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The bright sun is no longer blazing, and the air in the morning and evening also brings a little coldness, entering the greater Los Angeles area in December, which has come to the time of year when the average temperature is low, and the crew has also been noticed by the mainstream media after continuous high-intensity operations.

The latest issue of the "Los Angeles Times" published the relevant news of "Life and Death", but unfortunately, this lack of big-name stars and well-known directors of the crew, really not much attraction, this news only appeared in the lower right corner of the second edition of the entertainment version, occupying less than half a palm, most of the content focuses on Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman, the somewhat famous actors and actresses, Duke, the director, did not mention it.

As we all know, Lucasfilm is good at content production, publicity and marketing is not his forte, and he rarely distributes films independently, and the pre-publicity of "Life and Death" is almost zero, but after negotiations, Twentieth Century Fox will definitely become the distributor of the film, but the specific terms will be discussed in detail after watching the samples.

The middle of December was unstoppable, and the filming finally came to a close stage as Duke blew a bus to scrap metal.

At dusk, Duke set up his camera on the discarded communications tower at Los Angeles International Airport, using a wide-angle lens to capture rare and beautiful images, and he really likes to focus on the "magic.hour" shots of sunrise and dusk, which will make the images very beautiful and refreshing to present on the big screen.

Throughout the crew's shooting, Duke used a rotten and still rare shooting technique in Hollywood, such as using a medium shot and mixing an upward angle to create an exciting feeling; For example, when shooting a car chase scene, let the camera's main perspective chase the car tires......

In making this film, Duke's primary consideration is to attract the audience, and what is shown to them must be the freshest and most exciting.

This is the fourth day in a row that he's used a wide-angle lens to shoot the sunset, and if it weren't for the film's time constraints, he would have had Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman walk several laps at sunrise and sunset every day.

After capturing the footage to his satisfaction, Duke handed over the camera to the others and returned to the set on the edge of the airport, ready to shoot the last shot of the film.

"The No. 2 machine on the boom lowers the angle of the overhead shot, and then lowers it fifteen degrees, and that's it."

Looking at the prepared heroes and heroines, Duke finally reminded, "The No. 1 machine surrounds 360 degrees, and captures close-ups of faces!" ”

After a thrilling life-and-death race, the hero and heroine have a hearty kiss, is it cliché? It's very cliché, but even after another twenty years, most viewers still like to see such scenes, why shouldn't he shoot it?

After Duke shouts to start, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman, the quintessential American chick, kiss each other......

"I declare ......"

After this scene ended, Duke shouted in a hoarse voice, "All the filming of "Life and Death" is over! ”

He let out a long breath and carried out a full seventy-two days of torment under tremendous pressure, and finally completed a third of this long journey.

The applause rang out, chaotic and flat, and it wasn't just Duke who was physically and mentally exhausted, but everyone else.

After all, in the last month, everyone has lived in an environment full of noise, speeding, collisions, and even explosions every day, and even the most energetic people have almost exhausted their body and enthusiasm.

The crew returns to Universal Studios, seals the film, puts the equipment in storage, and then puts on nothing else, changes into glamorous costumes, and heads straight to a famous nightclub in Burbank for the carnival duì that is essential when the Hollywood crew is finished.

The area of the nightclub is not large, and it was completely packed by the crew, because there was no relationship between calling friends, Duke arrived relatively early, and most of the others who arrived one after another brought male or female companions, especially Keanu Reeves, and the now notorious Johnny Depp and Rivan Phoenix.

In this kind of pie duì that will not be open to the public, alcohol, large. Hemp is a must-have, and people who swallow clouds and smoke can be found everywhere, especially those around Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp, who are obviously enjoying coca. Alkali.

Although I tried too much in middle school because of curiosity. Hemp, but Duke doesn't have any interest in these things, and of course he won't be stupid enough to stop anything, after all, this is the norm in Hollywood, not to mention those starlets who have struggled from the bottom, even Sophia Coppola, who has a good family education, ran to take a few puffs after coming to say hello to him.

Hollywood, a place that can magnify one's feelings and always gamble on life and death with wealth, power and talent, has made too many film practitioners both victims and perpetrators, especially the "super treatment" constituted by unusual lifestyles, heavy pressure and the stimulation of success, etc., it is really difficult for people to maintain the "sound personality" of secular standards.

In fact, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp and Rivan Phoenix are the best portrayal, if it weren't for the latter. The poison overdose hung up, and the first two woke up, and it is difficult to say that they will be able to achieve that kind of achievement in the future.

For a moment, Duke felt both a participant—he had stepped into the circle—and a bystander—and he could see the qiē with a calm gaze and a clear mind.

This is also the last night that the crew actually existed, and most of these people present will not participate in the post-production except for him, whether it is their questioning, or the-for-tat confrontation after the assistant director Corne's imbalance because of jealousy of the director's mentality, it will all end after tonight.

There will inevitably be obstacles on the road to success, and moving forward is more important than dwelling on those insignificant obstacles!

"Hi ......"

Sofia Coppola, with a wine glass in hand, walked over and sat directly across from Duke, "It seems like it's time for us to say goodbye." ”

"That's true." Ryan took his glass and touched her, "Cheers!" ”

"Cheers!"

"What's next?"

She was the person with whom he had the best relationship in the entire crew, so Duke asked with concern, "Or continue to look for the crew as an assistant?" ”

"Do you want to hire me?" Sophia tilted her head to look at him.

"You're a nice assistant."

As he said, Sophia, who grew up in Hollywood since childhood, is very comfortable with handling movie-related matters, "Maybe we can continue to work together in the future." ”

"Later?" She shrugged at Duke, "Duke, if you fail this time, you don't have a second chance. ”

"You think I'm going to fail?" Duke looked at her.

"Reality and reason tell me that a director of your age can't succeed." Sophia took a bottle of Sydney liqueur from the waiter's tray and poured some into her own and Duke's glasses before she said, "But what I've seen in the past two months tells me that this is probably a blockbuster movie." ”

"Isn't that a compliment?" Duke drank another drink with her.

"Is it necessary for me to compliment you?" Sophia pursed her lips, and her voice took on a monotonous nasal tone, "Do you know what position Chanel has reserved for me?" Karl Lagerfeld's assistant! Also assistant, do you think I should choose him, or you? ”

"Assistant?" Duke shook his finger at her, "It can't be a phone operator, right?" ”

"Duke Rosenberg!"

As if someone had been stabbed in the spot, Sophia Coppola's eyes widened instantly.

"Honey, continue to pursue your fashion dreams."

Looking at his watch, Duke stood up, "It's getting late, I'm going home." ”

Seeing Sofia Coppola waving her hand casually, Duke walked briskly outside the nightclub around the revelry crowd.

Of course, what he said just now was a joke, Sophia Coppola can enter Chanel as an assistant to the fashion emperor, and the Coppola family must have played a huge role, and he would not want to work as a telephone operator.

Entering the parking lot, Duke unleashed the Chevrolet and headed west, leaving the tiring and noisy night behind him.

Tomorrow will be a new day!

At the end of the shoot, most of the others could enjoy a long vacation, but Duke was far from relaxing, and after only a two-day break, he returned to the 'speed' studio in West Hollywood with Robin Grande and the editor to begin the equally important post-production work.

Generally speaking, the post-production of a film consists of three main aspects. assemble shots, which is usually called editing; special effects, such as special transitions of shots, fades in and out, and circles in and out, etc.; There is also the sound effect system zuò, that is, vertical montage.

The post-production of modern films takes a long time, and the idea that a post-production zuò of a released film can be completed in a few days or even a week is purely a joke for the layman.

The digital production is far from being popularized, and the post-production of "Speed of Life and Death" will definitely use film throughout the process, and all the special effects of this film are either shot on the spot or completed through the guò model, and no computer special effects technology has been used at all.

"Robin, I hope the first cut can be implemented according to my ideas."

Standing in the editing room, Duke fought for more power from the producers, "We have plenty of time to see what the first cut looks like and then decide on the final plan." ”

Although many Hollywood crews will exclude the director from the editing work, as the person who shoots the shots, if the director can participate in it, the editing work will be relatively smooth, of course, the premise of this is that the director cannot work against the ideas of the producer.

In fact, compared to most Hollywood directors, the number of films shot by Duke, if not as exaggerated as the fast gunman Spielberg, must belong to the genre of less, and he has already had a draft for editing.