v2 Chapter 902： Force Control

"How about my outfit?"

In the set of the spaceship cabin, Charlize Theron walked to Duke with a huge helmet, "Unexpectedly, I would be able to participate in Star Wars.... ≦The apex novel,"

Duke looked at Charlize Theron, and looked at her up and down. The slender South American diamond was wearing an iconic white armor, which was the emblem of the Stormtrooper.

"Very good." Duke said deliberately in admiration. "There is an Oscar queen as a background painting, which can add a lot of topicality to the film."

Originally wanted to play the role of Stormtrooper in this scene is the current James Bond Daniel Craig, but his schedule conflicted with the filming of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", so he had to temporarily withdraw from the crew. However, there are too many star actors who are willing to appear in Star Wars, such as Duke's re-selected Charlize Theron.

Although it was used as the background painting of the heroine Daisy Ridley, and she needed to wear the helmet of the Stormtrooper, she did not show her face from beginning to end, but Charlize Theron was still very serious.

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

On the other side, Daisy Ridley, who had already filmed a few scenes, was ready. After taking a deep breath, under the guidance of Anna Prinz, she managed to sit on a huge interrogation chair in the middle of the cabin. Immediately, a prop artist came over and "tied" her to it to fit her identity as a prisoner in this scene.

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

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" scene eleven, act four..." The scene note placed the scene sign in front of the main camera lens, and shouted, "Now!"

Duke's gaze was retracted from Charlize Theron and Daisy Ridley on the scene, and fell back to the screen shown on the director's monitor. Unless there are very few special scenes, the director will generally not look at the scenes. The footage captured by the camera combines many auxiliary facilities such as props and lighting. There is often a certain difference between the results directly seen by the human eye.

In many cases, people see excellent scenes, but the images captured by cameras have many defects.

There was no sound in the studio. Only the "buzzing" sound made by the huge imax camera when it was running, the recording equipment suspended on the boom, under the control of the equipment group, slowly slipped from above onto Daisy Ridley's head.

Most of the dialogues filmed by imax cameras need to be dubbed again in post-production, but the actors must not relax during the filming, and all the lines need to be memorized.

In order to urge the relatively newcomer Daisy Ridley, Duke even made live recordings every time he shoots so that the actors can see their shortcomings. Reach the best condition as soon as possible.

After a few scenes of adjustments, Daisy Ridley's condition is obviously good now.

She was lying on the wide interrogation chair, her eyes turning around, seeming to be looking for opportunities to use and escape, and finally her eyes fell on the only guard—the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron.

Squinting at the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron, Daisy Ridley closed her eyes slightly, as if feeling an inexplicable existence, and then slowly said. "You will come over and put down your gun. Open my handcuffs, open the cabin door, and leave here."

Charlize Theron did not move, but turned his head and looked at Daisy Ridley strangely.

Yes, Charlize Theron wears a stormtrooper helmet. No facial expressions can be seen at all, but the toughness of Hollywood's first-line actresses is still evident. Whether it is seen from the camera shots or observed with the naked eye, you can clearly distinguish the current doubts and strangeness of this Stormtrooper.

have to say. Now Charlize Theron is powerful, even if it is a storm soldier who acts as a background picture, there is a situation of robbing the scene.

It’s said that good actors have to act freely, but Duke knows very well that, like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio, like Charlize Theron, he is used to acting as heroines and scenes. The person at the center will always bring a little bit of temperament in the performance.

Actors like Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron appeared on the scene, even the most inconspicuous background characters, even if they don’t say a word, they don’t have any expressions. It still attracts the audience's attention unconsciously.

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

Although Charlize Theron appeared to be robbing the show, Duke did not stop, but patiently observed Daisy Ridley's performance.

Duke knew that Charlize Theron would pay attention as long as he reminded him a little, and this situation would be easily resolved.

However, newcomers like Daisy Ridley need a lot of opportunities to practice, and playing against Oscar queens and Hollywood super actresses will definitely help.

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

The heroine of Star Wars is more than just a vase, and Daisy Ridley can’t be said to be so pretty. She wants to be in front of the first two heroines, Princess Leia and Padmé Amidala. To make a deep impression, you must work hard.

In particular, Padmé Amidala, the highlight of the "Star Wars Prequel" trilogy, which is not far away, will definitely become the target of comparison between the media and the audience.

Numerous thoughts flashed in Duke's mind, and the shooting of the set continued.

Seeing that the Stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron was indifferent, Daisy Ridley didn't give up. She 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 your gun, open my handcuffs, open the cabin door, and leave here."

Daisy Ridley's face was tense, her voice seemed to be squeezed out of her teeth, obviously a little too strong, but Duke did not stop, and continued to let her perform her part, saying few lines. "You will come over, put down your gun, open my handcuffs, open the cabin door, and leave here."

The omnipotent and omnipotent force finally came into play. The stormtrooper played by Charlize Theron came over, opened Daisy Ridley’s handcuffs, pressed a button next to it, and waited for the door to rise. 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 I take a 15-minute rest, and then reshoot this one."

After that, he walked quickly into the set, 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 the helmet and said, "Sally, you just grabbed the show, pay attention to control."

Charlize Theron smiled slightly and said, "I see."

For Charlize, Duke is very relieved. Just a reminder, she must know what to do when shooting again.

"Daisy..."

Turning around slightly, Duke looked at Daisy Ridley with a thoughtful look, and said, "You were too tight just now, a little too hard."

"Hmm..." Daisy Ridley nodded hastily, "I'll pay attention."

Duke was still not very relieved of her, and told, "Your character, Rey, is very repulsive to the Force and the Jedi due to past experience. Now she is in trouble. She must save herself and use her to be buried in the deepest place. This is the first time she has used the Force to control her. You must grasp her mental state."

Daisy Ridley promised, "I will."

After exhorting Daisy Ridley, Duke found John Schwarzman again. Due to the relationship between the former stills photographer and the confidential publicity strategy, he paid a lot of attention to the promotional materials of the live shooting, and took a look at the filming just now. The stills from the previous performances were so-so, and the stills taken by the still photographers are not very good.

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

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

Although this assistant photographer 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 to shoot.

Therefore, Duke deliberately urged, "All actors in the stills must perform, and the expressions should not be too sluggish or rigid; the stills must be able to highlight the story conflict, character and plot; the key plots and conflicts must have a stills; the key props must Stills, close-up stills."

Finally, Duke pointed to the re-positioned Charlize Theron and Daisy Ridley and said, “This scene must have empty mirrors and panoramic stills; the stills must be able to have a relationship between the two actors and between them. of interaction."

To put it simply, the stills must "bring the show." The performance of the actors in the stills should be exactly the same in the shots of the photographer and videographer.

This is sometimes very difficult, because when filming, the first task is to ensure the progress of the film. The work of the still photographer is often not considered by the director and the film crew. The still photographer in the crew is often regarded as "interfering" the shooting. Interrupted shooting is a very critical scene like this. If no good stills are taken, Duke will ask the actors to perform it again and direct a scene specifically for the still photographer! (To be continued.)

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