After the whole month of September, "The Matrix" ended the filming of all kung fu scenes and turned to literary dramas, and the action director team from Hong Kong also ended their work and left Fox Studios. Schneider's shooting not only exercised his actual camera skills, but also made him more familiar with the series.

The shooting on both sides advanced at the same time, and the speed was much faster than expected, and the literary drama of this film, except for some magic sticks, was actually not much difficult, and the most difficult shot remained, that is, bullet time.

As planned, Duke put the bullet time shooting to the end, John? Schwartzman and ILM's special effects team have combined Duke's ideas and done a lot of practical work to find an effective way to shoot the film.

But before that, there are still quite a few literary dramas to be filmed.

"I want the simplest setup!"

Standing on a set surrounded by green screens, Duke told the set decorator, "The rest was all removed, and only two armchairs and a television were kept." ”

Seeing the set decorator nod seriously, Duke turned to Schwartzman again and said, "John, remember to give the TV and the logo close-up!" ”

The TV set that appears in this scene is neither antique nor futuristic, but a model that has just been launched by the sponsor, which is most in line with the aesthetics of the general public in this era.

Keanu? Levi and Lawrence? Fishburne walked over, Duke said a few last words, and then returned to the director's monitor.

"Scene 172, Act 113......" The scene reporter placed the scene note in front of the camera lens, "Now on!" ”

“…… Is it that unbelievable? ”

Lawrence in a black suit and black sunglasses? Fishburne walked up to the chair and looked at Keanu with a curious look on his face. Reeves said, "Your clothes have been changed. The jack on the arm is also gone. ”

Reeves looked down at his body, and Fishburne continued to say that he was different from reality.

Duke kept his eyes on Keanu in the monitor? Reeves, frankly speaking, his acting career has not risen in recent years, but has slipped a lot, and it is not unreasonable. It's been 6 years since "Life and Death", Reeves's acting skills have improved, but the progress is extremely limited, and he is not Johnny in the future? Depp, Will? Smith, and now Tom? An actor with a distinctive style like Cruise, his performance and temperament are too popular, and without the support of excellent acting skills, his career cannot be maintained at a high level for a long time.

There are also rumored that his personality is really not suitable for this Vanity Fair.

"Is this true?"

Keanu? Reeves walked over to the armchair. Touching the sofa chair, I tried my best to make a puzzled expression.

"What is true?"

After more than a month of filming, Lawrence? Fishburne fully grasped the essence of 'cool' and said coolly, "How do you define what is true?" ”

"If you say that truth is what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste, then this truth is the electrical signal that your brain responds to. The world as you know it is such a world......"

Lawrence? Fishburne picked up the TV remote. John? Schwartzman's main camera was pulled aside along the slide, and another cameraman with Steadicam walked behind them.

Keanu? Reeves and Lawrence? Fishburne sat down in the sofa chair. "This is the world ...... at the end of the twentieth century"

“cut！”

This one long shot ends, although Keanu? Reeves' performance was mediocre, but he had already met Duke's requirements, "This is over, tidy up the field!" ”

Also under this green screen, scenes of Neo and Morpheus's arguments about the truth and falsity of this world will be filmed continuously. The field worker removed the television and a chair and placed another chair against the green screen in the background, and the shooting began again.

Lawrence? Fishburne still looks like a magic stick, Keanu? Reeves's acting skills also don't have any trend of improvement, and Duke's acting requirements are not particularly strict. Even if he's demanding, Keanu? Reeves may not be able to do that.

For three days in a row, Duke was filming the scene between Neo and Morpheus, and the location shooting was completely handed over to Zack? Schneider is in charge, and there are not many exterior shots in this film, Schneider has been deeply influenced by him over the years, whether it is the concept or the technique, it is similar to his style, and Duke does not have to worry too much.

Besides, Zach? He reviews all the shots that Schneider has shot.

Compared with the extremely difficult filming of "Chicago", the crew, from props to cameramen, from assistants to assistant directors, are very adaptable to the shooting method and rhythm of science fiction films, and the state is also maintained very well, and the work efficiency of the crew is very high. Schneider's side went hand in hand, and the actual progress has been much faster than planned.

Several large-scale explosion scenes are the most difficult, but because they want to reflect the difference between the virtual world and reality, most of them will be generated using CGI, and the only explosion scene filmed on location is the explosion made by Neo and Trinity when they go to rescue Morpheus.

ILM's special effects team has already made a model, Jos? William led a few assistants from Los Angeles to Sydney, and there was enough communication between the two sides beforehand, and the work was quickly on track.

"We're finally working together again!"

See Duke again, Jos? William seemed a little excited, "Last year you went to shoot "Chicago", I took on another play, but the director and you are too far apart, his understanding of explosions is too superficial, he only knows how to make explosions on the largest scale, but he doesn't know that explosions are fundamentally different from explosions, and there are too many means that can be used......"

He shook his head, "Working with him is a disaster. Duke, I want you to keep blowing up......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped and sighed, "I almost forgot, your later movie is the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and you don't need me anymore." ”

"Isn't your communication with Zach smooth?" Duke patted him lightly on the shoulder, "If the film becomes a functional derivative of the last two, you and Zach have a chance to work together." ”

"That's great!"

In Hollywood, not only directors need to be familiar with various types of work, but other types of work also like to work with familiar directors for a long time.

"Jos, it's up to you next."

For these long-term partners, Duke is still relatively relieved, and after saying this, he returned to the back of the monitor.

Jose? William began to lead the men to wiring in a one-man-tall scale-down model, and then did a final check, until half an hour later, when Duke was told that he was ready.

"It's been a long time coming!"

There aren't many explosions in this film, and Duke sighed in his heart, then raised the megaphone and shouted, "Clear the scene!" In the last five minutes, clear! Everyone retreats to 50 feet away! ”

Although the explosion has not been used for nearly two years, the crew is familiar with this qiē, and completes the final work in an orderly manner, retreating to their respective positions.

"Jos!"

When the time was up, Duke himself shouted, "Countdown ready to detonate!" ”

Joss sounded on the set of "10,9,8......"? William's countdown voice, "3, 2, 1, detonate!" ”

"Boom......!"

With a loud bang, a blazing wave rushed out of the model skyscraper, accompanied by an earth-shattering loud sound, billowing smoke rose into the air like an overwhelming sandstorm, accompanied by scarlet flames blooming beautifully, as if the bewitching and gorgeous flowers on the other side were competing for beauty.

Violent explosions sounded one after another, one after another the support columns broke and collapsed, the shattered reinforced concrete fell like a meteor shower, and sloped mercilessly to the smooth marble floor, and some pieces splashed onto the shattered glass curtain wall, and flew to the asphalt road outside, and the glass of the model car instantly turned into pieces, flying into the sky and becoming a peculiar glass rain.

Model buildings are crumbling; The flames of the explosion seemed to break through the sky.......

An explosion that hasn't been seen in a long time!

I don't know why, John, who captured the light of the explosion? Schwartzman also popped up with this idea.

An explosion that hasn't been seen in a long time! The rest of the crew felt the same way, especially when compared to the hard work in Chicago, where the torture of these explosions really didn't matter!

Looking at the explosion on the monitor, Duke's calm blood seemed to boil, a feeling that had not been seen for a long time, and it seemed to be an innate instinct.

“great！” Duke shouted, "Excellent! ”

He stood up from behind the monitor, looked at the model that had been blown into ruins on the empty set, and let out a long breath, but the explosion scenes filmed on the spot in the film were limited, and he could only go here for the time being.

Picking up the megaphone, Duke shouted again, "Transition, back to Studio Seven!" ”

Turning around, he instructed the assistant next to him, "Go and inform the actors to prepare!" ”

The scene on the other side was already ready, and the shooting could only start after the explosion scene was completed, and an assistant director directed the crew to pack up the equipment, and Duke returned to the studio first.

An hour and a half later, shooting began again.

Amid the deafening music, Charlize in a low-cut bodysuit? Theron found Keanu? Reeves.

"I'm Trinity." She took off her sunglasses and showed a cold face, "I'm looking for you, Neo!" ”

Keanu? Reeves leaned against the wall, "How do you know my name?" ”

"More than your name......"

It's just a very ordinary literary drama, but according to Duke's request, John? From time to time, Schwartzman's camera footage would be taken from Charlize ? Theron swept across his chest, giving a close-up of the furrow squeezed out of it......

Filming was always carried out in an orderly manner, and Duke's energy was constantly focused on this until mid-October, when the news of "Titanic" came from North America. (To be continued......) R752