my movie years

Chapter 310
Although Morocco is a small area of ​​North Africa, it has rich and diverse topography and landforms, guarding the Strait of Gibraltar.

It has waters on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, with the snow-capped Atlas Mountains in the middle and the vast Sahara Desert in the southeast.

When the film industry flourished in the 20th century, people with cameras discovered it and began to set up camp in Morocco to shoot movies.

Some cities, mountain villages and even desert areas in Morocco have gradually become the scenery on the screen, and the location industry here has also flourished.

Having said that, Morocco is indeed born with all the conditions that a location has.

Here, the sun is abundant year-round and the weather is hopelessly good.

The color contrast is clear, the red Mara KS, the red village of Ait Ben Haddou, and the red desert
There is also the Atlas Snow Mountain across Morocco, which has created the complex terrain and diverse landforms here, and these are the favorite backgrounds of Hollywood blockbuster directors.

In fact, most of the scenes about Africa and Egypt were filmed here.

After all, Africa is a place where everyone knows everything.And North Africa has never been considered the same place as South Africa.

From a historical point of view, North Africa is actually part of Greater Europe.

Ouarzazate, a small city on the edge of the Sahara Desert, is a place where Berbers have lived for generations.

Since film directors discovered this geomantic treasure, the scenery in this area has frequently appeared in the films of many great directors.

The locals established a film city at the filming location of the directors, called Atlas Studios.

The ever-expanding cinema covers an area of ​​more than 1.5 square kilometers today. Many movies are not only shot here for exteriors, but also for interiors.

Just like Bollywood in India, it is nicknamed Mollywood here.

The scene of "Inception" in Mombasa was filmed in Zazat's film and television city.The crew delineated a small alley and half a street, and closed the shooting.

The staff is nervously and orderly arranging the scene construction and prop placement.The executive director and assistant directors are arranging the positions of the local ensemble performers and directing the scene.

At the entrance of the alley, Hua Tsai was gesturing his body shape to see if he could pass through the alley.

After watching the scene, Zhang Hao came to Hua Tsai and suggested, "Why don't we use a substitute later?"

Hua Tsai shook his head and said, "No, I want to come by myself, you don't think I can't get through?"

Although Hua Tsai maintains a good figure, this alley is too narrow after all, and it will be a bit difficult to get stuck in it.

Seeing Hua Tsai's insistence, Zhang Hao stopped persuading, but joked: "If you get stuck, I will find a demolition company to rescue you."

The assistant directors and photographers who followed all laughed, Hua Tsai himself laughed.

The little humor before shooting helps the crew to work better.

Zhang Hao teased Hua Tsai that he couldn't squeeze into the small alley, but in fact the crew chose this place as the filming location, which was tested by someone on the spot.

As long as you follow the correct posture, even if Andy gets fatter, it will be no problem at all to pass.

After the preparations were completed, the crew quickly started filming.

Ke Meng, played by Andy Lau, was chased and ran away in a panic. He ran to the alley in a panic, trying to squeeze through the cracks to the main road.

It may be that the posture of entering the wall was wrong when he ran for the first time, Zhang Hao successfully predicted that Andy would be stuck in the middle of the crack.

The male protagonist was successfully killed, and the mission of Stealing Dreams was declared a failure before it even started...

"Help me, I'm stuck inside and I can't turn around." Hua Tsai quickly waved his hands and asked the staff to get him out.

This scene was a bit funny, and Hua Tsai himself couldn't help laughing after being pulled out.

Zhang Hao couldn't help laughing, and talked to Hua Tsai while having fun: "I think this is very good, you are stuck in the middle of the crack, and there are enemies with guns chasing behind you.

If you can't get out, you will either be beaten to death or captured alive.

Increased tension, strong drama conflict. "

Hua Tsai wiped the dust off his face, and the stylist restored the look to its original shape.Hearing what Zhang Hao said, Andy thought it was feasible.

"Okay, then I'll try again..."

After getting ready, the crew continued to shoot, and this time it went much smoother.Hua Zai was stuck in the middle of the crack, with gunshots behind him.

The photographer hurriedly snapped a frontal shot, and the tense atmosphere suddenly filled up.

After some struggle, Andy managed to escape before the pursuers appeared.After that, the tycoon played by Mr. Hou Yong appeared in a car, and the two drove away in the car.

The actual shooting dates in Morocco were less intense.

According to the scheduled plan, the crew has completed three-quarters of the shooting content, and can fully complete all the shooting work of the film within the expected shooting time.

So when filming in Morocco, Zhang Hao was free to join Hua Tsai, hired local vehicles and drivers, and went out for a walk.

For a director like him who is familiar with movies, there are familiar places everywhere, and he can think of which movies have appeared in certain scenes.

Walking in the valley along the road from Zazat to the Sahara Desert, it seems to have entered a large-scale shot. In my impression, this is the location of the "Mummy" series of movies.

The local driver is obviously an acquaintance. From time to time, he introduces the scenery to Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai, and which movie they have appeared in.

It's just that Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai didn't listen carefully, they just looked at the scenery.

As the car drove past, the scenery flashed outside the window like a large film. The already dazzling scenery, coupled with the legendary experience in the movie, seemed even more mysterious.

In Zhang Hao's eyes, the scenery in front of him is no longer a simple scenery, but has been endowed with many story situations by the movie.

In fact, "Kingdom of Heaven", "Cleopatra", "Alexander", "Gladiator" and other films have all been filmed here.

Many local people make a living from movies. Compared with the high labor costs in North America, the prices here are undoubtedly very low.

Of course, it is the first time for a Chinese-language film to shoot in Morocco.

Morocco is not only a hobby of great film directors, but also a place favored by well-known brands and designers in the fashion industry.

Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai wandered through many places, and they could meet many fashion magazine photographers and models taking photo shoots here.

In front of the simulated Egyptian temple, Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai also met Chinese model Xi Mengyao.

In fact, neither of them recognized her. After all, neither of them knew much about the modeling circle.On the contrary, it was Xi Mengyao who saw the two of them at a glance during the photo shoot break.

"Wow, Director Zhang, Brother Hua, hello..." Like a fan, Xi Mengyao hurried over with a pen and paper to sign.

Before Zhang Hao could raise any questions, Xi Mengyao took the initiative to introduce herself: "I'm a model, my name is Xi Mengyao, and I'm here for a photo shoot. I didn't expect to meet you again."

Hua Tsai remembered: "Oh! Are you the one who participated in the Victoria's Secret catwalk?"

"Yes," Xi Mengyao's eyes lit up, "I didn't expect Brother Hua to watch it, too?"

Hua Tsai shook his head again and again, "My wife likes to watch..."

Zhang Hao cast a glance at Hua Tsai, and complained in his heart: Obviously he likes to watch it.

Just now Hua Tsai was chatting with Zhang Hao about these models on the road, and he was gesturing which models he likes the most.It can only be said that Hua Tsai still has the burden of being an idol, and fans should not hear this.

After seeing the fans, Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai were satisfied with Xi Mengyao's group photo and autograph.

Before saying goodbye, Zhang Hao also invited Xi Mengyao to visit the crew.

After getting the permission of the two, Xi Mengyao posted on Weibo about meeting Zhang Hao and Hua Tsai, and attached a group photo of the three of them.

"I was shooting a photo shoot in Zazat Film and Television City, Morocco. I didn't expect to meet Director Zhang Hao and Brother Hua who were on location here.

Both of them speak well, and both have good temperament!

It's really rare. Director Zhang even invited me to be a guest on the set, and please pay more attention to "Inception". "

A simple Weibo, immediately became a trending search.

After the Golden Horse Awards, the crew has fallen into silence, and there is no extra promotional action.This is a little revealing, and it is not surprising that it has become a hot search.

"Wow! The crew has gone to Morocco? How far away?"

"It's really a big budget and a big production. May I ask which crew can do it?"

"Don't talk nonsense, many Hollywood crews can go, and "Wolf Warrior 2" was also filmed in Africa."

"Above, Africa and Morocco are two concepts."

The discussion of domestic netizens did not affect the crew's filming in the slightest. After the filming in Morocco, the crew moved to Paris to prepare for the final location scene.

After the shooting day in Paris was over, the crew returned to Qingdao to continue the finishing work of filming.

Before the crew arrived, the extraordinary special effects engineers made a scan of the famous Champs Elysees in Paris.

They will use technical means to realize the reverse lens of Paris.

In fact, the inverted city was presented in the new film "Doctor Strange" released this year, and it is nothing new.

But still the same sentence, the movie does not depend on whether there are any scenes, but whether it is good or not.

In fact, "Doctor Strange" feels out of touch with reality, after all, they are all superheroes.But "Inception" has constructed a real Inception world, making this story quite believable.

Seeing the familiar scenes in "Doctor Strange", when it comes to "Inception", it becomes an amazing picture that is enough to amaze the audience.

Another scene is a coffee shop scene, in which Shu Chang's dream builder realizes that he is dreaming, and the dream begins to collapse.

This part of the play was filmed at the Paris Style Street of Chedun Film and Television Base in Shanghai.

The crew adopts the method of real shooting plus CG, and each explosive point is precisely controlled, plus a CG composite picture, and finally adding the performance of the actors to form this picture.

Zhang Hao was quite satisfied with the final effect.

This play must also become a classic dream scene, which will help the audience understand the rules of the dream world.

A large number of indoor scenes are basically completed in China, and Paris is just some outdoor scenes.

And Zhang Hao also met with Hans Zimmer, who came to Paris on a special trip, and heard the soundtrack he composed for "Inception" in a recording studio in Paris.

For the theme soundtrack, when Zhang Hao first communicated with Hans Zimmer, he told him a passage, which was also a line in the movie.

"You're waiting for a train, a train that's going to take you far, you know where you want the train to take you, but you're not sure, but it doesn't matter because we're in this together."

Based on this dialogue, Hans Zimmer created the theme soundtrack "Time" of the film,
The whole piece is dreamy, from low at first, to intense in the middle, to epic at the end, it feels full, and forms a wonderful chemical reaction with the temperament of the film.

After listening to the soundtrack, Zhang Hao couldn't help giving Hans Zimmer a thumbs up. The level of this German soundtrack master is really too high.

Although the price is a bit expensive, it is worth the money.

In terms of sound effects in movies, some directors use such ingenious and silent ways to influence the audience.

And Zhang Hao pays great attention to the audio-visual experience of the film, hoping to bring the audience the ultimate audio-visual enjoyment with a strong soundtrack.

Since the beginning of the cooperation in "Time to War", Hans Zimmer has produced several soundtracks for Zhang Hao's film, and the two gradually have a tendency to become a golden partner.

Even on the Internet, many movie fans ridiculed that Zhang Hao made a large-scale MV for Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, which shows that Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is of good quality.

The acceptance of the soundtrack is completed, and the film has entered the final stage of filming and production.

(End of this chapter)