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Standing in front of the monitor, Duke kept giving orders according to his own requirements, "These daytime scenes should also be adjusted, I don't need any sunny shots, all the daytime backgrounds are adjusted to a dark and slightly humid environment." ”

Tina? Fei walked over and whispered in his ear, "Hans? Zimmer came over. ”

As in "Batman: Time to War", Duke invited Hans again? Zimmer scored The Dark Knight.

With Anna? With a few words from Prinz for her to take over for the time being, Duke left the studio and went to a nearby reception room to meet the Hollywood gold-medal soundtrack master.

"Hi, Hans."

"Hi, Duke."

Duke walked over and said to Hans? Zimmer shook hands, the two had worked together several times, and he was not polite, and said directly, "The plot of this part will be darker than "Time to War", my requirements are not complicated, the soundtrack follows the style of the previous one, but some new elements should be added to make it not only more tense and exciting, but also not lacking in fashion sense." ”

"I've already read the script." Hans? Zimmer understood that Duke was busy with work, and he was not verbose, and said directly, "I was particularly impressed by the role of the Joker, and I wanted to use extremely restless electronic sound effects as the musical theme for describing the Joker. ”

Duke wasn't too proficient in music, but trusted Hans? Zimmer's ability, "Yes. ”

Hans? Zimmer didn't stay long, and after agreeing with Duke on the basic purpose of the soundtrack, he left Warner Studios.

Duke returns to the studio to continue his journey of working in the dark.

However, he has a clear mind and knows that such a dark film, like epic films and other genre films, can cause aesthetic fatigue once it spreads, and a film as heavy as "The Dark Knight" is in his plan. That's all there is to it.

Not all films fit this style, even the former "The Dark Knight Rises", which has been severely weakened.

For the style of the film, the dark style does not go out of style. But like today's epic films, they will no longer be mainstream in a short period of time, or they will no longer please the audience.

Hollywood has a change in film genre and style every ten years, song and dance films, gangster films, comedies, youth films, action movies, magic movies, and until now superhero movies.

The dark style of superheroes. At present, it is definitely a new thing, and it may not be outdated in a short period of time, but there are not too many stories that can carry the dark wind, and based on the existing content framework and style restrictions, it is unrealistic to make all comic movies become dark winds, and completely eliminate the dark winds from superhero movies.

To a certain extent, the visual effect of the dark style is easy to make people tired.

In fact, what makes people more tired is the process of watching movies. It is precisely because of the dark outlook on life, the comings and backs of the pros and the villains, and the repeated contest, in which human nature is stirring and whirling, it is easy for people to feel "tired".

This kind of movie is not like Marvel's superhero films with light comedy characteristics, which make people feel "refreshing", although the story of the dark wind movie is deeper and easier to resonate with, but this kind of discomfort in watching the movie is difficult for people to continue to be interested in it.

If it's a similar movie in two to three years, people still have the best to watch, but if it's two a year. Then I believe that many people can't stand it.

Of course, from another point of view, darkness is not a one-size-fits-all style, let alone an element that every director can play with. The Dark Knight is certainly the pinnacle of the dark style. But in The Dark Knight Rises, the dark style is reduced to something that is better than nothing.

Of course, there are commercial considerations, but the restrictions that this style itself has on the film, the story, and the characters are also a huge factor.

There are also some people who believe that Dark is a high-style and high-level film style, and it cannot be compared with comic movies in the general sense - especially those films where superheroes fight in groups.

As a matter of fact. Whether it is a dark style or not, this matter has nothing to do with the forced style, and is only related to the personal choices of the studio and the director.

Some of Marvel's superheroes, if they want to make a dark adaptation, is not difficult, but the former Marvel did not do this, because such a movie style is very different from the style of Marvel Comics and the entire big series.

What's more, not everyone is going to like dark films, and movies are just a form of entertainment for most audiences, so making seemingly sophisticated, stylized films often doesn't satisfy the mainstream moviegoer at all.

Especially in the increasingly important overseas film market, the audience's perception of comic movies is "high-tech special effects blockbuster".

Therefore, when "The Dark Knight" was released, audiences preferred to see it as an independent film rather than a superhero movie adapted from the comics.

Kevin, the head of Marvel's business? Feige once said that the movie "The Dark Knight" does show the difference between a comic book and a movie and the potential of a movie. But I don't think the audience will blindly love this kind of dark, rough film. Therefore, we did not make "Thor" and "Captain America" into dark films like "The Dark Knight". ”

Duke is well aware that this makes a lot of sense, so as a cinematic style, darkness will not go out of style, but it will decline to a certain extent.

In addition to post-production, Duke also collaborated with Zack? Schneider met a few times, perhaps because "The Dark Knight" had not yet come out, and neither he nor Warner Bros. were too influenced by this style.

As a partner who has worked together for more than ten years, Duke knows Zach well? Schneider, strictly speaking, he is not particularly suited to this style.

After all, he was more influenced by Duke's earlier style.

He is already adept at adjusting the lighting and chromaticity, and may be able to achieve a technically dark style like "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", but he will not adapt to the heavy themes that accompany it.

Strictly speaking, Duke is not a perfect fit, and "The Dark Knight" is like "Chicago", which can be regarded as a film that can be isolated from his long career.

Leaving the Batman series, he won't use this style anymore.

Until February, Duke was busy with post-production, and he also made a number of requests to Warner Bros., such as the first choice for the premiere and the film preview at the same time, which was also strongly supported by IMAX.

The crew shot three hours of film with IMAX cameras, and while it was impossible to have the entire film in IMAX footage, Duke's plan was to have about 40 to 45 minutes of IMAX scenes in the finished version.

Although it is not particularly long, it is also the commercial film that uses IMAX images the most in Hollywood to date.

In addition, at Duke's behest, Warner Bros. and the relevant personnel of the Duke studio are looking for young fans of Batman all over the United States, preferably the seriously ill kind.

If a movie wants to be a big hit, publicity and marketing are the key of the key.

As Duke demanded, Hiss? Ledger comes to Warner Studios every once in a while to participate in the dubbing, and perhaps these works have played a role, and the Australian actor has not had any surprises so far.

Heath? Ledger's death contributed a lot to the former "The Dark Knight", and countless historical experiences have proved that a dead main actor is far more than a living one who contributes to the movie.

Since the Hiss? Ledger didn't have an accident, so the film must find another promotional point, and it is the kind that can attract a lot of attention.

Entering mid-February, Duke and Mike? Dawson began to fine-cut the film in order to cut nearly six hours of footage into a suitable version for the release.

Although many special effects scenes that need to be composited using CGI are not added, those shots that only need to adjust the background and lighting have been basically completed, and the rough cut picture style fully meets Duke's requirements, how to edit the whole story more tightly on the basis of maintaining the overall style is the most important work that Duke needs to do.

With such a heavy theme, if it drags on to a slow pace like "The Line of Fire", Duke believes that "The Dark Knight" will definitely hit the streets.

"My request is very simple, as in the past, to form a strong narrative tension with concise and sharp editing!"

After Duke finished speaking, the whole finishing work began, and as the director who had the final editing rights, he was solely responsible for the entire editing. Dawson's editing team was doing exactly what he asked him to do.

Standing in front of the monitor, Duke looked at the frame, the first shot was a large vista, and then the glass of a building was suddenly shattered, and two figures were revealed from the outside and inside.

"Stop!" Duke held his chin and thought for a moment, and said, "The back of the second lens is all cut off, and after the window is shattered, the camera should immediately switch to the indoor close-up, which must be clean. ”

After a few minutes, the picture continued to play, and Duke kept asking for himself, "Hook the gun out, don't wait for it to hit the ground, just switch to the back of the clown, and the camera continues to push, the same technique, use the push mirror to mobilize the rhythm and mood of the film." ”

Mike? Dawson took matters into his own hands and completed Duke's requests one by one, and the two exchanged a few words of opinion from time to time.

"Duke, I think we can break the rhythm of pushing the camera by the car that suddenly breaks into the clown's side."

Looking at the picture, Duke nodded, "Good idea, the next shot can also be handled in the same way, the clown just got into the car, and immediately switched to the bandit on the other side to get up." ”

Switching from an unfinished action to another that just started doesn't follow the editing logic, but Duke and Mike? Dawson's forte. (To be continued.) )

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