Made in Hollywood

Los Angeles is still scorching hot in November, but snow has already floated in Iceland. The whistling cold wind is mixed with fine snow particles, raging on the Vatnajökull Glacier, making this white world even whiter. In Los Angeles, Duke isn't used to such an environment, but like all difficulties, the temperature won't be an excuse for him to stop.

Along the temporarily constructed road, he led the crew all the way to a small ice lake on the Vatnajökull glacier, ready to start filming the first scene.

The road was jointly built by the crew and the Icelandic government. The Icelandic government provided the crew with considerable discounts. According to the agreement between the two parties, Duke would also recruit temporary staff from the local area during filming in Iceland.

It is the most basic rule in the world that you have to pay for something to gain. Duke is a person who follows the rules of the game most of the time.

After getting off the buggy, Duke and Anna Prinz split the crew to do the basic setup work before shooting. Although the sky was gloomy with snowflakes, it was very suitable for shooting. This gloomy sky and tone are like Batman. The natural background plate, even the dimming can be omitted.

"John, let the No. 1 and No. 2 jibs stretch directly above the ice lake." Duke stood on a slightly higher piece of thick ice and shouted to the camera crew who were debugging the equipment, "Unit 1 Forty-five-angle overhead shot, No. 2 camera obliquely shot at a sixty-degree angle!"

He waved to the art director again, and waited for Hannah Serena to walk over quickly and said, "You go to set up the evening scene, and you should be able to finish this shot during the day."

Although compared to the Himalayas, the environment in Iceland is not bad, but it is not suitable for long-term shooting. Duke has made a tighter plan and strives to leave Iceland as soon as possible. It is now mid-November. If there is a delay, Iceland will enter the winter completely, and many equipment may have problems with the operation.

The efficiency of the crew was very high. After the equipment and the scene were adjusted, Liam Neeson and Christian Bale also appeared in front of the filming set after wearing makeup.

Duke stands behind the director's camera. I didn't say anything in the past. This was an action scene, and the actors were dispatched by professional action director Jimmy Carter.

Only when Christian Bale and Liam Neeson stepped onto the ice lake, Duke called them back immediately.

Duke walked to the ice lake, stretched out his foot and stepped on the ice, and a slight click sounded one after another, "Is this the sound of the ice breaking?"

"It should be." Jimmy Carter also repeated Duke's actions. The crisp clicking sound is not too loud, but it can be easily caught by human ears, "It won't break, right?"

"What's going on?" Duke asked, targeting the familiar staff Iceland provided.

The staff member explained calmly, "This is the characteristic of the Vatnajökull Glacier. Many ice layers will make this sound when stepped on. But it will never really crack, I can guarantee it!"

The liaison officer dispatched by the Icelandic government to the crew also came over and assured him after inquiring about the situation. "This ice lake often receives tourists, and it is early winter again. There is absolutely no problem."

Although the Icelanders swear, Duke added safety ropes for Liam Neeson and Christian Bale, as well as their stunt doubles, just in case, all of which can be easily erased in post-production. . But if there is a problem with the actors, the trouble for the crew will be more.

Every action scene is divided into countless fragments to shoot, and the shooting of Liam Neeson and Christian Bale's combat training is no exception, and due to the wind and the complex environment, Duke did not use live recordings , and also reduces the difficulty of the two roles.

Liam Neeson and Christian Bale have just undergone several months of rigorous training and are in optimal physical condition. Although the filming stopped and the stunt doubles were constantly replaced, this was the progress of the first scene. Overall it went pretty smoothly.

I just didn't expect that just after lunch, the wind on the glacier suddenly became stronger, but Duke insisted on finishing the scene. When the crew packed up the equipment and prepared to evacuate, the measured wind speed had reached 75 mph, and even some crew members The personnel were directly blown to the ground by the strong wind, and if there was no one to help them, they would not be able to stand up at all.

The harsh environment made it impossible for the crew to leave temporarily. Under the leadership of the guide, the team found a leeward place to temporarily avoid the strong wind. After the wind was small, they went to another shooting location.

"Have a hot coffee?"

In the spacious trailer, Tina Fey handed over a cup of hot drink, Duke took it, and held it with both hands, feeling that the palms that had been blown through by the wind gradually warmed up, "Thank you."

"I asked the guide." Tina Fey poured herself a glass and sat across from Duke. "It's just a gust of wind, and it won't last long."

Duke listened to the whistling outside, but his frowning eyebrows did not loosen, "If it comes every day, it will be troublesome."

As the guide said, the strong wind blew for less than an hour, and then gradually stopped. Although the wind outside was still a bit strong, it did not hinder the crew from hurrying.

Switching to the SUV, Duke led the crew towards a rocky field in the glacier area.

The distance between the two sides is not too far. It took less than half an hour to reach the destination, but after Duke got off the car, what he saw was a sighing Hannah Serena. It was blown down by the wind, and some of the sets with relatively light weights were blown away by the strong wind.

Taking a turn around the rocky ground on the edge of the ice, Duke said to Serena, "Hannah, no need for the set, the crew is taking a break for a while, and we'll shoot when it gets dark."

Hollywood crews shoot movies, many of which seem to be at night, but in fact, after shooting during the day, they are replaced with the background at night. Shooting at night is often more complicated from lighting to the environment.

As the sky became darker and the temperature continued to drop, Duke did not plan to make any more arrangements for this temporary set except for setting up the camera and adjusting the lights. For the sake of the next shooting, he rushed all the crew to Warm up in a few large trailers and wait until it gets completely dark before going out to shoot.

"Working with Duke is often an incredible journey."

In a large break trailer, with the main cast and crew gathering over hot coffee, Liam Neeson said to his co-star, "Christian, can you imagine that I'm over fifty years old. The age group, the career has taken a big step forward.”

"That's because you worked hard enough." Duke replied.

Christian Bale smiled to everyone, but didn't say anything.

According to Duke's observation, in most cases, this is a relatively silent actor, and he doesn't like to communicate with people very much. There is no doubt about his professional attitude. It's just that after joining the crew, the number of times the two discussed films and roles did not many.

After resting for half an hour, the sky outside was completely dark, Duke stood up and clapped his palms, "Guys, work started!"

There's only one scene here, a conversation between Henry Ducard and Bruce Wayne about anger, determination, and revenge.

A bonfire was lit, the flames roaring in the wind, and the light illuminated the faces of Liam Neeson and Christian Bale.

Standing behind the main camera, Duke observes every movement and expression of the two actors. Unlike his previous commercials, this trilogy is more demanding of actors' performances.

This is also an important reason why he put the time left for Bell to consider on the last day. Compared with Ben Affleck, another favorite actor, Christian Bale's acting skills are obviously better.

" Rub your chest hard, and your hands will keep you warm," Liam Neeson said to Christian Bale, who was curled up as he added dry wood to the fire. "You're stronger than your father."

Christian Bale raised his head and looked at each other, "You don't know my father."

"But I understand the anger in your heart!"

This is exactly what Bruce Wayne was in after the murder of his parents, "Your anger makes you forget the pain for a while, until you can't bear the thought of your loved ones, and one day you'll wish they didn't exist to make your pain go away. disappear."

Christian Bale showed a slightly suspicious look, and Liam Neeson said calmly, "I didn't live in the mountains all the time, I had a wife, the love of my life, she was brutally killed, I am just like you Learn not to condone bad people, never show mercy to them, anger gives you a lot of power, if you don’t learn to control it, it will destroy you, and anger almost ruined my life.”

"How do you calm down your anger?" Christian Bale asked.

"revenge!"

"It didn't work for me."

"Why? Why didn't you avenge your parents, Bruce?"

These two sentences show the differences between Bruce Winn and Henry Ducard or the Alliance of Shadow Warriors, and they will inevitably part ways in the end.

"Cut!"

Duke stopped, then beckoned, and let the two actors come over, he first said to Neeson, "Liam, your expression is a bit too much, you are not a bad person, you are just insisting on you and the Alliance of Shadow Warriors. The idea, you think that evil must be wiped out and a new order rebuilt from the ruins, in Ducat’s mind, this is a very correct view, and it is a firm belief.”

Then, he turned to Bell, "Christian, where's your acting? Where's your acting? All I see in the camera is a dumb-looking Bruce Wayne, I can't see hiding from your acting. Anger and fear deep inside!"

"Sorry," Christian Bale said sincerely, "I didn't adjust my state."

"You have ten minutes." Duke urged, "Remember, Christian, you're not playing a dead-faced god, you're playing a man who stepped down from the altar!" (To be continued~^ ~)