~： Two hundred and forty - boot

"In New York, where the filming needs to be remodeled has been fixed. After the scene here is over, you can go directly and start shooting."

The filming location of the crew was mainly at this studio called Clear Water Bay. Because the set was started early, and there was coordination from the film company here, the preparations were done very well.

While the director of photography, Robert Carlos, was debugging and testing the camera before shooting, Luke Simmons leaned next to Wayne and chatted with him about the work in New York.

"Good job."

He took his attention away from the chaotic shooting scene and turned to look at his senior. "Luke, you don't have to be involved in the filming of this film, just stay by Tim Burton's side and help him deal with the various problems of the crew and the various situations of funding."

Luke Simmons nodded. "I understand, just, are you sure I'm suitable to be a producer?"

"Of course, trust me, you will do a very good job. If there are no accidents, I will need you to be the production manager for my next project."

This is a small promise he made to his seniors. The producer who is most compatible with him is definitely John Gray of Warner Bros. But John is now expected to take over the film and television production department, and will definitely not run to the crew again.

Luke also has this talent, and his personality is relatively gentle, and he will not conflict with him because of work problems and the rights of the crew.

"You know? Wayne." Tim Burton walked back from the local actors with an incredible look on his face. "I used to think that you and Spielberg were the most typical fast shooters, and no one could make a movie at a speed that, of course, under the premise of ensuring quality.

However, I chatted with those people through Sandy Young, and the director on their side can actually shoot the footage for a film in half a month, and then spend half a month to do all the post-production work, and then after the film is released, The box office results were pretty good. "

This kind of thing was not only surprising to him, but Luke Simmons, who was beside him, was also very surprised. "My God, make a movie in a month? A low-budget miller?"

"No, the speed here has always been so fast." Tim Burton said, it seems that he also asked this question just now.

This may be a miracle for the Hollywood crew, but Wayne has known about it for a long time. In this aspect, he can't compare with the other party at all. The work efficiency is different, and coupled with the constraints of various unions, overtime cannot be worked, and there must be vacations. This kind of thing is basically impossible to replicate in Hollywood.

For example, the camera crew is now carefully doing the test work. Many of Robert Carlos' actions have puzzled many people watching from a distance. In their view, these are innocuous problems that are seriously affecting the shooting progress.

Since arriving at the Clear Water Bay studio at 7:30 in the morning, the entire crew of nearly 200 people has been waiting for their work to be completed. Now more than an hour has passed, but not even a single shot has been shot.

This is the difference between the production concepts of the two places. On the contrary, Facing the procrastination of the photography team, Wayne is very satisfied. Only by making these preparations carefully can the progress and quality of the shooting be guaranteed.

Since "Happy Death Day", he has not done any specific camera work, especially after working with Robert, the professional ability of the other party has always been above the standard.

"It will take a while. I want to test the effect of the real shot. It should be completed in about 20 minutes."

Surrounded by hundreds of people watching, not even counting dozens of local actors, Robert involuntarily showed an anxious look, and ran to the director's monitor to explain a few words to the producer and director.

"It's okay, don't worry about the first day of shooting. In my plan, there are only two shots for today, and the rest of the time is for the crew to run in." Wayne patted the director of photography's arm and let him adjust with peace of mind.

"Ok." Robert nodded and ran back to the group of camera assistants.

Before the start of a project, even if the camera has been debugged and prepared, and the director of photography, in combination with the director's requirements, already knows the shooting effect well, when it comes to the official shooting, the process will still be repeated.

Today's cameras are not digital, they are all shot on film, and these films need to pass different filters, different camera lenses, and many common shooting processing tests to observe it on different actors and different styles. effect when attired.

Then Robert and the colorist would study these clips together, observe different filters, shots and processing steps, and choose the effect that best matches the director's intention. These are all tasks that cannot be avoided in the film age.

Due to the preparatory period before the shooting, Robert's photography team has already done the tedious work. Now they simply follow the test site shooting process to ensure that there will be no unexpected problems before notifying the crew that they are ready to start shooting.

Therefore, a good director of photography or director of photography will become a member of the core team in almost any production crew. They do the unremarkable and tedious work behind the scenes, but they are the most important basic work.

"Ok."

Robert made a simple adjustment to the camera to ensure that the shooting effect was OK, and asked the camera assistant to notify the entire crew to prepare to start the official shooting.

Through Sandy Young's interpreter, Zach Snyder instructed the performers to walk again, and Christian Bale followed suit.

After everyone was in place, the field recorder took the field record card in his hand, put it in front of Robert Carlos's camera, and shouted: "Batman, the first scene, the first act, start now."

The crew behind the scenes and the unrelated people watching all closed their mouths for the first time and turned their eyes to the camera.

The studio was well-lit, and on the monitor Christian Bale was wearing a tattered shirt, lined up with a downcast face, and the background was the outside of the prison.

In the bright set, Christian Bale observes everything around him, his hair is long and greasy, and he also has a long beard.

"cut!"

The voice came from the loudspeaker, and in the curious eyes of the actor, Wayne stopped the filming. "Everyone resets, rest for five minutes!"

Then he walked out from behind the monitor and waved to Christian Bale. "It has nothing to do with your performance. You performed very well, especially the emotion in your eyes. Keep this state."

This British actor, Wayne can be sure that he has practiced many times in private, and there is no problem with his performance. The only reason for the suspension is the lighting.

"No problem, Director Greenberg!" Christian Bale breathed a sigh of relief.

Wayne beckoned Steve Wilson over, pointed to the lighting group he was in and said, "It's still too bright, a little darker, I need some shadow effects."

After the explanation, he returned to the director position, watched the crew reset and adjusted, and waited for the next official shooting.

"Sandy." Wayne turned to look at Miss Translator. "Help me tell that big man Martial Arts and let him get ready."

"OK."

Five minutes later, the filming started again with the sound of the board hitting. Through the feedback on the monitor, he nodded with satisfaction this time. Christian Bale entered the role very quickly, whether it was walking or emotions, it went smoothly. Like an old showman.

This may be the effect of hard work. Before the start of the film, he had undergone various trainings for more than half a year, and he probably practiced many times for the actor's various performance scenes.

Until a bald Asian man bowed his head and sneered at Christian Bale and said, "Stinky boy, you are living in hell!"

After speaking, he punched him in the face.

"cut! This one is fine."

Hearing that the director shouted so easily, the camera crew quickly adjusted the position of the machine and prepared to shoot the next action sequence.

For this kind of fighting scene, what the audience sees on the big screen must be very coherent shots, but this is not the case when shooting. Some actions are not even for a second, and they are all stitched together in the later stage.

After adjusting the camera, the next time you shoot, because of the actor's running-in problem, a constant cycle begins.

In fact, these Asian martial arts actors performed well, but they were beaten by Christian Bale. There was no problem at all Let them beat the male protagonist. These people's shots were obviously sceptical.

However, Wayne was not in a hurry at all, he just grinded down one shot, one shot, until the scene where Bruce Wayne hits the six prison bullies in this film took more than a dozen shots before he was called to pass.

In the follow-up filming of Christian Bale and Liam Neeson's literary drama, Wayne's requirements became stricter in this regard. For their mentor and apprentice, he asked them to have an emotional resonance.

Action scenes can also be adjusted through post-editing synthesis. For literary dramas that require emotion and acting skills, there are basically no shortcuts to take.

This is also the normal rhythm of a Hollywood filming scene. When you can pass it once or twice, after all, there are too few.

The first day of filming was not smooth. The backstage staff cooperated well. The main problem was the communication between the actors, especially the positioning of the Asian actors. They didn't pay attention to this, but Zach Snyder was very strict.

After a day's work, the planned footage was completed, but this was originally because Wayne had few plans.

"Zach, let the crew call it a day."

Wayne glanced at the time and waved to Zach Snyder. It's almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon, so it doesn't make much sense to continue grinding. Shooting a movie is a long-term job, and it is impossible to maintain a high-intensity state every day.

As a result, the crew of more than 100 people began to pack up the props and equipment in an orderly manner under the incomprehensible gazes of many local actors.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, when the huge convoy of the crew drove out of the set, Wayne took his assistant and translator together, climbed into his director's trailer, and drove to the hotel as well.

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