director of the millennium

Chapter 80 filming, premiere of "Hero"

"Hey, Jack! Out of the bag!"

"You should put the sword on Orlando's right shoulder!"

In the "Port Royal" built on a small island in the Caribbean, Wu Yuan was holding a walkie-talkie and shouting dissatisfiedly.

The Jack here does not refer to Jack Sparrow in the movie, but Jack Davenport who plays Commodore Norrington.

The first pass was shot just now, but during the second close-up, the careless Jack misplaced his sword.

Jack, who was stopped, quickly apologized, and after re-selecting the position and angle, the camera started shooting again.

"Five mirrors 3 times!"

"Action!"

Wu Yuan frowned and stared at the monitor. If Jack made another mistake this time, he would really curse!
The filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was not going well.

Perhaps it was because Wu Yuan was in charge of such a large crew for the first time, and it was an industrial blockbuster in the Hollywood style, so he didn't take many aspects into consideration.

The crew had several accidents one after another.

First, a few days after the start of the production, one of the studios set up and used by the crew in Los Angeles accidentally caught fire.

Although filming was not taking place at the time of the fire and no one was injured, it caused an additional economic loss of US$35 to the crew.

Then, in late November, when the crew moved to the Caribbean for filming, while completing a night scene shooting, the boat Keira Knightley was on accidentally ran aground and sank on the way back.

Although the rescue was timely and no one was injured, Wu Yuan, who was frightened, still had a serious discussion with several producers and decided to shoot the remaining night scenes in a studio instead of taking risks.

The sea at night really deserves enough respect.

Of course, the biggest headache for Wu Yuan was that many cast and crew members became seasick during the filming of the film!
Up to Keira, the 17-year-old English rose, down to the many camera, lighting, and radio masters on the crew, they were all severely seasick during the filming.

In "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", there are a lot of sailing scenes on ships. Whether it is shot in a studio or in the port, everyone has to get on the ship!

In order to allow these cast and crew members to adapt and relieve their symptoms of seasickness, Wu Yuan's filming progress could only be slowed down.

Even so, there were more than enough manpower, but when the shooting progress slowed down, there were actually some shortages.

Huaxia videographers, lighting artists and others who came here purely for learning, occasionally have to make guest appearances as the main mirror and main light!

This also greatly increased Wu Yuan's coordination work.

Even if he is not a director like Spielberg who pays close attention to every detail, he has become more and more tired recently.

In order to allow Kaila more time to adapt to the life on the ship, Wu Yuan had to focus on filming the part of Port Royal first.

The large number of ground plots did a good job of alleviating the seasickness of the entire crew.

Jack, the Brigadier General of Norrington, also lived up to Wu Yuan's expectations. Any mistake will only be made once, and the second time he will immediately recover.

"Very well, this is over, let's rest for 10 minutes first!"

Finally finished filming this scene, Wu Yuan stretched out his hand and rubbed the root of his nose, giving the crew and himself a break.

Jerry, who had been watching the shooting situation, immediately came to Wu Yuan and asked, "Daniel, are you sure you want to return to Huaxia on the 13th?"

"Yes!" Wu Yuan glanced at him and said affirmatively.

"Hero" will have its premiere at the Great Hall of the People on December 12. When he went to the Berlin Film Festival, Wu Yuan promised director Yimou to attend the premiere of "Hero". Naturally, he couldn't break his promise. .

If you miss the premiere of other movies, you will miss it, but "Hero" is different!
This is the first film to have its premiere in the Great Hall of the People!
And it is China's first blockbuster film that benchmarks against international standards!

How grand is this premiere?
First of all, in order to be in line with international film events, Chinese and foreign journalists present need to enter the venue in suits and leather shoes.

And whether it is domestic or foreign media, as long as they are participating in this interview, they must hold valid certificates.

Secondly, because the guest reporters alone invited thousands of people, even the Great Hall of the People is not enough to hold the premiere of "Heroes".

In view of the influence of "Hero" at home and abroad, even relevant state leaders may also attend the premiere.

Therefore, except for some leaders of China Film Group, the investor and distributor of "Hero", and representatives of foreign distributors.

In order to reserve seats, only Zhang Yimou and the five leading actors Li Lianjie, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Chen Daoming and Zhang Ziyi participated in the premiere.

Even the internationally renowned martial arts director Cheng Xiaodong, cinematographer Du Kefeng, costume designer Wada Emi and other important crew members did not have a place to attend the premiere.
It should be the first time in the premiere of a domestic film that the main creators have no quota to participate in the premiere.

I don't know whether to exaggerate Weiping's hype, or to scold him for being too shameless for such a gimmick.

Anyway, Wu Yuan received an official invitation letter for the premiere of "Hero".

He is the best director in Berlin, so he is qualified to participate in the premiere of "Hero", Zhang Weiping is also eager for him to go.

For the sake of director Yimou, and considering that the movie "Hero" itself is an epoch-making work in the history of Chinese movies, Wu Yuan still decided to go back to China to participate.

In order not to affect the filming progress of "Pirates of the Caribbean" as much as possible, Wu Yuan could only choose to take a two-day leave, take a red-eye flight back to China on the same day, and then fly back to the crew on the night of the premiere of "Heroes".

The main thing is to live in a plane as a hotel.

Jerry wasn't so unkind that he didn't even approve the two-day vacation. He came to ask Wu Yuan mainly because he was afraid that he would be too rushed with his schedule.

"Daniel, why don't I give you three days and leave one day to rest." He said with some worry.

But Wu Yuan shook his head and refused: "Forget it, I'm the director, if I take an extra day off, the crew will have to stop working for an extra day. The filming didn't go well, so there's no need to waste any more time."

Maybe Wu Yuan took many shortcuts on the road of directing, maybe his success has a lot of luck, but he always has a heart of reverence for the job of director.

As long as he is in this position, he is absolutely conscientious, abides by his duties, and is not willing to delay the progress of the crew because of his own personal affairs.

Even if, the crew invited him to do part-time work.

"Okay." Jerry shrugged: "You are the director, you have the final say on the filming of the crew."

After a 10-minute break, filming continued.

In the next few days, the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" gradually became smoother.

Maybe it's because the crew has gotten along well, or maybe it's because seasickness and other problems have been overcome one after another. Every cast member has recovered to the best condition, and the filming has finally entered the fast lane.

Wu Yuan, who was slightly relieved, cheered up and gave the crew a two-day holiday before boarding the flight back home.

(End of this chapter)