U-Edwin Wendler wazalwa ngomculo. Umama wakhe waseJapan, owayengumshayi wopiyano nowezwi, wayefunda umculo eRutgers ngenkathi uprofesa wakhe esho ukuthi uma ezimisele ngempela, unokuxhumana eVienna, e-Austria abengamqeqeshela ukuqhubeka nokucula. Yebo, weqa ngaleli thuba. Ube lapho isikhashana nje lapho ehlangana nobaba kaWendler, umculi we-opera wase-Austrian nomqondisi we-operetta.

"Ngikhule ngomculo," kuchaza uWendler ngenkathi sihlala phansi ukuxoxa njengengxenye yeHorror Inyanga Yokuziqhenya Esabekayo umgubho. “Ubaba wayengiyisa ekuzilolongeni kwesinye isikhathi futhi ngangibukela imidlalo eminingi ye-opera neye-ballet. Njengomndeni, sasivame ukuya emakhonsathini omculo wakudala. Ngakho-ke leso kwakuyisizinda sami. Ngiyabona ukuthi iningi labaqambi bamabhayisikobho manje, imvelaphi yabo isemabhendini — zonke izinhlobo zamaqembu ahlukahlukene — kanye nezigemegeme zomculo ezithakazelisayo. Imayini yayiyindabuko enkulu. Ngaba ngumfana waseVienna Choir, hhayi ngoba ngangifuna kodwa ngoba umama wayefuna ngibe njalo. Angikaze ngijabule lapho, kodwa ngifunde okuningi. ”

Lokho akufundile kwakuyizisekelo zomculo: umculo, ukuvumelana, isigqi, nethoni. Njengengxenye yokuba yilungu leVienna Boys Choir, kwadingeka ukuthi afunde insimbi yomculo. Wakhetha upiyano futhi kungekudala wayezoqamba futhi athuthukise umculo wakhe kunokusebenzisa izingcezu anikezwe zona ukuthi azifunde.

Okwamanje, ubaba wakhe wayezofaka into eyengeziwe ebhokisini lamathuluzi lomqambi osafufusa.

"Ngangihlale ngiwumuntu othanda umculo wamafilimu kusukela ebuntwaneni," kusho umqambi .. "Ubaba wami wayeneqoqo lama-albhamu - njengabo bonke abantu ngaleso sikhathi - I-star wars ama-movie ne Superman futhi wayenayo Tron okungimangazile. Ngabalalela labo. Ngikhumbula ngiseyingane enye yezinkumbulo zami zokuqala zokufuna ukubona i-movie kwakungu-ET ngoba kwakukhona i-hype ezungeze i-movie. Ubaba wami wayegula futhi ekhathele ukuzwa ngakho, futhi wayengafuni ukukubona. Ngakho-ke ngagcina imali encane enganginayo ngisemncane futhi nganika ubaba imali yokushintsha ephaketheni ngathi, 'Ngizokukhokhela ithikithi lakho.' Ngakho wangithatha, futhi lowo mculo wangikhathaza ngokuphelele. ”

Ukudla okungaguquki kukaJames Horner, uJerry Goldsmith, uJohn Williams, kanye no-Alan Silvestri's Back to the Future amaphuzu ashise umcabango wale nsizwa.

Isithombe somqambi emsebenzini. Isithombe nguPeter Hackman

Yize ingemuva lobuciko bukaWendler, futhi bekuyinto elondolozeka kakhulu. Unina, ikakhulukazi, wayebambelele emibonweni eqinile yomphakathi. Ngakho-ke, lapho ephuma eneminyaka engama-22 ubudala, wayenenkinga enzima yokubhekana nezindaba kunoyise owenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuqinisekisa indodana yakhe ukuthi yize yayimangele, yayisayithanda kakhulu indodana yayo.

“Bengifunda umculo wamafilimu lapha e-LA cishe ngemuva konyaka, ngashayela umama ucingo ngoSuku Lomama ngamfisela usuku oluhle lomama wathi, 'Akukho lutho oluzogubha,'” kusho yena. “Ngibuze ukuthi kungani wathi, 'Ngoba ngikuzele.' Ngiyabona ukuthi lokho bekungukucindezelwa kukhuluma kepha lokho kukuthinta kakhulu lapho uzwa lokho kumama wakho. Sibe ngcono kusukela lapho kepha kuhlala kunamakhaza lapho lapho ngikhuluma naye. Ngicabanga ukuthi akakayingeni le nto yobungqingili. ”

Kuyisimo esivame ngokudabukisayo emphakathini we-LGBTQ +, futhi sonke esibhekana naso ngendlela yethu. Noma kunjalo, umsebenzi kaWendler wawuqala ukuthatha indiza futhi umsebenzi ngokwawo uyelapha.

Ngakho-ke kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi umuntu aguquke kusuka ekuthandeni isikolo aye ku- I-star wars ukushaya amagoli, Ngikhafule Ithuna Lakho 3?

Yebo, njengabaningi bethu, isisekelo sothando lwamafilimu wezinhlobo sabekwa futhi ngisemncane. Umama kaWendler wayesebenzela iZizwe Ezihlangene ngaleso sikhathi. Ngempela babenesitolo samavidiyo esasinamafilimu aphesheya. Njengoba ekhula, zazingekho izihloko ezimbalwa ezethusayo kule nhlanganisela kufaka phakathi amafilimu kaJohn Carpenter. Wabuka INkosana Yobumnyama futhi The Thing- ifilimu esalokhu ingenye yezintandokazi zakhe kuze kube namuhla ngenxa yokuthi ayikho ingxenye encane kumaphuzu amahle awenzelwe ifilimu ngu-Ennio Morricone.

“Ngokwethuka,” kusho yena, “ungabhala umculo ongasile ngempela. Luhlobo lwezinto ezingavunyelwa olunye uhlobo. Luhlobo lwento obhala okungalindelekile futhi wamukelekile. Leyo nkululeko yinto ekhanga kakhulu kimi nanoma yiliphi ithuba engingalithola lokuzama futhi ngenze izinto ezihlanyayo ngomculo engiwuthandayo. ”

Omunye wemisebenzi yakhe yokuqala wafika namaNBC Ukwesaba i-Factor, umbukiso womncintiswano owawunabangeneleli ababhekene nokwesaba kwabo ukuzama ukuwina umklomelo wemali.

Umsebenzi? Yenza umculo ube wesinema kakhulu.

“Abanye bangase bathi umqondo wokuthi Ukwesaba i-Factor kungahle kuhlekise, ”kuchaza uWendler. “Unabo laba bantu abazenza izithutha kuthelevishini kazwelonke, kodwa bengikuthatha sengathi bekuyibhayisikobho yesenzo eyizigidi eziyikhulu. Ingxenye yesibili bekuhlala kuyisigaba esesabekayo. Yilapho engithole khona ama-chops ami wokushaya amaphuzu. Ngifunde okuningi ngokuyiphatha ngokungathi sína futhi ngicabanga ukuthi abenzi bamafilimu bayayithokozela le ndlela. ”

Kwabe sekufika unyaka wemilingo lapho enezinhlelo ezintathu ezethusayo cishe ngasikhathi sinye: Ngokwemvelo, Izinganekwane ze-Halloween, Futhi Ngikhafule Ithuna Lakho 3: Impindiselo ingeyami.

With Ngokwemvelo, umsebenzi kwakungukudala amaphuzu abanda njengokubukeka kwe-Alaska lapho kwenzeka khona ifilimu. Nge Izinganekwane ze-Halloween, kwakuwumsebenzi wezinsuku ezintathu, uqamba ukulandelana okufushane ku-anthology eyakhumbula NgoLwesihlanu 13th nomsebenzi kaHarry Manfredini. Lokhu kwakumnandi kakhulu kuWendler njengoba uManfredini ayeqambe esinye sezikolo zakhe azithandayo zefilimu House.

Lapho kufika ngithimisa ethunneninlakho ngamathe, abenzi bamafilimu banqume ukuqasha uWendler ngokususelwa kumculo abhalelwe enye ifilimu ebizwa Ingelosi ephukile. Lawo maphuzu kwakumele abe yisikolo esinqabile esingazange sikhulume ngocingo. Okuthile kulowo mculo kubabuyisele ithimba lezobuciko ebelizama ukuletha amandla ahlukile kwi-franchise ngefilimu yesithathu.

"Umlingisi ophambili usenkingeni," kusho uWendler. “Wayengumbulali wabantu naye esasingamazi. Ngakho-ke bekufanele ngithumele yocingo konke lokho ngomculo. Kwakuwumsebenzi othokozisayo. Ngivele ngazizwa ngibusisekile ngokuthi ngikwazile ukuhlola zonke lezo zinto. Kukhombisa ukuthi ukwethuka okunhlobonhlobo nokuhlukahluka kungaba kanjani. ”

Umqambi uyaqhubeka nokusebenza, yize kunezingqinamba ngenxa yobhadane lweCovid-19. Ubelokhu eshaya imidlalo yevidiyo yenkampani yemidlalo esekwe eChina, iTencent, futhi usebenze kumafilimu afana nalawa Ubusuku be-Walpurgis, okwamanje efakwe ohlwini lokukhiqizwa kwangemuva ku-IMDb.

“Ngaso sonke isikhathi ngizizwa nginenhlanhla ngokuthola noma yimuphi umsebenzi,” kusho yena. “Ifilosofi yami nesimo sami sengqondo ukuthi ngifuna ukusebenza kuyo yonke imisebenzi sengathi kuzoba eyokugcina kimi. Ngilalela amathani omculo wefilimu futhi eminye izwakala ngezinombolo. Ngifuna ukwenza konke okusemandleni ami ukuze uma bengabuyeli emuva ukusebenza nami futhi okungenani ngingasho ukuthi ngizamile. Ngiyethemba, ngeke ngizwe sengathi yiphutha lami. Ngihlala ngikhuluma ngoJohn Williams. Ngikhumbula ngilalele isiqeshana sokuqala ku- u-Harry Potter iculo futhi ngacabanga, lokhu kubhala ngokumatasa ngendlela emangalisayo. UJohn Williams akazange akwenze kube lula kuye yize enayo yonke le miklomelo ye-Academy nemiklomelo, futhi ngiyamthanda impela ukuthi unikela konke ngaso sonke isikhathi. Leso simo sengqondo singisize kakhulu. ”

Impela kunjalo, futhi silangazelele amaphuzu alandelayo kaWendler!