Made in Hollywood

"How about my attire?"

In the set set in the cabin of the spacecraft, Charlize Theron walked up to Duke with a huge helmet in her arms, "I didn't expect that I could also participate in Star Wars."

Duke looked at Charlize Theron, and looked her up and down. The slender South American diamond was wearing the iconic white armor, which was the stormtrooper's iconic outfit.

"Very good." Duke said with admiration intentionally, "Having an Oscar queen acting as a background painting can add a lot of topicality to the film."

Daniel Craig, who originally wanted to play the role of the Stormtrooper in this scene, was currently James Bond's Daniel Craig, but his schedule conflicted with the shooting of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", so he had to temporarily quit the crew. However, there are too many star actors who are willing to guest star in Star Wars, such as Charlize Theron, who was re-selected by Duke.

Although it is the background painting for the heroine Daisy Ridley, and she needs to wear a stormtrooper helmet, without showing her face from beginning to end, Charlize Theron is still very serious.

After chatting and joking with Duke, she returned to her place to finish the final makeup work.

On the other side, Daisy Ridley, who had already filmed several scenes, was ready. After she took a deep breath, she sat on a huge interrogation chair in the middle of the cabin under the guidance of Anna Prinz. Immediately, a prop master came over and "tied" her to it, in order to conform to the identity of the prisoner in this scene.

After the two IMAX cameras of the "Death Star" and "Millennium Falcon" were arranged at a forty-five-degree angle, Duke gave the order to start.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Act XI, Act Four..." The recorder put the record card in front of the main camera lens, and shouted, "Now!"

Duke looked away from Charlize Theron and Daisy Ridley on the scene, and fell back to the screen displayed on the director's monitor. Unless there are very few special scenes, the director generally does not watch the scene. The footage captured by the camera combines props and lighting and many other auxiliary facilities, and there is often a certain difference between the results directly seen by the human eye.

Many times, the human eye sees an excellent scene, but the picture captured by the camera has many flaws.

There was no sound in the studio. There was only the "humming" sound of the huge IMAX camera in operation, and the recording equipment suspended on the boom arm slowly slid down from above to the top of Daisy Ridley's head under the control of the equipment team.

Most of the dialogues shot by IMAX cameras need to be re-dubbed during post-production, but actors are not allowed to relax during filming, and all lines need to be memorized.

To urge Daisy Ridley, who is a relative newcomer. Duke even conducts live recordings for each shoot, so that the actors can see their own shortcomings and reach the best state as soon as possible.

After several scenes of adjustments, Daisy Ridley is obviously in good shape now.

She was lying on the wide interrogation chair, her eyes rolling around. Seemingly looking for an opportunity to exploit and escape, his eyes finally fell on the only guard-the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron.

Looking sideways at the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron, Daisy Ridley closed her eyes slightly, as if feeling an inexplicable presence. Then he said slowly, "You will come over. Put down the gun in your hand, uncuff my handcuffs, open the door of the cabin, and leave here."

Charlize Theron didn't move. But he turned his head and looked at Daisy Ridley strangely.

Yes, Charlize Theron wears a stormtrooper helmet, so you can't see facial expressions at all, but the toughness of Hollywood's first-line actress is still evident, whether it is seen from the camera lens or observed with the naked eye. Can clearly distinguish the confusion and strangeness of this Stormtrooper.

It has to be said that Charlize Theron is powerful now, even a Stormtrooper who acts as a background painting has appeared to steal the scene.

It is said that a good actor should act freely, but Duke is very clear, like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio, like Charlize Theron is used to being a heroine and the scene People who are at the center will always bring a bit of the kind of temperament that is better than me in their performances.

Actors like Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Charlize Theron appear in even the most inconspicuous background painting characters, even if they don't say a word or show any expression, It will still unconsciously attract the attention of the audience.

Why are superstars superstars? Their rarity is not just caused by media hype, but also has extraordinary strength.

Although Charlize Theron had a tendency to grab the scene, Duke didn't stop, but just patiently observed Daisy Ridley's performance.

Duke knew that Charlize Theron would pay attention if he reminded him a little, and the situation was easily resolved.

However, a newcomer like Daisy Ridley needs a lot of opportunities to practice, and playing against Oscar queens and Hollywood superstars must also be helpful.

In fact, Duke is using Charlize Theron to help him temper Daisy Ridley.

The heroine of Star Wars is not just a vase, and Daisy Ridley is not very beautiful. She wants to be in front of the first two heroines, Princess Leia and Padmé Amidala To make a deep impression, you have to put in enough effort yourself.

In particular, Padmé Amidala, the biggest highlight in the "Star Wars Prequel" trilogy, who is not far away, will definitely become the object of comparison by the media and audience.

Countless thoughts flashed through Duke's mind, and the shooting on the set continued.

Seeing that the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron was indifferent, Daisy Ridley did not give up and seemed to be mobilizing all the energy in her body. Her voice trembled slightly, and her teeth clenched unconsciously.

"You will come over, put down the gun in your hand, uncuff me, open the door of the cabin, and leave here."

Daisy Ridley's face was tense, her voice seemed to be squeezed out of her teeth, and she was obviously exerting too much force, but Duke didn't stop, and continued to let her perform her role, speaking a few lines, "You will come over, put down the gun in your hand, uncuff me, open the door of the cabin, and leave here."

The ubiquitous and omnipotent force finally played a role. The stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron came over, opened Daisy Ridley's handcuffs, and pressed a button next to it, and waited for the hatch to lift. After getting up, he walked out without looking back.

"Cut!" Duke called to stop the crew, then stood up, grabbed the loudspeaker, and said, "The photography and lighting are good, now rest for fifteen minutes, and then reshoot this one."

After speaking, he walked into the studio quickly, and Daisy Ridley also left the interrogation chair and stood in front of Duke.

Duke nodded to Daisy Ridley, looked at Charlize Theron who had just taken off her helmet, and said, "Sally, you just stole the scene, pay attention to control."

Charlize Theron smiled and said, "I see."

With Charlize, Duke is reassuring, just a word of caution, she definitely knows what to do when it comes to reshoots.

"Daisy..."

Turning around slightly, Duke looked at Daisy Ridley with a thoughtful face, and said, "You were too tight just now, and you exerted too much force."

"Hmm..." Daisy Ridley nodded hastily, "I will pay attention."

Duke was still not at ease with her, and warned, "Because of your past experience, your character Rey is very repulsed by the Force and the Jedi Knights. Now that she is in trouble, she must save herself and use the power that she buried in the deepest place. This is the first time she has used the force to control her, so you have to take care of her psychological state."

Daisy Ridley promised, "I will."

After instructing Daisy Ridley, Duke found John Schwartzman again. Because of the relationship between the stills artist and the confidentiality publicity strategy, he was very concerned about the promotional materials of the on-site shooting. The stills of the show, the previous performances were so-so, and the stills taken by the stills artist were not very good.

And the stills are too focused on the heroine Daisy Ridley, almost completely ignoring the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron.

"The best actor belongs only to this character in this movie, and the best still photo is that this photo only belongs to this movie;" Duke said after calling the camera assistant who was in charge of shooting the still photo, " The best still is that this still accurately conveys the core temperament and content of the movie, and it is the best interpretation of the movie."

Although this photography assistant is not as professional as the one who was fired by Duke, the biggest advantage is that he is obedient. He will only shoot what Duke asks him to shoot.

Therefore, Duke specifically urged, "All the actors in the stills must have performances, and the expressions and movements should not be too dull and rigid; the stills must be able to highlight the story conflict, character and plot; there must be stills for key plots and conflicts; there must be key props. Stills, there must be close-up stills.”

Finally, Duke pointed to Charlize Theron and Daisy Ridley, who had relocated, and said, "This scene must have empty shots and panoramic stills; of interaction."

To put it simply, the stills must "bring drama", the performance of the actors in the stills, and the performance of the photographer and cameraman in the lens must be exactly the same.

This is sometimes very difficult, because when filming, the first task is to ensure the filming progress of the film. The work of the stills artist is often not considered by the director and the film crew. Interlude shooting, such a very critical scene, if no good stills are taken, Duke will ask the actors to perform it again, and direct a scene specially for the stills! (to be continued ~^~)

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