Chapter 709: The Ideological Struggle

Not long after arriving in Los Angeles, Ryan returned to the "Transformers" crew. Bay's team, after a lap around Virginia and Washington, D.C., returned to the greater Los Angeles area.

During the time Ryan left the crew, the crew went to the Pentagon for live-action shooting, which was also the first time since the 911 attacks that a film crew was allowed to shoot in this place, and the support of the US Department of Defense for this film is so strong that it can be imagined.

The Autobots had already made an agreement with Hughes Aircraft to rent one of their huge hangars in the West Los Angeles area, with some internal sets and tweaks, including the captivity of Megatron and all the other scenes inside the Hoover Dam, which would be filmed here.

Not only will the most advanced special effects technology be used during the shooting, but the special effects of traditional Hollywood models will also have room to play, and the frozen Megatron erected in the hangar is a scale-up model, as long as it is properly adjusted in post, this is the unbeatable Decepticon leader.

"I support your point of view."

Standing behind the camera with his hands on his chest, Ryan looked at the Megatron model not far in front of him. "I think we've agreed on this for a long time, Michael, Transformers are powerful, but not invincible, and although I don't understand military affairs, I also understand that raids are completely different from prepared battles. ”

"Humans are really weak compared to these huge extraterrestrial life forms." Michael? Bey took a step to the side and patted the bumblebee model still lying on the trailer, "But we're dealing with these mechanical lifeforms. It's not that there is no power to resist at all, as you say. They are strong, but not invincible. Some of the humans' heavy weapons will also cause damage to them. ”

"You can measure that." Ryan patted Michael? Bey's arm, "Grasp the degree, Michael." ”

"I understand." Exploding Bei nodded solemnly.

The Pentagon provided numerous sponsorships for the filming of the film, which is worth tens of millions of dollars if calculated according to the market price, and the cooperation between the two sides will not be the only one, and due consideration must be given to promoting the image of the US military.

Although it will not be the situation in the previous life where the US military could not find an opponent on the earth and could only fight aliens, if the human race is too weak. It will also not be popular with the audience, after all, the people who watch the movie are still a group of humans, not the mechanical life forms of the planet Cybertron, Michael? Is Bay not James either? Cameron.

Filming is about to begin, and Ryan walks in front of the huge Megatron, including Alessandra? Many actors, including Ambrosio, are already waiting here.

"Scene 77, Act 15......"

The assistant director's voice soon rang out, "Start now!" ”

A group of people looked at Megatron with amazement. As he walked towards it, Agent Simmons of District 7 introduced, "This is NBE-1!" ”

"I'm sorry, sir." Ryan pocketed his hands in his pockets. Interrupted, "I didn't mean to interrupt you, but this is Megatron!" He is the leader of the Decepticons! ”

"He has been frozen since 1935." The other agent pointed at Megatron. "Your great-great-grandfather discovered it, and it was the greatest discovery in the history of mankind."

Close-up camera from Ryan and Alessandra next to him? Ambrosio swept forward. The two turned a blind eye and continued to listen to Simmons' introduction.

"What you see is the source of modernization." Agents of the Seventh District put their hands behind their backs. Walking around proudly, "Chips, lasers, space flights, cars, all obtained by reverse engineering him." ”

He walked over to Ryan's side and deliberately accentuated his tone, "NBE-1, that's what we call him!" ”

“Cut！” Michael? Bey's voice, "It's over! ”

Maybe it's because the actors' performances are not very demanding, a few scenes in the morning are very smooth, even if it is a group play, the number of NG appearances is relatively small, and in the afternoon, even a few scenes involving the source of fire and the machine qì people, once announced the pass, the crew was able to call it a day early.

After a day of shooting, Ryan also discovered one thing, as the heroine of Alessandra? Ambrosio, it seems that there is not a single line in today's shooting, and the camera always circles around her sexy figure except for her extremely photogenic face.

This heroine, except for the role of the vase, is almost weakened to the point of dispensability.

Alexandra? Every time Ambrosio appears, he is basically 'thin, exposed, and transparent', and even when he runs away and lies on the ground, he has to pose as a sexy 'POSE' according to the director's requirements. Fox's wildness is different, she appears more stylish and open, and this is because the setting of the male protagonist has also changed.

But these are not important, after the release of the film, the audience will care about the fate of the Transformers, fight scenes, audio-visual effects and special effects.

In terms of special effects, Ryan agrees with Michael? Bei restricts the reliance on computer graphics for Transformers and background elements in action scenes, such as the crashes and explosions that have already been completed, most of which are filmed in real action, and the camera footage is placed in the vehicle impact and explosion scenes to make the scenes look more exciting.

Due to the complexity of the Transformers design, even a simple action like turning a wrist requires dozens of visual components, each gun of Iron Sheet is made up of about 10,000 parts, Bumblebee uses a panel to act as an eyebrow, and multiple parts of the face need to be rotated to show the effect of a smile, and all Transformers characters' eyes have been designed to dilate and brighten.

Among them, Ryan also deliberately advised that the eyes of Optimus Prime and other characters should be moderately brightened, so that some viewers would not be able to distinguish between Autobots and Decepticons because of the chaos of the scene.

The difference is very simple, with red eyes for Decepticons and blue-green for Autobots.

Although the film is still early in the air, the promotion of publicity and derivatives has already begun.

At the end of last year, Hasbro teamed up with Walt Disney to spend two months creating a toy line for the film, with the help of the main creative staff of the film, with toys for Tinder, Optimus Prime and Red Spider to be released globally two months before the film's release, and the first wave of dolls to be launched this summer.

The toys will also feature several characters from the second film, including Yokogun and Arcie, most of which contain moving parts that allow them to truly transform.

In terms of publicity and distribution, Disney Studios has reached pre-sale agreements with exhibitors in more than 80 countries and regions after months of negotiations, many of which will be released simultaneously with North America, and "Transformers" will definitely achieve a truly global simultaneous release.

In terms of promotion, many sponsors such as General Motors, Panasonic, Hewlett-Packard Computer, Burger King and PepsiCo have already obtained relevant image and character licenses from the "Autobots" studio, and from this summer, many products related to the "Transformers" live-action movie will be launched one after another to warm up the movie.

Props used for the shoot, including a prototype sedan of the Bumblebee and a tinder source, were put on eBay for charity sale by marketers after the shoot was over.

In addition, the Autobots studio has set up a website called District 7, which features a viral marketing alternative reality game in which the film participates in a covert operation called 'Hungry Dragon' along with all previous Transformers toys.

There are also a number of tidbits on the website, providing 'evidence' of the existence of Zài Transformers on Earth, including the prototype sedan of Bumblebee.

In addition, South Korea has sent a formal invitation to Disney to place the world premiere of "Transformers" on the Seoul Tower, which is about to be renovated, and they are willing to pay $2 million in sponsorship to the "Autobots" studio.

Despite not liking the sticks, Ryan would consider the premiere in South Korea if the sponsorship of Fekken doubled.

The Autobots studio has already started negotiations with the other party, and the biggest disagreement is naturally the price.

Filming at Hughes Aircraft lasted about ten days, and then the crew moved to the Hoover Dam, which, like the Pentagon, has refused all Hollywood film crews since 911, and "Transformers" was the first crew to shoot on location at the Hoover Dam since September 2001.

This is one of the famous attractions in the United States, in order not to affect the normal operation of the dam, the crew has to get up early every day, and then end the filming before 10 o'clock in the morning, the Hoover Dam will be open to tourists after 10 o'clock, and the pedestrians will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the crew.

Starting with the filming of Hoover Dam, Peter? Cullen has also joined the crew, and the voice actor of the animated version of Optimus Prime will use his voice to evoke memories of the series for those who are nostalgic.

Among his lines, he naturally includes the 'freedom and rights to all beings' voted on the Internet.

No matter what the actual situation in the United States is, 'Freedom and Rights to All Beings' is definitely the best embodiment of American-style values in the film, and it also interprets Optimus Prime's thoughts and ideology.

Applied to the real world, this is an ideological battle, which is a war that transcends ethnic, geographical and cultural backgrounds, and there is no possibility of compromise at all.

Not too much footage was taken at Hoover Dam, Michael? Bay only planned for three days, and on the last day of filming, Ryan welcomed someone from his class.

Natalie came over from Los Angeles with several pieces of good news. (To be continued......)