HWI 175

Hollywood What If Chapter 175

In front of the camera, Matt Damon was walking in the street. The snow was blowing around, making the scene almost white. 

Matt Damon looked around and found two people who were wearing police uniforms... 

"Cut! Ten-minute break!"

Kazir announced after that 30 seconds worth of footage.

The blower that was responsible for creating a snow effect was turned off. 

There were many ways to replicate the snow such as small sizes of paper flakes or even shredded white plastic. These items have a similar appearance as snow once captured by the camera. 

This time, the crew decided to use paper flakes.

It was impossible to depend on the weather, hoping that it would snow on the exact day they would film the snow scene. On top of that, cold weather would affect their production. Some people would get sick. 

The blower was shooting snow over a distance to make it realistic. 

If there was a bad thing about using these materials, they were slippery. So Matt Damon had to take care of his steps. 

To minimize the expenditure, they decided to film this scene in Los Angeles. Originally, the crew intended to go to Switzerland for authentic scenes but Kazir decided not to... 

Honestly, he never likes moving around. Even promoting his movies all around the globe was the last thing he wanted to do as a director. Of course, being interviewed was the second least. 

The original The Bourne Identity was filmed in France, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Mykonos... Going to France and Italy was already enough. 

As for the other countries, Kazir and his crew would try to make it as authentic as possible. 

Traveling to many countries would only make them tired... Erm, perhaps some members of the crews like travelled the world but Kazir Grey was not on that list.

"Director, how's my acting?"

Matt Damon approached the director. Matt Damon was a professional actor and was even nominated for the Best Actor Award. 

For this role, Matt Damon even interviewed people who suffered from amnesia. With that as a basis, he built his character as Jason Bourne. Of course, he still needed an approval from the director. 

"It's good."

Kazir nodded and decided to let him watch the clip. Most of the time, the Directors didn't want to show the monitors to the actors. 

Some actors would become conscious of their appearance and facial expressions once they watched their acting on the monitor, particularly if they made a mistake. 

In Matt Damon's situation, Kazir decided to show him his acting to praise him and show that he needed to maintain the role of a clueless/depressed guy who was suffering from amnesia, hoping to find his real identity. 

"... Um, director. Do you mind if we retake the shot? I feel like I can relate to Jason Bourne more now."

Seeing Matt Damon's response, Kazir shook his head and agreed. 

'As expected, some actors will pester their directors just to get a perfect shot. Perhaps Matt Damon is the type of actor who uses his understanding to get into a role.'

"Fine, but Matt, you have to understand. This movie is an action movie, there's no need for too much drama. You don't have to show too much expression unless needed. Don't put too much stress on yourself. Heck, as long as you can act cool, I don't have a problem."

Adrien Brody in Pianist, became super depressed and even broke up with his girlfriend. 

Shia Labeouf in Fury. Just to experience the real sufferance that the soldiers went through, the guy literally didn't shower for a month... What a fucking commitment. 

Of course, let's not forget Heath Ledger in his role as Joker in The Dark Knight. 

Kazir didn't want Matt Damon to experience the same thing because this movie was not that serious at all. This movie was meant for entertainment for men, nothing else. So Kazir didn't need an Oscar award performance. 

"I understand." Matt Damon nodded. Taking a deep breath. 

Just like that, they decided to retake the scene. Although it was only a 30-second scene. 

Yet this time, Matt Damon almost slipped. Thankfully he didn't fall, or else it would be bad. The scene had to be retaken. They retake 3 times just to get a better scene. In that 30-second, Matt Damon perfectly showed his helplessness as he walked into the street. 

As the scene moved on, Jason Bourne ( Matt Damon), sensed that the police officers were staring at him. 

Realizing that they were pursuing him, Jason Bourne decided to go to the U.S. Embassy to show one of his dozens of passports. Jason Bourne had so many passports with different identities and nationality. 

The police station could not enter the embassy without approval so Jason Bourne had time to rest and think about his situation. 

Unfortunately for him, even the people in the embassy were looking for him. Jason Bourne started dodging his pursuers and left the building--

"Cut!"

Kazir announced and frowned as he looked at the monitor. 

"That sign... It should be written in Swiss-German."

To be honest, Kazir was not sure what language it was called. But he knew that they were speaking the German language. 

For authenticity, Kazir made sure that even signs in the streets were written in a foreign language. 

"I- I'm sorry director."

Efren Reyes, the one responsible for props apologized and immediately signaled his team. He became the head of the props team after Harold Witsend became a Producer. 

"Do we have someone proficient in Swiss-German?"

"Yes, we hired one."

"Good, ask him for the details."

Kazir sighed... They need to spend another time preparing the props.