v2 Chapter 657： Garbage maker

As the crew’s shooting time in Las Vegas has increased, more and more reporters have gathered here. They are walking around the crew every day, hoping to listen to or film some exclusive news, even if there is no exclusive news, they can get it. Some new news is okay. Who makes "Transformers" a new work by Duke?

"If you go to the street and interview ten people randomly, I am afraid that half of you will know what Duke Rosenberg's new movie is."

Sitting in an outdoor cafe, Jack Scholes, the ace reporter from the entertainment section of The Washington Post, said to his cameraman, "I want to get attention on the entertainment section, a new work by Duke Rosenberg. The report is actually the best choice."

The cameraman with the coffee cup nodded, "No director has received the attention of the entire North American public like Duke Rosenberg. His influence has long exceeded the director's own category."

A director who can be ranked among the top 20 richest people in the Forbes world can be as simple as an ordinary director.

"What you said makes sense."

Having said that, Jack Scholes looked at the location of the crew in the distance, and suddenly shook his head, "Unfortunately, his vulgar personal taste will never change."

The other party has achieved brilliant results in the field of commercial film 7, but he refuses to take a half-step into the field of literary and artistic films. In his opinion, this is simply not pursued.

The cameraman stopped nodding, but didn't say anything. He just sipped his coffee. Although he had different opinions, he would not be stupid enough to say it in front of his boss.

Jack Scholes was still shaking his head. He remembered a filming he had seen in the morning. It was a scene with the heroine.

As the heroine, Amber Heard, there is no line in the whole scene, except for the camera sweeping her extremely photogenic face. Always spinning around her **** figure.

This heroine, in addition to the role of the vase, has been weakened to the point of being unnecessary.

Every time she appeared, she was basically'thin, exposed, and transparent'. Even when she ran away and lay on the ground, she had to pose a sexy'pose' according to director Duke Rosenberg's request. Such actors appeared in such a scene. In a movie. It is a great mockery of film art...

There are other scenes for filming. If it weren’t for the chance to meet, Jack Scholes would have ridiculed a few words in front of the other party. A top director who had been in business for more than fifteen years turned to the old way of his debut, except for explosions. Still exploding.

The other party obviously took a field explosion to film those popular scenes. Jack Scholes watched the shooting for a few days. Those carefully constructed backgrounds were often after a scene. It was blown into pieces all over the floor.

This crew is simply a garbage maker.

But not everyone sees that way.

On another table next to it, several reporters from the Los Angeles Times are also discussing the filming of "Transformers."

"The explosion shots shot on the spot are very visually impactful, but shooting on the streets of Las Vegas is still a bit risky."

After a reporter was worried, another person retorted, "For a director who has filmed "Death Island", "Independence Day" and "Saving Private Ryan" and other directors full of explosive scenes. It is not difficult to control the explosion scene."

The reporter sitting in the middle of the two said, "Duke destroyed half of San Francisco in "Death Island". "Independence Day" blew up North America, "Saving Private Ryan" destroyed Omaha Beach. "Transformers" "Why should he destroy a few US military bases and half of Las Vegas..."

Although more and more reporters gathered in Las Vegas, Duke's shooting progress was not affected. Except for occasional new ideas, the entire shooting was proceeding in an orderly manner as planned.

The main filming on this day was Amber Heard's scenes. As the heroine, she didn't have many lines. More time is spent performing performances with body movements, and these body movements have only one purpose, highlighting the appearance and figure.

The sun gradually moved to the west, and there was a scene in which Michaela drove the Hornet forward in a car. The filming mission of the crew today was completed. Duke handed over some finishing work to Tina Fei, and accompanied by the press officer, he walked into the interview area designated by the crew and accepted interviews from the media.

This is a practice developed by the Hollywood crew and the news media over the years. The reporter will not disturb the crew too much, and the crew will appropriately cooperate with the media for interviews.

To be precise, this is a win-win event.

Even Duke's films require a lot of and sufficient publicity if they want to sell well.

A few days ago, the male and female protagonists Andrew Garfield and Amber Heard were interviewed separately. In such a necessary moment of propaganda film, Duke never minded going in person.

"Duke, can you tell me the purpose of making "Transformers" into a live-action movie?" A reporter from the "Los Angeles Times" asked first, "There are many news that you like this series very much?"

"Yes, I like this series very much." Duke nodded without hesitation, "I said, I have always liked this series of toys and cartoons."

"As for why a live-action movie version is made."

After pondering a little, Duke continued, "I think that in the history of filmmaking for so many years, it has never been shown on the screen that a truck becomes a 20-foot-tall robot. I also want to make a classic cartoon that goes back to the past. A tribute to the work, to find out the imagination that Hollywood has lost for many years. There are many moments in the movie that have touched us, even people over 30 years old, when they see the movie, they still feel like a 10-year-old child. Eye-opener."

"But there are a lot of people criticizing..."

A reporter who didn't know which newspaper later took out several conceptual design drawings of Optimus Prime released by the crew. "Such robots have no sense of reality. Their slender and slender bodies can't bear their weight at all."

"Who said they are robots?" Duke opened his hands and said, "They are mechanical lifeforms! They are like human beings, advanced beings with thoughts, emotions, hobbies, and disgust. They should have the same beauty as humans. Streamlined body."

Duke stretched out his right index finger and specifically emphasized, "Remember, they are not the bulky and boxy robots made of steel by humans. If they were to be designed to look like clumsy robots, they would look both false and boring, because this It's not like intelligent life in an alien system, but like a low-quality robot product produced by the Japanese."

In this regard, the crew, Warner Bros. and Hasbro have fully reached an agreement, and various preliminary preparations have been rapidly carried out on this basis.

Although the film is still too early to release, the promotion of publicity and derivatives has already begun.

Beginning in October, Hasbro and Warner Bros. spent two months creating a toy product line for the movie. In this process, the main creators of the crew received great assistance. Toys from Tinder, Optimus Prime and Starscream It will be launched globally one month before the movie is released, and the first wave of dolls will be launched next spring.

These toys will also include the characters appearing in the second movie, including Hengpao and Arcie. Most of the toys contain moving parts, allowing them to achieve real deformation.

In terms of publicity and distribution, after several months of negotiations, Warner Bros. has reached distribution and introduction agreements with exhibitors in more than 80 countries and regions, many of which will be released simultaneously with North America.

In terms of promotion, many sponsors such as General Motors, Matsushita Electric, Lenovo Computer, Burger King and Coca-Cola have long obtained relevant image and role authorization from the "Transformers" studio. Starting next spring, many sponsors will be launched. Products related to the "Transformers" live-action movie to warm up the movie.

The props used for the shooting, including the prototype car of the Hornet and the fire source, will be put on the Amazon website for charity sales by the marketing staff after the shooting is over.

In addition, Hasbro and Warner Bros. have also established a website called District Seven, which launched a viral marketing alternative reality game, including this film and all previous Transformers toys to participate in a game called "Hungry Dragon" Secret operation.

There are also many behind-the-scenes videos on the website, which provide ‘evidence’ of the existence of Transformers on the earth, of which the prototype car of the Hornet is naturally indispensable.

Filming in Las Vegas lasted for about a week, and the crew then moved to the Hoover Dam. Like the Pentagon, all Hollywood film crews have been rejected since the September 11th Incident. "Transformers" was in 2001. After September, the first crew to be able to film on the Hoover Dam.

This is one of the most famous scenic spots in the United States. In order not to affect the normal operation of the dam, the crew must get up early every day, and then finish filming before ten o'clock in the morning. The Hoover Dam will be open to tourists after ten o'clock, and pedestrians passing by. It will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the crew.

Since the filming of the Hoover Dam, Peter Cullen has also joined the crew. The voice actor of the animated version of Optimus Prime will use his own voice to evoke memories of the series for those nostalgic people.

Among his lines, he naturally included the "Freedom and Right to All Living Beings" voted online.

Regardless of the actual situation in the United States, "Freedom to all beings" is definitely the best embodiment of American values ​​in the film. It also explains Optimus Prime’s thought and ideology. Just this line can explain why the Autobots he leads Will fight for the earth and mankind against the Decepticons.

When applied to the real world, this is an ideological battle. This is a war that crosses race, region, and cultural background. There is no possibility of compromise. (To be continued...)

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