hollywood melon man

Chapter 222 Choosing a location
After signing the cooperation agreement, Gilbert Jr. and Kane Waxman immediately set off, first going to Qingdao.

The original proposal was to build the studio in Beijing or Hengdian. But after some inspection, little Gilbert felt that these studios were too backward and could not meet the filming requirements of the crew.

So he planned to build two large modern studios and chose Qingdao as the location.

No one had thought of the construction of a photo studio in Qingdao, and they wanted to persuade little Gilbert to put the studio in the capital, or Hengdian. But little Gilbert insisted on placing it on Qingdao. He believed that Qingdao had its own characteristics.

Since little Gilbert insisted, everyone no longer objected and actively cooperated. The local department in Qingdao immediately planned a large piece of land for the crew to build a studio.

It costs money to build a studio, but the local people in Qingdao helped solve part of the problem in order to locate the studio. The crew only needed to spend 300,000 US dollars to complete the construction.

The reason why we need to spend 300,000 US dollars is because there are some modern equipment in the large modern studio, which need to be purchased and shipped from North America.

Little Gilbert can be considered as helping the people in his hometown to purchase a set of advanced studio equipment, but of course it is not free.

According to the prior agreement, the studio belongs entirely to the "Lord of the Rings" studio and can be rented out after the filming of "Lord of the Rings" is completed, and the construction costs are recovered until it becomes profitable.

After a certain period of operation, the "Lord of the Rings" studio will gradually transfer its shares and transfer the studio to a Chinese company for operation.

If transportation is inconvenient and some inaccessible plateau and mountainous areas are chosen, the construction will be too difficult and the time will be too long, which will delay the work of the crew.

Moreover, the mountain problem can be solved through special effects synthesis in the later stage.

Little Gilbert is still very confident about the infrastructure maniac's abilities.

In fact, similar places are easy to find, but to build such a large-scale film and television city, the first priority is convenient transportation.

If such a city were to be completely built, the accompanying experts could no longer imagine how large it would be.

The specific method is to first shoot a majestic snow-capped mountain cliff, and then combine it with Minas Tirith in post-production.

An expert who followed looked at the sketch drawn by little Gilbert and said: "This picture looks like Mont Saint-Michel in France!"

According to Gilbert Jr.'s request, the city needs to be completed around 2000, so the construction schedule is very tight. However, the person in charge said that as long as the money and people issues are solved, construction will not be a problem at all.

"I need a place with mountains on the back and rolling hills and plains on the front to build the White City."

Minas Tirith has been built, so there is no need to shoot the Royal Courts of Rohan in a studio. We might as well shoot it all in real life.

This was a very difficult technique a few years ago, but with the continuous advancement of computer performance and the rapid advancement of technology in the special effects industry, it is no longer a problem now.

Although little Gilbert considers the feelings of the people in his hometown, Pizi is an outsider after all, and it would be suspicious if he does things without considering profits or accepting payment.

So based on the suggestion, little Gilbert found a piece of land a little northeast of the Xilingol Prairie, close to the Daxinganling Mountains.

There is a large plain in front of the mountain and a highland on the edge. Although the mountain is not high, fortunately, a road passes by and the railway is not far away, making it convenient for construction.

After some selection, little Gilbert chose a place called Gazi Mountain by the locals.

The studio scenes were only part of the story. The filming of Little Gilbert required a large portion of real-life scenes, as well as the construction site of Minas Tirith.

"I didn't expect you to know this," little Gilbert smiled softly and nodded: "Yes, I designed the White City according to the shape of Mont Saint-Michel."

It happened that there was no need to go to too many complicated places, so little Gilbert simply selected several scenery on the Xilin Gol Prairie as the place to build the royal court of the Rohan Kingdom.

There are several places in the Alshan where the mountains extend, which are quite suitable for little Gilbert's requirements.

Sure enough, when Kane proposed that the studio belonged to them and they wanted to make a profit, the person in charge immediately smiled as if it was true, and did not suspect that these foreigners had other purposes.

As the location was selected, the construction team immediately entered the site and began construction in full swing.

It is estimated that people who come later will be surprised that in a land full of Eastern culture, several Western-style attractions suddenly appeared, with a bit of black humor in them.

After construction started in Minas Tirith, Little Gilbert and Kane went south, directly to Shangri-La in Diqing, Yunnan Province.

In fact, in the West, Shangri-La still has a certain degree of popularity, mainly due to the travel notes of several explorers, who called this place a wonderland on earth.

It has gorgeous natural scenery such as plateau meadows, virgin forests, canyons and lakes, snowy roads, wilderness scenery, etc.

It was Kane's first time here and he was amazed when he saw the spectacular Meili Snow Mountain.

He told little Gilbert: "This place can satisfy most of our shooting needs. I don't see the need to go anywhere else."

However, little Gilbert disagreed: "Kane, it's too early to say this now. The beautiful places are not limited to this."

There is no need to fly to Iceland to shoot the scene. It has the scenery of glaciers and snow-capped mountains. The crew can just shoot here.

And because it is an outdoor scene, there is no need to build buildings, and the local natural scenery is preserved to the greatest extent.

The only thing I worry about is that in this era, transportation is not very convenient and logistics is difficult to guarantee. However, the entourage said that once the crew determines the filming location, logistics will not be a problem.

A Shangri-La can solve most of the scene shooting problems, and the crew does not need to travel too many places.

But some specific scenes still require little Gilbert to continue to look for. Jiuzhaigou, as a famous scenic spot, was chosen by Gilbert Little as the filming location for Rivendell.

There are four scenic spots in Jiuzhaigou: Shuzheng Valley, Zechawa Valley, Rize Valley and Zharugou, which are divided into many large and small scenic spots.

The main water features here are plateau calcified lakes, calcified waterfalls and calcified beach flows. The water features are huge in scale, with many types, quantity, beautiful shape, exquisite appearance and good environment.

Kane once again marveled: “I originally thought Shangri-La was a desperate situation on earth, but I didn’t expect it to be equally beautiful here.

This is a place where only God can live, and I would like to live here for the rest of my life. "

"God may not be able to get here. After all, Chinese gods are not vegetarians." Little Gilbert joked.

This is undoubtedly a very suitable location for filming, but out of considerations of protecting the natural landscape, the local area did not agree to the crew's request to build an elf residence here.

However, this does not affect the fact that this part can be completed in the studio.

Another place where elves live is the Luyang Lake Wetland Park in Jiangdu District, Yangzhou. This place used to be a wasteland, but now it has become a forest farm. The forest farm is dominated by cedar forests.

When you walk into the park, you will see crisscrossing rivers, fish ponds, clear river water, beautiful scenery, and dense woods. It feels like you have walked into a natural oxygen bar.

The metasequoia forest in the park is unique. Thousands of metasequoia trees grow here. Each tree stands upright in the water. From a distance, it looks like a mighty soldier lining up in a neat square formation to be inspected.

There is nearly one meter of water in the forest, and several brightly colored boats float in the water, giving people a sense of tranquility and tranquility.

This is where Queen Keltrilan lives. Similarly, part of the landscape also needs to be completed in the studio.

In fact, except for the Hobbit Town, Minas Tirith and other places that required real-life construction, the rest needed to be shot in a studio.

After all, it’s too exaggerated to require all the scenes to be built in real scenes. Special effects should be used when they should be used, and there is no need to insist on real shooting.

The Hobbit Town was chosen in Tinghua Valley, Baisha Town, Yunnan Province, at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Little Gilbert discovered this hell by accident. He and Kane came out of Shangri-La, and the guide suggested going to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

The snow-capped mountains were obscured by clouds and fog, but little Gilbert noticed the Valley of Thousand Flowers.

The scenery here is quite exquisite, full of all kinds of flowers. Roses, hydrangeas, lavender, and sunflowers all over the mountains and plains form a beautiful picture.

When the weather is good, the combination of the snow-capped mountains and Tinghua Valley in the distance creates a movie-level picture.

Unlike Shangri-La, construction can be carried out here.

Moreover, Hobbit huts require integration with nature, because Hobbits love natural features and will not destroy natural landscapes on a large scale.

So Tinghua Valley became the construction site of the Hobbit Town Shire. Presumably after the construction is completed, it will also become a check-in place for Internet celebrities in a few decades.

After that, little Gilbert and Kane traveled to China's famous mountains and rivers.

The Li River landscape in Yangshuo, Guilin, Qarhan Salt Lake, Anjihai Grand Canyon, Three Gorges, Shennongjia, Wulingyuan, Bijie Baili Rhododendron, Huangguoshu Waterfall, etc. were all selected as location locations.

It looked like they were choosing a location, but little Gilbert and Kane seemed to be on a vacation as if they were traveling around the mountains and rivers.

Tian Chongming came from the capital and met little Gilbert at Wuerhe Devil City.

After just seeing the scenery of Altai and looking at Tian Chongming in a hurry, little Gilbert said with a smile: "Mr. Tian, ​​in the future we will travel to most of China."

When Tian Chongming saw the shooting content of Little Gilbert's project, he was quite surprised that it included so many beautiful scenery.

There were many places that he had never heard of, but little Gilbert picked them out one by one.

"Is this also a filming location?" Tian Chongming asked.

Urho Devil City integrates Gobi Yadan, desert canyons, natural asphalt, sunrise clouds, mirages and other natural landscapes, and has tourism resources such as rock Yadan and natural asphalt veins.

The wind picks up gravel and stones in the landscape, and the rocks are constantly struck, collided, and rubbed against each other, causing various sounds to be emitted, hence the name Devil City.

Part of the Devil City is in the wind, and the maximum wind force can reach level 10-12.

Needless to say, the purpose of choosing this place is that it is the filming location for the Demon King Sauron's Doomsday Mountains. Of course, the landscape may be very different from the original movie.

But others don’t know what the original version looks like, so little Gilbert can safely decorate it according to his own ideas.

And Peter Jackson didn't really find a Doomsday Mountains, most of it was done through special effects production.

Little Gilbert said: "This is the first time I have walked through China in such detail. Mr. Tian, ​​when the time comes to shoot in China, our crew of several thousand people will be in great demand, and we will need your help."

Tian Chongming agreed: "Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem."

(End of this chapter)