After the car stopped, Duke pushed the car door, a hot air came to his face, the sun in the sky scorched the earth like a fireball, the air was hot, the ground was hot and hot, he stepped on the almost white sand, and he felt a little hot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ≥，

Daniel? Colonel Frese got out of the car in front of him, walked up to Duke, stood side by side with him, pointed his right hand into the distance, and said, "This is it." With this as the central point, the area within a radius of 35 miles is temporarily assigned to the crew for filming. ”

"There won't be any missiles, will they?"

The one who spoke was John? Schwartzman, he raised his hand to cover the blazing sun falling in the sky, and said, "The desert is a little white, and it's still a little different from the Middle East, but it's not a big problem, we can adjust it by lighting and lenses." ”

"That's it."

Looking at the endless white desert, Duke made the final decision, "The scenes of the Middle East are filmed here, presumably none of you want to go to the Middle East, right?" ”

Just as his mother mentioned several times that Duke had no interest in going to Israel, it was just that he would not go to the Middle East if he did not have a choice.

The scenes in the Middle East can be filmed in the White Sands Missile Range, but here is close to the white desert, which is somewhat different from the Middle East.

The White Sands Missile Test Site is located on the border between New Mexico and Texas, and as the name suggests, it is a desert national park where pure white is better than snow, but the desert where the missile test site is located is not pure white, according to Daniel? According to Colonel Frese, it is about 50 miles from the real pure white desert.

Most of the planned explosion scenes were filmed at the Baisha Director's Test Ground, and the crew was able to go deep into the military stronghold, which was completely supported by the Pentagon. In order to create a good and positive image for the US side, the Pentagon not only provided filming locations, but also allowed the crew to follow the whizzing fighter jets to shoot from the air.

As they walked along the improvised road in the desert, Duke saw a building, probably dozens of houses, but it was clear that they hadn't been tended for a long time. It looks a little dilapidated, and in some places the walls have collapsed.

"Colonel", Duke pointed there, asked Daniel, who was walking next to him? Frese, "What's that place?" ”

"The abandoned old barracks was originally intended to be used as a target for missiles, but it has never been used."

Guessing what Duke wanted to do, he added, "If it works." Just use it well. ”

"Hannah!"

Hearing him say this, Duke beckoned to the back, art director Hannah? Serena walked over wearing a large mask, and he pointed to her and said, "Is it easy to use them for filming?" ”

Looked closely for a few minutes, Hannah? Serena said, "Yes, it should save some work." ”

Then. The group returned to the car and went to several other locations to have a look. Then the car drove out of the Baisha missile range.

Leaving New Mexico, Duke didn't go back to Los Angeles, but in Daniel? Accompanied by Colonel Frese, with Hannah? Serena and John? Schwartzman and others went to Edwards Air Force Base, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas to do field shooting expeditions.

In Las Vegas, Duke was hosted by City Hall. The mayor of Las Vegas directly said that if Las Vegas becomes one of the main locations for "Transformers", City Hall will do its best to cooperate with the filming of the crew, and things like closed street filming are not a problem at all.

To be able to get the relevant support, Duke also decided to play the role of the final battle. In Las Vegas, it seems that destroying half of Las Vegas is also a good idea.

Duke returns to Los Angeles and first with Google's Larry? Paige and Scheer? Geblin met, and the two sides also formally signed a share swap agreement, and got the shares in Duke's hands, plus the shares obtained from other small shareholders before, Google successfully became the largest shareholder of Instant Share, and the shares with voting rights in his hands were also close to 50%, and the next shareholder meeting was held, which was the beginning of a major change in management.

After signing the share swap agreement, he steadily became Google's largest shareholder, but the Class A shares with voting rights in his hands are still lower than Larry's? Paige and Scheer? Gablin added up, and the other party certainly wouldn't let him threaten their control of Google.

However, Duke has no intention of interfering with Google, he knows that he is purely a layman in the IT industry, just like he would not be stupid enough to be in Steve? Jobs is just like pointing fingers in front of him, and he will not be bored to interfere in Google's affairs.

The signing of this agreement is a win-win situation for Duke and Google, but for Donald? For Trump and the Trump Organization behind him, it was nothing less than a heavy blow.

But Duke didn't take it too seriously, Ivanka? Trump is an ex-girlfriend after all.

As for her and Donald? What Trump will think, Duke will not care, he still has quite a bit of work to do.

The design team sent by Hasbro from its headquarters in Rhode Island once again completed the concept design drawings of the Autobots and Decepticons according to Duke's request, and this time Duke agreed, and after some modifications, the drawings were sent to ILM, and ILM's model studio will make Transformers models of different scales according to the design drawings.

In addition, with the completion of the Transformers' exterior design, another VFX team from ILM set up a VFX studio at Warner Studios to begin modeling future CGI productions.

These jobs require a lot of time, and there is no need to be opportunistic, CGI special effects, to put it bluntly, are piled up with time and money, and those special effects that seem to be five cents are actually only one reason, and there is not enough money spent on special effects production.

According to Duke's requirements, "Transformers" must be the best special effects today, not to mention CGI generation, just model making, Optimus Prime's model needs nearly 12,000 parts, which is definitely a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

This is also related to another requirement of Duke, all the robots in the film will not be thick and bulky, just like the elite fighters in the human army, whether it is a Decepticon or an Autobot body, it will have a natural and smooth beauty, and when transformed on the big screen, every part of the body will move at the same time.

And this design will continue to the related peripheral toys launched by Hasbro, Hasbro has made a plan, the most expensive toys, as long as you touch the special parts on the Transformers, Optimus Prime and Megatron can automatically complete the transformation.

Of course, such toys will definitely sell for a lot of money.

However, as long as the film is popular enough, there will definitely be a large number of fans who will pay for it.

Throughout August, Duke spent the whole month busy, and the preparation of a film like "Transformers" was far more complicated than those independent films, and there was no need for the slightest sloppiness, and a small mistake in the preliminary preparation could become a serious problem in the filming.

Although the specific work such as making schedules and field schedules has long been no longer necessary for Duke to do in person, Hannah? Serena's assistant team was enough, but Duke still had to review every studio, even if it was something he couldn't take care of, and it was Tina who was the production manager? Filipino is eye-catching.

"Strictly speaking, you are the person in charge of the crew."

After reviewing a storyboard, Duke looked up and looked at Tina, who was sitting at another table. Fei said, "How does this job feel?" ”

"It's okay, it's a bit similar to what I used to do."

Charles? When Rowan was there, he was also mainly assisting Duke in his work, which was a good match for Tina? "It's just busier than before, and I need to negotiate a lot of venues, props, equipment and finances." ”

The funds are controlled by a third-party guarantee company, and in the past, Duke needed funds, all of which were Charles? Rowan went to ask for it, and now of course it was replaced by Tina? Phenanthrene.

Third-party guarantee is a universal system in Hollywood, it can effectively curb some other ideas about money that many people in the crew inevitably have, all directors in Hollywood work under this system, Duke is no exception, in some ways, Duke is also a supporter of this system, and all the films invested by Duke Studios in the past have also used third-party guarantees.

Even if I used to talk to Tom? Cruise and Warner Bros. cooperate, and Duke will not be so idiotic as to hand over the funds directly to the other party or the crew.

A mature industry will inevitably have a corresponding system as a guarantee.

"Warner Bros.' second tranche of $50 million has arrived."

Tina? Fei looked at the report and said, "On the side of ILM and IMAX, we need to pay a fee in advance. ”

Duke waved his hand, "This is something you and the CFO should be considering, don't tell me." ”

After "The Dark Knight" created the IMAX craze, IMAX now has a certain confidence, Duke filmed "Transformers", the camera they no longer provide for free, and the crew needs to pay the relevant rental fees.

This is a very normal situation, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and a business transaction is a business transaction after all.

Moreover, after the advantages of IMAX technology are fully revealed, it is inevitable that many companies and films will follow suit, and there are few IMAX cameras in the world that have naturally become a hot commodity.

Relaxing slightly, Duke flipped through the folder again and continued to review the storyboard artwork. Faye was also concentrating on her work, but after opening a few file bags and looking through them, she walked over to Duke with a file bag.

"The results of the first audition for the three main roles." Tina? Faye placed the bag in front of Duke, "This is what Anna just sent. (To be continued.) )

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