Made in Hollywood

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The generosity of the Pentagon is enough to save the crew a lot of money, especially for several large-scale outdoor explosion scenes. The White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico is simply the most suitable place. The crew can explode and destroy arbitrarily in the shooting range without worrying about it. Some environmentalists come to you.

To this end, Duke led DP John Schwartzman, Art Director Hannah Serena, Associate Director Zach Snyder, and Demolitionist Joss Williams, coordinated by Pentagon Liaison Officer Lieutenant Colonel Renho. As well as several leaders of the special effects team of Industrial Light and Magic, they went to Edward Air Force Base and Baisha Missile Range for on-the-spot inspections, discussing how to set the scene and shoot at that time.

During the whole preparatory period, Duke's busyness was not much better than the shooting. After returning to Burbank from New Mexico, Zach Snyder led a photography team to Cairo, Sydney, the Middle East, Paris and Beggar. Limanjaro Mountain and other landmark buildings or scenic spots around the world are shot, and the material is used for the computer CG synthesis of the special effects team.

Negotiations for the main cast have also progressed, with tug-of-war with Will Smith signing on to a $250,000 casting contract, along with Jeff Golumbus, Bill Pullman, Naomi Watts and Halle Berry also got actor contracts one after another, and the main cast is basically determined.

Duke also took time to see Scarlett Johansson's audition. The little guy's acting was a full street worse than Kirsten Dunst's performance in "Interview with the Vampire", but he could handle it. The president's daughter in "Independence Day" is still enough. Although there are other young actors who have left relationships such as assistant directors, after Duke's explanation, those people still chose to take the initiative to back down.

After the audition was over, Sophia was told to tell Scarlett Johansson and her mother in time, and Duke returned to the office to discuss shooting at the White Sands Director's Range with the two production managers and John Schwartzman. When the door was knocked from outside, Sofia Coppola came in first.

"Can I come in?" Scarlett Johansson popped a small head from the door.

"You didn't go back to class?"

Turning his head, Duke looked over there, frowned and asked, "Or did you skip class?"

"I'm auditioning today."

The little guy walked in directly, carrying a large paper bag in his hand, "I took a day off."

"Hi, John. Hi, Charles. Hi, Robin."

She looked familiar. She came over to greet the people sitting, and took out ice cream from the paper bag and stuffed it into their hands.

"Does Scarlett want a treat?"

Charles Rowan is the oldest here, and he likes children relatively. When Duke was busy some time ago, Sophia once asked Sophia to temporarily bring Scarlett to the studio to wait for him to get off work, and he knew the main members of the crew.

"You have helped me so much." Scarlett finally walked to Duke's side and said seriously to the people behind, "I always want to thank you, this is the ice cream I bought with my own money."

"This is yours." She handed over a box of ice cream.

"thanks."

Taking the ice cream, Duke looked at her. The girl was smart and clever, and would have been more likable if she hadn't been a little chatty.

The work came to an end temporarily. Except for Sophia, the other three quickly left Duke's office. Although they were not interested in creamy food, Duke opened the box of ice cream and took a few bites under Scarlett's flickering eyes. .

"It tastes good. Scarlett, where's your mother?"

The little girl was stuck in Santa Monica for only four days, and her mother soon returned to Los Angeles from New York.

"It's like I'm talking to someone about my actor contract." Scarlett Johansson was also polite, put down the paper bag, took out her box of ice cream, sat on the chair in front of Duke's desk, took it apart and dug a big The spoonful, stuffed into his mouth, and muttered, "Can't you pay me a little more?"

"When you become Kirsten Dunst," Duke put down his ice cream, "I'll give you $2 million."

"Dunster?" Scarlett raised her small mouth covered with white cream, "A few months ago, I participated in an audition in New York for a French director's crew, and I have seen a person whose acting skills are much better than Dunst's. girl."

"Then you have to work hard." Duke replied casually, "Otherwise, you will be pulled down a long way."

The phone in the office suddenly rang, Sophia picked up and said a few words, hung up and looked at Duke, "There's trouble again."

"What's the trouble?"

The preparatory work for the film was originally used to solve all kinds of troubles, and Duke didn't care, "Is it more difficult than the Pentagon?"

"Indeed." Sophia frowned tightly. "In the script setting, doesn't Captain Steve Taylor's girlfriend have a dog? The animal protection organization just found the crew, and they will send someone to the crew to protect the animals during the filming. Actor's rights."

"What?"

Duke simply stood up and walked back and forth behind the desk twice, "Notify the two screenwriters to delete all scenes that use animals on a large scale."

For the crew, the animal protection organization is definitely more troublesome than the Pentagon. These guys who love animals more than humans. Once they enter the crew, they will stare at the animal actors in the crew. If they feel wronged, they will make trouble. If you make some noise, if you work overtime for one minute, then wait for the protest to be blocked.

As for whether the actors in the crew are safe, have they been abused? Even if someone breaks their leg in front of them, these so-called caring people won't take a second look.

This is not an animal movie, pets are optional, Duke is too lazy to deal with those people, and simply deletes all the scenes about animals.

"Scarlett, you follow Sophia for the time being."

Going to the next studio to see the progress of the model team, Duke told him before leaving, "Don't run around."

"Can I visit with you?" The little girl stood up and looked at him expectantly, "I promise to say nothing and do nothing."

"Can't!"

Duke left the office without looking back.

Scarlett Johansson sat back in the chair and looked angrily at the figure who opened the door. She seemed to want to throw the ice cream in her hand, but she didn't do it. made a face.

"Is he always so fierce to people?" Scarlett asked Sophia next to him. "That time on the party terrace, I felt that he was a very kind and easy-going person."

"Honey, there are always two sides to people." Sophia pointed to her, "Just like you, sometimes it's cute, sometimes it's just..."

"It's noisy and annoying?" At a young age, Scarlett was somewhat self-aware.

"At that time, you met Duke who had just finished his vacation and was still in a relaxed state." Sophia didn't answer her, and obviously knew that this child was in trouble, "So, he can joke with you, even if he is interested, I will accompany you to make games. But now, directors who are working are all devils from hell, especially a director who has hundreds of millions of dollars of investment pressure on his shoulders.”

There is no director without pressure, and the total investment will exceed 100 million US dollars. It seems to be just a number, but when I become the decisive winner of the investment, and the success or failure will determine the future path, I want to get rid of it. Pressure is impossible.

Duke's biggest improvement is that after two relatively high-investment productions, he gradually became accustomed to working and living under pressure. As long as he has a suitable way to relax and vent his stress, he will not suffer from insomnia as often as before.

"Hi, Stan."

Walking into the studio on the side, Duke directly found the person in charge Stan Winston, "How is the model progressing?"

"The model of the alien has just been finalized." Stan Winston temporarily put down his work and walked to the depths of the studio with Duke, "The sample will not be completed in ten days at the earliest, and the alien spacecraft is progressing slightly. Hurry up."

"This way." He gestured to Duke.

The two walked up the temporarily laid steps first, then came to a glass door, and walked in directly after the automatic door opened.

This place has been set up as an underground test site in Area 51. The most eye-catching one is an 'alien spaceship' being built on the high platform in front of it. It is based on blue, although it is far from being completed. At the same time, the realistic effect is faintly visible. If thrown into the desert of New Mexico, it will definitely be mistaken for a real UFO.

After watching the construction of Area 51, Duke and Stan Winston went to another factory shed, where several major projects were being carried out.

The Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty and other iconic architectural models in the United States, which are scaled down, are being constructed bit by bit from the hands of prop engineers in the factory. The biggest and most striking of them is that A famous white building - the White House!

Nearly 20 prop engineers, according to Duke's request, were busy building a 70-foot-long presidential palace in a reduced scale. They not only referred to the data and pictures provided by the Pentagon and the White House's Hollywood Liaison Office, but also copied the front of the White House. , and strive to achieve the most realistic effect.

Of course, this expensive model of the White House, in Duke's hands, has only one function - it was bombed into the sky and turned into pieces!

All the explosion scenes in the film will be shot on location, but live shooting can never really blow up the White House or rebuild one. A scaled-down model is the most appropriate way, and the filmed effects are more realistic than film special effects and computer special effects.

Towards the end of get off work, Duke left the studio and returned to the adjacent Independence Day studio.

"Mr. Rosenberg."

As soon as he entered the studio, Duke saw a young clerk approaching, "Miss Charlize Theron who participated in the audition has been waiting for you in the reception room after completing the audition, and she said that she is your friend. "

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