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"This is the set, Nami."

Smelling the familiar scent, Duke knew who the person was, and said without looking up, "I remember there was no shot of you today, right?"

"I just want to have lunch with you."

When Duke looked over, Naomi Watts's just right expression, matched with her petite figure, easily gave people a feeling of tenderness and pity.

"Let's go."

Without saying much, Duke was the first to leave the studio and walked towards his trailer. Naomi Watts followed suit.

The lunch is not good, but it is not bad, but Duke did not have time to say anything to Naomido. Zach Schneider, John Schwarzman and Hannah Serena all came to his trailer. Coupled with Sophia Coppola as the assistant director, several people have been eating and discussing the shooting in the afternoon.

"Insurance companies require the use of stunt doubles in all difficult action scenes."

In order to maintain her slender figure, Sophia just ate a little vegetable salad and ended her lunch. She took out a schedule to remind some precautions, "Christopher's two explosive scenes were rejected by them, and Nicola personally played the action scene. Also canceled..."

"According to their requirements." Duke swallowed the beef in his mouth. "We don't have time to wrestle with a third party. We can use the stuntman's lens to use all the stand-ins. Also, Sophia, is the explosion funding I want allocated? "

"It's paid in the morning."

Hearing Sofia's words, Duke nodded in relief, and said to the opposite Zach Schneider, "Jos Williams' firework team will join the group in the afternoon. You can take them to familiarize yourself."

Throughout lunch, I didn’t talk about other matters at all. The topic always focused on shooting extremely related business. Naomi Watts sat next to Duke, slowly eating a fruit salad, and found himself There is no chance to interrupt, she is an outsider who has been completely ignored here.

They are a team, and she is outside the team.

This is the only feeling Naomi Watts feels, she is incompatible with this team.

"You know what you want, and when you know what you want, you will naturally find the way to your goal, and you will find a way. You will concentrate, you will endure everything, because you desire the goal you want to go to, because You know you must focus if you want to achieve your goals!"

Suddenly, she thought of what Duke had said. These words are the best portrayal of the team in front of them. They long for their goals, they long for success, and they are extremely focused!

He looked at Duke next to him again. His attention was not on her at all. It seemed that from the time he turned it on, he had only this movie in his eyes, and everything else could be temporarily thrown aside...

"I'm done." She leaned a little closer and whispered to Duke, "I'm going to have something in the afternoon."

"John, on the middle shot, the camera..."

Hearing the sound in his ears, Duke turned his head and looked at Naomi Watts, just nodded slightly, and then continued his topic, "You can use a mixed upward angle to create a feeling of first perspective. Increase the realism of the audience."

Except for Sophia Coppola, who was sitting on the other side of Duke, no one else looked at Naomi Watts, who stood up and left.

At the end of lunch, Zach Schneider and others left the trailer first. Duke drank a cup of coffee before walking with Sofia to the outdoor photography area of ​​Warner Studios.

"You just hurt a woman."

Walking on the asphalted road between the studios, Sophia suddenly said, "When Miss Watts left, her eyes were lonely."

"Are you sure?" Duke turned his head and looked over, Sophia shrugged, "She is not happy anyway."

She curled her lips, "Duke, you are indeed not a suitable candidate for a boyfriend."

"I'm not her boyfriend either." Duke and Ben didn't take it seriously, and changed the subject casually, "Have you contacted the military advisor?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Renhuo is here in the morning." Sophia stopped mentioning the trivial matters and returned to work. "He has been leading people to survey the outdoor studio scenes and design appropriate tactics."

The filming in the afternoon quickly kicked off the scene. Here was the scene where General Hammer led an attack on the arsenal. Although the film was set to night, due to various conditions, Duke put the filming in the day. Wait for the post-production to replace the background color.

Many night scenes of Hollywood movies are actually shot during the day, and then rely on post-production to replace the background.

This does not require any advanced computer special effects technology, ordinary special effects within the lens can be easily achieved.

Pouring ‘heavy rain’ spilled from the water gun, and the Hummer drove to the guard post. Two guards stopped General Hammer’s convoy...

Sitting in front of the monitor, Duke stared at the scene being filmed, and Lieutenant Colonel Renjo next to him suddenly stepped forward.

"There is a problem." He reminded Duke in a low voice, and Duke immediately shouted, "Stop!"

After the clouds closed and the rain stopped, the set became the dry climate of California.

Duke replayed the footage just taken. Lieutenant Colonel Lenjo pointed to the assault rifles that the two guards hung on their chests. "Their muzzle up is a very serious tactical error."

Seeing Duke making the gesture to continue, he said again, "It is not a wartime state and it is still raining. According to the regulations of the U.S. military, all soldiers hold guns with the barrel down to avoid fire, injury and water ingress. ."

These are all small details that are easily overlooked, that is, the military professionals have noticed, otherwise Duke will not find out. He immediately asked the military adviser to guide the adjustment, and try to avoid making such basic military mistakes in the future.

Due to the limitations of the architecture and terrain of Alcatraz Island, except for some car chases and landscape scenes, the film does not require many shots on the spot. Most of them will be shot in the studios and outdoor photography areas of Warner Studios. In some of these action scenes, under the supervision of a third party as a guarantee, several leading actors rarely play in person.

The third-party insurance company not only insures the completion of the film, but also personal insurance for several of the leading actors. If they are injured, the insurance company will pay a large sum of money.

Although Hollywood’s film completion guarantee system is not good for directors, Duke never thought of fighting the entire Hollywood system with his own power. That would only knock his head and bloodshed. What he did was to maintain smooth communication. On the basis, as much as possible to eliminate the differences between the two sides, this is not to win the award, the starring in person in the movie, Duke will never insist on the situation where a substitute can be used, otherwise it will hurt a few starring actors and delay the next Shooting is not worth the loss.

Due to the habit of making plans from the most difficult point of view, the actual progress of the next shooting was slightly faster than the plan. According to Duke’s estimation, if there are no major accidents, "Brave to Death Island" will be next year All filming can be finished before February.

Unlike the silent filming of "Life and Death", the filming of "Brave to Death Island" is in progress, and Warner Bros.'s publicity has not relaxed. Some real and fake news will be released after a while, as the main feature Pictures of the three male protagonists appear in newspapers and magazines from time to time, and some of them are even set photos provided by the crew to remind the public not to forget that there is still such a film being filmed.

According to the plan, most of the first shots were literary dramas. This is Duke’s weaker aspect. Frankly speaking, the film structure of "Life and Death" concealed his shortcomings in storytelling. This can be concealed to a certain extent, but this situation cannot continue indefinitely. Duke's filming is not for shooting. The pursuit of success is one aspect, and learning and accumulation is another aspect.

In scenes such as Mason and Womack’s balcony conflict, Mason’s meeting with her daughter, Gusby’s emotional exchange with his girlfriend, etc., Duke will think from the perspective of each character before shooting, and will also shoot more from different angles when shooting. I will do some private research afterwards, and try to make up for my biggest shortcomings in the fastest time.

"You should find a movie with strong emotional conflicts and frequent character interactions," Sophia once suggested to Duke in private. "This can achieve the effect of tempering yourself. If you are racing, exploding and fighting every day Through the scene, your achievements are limited to this."

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Sophia stays in the crew to learn and plan for her future. She can learn from Duke his best sports shots and visual impact, and Duke can also learn from In her communication, she gained some insights from the other party's films that it took more than ten years to accumulate.

In the film industry, both of them are first-timers, and both are striving for success.

After the time shifted to December, the crew began filming the action scenes. Several studio areas of Warner Studios were ravaged by Duke with fireworks almost every day. The occasional loud explosions sounded, and sometimes they could be heard. On the Warner Building at the front of the studio.

It is inevitable for the stuntman to be injured when shooting popular action scenes. Although the Actors Guild has strict regulations in this regard, if someone is accidentally injured, no one will go to the trade union. Basically, it is solved within the crew.

"Scene 55, Act 22..."

Duke wore a baseball cap and shouted into the megaphone, "Go!"

Just after he sat down, the booming explosion sounded first. In the camera, a stuntman rushed out of the minecart track, flew to the side, and dodged the ‘grenade’ thrown back by Gusby.

Perhaps driven by the explosion of air, another stuntman fell off the track after two steps. The side where he fell was not high and was protected by a cushion, but after he landed on the cushion, he issued A scream...