Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

When people hear "Iceland", they will naturally associate this country with cold and islands.

This is indeed an island, and it is the largest island in the North Atlantic and the second largest island country in Europe, but the weather here is actually not as cold as imagined.

When Shanhe and his family arrived in Reykjavik, it happened to be local early morning. The outdoor temperature was 5 degrees Celsius, which was warmer than the capital.

The Qiu family had a bird's-eye view of this holiday destination on the plane. Compared with domestic ones, Reykjavik is just a small town, quiet and a little misty.

Viewed from above, the entire town is shrouded in a layer of mist, giving people a dreamy feeling under the sunlight and the surrounding azure sea water.

The scenery was beautiful, and everyone in the Qiu family was intoxicated by it. Even the little kid Qiu Yanche and Doudou lay in front of the window and watched it in fascination!

However, he will have many problems.

"Dad, why are there so many clouds down there? Aren't the clouds all in the sky?"

"That's not a cloud, it's water vapor!"

Shanhe sat next to his son, held his son in his arms and replied,

"Everyone calls this place the 'Smoking City' because there are many hot springs here, and the water vapor evaporates into the air, creating such a beautiful scene!"

"What is a hot spring? Is it fun?"

"Hot springs are warm spring water, a natural phenomenon formed by volcanoes!"

"What is a volcano? A mountain on fire?"

"Well~ A volcano is not a mountain on fire, it is... I want to think about how to tell you!"

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The little kid stared out of the window, not slowing down his thirst for knowledge at all. There were so many questions that gave Shan He a headache!

Yu Zhengchong couldn't help but laugh when he saw his disciple hemming and hawing when asked by Little Xiong'er.

"Xiong'er, come to Grandpa Master. Grandpa Master will tell you the story of the volcano!"

"Grandpa Shizu tells the best stories!"

The little kid was just like her aunt, the bigger the mouth, the sweeter it was. She jumped into Yu Zhengchong's arms, not forgetting to scorn the mountains and rivers.

"The stories my dad tells are so ugly, I can't even understand them!"

"Ha ha…"

There was a burst of laughter in the cabin. Shanhe looked at his son with a dumbfounded look on his face. You and I are world-famous writers. What we are best at is telling stories. You little kid knows nothing!

Hathaway had already arranged everything in Reykjavik. As soon as the family got off the plane, the mother and son staged a scene of love and affection at the airport.

Having not seen her son for more than half a month, Hathaway did not want the little bear to leave her sight at this moment. The little bear was also extremely dependent on his mother. Even though they were jet-lagged, the mother and son fell asleep together.

The next day, Gerald and Kate also flew to Reykjavik, and the Christmas vacation for the two families officially began.

Reykjavik is indeed a good place for vacation. It is not only known as the "smoking city", but also a veritable "smoke-free city".

The "smoking city" comes from the water vapor brought by the geothermal heat of hot springs. The "smoke-free city" means that there is no industrial pollution here, no subways, no factories, and no general hustle and bustle of big cities. Even the heating equipment is purely pure. Natural hot springs and geothermal heat!

Compared with Beijing and New York, this place has a completely different scenery and flavor.

Instead of traveling around like ordinary tourists, the two families settled in the villa prepared by Hathaway for a few days.

After the two elderly couples Qiu Dahai and Yu Zhengchong had settled in and got used to it, they began to walk around and take a look.

Fortunately, they soon saw Reykjavik's unique wonder: the Northern Lights.

It was the two old men Qiu Dahai and Yu Zhengchong who called the big guys up to watch.

The days in Iceland are very long. It often gets dark at twelve o'clock at night, but the nights are very short. At three or four o'clock in the morning, the sun appears on the horizon.

The old man has poor adaptability and is slow to adjust to jet lag. For several days in a row, he couldn't sleep most of the night and spent time chatting together.

While the two old men were chatting, strips of green light appeared on the horizon, making the entire sky dazzling.

The two old men were instantly shocked by the wonders of nature in front of them and were in awe. They were stunned for a while before they remembered to wake up their family members to enjoy this spectacular and magnificent scene together.

The two families were soon stunned by the colorful aurora in the night sky and lost their sleep. Only by witnessing this magical beauty of nature can we fully appreciate its magnificence and charm.

The auroras are like souls in the night sky, swimming and running across the sky. It is really fascinating and makes people stare in silence.

Both families looked up at the night sky for a long time. It wasn't until the aurora gradually dispersed that they came to their senses.

Before he had time to praise and sigh, the little bear who had been sleeping soundly in Hathaway's arms woke up, half-opened his sleepy eyes and said to his mother:

"Mom, I need to pee!"

Come on, there is no sigh now. Everyone can't help but look at the little kid and laugh in a low voice. This soaking in urine has come at the right time.

Brats can really ruin the atmosphere!

Hathaway spent a few days with her son and his family, and after enjoying the family fun, the vacation was over, and she had to return to work and complete her acting duties.

Shanhe also happily accepted Nolan's invitation and accompanied his wife to the location filming site of "Interstellar".

The filming location for "Interstellar" is located in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, less than two hours' drive from Reykjavik.

In recent years, Iceland has been favored by Hollywood blockbusters and famous film and television dramas, and has become a very popular filming location for film and television productions.

Iceland has unique natural conditions, and one island can show a variety of styles and landforms.

Volcanoes, waterfalls, ice caps, hot springs, tundra and other wonders have created Iceland's magical landscape like an alien planet. Allowing Iceland to "pretend" to be many other planets in outer space.

The crew of "Interstellar" chose Iceland as the filming location not only because of its unique natural environment, but also because of its convenient geographical location.

It is located between the European and American continents, not too far from either place.

For example, it only takes less than five hours to fly from New York to Iceland, and it's even closer from London, England, only about two hours.

And despite the small number of people in Iceland, it has a high-level professional film production team and a very complete infrastructure.

Shanhe followed Hathaway, enjoying the natural scenery along the way. The two-hour journey took three and a half hours to complete.

It was already noon when we arrived at the shooting camp. It was much colder than Reykjavik. It was below minus five degrees Celsius all year round, and now the temperature was close to minus ten degrees.

The camp is still nearly two kilometers away from the filming site and requires a sleigh to reach it.

The difficulty of filming and the hard work of the filmmakers are vividly displayed here.

Fortunately, in order to attract the arrival of film crews, various infrastructures in Iceland are relatively complete, otherwise it would be difficult for the crews to work here.

When Shanhe and his wife arrived, the crew was just about to leave. As soon as Nolan saw Shanhe's arrival, he enthusiastically took off his gloves and came forward to shake hands and greet him without being too outgoing.

"We finally meet, Qiu, we are going to leave soon, how about we go and see it together?"

Shanhe also took off his thick gloves and shook hands with Nolan to greet him.

"Of course, I would be honored to visit your set because I love your movies!"

"Haha... Not only do I also like your work, but I also learned a lot from it!"

"Really? This is definitely one of my proudest achievements!"

"Haha... Qiu, you are much more interesting than the media says!"

…

In addition to Nolan, producer Emma, ​​who is also Nolan’s wife, actors Mark Damon, Matthew McConaughey and others also stepped forward to shake hands with Shanhe and exchange a few words.

Shanhe and Nolan hit it off immediately. He didn't show any courtesy. After drinking a cup of coffee and eating something, he followed the crew on a sleigh and set off to the filming location.

The filming site of "Interstellar" is on the edge of Wagner Glacier. The landscape here really looks like an alien landscape, with not only continuous glaciers, but also strange exposed volcanic rocks.

As soon as the crew arrived, they immediately started filming preparations. Shanhe was not idle either. He helped Nolan set up the heavy IMAX high-definition camera. They were all here, so we couldn’t just sit back and watch!

Nolan did not thank Shanhe politely, but just introduced the filming process of the movie to Shanhe while working, and complained to Shanhe without any hesitation.

"Originally, this scene was supposed to end in November, but something happened to the crew. You know you can't avoid these things during filming. We had no choice but to brave the severe cold to finish filming. The efficiency was really low. We only had to do it every day. We only have four or five hours! Fortunately, it’s almost over. Damn it, we can’t hold on any longer!”

"I heard what Annie said!"

Shanhe helped Nolan secure the camera position, stamped his feet, and replied to Nolan,

"I have never faced such harsh weather in the past, but I will probably experience it in my next movie. Live-action shooting is indeed much more complicated than green screen!"

"I don't like green screen shooting or 3D images. Those things will damage the image and smoothness of the lens!"

Shan He looked at the straightforward Nolan and couldn't help but smile.

"Nolan, you are right. These are the shortcomings of green screen shooting and 3D special effects, but you cannot avoid talking about their advantages. They can create an imaginary world, such as "Gravity" and "Youth", without green screen and 3D, these two movies would not have been filmed at all! Although "Interstellar" is mostly shot in real scenes, it cannot avoid the addition of some green screen shooting, right? "

"Well, you're right!"

Nolan paused for a moment, then turned to Shanhe helplessly and replied,

"But I insist on my opinion. 3D pictures will never appear in my movies! I always think that 3D is just a film transition technology. It is not mature. Because of 3D technology, Hollywood has gone astray and blindly pursues vision. Effect, this is not the development direction and essence of the movie!”

"I agree with part of your point of view. The essence of movies does lie in telling good stories and expressing emotions. I think 3D technology, although immature, is an advancement in film tools. It can sometimes help directors tell stories and express emotions better. emotion!"

"Look at today's Hollywood commercial movies. Compared with the past, they are completely in a state of regression. You have ushered in the 3D era. They have no imagination and spirituality at all. They just use 3D special effects to pile up damn comic movies!"

Nolan grumbled and revealed some inside information to Shan He.

"I had a big fight with those damn businessmen at Warner and withdrew from the DC Universe project. They always use your movies to refute me. Fuck, they don't even look at it. The 3D special effects in your movies are always just auxiliary tools. , are there 3D special effects in "Joker"? What a bunch of idiots!"

"hehe…"

Shanhe couldn't help but laugh at Nolan's silent complaints.

"It's not a bad idea to quit. I don't really like comic book universe movies either. It doesn't really fit in with my movie aesthetic!"

"I know you won't like it. Our movie ideas are somewhat similar!"

…

While the two of them were setting up the camera set with the filming team, they became more and more speculative as they chatted.

After the preparations were completed, Nolan even invited Shanhe to discuss the shooting and work with him to direct the day's shooting.

Shanhe didn't show any pretense and readily accepted Nolan's invitation.

Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey were very surprised that Nolan and Yamaha collaborated on the shooting and talked about it in detail. The two couldn't help asking Hathaway during the filming break:

"Annie, are you sure this is the first meeting between Qiu and Nolan? I have never seen Nolan talk so much. Why does it feel like the two of them have known each other for more than ten years?"

"hehe…"

Hathaway looked at the two people in the director's seat. Her husband seemed to be still talking about something with Nolan.

"It is indeed the first time they have met, but Qiu admires Nolan very much, and Nolan also likes Qiu's works very much. There is a saying in China that 'heroes cherish each other', maybe this is what they are like!"

"hero?"

McConaughey thought for a moment, nodded and responded,

"I understand the meaning of this Chinese term. They are indeed the two most talented directors in Hollywood, bar none!"

Matt Damon then agreed with Matthew McConaughey’s words,

"Their projects have never failed. Speaking of which, Qiu and I collaborated once a few years ago, and his works were of great help to me!"

"Everyone knows "The Martian"!"

McConaughey shook his head sadly,

"I really like the novel "Dallas Buyers Club". It's a pity that the role of Ron was booked by Leonardo early at that time. I really envy you, Annie. With your current acting skills, "Room" This movie is simply tailor-made for you, and you have already booked a statuette for the Oscar-winning actress!”

"I am indeed lucky to have found the perfect husband!"

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On the other side, Nolan and Shanhe were also talking about Hathaway's acting skills.

"Qiu, Annie's acting skills surprised the whole crew. It seems that in your movies, the actors' performances are phenomenal. I'm really curious. How do you select and train actors?"

Shanhe looked at Nolan and smiled bitterly in his heart. Of course I can choose good actors, because the original movie is in my mind. With comparison, I can naturally choose the most suitable actors.

"Well, it probably has something to do with my writing experience. Before the movie starts, the picture is already in my mind. I can clearly judge the compatibility of the actors. Of course, preparation and communication before shooting are indispensable, Anne She prepared for the role of Elizabeth for more than a year, participated in the entire process of novel and script writing, and observed and experienced the prototype characters of the story for more than two months, so her acting skills have improved so much. To be honest, her talent is really nothing. Great!”

"Haha...who is the most talented actor you have ever seen?"

"Jacob, the young actor in "Room", is so smart. He is only six years old and he played the role of Tate amazingly!"

"Children don't count. You know that when child stars grow up, their spirituality disappears too quickly!"

"Well, that should be the Chinese actress Zhou Xun. She has a unique temperament. She can be tough or weak, and she is very malleable!"

"Really, 'Zhou Xun', I remember this name. If I have the chance, I will ask her to collaborate. I am very curious about the actors you admire!"

…

Shan He hit it off with Nolan on the set of "Interstellar" and they had a great conversation! It's quite a bit like being a close friend during Boya's childhood.

When Shanhe left, Nolan took his wife to see him off, and the two made an appointment to meet again in the capital next time!