Chapter 591: Agent Normanoff
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If it's just a few shots, you can use Steadicam equipment to solve it, but the scenes here not only have fights, but also have to build villages that fit the Himalayas.
However, the scenery here is relatively primitive, and if you don't explain it in advance, it looks like the roof of the world when you shoot it.
And compared to the more complex and harsh conditions of the Himalayas, the environment of Vatnajökull is already very good.
Before Duke came, he had communicated with the Icelandic government, and it was not a problem to shoot on location.
"Hannah ......"
Walking to the relatively flat place at the bottom of the mountain, Duke called out to his art director, pointed to a wasteland with a rocky back, and said, "How difficult is it to build a village here?" ”
Hannah? Serena walked over and looked at the field, and when she came back, she said, "As long as the road problem is solved, half a month is enough." ”
Duke nodded, and turned to a slightly higher mountainside location, "Choose a suitable location over there and build the Shadow Warrior Alliance's monastery." ”
"It's easy." Hannah? Serena was confident.
In contrast to a village built from nothing, the monastery of the Shadow Dancer League only needs to build a porch, and the scenes in the monastery can be filmed in a studio, and the panoramic shots are shot using models.
The model could also be used to film the explosion scene of the monastery, which could not have been filmed in the Vatnajökull area, otherwise the Icelandic government and environmental groups would have to go crazy.
"It's really good here."
John? Schwartzman gasped and walked over to Duke, "Looking ahead, you can see the ice peak, and turn 180 degrees as if it were 20,000 feet." [800]”
Duke pointed to his bulging belly, "The most important thing. Here you can lose weight. ”
"I'm afraid it's going to be hard." John? Schwarzman laughed.
For the next week, Duke, guided by his guide, wandered around the Vatnajökull area in search of better locations. Constantly with Hannah? Serena and John? Schwartzman, who exchanged views on set construction and on-location shooting, signed a letter of intent with the Icelandic side to determine some of the location scenes of "Time to Go to War". Put it in Iceland.
When returning to Los Angeles, the crew was holding their first large-scale audition, which was temporarily led by Anna? Prinz is in charge, Duke will only participate in the second audition for a few main roles, and his energy will not be put on this for the time being, there is still a lot of work to be done on the project, and there are many that need to be checked by him personally, the first of which is the Batmobile.
This is not just a prop car, according to the commercial development plan, a limited commemorative edition will be produced and introduced to the market in the future. The crew's collaborator was Lamborghini, and their professional design team came up with eight versions of concept sketches, all of which were rejected by Duke.
"Crowley, this is not a comic!"
Standing in the conference room, Duke pointed to the projection screen and said to the head of the design team, "Although these eight versions are different, they are all too light, and I want a tough monster, not a sports car that takes the show to the extreme!" ”
"We will come up with a new plan as soon as possible." Crowley hurriedly said.
Duke emphasized again. "My ideal Batmobile is a hybrid of Lamborghini and Hummer, combining the agility of a sports car with the strength of a combat vehicle!"
As is customary for prop cars, a plastic shell is assembled on top of the existing body. But Duke demanded that the Batmobile in the film must be real from the wheels, chassis to body!
With the official launch of the film, Duke is fully in working mode, and unlike the relative ease of "Hurricane Rescue", this film has a huge investment and is the key to the success of the series, and he is completely in the attitude of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the treatment of "Batman: Time to War".
As a screen loser in the 90s who failed miserably in terms of audience reputation and box office results, it is not easy for Batman to turn over, and all the work must not be sloppy.
This is also Duke's consistent attitude, never taking his work lightly, and never taking it for granted that his experience is special, and the film will be successful.
As long as anyone with a brain knows that the distance between watching a movie and making a movie is as far as heaven and earth.
As a director who controls the overall situation, he must understand the progress of the preliminary preparations, and even every detail of the preparatory work, if he does not understand the various preliminary work, how can he talk about shooting.
None of this work can be given to Tina either? Faye and Anna? Prinz and other deputies do it, which is the most basic thing that a director wants to successfully direct a movie.
In addition to reviewing the preparations, Duke also went to the Hughes Aircraft Factory in the Los Angeles area, where he rented two oversized hangars, the sprawling Bat Cave and the dilapidated Nereus district, where he would shoot on set.
The huge hangar offers a wide range of space that you don't get in a studio.
The Bat Cave in the previous film was extremely exquisite, but the style of "Time to War" had been decided, which did not meet Duke's requirements, and the Bat Cave he wanted was a damp and dirty cave full of bats, and Bruce would also be shown in the film? How Wayne built his own batcave with his own hands.
The plan was to build the cave approximately 250 feet long, 120 feet wide, and 40 feet high, and would be fitted with 24 pumps that would flow 12,000 gallons of water per minute through the set, creating waterfalls, streams, and dripping damp walls.
As for the bats among them, the means of training bats are quite limited now, and it is difficult to make many bats act according to human will, and can only be generated using CGI.
While Duke was busy with the Batman series, another film related to him was also preparing to be established, and after Duke's funding was in place, Tom? Cruise's "Mission Impossible 3" is about to start preparations, and for his ace series, Liangtang even refused Spielberg's invitation to "War of the Worlds".
Of course, Spielberg's project never lacked superstars, and he chose to work with Tom again? Hanks collaboration.
DreamWorks is mired in the quagmire, and after the animation studio was spun off separately, the live-action film division seemed to want to take a gamble and invest huge sums of money to create two supertitles, Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" and Michael? "Escape from Clone Island" directed by Bey.
But unlike in Duke's influence, "War of the Worlds" changed the male lead, and "Escape from Clone Island" changed the female lead.
"Turned down Michael because I wanted to be in your movie? Bey's invitation. Scarlett said to Duke.
Is this Tom? At a party hosted by Cruise, Duke accepted the invitation, and when he arrived, he was invited by Scarlett? Johnson was eyed.
Pick up a wine glass and talk to Harvey as he passes by? Baden touched it, nodded slightly, and when the other party walked away, Duke looked at the bright light behind Scarlett, moved down slightly, dodged the direct light, and said, "You've been eliminated, Scarlett." ”
"Why?" Scarlett took a step forward and couldn't help but look at the turf under her feet, which didn't seem to be very peaceful, and Duke shook his head, "You're not suitable for this role." ”
"Is it really not suitable?" Scarlett's bright eyes looked at Duke, "I want to transform." Can you talk about it individually? Maybe you can give me some advice. ”
Probably afraid that Duke would ignore her, Scarlett said again, "There are some things, I'm sorry, I did go a little too far, but Duke, we've known each other for more than ten years, you know me, I know you, between you and Ivanka, is it really just my problem?" If because of this, you are prejudiced against me and give up ten years of friendship, it will be unfair to me. ”
"I don't know about you." Duke turned.
This is not the place to say these words alone, Duke walked towards the corner of the lawn under the light, saw Scarlett following from behind, and said, "Work has nothing to do with personal feelings, you really don't fit into this role." ”
"But I didn't even audition." Scarlett? Johnson, like he did when he was a child, followed Duke closely, "You won't even give me an audition?" I grew up behind your ass! ”
Hearing this, Duke stopped, and the image of the past came back to his mind, when Scarlett was still a chatter......
He sighed, turned around, and said, "You're an important part of my plans for the future. ”
Scarlett's eyes immediately lit up.
Duke added, "You work with Sophia for the time being, and next year I'll direct 'Iron Man.'" ”
"Do you want me to play Pepper?"
"Go and read the comics and learn more about Black Widow." Duke didn't care whether Scarlett agreed or not, and said straightforwardly, "This is an important member of the Avengers plan, and it is the key to connecting many members......"
Scarlett blinked her bright eyes and said, "I will never refuse as long as you need it." ”
"It was better to do so!" Duke admonished, "I don't have high requirements for you, as long as you don't show up in front of Ivanka in the future." ”
Her blonde hair suddenly fell from her head, covering Scarlett's eyes, and she was silent for a few seconds, cautiously probing, "What if...... What if I show up in front of her often? ”
This sentence almost crooked Duke's nose, and he couldn't help but raise a hand and point at her.
Scarlett? Johnson pinned his hair behind his ears and showed a hint of fear on his face, "Are you going to hit me?" ”
"Yes!" Duke snapped.
He knew he couldn't give Scarlett a good look.
"Then you're done." Scarlett suddenly laughed and took a slight step forward, "You know, Duke, I'm not going to refuse any of your requests. ”
"My endurance is limited!"
Duke glared at her, too lazy to continue talking to her, and walked straight to the crowd.
Scarlett muttered in a very low voice behind him, "Between you and Ivanka, it's obviously her best dad's problem......" (To be continued.) )
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