hollywood melon man

Chapter 278 Ciel’s Party

The picture transmitted from the monitor was very beautiful, and the entire Shire was completely presented before his eyes. Xu Qing rarely saw shots from this angle.

She has a cheerful and bold personality. She understands little Gilbert and is not a person with a great temper.

Therefore, Xu Qing asked curiously about the use of drones for film shooting: "Who came up with this idea? It's so advanced!"

Before little Gilbert could answer, Anna on the side replied: "Xia Xia Xu, as early as 1991, our director used drones for film shooting, but the technology was not mature at that time."

Xu Qing looked at little Gilbert with curious big eyes, and little Gilbert just said casually: "It's nothing, before me, someone has tried to use drones to participate in movie shooting.

I have only promoted the development of this technology. Currently, drone photography technology is still in its infancy and cannot meet the requirements. "

Although it is cheaper than shooting from a helicopter, drone shooting is still expensive. One-time shooting is more than three times the cost of shooting on the ground.

But in fact, this is just a small problem. The investment in the trilogy has exceeded 300 million US dollars. In comparison, the shooting costs are nothing.

In order to pursue better picture effects, these high-cost shooting methods are necessary.

Then Frodo appeared: "You are late."

"People would never imagine that this beautiful scenery was actually filmed in China, at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It took a lot of effort to find this place," said Little Gilbert.

After saying that, the two looked at each other, finally couldn't hold back their laughter, and then hugged each other.

What follows is a continuous cross shot of little Gilbert communicating with the camera crew to fully demonstrate the beautiful scenery of the Shire.

The wizard will not arrive early, he will only arrive on time according to his wishes. "

Words inspire people's unlimited imagination, and I must turn this imagination into reality and build a real and believable world.

"Some of it will be put into the feature film for display." Little Gilbert explained: "Mr. John Tolkien constructed a convincing world of Middle-earth, but those are words.

The performance of this shot was very simple and completed quickly.

Little Gilbert took several assistant directors on the set to communicate with the heads of various departments, and also checked the placement of props to prevent anything that shouldn't appear.

Including many of Gilbert's previous films, except for a few such as "The Sixth Sense" and "Chicago" that can be called art, other commercial attributes are too heavy.

This scene between Ian McKellen's Gandalf and Elijah Wood's Frodo was set in the beautiful Shire.

Ning Hao followed, and when he heard this conversation, he immediately shook his head.

As expected of a director from Hollywood, his advanced film concepts are what novice directors like them need to learn.

"You don't think I will miss your Uncle Bilbo's birthday, do you?" Gandalf patted Frodo's little face, and then drove Frodo back on the road.

But now it seems that this is just Ning Hao's own prejudice.

To be honest, Ning Hao used to think that only films with art and self-expression can be considered movies.

Gandalf drove the carriage through flowers and trees, humming a tune leisurely and leisurely.

Ning Hao followed little Gilbert from time to time and eavesdropped, because he found that little Gilbert would use Chinese to communicate his shooting ideas with the actress named Xu Qing.

So Ciel should not live in people's mouths, but as he is now. "

Like a curious baby, Xu Qing asked, "I see that when you were shooting, there were a lot of landscape scenes. The length of a movie is limited. You wouldn't include these in the feature film, would you?"

Only then did Gandalf reveal his true face to the camera: "A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins.

I saw the layout of the set of The Shire, and there were so many hobbit clothes, villages, flowers, streams, grasslands, and fields.

This beautiful scenery was gradually built up over a year since the "Lord of the Rings" crew settled here.

When everything here is shown in the camera, can you say that this is not cinematic art? This is impossible. If this is not considered film art, no film can be called art.

At that moment, Ning Hao's thoughts that he had been insisting on changed. He began to think, this is a movie, and I will make movies like this in the future.

Regardless of what Ning Hao thought, Xu Qing was completely fascinated.

She found that the handsome Hollywood director in front of her, who was tall and looked as good as a star, was full of desire for her to explore.

Privately, Xu Qing also knew little Gilbert personally, and knew that he was a famous playboy in Hollywood. He had several girlfriends, and there were also many women who had unclear relationships with him.

But this just proved his charm, making these women unable to leave him.

Otherwise, if she is attached to him just because of her status as a great director, then Oscar-winning actress Naomi Watts, who has become a first-line superstar, has no need to stay with little Gilbert anymore.

From this, Xu Qing came up with an idea: I am not bad in appearance, can I also find my own place among them?
However, Xu Qing discovered that little Gilbert does not have the bad habits of some domestic directors. Work is work and life is life, and they do not mix together.

She also saw several beautiful actresses who were still training in Qingdao, including Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Banks.

Although he was confident that his appearance was no worse than theirs, he couldn't figure out whether little Gilbert didn't like her type. After all, cultural differences bring about aesthetic differences. The more we get along with each other and the more we understand each other, the deeper we will fall into it.

There is a very interesting scene in the film. Both Gandalf and Flo are driving a carriage, and a group of hobbit children are chasing behind them, shouting for Gandalf to set off fireworks.

In fact, according to Charles Rowan's suggestion, a few children of local residents were selected, put on makeup and then filmed these scenes.

However, during the test shooting, Little Gilbert found that the effect was not good, mainly because there were several close-up shots that could not be solved.

But if it were shot from a distance, this scene would be meaningless and would not achieve the effect.

So little Gilbert thought of a way and contacted St. Cloxi School in Los Angeles.

During the holidays, let the school organize the children and parents to hold a summer camp in China and participate in the filming of the movie.

So I saw Hobbit children in the Shire, basically children from summer camps, and there were also some scenes of Hobbit adults, most of which were guest appearances by their parents.

These American families who have traveled thousands of miles to come to China and then to the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain can imagine their shock when they see the beautiful Shire and other scenery that is not inferior to the Shire.

One of the parents said to little Gilbert: “Honestly, I didn’t know there was such a beautiful place in the world.

I think I will come again. The scenery here is worth experiencing for each of us. "

Little Gilbert said: "The beautiful scenery is not limited to this place. There are great rivers and mountains everywhere, and the scenery along the way is so beautiful."

The parent agreed: "I now feel that you made the right choice by choosing to shoot a movie here. There is no place more suitable for shooting a movie than this place."

China's landscape starts with conquering these parents and children.

After the "Lord of the Rings" series of movies is aired, it will surely drive a wave of tourism, lead more people in the world to understand this magical land, and eliminate prejudice and barriers.

If he can do all this, little Gilbert will be able to live up to his rebirth this time.

Of course, the increase in tourism revenue also requires the cooperation of policies, and the visa approval process may be simpler.

According to Tian Chongming, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is studying a "Lord of the Rings Tourist Line Plan". They are very optimistic about the promotional role of this movie and want to do some positive work.

The children from these summer camps cooperated with the crew to complete the entire filming of Shire. Since it was impossible to travel back and forth, the crew filmed all the scenes of Shire in one go within a month and a half.

The last few days of filming were spent celebrating Bilbo Baggins' birthday party.

"Tony, are these fireworks real?" Little Gilbert asked stunt coordinator Tony Ledley as he looked at the prepared fireworks.

"Of course," Tony nodded: "The variety of fireworks here is so rich that you can't imagine. When I made the request, I originally thought it would be impossible for them to complete it.

But they did it and produced the fireworks we wanted. "

"That's good," little Gilbert nodded and told the safety consultant: "Be sure to keep these fireworks and do safety inspections when filming. I don't want any problems to occur."

The security consultant expressed his understanding and led his men to conduct a careful inspection without missing any corner.

When setting up this banquet scene, little Gilbert demanded that everything be real, including the fireworks.

The reason is very simple. It is too expensive to make fireworks with special effects, but it is quite cheap to find local Chinese fireworks manufacturers to make them.

And there are so many styles of fireworks that Tony is amazed. There is nothing they can't think of.

Thanks to the powerful Chinese fireworks manufacturers, plus the fact that the crew has been tortured for a month and a half, and the children from the summer camp are also going back, little Gilbert decided to make everything real.

Including the bread, meat, vegetables, and wine we eat, they are all real.

After the filming is over, these items become celebratory items and are eliminated by the crew.

Charles Rowan is very distressed about these costs. Although prices are relatively cheap in China, there are a lot of crew members.

A meal worth tens of thousands of RMB is spent, and it's not a wedding banquet.

Little Gilbert smiled and consoled him: "Charles, don't feel bad about the money, it's only tens of thousands of RMB. In the past, when did we hold a wedding banquet, it was not more than 100,000 US dollars?"
Not to mention, this grilled chicken drumstick is really good. "

Little Gilbert said, holding the roasted chicken leg and waving it around in front of Charles Rowan.

Charles Rowan snatched it away angrily and took a big bite on the chicken leg. He was still not satisfied: "I want to drink..."

"Hahaha, it seems you have blended in." Little Gilbert clapped his hands and said, "That's right, we are all hobbits tonight, let's enjoy this banquet!"

In this way, after the filming, Ciel had a grand banquet.

The crew, who had been coveted for a long time, turned into hobbits and wiped out all the food and wine here, which was considered a release of the high-pressure state since the start of filming.

(End of this chapter)