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tatiana thumbtzen在书中谈她和michael
觉得他俩外形挺配的:bear7

拍摄the way you make me feel
Hollywood, 1987 A Turning Point; "The Michael Jackson Girl"
In 1987 I signed with a new agency, Joseph, Heldfond and Rix, at the time a fairly powerful group. Julie, my agent, sent me on an audition for a Michael Jackson video, "The Way You Make Me Feel." I wasn't told, though, whose video this was for. But I discovered later that two hundred other hopeful young actresses tested for that part.
87年去参加"the way you make me feel"的试镜,但并不知道是谁的mv 一起参加试镜的还有两百多个年轻女演员
When they called me, I was told to walk and show some attitude. The scene took place on a street in a rough area. A bunch of guys start hassling the character I was reading for, taunting her with lines like. "Hey baby, what's up?"
Coincidentally, the very same thing had happened to me as I was on my way to the audition. Some guys had hassled me on the street, so you might say I was prepared. I ran through the scene a few times, and my audition was put on videotape.
第一次试镜是在街上走走摆摆姿势,试镜情况被录了下来
A few days later I was summoned to a small dress rehearsal. It was the first time I learned that the video was with Michael Jackson. I was brought into a room by the video's choreographer, Vince Patterson. Michael was there but I was too shy to even look at him at first. Patterson directed me to go through some moves, which I followed perfectly. Finally I glanced up at Michael. He was sitting there in a red shirt, bopping to the music with this big, happy grin on his face. I saw him turn to the person next to him and say something. I later found out from David Banks, one of the video's writers, that Michael had said, "She's the one. The rest are extras."
几天后我被叫去参加小型彩排,那时我才知道是michael的mv,我被带到了一间房间,michael也在,不过一开始我压根没好意思朝他看。舞蹈指导演示了一些舞步,我都完成的很好。最后我才瞥向michael,他穿了件红衬衫坐在那里,跟着音乐打着节奏,脸上带着快乐的神情咧着嘴笑着。只见他转向身旁的人说了些什么,后来从其他人口中才得知他说的是“就是她了”
I will never forget when my agent called to tell me that I had the job. I screamed so loud that all of Hollywood must have heard me. It was such a milestone accomplishment for me. I felt like I had finally made it, and my career would soon be taking off.
永远忘不了经纪人告诉我得到那份工作的情景,恐怕整个好来屋都能听到我的叫声了。
The shoot lasted five days, with the fifth day devoted to outtakes and close-ups of me. By the second day the ice was broken between Michael and me. It happened in the middle of a scene where was chasing me, and I was supposed to run through a broken-down, beat-up car in the middle of a street. My dress was so tight that in order to cross to the other side of the car to get out, I had to turn around. During one take, in the process of turning, my high-heeled boot got caught in the upholstery, and I couldn't get it out. Michael put his hand on my calf and then on my upper thigh to help pull me out. I got a little overheated, I guess, and lost it. I fell out of the car, landing on my butt. We both cracked up as he wiped my butt off. Then we looked into each other's eyes for a moment. After that a warm and friendly connection started to develop between the two of us...
拍摄进行了五天,第二天michael和我打破了沉默。那是在他追我的那个场景中间,我要跑着穿过街上的一辆汽车。衣服太紧了,要穿过汽车从另一边出来,我不得不将身体转过来。一次在转身过程中,我的高跟靴卡在了车里。michael将他的手放在我的小腿 然后是大腿上,好把我拽出来。我顿时有些全身发热,而且我想有些不知所措了。我从汽车中摔了出来,跌坐在地上。当他帮我拍掉屁股上的土时,我们两个都笑了起来,然后互相注视了一段时间。在那之后,我们之间开始了友好而热烈的关系……

As we waited around on the set in the days after that scene, Michael began asking me questions about my life. A few times he was a little flirtatious, like when he told me I had an incredible walk. I said, "Well, it's just a walk." He looked at me and smiled. "No, you have a very sexy walk."
那以后拍摄间歇,michael开始问我一些生活上的问题,有几次几乎是挑逗性的,比如他说我走路的姿势很不可思议,我答道不过是走路罢了,他看着我笑着说“不,你走路的姿势很性感”:(
Not long after the video production was over, Michael's stand-in, Craig, who had become a friend of mine, called and said, "You know, Michael talks about you all the time. He asks me how you are and told me to tell you hello. I think he really likes you. He says stuff like how incredibly beautiful you are and how sweet you are."
拍摄结束后不久,Craig给我打电话说“知道么,michael总是提起你,他问我你是什么样的人并让我向你问好。我想他真是喜欢上你了。他说你是如何如何漂亮又如何如何可爱。”
Craig suggested that I come by and visit the set of another video Michael was shooting. I thought it was a great idea, so Craig asked Michael, and a few days later I was invited to drop by the set. It was fun being there and seeing Michael again. He showed me around the set, and then I watched the filming and had something to eat with him and his manager in his trailer. At the end of the day I realized I didn't have a ride home. Still a recent transplant from New York, I didn't drive yet. The cab to the studio had cost more than I had expected, and I didn't have enough cash for a cab home. Craig pushed me to ask Michael for a ride.
Craig建议我去michael拍另一个mv的现场去探班,我觉得这主意不错,于是他跟michael说起,几天后我就被邀请到了拍摄现场。能再见到michael真是太好了,他领我参观了拍摄场景,然后我看着他工作,与他和他的经理人一起吃了东西。最后我意识到自己没车回家了。那时我刚从纽约搬来,还没开车,来时坐计程车花的钱比我预计要多,我的现金已经不够再坐车回去了,Craig要我找michael搭车。
Too shy to go to Michael directly, I explained my situation to Miko Brando, Marlon Brando's son and Michael's right-hand man, and asked if he could lend me a few bucks or give me a ride. Miko offered to check it out with Michael but thought it would be no problem to give me a ride in the limo. A few minutes later I was on my way home, sitting next to Michael in his black stretch Mercedes, which Miko was driving. At first Michael seemed nervous and jittery like a kid. We talked a lot, mostly about our families. At one point we were sort of holding hands. When he dropped me off, I thanked him and said I hoped to see him again.
He said, "Oh, you will."
不好意思直接找michael, 我跟miko(马龙白兰度的儿子,也是michael的得力助手)说了我的情况,问他是否可以借我点儿钱或者载我回家。miko说问问michael,几分钟后我就搭上michael的车走在回家的路上了。miko开着michael的黑色奔驰,而我就坐在michael旁边。起初michael看起来像个小孩似的神经紧张战战兢兢。我们聊了很多,大部分是关于各自的家庭,有一度我们的手几乎握在了一起。下车时我向他道谢,说希望能再见到他。他说“哦,当然会的。”
Shortly after that I was hired to go on Michael's Bad tour to perform the sketch from the video live in Kansas City and New York. If it worked out, there were to be more appearances in other cities on the tour. Naturally I was thrilled to be working with M.J. again.
不久我就加入michael在堪萨斯和纽约的bad巡演,如果一切顺利的话,还会参加更多城市的巡演,自然对能和mj一起工作我是激动不已。
We did the Kansas City shows and then arrived in New York where we had three dates at Madison Square Garden. I had an idea for the end of the performance that I thought would improve the piece. After Michael's hot, intense pursuit of the girl I played, all he did at the end was give me a hug. It was kind of a letdown for the audience. People would come up to me and say, "If Michael is so much in love with this girl, why does he just give her a hug at the end?" (that's what 1 of my friends said! )
结束堪萨斯的演出后来到纽约,我们在麦迪逊花园广场约会了三次。我对演出结尾部分有些改进意见,原本在最后michael只是拥抱我一下,这对观众来说会有些失望。人们会跟我说“如果michael那么爱那个女孩儿,为什么他在结尾只是拥抱她呢?” (那是我一个朋友说的)
I wanted to discuss this problem with Michael and ask him if it would be all right to give him a kiss instead of just the hug at the end. But during the busy tour I was not able to see him or speak to him except when we were actually onstage performing. So on the second night of the performance, at the end of the hug, I reached up and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. The crowd went ballistic, Michael seemed surprised, but he smiled. Afterward nothing was said by any of his handlers except the usual "Great show."
我想跟michael谈谈这个问题问问他最后是不是可以吻他一下而不是仅仅拥抱。但繁忙的巡演中我压根见不到michael或和他说话,除非是真正在台上表演。于是在演出的第二晚,在拥抱后我在他脸颊上亲了一下,观众疯狂了起来,michael有些惊讶,但他还是笑了。过后他的经理人什么都没说,除了照例的“演出很棒” |
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