The sound of the helicopter propeller echoed in his ears, even the closed earplugs could not block it, and Duke made sure that his seat belt was strong enough, and from the open hatch, he operated the camera to shoot downward, and in the near-untouched wilderness of New Zealand, the members of the Ring Guard Team were pulling into a long line, weaving through the rugged hills.

Middle-earth is a wonderful world that exists in Tolkien's imagination, but no movie really shows it.

Taking advantage of the time of the Ring Guard's journey, using the original scenery of New Zealand as a model, and matching it with appropriate CGI modifications, the world will appear more clearly in the film.

The plane turned around, and Duke took a lot of panoramic shots of the Ring Squad from the front, left and back, which allowed the pilot to return to land, and then took an off-road vehicle and rushed to the filming location just now.

Back on location, Duke had just gotten out of the car, Tina? Faye just took Nancy? Josephson and an actress walked over.

"Hi Duke, long time no see." She took the initiative to say hello to Duke.

"How did you come to New Zealand?"

Nancy? Josephson served not only him, but also many actors, and Duke was a little strange.

"Accompanied Kate."

She stepped aside and introduced to Duke, "This is Kate?" Blanchett, an actor I just signed on. ”

"Kate, I don't need to introduce Duke, do I?"

Kate? Blanchett took off the sunglasses on his face and the gloves on his hands, and reached out to Duke, "Hello, Director Rosenberg." ”

"Hello, Miss Blanchett." Duke shook her hand, exchanged a few casual pleasantries, and turned to the female assistant to instruct. "Tina, you take Miss Blanchett to get acquainted with the crew."

The filming of Queen Galadriel's role is about to begin, and the actors must do their best to get into the groove.

Tina? Faye with Kate? Blanchett leaves, and Nancy accompanies him up a small hill, standing on a huge rock, looking down at the entire exterior.

Minami hopes for the woods at the end of the wasteland. said, "Looks like the shooting went smoothly? ”

"It's okay," Duke said, looking at the members of the Fellowship of the Ring who were resting not far away, and his gaze turned to the woods, which was one of Roslorian's locations, "Some movies are difficult for me to make, and some types of movies are easier for me. ”

The kind of film that uses an extremely slow pace to dig into the inner feelings of the characters and show the personality of several people, for Duke. It's incredibly difficult, and he's not good at making films about neurotics, sadism, and multiple personalities.

The result of this is that his movies can be popular actors, but they have never created an Oscar winner or actress, and there are many people who have been nominated for the worst actor and actress in Jin Sumei.

But then it brought about another phenomenon, that is, the worst actor and actress of several Golden Sour Plum Awards created by his film compared with the current Oscar winner or actress. After that, the salary was higher and the popularity was wider. The development is also more smooth.

Especially in recent years, this year's awards season, Keanu? Reeves and Charlize? Theron Dushun was nominated for the worst actor and actress in the Golden Sour Plum, but they became popular all over the world and steadily entered the industry of A-level stars, but what about the Oscar winners and actresses?

Even if you get the little gold man. Robert? Bernini and Gwyneth? Paltrow is still a clear gap from the A class.

Jin Sumei is not the end, and the Oscars may not really bring endless brilliance to actors.

To put it bluntly, are neuropathy, sadism, and pretending to be crazy and ugly really more artistic? It's just to cater to a certain group.

"How did you sign Blanchett?" Duke was a little curious, "The last time the crew negotiated an actor's contract, her agent wasn't you. ”

"I only signed with her some time ago." Nancy withdrew her gaze. Stepping on the rocks under his feet hard, "You should have heard about this year's Oscars, right?" ”

Seeing Duke nod, she said again, "After Kate lost the Oscar for Best Actress, she fired her previous agent. ”

"She didn't lose unjustly." Duke said softly.

"Hmm...... "Nancy? Josephson fully agreed with Duke, "It's strange that Gwyneth lost to her. ”

Although Gwyneth? After Paltrow won the Oscar, he was criticized by the media as the most unworthy winner of Best Actress in recent years, but industry insiders actually know very well that compared to the list of nominees and the work that the actor did in advance, Gwyneth? It's normal for Paltrow to win Best Actress, if she loses to Kate? Blanchett, then Hollywood really isn't Hollywood.

Gwyneth? Paltrow was born in an acting family, the old Paltrow is quite popular in the circle, and Spielberg is the godfather, and Miramax Films is the public relations for him, how can he lose to Kate when there is no very obvious gap in the role? Blanchett and Meryl, who doesn't like PR? Streep.

In fact, in recent years, the results of the Oscars have become more and more obvious, and the role and acting skills are no longer the decisive conditions for the award, and there are more and more off-the-field factors that can affect the Oscars.

It's not particularly strict now, but in the next ten years, the ratings of the Oscars will continue to hit new lows, and the selected movies and roles will become more and more out of the way, and they will faintly become the awards of political films, and their influence will not be as good as before.

The crew below ended the break, but Duke had no plans to shoot these rapid marching scenes, with John? Schwartzman is in control enough.

The crew changed to a different location, and like the previous shooting, it mainly used panoramic shots, still showing the fantasy scenery of Middle-earth.

It took two days to shoot more than 20 shots of the Ring Squad advancing in this wasteland in the South Island, and the crew moved to the woods at the end of the wasteland to shoot, and after entering the middle of October, the temperature in New Zealand is rising significantly, which is the best time to shoot location scenes.

"Go inform Ian and Kate."

Standing on the edge of the woods, nicknamed Roslorian, Duke looked over the makeup trailer and said to an assistant, "Sue the makeup artist, she's got half an hour." ”

Duke will be filming the opening of the second part, Gandalf's meeting with Queen Galadriel.

In the original books, Galadriel was a key figure in Gandalf's promotion to a white-robed wizard.

Peter? In Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gandalf and Galadriel did not meet directly, but Galadriel's support for Gandalf was unquestionable, and the two were both members of the White Council, and the former had recommended the latter to be the speaker of the White Council, but Gandalf refused.

And in the later "The Hobbit" trilogy, Gandalf and Galadriel's rivalry scenes continue to appear, perhaps it is the deliberate request of Peter Fatty, the two characters will always make people feel extremely ambiguous......

Especially in the scene of the Holy White Council's expulsion of Sauron in "The Hobbit 3", Galadriel hugged Gandalf's princess and kissed him, which was absolutely ecstatic.

Ian? It didn't take long for McLean to appear on the set, compared to Kate, who had just joined the crew to shoot her first scene? Blanchett's makeup is more tedious and time-consuming.

Still, Kate? The effect of Blanchett's makeup is really amazing, and when he walked into the set dressed as Galadriel, he instantly attracted everyone's attention.

She was fair-skinned, dressed in a white dress embroidered with leaves, and the sun was shining overhead, as if her whole person was radiating a white light.

Kate? Blanchett walked over to Duke first and whispered, "Sorry, I'm delaying a bit long." ”

"It's okay." Duke looked at his watch, "You're not late. ”

Eyes from Galadriel...... Ah, no, it's Kate? Blanchett moved away, and Ducran said, "Ten minutes later, start shooting!" ”

Although the play is not very difficult, Duke is ready to add this scene to the beginning of the second part, so it is one of the most heavyweight scenes.

Ten minutes later, the departments were ready, and Duke looked at Ian? McClain and Galadriel took place, and then shouted to start.

In the silence of the golden forest, Kate? Blanchett walked out barefoot, and a beam of white light sprinkled on the crane arm of the lighting group, always enveloping her, making Queen Galadriel look both noble and holy......

She moved her bare feet, her steps light and flowing, and walked towards Gandalf, who was lying among the golden leaves.

At the same time, she was holding a white cane in one hand and a white robe in the other......

Gandalf woke up and turned his head to look at Galadriel, "My.lady......"

Kate? Blanchett smiled mysteriously and charmingly, "Mithrandeir is back in Middle-earth with a mission. ”

As she spoke, she bent down and draped her white robe over Gandalf's body.

“Cut！” Duke called a halt, "Ian, Kate, well done, let's do it again." ”

Queen Galadriel is one of the most powerful elves in Middle-earth, with a certain ability to preserve, in the original book she foresaw that Gandalf would be reborn, so she asked the Wind King Giant Eagle Guan He to find him, and the Eagle found Gandalf at the top of the Silver Peak and brought him back to Rothlorian.

Gandalf did die at one point, and was sent back to Middle-earth by Eru to complete his mission.

Galadriel dressed him in white robes to match his new identity as Gandalf replaced the rebellious Saruman as the leader of the wizards.

Kate? Blanchett also stepped into her role, and as she found her groove, Duke led the crew to move to a temporary set that had been set up nearby, and continued filming in Roslorian with the help of sets and blue screens.

The filming lasted until November, when Duke took another four-day long vacation for the crew while he and Nancy prepared to travel to Sydney to talk to Warner executives who had already arrived about a sequel to The Matrix.

Since Nancy is going to be for Kate? Blanchett negotiated the affairs of the Sydney Theatre, and after she got Duke's consent, she invited Cate to the Sydney Theatre. Blanchett peers. (To be continued......)

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