Chapter 320 "I Am a Legend" officially starts filming!

Zhou Shaoming explained a little more about "The Walking Dead", and then before Jon nodded, Zhou Shaoming said again: "There is also that supernova's own special effects company, which must be done quickly, acquire some small special effects companies, and then I have cooperation with Light Magic, and I can send someone to Light Demon to learn from it." Being able to develop your own special effects company as soon as possible will be of great use for future films. ”

"Boss, I've written down everything you said, and when you come back, I'll definitely give you a beautiful explanation." Jon nodded confidently.

"Yes, I believe you!" Zhou Shaoming nodded slightly, and then said to Benjamin: "This time about the filming of "I Am Legend", although there is no main actor, there are a lot of extras, and the fragment of the zombie outbreak may require thousands of people, by the way, there are also those lions, antelopes and other animals in the film, as well as the flowers and trees needed to shoot overgrown and dilapidated scenes, all of which are responsible for you." ”

"Director, I know, I already posted a message on the website a few days ago, and the extras should be able to get them quickly, as for those animals and plants, I've already contacted the flower garden company in New York and some safari parks. I think by the time we get to New York, these things will basically be in place. Benjamin said clearly and coherently.

Zhou Shaoming nodded with satisfaction, he was still very relieved about Benjamin's work.

"Boss, these extras, flowers, trees, and wild animals seem to cost a lot of money, if you consider using special effects, can you do it?" Jon said suddenly.

"No, you have to shoot on location, otherwise it won't have that effect. As for money, don't worry, do I lose money when I make movies? Zhou Shaoming shook his head at first. Then he said confidently.

"Yes. I'm just asking. I don't know anything about making movies, so I'd better manage the company! Jon smiled a little awkwardly.

"By the way, Jon, is it possible that my idea of buying Blizzard and Marvel will come true in the short term?"

"The release of "The Walking Dead" and "Happiness" probably brought nearly a billion dollars to the supernova. Coupled with the billions that the company itself was able to mobilize before, a total of more than 200 million can be used, which is a lot of money, but there is still a lot of money to acquire Marvel and Blizzard. And it's not just a matter of money, whether Marvel and Blizzard are willing to be acquired is still a very critical issue, it seems that there have been some examples of supergiants wanting to but not succeeding, so it is still difficult for supernova to reach the goal in a short period of time. Jon frowned slightly and began to introduce.

"It's a bit difficult, but once the acquisition is successful, the value is immeasurable!" Zhou Shaoming muttered to himself, and then said: "No matter what, try your best!" Don't worry about money, I'll find another way when I come back from this shoot. It's best to make a successful acquisition next year, if not all of them. There's no company that can't be acquired. It's only a matter of more money and less money, and I'm bound to get it for Blizzard and Marvel. ”

"Okay, boss, these things are waiting for you to come back from shooting! While you're away, focus on the release of The Walking Dead and The Day After Tomorrow! ”

"Alright, that's all for today's meeting, Jon, you go first! Benjamin, you follow me to the various departments. ”

"Yes."

In the evening, in the villa, Zhou Shaoming invited Will Smith and his son, as well as Sam Dog, Jessica, Hugh. Jackman, Jim Carrey father and daughter, and Christina and Avril who were already at home.

The main cast and their families have a themed play session that is the purpose of tonight.

I'm going to New York to make a movie, I haven't seen each other for months, and I'm still lively before leaving, not to mention that these are acquaintances, and it's good to get together before filming.

"Zhou, look at me idle again! Why don't I make a cameo appearance in "I Am Legend"! Jim Carrey said with some resentment.

"Hahajin, how do I feel that you are reluctant to give up Evela?" Zhou Shaoming smiled.

Suddenly, Jim Carrey was a little embarrassed, but he just took Everia's hand tighter: "Zhou, you still know me!" ”

"Of course, as early as when I was filming "Happiness", I felt that you were a potential daughter, and now I have finally removed the potential son!" Zhou Shaoming joked, and then said a little seriously: "You don't have to worry, you don't need Everea to go for the time being, the subdivision about Everea is in the back, I will call you when the time comes, you can take Evereya to go, and you will accompany you throughout the whole process at that time, anyway, it won't take a few days." ”

"Hehe, that's it!" Jim Carrey finally smiled, and beside her, Everea looked at her father with some disdain, and then went to play with Will Smith's son Jaden.

Seeing the two children having fun, Avril said playfully: "Everea and Jaden look so compatible!" If only I could set a baby kiss! ”

Suddenly, everyone present was petrified and looked at Avril a little helplessly.

"What's wrong? See what I'm doing? ”

"Avril, you better think about who you want to marry first!" Relatively habitual silence of Hugh. Jackman spoke directly, causing everyone to laugh.

Spend the night with beer, drinks, food, and banter.

That night, Zhou Shaoming and Christina had a passion, but not excessively, after all, they had to go to New York the next day.

Early the next morning.

At Los Angeles Airport, all the crew members in Supernova are here, including dozens of people from the filming department, costume department, makeup department, props department and other departments, as well as the main actors such as Will Smith took a charter flight to New York.

Yesterday afternoon, Benjamin had already flown to New York one step earlier to make some preparations.

At this time, the right to use the filming of Washington Square and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York had been issued, and Bloomberg warmly invited Zhou Shaoming to his house as a guest, of course, Zhou Shaoming politely refused.

After getting off the plane, Benjamin had already booked a hotel, and as soon as the crew and actors arrived in New York, they stayed in the Brooklyn Hotel.

"Dear Mayor. We've arrived in New York. Now at the Brooklyn Hotel. Filming is scheduled to start tomorrow, and then your scene is also in the next few days, so I'll call you then! As soon as Zhou Shaoming arrived at the hotel, he called Bloomberg.

"Yes, okay. I'm just waiting for Smith Zhou to call me, haha"

The next morning, I started working on things about filming in earnest.

Regarding the shooting, Zhou Shaoming was divided into two parts. One is about the outbreak of zombies in New York and the evacuation of all the lines, this part, with a lot of extras and supporting actors, was filmed on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Then the second part is basically all scenes of Will Smith and Sam being one man and one dog, and the filming is really on Washington Street.

In the plan, Zhou Shaoming is going to spend 20 days to a month filming the zombie outbreak and the evacuation of the whole line, and then start to focus on filming Will Smith's one-man show.

At this time, the Brooklyn Bridge was completely blocked, and a total of 300 police officers patrolled the area. In addition, the right to use the Brooklyn Bridge requires permission from more than a dozen government departments. It's been used before.

Today, the actors are not filming the scenes for the time being, and instead they are designing and cleaning the venue.

Due to the excessive number of lanterns and billboards at some festivals, the Brooklyn Bridge did not fit the scenes required in the movie for the time being, so the site design and treatment had to be carried out before that.

The only people who came to the Brooklyn Bridge today were Zhou Shaoming, Ben, and Thomson, the head of Supernova's design department.

"Boss, as for those billboards and holiday lights, I have contacted a special demolition company, and the collective demolition will be carried out in the afternoon." Benjamin said first.

Zhou Shaoming nodded, turned to Thomson and asked, "When the zombies broke out in "I Am Legend", how should the background and atmosphere of that scene be designed, do you have any opinions?" ”

"First of all, that part of the plot should be designed at night, so that the shooting effect is better, in line with the atmosphere of darkness falling and people panicking, and the design is at night, the requirements for the venue are simpler, otherwise it will take a long time to renovate and arrange the Brooklyn Bridge!" Thomson glanced at the bridge in the distance, then said.

"Well, I couldn't agree more." Zhou Shaoming nodded with satisfaction, indeed, this part of the plot was a dark night in "I Am a Legend" in his previous life.

"In addition to the shabby feel that there must be in the layout of these locations, these still need to be temporarily painted by professionals, and then in the post-production after the filming is completed, we must pay attention to those obvious holes, and the costume design of the extras must also be in line with the plot of the movie." Thomson continued.

"Well, that makes sense, Benjamin, have you written it down? These have to be done, and then there are a few important extras that need to be painstakingly selected, such as the woman who has been infected with the virus when the zombie outbreak begged the protagonist to evacuate, and her shots are also very important. ”

"Got it, director, I'll pick a few talented performers in the afternoon, by the way, a total of thousands of extras are needed, how much is the price of these actors?" Benjamin nodded first, then asked with some curiosity.

"Thirty dollars for one person! Those important extras were $10,000 each. ”

Afternoon!

The Brooklyn Bridge began its final touches with dozens of renovation and demolition crews.

At the same time, Zhou Shaoming talked to Bloomberg again, and only requisitioned the right to use the Brooklyn Bridge at night for twenty days, so that the funds were saved.

In the evening, all the extras were arranged.

The next night, the filming officially began, at this time, on the street, this scene was mainly filmed about the outbreak of the zombie virus, the protagonist received a notice from his superiors, and asked to evacuate, this part of the scene is very good to shoot, but it requires a lot of police cars, and even military aircraft.

It took a lot of effort for Zhou Shaoming to get it through Bloomberg.

At this time, the street was full of neon, but there was no one because this section of the street was blocked.

Early in the morning, Zhou Shaoming arrived with the crew.

"The camera is ready, the camera on the left is a little closer, and the camera on the right is a little bit back." Zhou Shaoming was directing at the scene, and this time it was shot by four cameras at the same time.

The main reason why it is necessary to shoot in all directions is because there will be many police cars in the waiting scenes, and they are in different directions.

Next to Zhou Shaoming stood Benjamin, and over there were Will Smith and his son and Sam, as well as Harry who played Will Smith's wife. Rena, a new actor, doesn't have many roles, so the requirements for her are not very high.

At eight o'clock, it was completely dark, and by this time, several police cars and several jeeps for filming were all in place.

With Zhou Shaoming's order, the filming officially began.

"Roger, you and your subordinates just have to drive around this street, yes, turn off the alarm, and go a little faster, and show that urgency." Zhou Shaoming first explained to the police officer on the side.

Roger is the police captain of the Brooklyn district, and he received an order from his superiors to shoot a movie tonight, and he listened carefully to Zhou Shaoming's explanation.

"Well, director, I promise to fulfill your request. By the way, I'm a fan of yours. Roger nodded earnestly, then smiled, a little excited.

"Let's go! West, Davis, get to work! After Roger finished speaking, he turned around and walked directly towards the police car, explaining to his two subordinates as he walked.

Seeing that Roger and his two subordinates had already gotten into the police car, Zhou Shaoming made a piece of jewelry to start shooting.

In the next second, several police cars quickly crossed the street, and the piercing sirens sounded in the night sky.

More than ten seconds later, the police car stopped, Zhou Shaoming showed a satisfied smile, and when Roger and a few people walked down, Zhou Shaoming happily stepped forward to say hello: "This is the effect, it's perfect!" ”

"Hey Director Smith Chow, I'm your fan, can you sign a name?" Roger said with some embarrassment, and at the same time his face was full of expectation.

Zhou Shaoming was a little helpless, it didn't seem very common to sign autographs when filming movies, but it wasn't a troublesome thing, so he took out a signature pen from his pocket and signed Roger's arm.

"Thank you, Director Smith Chow! I must not have washed my hands for a month. Roger looked happy and laughed.

"You're waiting next to you now, there are still some scenes that you need to help shoot later!" Zhou Shaoming smiled slightly, and then began to arrange it again.

"Will, you drive this car, come to a hard brake, and stop at the gate of this fenced yard. Harry, you pull Jaden down the stairs quickly, to be a little urgent, and at the same time a little overwhelmed by what happened suddenly, little Jaden, you just need to follow your Aunt Harry, you don't need to express anything. ”

"Okay, Director, got it!" Harry and Will Smith both replied at the same time. (To be continued.) )