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The two sides only reached the initial intention, and specific matters definitely need to be discussed, and Duke is not in a hurry, after all, "Transformers" has not yet been filmed.

As the holidays end and the crew assembles again, Duke and Anna for the first week? Prinz led a team to shoot some of the more fragmentary shots in the Warner Studios studio, and by the time the time it came to 2008, the entire crew came together and traveled to eastern Nevada.

There's a highway that's just finished construction, and Duke has his eye on one of its viaducts to film a car chase and King Kong fight.

The latter, of course, is to shoot the footage and then hand it over to the special effects production department to complete.

In order to get permission to shoot, since two months ago, Tina? Two of Fei's assistants approached each other, and after paying enough money, the company responsible for building the road and the relevant departments finally signed the contract.

Hundreds of vehicles were towed onto the highway, including minesweepers provided by the Pentagon, and when Duke arrived, he immediately got busy, directing the crew to set up the set.

"Our purpose is simple."

Standing on the lift car, Duke vs. Anna? "Destroy as many vehicles as you can," Prinz said. ”

On this highway, a fierce battle will break out between the Autobots protecting Sam and the pursuing Decepticons, and Optimus Prime will show his might and kill several Decepticons.

Regarding Optimus Prime, the live-action movie uses a lot of cartoon settings, such as combat effectiveness.

Compared to the fierce Megatron, which has not yet rusted at the bottom of the sea, Optimus Prime is indeed slightly inferior, but it is not completely without the power of confrontation, and when facing other Decepticons, Optimus Prime is like Megatron dealing with ordinary Autobots, it is not the same level of existence at all.

There weren't many shots of the actors showing their faces in the filming here. The most needed stuntmen were stuntmen who drove cars, and more than thirty stuntmen were hired by the crew to complete this flying car battle.

Filming this kind of scene was Duke's forte ten years ago. Today's cameras are more high-definition and zoomed out, and the presence of high-speed capture cameras is enough to make the footage more visually striking.

"Transformers" is a 3D film, and like the previous shoot, James? Cameron's improved 3D camera is bound to appear in the main camera position.

This is one of the reasons why the film is so expensive.

Warner Bros. has approved plans for additional investment. An additional $20 million will be invested in the film, which will pile up the production cost to the terrifying figure of 220 million.

The additional investment is basically spent on the production of special effects, and Duke knows very well that the biggest selling point of "Transformers" is the mood and special effects, and everything else is virtual.

For example, the plot of the film, his version of the storyline is simpler, as long as the basic logic is maintained, it is enough.

The scenes on the highway will not add up to ten minutes, but it will take a week to shoot, which is also the last scene of the crew, after filming this part. Duke will be able to move on to post-production.

As in all movies, the scenes of the big scenes are composed of scenes except for wide-angle shots, and the shooting is naturally split into countless clips by Duke, a rollover and a collision, which are basically listed separately.

Such a shot only lasts a few seconds, but it takes a long time to prepare, and most of the crew's time is also spent on preparation.

Collisions, explosions, flames, rollovers......

These were the subjects of the crew during the week's filming, although safety measures were in place. But there were still a few stuntmen who suffered minor injuries, but fortunately, they were all flesh injuries and there were no serious problems.

As we approached the middle of January, the shoot was coming to an end.

For Duke. "Transformers" represents the feelings of the past, and he has special feelings for this series, so even he, who doesn't like cameos very much, decided to make a cameo in the film and play a rivalry with Optimus Prime.

Under the viaduct. Duke sat in the driver's seat as a Ford pulled up to the side of a battlefield-like filming location, and a camera assistant set up a Steadicam to film his facial expressions through a special window.

“cut！”

Anna sounded on the other side? Prinz's voice, "Duke, your expression isn't in place. ”

Pushing the car door, Duke got out of the car and walked behind the director's monitor, Anna? Prinz replayed the footage he had just taken, and after he saw it, he couldn't help but hold his chest with one hand and pinch his chin with the other.

"You only have to panic." Anna? "And not surprised," Prinz reminded. ”

Duke plays the role of just a passer-by who plays soy sauce, and after seeing the fighting Optimus Prime and the noise, he will definitely panic, and at the same time, he will be surprised, how can there be such an existence on the earth?

"One more time." Duke returned to the car.

This scene is not difficult, but with his acting skills, it is still a little difficult to perform against the air.

When it comes to acting, Duke knows that his talent is extremely average, and he has rarely made cameos in films in the past, and this cameo is just a fleeting shot.

"Let's go!"

Hear Anna? Prinz's voice, Duke immediately entered the state, he made a sudden braking motion, and then turned his head to look out the window, as if he saw something incredible, and a panicked and surprised expression appeared on his face.

Looking at the picture on the monitor, Anna? Prinz shook his head slightly, confirming that his boss was not good material for acting at all, but Duke's performance was enough for such a background painting shot of the Transformers battle.

“cut！” Anna? Prinz shouted, "This is over!" ”

With the passage of the last one, the crew members who had been tortured for a week showed a relaxed look on their faces, and finally ushered in a long vacation.

As always, there was no excitement, no celebrations, just the relief of heavy work and a lot of stress, and even though the whole team had worked together for many years, there was still no sloppiness in the filming process.

This is a blockbuster work with an investment of more than $200 million, not one of those niche independent films.

"We've got an afternoon to get to Las Vegas."

Duke knew very well the combination of work and rest, and he picked up the megaphone and shouted, "I've asked Tina to charter the MGM Hotel, and it's going to be a party night." ”

Las Vegas is undoubtedly a great place to relax and party.

Of course, the crew couldn't have chartered the entire MGM Hotel, but they booked the largest private room and invited dozens of strippers into the private room to perform, and this kind of carnival party naturally included marijuana and cocaine, although Duke himself did not touch these things, but he never interfered with the rest of the crew.

This is the norm in the circle.

Not only actors and celebrities, but also professions such as videographers and makeup artists, drug abuse and drug abuse are also common phenomena.

Duke didn't stay in the private room for long, he and several core members of the team had already passed the stage of infinite revelry, and as soon as the crazy carnival began, he left the private room and entered the hotel's casino, exchanged 10,000 dollars in chips, and walked back and forth between the various tables, constantly trying his luck.

Gambling is a skill that Duke doesn't know at all, and it's the first time he's entered the casino, it's more of a curiosity, but his luck in this area is really average, winning less and losing more.

It only took a few laps between tables for Duke to lose interest.

"How much did you win?"

Just walked to the side of the rest, Tina? Fei walked over, "It's not going to be all lost, is it?" ”

"And quite a few?" Duke showed her the chips in her hand, "Not very lucky, more than half of them lost." ”

He asked, "What about you?" ”

Tina? Fei shrugged slightly, "My luck is worse than yours, and I lost all the $10,000." ”

Looking at the gamblers staring at the table with wide eyes, Duke became less and less interested, shook his head, and said, "Let's go." ”

Take the chips from Duke's hand, Tina? After the exchange was completed, the two followed Duke out of the casino, and the two did not go back to the private room, but went directly to the upstairs room, ready to rest early, so that they could rush back to Los Angeles early tomorrow morning.

Back in Los Angeles, Duke only had a two-day break before starting post-production of the film. Dawson and his editing team were of course the best choice for editing, and it took about ten days. Dawson finished the rough cut, but the cut version was not only not enhanced with any special effects, but also took more than six hours.

Although the film was shot for less than three months, Duke still produced nearly 100 hours of footage.

The editing of the whole film returns to Duke's original style, just like the film he just entered Hollywood, "Transformers" is a pure popcorn, and the sharp and fast editing is undoubtedly a very wise choice.

The most time-consuming is undoubtedly the special effects production of the film, from the beginning of the preparation to the present, the two special effects teams of Industrial Light and Magic have only completed the special effects of a small part of the scene, but fortunately, the most time-consuming modeling work has been completed, and the follow-up progress will increase.

ILM also guaranteed that all special effects production would be completed no later than the beginning of May, and the two sides have cooperated for more than ten years, and Duke has enough confidence in ILM.

Throughout January, Duke spent the entire month in busy post-production, and cut out a 30-second commercial, which appeared in the halftime of the Super Bowl as usual, but due to the fact that the special effects were not completed, there were not many Transformers in the commercial, and the shots of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Megatron were all fleeting.

When the time entered early February, the new Oscar nominees luncheon was held on time. (To be continued.) )

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