"Honey, you don't look like Sauron at all right now."

In the manor at the foot of Mount Victoria, hiding in the well-groomed woods, Kate? Blanchett seemed a little dissatisfied, "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, and I put on makeup before I came......"

She was blonde and white, like Queen Galadriel had come to Wellington.

In contrast, Duke is just dressed casually for summer.

"I'm sorry, Kate." Duke walked over and hugged Blanchett from behind, and the two leaned against the edge of the bench, "I've tried on Sauron's outfit, it's too bulky, how can I communicate with you deeply when I wear those things?" ”

As he spoke, Duke lowered his head and kissed her white ear.

Both Duke and Blanchett were extremely relaxed, unrestrained in the woods, as if one was really the master of this golden forest, and the other was the most powerful staker in Middle-earth.

Since a few days ago, Duke has asked the housekeeping company to tidy up the woods to make it more in line with the atmosphere of Roslorian, and this morning to Tina? Faye and the few servants in the manor took a vacation and turned this place completely into him and Kate? Blanchett can be a world of independence that can be reckless.

"Stop, Sauron!"

Not to be one of the best actresses in Australia, Kate? Blanchett quickly got into shape, she broke free of Duke's hands, turned to face him, and said as she slowly stepped back, "This is the Golden Forest, not your territory Mordor!" ”

She tightened a pretty face, "You don't have the strength here, I will expel you again as I did in Gorgodo." ”

"What did you use to expel me?" Step by step, Duke approached her, "My.Lady! ”

"I'm ......," Blanchett's voice changed suddenly, "don't come here." Kellerpen is nearby. ”

"Really? Perhaps Kellerpeng will enjoy the next scene he sees. ”

As he spoke, Duke was less than a foot away from Queen Galadriel, and Blanchett took another step back, leaning his back against a large tree, "I warn you, Sauron. I will expel you. ”

"Let's use your means, My.Lady." Duke paused, his eyes looking her up and down meaningfully, "I'd love to see how you banish me." ”

"I'll conquer you!"

Blanchett's voice was full of power, and the face that belonged to Queen Galadriel tightened even more, "You will meet the most powerful side of the Noldor Elves. ”

After speaking, Blanchett suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed the white silk satin skirt and lifted it up. Smooth hands, slender calves...... One by one, they were displayed in front of Duke.

"Surrender, Sauron." Blanchett's skirt was already up to the waist.

"My.Lady, though I would love to surrender in front of your beautiful body."

Taking a step forward, Duke pressed Queen Galadriel against the broad tree, "But I find it more rewarding to conquer the offspring of the Noldor Elves." ”

"Kellerpeng won't let you go!"

Kate? Blanchett writhed and squirmed, looking desperately resistant, and Duke simply grabbed her hands. pressed on top of his head......

One of the most powerful men and women in Middle-earth once again engaged in hand-to-hand combat. It seems that in this beautiful wood, it is necessary to really determine who is more powerful.

From the beginning to the present, Duke and Kate? Blanchett's purpose is very simple, just to come together because of the attraction of hormones, to pursue the simplest pleasure and excitement, and the two never talk about other things. After entering their respective roles, they always entangle and fight as fast as they can.

Ang Lee once said that the core of Western society and culture is 'sex', and Duke has been deeply influenced by Western-style society for more than 20 years. Blanchett is also a typical Western woman who can let go. The physical fit of the two sides is far greater than the mental level.

Perhaps it is this relationship driven by the most primitive ** that Duke vs. Kate? Blanchett's senses are far better than others, and he can even compete with the two best ** Naomi he has ever had on a certain distance? Watts and Charlize? Theron comparison.

So, in Kate? When Blanchett left Wellington and returned to Los Angeles, Duke simply had her own private jet take her back.

Queen Galadriel took away not only Sauron's conquests, but also those memorabilia that the crew had prepared especially for the actors.

Others may believe that Duke's Lord of the Rings trilogy can be a success, but only Duke knows that the series may become the most glorious moment of many actors' lives.

Like Ilya? Wood, his baby-faced is simply Frodo? Taggins is synonymous.

Send Kate away? Blanchett, Duke led the crew out of Wellington and arrived at Blenheim, a small town not too far away, to prepare for the filming of the Hobbit, which had been designed and constructed since two years ago.

In order to create a real Charles, Duke asked the landscaping experts to plant various trees, flowers and vegetables in front of the pre-set scene one year before the film, and even built auxiliary landscapes such as small bridges and flowing water.

However, there are also fly in the ointment.

Duke circled around Charles and Hobbit, and was generally satisfied, with the only one who was unhappy was Bilbo? Scenery near the bottom of the bag in Baggins.

When the location was selected, the site for the construction of the bag bottom hole was finalized by Duke himself, because above it, as described in the original book, there was a rather old crooked neck tree, perhaps this tree was too old, and it had passed the most vigorous stage, even in the December season, the hanging leaves still looked a little sparse.

"Bill."

Stopping in front of the hole at the bottom of the bag, Duke looked at the tree above and said to the head of the props team, "There are too few leaves, and it will affect the effect of the shooting." ”

Bill stood here and thought for a moment, and quickly came up with a solution, "We can use fake leaves and hang them on the branches." ”

Subsequently, Bill hired the relevant technicians to do the calculations, and the result was a staggering amount of work.

This crooked neck tree is too old and a little tilted, and the props team needs to be fixed with steel cables and supports before they can rely on the lifting platform to start working, remove the withered leaves, and connect the fake leaves to achieve the effect Duke wants, it is estimated that it will take about 250,000 artificial leaves, and it will take ten people about a week to complete.

In addition to these, the crew rented an abandoned slaughterhouse near the town, built the interior of the bag bottom hole, and built 2 bag bottom holes at the same time.

One is built according to the height of a hobbit, and the other is built according to the height of a real person, and all the props are divided into two sets.

Scenes without a frontal close-up of Bilbo or Frodo, and with Gandalf, will be played by a dwarf stand-in and Ian? McLean is filmed in the former.

The scene where the hobbit is alone is played by Ilya? Actors such as Wood are carried out in the latter.

And Gandalf's footage with Bilbo or Frodo, with a frontal close-up, is undoubtedly the most difficult to shoot.

However, technical issues are never a problem for Hollywood directors like Duke, and with props and special shooting, the desired effect of the film can be achieved with a light yì.

Like in the pit at the bottom of the bag, about four feet Frodo? When Baggins had to foil Gandalf, the seven-foot-tall mage, Duke would have the hobbits perform and speak on their knees.

Sometimes, he will also use the "forced perspective method" to achieve this, that is, to put Ian? McLean is in the foreground close to the camera and stepping on a higher platform, Elijah? Wood is on the ground in the background, which gives the viewer the illusion of a corresponding optical illusion.

In order to make the "forced perspective" more realistic, Weta Studio also specially developed a set of systems for Duke, including a pulley, a platform, and computer software, so that when the camera is in motion, the computer will move according to the number of pre-simulated numbers and the platform on which the actor is located, so as to maintain the visual ratio of Gandalf's 7 feet to the hobbit's 4 feet.

Hobbiton's role is extremely important, this is the real beginning of the trilogy, and if it does not attract the audience, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the trend of the whole film.

It's no exaggeration to say that a good start is the beginning of a successful film.

The epic war scenes, which will be completed by the combined forces of elves and humans in the opening overture, and the fierce battles that are unlikely to take place here in Hobbiton, the beautiful scenery and the fantastical idyllic scenery that show the Shire are undoubtedly an extremely important part of the film in addition to the character.

For Shire's landscape scenes, Duke tirelessly shoots, not only repeating the shot from the same angle, but also constantly changing the camera position, and his wide-angle lens at sunrise and sunset is shot countless times.

Of course, Duke has never rejected computer CGI technology, and after shooting, these shots will also be properly retouched in the post-production, so that the effect on the big screen is even better.

No matter what era it is, it is inevitable that advanced technology will eliminate backward technology, and it is also the general trend of the film industry that film technology will be eliminated by digital technology.

Not to mention anything else, the relatively much cheaper cost of digital technology alone will be promoted by major production companies and the North American theater alliance.

After 10 days of filming in Blenheim, the props crew completed the shaping of the big tree above the hole at the bottom of the bag, and for a film to be successful, every detail cannot be ignored, and the crooked neck tree with 250,000 leaves hanging by ten people will definitely not appear in the movie many times, but Duke still uses the strictest attitude to demand himself and the entire crew.

He's not James? A perfectionist like Cameron, but he will not relax his requirements for the crew. (To be continued......)