Chapter 57: The Noisemaker

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"Audience liking is the first thing I think about when I make a movie." Duke replied as a matter of course.

"An explosion, for example?"

"Yes, an explosion?"

"What's next for you to bomb?" The journalist is curious.

"I think the White House is a good target."

It was an awards ceremony full of jokes, and no one would take that seriously, but Duke added, "In the movie, of course." ”

"We're looking forward to seeing footage like that."

"Thank you!"

After dealing with reporters, Dukra walked towards the exit of the side door with Naomi Watts, MTV has another party next, but tomorrow he is going to San Francisco and does not plan to participate.

"I heard Nancy say......" Naomi said, holding Duke in her arms and her eyes sparkling, "You've hired two screenwriters and are filling in two scripts?" Isn't it really going to blow up the White House next? ”

"Actually, a script has been completed." Duke shrugged, "The White House, Congress, Manhattan, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument are all targets I'm going to blow up, and I'm going to destroy all of North America." ”

Out of the side door, the rented RV was already waiting here, Dukla opened the door, and waited for Naomi Watts to get in the car before getting into the back cabin.

"North Hollywood." Duke raised the bezel that separates the front and rear seats.

Naomi Watts never forgot the topic just now, and after thinking about it, she asked tentatively, "New script or men's play?" ”

"Not exactly...... Duke shook his head, "it's going to be a group show." ”

He couldn't guess the blonde's thoughts, reached out and picked up her chin, hooked it in front of him, and slowly kissed the two pink and soft red lips, and a fresh little tongue immediately burrowed into his mouth, like the sea breeze of this season, gently sweeping over every sensitive area.

"Duke ......"

After a long time, the two separated, Naomi with her arms around his neck, her blue-green eyes full of joy, "I...... How can I thank you? ”

"You're welcome." Duke's eyes swept across her face and slid all the way down, "You're really pretty, Nami. ”

Naomi slowly pressed her arms and pulled Duke closer to her chest, so that his face was directly attached to the opening of the low-cut dress, she knew very well that Duke was interested in her delicate and charming body, which was also her biggest asset in front of him.

Twenty-five-year-old Naomi Watts is the best age for a woman, and Duke needs a proper bed. Companion, in order to relieve the anxiety and pressure brought by his profession, he is not the kind of person who only knows how to take and does not give at all, those roles that are suitable for the other party, what does it matter if you give them to her?

It was another intoxicating night, and the two of them, like most men and women in this circle, did not think about tomorrow, did not look at the past, and only stood on the same line for the time being because of the interests and needs of the present.

The next day, Duke returned to San Francisco, and the filming of "Death Island" had entered the final stage, even during his absence, the crew did not temporarily stop, and under the leadership of Zack Snyder, many Alcatraz dramas were filmed.

At the end of another morning's shooting, and with everyone resting after lunch, Zack Schneider, Sophia Coppola, and John Schwartzman, the core members of the team, sat with Duke in front of the monitor to watch the footage of the past few days.

"Look here, Zach."

Pressing the pause button, Duke pointed to the picture, which was the Marine Corps rappelling from a building, "You're using parallel shooting here, if you change the angle and use the upward shot on the ground, and watch the rappel from the bottom up, will you have different senses?" ”

"The rappelling team went straight to the camera and fell." Zack Schneider also gained a lot of experience in shooting commercials, and soon figured out, "If you put it in the theater, you will have the illusion of landing in front of the audience's eyes." ”

"That's right...... Duke, thumbs-up at him, adding, "We can slow down a shot like this in post-production and increase the sense of oppression on the audience." ”

"Helicopters and Navy SEALs are still on set," Zack Schneider apparently agrees with Duke, "and I'll go back to shooting these ones in the afternoon." ”

"Zach, you have a natural sense of color in your use of color."

It's a partner who has built a relationship of trust with each other, and Duke says bluntly, "But the use of the camera is your weakness." ”

After a few more words about the camera and the shooting, Zack Schneider and John Schwartzman left first, and Sophia sat behind Duke's side and didn't say much.

"Duke, can I make a copy of the finished film?" She said suddenly.

"Do you want to be real again?" Duke understands that Sophia has never relaxed the opportunity to learn and practice in private, "I will say hello to Robin and Charles, you can print a copy, but you have to pay for it yourself!" ”

"And!" Duke pointed to Sophia behind her, "If there is film going out, I'll kill you, Sophia!" I promise! ”

"There's no rush right now." Sophia ignored Duke's words, "When you're done, I'll take all the film and go to Warner to print a copy and edit a movie that suits my taste." ”

"You're not trying to cut an action movie into a romance movie, are you?" Duke said teasingly.

"Then it depends on my personal hobbies." Sophia shrugged her shoulders and reminded him, "Lunch break is almost over, it's time for us to go to the set." ”

After the MTV awards ceremony, due to the live broadcast and media hype, the name of "Brave Island" further spread, and with the chain reaction brought by Duke on "Life and Death", the film has gained a certain popularity among the huge group of action movie fans.

And Naomi Watts, who did make some impressions after walking the red carpet once, and was on a local TV talk show, and she's a smart woman who knows that there are elements of the Duke, Nancy, and Warner promotional films, and she talks a lot about "Death Island" in interviews.

As a veteran Hollywood giant, Warner Bros. is no weaker than Twentieth Century Fox in terms of publicity, they have formulated a perfect publicity plan for "Death Island", and even after seeing many popular scenes shot by Duke, this film has been listed as one of Warner's most important projects in the summer.

The clouds and fog shrouding the Golden Gate Bridge are unpredictable, and every day can bring surprises, and on the way to and from Alcatraz Island for the next two weeks, Duke will take advantage of the sunrise and sunset to shoot some wide-angle scenery, and finally this filming on Alcatraz Island, without speeding cars, collisions and explosions, it seems extraordinarily quiet, lacking the disturbance of noise, except for Duke feeling a little flat, the rest of the crew is obviously in good spirits, and even the pace of filming is constantly accelerating.

After more than two months of struggle and suffering, "Brave Death Island" has gradually come to the end of filming.

In Alcatraz's entertainment plaza, Duke wore the hat representing the lucky Los Angeles Commandos on his head in the blowing sea breeze, glanced at the Golden Gate Bridge from afar, and turned to walk behind the monitors.

"Let's get started." He said to Sophia.

Sophia's nasal voice came over the loudspeaker.

"Scene 152, Act 15, begin!"

Walking back and forth in the crowd, Ed Harris found the group of young tourists, crouched in front of a little blonde girl, her face full of friendliness.

"Can you do something for me? This is a very important matter, I want you to go and talk to the teacher so that the teacher can take you back to the boat immediately. ”

"Hmmm......"

The little blonde girl nodded.

Seeing that there were no problems with the little girl's performance, Duke let out a slow breath, children and animals are the most uncontrollable factors when shooting, but this little girl obviously has acting experience, and the last shot is smooth and clear.

“CUT!”

After shouting a stop, Duke asked for a loudspeaker from Sophia, held it up and said, "For two and a half months, we have encountered all kinds of difficulties, everyone has been tormented by noise, don't deny it, I know you all call me a noisemaker in private......"

There was a burst of laughter on the makeshift set.

"Thank you."

Although there was such a bad thing as a shutdown, compared to the last time, this shooting was much smoother, especially the crew, who were basically working in the same direction, "Each of you is an important part of this crew!" ”

"One last point." Duke said, "Tomorrow we'll be back at Burbank, and on the Warner set, we'll have a grand pie!" ”

"Wow......"

The crew let out a strange cry of excitement, and after more than two months of being tormented by Duke with crashes and explosions, they could finally relax.

As the sun moved to the west and moved infinitely closer to the sea, the crew packed up and put all the equipment on the boat, Duke and the cast and crew boarded the ferry, and headed for the pier in San Francisco Bay with the roar of motors.

"Sophia......" Duke said, habitually walking to the bow of the ship, "the film and equipment are temporarily sealed in the warehouse opposite the Warner Studio...... Oh, by the way, if you have time, you can get someone to make a copy of the film for you, I've already said hello to the two production managers. ”

"Thank you."

"You're not welcome to each other."

Walking to the bow of the boat, Duke spotted the little blonde girl playing against Ed Harris standing next to the guardrail, and when the other party saw him, he beckoned, "Hello, Mr. Director." ”

"Hello." Listening to the accent girl, it seems to be from the East Coast.

The little girl was probably no more than ten years old, with conspicuous blonde hair and less common blue and green eyes, not very pretty, but very cute.

"Hey, dear......"

A middle-aged woman ran over, picked up the little girl and walked towards the back cabin, "Why did you run out alone......"

Looking back at the mother and daughter, Duke shook his head, as long as Hollywood is in demand, there are a large number of parents who send their children to this vanity fair.

Dissipating these thoughts that have nothing to do with him, Duke looked into the distance, and when the crew's pie was over, there was a more important post-production zuò waiting for him.