Hollywood Drawing

"Over in New York, the areas that need to be renovated for filming have been completed. After the scenes here are over, we can go directly there and start filming."

The filming location of the crew was mainly at this studio called Clear Water Bay. Because the setting started early and with the coordination of the film company here, the preparations were very thorough.

While the director of photography, Robert Carlos, was debugging and testing the camera before shooting, Luke Simmons leaned next to Wayne and chatted with him about the work in New York.

"Well done."

He withdrew his attention from the chaotic shooting scene and turned to look at his senior. "Luke, you don't need to be involved in the filming of this film. Just stay with Tim Burton and help him deal with various problems with the crew and various funding situations."

Luke Simmons nodded. "I understand, but are you sure I'm suitable to be a producer?"

"Of course, trust me, you will do very well. If nothing unexpected happens, I will need you to be the production manager for my next project."

This is a small promise he made to his senior. The producer he is most compatible with is definitely John Gray of Warner Brothers. But John is now expected to take over the film and television production department, and he will definitely not come to the crew again.

Luke also has talent in this area, and his personality is relatively gentle, so he will not conflict with him due to work issues and crew rights.

"You know what? Wayne." Tim Burton walked back from the local actors with an incredulous look on his face. “I used to think that you and Spielberg were the most typical fast shooters, and no one could produce films at a faster pace, of course, on the premise of ensuring quality.

However, I talked to those people through Sandy Yang and found that the director here can actually shoot the footage of a film in half a month, and then use it in half a month to complete all the post-production work, and then after the film is released, The box office performance was quite good. "

Not only was he surprised by this, but Luke Simmons on the side was also extremely surprised. "Oh my God, a month to make a movie? A low-budget grindhouse movie?"

"No, it's always been this fast here," Tim Burton said, seemingly asking the same question just now.

This may be a miracle for the Hollywood crew, but Wayne has known this for a long time. He can't compare with his opponent in this aspect. The work efficiency is different, coupled with the constraints of various labor unions, such as not being able to work overtime, taking vacations, etc., this This kind of thing is basically impossible to replicate in Hollywood.

For example, the film crew and camera crew are currently doing testing work carefully. Many of Robert Carlos' behaviors have puzzled many people watching from a distance. In their view, these are innocuous problems that seriously affect the filming progress.

Since arriving at the Clear Water Bay set at 7:30 in the morning, the entire crew of nearly 200 people has been waiting for their work to be completed. Now it has been more than an hour, but not a single shot has been shot.

This is the difference in production concepts between the two places. On the contrary, facing the procrastination of the photography team, Wayne was very satisfied. Only by making these preparations carefully can the progress and quality of the shooting be guaranteed.

Since "Happy Death Day", he has not done any specific camera work, especially after working with Robert, whose professional ability has always been above the standard.

"It will take a while. I want to test the effect of the actual shooting. It should be completed in about twenty minutes."

Being watched by hundreds of people, not counting dozens of local actors, Robert couldn't help but show an anxious look. He ran behind the director's monitor and explained a few words to the producer and director.

"It doesn't matter. Don't worry about the first day of shooting. In my plan, there are only two shots for today, and the rest of the time will be used for the crew to adjust." Wayne patted the photography supervisor's arm to let him adjust with peace of mind.

"Okay." Robert nodded and ran back to the group of photography assistants.

Before the start of a project, even if the camera has been debugged and prepared, and the photography supervisor has a thorough understanding of the shooting effects based on the director's requirements, when the actual shooting comes, the process will simply be repeated.

Today's cameras are not digital yet, they are all shot with film, and these films need to be tested with different filters, different camera lenses, and many common shooting processing tasks to observe how they work with different actors and different looks. The effect of dressing up.

Robert and the colorist will then study these clips together, observing different filters, lenses and processing procedures, and select the effect that best suits the director's intention. These are unavoidable tasks in the film era.

Due to the preparation period before the shooting, Robert's photography team has already completed the tedious work. Now they have to simply follow the test shooting process to ensure that there will be no unexpected problems before notifying the crew to start shooting.

Therefore, a good director of photography or director of photography will become a member of the core team in almost any production crew. They do inconspicuous and tedious work behind the scenes, but it is the most important basic work.

"ok."

Robert made some simple adjustments to the camera to ensure that the shooting effect was normal, and then asked the photography assistant to notify the entire crew to prepare for the official shooting.

Zack Snyder, through Sandy Young's interpreter, directed the extras to walk through their parts again, and asked Christian Bale to follow suit.

After everyone was in place, the recorder took the record card in his hand, placed it in front of Robert Carlos' camera, and shouted: "Batman, scene one, act one, begins now."

The people behind the scenes of the film crew and the unrelated people watching all shut their mouths immediately and turned their attention to the camera.

The lighting on the set was sufficient, and the monitor showed Christian Bale wearing shabby clothes and lining up with a dejected look on his face, with the outside of the prison in the background.

In the bright set, Christian Bale observes everything around him, his hair is long and greasy, and he has a long beard.

"cut!"

The sound came from the loudspeaker, and under the curious eyes of the actors, Wayne stopped the filming. "Everyone reset, take a five-minute rest!"

Then he stepped out from behind the monitor and waved to Christian Bale. "It has nothing to do with your performance. You performed very well, especially the emotion in your eyes. Keep it up."

Wayne was certain that this British actor had practiced many times in private, and there was no problem with his performance. He was stopped just because of the lighting.

"No problem, Director Greenberg!" Christian Bale breathed a sigh of relief.

Wayne waved Steve Wilson over, pointed to his lighting team and said, "It's still too bright. Make it a little darker. I need some shadow effects."

After the explanation, he returned to the director's seat and watched the crew reset and adjust, waiting for the next official shooting.

"Sandy." Wayne turned his head and looked at the translator. "Help me tell that big man Wu Xing and let him get ready."

"OK."

Five minutes later, the filming started again with the sound of slapping boards. Through the feedback on the monitor, he nodded with satisfaction this time. Christian Bale got into the role very quickly. Whether it was movement or emotion, it was so smooth. Like an old actor.

This may be the result of hard work. Before the film started, he went through various trainings for more than half a year. He probably also practiced various performance scenes of the male protagonist many times.

Until an Asian bald man lowered his head and sneered at Christian Bale and said, "You brat, you are living in hell!"

After saying that, he punched him in the face.

"Cut! This one is fine."

Hearing the director shout so easily, the camera crew quickly adjusted the position of the machine and prepared to shoot the next action shot.

For this kind of fighting scene, what the audience sees on the big screen must be extremely coherent shots, but this is not the case during filming. Some actions barely last a second, and they are all spliced ​​together in post-production.

After adjusting the camera, the next shooting started a cycle of constant changes due to actors getting used to each other.

In fact, these Asian martial arts actors performed pretty well. It's just that if they were beaten by Christian Bale, there would be no problem at all. But if they were allowed to beat the male protagonist, these people were obviously worried about their actions.

But Wayne was not in a hurry at all, and simply kept working on it one shot at a time. It wasn't until the scene where Bruce Wayne beats six prison bullies in this film was filmed more than a dozen times that he gave him the go-ahead.

In the follow-up filming of Christian Bale and Liam Neeson's drama, Wayne's requirements became more stringent. For their master and apprentice, he required that the two of them must have an emotional resonance.

Action scenes can also be synthesized and adjusted through post-production editing. For this kind of literary drama that requires emotion and acting skills, there are basically no shortcuts. If you can't meet the standards, you can only slowly find the feeling.

This is also the normal rhythm of a Hollywood shooting scene. There are too few times when you can get through it in one or two passes.

The first day of filming was not smooth. The staff behind the scenes cooperated well. The main problem was the communication between the actors, especially the positioning of the Asian actors. They did not pay attention to this, but Zack Snyder was very strict.

After a day's work, the footage material planned to be shot was completed, but this was originally due to Wayne's lack of planning.

"Zach, let the crew call it a day."

Wayne glanced at the time and waved to Zack Snyder. It was already close to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and there was little point in continuing to work hard. Filming a movie is a long-term job, and it is impossible to maintain a high-intensity state every day.

As a result, the crew of more than 100 people, under the incomprehensible eyes of many local actors, began to pack up the props and equipment in an orderly manner.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, after the huge motorcade of the crew had driven out of the set, Wayne climbed into his director's trailer with his assistant and translator, and also drove to the hotel.

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