"We've never seen you act, not even a cameo."

In the large conference room on the set, Ilya, who had just finished a brief preparation meeting for the next stage, was represented by Ilya? Wood came to him, "All of us want to work with you, not with the actor and the director, but with the actor and the actor. ”

Duke tilted his head to look at the guys sitting at the conference table, "Why cave trolls?" ”

Vigo? Morteson immediately picked up, "That...... We're mainly a little worried about your acting skills. ”

See Duke still thinking about it, Ivanka? Trump reached out and gently poked Tina? Fey, when it comes to knowing Duke, no one in the room can compare to her.

Tina? Faye didn't speak immediately, and looked at Charles? Rowan, seeing him nod, said, "Duke, I discussed it with Charles and Parney in Los Angeles, and they both thought it was a good idea. ”

Turning his head, Duke vs. Tina? Fei motioned to continue.

"The beginning of a series of movies is the hardest and most important."

Tina? Faye and Charles? Rowan mixed up with these people, not for fun, "There are a lot of people who look down on us from the outside world, and some fans have been protesting, we think that you play a weighty role, which will make the film more interesting and increase the publicity point......"

Charles? Rowan tacitly agreed, "Your first role after becoming a Hollywood director will definitely attract many people." ”

Holding his chin with one hand, Duke thought for a moment and had to admit that what they said made sense.

Since he officially made a film, let alone played a role, he has not done it once in the film like other directors, with his current fame. If you play a role with some characteristics, you will definitely be able to win a lot of attention.

Duke knows that he is not at the top level in terms of training actors, but he is okay, but when it comes to acting, it can only be described as bad......

Cave trolls use motion capture. Duke remembered that Ang Lee had personally engaged in Hulk's motion capture, and maybe he could try it, and when it was combined with publicity, it might surprise the earth's eyeballs.

The scenes of the Moria's pit will be filmed in the studio in the future, and Duke is also carefully considering this opinion, and asked Charles? Rowan communicated with Warner Bros. to come up with a more practical publicity plan.

It's July and New Zealand is still in winter, which is the best time to shoot a variety of scenes with snow. Duke just let the crew rest in Wellington for two days and then took the relevant personnel to a mountain ski resort near Wellington by helicopter.

Charles? An assistant of Rowan was the first to arrive here yesterday and made preparations for the outpost, Duke and the others got off the helicopter, and the crew immediately started running at high speed.

A snow-covered ridge not far from the tarmac would be a close-up location for Karahoras, and the panorama would have Zach? Schneider's film crew was in charge. They are still moving around the north and south islands of New Zealand.

Since it was a snowy mountain shoot, relying on a portable camera supported by Steadicam was a must.

Fortunately, most of the scenes here are untouched. There is basically no need to set up, and after the members of the Ring Guard Team have put on makeup, they can be put into shooting.

Waiting for the actor's makeup, Duke also armed himself, with thick winter suits, goggles and gloves, and armed himself tightly. Perhaps growing up in the dry and hot climate of Southern California, Duke is not very accustomed to the cold and humid climate.

The makeup of other actors is relatively easy, Sean who plays Kim Li? Davis is the most troublesome one, but he won't be given a frontal shot here. It also eliminates the need for the most time-consuming wearing silicone headgear and applying makeup on the headgear.

"The ski slopes here are nice."

Standing on the ridge waiting for the shoot, Ivanka? Trump looked into the distance and whispered, "The scenery is very good, much better than the ski resorts in Europe and Canada, and you can come here for a vacation in the summer." ”

"Do you know how to ski?" She turned to Duke and asked.

After waiting for nearly two hours, Duke was bored watching the props team fiddling with the 'pony' of the expedition, retracted his gaze and said, "It's a little bit, I haven't practiced much." ”

"I can teach you if I have time."

As if she had found a place to surpass Duke, Ivanka raised her chin slightly and said, "It's simple. ”

Duke looked into the distance again, the sky was blue and white, extremely beautiful, and hurriedly followed the passage specially set aside for the crew on the ridge, towards John? Schwartzman walked over there, thanks to Tina? Faye did not go up the mountain, Ivanka as an assistant? Trump immediately followed.

"John ......"

Before he could get closer, Duke shouted to him, "Catch some shots of the sky." ”

"Good!" John? Schwartzman took the camera from the tarp and rested it on his shoulder, "I was looking for the right location for the dark. ”

With that, he walked towards the heights with a camera assistant.

"Are there often unexpected situations when making movies?" Later, Ivanka's voice was remembered.

Duke turned around and looked at John? Schwartzman stepped on the snowy figure with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and said, "Some ideas suddenly pop up, and you have to grasp them, and if you give up, it will be difficult to find them in the future." ”

Speaking of this, he changed the subject, "Evie, let people go down and take a look, is the actor's makeup almost finished?" ”

Waiting for John? Schwartzman came back from capturing the sky, and after nearly half an hour, the Ring Guards, who had finally finished putting on makeup, finally walked up the ridge, and after a simple adjustment, Duke began the first test shooting.

On the snowy Kalahoras Mountains, the Fellowship of the Ring struggled through the snow, with the light-footed Legolas acting as a guide at the front, and Aragorn dragging at the back of the line to take care of Frodo.

Suddenly, Frodo fell to the snow and rolled over to Aragorn's side, where he pulled him up and found the ring hanging around his neck missing......

John? Schwartzman immediately turned the camera to Gerald? On Butler, he plays Borromile who picks up the Lord of the Rings......

“Cut！”

Seeing this, Duke shouted to stop and walked directly to Gerald? Butler's side, "Jerry, your expression isn't in place. ”

Gerrard? Butler's acting talent is relatively average, Duke thought for a moment, took the chain with the Ring from his hand, and said, "Now Boromel, when facing the Lord of the Rings, there is a doubt, a fluke, and a sense of temptation, and he always thinks that the Lord of the Rings can save Gondor......"

Duke slapped Gerald? Butler's scapulars, "Borromel was not just a tough guy defending Gondor, but also had a complex psychology. ”

"I'll try." Gerrard? Butler assured Duke.

This character in the original book, in Tolkien's pen, is not a hero, and even thinks that he is innocent of death, but Duke does not intend to deal with it this way, every film must have a climactic scene at the end, and if the climactic scene can be remembered and constantly mentioned and discussed, a light yì can sublimate the whole film.

In the film, Boromier will redeem himself with practical actions, and it will become an important turning point in Aragorn's return from a ranger to a king.

Filming resumed, and the main highlight here was Borromil, because Gerald? Butler's relationship, Duke repeatedly shouted to stop, and the entire crew was accompanied by freezing in the snow, and the filming lasted for nearly an hour before Duke shouted Tongguò.

Gerrard? Butler is quite a good person, and when the crew returned to the café at the ski resort to rest temporarily, he not only took the initiative to pay for the guests, but also personally delivered the coffee to each table.

Not to mention the staff of the crew, among all the members of the Fellowship of the Ring, except for the two actors dressed as horses, Gerald? Butler's qualifications are the shallower.

If an actor wants to become famous, it is not just about good acting skills.

Let's talk about the two actors dressed as horses, one of them is no better than Vigo's acting skills? Mortenson is poor, but he can only be an extra.

That's right, the horses of the Ring Guard team on the snowy mountain are played by two actors wearing props, and it is too laborious to transport a horse to the snowy mountain, so Duke uses such a method, anyway, the camera will not give a close-up of the horse, just as a background painting.

Every night down the mountain, and then back by helicopter in the morning, the scene on the snowy mountain, Duke took nearly a week to complete.

At this time, nearly a month and a half has passed since the crew started filming, and Duke returned to Wellington to meet Zack? Schneider and Anna? Prinz converged and reviewed the work of the two men one by one, Zach? Schneider has worked with him since "Brave Death Island", and the two have similar film concepts, and they shoot what he is good at, and there are basically no problems.

Anna? Prinz is responsible for a relatively simple part, and has a long-time collaborator David ? Farmer recorded various animal versions of the sound, which was also enough to meet the needs of the crew.

After two physically and mentally exhausting episodes of "The Matrix" and "One Hundred Thousand Urgents," Duke's workaholic side relented, and he deliberately took a four-day vacation for the crew to reunite in Wellington, including a weekend. McLean, who has other contracts and other actors, also need to leave Wellington temporarily.

In addition, the business jet ordered by Duke was also in place, and the plane flew to Wellington with the hired crew.

It's a Gulfstream V-shaped business jet, and while it's not comparable to those large airliners, it's nearly 100 feet long and has a range of more than 6,000 miles, which is enough for Duke.

After the plane arrived, Duke temporarily handed over the crew on vacation to Charles? Rowan was in charge, returning to North America with two assistants to meet up with the head of Warner Bros. Communications, Jamie Brown, in Los Angeles. Johnson then flew directly to New York to meet with Victoria's Secret's top management, intending to have a huge publicity hype to achieve the pre-publicity purpose of letting most people in the Western world know that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy movie is being filmed. (To be continued......)

PS: In recent days, I have been busy, there are a lot of things before marriage, there are still people in the hospital in my hometown, and the time for coding words at night cannot be guaranteed, we can guarantee that we will keep three more before the end of this month, ask for support!!