Made in Hollywood

"First of all, the initial background will be brighter when Minas Tirith arrives, and various creatures and items from the siege will be added."

In the wide tent, Duke stood behind Mary Victoria, the head of the animation team at Weta Studios, looking at the initially designed model, and said his request, "The sky is densely covered with dark clouds, and the Nazgul is in the fog. Shuttle, but also let them pass through small gaps like bats."

After watching for a while, Duke said again, "The Ringwraiths flew and wandered among the buildings, collided with pedestrians, terror enveloped the entire Minas Tirith, and the ground was interspersed with footage of humans fleeing in fright..."

Many scenes of the Battle of Minas Tirith needed to be synthesized using CGI. Duke shot the material based on the model, and then sent it to Mary Victoria's team to fit into the model.

Although according to Duke's request, Weta Workshop first completed the special effects of "The Fellowship of the Ring", but after receiving the first two payments from The Lord of the Rings Workshop, Weta also expanded its own scale. More sufficient manpower to cooperate with the filming progress of the crew.

In fact, the entire budget of 350 million US dollars was more than before. Except for his higher base salary as a director than Peter Jackson, the rest were basically thrown into special effects production by him.

If "The Fellowship of the Ring" is released, the market response is good enough, and additional investment in post-production is inevitable.

After communicating with Mary Victoria, Duke left the temporary special effects room and returned to the set to continue shooting the panorama of Minas Tirith.

Placed in front of the crew is the nearly 40-foot-high Saint White City made of polystyrene by Weta Workshop and the model of the mountain behind it. Delicate - the gunholes on the city walls, the longitudinal edges of the roof, the patterns on the window sills are all vivid, and even the weathered grooves on the street stones and the missing corners of the roof are exquisite.

Shooting panorama shots suitable for GGI synthesis must meet the needs of the scene. Duke, with John Schwartzman and Mary Victoria, had planned and filmed in great detail, and when he, the director, called to start, a tiny camera was fixed on a hydraulic lift at an extremely slow pace. Climb up and circle the top of the St. White City model first, then shoot along the outer circle of the model.

This type of framing is technically demanding. In order not to make the scale of the miniature landscape out of balance, the lens should be maximized, so the shooting speed is not the usual 24 frames per second, but 15 seconds per frame. It is taller than the Eiffel Tower.

The composite scene of the Nazgul riding a flying beast and walking between buildings that Duke mentioned just now requires a miniature camera to travel back and forth between buildings less than 1 inch from the White City model.

Several hours of filming ended. Duke walked towards the temporary special effects room again. Ian McLean had no drama today and was walking on the set. After seeing Duke, he also followed.

"Didn't you go fishing with Billy?" Duke saw him approaching. asked.

Ian McLean sighed helplessly, "He's too active. He sat by the lake and kept talking, and his voice was loud enough. The fish were scared away by him."

Duke knew it was a joke, and Ian McLean had a great relationship with Billy Boyd, who was also British. In addition to Gandalf and Pippin's filming, they also like to mess around together.

"How about that lake?" Duke slowed down a little, stopped in front of the special effects room, and waited for Ivanka Trump to pass them and enter the special effects room.

"Very beautiful..." Ian McLean lowered his loud voice. "If you're interested, you can go over there for the weekend."

Duke nodded, then walked into the special effects room first, and Ian McLean followed.

The entire special effects team led by Mary Victoria was busy. Duke walked over and exchanged a few words with Mary before returning to the door. Ian McClain was standing with his arms crossed, looking at a Nazgul on the left side of the door. , he holds a sword in his left hand and a chain hammer in his right hand...

"Isn't that true?" Ian McLean asked because the model was extremely realistic.

Duke shrugged and joked with him, "I think so. Ian, we've been lucky enough to find a real Nazgul."

"Impossible." Ian McLean shook his head immediately.

"How could it be impossible?" Duke also crossed his arms. "To tell you the truth, New Zealand is the only country in the world that has a real Nazgul."

"Duke." Ian McLean knew he was joking. "You'd better tell me if it's polystyrene or silicone."

"So you can see that this is a model." Duke laughed deliberately, walked over to the Witch King of Angmar, and patted it lightly, "I really want to transport a Nazgul back home."

"Can it move?"

"It can't move because it has no batteries." Duke turned around and pointed to a white city model about two feet high next to him, "There are no AA batteries in this city... I have searched every convenience store owner in Baicheng, but unfortunately AA batteries are all out of stock."

As soon as he finished speaking, in a hidden corner of the special effects room, Ivanka Trump's crisp voice sounded, "Cut!"

Then, Ivanka came out with a DV recorder, first gave a thumbs up, then gave Duke a playful smile, "Your acting has improved!"

That's right, the scenes that seemed to be life-like just now were actually acting, and the purpose was to make the filmed promotional footage look more like candid shots!

Which is more attractive in the eyes of the audience, the kind of tidbits shot with a camera and the scenes that some people deliberately use DV to secretly shoot?

Therefore, at the routine short meeting this morning, the filming was finalized, and Ivanka Trump, a complete layman, became the most suitable candidate.

In fact, all the films are similar, and many scenes that seem to be shot accidentally have been designed in advance.

This is the same as street shooting in the media. How many of those bubbling photos published in newspapers and magazines are real street shooting?

Duke took the DV, walked over to a table, and watched it for a while. He said to Ivanka, who came over, "It's a very good shot, and it feels like a candid shot. Evie, you can take some selfies in your life..."

"Selfie?"

Ivanka Trump pulls out the chair and sits across from Duke, "Why do you take a selfie?"

"Huh?" Of course Duke couldn't talk about topics like Teacher Chen. He casually gave a reason to prevaricate, "You can post it on the Internet and share it with others."

"Share on the Internet?"

Duke just said something casually, completely fooling people, but Ivanka is active in thinking and a young man who often contacts the Internet, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Even a not very clear concept appeared in my mind.

When it's time for get off work, Duke greets Mary Victoria and Ian McLean, leaves the special effects room, and walks to her trailer, Ivanka Trump as usual. follow behind him.

The crew was stationed in the wilderness in front of the mountain, and the road was not very smooth. Duke walked in front, and Ivanka was slightly behind him. He seemed to be distracted, so much so that he tripped over a small protruding stone. Half of the body suddenly fell to one side.

Duke quickly reached out and grabbed her, "What are you thinking?"

"Oh, nothing?" Ivanka regained her balance with Dukla's strength. Embarrassedly smiled, "I was a little lost just now."

"Are your feet okay?" Duke looked down at the bottom of Ivanka's long legs, but was blocked by the bulging two groups, so he had to look back.

Ivanka subconsciously straightened her chest and threw the golden ponytail thrown over her shoulders back behind her back, "I'm fine, let's go."

Looking at Ivanka strangely, Duke walked towards the residential area first. Ivanka probably didn't slap her feet, and there was no problem in walking.

"Are you homesick?"

The last time the crew was on vacation, Duke heard from Ivanka that she did not go home, but went to school.

"What are you going to do back?" Ivanka said with a little emotion in her words, "Go back to see the new model girlfriend my dad found?"

Seeing her mention Donald Trump, Duke asked curiously, "Isn't he dating Victoria's Secret angels?"

"Have broken up,"

Ivanka swayed her long legs and kicked a small pebble with her sneakers. "Then he found another model. When I called him the other day, he said he wanted to marry him."

Although the two are more of a work relationship, they have been together for several months, and it can be said that they are very familiar. At this time, Ivanka Trump is more like telling a friend about her troubles.

"Can you imagine?" She twisted her body and spread her hands to Duke, "I might have a stepmother!"

"Things won't go the way you think," Duke reassured her.

It is common for a rich man like Donald Trump to chase beautiful female models, but if he really wants to get married, he will definitely be cautious.

Ivanka Trump lowered her head and kicked another stone with her foot, "I only hope that his future marriage partner will be a few years older than me."

Duke patted her arm comfortingly. This is Ivanka Trump's family business. It's okay to listen to her pouring words, but it's okay to participate in the opinion.

Walking into the living area of ​​the crew and in front of Duke's trailer, Ivanka stopped and said, "Thank you for listening to me so much."

"Is it better?" Dukla opened the door and looked at her, Ivanka nodded, "I've been holding back on these things for a few days, and it feels better to say it."

She sighed, "When Tina is here, I can communicate with her..."

"If you run into trouble, you can tell me." Duke pointed to his ears, "I'll be a good listener."

"I'm going back first." Ivanka walked towards her trailer and turned back, "I won't have dinner, don't wait for me, I have to think about something."

Duke nodded to her, seeing that Ivanka was still a little depressed, he simply suggested, "Tomorrow is the weekend, let's go fishing with Ian and the others, let's relax, they all talk about the scenery there Very good." (To be continued~^~)

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