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The smoke from the burning cigarette obscured Ed Harris's figure, and the resolute face in the mirror was full of anger......

“Cut！”

Looking at the picture on the monitor, Duke shouted to stop, and then said to the other side, "The lights are dimer, I want to be able to show the dull feeling of the heaviness of the human heart." Right! The light has to give the lens a sense of oppression. ”

With that, Duke stopped caring with the lighting engineer and walked straight to Ed Harris, who was surrounded by cameras.

"Ed......" he thought about his words for a moment, "don't show your anger, General Hammer is indeed very angry at this time, but as a soldier who has been tested on the battlefield, he can suppress this anger in his heart, his decision is deliberate, and his expression should be calm." ”

"Then ......," Ed Harris frowned, "there should always be a movement or something that shows his mood." ”

"Looks, with your eyes." Duke pointed to his eyes, "I'll give you a close-up of your eyes, with your sharpest eyes." ”

"Is that so?" Ed Harris's eyes widened slightly, his whole temperament changed, and his expressionless face couldn't suppress the anger in his heart at all, but this anger was not written on his face, but it was an indescribable feeling.

"Keep your groove in shape." Duke gave him a thumbs up and returned to the back of the monitor.

The acting skills of these veteran actors are not a problem, and after Duktong Guò conveys his intentions in words and actions, they can always make timely adjustments.

Compared with the two characters in "Life and Death" who only need to sell their faces, this film has higher requirements for the three protagonists.

"John, shoot in false focus." Duke shouted to the camera, "Take a close-up of Eddard's eyes." ”

Then, he turned on the megaphone, patted it lightly, and said sternly, "Pay attention, don't make any more mistakes, or I will cancel lunch!" ”

"Act 1, Act 2, begin!" He himself shouted.

The cigarette burned again, and Ed Harris's figure was blurred, but it could make people feel the heaviness of the moment......

Staring closely at the monitor, Duke's main focus is on the close-up of his eyes, and when Ed Harris stands in front of the mirror, John Schwartzman immediately captures his eyes, and the sharp eyes perfectly set off General Hammer's temperament and the depression brought by the surrounding environment.

“Cut！” Duke nodded in satisfaction, "This is over, transition!" ”

When Duke ordered the time-consuming and laborious scenes in the studio, which were often just for minutes or even seconds of footage, Duke moved to the other side of the studio to shoot Christopher Lee's footage.

It was set up as a prison, and Christopher Lee had already put on his wig and put on his makeup, and after being notified by an assistant, he immediately came to the venue.

After a few words of precautions, the photography, lighting and other departments began to be busy according to the prior plan, which was temporarily taken care of by Zack Schneider, and Duke seized the time to explain a few words to Christopher Lee.

"Mason has been imprisoned for a long time...... Duke said succinctly, "but he is still a lion." ”

"I understand." The old man nodded.

"Show how you felt when you were an agent."

With one last word, Duke walked into the middle of the venue and began to examine the set, opened the door to Mason's 'prison', and immediately frowned when he saw the two books placed in it.

"Wood ......" He had just finished shouting when the head of the props team walked over quickly.

"Director......

Without waiting for him to finish asking, Duke pointed to one of the books and said, "This is the Art of War that you prepared?" ”

Picking up the book, Duke threw it directly to him, "Mason is a British agent, an Englishman who has been imprisoned for thirty years, do you think he can read Chinese?" I want the English version! ”

"I'm sorry......" Wood Ward said quickly, "I'll figure it out." ”

With the qualifications of "Life and Death", the support of Warner Bros., and the fact that he is one of the investors of the film, Duke's actual power on the crew is not the same as when he was last filmed, and after the professional stealth of the two production managers, he is the most powerful person on the set, even if others have any ideas, they will never be questioned in person like Cornet at the beginning.

The English version of "The Art of War" had nowhere to find it in a short time, so the props team simply remade the cover, and finally did not delay Duke's shooting plan.

Heavy footsteps sounded, Christopher Lee's gray wig obscured most of his face, and the handcuffs and shackles on his body illustrated his situation, but the aging agent was not crumbled by the torture of his captivity, but showed the temperament of only those who had been on the battlefield and had bloody hands on it.

He was fierce and cold, without the gentlemanly demeanor of an Englishman.

This is exactly what Duke deliberately made to the character in order to match Christopher Lee's real experience, John Mason is no longer a superficially personable old gentleman, his temperament and movements are more aggressive.

In fact, the former John Mason was set to take care of Sean Connery, but the problem is also obvious, an agent who has been imprisoned for decades will either become depressed and collapsed, or will become more manic and continue to maintain a personable demeanor? That's James Bond, not John Mason!

This is no longer a James Bond-esque British agent.

Christopher Lee walked all the way, with John Schwartzman on his arms and Steadicam, snapping in front of him until Duke called a stop.

Since the start of filming, Duke has rarely been involved in actual filming, and almost all of the filming has been handed over to the camera team led by John Schwartzman, who is more in control of the overall situation.

And the shot will be fed back to the director's monitor as soon as possible, which is enough for him to make a judgment.

Although he was pleased with the results from the first shot, this shot was meant to highlight John Mason's character, and Duke shot a few more shots to give him more options in post-production.

Next, he transitioned again to shoot the scenes of Nicolas Cage, and he and Naomi Watts, who played his fiancée, were also prepared in advance, and when the crew made a little arrangement, the filming began.

In general, the shots were not difficult, although the three leading actors often NG, Duke sometimes needed to adjust the location or camera position, and even fine-tuned the scene when inspiration came, but the shooting was relatively smooth, and the benefits of using experienced actors such as Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage, and Christopher Lee in action movies were also evident, and their acting skills were much better than those of traditional zombie-faced action stars.

Especially Nicolas Cage, who does not lack the hardness that an action star should have, but has acting skills that traditional action stars such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger cannot match, it is not for nothing that he can become the benchmark of action movies in the 90s.

Again, his problem is obvious.

Cage is like a distinctive, but not very stable football player, who is in good and bad form, and he habitually plays extremely well in one movie, and then very badly in the next, and sometimes even in the same film, his performance level fluctuates greatly.

Because of his own problems in the conception of the scene, Duke's shooting interval dragged on for a long time, and as a result, Cage, who was in good shape when he was shooting with Naomi Watts just now, was inexplicably out of shape after reshooting.

"Goosby is a nerd, not a literary youth."

After NG five in a row, Duke stood in front of the helicopter model, his voice a little high, "Nikolai, Goosby is about to participate in the operation, the fate of San Francisco is in his hands, at this time he should not be excited, but nervous!" ”

"Nervous, understand?"

At this time, Duke was like a high-horsepower hair dryer, and he didn't have his usual calm appearance at all, "Nikolai, don't tell me that you don't know how to show nervousness!" ”

"Give me five minutes." Cage also understands that the problem lies with him.

Duke nodded and went back to the monitor, but just after five minutes of filming, he shouted to stop again!

"Nikolai, sue me, where is your state?"

Taking a deep breath, Duke suppressed the anger that wanted to explode, this is not a problem that can be solved by a tantrum, he walked to the helicopter model, paced back and forth a few steps, waved his hand at Sophia who followed behind to deliver water, and finally said, "First of all, this is my problem, I interrupted the shooting for too long, and the director zhì your state disappeared......"

"Duke ......" Cage was a little embarrassed, because of Sophia's relationship, the relationship between the two is also good.

"That's it, Nikolai." Duke walked up to him, ignored the SEALs' curious eyes, and said, "Your eyes have to keep looking around, your legs in the cabin are constantly swinging slightly, and ......"

Duke turned to Christopher Lee on the other side, "Chris, tell him a few jokes." Nikolai, you squeeze out a smile when you hear the joke, understand? ”

Eyes that look left and right at all times; legs that swing non-stop in the cabin; Laughing with Mason; When Nicolas Cage is not in good shape, his nervousness can be reflected from the side.

Maybe Duke's method played a role, or maybe Cage found some form, and in the next few shots, the overall table got better and better, and when the reshoot was made for the sixth time, Duke finally shouted out with satisfaction.

"Thank you."

Seeing the coffee on the table, Duke didn't raise his head, and habitually said, "Sophia, I plan to make some fine-tuning for the afternoon shooting......"

"Miss Coppola is going to help you get lunch." The familiar female voice was not nasal.

Before Duke could look up, he felt a hot and humid breath blow through his ears, and he was gently kissed on the face. (The novel "Hollywood Made Zuò" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )