Chapter 73 Shooting Begins One
Mark also has no way to do it, he has limited funds in his hands, and even less money for publicity, so he can only find another way, compared to his sword going sideways, J Pusen's behavior can be called crazy.
In order to promote his sensitive films, he deliberately provoked a debate between the cultural and religious circles, which is madness, and it was a huge success, and the backlash was also terrible, almost at the cost of ruining his reputation and separating his wife, which Mark is wary of.
If it weren't for the fact that the self had risen to the extreme, he would never have dared to do it like this, for his statement that art for art's sake, Mark scoffed, if it is just art, you can shoot it for people to enjoy, why should it be promoted to the whole world and the whole country, if there is no interest involved, no one believes it, film is a cultural export weapon, it is one of the ways of brainwashing, if it is a small-scale screening, the Jewish measure is there, but it is promoted on a large scale, this is a big rebellion, it violates the scale.
When it comes to art for art's sake, Alan Woody is, he has never been in charge of making his own movies, he doesn't promote, he doesn't care about the box office, and he doesn't go to the Oscars if he has a personality, but the old guys at the Oscars just eat this set and think it's a manifestation of the artist's indifference to fame and fortune, and Xiao Lizi doesn't go, he is playing a big name, no one in his eyes, arrogant, and being treated in a targeted manner.
Similarly, Jews don't believe in J Pusen's art for art's sake, thinking that he has sinister intentions and lust for profit, but this guy is the most popular superstar in Hollywood, with super appeal, it is easy to cause a sensation, he jumps out and jumps up and down, and the Jews have no way to deal with him for a while, but this is also related to the fact that the Jews have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, and have not joined forces to deal with him, and they have not yet realized that "The Passion of the Christ" will cause such a sensational effect.
Even now, some people think that Sophia is making a big fuss, deliberately alarmist in order to take advantage, deal with a movie, copy it, and distribute it on the Internet for free, it will make a big splash, and lose pants, but Mark's benefits now are real, easily gaining a large number of pages and huge attention, and having the treatment that only a big star can have with a big investment, even Tom said: "Mark Road is wild enough, this is the treatment that only hundreds of millions of productions have." ”
After the crew mobilization meeting, Mark led a camera team to fly Meghan's father's helicopter for aerial filming, the desolate desert, the sparsely populated Nevada Interstate, and the high-rise buildings in Las Vegas were all the subjects of their framing, and they shot a lot of exterior scenes for the editors to make material.
This movie is not like the "Lord of the Rings", crazy implantation of scenery, which is satirized as a New Zealand landscape film, and also has nearly three minutes of scenery and city picture shots, which is no way, many blockbusters like to shoot some high-rise buildings, in order to outline the temperament of modern blockbusters, and the audience is also good, they took three days to complete the location, at this time Meghan and they rented two buses, pulled the crew and equipment and instruments, and rested for a day, ready to start filming at any time.
Sophia's PR relationship is quite in place, Caesars Palace they have allocated the entire floor to their use, there are meeting rooms and offices, storage rooms, they even have the editing room, the dressing room is located here, compared to the extreme simplicity of filming "This Man is from Earth", it is now extremely luxurious and high-end.
As for letting them shoot in the casino, this is a matter of one sentence, but in the second half of the night, when there are fewer customers, they will send professionals to follow up the whole process to ensure that there is no problem of leaking their trade secrets.
Built in 1966 at the intersection of Flamenco Road and Las Vegas Avenue, the Greco-Roman Caesars Palace is a miniature rotunda at the entrance to the motorized walkway, recreating the ancient city of Rome 2,000 years ago. One of the entrances to the casino is the main thoroughfare to Caesars Rome, with high ceilings that depict a beautiful change of morning and evening that can only be seen in the Mediterranean.
"Journey to Atlantis" is a virtual reality ride. Costing a multi-million dollar space, Caesar's Magic Empire is a 66,000-square-foot complex that combines fine dining with entertainment and recreation, where you can fully experience the magic and mystery of this ancient art.
Mark instructed the photographer to give him a few close-ups of the door, the helicopter flew around the air, and the aerial photography was carried out from multiple angles, and the footage cut out that day was very satisfying to Meryl, the customer service manager of Caesars Palace, who followed the whole process, and she said bluntly: "It is much better than the advertising agency I hired last time." ”
Meghan said proudly: "The advertising director is only qualified to make a movie when he is famous, and the film director will not make commercials no matter how bad he is, when "The Hangover" is a big hit, you will understand how worthwhile the effort is today." ”
Meryl said: "Since the establishment of our hotel resort, we have taken the high-end route, which makes people feel that this is the God of heaven, and the advertising cost for publicity is not less than 10 million yuan every year, and many film companies apply to shoot here every year, but they are all rejected, why? We don't want customers to be disturbed, so we are willing to pay tens of millions of dollars as a price." ”
Mark said: "We will shoot as soon as possible, as low-key as possible, I hope it will not affect your business, not only will not affect your business, but also play a role in publicity and promotion, which is a win-win result." ”
Meryl said, "I hope so. ”
Mark led a crew for the first time, shooting a formal blockbuster, he was fully devoted, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, he didn't even check who went to his bed, it can be seen how dedicated and serious he was when he worked, it's October, "The Passion of the Christ" was released on February 15, "The Hangover" has only shot a few shots now, its shooting cycle is two months, one month of post-production time, and immediately after filming, it turned into a full-scale publicity moment, the time is very tight, and I dare not have the slightest slack.
Now it's Megan, Hank Tom is in charge of the logistics and operations of the crew, and Mark is in charge of production, because of the success of two movies, Mark himself is full of confidence, and even his team is full of confidence, they all have a hunch that this is a successful movie, and it may even break 100 million.
They filmed the scene in Caesar's Palace first, first filmed them booking a hotel room, the customer service girl at the front desk was played by Blake, wearing a ponytail, a black professional suit wrapped around her tall and graceful figure, this office girl suit made Mark drool violently, he was full of praise, it was simply beautiful, they filmed this scene, it was filmed in the second half of the night when there were few customers, otherwise it would be impossible for Caesars Palace to use the most lively and busy front desk to film for them, they used lighting to arrange the effect of the evening, and then asked the group actors to walk around, creating a busy appearance, through editing, the audience can't tell whether this is day or night。
Unlike the crew of "Saw", the cast of "Saw" has not been rehearsed, while "The Hangover" has many rehearsals for each scene in advance, so as to be able to do it once or twice in the live shooting, Caesar's Palace is no other place, let them play here.
Blake's acting skills have been tempered by "This Man is from Earth" and "Chainsaw", and the progress has been obvious, this time she is playing a white-collar elite, she is in good control, energetic, confident and capable, and Heath, Mason, David, Zack and several old birds between the performance is not left behind, this calm and steady, free to answer the look, is to play this little girl at the front desk three-dimensional, into the wood.
Blake is just a pity that her role is too little, one night to get a lunch box, for this night, she rehearsed for several days, took two days off, now one night is over, she is a little unsatisfied, but she will spend the week here, Sunday night Mark let the helicopter take her back, Mark cheated in the hotel, felt ashamed of Blake, so she was particularly accommodating, almost 100 obedient, they tried to try to spend as much time together as possible, only hated Mason this obstructive guy, it was always difficult to achieve good things.
Mark has decided, he will never use Mason again, this guy is too wide, he can't even go to bed, is he still called boyfriend and girlfriend? Many of Mark's friends are met in bed, and they think it's good to continue dating, I'm the director.
After they took the shot of entering the hotel, they immediately shot the shot of entering the presidential suite, and after filming here, the background engineer immediately destroyed the luxuriously decorated presidential suite, making it look like a group of drunkards wreaking havoc, and the crew turned to the rooftop and filmed the shot of them drinking on the rooftop and being put into the water by Allen, in fact, they can shoot on the hotel rooftop at any time, but the background of the story is night, there is no way, it can only be filmed at night, their rehearsal is not in vain, and they finished filming the scene in one night.
Because this is Las Vegas, all kinds of expenses are not small, Meghan Hank and they made strict arrangements before departure, how many scenes to shoot every day, there are strict regulations, the crew of more than 60 people, every extra day here, means nearly 100,000 yuan of expenses, although even if it is a billion-dollar production, there are many that have been repeatedly postponed, such as "Cleopatra", "Heaven's Gate", "Future Water World" , In Hollywood, the only one who shoots the court and is not scolded by the film company may be James Cameron, if it is someone else, he will definitely be slapped on the table by the producer and scolded his mother.
The role of producer or producer, some people say this: "He usually represents the producer or the production company legal person, and he is responsible for the total budget of the film crew and the preparation of the specific shooting schedule of the film, supervises the director's artistic creation and financial expenditure on behalf of the producer, and also assists the director in arranging specific daily affairs.