"First of all, the initial background is brighter when you get to Minastiris, and you need to add the various creatures and items that are besieging the city."

In the wide tent, Duke stood Mary, the head of the animation team at Weta Studios? Behind Victoria, looking at the preliminary design model, she said her request, "The sky is covered with dark clouds, and the ringwraith shuttles between the clouds, and they have to be allowed to pass through the narrow gaps like bats. ”

After looking at it for a while, Duke added, "The Ringwraith flew between the buildings and bumped into pedestrians, and terror enveloped the whole of Minastiris, interspersed with footage of humans scattered and fled in all directions on the ground......

Many scenes in the Battle of Minas Stiris were composited in CGI, and Duke shot the footage based on the model and sent it to Mary? Victoria's group fits into the model.

Although according to Duke's requirements, Weta Studio's first completion was the special effects of "The Fellowship of the Ring", but after receiving the first two payments from the Lord of the Rings Studio, Weta also expanded its scale and had more manpower to cooperate with the filming schedule of the crew.

In fact, the entire $350 million budget is more than ever, except that he, the director, is more than Peter? Except for Jackson's higher basic salary, everything else was basically smashed into the special effects system by him.

If the market response to the release of "The Fellowship of the Ring" is good enough, additional investment in the post-production is inevitable.

With Mary? Victoria exchanged ideas, and Duke left the makeshift room and returned to the set to continue shooting Minastirris' panoramic footage.

In front of the crew, the nearly forty-foot-tall St. White City and the mountain behind it are made of polystyrene by Weta Studios, which is different from the quaint and rude of the Valley of the Holy Helmet, and the royal capital of mankind is more elaborate - the cannon holes on the city walls, the longitudinal ridges of the roofs, the patterns of the window sills are all vivid, and even the weathered grooves on the street stones and the notched corners of the roof are exquisite.

Shooting panoramic shots suitable for GGI compositing must be appropriate to the needs of the scene. Duke vs. John? Schwarzman and Mary? Victoria had already set up a meticulous plan and shooting method, and when he, the director, called the start, a miniature camera was attached to a hydraulic lift and climbed up at an extremely slow pace, first circling above the model of the Holy White City and then filming along the outer ring of the model.

This kind of framing shooting is technically demanding. In order not to make the miniature landscape out of proportion, the lens had to be set to the maximum, so the shooting speed was not the usual 24 frames per second, but 15 seconds per frame, so that the effect of the shot was that the white city looked taller than the Eiffel Tower.

The composite scene of the Ringwraith riding a flying beast between buildings mentioned by Duke requires the use of a miniature camera to shuttle back and forth between buildings less than 1 inch of the White City model.

At the end of a few hours of shooting, Duke walked back towards the makeshift special effects room. McLean didn't have a play today. was walking on the set, and when he saw Duke, he followed.

"Didn't you go fishing with Billy?" Duke asked when he saw him walk to his side.

Ian? McLean sighed helplessly, "He's so active, sitting by the lake and talking all the time, it's loud enough that the fish are scared away by him." ”

Duke knew it was a joke. Ian? McLean with Billy, who is also British? Boyd had an excellent rapport, with Gandalf and Pippin outside of filming. I also like to mess around together.

"How's that lake?" Duke slowed down a little and stopped in front of the special effects room, waiting for Ivanka? Trump overtook them into the special effects room.

"Very pretty......" Ian? McLean lowered his loud voice, "If you're interested, you can go over there for the weekend." ”

Duke nodded, then led the way into the special effects room. Ian? McLean then followed.

Mary? The entire special effects team led by Victoria was busy, and Duke walked over to exchange a few words with Mary, and then returned to the vicinity of the door. McLean stood with his hands on his chest, looking at a ringwraith on the left side of the doorway. He holds a sword in his left hand and a chain hammer in his right......

"That's not true, is it?" The model is extremely realistic, Ian? McLean asked.

Duke shrugged his shoulders and joked with him, "I think it's true." Ian, we're lucky to have found a real Ringwraith. ”

"Impossible." Ian? McLean immediately shook his head.

"How could it be impossible?" Duke also folded his arms to his chest, "Tell you the truth, New Zealand is the only country in the world that has a true ringing spirit. ”

"Duke." Ian? McLean knew he was joking, "You should sue me if it's made of polystyrene or silicone." ”

"So you can see it's a model." Duke laughed deliberately, walked over to the Witch King of Angmar, and patted him gently, "I'd love to bring a Ringwraith home." ”

"Can it move?"

"It can't move because it has no battery." Duke turned around and pointed to a two-foot-tall model of the White City next to him, "This city doesn't have AA batteries...... I searched every convenience store owner in Baicheng, but unfortunately AA batteries were out of stock. ”

As soon as his words fell, Ivanka sounded in a hidden corner of the special effects room? Trump's crisp voice, "Cut! ”

Then, Ivanka walked out with a DV video recorder, first gave a thumbs up, and then showed a playful smile to Duke, "Your acting skills have improved!" ”

That's right, the scenes that seem to be life-like just now are actually acting, and the purpose is to make the filmed promotional tidbits look more like candid shots!

Which is more attractive in the eyes of the audience, whether the footage shot by Zhengda Guangming with a camera, or the scene that some people deliberately use DV to shoot candidly?

So, at the regular short meeting this morning, this segment of filming was finalized, and Ivanka? Trump, a complete layman, became the most suitable candidate.

In fact, all the films are similar, and many shots that seem to be shot unintentionally have been designed in advance.

This is the same as media street photography, how many of the beautiful photos that appear in the newspaper are real street photography?

Duke took the DV, walked over to a table, and watched it for a while. said to Ivanka, who came with him, "The shooting is very good, it feels like a candid shot." Evie, you can do some selfies in your life......"

"Selfie?"

Ivanka? Trump pulled out his chair and sat down across from Duke, "What do you do with selfies?" ”

"Huh?" Of course, Duke can't talk about topics like Mr. Chen. casually prevaricated with a reason, "You can post it on the Internet and share it with others." ”

"Share on the web?"

Duke just said it casually, which was completely fooling, but Ivanka's thinking was active and she was a young man who was often in contact with the Internet, her eyes suddenly lit up, and even a not-so-clear concept appeared in her mind.

It's time to get off work, Duke and Mary? Victoria and Ian? McLean said hello. Leaving the special effects room and heading towards her trailer, Ivanka? Trump, as usual, followed him.

The crew was stationed in the wilderness in front of the mountain, the road was not too flat, Duke was in front, and Ivanka was slightly half a step behind him, as if she was wandering. So much so that he tripped over a small protruding stone, and half of his body suddenly fell to the side.

Duke quickly reached out and grabbed her. "What do you think?"

"Oh, nothing?" Ivanka regained her balance with the help of Dukla's strength, and smiled embarrassedly, "I was a little distracted just now." ”

"Are you okay with your feet?" Duke looked down at the bottom of Ivanka's long legs, but was obscured by the bulging two balls. I had to withdraw my gaze.

Ivanka subconsciously straightened her chest and threw the golden ponytail that was thrown on her shoulder back behind her back, "I'm fine, let's go." ”

Giving Ivanka a strange look, Duke walked towards the residential area first. Ivanka should not have broken her feet and have no problem walking.

"Are you homesick?"

The last time the crew was on vacation, Duke heard Ivanka say that she didn't go home, but went to school.

"What are you going to do back?" Ivanka's words brought a little affection, and she said angrily, "Go back and see my father's new model girlfriend?" ”

See her mention Donald? Trump, Duke asked curiously, "Isn't he in a relationship with Victoria's Secret angels?" ”

"It's been a breakup,"

Ivanka swung her long legs and kicked a pebble with her sneaker, "and then he got a new model, and when I called him the other day, he said he wanted to get married." ”

Although the two are more in a working relationship, they have been together for several months, and it can be said that they are very familiar. Mr. Trump is more like he is talking to a friend about his troubles.

"Can you imagine?" She twisted her body and stretched out her hand to Duke, "I might have a stepmother!" ”

"Things don't go the way you think." Duke comforted her.

Like Donald? It is common for a rich man like Trump to chase beautiful female models, but if he really wants to get married, he will definitely be cautious.

Ivanka? Trump lowered his head and kicked another pebble with his foot, "I just hope that his future marriage partner will be a few years older than me." ”

Duke patted her arm comfortingly, this is Ivanka? Trump's family affairs, it's okay to listen to her pour out, and it's okay to participate in the opinions.

Walking to the crew's living quarters and in front of Duke's trailer, Ivanka stopped and said, "Thank you for listening to me talk so much." ”

"Better?" Dukla looked at her through the door, and Ivanka nodded, "I've been holding back these things for days, and it feels much better to say it." ”

She sighed, "I can communicate with Tina while she's here......"

"If you have any trouble, you can also tell me." Duke pointed to his ear, "I'll be a good listener." ”

"I'll go back first." Ivanka walked towards her trailer and turned back and said, "I'm not going to eat dinner, don't wait for me, I'm going to think about something." ”

Duke nodded at her, and seeing that Ivanka still had some depression on her face, she simply said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, let's go fishing with Ian and them, just relax, they all say that the scenery there is very good." (To be continued......)

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