Made in Hollywood

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The burning cigarette emits smoke that rises upwards, obscuring Ed Harris' figure, and the resolute face in the mirror is full of anger...

"Cut!"

Looking at the picture on the monitor, Duke stopped, and then said to the other side, "The light is darker, I want to be able to show the gloomy feeling of the heavy heart. Yes! The light has to bring a sense of oppression to the lens."

After speaking, Duke ignored the lighting engineer who adjusted the light, and walked directly to Ed Harris, who was surrounded by the camera.

"Ed..." He thought about the words for a while, "Don't show your anger, General Hammer was really angry at this time, but as a soldier who has experienced the test of the battlefield, he can suppress this anger in his heart. , his decision was deliberate and his expression should be calm."

"Then..." Ed Harris frowned, "there should be some movement or something to show his mood."

"Eyes, use your eyes." Duke pointed to his own eyes, "I'll give you a close-up of your eyes, and use your sharpest eyes."

"Is that so?" Ed Harris' eyes widened slightly, his whole person's temperament changed, and his expressionless face couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, but this anger was not written on his face, Instead, it was an indescribable feeling.

"Keep you in good shape." Duke gave him a thumbs up, back behind the monitor.

The acting skills of these old actors are not a problem. After Duke conveys his intentions through words and actions, they can always make timely adjustments.

Compared with "Speed ​​of Life and Death" that only needs two characters who sell their faces, this film has higher requirements for the three protagonists.

"John, use a defocused shot," Duke called to the camera. "Take a close-up of Ed's eyes."

Then, he turned on the loudspeaker, tapped it lightly, and said solemnly, "Be careful of all departments, don't make any more mistakes, or I will cancel lunch!"

"Act 1, Act 2, start!" he shouted himself.

The cigarette burned again, and Ed Harris' figure was blurred, but it still made people feel the heavy heart at the moment...

Staring closely at the monitor, Duke's main focus was the close-up of the eyes, and when Ed Harris stood in front of the mirror, John Schwartzman immediately captured his eyes, the sharp eyes were excellent It brings out the temperament of General Hammer and the depression brought by the surrounding environment.

"Cut!" Duke nodded with satisfaction, "This one is over, transition!"

In a time-consuming and elaborate set of scenes on the set, often just for a few minutes or even seconds of shots, Duke ordered the crew to move to the other side of the studio to shoot Christopher Lee.

This place was set up as a prison. Christopher Lee had put on a wig and put on makeup. After being notified by an assistant, he immediately came to the venue.

After explaining a few precautions, the photography, lighting and other departments started busy according to the previous plan. Zach Snyder was responsible for all this temporarily, and Duke took the time to explain a few words to Christopher Lee.

"Although Mason has been imprisoned for a long time..." Duke said succinctly, "but he is still a lion."

"I understand." The old man nodded.

"Show how you felt when you were a special agent."

Finally, Duke walked to the venue and began to look at the situation of the set. He opened the door of Mason's 'prison' and frowned immediately after seeing the two books placed in it.

"Wood..." As soon as he finished shouting, the person in charge of the props team walked over quickly.

"director……"

Before he could finish his question, Duke pointed to one of the books and said, "Is this "Sun Tzu's Art of War" prepared by you?"

Picking up the book, Duke threw it directly to him, "Mason is a British agent, an Englishman who has been imprisoned for 30 years. Do you think he can understand Chinese? I want the English version!"

"Sorry..." Wood Ward said quickly, "I'll try to solve it now."

With the qualifications of "Speed ​​of Life", the support of Warner Bros., and being one of the film's investors, Duke's actual power in the crew is incomparable with that of the last filming. After becoming invisible, he is the person with the most power on the set. Even if other people have any ideas, they will never question him face to face like the original Kone.

There was nowhere to find the English version of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in a short period of time, so the props team simply remade a cover, and finally did not delay Duke's shooting plan.

Heavy footsteps sounded, Christopher Lee's down-draped gray wig covered most of his face, and the handcuffs and shackles on his body explained his situation, but the old agent did not collapse due to the torture of his captivity, but revealed that he had only been on the battlefield and The temperament of people with bloody hands.

His aura was sharp and ruthless, without the slightest bit of English gentlemanly demeanor.

This is exactly the change Duke made to the role in order to conform to the real experience of Christopher Lee. John Mason is no longer a handsome old gentleman on the surface, but his temperament and actions are more aggressive.

In fact, the setting of the former John Mason was to take care of Sean Connery to a certain extent, but the problem is also obvious. An agent who has been imprisoned for decades will either become depressed and collapsed, or become More manic and continue to be personable? That's James Bond, not John Mason!

This is no longer a James Bond-esque British agent.

Christopher Lee walked along, John Schwartzman on the Steadicam, snapping in front of him until Duke called to stop.

Since the startup, Duke has rarely participated in the actual shooting, and almost all the shooting has been handed over to the camera team headed by John Schwartzman, who is more in control of the overall situation.

And the shot will be fed back to the director's monitor for the first time, which is enough for him to make a judgment.

Although I was very satisfied with the results of the first shot, this shot was to highlight the characteristics of John Mason, and Duke took a few more shots in order to have more options in post-production.

Next, the scene changed again to shoot the scene of Nicolas Cage. He and Naomi Watts, who played his fiancee, were also prepared in advance. After the crew made a little arrangement, the filming began.

In general, these shots are not difficult. Although the three main actors are often NG, Duke sometimes needs to adjust the venue or camera position, and even fine-tune the scene when inspiration comes, but the shooting is still smooth, using Ed Harris, The benefits of action movies are also evident with seasoned actors like Nicolas Cage and Christopher Lee, who are so much better than the traditional zombie-faced action stars.

Nicolas Cage, in particular, does not lack the hardness that action stars should have, but has acting skills that traditional action stars such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger cannot match. It is not unreasonable to be the benchmark for action films in the 1990s.

Likewise, his problem is obvious.

Cage is like a distinctive but unstable football player, in good and bad form, he is habitually good in one movie and then terrible in the next movie, even sometimes In the same film, his acting level also fluctuated greatly.

Because of his own problems with the scene concept, Duke's shooting gap took a little longer. As a result, Cage, who was in good shape when he was shooting with Naomi Watts just now, was inexplicably lost after re-shooting. .

"Gusby is a nerd, not a literary youth."

After five consecutive NGs, Duke stood in front of the helicopter model, his voice a little high, "Nicolas, Gusby is about to participate in the operation, and the fate of San Francisco is in his hands. It should be excited, but nervous!"

"Nervous, understand?"

Duke at this time is like a high-powered hair dryer, not calm at all, "Nikola, don't tell me you don't know how to act nervous!"

"Give me five minutes." Cage also understood that the problem was his own.

Duke nodded and went back behind the monitor, but five minutes later, just as filming had just started, he called out again!

"Nikola, tell me, where did your state go?"

Taking a deep breath, Duke suppressed the anger he wanted to explode. This is not a problem that can be solved by losing his temper. He walked to the helicopter model, paced back and forth a few steps, and waved to Sophia, who was following behind to deliver water. Finally, he said, "First of all, this is my problem. I interrupted filming for too long, causing your state to disappear..."

"Duke..." Cage took a bit of embarrassment, because of Sophia's relationship, the relationship between the two is not bad.

"That's it, Nikolai." Duke walked up to him, ignoring the SEAL's curious eyes, and said, "You have to keep your eyes around, keep your legs wiggling in the cabin, and..."

Duke turned to Christopher Lee on the other side. "Chris, tell him a few jokes that are appropriate for the occasion. Nikolai, you smile when you hear the joke, understand?"

The eyes that look around at any time; the legs that keep swaying in the cabin; the smile that is forced to get along with Mason; the nervousness of Nicolas Cage can be reflected from the side when he is not in a good state.

Maybe Duke's method played a role, or maybe Cage recovered a little bit. In the next few shots, the overall performance got better and better. When reshooting for the sixth time, Duke finally shouted with satisfaction. pass.

"thanks."

Seeing the coffee on the table, Duke didn't lift his head, and said habitually, "Sophia, make some fine-tuning of the afternoon shooting plan..."

"Miss Coppola has gone to help you get your lunch." The familiar female voice was not nasal.

Before Duke raised his head, he felt a hot and humid breath blowing from his ear, and was kissed lightly on his face. (The novel "Hollywood Production" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the upper right to "Add a friend", and search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!)