Made in Hollywood

The last scene of the film is undoubtedly the main selling point. Its scenes and settings are very grand, but the actual shooting is not so. The aerial scenes are mainly generated by CGI, and the battle scenes on the ground, Duke The shooting is mainly limited to one street, which will effectively reduce the workload and capital investment of setting up and CG production.

This film requires very few exterior shots, most of which are performed against a green screen. Almost all backgrounds and explosions are synthesized by CGI.

"Send people to these buildings."

Standing in the car placed in front of the green screen, Chris Evans dressed up as a standard Captain America and said to the two police officers, "The people in the building may be panicked and may hit the gun. They take the subway, don't let them come to the street!"

Time is tight, he said very fast, "From here all the way to Thirty-Ninth Avenue is blocked."

"Why do we listen to you?" The police officer waved his hand in dissatisfaction.

Then, Duke made a starting action. Two stuntmen full of motion capture devices jumped into the car, and Chris Evans easily knocked them to the ground according to a preset routine.

After Chris Evans waved his shield and knocked the last "enemy", the police officer immediately shouted to the intercom, "Send people to these buildings and take them on the subway. Don't let them come to the street. All the way to Thirty-Ninth Avenue will be sealed off."

At the end of the morning shooting, Duke went to his office suite to change his clothes. Together with Scarlett and Sofia Coppola, who came to visit the class, he went to a restaurant full of Mexican characteristics near the Warner Studios, with few tastings. Latin dishes to eat.

Mexican beef stew, tortillas, and pies with vegetables, meat, and cheese are the restaurant’s signature dishes.

After just having a taste, Sophia and Scarlett put down their knife and fork and drank a few more glasses of pure juice instead.

"These dishes have too much calories." Sophia put down the glass and said, "We have passed the developmental stage long ago. These foods are simply women's natural enemies."

"Unless you want to be a special actor." Scarlett answered. "Otherwise, it is better for women to stay away from these foods."

Shrugging his shoulders, Duke has long been used to this situation. Most actresses develop the habit of dieting after finishing their physical development. Many of them are even hungry all year round, such as Sophia Coppola and Scarlett Johansson who still maintain normal eating is still good. Some people almost completely substitute meal replacement powder for their daily meals.

Even, there have been rumors in the circle that Madonna can maintain her current physical condition. It is because I have been living by water and yoga.

"There have always been such rumors." Scarlett shrugged, "If I were replaced by me, I would rather not be an actor than treat my stomach so badly."

"You have lost a lot."

Sophia, who was sitting diagonally across from Duke, stretched out her hand and squeezed Scarlett's arm next to her, "I can't believe this is the chubby Scarlett I knew before."

"Because some people don't like plump girls." At this point, Scarlett glared at Duke, and then changed the subject, "Tell me about your new movie, Sofia. I remember you are going to France to shoot on site, how come Back to Los Angeles again."

"Something went wrong with the crew." Sophia Coppola said helplessly, "The investor of my new film is Weinstein Pictures, but Weinstein Pictures' funds returned to the circulation caused some problems, and later funds were not in place. , The crew had to pause."

There is a problem with funding. This is probably a trouble that any crew does not want to encounter. Fortunately, the strength of Weinstein Pictures is strong enough. It should only be a temporary problem with the capital turnover. Duke estimates that Sophia's crew will soon return to normal. Up and running.

Had lunch. Sophia Coppola left, Duke and Scarlett returned to Warner Studios. All the main actors were gathered in the main studio. The crew shot a key scene in the afternoon.

After intense layout and lighting debugging. Six avengers stood on the bridge of props that has experienced gunpowder

"The 235th scene, the 47th scene!"

Standing behind the director's monitor, Duke raised his megaphone and yelled himself, "Now!"

In the camera, the six avengers formed a circle. Facing the enemies that did not exist in the shooting together, the equipment used for live recording was also placed above their heads by the boom.

"team leader……"

Robert Downey Jr. was covered with motion capture devices, and he was the first to speak, "Give an order!"

"Okay, pay attention." Captain America Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, did his part. "Since you can't close the portal, you have to control the situation."

He pointed diagonally above and said to Jeremy Renner, "Barton, go up to the top of the building, observe everything, and report the whereabouts of the enemy."

Chris Evans looked at Robert Downey Jr. again, "Stark, guard the blockade. Anything that runs out of three blocks will be returned or destroyed."

These noisy freaks, after sufferings, finally united together.

"Tor." Chris Evans continued to give orders to Chris Hemsworth, "You go find a way to block the portal, can't you summon lightning? Use lightning to deal with these bastards."

"Corona." He walked to Scarlett Johansson. "We stay on the ground and contain the enemy's forces."

"Hulk..." Chris Evans raised his finger at Mark Ruffage, who was also covered with motion capture devices, "Smash it hard!"

"Cut!" Duke called to a halt, "Good job, keep in shape, let's do it again!"

This shot was the first time that the Avengers could really gather together on the screen. It was a very crucial shot. Naturally, Duke had to take a few more shots. The shooting continued throughout the afternoon before this shot was completely passed.

Today’s work did not end there. It is not easy for all the main actors to be present. Marvel Studios specially prepared a news media meeting in the evening to allow these actors to make a collective appearance in front of the media to maintain the film’s presence. The degree of topicality among the media and the public.

The news media meeting was held in a hotel near the Warner Studios as a dinner party. The main members of the crew and the media reporters were sitting in the same banquet hall. This was also an effective way to boost media favorability.

On such occasions, interviews are of course inevitable.

When necessary, Duke never mind standing in front of the media and promoting his films.

"I think comics fans will have some imagination of their own about the Avengers movie, but it's really not enough."

In front of many media reporters, Duke seemed confident, "I promise that the audience will experience a unique experience. I think those who don’t know who the Avengers are, or those who know the Avengers but don’t know them very well. People, it is also worth looking forward to this movie, it will give everyone a complete surprise."

This is a bit self-proclaimed, but it is quite convincing in line with Duke's current status and achievements in the film industry.

After a few brief words, Duke basically shut up, and the protagonists of this news media meeting are the Avengers.

For the sake of topicality, various real or fake shooting situations, one after another from the mouths of the actors, were questioned by reporters.

"When Duke started writing the script, I said to him, ‘The film has to have me in the beginning. I don’t care what you write, but Tony has to start the shot.’"

Like Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr. didn’t have a righteous voice. “As a result, we tried and found that it was not ideal. After all, no matter the plot or the tone, "The Avengers" is a completely different film. Each of us is just one of them."

Compared to Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans’ words are much more serious, “The audience will see a darker and angry “Captain America” in the "Avengers". After all, in World War II After sleeping for nearly 70 years, he suddenly woke up. Most of the people he used to be familiar with have passed away. He is living alone in the world turned upside down. This feeling of loneliness is naturally unbearable for him, so it is like'Leaving the water. The fish', it takes a process to adapt."

Chris Hemsworth focused on the relationship between his character and Loki, "For other members of the Avengers, Loki is just an ordinary villain who does no evil, but in my role In terms of this, there is a deeper personal emotion, after all, that is Thor's younger brother, so I always remember one thing when shooting, Thor and Loki are not only a contest between good and evil, but also a struggle within the family. "

Mark Ruffalo’s words revealed that the relationship between the Hulk and Iron Man will undergo a major change in the next stage. “In the Avengers, except for Iron Man who always loves nothing to look for, the other members are all concerned about the Hulk. A'time bomb' that will detonate at any time to avoid three points; in fact, there are many similarities between Tony and Banner. Both are crazy scientists and are full of rebellious spirit, but it is this similar encounter and Experience has made the relationship between the Hulk and Iron Man very iron."

The publicity of the film has always maintained a certain degree of heat, because the relationship between the production cost has been recovered through advertising implantation, Marvel Pictures and Warner Bros. have increased the promotion and marketing expenses of "Avengers", and the initial budget in this area is as high as 100 million. 80 million US dollars, and will be added as appropriate.

In addition, Marvel Studios also appropriately accepted the investment of China Film Group. "The Avengers" will inevitably be introduced to China. Although there are various policy restrictions, Warner Greater China has been carried out in China to a certain extent. The preheating of the propaganda also triggered a strong response from Chinese movie fans. (To be continued.)

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