Chapter 340: Chapter 342
"We have never seen you in a play, even a guest appearance."
In the large conference room on the set, just after a brief preparation meeting for the next stage, Ilya Wood, as a representative, came to him, "All of us want to cooperate with you, not the cooperation between the actors and the director, but the actors and the actors. Cooperation."
Duke tilted his head and looked at these guys sitting at the conference table, "Why cave trolls?"
Vigo Mortensen immediately took the conversation, "Um...we are mainly worried about your acting skills."
Seeing that Duke was still thinking about it, Ivanka Trump stretched out his hand and gently stabbed Tina Fei. When it comes to understanding Duke, no one in the conference room can compare to her.
Tina Fei didn't speak immediately, and she glanced at Charles Rowan and nodded when she saw him. Then she said, "Duke, I discussed with Charles and Penny in Los Angeles. They all thought it was a good idea. ."
Turning his head, Duke motioned to Tina Fei to continue.
"The beginning of a series of movies is the hardest and most important."
Tina Fei and Charles Rowan mingled with these people, not for fun. "There are many people who look down upon us, and some book fans have been protesting. We think you—▼ The role of the movie will make the film more interesting, and it can also increase the promotion point..."
Charles Rowan answered tacitly, "Your first role after becoming a Hollywood director will definitely attract many people."
Lifting his chin with one hand, Duke thought for a moment, and had to admit that what they said made sense.
Since he officially shot and produced a movie, let alone a role, he has never done soy sauce in a movie like other directors. With his current fame. If you play a role with some characteristics, you will definitely get a lot of attention.
Duke knew that he was not at the top level in training actors, but it was OK, but when it comes to acting, it can only be described as bad...
The cave troll uses motion capture. Duke remembers that Ang Lee had personally engaged in the Hulk's motion capture, maybe you can try it, and then combined with the publicity, it might be a surprise.
In the future, Moria Mine's scenes will be concentrated in the studio. Duke is also considering this opinion very carefully, and let Charles Rowan communicate with Warner Bros. to come up with more practical publicity plans.
Entering July, New Zealand is still in winter, which is best for shooting various scenes with snow. Duke only let the crew rest for two days in Wellington, and then took the relevant personnel to an alpine ski resort near Wellington by helicopter.
An assistant to Charles Rowan rushed here yesterday and prepared for the outpost. Duke and others got off the helicopter, and the crew immediately started operating at high speed.
A snow-filled ridge not far from the apron will become a close-up shooting location for Karahoras, and the panoramic lens will be in charge of the Zach Schneider film crew. They are still running around in New Zealand's north and south islands.
Because it was shot on the icy mountains, relying on Steadicam-supported handheld cameras became a must.
Fortunately, most of the scenes here are original ecology. Basically, there is no need to set up. After the members of the ring team have put on makeup, they can start shooting.
Waiting for the actor to put on makeup, Duke also armed himself for a while, armed with thick winter clothes, goggles and gloves. Perhaps he grew up in Southern California, where the climate is hot and dry. Duke is not very comfortable with the cold and humid climate.
The makeup of other actors is relatively easy. Sean Davis, who plays Jinli, is the most troublesome one, but he will not be given a frontal shot here. It also eliminates the most time-consuming silicone headgear and makeup on the headgear.
"The ski slopes here are very good."
While standing on the ridge waiting to be filmed, Ivanka Trump looked into the distance and whispered, "The scenery is particularly good, much better than the ski resorts in Europe and Canada. I can come here for vacation in the future."
"Do you know how to ski?" She turned to ask Duke.
Having been waiting for nearly two hours, Duke was bored watching the props crew play with the expedition's 'pony', then he retracted his gaze and said, "I'll do a little bit, I haven't practiced much.
"If I have time, I can teach you."
As if to find a place to surpass Duke, Ivanka lifted her chin slightly and said, "It's very simple."
Duke turned his gaze to the distance again. The sky was blue and white and the clouds were very beautiful. He hurriedly followed the passage reserved for the crew on the ridge, and walked towards John Schwarzman. Because Tina Fei did not go up the mountain. Assistant Ivanka? Trump followed immediately.
"John..."
Before he got closer, Duke said loudly to him, "Grab some shots of the sky."
"Okay!" John Schwarzman took the camera from the tarp and put it on his shoulder. "I'm looking for a suitable shooting location in the dark."
After speaking, he walked up to the heights with an assistant photographer.
"Are there often emergencies in filming?" Ivanka's voice came to mind behind.
Duke turned around and watched John Schwarzman stepping on the snow figure with one foot and one foot shallow. He said, "Some ideas suddenly jump out and you have to catch them. If you give up, it will be difficult to continue. find out."
Having said that, he changed the subject, "Evie, let me have a look below. Is the actor's makeup almost finished?"
After John Schwarzman came back after capturing the sky, it took nearly half an hour before the ring team finally got up the ridge. After Duke's simple adjustments, the first trial shooting began.
On the snow-filled Karahoras Mountain, the Ring Team drove hard in the snow. Legolas, who walked lightly, acted as a guide at the forefront, and Aragorn took care of Frodo at the end of the team.
Suddenly, Frodo fell on the snow and rolled over to Aragorn. After being pulled up by him, he found that the Lord of the Rings hanging around his neck was missing...
John Schwarzman immediately turned the camera on to Gerald Butler, and Boromir, who played by him, picked up the Lord of the Rings...
"Cut!"
Seeing this, Duke called a stop and walked directly to Gerald Butler, "Jerry, your expression is not in place."
Gerald Butler's talent for acting is relatively ordinary. Duke thought for a moment, took the chain with the Lord of the Rings from his hand, and said, "Now Porromir, there is a kind of doubt when facing the Lord of the Rings. It's a fluke and a feeling of being tempted. He always thinks that the Lord of the Rings can save Gondor..."
Duke took a picture of Gerald Butler's shoulder armor, "Porromir is not only a tough guy who defends Gondor, but also has complicated psychology."
"I will work hard." Gerald Butler assured Duke.
The character in the original work is not a hero in Tolkien's writings, and he even thinks that he is guilty of death, but Duke does not intend to deal with it like this. At the end of each film, there must be a climax scene, if the climax scene can be People remember and are constantly mentioned and discussed, and the whole film can easily be sublimated.
The Paramir in the film will redeem himself with practical actions, and it will become an important turning point for Aragorn from the ranger to the king.
The filming started again, and the main highlight here was Porromir. Because of Gerard Butler, Duke repeatedly called to stop, and the entire crew accompany him in the snow to freeze. The filming lasted for nearly an hour. Duke shouted through.
Gerald Butler is quite good at being a human being. When the crew returned to the cafe on the ski resort to take a break, they not only took the initiative to pay for a treat, but also personally delivered coffee to each table.
Not to mention the staff of the crew, among all the members of the Fellowship Team, except for the two actors dressed as horses, Gerald Butler has the lowest qualifications.
Actors want to be famous, it's not just about acting well.
Just talk about two actors dressed as horses. One of them is not worse than Vigo Mortensen, but can only be an extra.
That's right, the horse of the Guardian Team on the snow-capped mountain was played by two actors wearing props. It was too much effort to transport a horse to the snow-capped mountain. Duke used such a method. No close-ups of that horse, just as a background picture.
It took Duke nearly a week to finish the scene on the snowy mountain every night and back by helicopter in the morning.
At this time, nearly a month and a half after the start of the crew, Duke returned to Wellington, joined Zach Schneider and Anna Prinz, and reviewed the work they were responsible for. I collaborated with him in "Fate Island", and the two have similar film concepts, and they are shooting content that he is good at. There is basically no problem.
The part that Anna Prinz is responsible for is relatively simple, and the sound of various animal versions recorded by David Farmer, a long-term collaborator, is also sufficient to meet the needs of the crew.
After experiencing two physical and mental tortures in "The Matrix" and "One Hundred Thousand Fire", Duke's workaholic side converged, and the crew reunited in Wellington had a four-day holiday including weekends, and some For example, Ian McLean and other actors with other contracts also need to leave Wellington temporarily.
In addition, the business jet ordered by Duke was also in place, and the plane flew to Wellington along with the hired crew.
This is a Gulfstream V-type business jet. Although it is incomparable with those large passenger jets, its length of nearly 100 feet and a range of more than 6000 miles are enough to meet Duke's needs.
After the plane was in place, Duke temporarily handed over the vacation crew to Charles Rowan, and returned to North America with two assistants. After converging with Jamie Johnson, the head of Warner Bros. Propaganda Department in Los Angeles, Duke flew directly to New York. The close high-level meeting intends to have a huge publicity hype, so as to let most people in the western world know that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy movie is being filmed. (To be continued...)
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