game trailblazer

Chapter 138 Visiting the Dream Factory

After arranging the person responsible for Capcom's acquisition, Zhang Lexing finally settled his mind.The next day, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan left Santa Monica for DreamWorks in Burbank.

After years of development, DreamWorks has relied on "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "Terminator 2", "True Lies" and "True Lies" shot by great directors Steven Spielberg and James Cameron. " and several other films have successfully gained fame, and "X-Files" directed by Chris Carter has opened up the TV drama market, coupled with some peripheral products of film and television and game adaptation authorization, etc., which have gained quite a lot of money. s return.

After getting the money, DreamWorks invested in the construction and added some studios and related auxiliary equipment. In this way, except for the location shooting, most of the shots can be completed in its own studio, and there are also dedicated studios for TV series shooting. .In addition, at the request of Zhang Lexing, DreamWorks also spent some money to buy a lot of scripts and built its own script library. Among them are many movie scripts that Zhang Lexing likes, such as "The "Spy", "Independence Day", "Jumanji", "Men in Black", "Into the Island", "Prison in the Sky", etc., so that DreamWorks does not need to worry about having no films for a long time. made a bid.

The car that Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan were in was parked at the gate of the DreamWorks filming base. A bodyguard in the same car got out of the car and negotiated with the guard, and the car was let go.The shooting base of DreamWorks is not big. There are only 22 studios in total, ranging in area from 800 to 1000 square meters, but compared with Universal Studios, they are nothing.

After driving along the road in the filming base for a while, the car stopped in front of a studio marked "STAGE5".As soon as the car stopped, Zhang Lexing got out of the car and came to Chen Zishan's side to open the door for her, and then held the door frame with his hand to prevent her from bumping her head accidentally.

After Chen Zishan got out of the car, Zhang Lexing patted her on the shoulder lightly, then pointed to the billboard hanging on the studio and said, "Zishan, look at our company's own studio, does it look similar to Universal's. The film being shot in this studio is called "Casper (Ghost Horse Elf)", do you want to go in and see?"

Chen Zishan's eyes lit up, she nodded repeatedly and said, "Shooting a movie? Then I have to watch it, this is my dream all along."

"Then I'll take you in to have a look, but be careful not to affect other people's shooting." Zhang Lexing vaccinated in advance.

"Don't worry, I will be a good baby and I will never mess around."

……

Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan walked towards the studio, and the two bodyguards trailed behind them a little.As soon as he reached the door of the studio, the door was pushed open suddenly, and someone came out from inside.

When the visitor saw Zhang Lexing, he hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, I was sent by Mr. Bergner. You can call me Andy."

Before coming here, Zhang Lexing had already called in advance. This person named Andy should be the tour guide arranged by Eddie Bergner, the general manager of DreamWorks. Even though he knew about this matter, the bodyguard still stepped forward to check the other party's ID.In fact, Zhang Lexing has been to this photography base a few times before, but he just took a look around, and there are very few studios. In order to avoid the bad luck of getting lost in his own studio, Zhang Lexing specially asked Eddie Bergner got someone to lead the way.

The identity of the tour guide is no longer a problem, Zhang Lexing stepped forward to shake hands with him, and said: "Andy, it's up to you, take us to this studio first."

"Okay, please follow me." After speaking, Andy turned around and opened the door of the studio, and walked in. Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan followed, and the two bodyguards were the last ones.

While walking, Andy introduced the plot of "Ghost Horse Elf" and some situations in the studio.

"Mr. Zhang, "Ghost Horse Elf" is a film co-starred by real people and animated characters. The main plot takes place in an old manor in Maine. Most of the scenes are indoor scenes, so the shooting is mainly done here. done in a studio..."

"Mr. Zhang, look, next to this are the sets in some rooms in that manor, and the front is specially used to shoot the exterior scenes of the manor..."

Talking while walking, under the leadership of Andy, Zhang Lexing and his team came to the place where the film was being filmed.According to Andy's introduction, the scene being filmed today is a conversation between ghost researcher Dr. Harvey's daughter Kate and the ghost Cusper at the kitchen table. The actor who plays Kate is called Christina Ricci, a child star who debuted earlier .

Today's shooting took place in a studio that was arranged as a kitchen. The space was relatively small. Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan could only watch quietly in a corner under the leadership of Andy.

Seeing that all the departments were ready, the director yelled forward: "Scene 37 of "Ghost Horse Elf", the first time, start!" Following the director's order, the camera made a rhythmic flick. "Buzzing" sound, began to work.Christina Ricci, who was ready, walked from the kitchen door to the dining table with a handheld vacuum cleaner in her arms, and said to the air as she walked: "I can see through you, if you don't have skin, you will get into a lot of trouble .”

After speaking, Christina Ricci sat on the chair in front of the dining table, put the handheld vacuum cleaner on the table, looked up, gestured with her left hand, and said, "You...how are you made up?" After a while, she turned her head to look to her left.

"Stop." The director yelled, then slapped his hands and said, "Rich, your expression is too stiff, although I know you can't see anything, but your eyes should be more focused, at least let others see There seems to be something in front of you when you get up. Okay, everyone, get ready and do it again."

The staff immediately got busy, and Christina Ricci also left the chair, picked up the handheld vacuum cleaner, and prepared to walk again.

Chen Zishan frowned for a while, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Le Xing, why is that girl talking to herself over there, as if talking to the air, why is it like this when making a movie."

Zhang Lexing leaned into her ear and whispered: "This scene is a dialogue between Kate and the ghost Casper. The ghost can only be added through post-production, so it looks like this on the shooting scene. After all, this It’s a movie with real people and animated characters, and there may be many more scenes like this.”

Chen Zishan shook her head, and said with some disappointment: "Le Xing, this isn't good-looking at all, and it looks silly. Is there a movie that doesn't feature real people and animated characters? It should be better."

Zhang Lexing glanced at Andy, and he whispered understandingly: "Miss Chen, the nearby No. [-] studio is shooting "James of the Brave". There are no animation characters in it, why don't you go there and have a look."

Chen Zishan nodded immediately, so the three returned to the outside of the studio along the original road, and then walked to studio No. 6.Not far along the road, a bus drove past and stopped at the studio marked "STAGE[-]", and then a large group of people rushed into the studio.

"Andy," Zhang Lexing called Andy over and asked, "What did that group of people do just now? Could it be a tour group?"

Andy glanced over there, and then replied: "That studio is filming a TV series called "Friends", and the group of people who went in just now are the audience."

""Friends"?" Zhang Lexing was stunned. "Friends", also known as "Six People", is a humorous sitcom that has been on the air for ten years. It is also one of the most successful and influential TV series in the United States and even in the world. Zhang Lexing remembers that this TV series seems to be a company owned by Warner It was made, and now it’s going to DreamWorks to shoot, it’s really strange.

"Andy, did the crew of "Friends" rent a location here to shoot?"

"Mr. Zhang, this is actually our company's own crew. I heard that last year, the company invested in a production center called 'Bright Kaufman Crane', which was operated by Mr. Bergner himself. This year, the production center came up with the script of "Friends". Mr. Bergner appreciated it very much, so he filmed the pilot episode, which was later picked up by NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation of the United States) and planned to officially launch it in September. The crew should be filming the officially aired episodes now."

Unexpectedly, Eddie Bergner is still so discerning that he can actually dig out "Friends". It seems that there is no need to worry about the decline of DreamWorks' TV series production in the future.Speaking of "Friends", in fact, from the perspective of watching and filming, it is definitely more interesting than "James of the Brave". Thinking of this picture, Le Xing asked Andy in a low voice: "Andy, if you want to go to the crew of "Friends" to watch it?" Is it convenient?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, Mr. Zhang. There are quite a lot of audience seats there, and the people who went in just now are not so easy to fill up."

After getting an affirmative answer, Zhang Lexing patted Chen Zishan and said to her, "Zishan, "Friends" seems quite interesting, why don't we watch the filming of the TV series."

"But I want to watch the filming." Chen Zishan glanced at the studio of "STAGE7" not far away, and said reluctantly.

"Actually, "Game of the Brave" does not have animated characters, but it also uses a lot of special effects. There are a little more actors, and it is still difficult to avoid the previous situation. The TV series is different, mainly character performances, There shouldn’t be any special effects in it, it’s very suitable for live viewing, otherwise how could the crew have attracted so many live audiences.”

Chen Zishan was obviously tempted, hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, I believe you will, but if it doesn't look good..."

"Don't worry, it's absolutely beautiful. Andy, let's go, let's go to "Friends."

A group of people immediately turned around and walked into the nearby studio marked "STAGE6".This studio looks very large from the outside, but when you walk in, you find that the inside has been filled with various sets, leaving only a passage for two people to pass through.Follow Andy straight forward, turn two more corners, and come to the shooting site of "Friends" today.Sure enough, as Andy said, the auditorium was not full, but the rest of the seats were relatively far back.

Zhang Lexing chose two seats with a slightly better viewing angle, and sat down with Chen Zishan. Andy handed over this movie viewing brochure, which is actually a booklet with the photos and names of the characters in the play. Know who's who on the field.After Zhang Lexing finished flipping through the booklet, the shooting in the working area ahead had already started for a while.

……

On stage, Rachel ran out in a panic and asked, "Has anyone seen my engagement ring?"

Phoebe replied as she walked, "Yes, it looks beautiful."

"Oh my god, my god, my god, shit..." Rachel said, throwing herself on the couch, trying to find her engagement ring.

"Hey, don't touch them," Phoebe advised.

"I'm going to return his ring tomorrow, but I don't seem to be worried enough." Rachel still didn't give up, she searched on the sofa, and then went to the coffee table to look again.

After touching under the coffee table for a while, Rachel raised her body and pretended to face Barry: "Hello, Barry, do you remember me? I was the one who made you look ugly in front of your relatives and friends in white gauze!"

After finishing speaking, Rachel continued to search under the coffee table, but turned around and frantically searched under the sofa: "My God, I have to return his ring today, but the ring is missing, so how do I face him. "

At this moment, Monica came over to comfort her and said, "Don't worry, we will find it, right?"

Chandler and Joey also hurriedly got up and said, "Yes, we will."

...Everyone started to help find...

Joey asked while searching, "When was the last time you wore it?"

"Obviously (Doy), of course before losing," Phoebe said.

"There aren't many people who say 'Doy' these days." Chandler said, leaning on the refrigerator.

"I still had it on this morning when I was in the kitchen making... noodles," Rachel said, flipping on the couch.

……

The actors on the stage continued to perform, and the audience laughed from time to time, some came as required, and some came from the heart.Chen Zishan's English level should be pretty good, at least she enjoyed watching the performance on stage, and she couldn't help laughing at every tricky point, and she was able to keep up with the pace of other audiences. It seems that Zhang Lexing passed the test this time what's the problem.

(End of this chapter)