Tim. Rose's scene was the first to be filmed on the entire set. Li Wei let his lens shoot first, on the one hand, because the number of his lenses is relatively small, the scenes are relatively small, and it is easy to shoot, on the other hand, he also has some ideas that want to test his own film shooting equipment and level, after all, compared to what he will shoot in the future, his lens is already simple.

He knows this kind of thought, and the other actors on the set basically know it. While he was filming this scene, he heard that Levy was experimenting with his new equipment, and this attempt also attracted a lot of other actors to come and watch.

Meryl Streep, who was also standing on the set at this time, looked at the shooting scene and equipment with great interest.

Meryl Streep can be said to be one of the biggest names in this movie, and she agreed to star in the movie, which is also the latest in the whole crew. Because she has many film appointments, she also has some small problems with Levy in discussing the time, and it was only recently that she discussed the time with the crew.

However, when she came to the crew, she soon found that maybe she shouldn't have been worried about time, and if she had agreed to come to film earlier, maybe it would have been better for her.

"Ms. Streep, you are someone who has seen a lot of big scenes, and I believe you can have more and better opinions on the issue of acting than others. If there's anything wrong with my film, please let me know. ”

When he saw her come to watch, Levy was also very sincere and politely expressed his attitude. Although Meryl agreed with his statement, in her heart, she also made up her mind to pay attention to Levy's movie, it is better to speak less.

Because. She found that she couldn't say much about the film.

As a well-known actor, Meryl Streep has participated in the filming of enough films, and among these films, there are some very classic works, as well as some big productions and big investments. However, she knows very well that compared to the filming of this film. In the past, the movies she shot seemed to be trivial.

The investment in this movie, through the equipment on these fields, can already be seen very obviously, such a large investment of the movie, is also extremely rare in Hollywood. A large number of CG shots, unique shooting equipment, the way the scene was handled, and the invitation fee for the actors. These things all give people the impression of burning money, hundreds of millions of funds, invested on the set. You can see it at a glance.

However, these aspects are not what really surprised her, what really surprised her. It's the film's big determination hidden under the big investment.

In general commercial films, the investment will be not small, but in addition to investment. In addition to special effects, the connotation, artistry, and shooting techniques of the commercial film itself are slightly worse. However, the most surprising thing about this movie is that Levy pursues not only the commerciality of the film, but also the slightest relaxation in terms of shooting techniques.

For example, the most obvious thing is the way the film was filmed. In commercial blockbusters, how many films will try to shoot from a subjective perspective under a CG set? At least, there are so many superhero blockbusters in Hollywood right now, and none of these movies have been tried. However, Levy chose to test it here.

The courage of such an attempt can be said to be extremely remarkable for a director. To innovate any shooting method in a commercial blockbuster, it is necessary to pay the possible price of box office damage.

Levy's choice has to be said to be admirable. With such a big determination, as a director, it is really not easy for him.

Moreover, his attempt, why not this one? Meryl quickly thought of the scene she needed to shoot.

In this play, Meryl Streep plays the role of the president of the United Nations, such a political figure, it is not too difficult to play, and she also thinks that she can play it well. However, the arrangement of the roles of this role surprised her a little, because as soon as the movie came up, what she needed to shoot was a scene where she presided over a meeting.

This shooting scene is the scene of the entire United Nations General Assembly Hall. In other words, this shot is filming a huge venue with 1,800 people, and the scene is a United Nations meeting.

This means that this scene is a huge challenge. Nearly 2,000 people filmed, a large number of long shots and long shots, performed here, with Meryl. Streep, Javier. Baden, Robert Jr. Donnie, Martin. Sim, Ralph. Fiennes and other famous actors, and, in the crowd below, there are also Denzel Washington, who has no role but needs to play soy sauce, and plays Bill. Actor Zhang Manyu of Sainz's wife, Keiko Yamasugi.

In fact, even if Meryl has been acting for so many years, she is very surprised by this lineup. Among these people, Washington and his current fame are not small, Martin Sing and Fiennes are also actors who have been famous for a long time, Javier Bardem is a well-deserved Spanish male star, and Zhang Manyu is among Chinese actresses, it may be inappropriate to say that it is the first, but there is absolutely no problem in saying that it is the top three, and even Downey, who seems to have the least qualifications, is also a person with a rather brilliant past in Hollywood, and it is really not easy to get these people together.

Moreover, this has not been calculated, in this one, it is basically a cameo Tim. Rose, Adjani et al.

American stars, European stars, Asian stars, how difficult it is to bring these people together and perform on the same stage! In the past, people have always said that Levy's Infernal Affairs is probably the most gorgeous cast of all his films, but after this movie, this title will definitely change.

I heard that Levy was behind it, and it did take a lot of thought. As far as she knows, the time arrangement she proposed to the crew is very harsh, Denzel Washington put forward a new salary requirement for the crew, Fiennes is the person invited by Levi to Liam Neeson, and Zhang Manyu was contacted with the help of Zhang Guorong, relying on the excellent setting of the role of Keiko Yamasugi, and moved her and let her join.

It's really not easy for these world-renowned actors to get together. And this also made Meryl faintly excited: performing on the same stage with so many well-known actors, this is the time to really test her acting skills.

Such a scene, no matter how you look at it, is simply a challenging scene.

Moreover, this scene is still held in such a large venue, if any actor is not in place during the filming of this scene, the whole scene will have to be delayed for a long time, and the scenes of several leading actors also need to show completely different personality charms. Martin Sin's toughness, Javier Bardem's romance, Ralph Fiennes's elegance, Meryl Streep's reserve, and Donnie's muddle and cynicism – their charisma requires self-expression and the help and support of the more than 1,800 extras below. Such a scene is definitely not easy to shoot.

Moreover, when filming this scene, Levy still had a lot of experiments. On the shooting site, he used a series of equipment such as lifting booms, camera stabilizers, zoom lenses, and sliding tracks, and wanted to use a long-lens picture to see the reactions of different people in the venue at one time.

Such a long shot is inherently very difficult. There are more than 1,000 people here, and if you fail to shoot, you have to start all over again, how much trouble is this? And how to make the long and short shots organically intertwined, how to make the characters show enough rhythm so that they do not appear particularly abrupt or dull, these are all things to consider.

Why are Hollywood directors using fewer and fewer long takes? The biggest reason is that long lenses are too time-consuming and labor-intensive. A good long shot sometimes takes months to design and shoot, and for such a long time, some directors who like to shoot low movies have made several works.

Time is money, and this is a true that has been immutable for thousands of years.

Since entering the crew, several of their actors have been busy with this shot. and Tim. Rose's shots are not different from a few people in total, there are so many things to prepare for their lenses, and now several people are still in the familiarization stage, and they can't start shooting right away. Such a scene requires a lot of effort to be performed well, and the cohesion of hard work takes time to sharpen.

For commercial films, spending too much time will largely lead to increased costs.

However, Levy didn't particularly care about this, and just asked to shoot this picture well. It seems that he has enough confidence in the box office of the movie.

Could it be that such a movie, shot in a 3D version, can really be exchanged for such a big box office profit? Meryl is not clear about this. Although she also felt in her heart that if there was really such a movie with stars and top-notch pictures, she would go to see it, but she still couldn't believe that a movie could recoup more than a billion box office.

The challenge is simply too great. This movie was even filmed with the determination that no more than the Titanic would be considered a failure, and it was too difficult to win such a battle.

She always thought that only James Cameron could afford to take on such a challenge - only for him, could afford to lose. However, now it seems that no one dares to try it except him.

But what if it is really victorious? What if the world's highest-grossing movies have their own participation?

This idea also made her a little excited.

So, anyway, play this role well. Let yourself see if your movie really has the ability to challenge the first in history! (To be continued......)