Made in Hollywood

"Ivan, turn down the light and color a little bit."

Standing in front of the monitor, Duke kept giving orders according to his requirements, “These daytime scenes should also be adjusted. I don’t need any sunny lenses. All daytime backgrounds are adjusted to a dark and slightly humid environment.”

Tina Fei came over at this moment and whispered in his ear, "Hans Zimmer is here."

Like "Batman: Hour of War", Duke once again invited Hans Zimmer to score the "Dark Knight".

I confessed a few words to Anna Prinz and asked her to take over her job temporarily. Duke left the studio and went to a reception room next to him, where he met the Hollywood gold medal soundtrack master.

"Hi, Hans."

"Hi, Duke."

Duke walked over and shook hands with Hans Zimmer. The two had cooperated several times. He was not polite and said directly, "The plot of this movie will be darker than "The Hour of War". My request is not Not complicated, the soundtrack follows the style of the previous one, but some new elements should be added to make the whole not only more tense and exciting, but also not lacking in fashion."

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Duke is not too proficient in music, but trusts Hans Zimmer's ability, "Yes."

Hans Zimmer didn't wait much, and after determining the basic purpose of the soundtrack with Duke, he left Warner Studios.

Duke returned to the studio to continue his journey of dark work.

However, he has a clear mind and knows such a darkened movie. Just like epic films and other types of films, once they become proliferated, they will also cause aesthetic fatigue. For heavy films like "The Dark Knight", there is only this one in his plan.

Not all films are suitable for this style, even the once "Dark Knight Rises". This style has been severely weakened.

As far as the style of the movie is concerned, the dark style will not be outdated, but like today's epic films, it will no longer be mainstream in a short time, or will no longer be popular with the audience.

Every ten years or so, Hollywood will have a change in the genre and style of movies, from musicals, gangsters, comedies, youth movies, action movies, magical movies, to superhero movies.

The dark style of superheroes is definitely a new thing at present, and may not be out of date in a short time. It’s just that there are not too many stories that can carry the dark wind, and based on the existing content framework and style restrictions, it is unrealistic to turn all comic movies into dark wind and completely eliminate the dark wind from superhero movies. of.

To a certain extent, the visual effect of the dark style is easy to make people tired.

In fact, what makes people more tired is the process of watching movies. It is precisely because of the dark outlook on life that the pros and the villains come and go, back and forth. Human nature circulates in it, and it is easy for people to feel "tired".

This kind of movie is not like Marvel’s superhero movies with light comedy features, which makes people feel "refreshing". Although the story of dark wind is deeper and more likely to resonate, this The discomfort in watching movies makes it difficult for people to have sustained interest in it.

If it is a similar movie in two to three years. People still watch movies, but if two movies a year, then I believe many people can't stand it.

Of course, from another angle, Diablo is not a one-size-fits-all style. It is not an element that every director can play. "The Dark Knight" is certainly the pinnacle of the dark style, but in "The Dark Knight Rises", the dark style has been reduced to the point where nothing is better than nothing.

Of course, there are commercial considerations, but the limitations of this style on movies, stories, and characters are also a huge factor.

There are also some people who believe that Diablo is a high-profile and high-level movie style, which cannot be compared with comic movies in the general sense—especially those in which superheroes are bluffing and fighting in groups.

In fact, whether it is the dark style or not, this matter has nothing to do with the forced grid, but only related to the personal choice of the studio and the director.

Some of Marvel’s superheroes are not difficult to adapt to the dark, but Marvel did not do so because the style of this movie is very different from the style of Marvel comics and the entire series.

More importantly, not everyone will like dark-style movies. Movies are just a way of entertainment for most audiences. Therefore, shooting seemingly sophisticated and uniquely stylized movies often fails to make mainstream views at all. The crowd is satisfied.

Especially in the increasingly important overseas film market, the audience's perception of manga movies is "high-tech special effects blockbusters."

Therefore, when "The Dark Knight" was released, the audience was more willing to regard it as an independent movie, rather than a superhero movie adapted from a comic.

Kevin Fitch, the head of Marvel's business, once said that-the movie "The Dark Knight" does show the difference between a comic and a movie and the potential of the movie. But I don't think that audiences will blindly love this dark, rough film. Therefore, we did not make "Thor" and "Captain America" ​​into such dark films as "The Dark Knight." "

Duke is very clear that this is very reasonable, so as a movie style, Diablo will not be outdated, but will decline to a certain extent.

In addition to post-production, Duke also met with Zach Schneider several times, perhaps because the relationship between "The Dark Knight" has not yet come out, he and Warner Bros. have not been too affected by this style.

As a partner with more than ten years of cooperation, Duke knows Zach Schneider very well. Strictly speaking, he is not particularly suitable for this style.

After all, he was more influenced by Duke's early style.

He is good at adjusting light and color, and may be able to achieve a technically dark style like "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", but he will not adapt to the corresponding heavy theme.

Strictly speaking, Duke is not very suitable, "The Dark Knight" is like "Chicago", it can be regarded as a film that can be isolated in his long career.

Leaving the Batman series, he will no longer use this style.

Until February, Duke was busy with post-production work. At the same time, he also made many requests to Warner Bros., such as the first choice of imax theater for the premiere and the simultaneous film, which also got imax. Strong support.

The film that the crew used the imax camera to shoot is three hours long. Although it is impossible for the entire film to be imax, according to Duke's plan, there will be about 40 to 45 minutes of imax scenes in the finished version.

Although not particularly long, it is also the commercial film that uses imax most frequently in Hollywood so far.

In addition, under Duke's instruction, Warner Bros. and the relevant staff of the Duke Studio are looking for small Batman fans across the United States, preferably the one who is seriously ill.

If a movie wants to sell well, publicity and marketing are the key.

According to Duke's request, Heath Ledger will come to Warner Studios to participate in dubbing every time. Perhaps these have played a role. The Australian actor has not had any surprises so far.

The death of Heath Ledger contributed a lot to the previous "The Dark Knight". Numerous historical experiences have proved that a dead main actor has contributed more to the movie than a living one.

Since Heath Ledger did not have an accident, the film must find another publicity point, and it is the kind that can attract high attention.

Entering mid-February, Duke and Mike Dawson began to fine-cut the film, in order to edit the nearly six hours of material into a suitable release version.

Although many special effects scenes that need to be synthesized using cgi have not been added, those shots that only need to adjust the background and light have been basically completed. After the rough cut picture style fully meets Duke's requirements, how to maintain the overall style on the basis of Editing the entire story more compactly is what Duke needs to do most.

With such a heavy theme, Duke believes that "The Dark Knight" will definitely hit the street if it is dragged on to the slow pace of "The Wire".

"My request is very simple. Just like in the past, use concise and sharp editing to form a strong narrative tension!"

After Duke finished speaking, the entire fine-cutting work began. As the director who has the final editing rights, he is solely responsible for the entire editing, and the editing team of Mike Dawson is also doing it exactly according to his requirements.

Standing in front of the monitor, Duke looked at the picture. The first shot was a big vision, and then the glass of a building was suddenly shattered. Looking from the outside to the inside, two figures were revealed.

"Stop!" Duke held his chin for a while and said, "All the back part of the second lens is cut off. After the window is broken, the lens should be switched to the indoor close-up immediately.

After a few minutes, the picture continued to play, and Duke kept making his own request, "Hook the spear and shoot it out. Don’t wait for it to land, switch to the back of the clown, and continue to push the camera, using the same technique. Arouse the rhythm and mood of the film."

Mike Dawson personally completed Duke's requirements one by one, and the two exchanged a few opinions from time to time.

"Duke, I think you can break into the car next to the clown and break the rhythm of pushing the mirror."

Looking at the screen, Duke nodded, "Good idea, the next shot can also be handled in the same way. The clown just got in the car and immediately switched to the other gangster and got up."

Switching from an unfinished action to another just-started action does not conform to the editing logic, but it is Duke and Mike Dawson's special skill. (To be continued...)

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