hollywood melon man

Chapter 500 I Saw Aliens

The filming day in the UK ended, and assistant director Anne Burton led a team to Paris, Rome, Berlin and other cities to shoot some exterior scenes.

Although Gilbert Jr. had previously said that he wanted to incorporate the characteristics of major cities around the world into the city of Gotham, the main body of Gotham is still Chicago, the nationally famous crime capital of the United States.

The Chicago City Government spent a lot of effort to attract Gilbert Jr.'s crew to film in Chicago.

Not only did he promise various preferential terms, but when he learned that Gilbert Jr. needed several blocks to shoot the car chase scene, he immediately let Gilbert Jr. pick a few blocks.

Thanks to help from the City of Chicago, Gilbert Jr. was able to film a car chase scene on Walker Street, Chicago's main street.

The expensive IMAX camera had been moved to a helicopter, and Gilbert Jr. got on the helicopter to direct the scene from the air.

It is night now and the streets have been blocked to ensure that no foreign vehicles can enter.

The stunt director is communicating with the stunt performers about how to take the line, where to hit, how to ensure safety, etc., every detail.

Little Gilbert said through the intercom: "Be careful, don't let passers-by enter the road, otherwise it will be dangerous."

"Received the director..."

The road was completely blocked and the crew started filming immediately. Although the crew checked carefully and set up barriers, it was inevitable that some people would slip through the net.

James White was one of them. He had just danced passionately with a hot girl, drank a lot of alcohol, and then had sex with the hot girl for three hundred rounds in the alley behind the bar.

It was not until the other side could no longer bear the conquest and began to beg for mercy that James White, drunkenly carrying a bottle of wine, walked out of the alley, crossed a street, and returned home from the nearest Walker Street.

Because he was drunk, James White's mind was not very clear at the moment. In addition, the battle just now was too intense, which made him feel a little empty. Therefore, he did not notice that the surrounding streets were eerily quiet.

By the time James White reacted, he had already walked onto the main road of Walker Street.

James White was a little confused when he saw that the usually busy Walker Street was now empty and not a single car was passing by.

It's like some Chicago gangs blocking roads in some remote neighborhoods, but the gang members are not there!
"A zombie siege? A plague? Or aliens attacking the earth?" James White is a fan of Hollywood blockbusters, and all kinds of strange ideas popped up in his mind at once.

As James White was daydreaming, he suddenly saw someone waving at him across the street.

James White was still confused, and quickly shouted, "Hey, man, what's wrong?"

I saw the man on the other side shouting: "Leave quickly, it's dangerous there."

James White heard a roar in the distance, half sobered up, and fled to the side of the road. The roar was getting closer and closer, and there was a helicopter flying in the sky, with lights shining on the intersection.

James White turned his head and looked at the corner of the street, only to see a black car with a strange shape and full of power, like a beast made by alien technology, speeding past at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.

There were more than a dozen police cars following behind, chasing the beast-like car.

But in front of this beast, those police cars are like sissies, weak and vulnerable.

The pursuing traffic rushed past James White and disappeared around the next corner, but the loud noise of the roaring engine could still be heard.

James White opened his mouth wide in disbelief at what he saw, and his brain froze on the spot.

"Oh my God, what did I just see?" James White thought he saw the police chasing an alien tank.

In Chicago, the crime capital, police arrest criminals and car chases are common, and as a Chicagoan, James White is no stranger to it.

But the scene just now is still unforgettable for James White, and he will remember it for a long time.

James White reacted and called a local TV station in Chicago: "Hey, I have important news. How much will you pay?"

After the other party answered, James White said, "I saw the police chasing alien creatures, yes, yes, right on Walker Street..."

This car chase scene was extremely exciting. The crew did a lot of preparation before filming and it was able to be completed perfectly.

Gilbert Jr. watched the whole process on the helicopter and felt very satisfied with the content of the filming, so he announced that the crew had finished work and asked a cleaning company to come in to clean up the mess left over from the filming.

When the helicopter landed, Chicago city officials and local media reporters who had been waiting there came to greet it.

Chicago city officials took photos with Gilbert Jr. in a political show, after which Gilbert Jr. briefly accepted interviews from the media.

When talking about why he came to Chicago to make a movie, Gilbert Jr. certainly had to say a few good words.

“Chicago is a very charming city with a unique temperament that other cities don’t have. I think this temperament will take the performance of the film to a higher level, so I came to Chicago to shoot the movie.”

Gilbert Jr. added: "In addition, I have a good relationship with Mr. Roger Ebert. After he heard that I was filming the Batman movie, he invited me to Chicago."

It was not difficult for Gilbert Jr. to say a few nice words to his number one fan; it was something that came out of his mouth easily.

Over the years, it was Roger Ebert who advocated for Little Gilbert among the film critics, which is why Little Gilbert has such a good reputation among the film critics.

This also indirectly helped Gilbert Jr. win the Oscar for Best Director twice and maintain his reputation as both a commercial and artistic figure.

Of course, today, film critics, who rely on the Hollywood film industry for their existence, have gradually declined and no longer have the glory they had in the 1990s.

In the 1990s, a top film critic could influence the movie-watching choices of millions of people. But today's audiences don't listen to the nonsense of film critics anymore.

Nowadays, the only role of film critics may be to create some noise during the award season. Having said that, Gilbert Jr. still said a few good words to Roger Ebert and did not ignore him, which made Roger Ebert feel respected.

Today's young directors don't take themselves seriously at all. They are not as polite as little Gilbert.

After the brief interview, Gilbert was about to go back to the hotel to rest. At this time, a reporter asked again:
"Director Gilbert Jr., we just received news from a Chicago TV station that someone saw aliens appear on Walker Street?"

Little Gilbert was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and laughed, "Maybe I made a mistake because I was drunk, that's our new version of the Batmobile.

This shows that the Batmobile is indeed unique and seems to be made of alien technology."

The filming of "Beat the Boys" went smoothly. The main actors are all veteran Hollywood actors and there were basically no problems with their acting.

The biggest challenge of this film is Christian Bale's action scenes. Although a double with a body shape similar to Christian Bale can be used to complete the difficult action scenes, Gilbert Jr. still hopes that the actor will complete most of them himself.

Christian Bale is also very dedicated, and he even performed some of the car chase scenes himself.

In his own words, why would Batman let a stunt double drive a car?
If most of the shots the audience sees are of the double, what is the point of him? The audience can just watch the double.

Although what he said makes sense, he really can't perform the difficult action scenes, and a stuntman has to be used.

In addition to the action scenes, Christian Bale's performance in the literary scenes is quite good after he has a deep understanding of Batman and Bruce Wayne.

Perhaps the most attractive part of the film is how Batman builds his own equipment, so Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman have quite a lot of rival scenes.

"Environmental protection projects, defense projects, consumer products, are just prototypes, and they are officially put into production..."

"No?"

Lucius Fox took off his glasses and asked Bruce Wayne: "What did they tell you? What is this place for?"

"You didn't tell me anything."

Lucius Fox said, "Oh," he said as he turned on the light, "Earl made it very clear when he transferred me here: prison.

It's just to prevent me from causing trouble to the company, come on!"

"Cut!" Little Gilbert called a halt, walked up to the two actors and said, "The details are good, but Lucius, try to appear calmer.

The lines you said just now sounded a bit resentful.

Bruce, when Lucius is talking, you need to give some feedback and make more exaggerated facial expressions."

Christian Bale asked: "When Lucius says this is a prison, I have to have a very obvious expression on my face, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's right." Little Gilbert clapped his hands and said, "Let's do it again..."

This time I passed it smoothly, and the performance details had a better sense of layering. A scene that does not require tension and explosiveness is a point that is easily overlooked.

Gilbert doesn't want this scene to feel too disconnected from other scenes, so he needs the actors to maintain their form and perform better and better.

Next is a scene in the underground warehouse, where Bruce Wayne gets to know Lucius Fox, including knowing his father.

Then he started to get equipment for Bruce Wayne, just like treasure hunting, and introduced all the useful things to Bruce Wayne.

"Nomex fireproof clothing for the infantry vanguard, with Kevlar double-sided reinforced seams." Lucius Fox knocked twice, as if introducing his own child.

"Is it resistant to pulling?"

"Not even a knife can cut this thing."

"Bulletproof?"

"It can protect against ordinary bullets."

“Why not put it into production?”

Lucius Fox made a grim joke: "The accountants didn't think a soldier's life was worth $300,000."

Lucius Fox put his things away and asked Bruce Wayne, "So, why are you interested, Mr. Wayne?"

Bruce Wayne made up an excuse: "I wanted to borrow it for... uh, cave exploration."

"Spelunking?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Will you encounter a gunfight in the cave?"

This dialogue is very humorous, and it is also the humorous part of the script. Although it is a serious Batman movie, Gilbert Jr. does not want the audience to watch the movie with a stern face.

Occasionally I would laugh at the humor in the dialogues between the characters, which shows that the plot settings are very successful.

The two actors' performances were perfect, and except for a few shots, the rest were done in one go.

(End of this chapter)