Made in Hollywood

All the hot battle scenes were shot by Duke himself. Some literary dramas and scenes such as the take-off of fighter planes were handed over to Anna Prinz. According to the plan, the filming period of the film was only 80 days, any time Can't be delayed.

Fortunately, Anna Prinz is not a novice. When Duke led the crew to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to shoot, the crew she led had already flown to the Pentagon to shoot a few literary dramas there.

On the shooting site designated by the crew at the Baisha Missile Range, a dilapidated Middle Eastern-style village has long been built. Channing Tatum and other actors in special forces have become more sturdy after a certain period of training. His temperament, at least from the outside, looks like a soldier.

Dozens of trailers were parked far enough out of the perimeter, and the military also set up a cordon around the village. The explosion scenes shot by Duke did not just blow up with soft explosives. The filming here will use a lot of of military explosives.

This is the Baisha Missile Range, and he can also let go of it.

"Jos! Jos!"

Standing on a high platform in the village, Duke shouted a few times with a loudspeaker, and when Joss Williams trotted to the high platform, he added, "Remember to communicate with the actors, so that there will be no accidents. "

"Someone is doing it." Joss Williams gave Duke a reassuring look.

Duke looked at Channing Tatum and others who were sorting out their equipment not far away, and nodded, "I hope they won't be frightened."

The scale of the explosion this time was a bit large. The members of his team have long been used to working in this environment, and even if these actors have undergone military training for a period of time, it is difficult to say whether they will panic.

Duke isn't worried, though, that the actors who play special forces will be intimidated by a formidable unknown creature. Especially the type of sac giant, it is normal for some people to be frightened. The special forces are very strong, but they are not out of the category of people, just like "Saving Private Ryan" shows, soldiers on the battlefield. It's always been diversity. And not all the kind who shout slogans are not afraid of death.

There will be some uncertainty in the performance of the actors here, but the actors are also scattered. In addition to the panoramic shots, the close-up given to them will be shot by the camera assistant alone. Editing this magical film technology can also remove a lot of Duke does not want to see it. to the screen.

"Jos, do you see the tallest tulou in the distance?"

Duke pointed to the southeast corner of the village. It is the farthest place from the battle between the Sark giant and the US military. "Blow it up, and I want the dust and gunpowder from its explosion to be 200 feet high in the sky."

Joss Williams looked intently for a moment, then said, "No problem. Leave it to me."

When Joss Williams left, Duke called John Schwartzman again and asked him to arrange for a helicopter to capture the explosion when it arrived.

Duke hasn't had such a blast in a long time since Independence Day.

Get off the platform. Bypassing the two jib cars that were filmed, Duke found Channing Tatum and other actors.

"Channing..."

He waved over there. Channing Tatum and others ran over immediately, "Director?"

"The scale of the explosion scene may be a bit large." Duke urged, "Be sure to follow the set route. Also, you must control your emotions. If you can't control it, I allow you to be deserters."

Channing Tatum and others glanced at each other with a bit of embarrassment on their faces. Even in the movie, no one wanted to be a deserter.

"Director, we..."

Duke patted Channing Tatum on the shoulder and said, "Just do your job well, don't worry about other aspects."

After instructing the actors, Duke came to the front of the village. The model of the giant Sark had been shipped over, and then it would be blown up by the crew.

This would be the first Decepticon ever eliminated by the U.S. military.

In that movie, the imbalance of combat power between the Decepticons and humans can be said to be an obvious problem. Although the attack on the US military position at the beginning included the factors of sneak attacks, and the US military is also famous for not being good at dealing with sneak attacks, but the later Batian Compared with the opening scene, the fighting power shown between the tiger and the US military is a little too exaggerated.

As Duke said, Transformers are powerful, but not invincible, so he changed the beginning of the film, attacking the US military base in Qatar, not only the attack, but also the thunder and the sky.

In addition, the Sark Giant is no longer a subsidiary of the attack, but becomes a separate combat unit like the original animation, his strength will be further strengthened, and the raid will be launched from the ground.

The Four Kings attacked from the air, the ground and the underground, all-round three-dimensional strikes, thus killing a US military base.

The crew has accepted tens of millions of dollars in military sponsorship from the Pentagon. Duke will definitely consider the image of the military. In the open field of the desert, more than a dozen fighter jets and several gunboats were dispatched at the same time, using the most advanced equipment. Weapons, especially armor-piercing bullets and other equipment, even the Decepticons can't stand it.

The sak giant will be ripped to shreds by the blow from the air.

This setting is not only for balancing combat power, but Duke is also considering the entire series. Although Optimus Prime is the absolute protagonist, it is impossible for humans to only play soy sauce. After all, it is humans who watch movies, not Transformers. .

Returning to his position as director, Duke waited patiently. The layout of this huge set is not so easy, and there is only one chance to shoot, this part of the building will be turned into ruins under the fierce fire of the giant Sark. .

"The camera crew is ready..."

"The props group is ready..."

"The actor is ready..."

"The fireworks team is ready..."

The assistant director passed messages to Duke, who raised his megaphone after getting the news that all departments were ready.

"start!"

With Duke's order, the originally quiet studio immediately turned into a noisy battlefield, with gunshots and explosions blaring non-stop.

Duke has already stood behind the director's monitor. What he mainly observes is the explosion shot and the shot of Channing Tatum and another black actor. It doesn't matter how much other people's scenes are played. If the performance is bad, just cut it out. .

Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded on the left hand side. The tallest earth building in the village seemed to have been hit by a cruise missile. Countless gunpowder smoke rose up into the sky hundreds of feet high, and then collapsed with a bang.

The carefully calculated explosion didn't reach the set, but some dust drifted.

Duke called to stop at the right time, waited for the dust to settle, cleaned the set again, and started shooting again.

The military's cooperation was also just right. After ten minutes, several batches of fighter planes swept across the battlefield from a low altitude. Although it was impossible to launch any missiles, it was enough for the shooting. Other effects can be added in post-production.

Perhaps because of enough military training, the performance of the actors is not good enough, but it is enough for a film of the "Transformers" type, although when the Sark giant was blown up and torn apart, Cha. The panic on Ning Tatum's face could not be concealed at all, but it had nothing to do with the overall situation.

In post-production, just cut this shot out.

This is the end of the filming. Except for a few houses used to set up cameras, nearly half of this small village has been turned into ruins, and the team where Channing Tatum belonged also 'killed' several people...

"No need for a reshoot, right?"

On the platform where Duke was, Tina Fey came up wearing a large mask, looked at the monitor screen playing, and asked, "The military called me, if they need to retake the film, they can Let the second batch of fighter jets take off."

Looking at the screen playing on the monitor, Duke did not answer immediately, but after watching the footage shot by each camera, he said to Tina Fei, "No, you can hang up the Pentagon in person later. Let’s just say that the crew and I are very grateful for the support of the military.”

The support of the military can save the crew tens of millions of dollars in shooting funds, which can be transferred to post-production, resulting in better special effects.

Tina Fey glanced down the stairs and reminded Duke, "Channing Tatum is here."

Turning off the monitor, Duke turned around, Channing Tatum had come over, he raised his hand to greet Duke, and said, "Director Rosenberg, my role here is all over, If the crew doesn't plan to add extra filming, I plan to leave the White Sands Missile Range this afternoon."

Duke thought for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Channing Tatum said a few more polite words, turned and left.

"He's supposed to be reporting to Sony Columbia's crew."

As production manager, Tina Fey seemed to know the situation. "Another Hasbro toy line is also making a movie."

"Joe Special Forces?" Duke asked, turning his head.

"Well, it's the special forces."

When it comes to the fame of toys in North America, Special Forces is even bigger than the Transformers series, Tina Fey added, "If my news is correct, Channing Tatum will be the male lead, he will play The role is Duke."

"Duke?"

In fact, this series is also very suitable for adaptation into a movie, especially today, where terrorism has not disappeared, but continues to spread, but Duke was a little late at the beginning and did not get the right to adapt. The sequel to this series was difficult to produce. The main reason Not in the popularity of the special forces, but the director.

Stephen Sommers' copyright is quite good, and it has made a good start for the series, but the sequel directed by the director who took over is really uncomplimentable.

"Duke, there is one more thing." Tina Fey reminded again, "You have to go back to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "Robot Wall-E"." (To be continued ~^~)

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