In the time that followed, Duke deliberately took Christopher? Nolan looked in front of the light box and other equipment, and also communicated with him, anyway, Christopher? Nolan's next direction is a film that Warner Bros. has invested heavily in, and the success or failure of the film is directly related to his interests. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ*/

Follow Duke behind the director's monitor, Christopher? Nolan looked at the animation clip playing on the monitor screen and asked, "I listen to Jamie?" Johnson said, you did a lot of previs shooting? ”

"There's a lot of previs, but there's still a lot of flexibility on set." Duke pointed to his head, "If there's a new idea here that asks the VFX team to do something outside of camera, they'll have to be able to react in time." ”

Looking at the VFX crew, Duke continued, "If I want to change the speed and timing somewhere, they have to do it as quickly as possible. So, in addition to doing a good job of previewing beforehand, there must be room for maneuver. But for sure, there are some places where you can't maneuver......"

"Where?" Christopher? Nolan asked.

"For example, in terms of actors, I will go to Scarlett at that time? Johnson and George? Clooney negotiated, especially in some chamber plays, and this was more the case. Duke gestured a few times, "Normally we'd say something like, 'At the end of this shot, we want you to put your hand here, exactly in this place, without deviation.'" The two of them knew how to do it, and they would put their hands in that place at the right time, and they worked together well every time. ”

Not only these, but every shot is filmed, from Duke, the director, to John? Schwartzman vs. Tim? Webb to Scarlett? Johnson and George? Clooney, they would sit together and discuss the shot in order to do the best they could.

In the next three days. Christopher? Nolan came to the crew, Duke didn't say anything more, and the other party was not well-known in the mainstream film industry. But he is not a rookie, and he can be described as talented. All that's missing is the experience of making commercial films.

From mid-August to early September, Duke led the crew to be busy filming, and the time was indeed quite tight, except for a two-day break after the long shot shooting, the crew had no holidays to speak of during most of the month's filming.

Fortunately, the crew didn't have to run around, all the filming would be done in the Warner Studios studios, and with the help of George? Clooney leaves at the end of the scene. Only Scarlett is left in the crew? Johnson is an actor.

"Houston, Houston...... I'm a Space Mission Specialist, have you received it? ”

In the space capsule set up, Scarlett? Johnson kept shouting into the intercom, and the camera camera swept around her, and the buttons of the Chinese name and knick-knacks such as table tennis balls and giant pandas were captured one after another.

Scarlett continued to call, and the voice of response suddenly sounded in the space capsule, the voice was a little stiff, this Chinese response came from Duke himself, and the recording process was specially processed.

“cut！”

Duke shouted to stop. Then he stood up and said to Scarlett, "Your emotions are not in place! ”

This shot has been NG many times, and this is where Scarlett needs to show her acting skills the most. Duke had already said it in the early communication, just let the crew rest for fifteen minutes, and then let Scarlett find her own feelings.

If she still can't find the feeling, Duke plans to lock her alone in the studio, looking for the loneliness of being alone in the sky.

In the filming that has already been underway, can Duke see Scarlett? Johnson's performance is not as good as Sandra's? Bullock poor.

Sandra? Bullock is not known for his acting skills in Hollywood, but his performance in "Gravity" is definitely the peak of his acting career, far surpassing her Oscar-winning actress Leanne in "Weakness"? Taussy.

As a matter of fact. Sandra? Bullock won the Oscar for the heroine of "Weakness", and is also considered one of the top five "water queens" in Oscar history. Just like Julia back then? Roberts, Sandra? Bullock got the little golden man. It is not so much the affirmation of her acting skills and role, but the recognition of her years of hard work and her own qualifications by the academy.

As we all know, if you want to win the Oscar, you need more than just roles and acting skills.

Ever the academy just rewarded Sandra with Best Actress? Bullock, as a result, she played another role that was far better than winning the award, but the academy couldn't possibly throw an Oscar on her head again.

Sandra? Bullock is also destined to become one of the most watery actresses at the Oscars.

In the past ten years, the Oscar male and female protagonists are the result of a combination of factors, an actor wants to win the Oscar, he must need exposure, many judges in the academy are like Duke who vote with their feet, if they are not even familiar with the actor himself, even if they carry out public relations, the effect can be imagined.

"Gravity" deliberately highlighted Scarlett in the promotion? Johnson, at Duke's behest, Warner Bros. and Pani? Kelis also has a very well-developed publicity plan.

It's September, Duke's filming is coming to an end, the new awards season in North America is about to kick off, and The Hollywood Reporter has also conducted an interview with Scarlett.

Because of the very tight filming time, the interview was placed in the middle of the shooting, although Duke was busy with the work of the crew, he still went over to watch it, after all, can the film achieve his purpose, Scarlett? Johnson's performance in "Gravity" is only the basics, and self-promotion is an essential tool.

However, Duke only stood on the periphery and listened, and did not mean to be involved.

The whole process of this film from the script to the project to Scarlett's signing of the actor contract is very simple, but you can't say that when facing the media, it's like a story, the more twists and turns the more it can attract people's attention.

In Hollywood, like Duke and Scarlett? For someone of Johnson's stature, the interviews are carefully choreographed, and their PR manager doesn't know how many times to plan and how much to communicate with the media, from questions to answers.

On the other hand, not much of the words in this kind of interview can be trusted.

For example, a reporter from The Hollywood Reporter asked, "Someone has said that the script of "Gravity" is very special, especially if you can't imagine how the director can shoot it, do you have such a strong impression of it?" ”

"Actually, what attracted me was not the script, but the concept of the story itself, which for me was like a good book, with a strong sense of picture and emotion. I can't imagine what Duke would do with it......"

Scarlett's answer was half a Pacific Ocean away, "and I didn't want to take the script at the time, so I didn't care about it, and I later refused when I talked to Duke, but he told me in a cryptic way why he wanted to write this story so much." He said that the story is based on a very real personal experience, and it is about the rebirth of a person and how a person is drawn to life when he is desperate, gives up, and never wants to linger anymore. ”

"When he described it to me, I not only secretly sighed, wow!" Scarlett made a very exaggerated expression, as if it were all true, "All the images have come to my mind......"

She shrugged her shoulders again, "I don't know how he can do it on a technical level, but his words are so wonderful and magical, I know Duke very well, he is calm and very engaged at the same time, and I realize that this is one of the most important opportunities of my life and I can't say 'no' to it." ”

A reporter from The Hollywood Reporter asked, "So when you agreed to take over the film, you also gave yourself to Duke unconditionally?" Director Rosenberg, have you tried any strange filming techniques? ”

"Because Duke's approach to filming was so special, he couldn't explain too much to me about any technical things."

Just said a word of fact, Scarlett began to follow the Pani again? Kelis's answer was rambling, "The original plan was for us to shoot in a NASA space shuttle, which would simulate weightlessness for about 20 seconds by going up and descending at high speed, which is how most movies of this type were made before, and I thought it was crazy and scary to think I was going to be thrown off, but I still approved of this method of shooting." ”

She smiled at the reporter and said, "As the time to leave the plane was getting closer, as soon as the crew invented a device that could simulate me 'flying', I realized that I was going to start physical training, because it seemed that the device needed the human body to stretch like a gymnast." Physical training was hard, but necessary, and I met with a female trainer who was a former dancer and knew how to control her limbs. ”

The reporter asked, "You and Duke?" Does director Rosenberg communicate this role often? ”

"Duke and I talked the most about who the woman I played, how to get the audience to know her, what dialogue needs and what doesn't, and so on, this is a story that is done visually, the actor doesn't need much dialogue, whenever I have a dilemma, I ask him to tell me as much as possible how we can get to the heart of the story, what you want the audience to see, and you have to tell the story in a visual language."

Said a lot in one go, Scarlett? Johnson took a sip and continued, "A lot of actors don't understand the meaning of the dialogue, and always think that the better the speech, the better the performance, but this movie is a completely different routine, and the actor is a small presence in a big, special theme. ”

In closing, Scarlett made a point of emphasizing, "My trust in Duke is based on his total trust in my instincts and interests as an actor, and it has been a wonderful collaboration. (To be continued.) )

PS: Ask for monthly passes and recommended tickets!