Made in Hollywood

While Duke led the crew to move to Moscow for filming, Warner Bros.'s pre-propaganda for "The Dark Knight" was also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Senator Patrick Kleich, a super fan of Batman, took the initiative to stand up. This kind of propaganda is also good for him, and politicians also need visibility.

He was interviewed by n's TV station.

"Patrick Kleich, the Democratic Senator of Vermont, played an important role in the Dark Knight..."

After the routine title, there is an interview with the Senate gentleman.

Facing the camera lens and the reporter’s microphone, Patrick Kleich said in a high spirits, “Don’t worry, everyone, I won’t wear tights in the film. I’ll be a noble gentleman. You are going to ask the crew. I can only tell you that the plot of the film is quite tight and it will be very interesting."

The senator finally showed off, “I will donate the proceeds of my film to the Kellogg Hubbard Children’s Library in Montpellier, because he got the first prize in my life here. A library card."

In an office in the Warner Building, Jamie Fox turned off this highly publicized video, looked at the opposite side, and said, "∏, what do you mean by the theater?"

"Representatives of Emperor Entertainment Group and AMG Theater Chain Group said..."

An assistant quickly said, "As long as "The Dark Knight" has the quality of "Batman: Hour of War", they will use their resources as much as possible at the beginning of the summer to support Duke's new film."

"Huh!" Jamie Johnson nodded and said again, "Propaganda work cannot be relaxed, and continue to advance."

As he said, from newspapers to magazines to the Internet. Although the propaganda of "The Dark Knight" is far from really effective, it is easy to see relevant news.

"Duke Rosenberg led the crew to Moscow for filming. Batman and the Joker will battle Russia!"

"The latest suit and tank of "The Dark Knight" have been exposed, and the new version of the motorcycle "batpod" created by the Lamborghini team is very eye-catching!"

"The "Dark Knight" stills are exposed, the clown looks hideous, and Heath Ledger looks terrifying. Disfigured and starred in the biggest villain!"

In addition to the routine exposure of stills and news, Warner Bros. also used some other methods.

For example, ai recently received an email containing the latest stills of "Dark Knight". The origin of the email is unknown. They posted these pictures to the Internet as soon as possible, which caused a large number of netizens to watch and almost caused the website to hang up.

However, many Batman fans also sent out more worried messages, and the focus of concern is on the clown.

"I am looking forward to the movie, but I am skeptical of the clown in it. Because Jack Nicholson has already portrayed the role of the clown in the first part of "Batman" that year."

"I think neither of them are the best clowns. Clowns should be villains who are scary and ridiculous. For example, they are good clowns when they sing and dance while killing and slaughtering people. The director should create such a clown. clown."

At the same time, the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times" published a photo of Batman's makeup, and on the front page of the headline, a detailed analysis of the design mystery of this new outfit. To attract public attention.

"First, the helmet. In past Batman movies. I have seen Spiderman's stocking-like hood burned and unplugged more than once, but Batman’s hood will always be indestructible around his head. This now seems a little bit The rigid design is actually not to protect the protagonist’s fragile neck, but the past bat suits are designed in one piece. Until this "Night Rider", Batman can finally free his stubborn head as he pleases. The first major change of the new bat suit is to simulate the functions and properties of a motorcycle helmet. The mask is converted into a helmet that can be independently detached. The actors only need to twist their heads to both sides to easily attach and unload, but it is for this simple Actions pose the biggest problem for designers."

"Second. Cloak. Anyone who has watched Pixar’s classic animation "The Superman Family" knows how serious the cloak is to a superhero, but in order to put on a classic look, Batman still insists on keeping his cloak today, and This is also a key part of the dress-up task. The past bat cloak can be opened in the low-altitude area to allow the protagonist to transform into a human glider. The new bat suit gives it new functions, but the person in charge of the design is very strict about this. I can leave it to the fans to figure out for themselves."

"Third, gloves. Wolverine can extend a sharp bayonet on the back of his hand. Batman, a beast hero, also has claws. The glove on the forearm actually hides a retractable sharp knife. This special glove is integrated with the clothes. It is important. One of the hand-to-hand weapons, and one of the designs that designers are quite proud of."

"Fourth, overall. The new bat suit is obviously much more complicated than the old one, with many components and rich texture. Of course, this is not the tight and hot pvc rubber suit of the past! The use of rubber, glass fiber, nylon and Made of various materials such as metal grids, a total of two hundred components are combined with the latest technology. The style is more modern, and even has a sci-fi mechanical taste. And the clothes are quite flexible. The starring Christian Bell has a strong body. Show it perfectly."

Propaganda in North America continues, and Duke's shooting in Moscow is drawing to a close.

Most of the main actors followed Duke to Moscow, including Heath Ledger, who actually had no role here. This was both Duke's request and his own ideas.

According to Duke, as the enemy of Batman, he must understand every action of Batman.

Although the filming of the clown is over, Heath Ledger has to dub many clips during post-production.

The filming is about to end, Heath Ledger has also arrived at the time to leave the crew, complete the day of filming and return to the hotel, Duque specially invited Heath Ledger, who was preparing luggage, to come out.

"What's up?"

In the coffee shop, Heath Ledger was holding a cup of coffee and looked at Duke with a shy smile, "Duke, don't you want to say goodbye to me?"

Working together in the same crew for several months, the two became acquainted. Duke looked at Heath Ledger and didn’t feel how deeply he was influenced by the role of the clown. No matter his character or smile, he followed He didn't change much from the way he first met.

Picking up the coffee cup, Duke took a quick sip before he said, "Do you have any plans to go back?"

"Go back to New York." Heath Ledger looked at Duke with some curiosity. He knew that the director opposite was actually not a nosy person. "Maybe he will spend some time in his New York apartment. ."

"Don't go back to New York." Duke directly made his request. "The crew will end all filming in three days. When I return to Los Angeles, I will start post-production immediately. You have a lot of scenes that need to be dubbed. Go to California temporarily. Well, if you want to vacation with your girlfriend, I can lend you a seaside villa."

Hearing that it was about the role and work, Heath Ledger thought about it for a while, nodded in response, "I will ask the assistant to change the ticket and wait for you in Los Angeles."

"Good." Duke drank the coffee in his cup and stood up. "See you in Los Angeles."

There is really not much he can do. The work may be able to divert Heath Ledger’s attention. This is basically Duke’s limit. Otherwise, he will directly tell Heath Ledger not to take those addictive prescription drugs. Die you?

Duke is not crazy yet.

Besides, the two were not friends before the filming. They are still not friends when they work. They are just a simple working relationship with each other. Duke can do this because Heath Ledger is an actor who knows how to work hard and cherish opportunities. The character is also good.

If it was replaced by an arrogant person like Mel Gibson or Sylvester Stallone, Duke wouldn't bother to take a look even if the other party died of drugs in front of him.

The next day, Heath Ledger left Moscow, and Duke led the crew for another two days of filming. All the shooting tasks for "The Dark Knight" were completed. He didn't stay in Russia much, and led the entire crew back by chartered flight. To North America.

The crew disbanded. Duke just took a day off, and went into the Warner Studios studio with Mike Dawson's editing team, and began busy post-production of The Dark Knight.

He first went to the studio of Industrial Light & Magic in the studio. Some of the shots that required CGI production and synthesis. After the samples were delivered, the technical staff of Industrial Light & Magic began to produce them, and a small number of them have already taken shape. .

In addition, in view of the "Iron Man" leak, Duke and Warner Bros. have also further strengthened the management of copies. Although the last time through some means, the disadvantages were turned into advantages, but it is impossible to have such good luck every time. .

In particular, Warner Bros. has further improved the security measures of the server. People who can directly access the full version of the film have been narrowed down to the heads of several related departments.

Similarly, among the crew, only Duke, Charles Rowan, Anna Prinz and Mike Dawson were able to get all the shooting materials and the final edited version.

Of course, the focus of post-production is not these. Strengthening security is only a guarantee for the smooth progress of post-production. Duke's main job is to complete the preliminary editing and other production work.

Especially for editing. Although it is not the first time that this dark heroic film has appeared, and strictly summed up, "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" can also be counted in this style of film, but "The Dark Knight" is more capable. Practical significance and market appeal. (To be continued...)