car stopped on the MGM set.

This shooting base at MGM is the largest of all film companies in Hollywood.

I|The Basilica, Greek temples to modern streets, is available in everything. Almost every MGM-produced movie will be selected from here to shoot. In addition to MGM's own crew, they are also used by other companies. Of course, rent is indispensable. This shooting base is said to earn millions of dollars a year.

Big companies are great. Only the first three companies in Hollywood have their own large or small shooting bases. Further down, companies like Lianmei and our DreamWorks, including Aisina and Callum, do not have their own filming bases. Not to mention many small companies at the same level.

Out of the car, I walked over with Holkina, and was stopped as soon as I arrived at the door.

"You are not from our company, are you? What are you doing?" The two guards had a slight face, and one of them whistled at Holkina.

"I'm looking for someone." Although I was unhappy, I still held back my anger.

"Looking for someone?! There is no one inside now, and no one is there for you. Of course, if this girl is looking for me, I will be free." The guy smiled lewdly and reached out to touch Holgina's face.

Holkina grabbed his wrist and flicked his hand behind her back, then kicked it hard at the guy's calf joint, and the man fell to the ground like a pig.

"Beautiful!" Seeing that Holgina's movements were as flexible as a leopard, I couldn't help but admire her.

"Tell Dimil, just say I'll look for him! Hurry up! If Marskolov is there, let him come out to pick me up too!" I shouted at the remaining stunned guard, and the guy woke up like a dream and ran in.

"Boss, what should I do with this guy?" Holgina pointed to the guard who was subdued by her with one move and now begging for mercy.

"Let him go, the bitch is a coward who is not good at using it." I looked at the man with contempt, then took out a cigarette and leaned against the iron door and started smoking.

Halfway through the cigarette, I saw a simple car driving out of the base, with Marskolov and Siss sitting on it

"Andre, why are you here?! What a good day today!" Marskolov got out of the car and ran over. Dimil followed closely behind with a smile on his face.

"It's really difficult for ordinary people to go in at your shooting base. This guard alone is deterred." I pointed to the unlucky guard who was still grinning in pain.

Marskolov looked at it and understood what was going on. He scolded the guard and then smiled and said, "You are not too arrogant. OK, for Dimil and I came out to greet you in person, forget it."

Several people entered the gate and got into the simple car. They drove for nearly ten minutes before they arrived at an open area filled with smoke. If I was right, Dimil was filming the war scenes of "Washington".

"How is it? Is the filming going smoothly? How long will it take to finish the film?" I pointed to the people on the two teams of hundreds of people on the opposite side, and asked.

Marskolov grinned: "It's early. We call it slow work and meticulous work. If the filming is finished, it will take at least two or three months. By the way, I haven't asked you what you are doing yet? You can't come to visit."

I smiled and said, "I want to borrow someone."

Marskolov's face changed and he shouted, "Come on you! To put it nicely, lend people, I think you are here to poach people! Andre, don't go too far. I'll forget it last time you secretly took away Jiabao, but this time I went to our shooting base to poach people! Don't think that we MGM is easy to bully, and I, Marskolov, is a soft boy!"

I looked left and right on the set, and then said casually: "Old Ma, you are not kind. I didn't care about the last time Jiabao's incident. Who told you not to sign a contract with others? This time, I came here to tell you that you didn't do anything bad like Chaplin, right? Besides, I told you that I'm borrowing someone, it's easy to borrow and repay."

Marskolov was so amused and laughed: "It's easy to borrow and repay it?" I don't know you yet?! Anyone who is Andrei

Malskolov was whispering in my ears, so he was so angry that I simply ignored him and looked at him on the set with his hands behind his back. His expression was definitely like a wolves who were considering which one to pick when facing a flock of sheepless sheep.

"Andre, stop wandering, I feel nervous! What kind of person do you borrow? Just tell me just to forget about it!" Malskolov probably would have a heart attack in a while.

I found a chair next to Dimil and sat down, and said, "Photographer."

"Photographer?! Do you have no photographers in your DreamWorks?!" Marskolov had the intention to kill people.

"Yes, it's not enough. How can we compare with you?" I said pitifully.

Marskolov shouted, "Then you come and bully me!?"

Korkina saw Marskolov being so angry by me, and burst into laughter.

I pointed at Holkina and said to Marskolov: "Look at you, are I bullying you or you bullied me, and I bullied my beautiful driver and cried!"

"…!" Marskolov was so angry that he couldn't breathe, and almost sucked over.

"Andre, when our movie was filmed at a critical moment, the crew was prepared in advance, so I borrowed it.

It's OK for a class, but it's completely impossible for a photographer." Dimil I came next to me.

"Really not possible?"

"Absolutely not possible!"

"How many photographers do you have?"

“20.”

"20?! Even if you shoot the end of the world, you won't need 20 photographers?" I stood up all of a sudden, feeling very sad about MGM's practice of seriously wasting talent resources.

At least 5 are used.

Damn! This is also a reason! I am a common occurrence in filming crosses, and I have never used so many photographers!

"5 cameras, 20 people, that means there are only 4 cameras for one camera. Can you use them?!"

Dimil looked at me fussing and smiled, "So they have a division of labor, the first photographer, the second, the third, and the fourth photographer."
To be continued...