Made in Hollywood

In the following time, Duke deliberately took Christopher Nolan to the light box and other equipment to have a look, and also had some exchanges with him. Anyway, the next thing Christopher Nolan will direct is Warner Bros. invested heavily. The film, the film's success or failure is also directly related to his interests.

Following Duke to the director's monitor, Christopher Nolan looked at the animation clip on the monitor screen and asked, "I heard Jamie Johnson talk about it. You did a lot of shooting visual previews?"

"A lot of visual previews, but there is still a lot of flexibility in the shooting scene." Duke pointed to his head, "If there are new ideas here, the special effects team is required to do something outside the camera, they must be able to React in time."

Looking at the special effects staff, Duke continued, “If I want to change the speed and time of a place, they have to do it as soon as possible. So, in addition to a good preview in advance, there must be There is room for maneuver. But for sure, there are some places where maneuver is impossible..."

"Where?" Christopher Nolan asked.

"For the actors, for example, I would negotiate with Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney at that time, especially in some indoor scenes. This situation is more common." Duke made several gestures, "Generally we It’s like saying, “At the end of this shot, we want you to put your hands here, place them exactly in this place, without deviation.” The two of them know how to do it, and they will put their hands there at the right time. Locally, they cooperate very well every time."

Not only these, every shot ends, from the director of Duke to John Schwartzman and Tim Webber to Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney, they will sit together and discuss this shot. Seek to be the best.

In the next three days, Christopher Nolan came to the crew. Duke didn't say much. The other party was not well-known in the mainstream film circle, but he was not a rookie. It can be described as full of talent itself, the only difference is the production experience of commercial films.

From mid-August to early September, Duke and the crew were busy filming, and the time was really tight. Except for a two-day break after the long-shot shooting, the crew has no more holidays during most of the shooting.

Fortunately, the crew doesn't have to run around, all the shooting will be done in the studio of Warner Studios, and will leave with the end of the George Clooney scene. Only Scarlett Johansson remained in the crew.

"Houston, Houston... I am a space mission commissioner, have you received it?"

In the space capsule built with the scenery, Scarlett Johansson kept shouting into the intercom. The camera lens swept across her surroundings. The buttons with Chinese names, table tennis balls, and small decorations such as giant pandas were captured one after another. Down.

Scarlett kept calling, and suddenly there was a response voice in the space capsule. The voice was a bit blunt. This Chinese response came from Duke himself, and it was specially processed during the recording.

"Cut!"

Duke called to stop. Then stood up and said to Scarlett, "Your emotions are not in place!"

This scene has been ng for many times. This is where Scarlett needs to play his acting skills the most. Duke said in the previous communication that he just let the crew rest for 15 minutes, and then let Scarlett find it by herself feel.

If she still can't find the feeling, Duke intends to lock her alone in the studio, looking for the loneliness of being alone in the sky.

In the shooting that has been carried out, Duke can see that Scarlett Johansson’s performance is no worse than the previous Sandra Bullock.

Sandra Bullock is not known for acting in Hollywood. However, her performance in "Gravity" is definitely the pinnacle of her acting career, far surpassing Lianne Taosi, the heroine of "The Weakness", which won the Oscar for the actress.

In fact, the Oscar queen won by Sandra Bullock with the heroine of "Weakness" is also considered to be one of the top five "water queens" in Oscar history. Just like Julia Roberts back then, Sandra Bullock got the figurine, not so much an affirmation of her acting skills and roles, but rather the academy's recognition of her years of hard work and her qualifications.

As we all know, if you want to get the Oscar for acting, you need more than just roles and acting skills.

Once the college just rewarded Sandra Bullock with the best actress. As a result, she played another role that was far better than she won the award, but the college could not throw the Oscar award on her again.

Sandra Bullock is also destined to become one of Oscar's most watery queens.

In the past ten years, the Oscar heroes and heroines have been the result of a combination of many factors. An actor who wants to win an Oscar must necessarily need exposure. Many judges of the academy are typical of voting with their feet like Duke. If they even The actors themselves are not familiar with it, and the effect can be imagined even if the public relations are launched.

The promotion of "Gravity" specifically highlighted Scarlett Johansson. In accordance with Duke's request, Warner Bros. and Penny Kelly also formulated a very complete promotion plan.

It's September, Duke's filming is getting closer to the end, and the new awards season in North America is about to kick off. The Hollywood Reporter also conducted an exclusive interview with Scarlett.

Because the shooting time was quite tight, the interview was placed between shooting. Although Duke was busy with the work of the crew, he still watched it in the past. After all, can the film achieve his goal? Scarlett Johansson is in the center of the earth. The performance in "Gravity" is just the foundation, and self-promotion is an indispensable tool.

However, Duke just stood on the periphery and listened, and didn't mean to blend into it.

The whole process of this film from the script to the signing of the project to Scarlett signing the actor contract is very simple, but you can't say that when facing the media. It's like a story. The more twists and turns it attracts people's attention.

In Hollywood, interviews with people of status like Duke and Scarlett Johansson are carefully designed. From questions to answers, their public relations managers don't know how many times to draw up and how much to communicate with the media.

From another perspective, not much of the words in this interview are credible.

For example, a reporter from the "Hollywood Reporter" asked, "Some people have said that the script of "Gravity" is very special, especially if you can't imagine how the director can make it. Do you have such a strong impression of it?"

"Actually, what attracted me was not the script, but the concept of the story itself. To me, the script was like a good book, with a strong sense of picture and emotion rushing over my face. I can't imagine how Duke would shoot it... …"

Scarlett’s answer was half the Pacific Ocean away from the facts. “Moreover, I didn’t want to accept this script at the time, so I didn’t care about it at all. Later, when I chatted with Duke, I also refused, but he used a This kind of obscure way told me why he wanted to write this story. He said that this story is based on a very real personal experience. It is about the rebirth of a person, and it is also about how a person is desperate, giving up, and never wanting to linger. Life is tightly attracted."

"When he described it to me, I not only secretly sighed, wow!" Scarlett made a very exaggerated expression, it seems that everything is the same, "All the pictures have surfaced in my mind..."

She shrugged again, "At the technical level, I don’t know how he can achieve it, but his words are so wonderful and magical. I know Duke very well. He is calm on the one hand and very dedicated on the other. I realize that It is one of the most important opportunities of my life, and I cannot say'no' to it."

The "Hollywood Reporter" reporter asked, "So when you promised to take over, you would unconditionally give yourself to director Duke Rosenberg. No matter what strange shooting technique you tried?"

"Because Duke's method of shooting was so special, he couldn't explain to me too many technical aspects."

Just said the truth, Scarlett started talking nonsense again in accordance with the answer formulated by Penny Kelly, "The original plan was that we were going to shoot in a space shuttle of Nasa. This plane will rise rapidly and then quickly. The method of descent simulates a weightlessness effect of about 2 seconds. Most movies of this type were shot in this way before. When I think of myself being thrown into the air, I feel that this is too crazy and scary, but I still recognize it. This method of shooting."

She smiled at the reporter and said, “The time to leave the machine is getting closer and closer. When the crew invented a device that can simulate my'flying' up, I realized that I was about to start physical training because it seemed that The device requires a person’s body to stretch like a gymnast. Physical training is very hard, but it is very necessary. I met a female trainer who used to be a dancer and knows how to control her limbs."

The reporter asked again, "Do you and Director Duke Rosenberg often talk about this role?"

"Duke and I talked the most about who the woman I played was, how to let the audience know her, what dialogue needs, what does not need and other details. This is a story that is done visually. The actors don’t need too much. Dialogue, whenever I have an understanding dilemma, I ask him to tell me as much as possible how we should get into the core of the story, what do you want the audience to see, and you have to use visual language to tell this story."

Scarlett Johansson drank his mouth and continued, "Many actors don’t know the meaning of the dialogue. They always think that the better the articulation, the better the performance, but this movie is a completely different routine. Actors are a small existence in a grand and special subject."

Finally, Scarlett specially emphasized, "My trust in Duke is based on his overall trust in my instincts and interests as an actor. This is a very wonderful collaboration." (To be continued.)

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