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Chapter 280 Lively Summer

Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area was included in the "World Natural Heritage" list in 1992. It mainly consists of Zhangjiajie National Park, Suoxiyu Nature Reserve, and Tianzishan Nature Reserve.

Anne Burton led the second film crew here. Although she had traveled to many places in China, she was still shocked by the amazing scenery of Zhangjiajie.

"This is simply God's masterpiece." Anne Burton exclaimed.

Krejci, the photographer of the second film crew, joked: “I heard that Chinese people don’t believe in God, so God shouldn’t have any control here.”

"What do the Chinese believe in?" Anne Burton was curious.

Krejci shook his head and said: "I don't know. You may have to ask the director to find out. He is a China expert."

Anne Burton shrugged, not forgetting her mission here, and began to take pictures with the cooperation of the local guide. Because many beautiful scenery are basically inaccessible and cannot be reached by car or foot.

So Anne Burton discussed with Krejci and directly rented a local helicopter for filming.

There are not many civilian helicopters in China these days. This helicopter flew over from Jinling. I heard it belonged to the local military region and was directly given to the crew for filming.

However, when the news of the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" came, Peter Jackson finally couldn't bear it anymore and made a special trip to China to visit the filming crew of "The Lord of the Rings".

However, for some real-life shootings, the Ring Guard team needs to fly around to cooperate with the shooting.

So while little Gilbert was filming the main scenes in the studio, the Fellowship of the Ring joined the second crew and traveled around various scenic spots in China.

But a large number of real scenes were shot in Jiuzhaigou.

These beautiful scenery were all photographed by the crew.

Perhaps the most special scene was the filming in Jiuzhaigou.

Even so, a three-hour movie is still quite rare in the history of film.

Jiutian Cave is named because there are nine skylights connected to the ground. The cave is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower, with a total area of ​​250 million square meters.

To put it simply, Anne Burton shot some empty shots in advance, while the main camera crew led by Gilbert Jr. would shoot the scenes of the protagonists. The final shots were combined into one and processed in post-production.

In Krejci's words, these shots do not require any modification. As long as they are put up, it will make people believe that there is really a place called Rivendell in the world, where elves live.

Speaking of Peter Jackson, he has been embarrassed to meet little Gilbert since the negotiations between the "Lord of the Rings" crew and New Zealand failed.

Even the people from the army were sent to the crew, so they didn't care about one or two helicopters.

However, in order to control the duration, it was impossible for Little Gilbert to edit all the scenes into the theatrical version. His plan is to limit the theatrical version of each film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy to about three hours.

But the caves in Zhangjiajie stand out, especially Jiutian Cave, which is known as the largest cave in Asia.

Discovered in 1987 by the mountain cave exploration warrior Wang Hairan, it was officially opened to tourists in 1988 and listed as a provincial scenic spot. As a member of the International Cave Organization, Jiutian Cave is an international cave exploration base.

This is the shooting location of Rivendell chosen by Little Gilbert. The elves' residences require special effects production and the filming is completed in the studio.

In addition to the mountains and rivers of Zhangjiajie, Anne Burton also went to Jiutian Cave, Huanglong Cave, Dragon King Cave and other places to take pictures. Anne Burton has taken many similar cave scenery in Guangxi, Guizhou and other places.

Similarly, the DVD will include some production behind-the-scenes and so on, allowing fans to understand how this magnificent masterpiece was transformed from words into images.

Although they were discovered very early, there are very few traces of artificial development in these caves, retaining their original natural features to the greatest extent.

The framing of these caves will be used as material in the Moria mines for filming, and then supplemented with special effects shots.

Of course, little Gilbert has also learned Peter Jackson's method and will produce a director's cut in the future and sell it on DVD to achieve secondary income.

"Director Gilbert, your work is unparalleled. The filming of "The Lord of the Rings" was exactly what I imagined. I feel relieved to leave this epic masterpiece to you."

It can be seen that Peter Jackson is a little disappointed. He is a true "Lord of the Rings" fan.

Peter Jackson has some regrets for not bringing the grand story of "The Lord of the Rings" to the big screen.

This director, who once failed to make films after leaving the "Lord of the Rings" series, has previously produced several films that were not considered successful, and his path as a director has been quite bumpy.

I heard that he is persuading Universal Pictures to restart "King Kong", but I don't know if Universal Pictures will agree.

"How do you adapt the novel into a script?" Peter Jackson was curious about this.

Although the filming of the entire project is kept secret, no one except the core staff knows what was filmed in "Lord of the Rings".

Disney and Warner executives on the other side of the ocean still don't know the progress of "Lord of the Rings", they only know that money is flowing like water.

When faced with Peter Jackson’s question, Gilbert Jr. said: “I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time when I was eighteen years old, and I loved this series of novels.

I always thought someone would make a movie about it, and I would love to see it. "

"I feel the same as me, but it is very difficult to adapt this novel. No one is willing to try such a risky project. Fortunately, you are there." Peter Jackson felt lucky.

"The power of the words presented in this novel is so powerful that I couldn't imagine how I could represent the world in this book."

"If you don't mind, let's talk while drinking tea!" Little Gilbert said.

"Okay," the two entered the director's tent, and Anna brought tea.

After working as an assistant for little Gilbert for more than two months, Xu Qing took on a new role and resigned from little Gilbert's side.

As a movie fan, Xu Qing has satisfied her fan mentality. Of course, she has to be busy with her own affairs, so assistant Anna resumed her work.

But in fact, there is a lot of work in Little Gilbert's Melon Studio, which is handled by Anna. In addition to being Gilbert's assistant, she is also an executive at Melon Studio, assisting Gilbert in many tasks.

"Thank you," little Gilbert nodded to Anna.

After Anna exited, little Gilbert chatted openly with Peter Jackson. The chat was very pleasant.

Gilbert Jr. talked about the script of "Lord of the Rings" and all the preparations in pre-production.

The main reason why little Gilbert was willing to talk to Peter Jackson about these things was because Peter Jackson was the director of this movie in his previous life.

To be honest, little Gilbert is not a fan of "The Lord of the Rings".

Although when preparing to start "The Lord of the Rings", little Gilbert read "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion", etc. But when starting the "Lord of the Rings" project, the main reference was Peter Jackson's version of the "Lord of the Rings" movie.

Although Peter Jackson is not deeply involved in the "Lord of the Rings" project today, as a die-hard book fan, he must have his own opinions. Little Gilbert gained a lot from chatting with him.

When talking about the three-part continuous shooting method, Gilbert Jr. said frankly: "It is a quite risky move to adopt the three-part continuous shooting mode.

When you make three movies in a row, there are bound to be situations where things get out of hand. "

"So how do you solve these problems?" Peter Jackson asked.

"These three films must be planned in detail and carefully," Gilbert Jr. replied: "We have to try to imagine every detail and not have too many opportunities for mistakes.

We knew that the schedule was very tight, so we were prepared from the beginning. The filming process would be quite tiring. "

Peter Jackson nodded: "I can imagine that this kind of work is undoubtedly very intense. This is a much more complicated movie than "Titanic". You are amazing."

Gilbert Jr. joked: "Fox Pictures wanted me to take over 'Titanic,' but at that time I didn't think I could do it.

But now, after Lord of the Rings, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do. "

After exchanging their ideas in detail, Gilbert Jr. took Peter Jackson to visit the set and also visited the props produced.

"There are many famous handmade sword-making masters in China, and they still retain traditional techniques." Little Gilbert took Peter Jackson to visit the weapons warehouse, which contained many exquisitely crafted swords and armors.

"Our crew hired many such experts to help us create many swords and armors according to the styles. These complex-designed weapons and armors are all real and can be worn."

Little Gilbert said, and took out a weapon to show Peter Jackson.

"What is this?" Peter Jackson asked curiously, pointing to a piece of exquisite armor.

"This is Arwen's custom-made armor, tailor-made according to Anne Hathaway's figure." Little Gilbert said.

"You mean, Yawen will take on a lot of action scenes?"

"Clever," little Gilbert said with a snap of his fingers: "The story of Aragorn and Arwen in the original book is quite touching, but the ending of Arwen is very disappointing.

I hope that the elf princess can play a very important role and she should have more scenes. "

In fact, this is also based on the original "Lord of the Rings" with some changes made by Gilbert Jr. A lot of action scenes and circus scenes were added to Yawen, and she took on more important tasks.

However, in "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers", Princess Arwen will also become a capable warrior.

Together with Legolas, she has become the two main attractions of the movie, continuing to attract the attention of movie fans and adding many selling points to the movie.

The crew spent more than a year from designing to manufacturing these weapons, props and armor.

However, during the filming process, if little Gilbert is not satisfied, the art team will make modifications at any time according to little Gilbert's needs.

But overall, little Gilbert is very satisfied with the work.

He told art director Serena Hafey: "You have done an amazing job. With the success of the movie, it will definitely be remembered in history."

Peter Jackson spent a week in China and fully visited the set of "Lord of the Rings".

He also got permission, and Gibert Jr. allowed him to direct two scenes, satisfying the Peter Jackson fan mentality.

After fulfilling the fan's wish, Peter Jackson left with peace of mind.

However, this summer, filming "The Lord of the Rings" is destined to not be easy or lonely.

When she had a little free time, Naomi Watts took Jennifer Connelly, who had finished filming "The Lady of the Ring," to China to visit the crew of "The Lord of the Rings."

"Is this the trunk of a mammoth?" Jennifer touched the huge nose curiously. It was hard to imagine how such a heavy prop was made.

"Yes," little Gilbert nodded and shouted to the staff of the prop team: "Be careful and pay attention to safety."

The staff of the props team is hoisting the mammoth's trunk with a crane and then installing it on the large model of the mammoth.

This is a huge monster built according to a 1:1 scale. The photography assistant is holding a camera to record the working process of the prop team. These are good post-production promotional materials.

Naomi Watts was surprised: "This mammoth looks like it's alive. The prop team made it so realistic!"

"It's a pity it's not alive," lamented little Gilbert.

"If it were alive, maybe we could see this amazing animal in a zoo instead of filming a movie." Naomi Watts said.

This mammoth model is just one of them. In addition to special effects synthesis, the crew also created mammoths of different sizes to suit different shooting needs.

These are necessary tasks and cannot be omitted.

After looking at the giant mammoth model, Naomi Watts and Jennifer Connelly followed little Gilbert and continued to walk into the set.

"There's a lot of noise in the media now, it's quite lively." Naomi Watts said.

"Yes, I heard that "Lord of the Rings" fans organized a huge protest march and blocked the entrance of Melon Studio. Mr. Doug Walter was beaten on the way back." Jennifer Connelly added.

Little Gilbert held his forehead and said, "Poor Doug, is he okay?"

"It's okay. The police have caught the murderer. Mr. Walter has strengthened the security force. There should be no serious problem." Naomi Watts said.

"That's good," little Gilbert said helplessly. Doug Walter had suffered an unreasonable disaster on his behalf.

He didn't mention this matter when he talked to himself on the phone, probably because he didn't want to affect his mentality and delay the crew's work.

In fact, this kind of worry is unnecessary. Little Gilbert doesn't think he will panic at all. Peter Jackson is the real panic. It's not like he is cheating and doesn't know the fate of the movie.

For little Gilbert, movie success is a sure thing, as long as he does his job well.

The crew was also infected by Gilbert's optimistic state, coupled with the impression that Gilbert had accumulated success over the years.

This makes the crew full of energy and confidence.

(End of this chapter)