Chapter 377: The Crew's Quartering
In his previous life, in order to maximize his interests, Peter? Jackson and the producers have released the production footage of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and out of love for the series, Ryan has watched it a few times, and still remembers some of the revelations about the big fat man in New Zealand.
Peter? Jackson's favorite candidate for Arwen is not the dark-haired, long-faced model and actress, but Uma? Thurman, who is said to have had excellent auditions, shortly before the start of filming, Umma? Thurman was pregnant, and the fat director had to use the spare tire from later.
And now, the crew has chosen Charlize? Theron, this woman looks cold and glamorous at first glance, but in fact she is sensitive and delicate, her biggest problem is her temperament, but this is not particularly difficult for mature actors, and of course it is not easy.
As for physiognomy, it is the easiest to solve, and for the current makeup technique, it is very simple for blonde hair and blue eyes to become black hair and gray eyes.
Surrounded by the Southern Alps, Queenstown is a beautiful seaside town with snow-capped mountains and green hillside meadows, and Lake Wakatipu is a deep, blue alpine lake that is a wonderland of scenery.
The crew's car entered the city of Queenstown, and Ryan looked through the car window, all the way were towering white trees, and the mountains on both sides of the trees could clearly be seen to be composed of schist.
Even at times, Ryan suspected that he had come to Middle-earth.
This beautiful little town and its surroundings are not yet famous, and if The Lord of the Rings were to succeed, Queenstown would also enjoy huge benefits.
After the car turned two hills, it came to the area where the valley and the grassland combined, and Ryan jumped out of the car, revealing a miniature version of Habiton like a fantasy version.
Not far from Habitun, the finishing touches are being done on several huge makeshift studios, which will become the home base of the Lord of the Rings crew. Even Peter? Jackson's Weta Studios have temporary offices here.
"Merciful God, open your eyes and see, our boss has finally appeared."
Waiting for Ryan to come to busy Peter with an assistant? When Jackson approached, the big fat man in New Zealand inevitably complained, even though he knew that his complaints had no effect on the film's investors, "It's been more than a month since filming started, and King Eliza is finally willing to take responsibility and save the world of Middle-earth." ”
"All right, Peter."
Seeing that the staff around him was a little embarrassed, Ryan simply made a joke. "From tomorrow onwards, you are the master of Minastiris, and the place of King Gondor belongs to you."
Peter? Jackson just complained, and then reverted to his normal color, "Ryan, do you need me to show you around?" In the next year and a half, this will be our base. ”
"Don't you need to be on camera?" Ryan knows about Peter? Jackson gave the trilogy an 18-month shoot.
"I think you came from Los Angeles and overlooked one thing, it's the weekend. The crew rests. ”
Peter? After a few words of advice to the people around him, Jackson led the way towards 'Habiton', and when he got closer, he pointed to the green location. "Since I decided on the location last year, I have commissioned landscaping experts to preset the scene of Habiton here, planting all kinds of trees, flowers and vegetables......
Although the movie is sure to use CG special effects that far exceed those of "Titanic". But the crew still strives to restore every scene realistically, even if it is a miniature version.
"Oh, that bridge is very quaint. Can you go up and try it? Ryan asked, pointing to the stone bridge in the Shire.
"It's built of polystyrene, so if you don't mind falling into the water, you can give it a try."
A crisp woman's voice came from the other side of the two, Ryan frowned at first, then turned around and greeted with a smile, "Hey, Charlie, when did you come over?" ”
"Do you mean New Zealand or here?"
Charlize? Theron only slightly brought Ryan's embarrassment, and then resolved it with the next words, "Director Jackson, can you give me the position of the tour guide?" When I just came over, Alan? Mr. Li is looking for you. ”
Allen? Lee is the concept designer for the set.
"Well, looks like I'm going to be busy again." Peter? Before leaving, Jackson specifically instructed, "Ryan, as a director, I hope you can adapt to this place as soon as possible, we have waited too long for you, and we will shoot the scene of Rivendell on Monday." ”
"No problem, I promise."
Peter? Jackson is gone, Ryan and Charlize? Theron fell silent for a moment, and in fact the two had barely been in touch since that phone call.
"This is the location of the Shire."
"The scene here hasn't started filming yet, there's a big banquet in the script, and now the number of actors is obviously not enough, Peter plans to let us and the stuntman's relatives come over to visit the class, and when there are enough people, we will start filming again......"
Speaking of relatives, Charlize? Theron's mood, which was not very high, instantly became even more depressed.
After becoming famous, Charlize? Theron's past has long been dug up by those unscrupulous tabloids, and there was a time when there was a lot of uproar, Ryan only knew that her adult experience was unusually unusually worried and full of blackness, but she didn't expect that her mother would pay such a big price in order to protect her.
Seeing her appearance at this time, Ryan guessed that maybe she remembered those unpleasant past events again, and quickly changed the subject, "Charlie, I seem to have heard you say last time that Peter sent you an audition invitation, and I didn't see that you were very interested at the time, why did you take this role again?" ”
"That's a good character." Charlize? Theron's blackened eyebrows trembled slightly, as if the master was in the mood right now, "Actually, I haven't read any literature about The Lord of the Rings before I received the invitation, right? Twilight Star didn't know anything. ”
"Later, I read the original book and Peter's script, and found out that this is a wise and brave elf princess who is willing to give up eternal life for love......"
Listen Charlize? Theron seemed to be an analysis of Arwen's character, but also seemed to be referring to something else, Ryan quietly turned his head and looked at the side of the studio, which could be seen through the open gap in the doorway, which was covered with blue curtains.
The series uses a lot of CG compositing shots, and the actors spend most of their time acting on the blue screen, except for a few locations.
"I'm sorry for the last call, Ryan."
Walking to a secluded meadow, Charlize? Theron suddenly stopped and faced Ryan, "I was in a bad mood last time, I drank too much......"
"Phone? Last time? Ryan feigned confusion and shook his head, "I forgot about it a long time ago. ”
Charlize? Theron didn't let him go, staring at him and continuing, "I know that some of the things I said last time were too much, and you are willing to help me, because we are friends, not to ask for anything in return. ”
Every friend around the other party has developed unusually smoothly, Charlize? In the first few years after Theron became famous, she also saw the squalor and darkness of Hollywood, and she knew that Ryan didn't even need to take care of it, as long as she took care of it a little, so that her friends could be treated fairly and justly, and they could get the same opportunity when auditioning, it would make their path less obstacles.
She herself is the best example of this, after becoming Ryan's friend, Charlize? Theron could clearly feel that the deliberate difficulties encountered were almost gone, and his career quickly climbed to the top, and even won the first Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Actress in his life.
"Alright, Charlie." Ryan waved his hand absently, "It's right for friends to help each other. ”
Seeing that the South African diamond wanted to speak again, he continued, "Maybe one day I need your help." ”
Want my help?
Charlize? A smile tugged at the corner of Theron's mouth, looking unusually beautiful, but who else could understand the bitterness but her?
Twenty-four years old, a beautiful and precious age, what is she able to turn down several movie offers and run to New Zealand to play a pure vase role that can no longer be pure?
"It's not too early." Ryan yawned heavily, as if he was really tired, "I should go back to jet lag." ”
"Is your trailer ready?"
Charlize? Theron followed Ryan's side and said thoughtfully, "The mosquitoes here in New Zealand are very powerful, don't look at the temperature is not high now, they are still very rampant, and the mosquito killer lamp must be turned on all the time." ”
"Well, I'll take notice." Ryan nodded.
The climate conditions here in Queenstown are very good, the summer is not too hot, and although there are occasional snowflakes in the winter, it is not too cold. When Jackson chose the location, he took all aspects into account.
"That'...... That's all for today. ”
Walking back to the crew's quarters, Charlize? Theron gave his trademark smile, "I'm not going to disturb your rest, Ryan, see you at the time of filming." ”
Watching the lanky, tall man disappear from view, Charlize? Theron's brow was raised, she had waited passively for too long.
Arwen and Aragorn, the elven princess and King Eliza, had a lot of intimate scenes during filming, and there were countless people in this circle who came together because of the filming of emotional scenes.
In the luxury trailer on the other side, Ryan was lying in bed but unable to sleep, and the faces of Nicole and Natalie were spinning in his mind, stirring him and unable to be at peace.
Finally, he simply took out his notebook and typed the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Miss Knightley, this series was put on his agenda, but there is no need to rush the shooting, after all, Elizabeth? Miss Swan is still some time away from growing up. (To be continued......)