Chapter 495: Real Shot Mania
Seeing the cool look of the new version of the Batmobile, the other actors looked at Christian Bale with envy: "Man, you are so lucky, this is a real guy."
Christian Bale was also very excited when he looked at the car, but he was very self-aware: "The stuntmen must have been driving too much. At most, I would just go up and pose."
"I want to own such a cool car." Gary Oldman said he was jealous.
Little Gilbert patted Gary Oldman on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, you also have a chance to drive this car."
"Really?" Gary Oldman remembered that there was such a paragraph in the script, and he was immediately happy: "This is so cool, I want to drive it myself, no stuntmen are needed."
This car is really cool, and Christian Bale later said: "After I finish filming the movie, I want to collect one and put it in my garage.
A car like this looks very dignified when you look at it, even if you don't drive it. "
"Indeed," the actors agreed, then looked at little Gilbert.
Little Gilbert said: "Lamborghini has decided to produce a limited edition. As for the crew's cars, you can buy them when the promotion cycle is over."
"Great," the actors who were interested in this car were very happy: "Long live the director."
"Long live what you want, I would like to express my greatest gratitude to you for cooperating with me to make the movie a success." Little Gilbert said.
"Of course, just keep an eye on me, I will give my best performance."
"Me too, go back and read the script now..."
A car inspired a lot of actors on the crew. Little Gilbert knew the tricks of motivation and gave a lot of blood to the actors.
Interestingly, Christian Bale auditioned for the role of Robin in "Batman Forever" in 1995. Unexpectedly, 9 years later, he himself became the actor of Batman.
He also shared an interesting story. When Christopher Nolan introduced him to play Batman, Christian Bale was still hesitant.
Later, he went to buy ice cream and saw a seven or eight-year-old little girl looking longingly at the door of the ice cream shop, so Christian Bale bought her an ice cream stick.
The little girl was very grateful. She hugged Christian Bale's thigh and said, "You are my super hero."
It was this sentence that made Christian Bale feel that he had the responsibility and obligation to play a superhero and set an example for children, so he took the movie.
Although after reading the script, Christian Bale felt that it was different from the superhero movie he imagined, but he was very happy to see such a wonderful story.
In addition to the Batmobile, the design of the Batsuit in the film also took a lot of ingenuity.
In comics and old Batman movies, the design of the Batsuit has a yellow circle on the chest with a bat logo inside.
After reading it, little Gilbert said it was too ugly and the yellow color was too conspicuous, which was not conducive to concealment in the dark, and asked the art team to redesign the Bat suit.
"Because it's as close to reality as possible, the Batmobile's priority should be function, not style." Gilbert Jr. said.
In this regard, the art team has a question: "What about the cloak? The design of the cloak is for the sake of appearance."
"You can design some functions for the cape," Gilbert Jr. asked the art team for inspiration: "For example, the cape can be electrified. After being electrified, it will turn into a paraglider, allowing Batman to fly short distances."
The art team's thinking was wide-open: "Yes, this is indeed a design direction."
These people were all professionals. After little Gilbert’s suggestion, the head of the art team went to former DC CEO Paul Levitz for advice. Paul Levitz painted three key points for the person in charge: cloak, black, and ears. As long as these three elements are present, it is Batman; if not, it is Captain America wearing a night suit.
Therefore, Lucius, played by Morgan Freeman, became the engineer who developed these devices in the film. Its role positioning is equivalent to that of Dr. Q in the "007" series.
In fact, the original story of Batman appeared in Detective Comics in 1939. Bob Kane only used twelve panels to complete the story of Batman's origin.
Young Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents being killed by robbers. He vowed in his study that he would spend his life fighting crime to avenge his parents.
While working out, he glimpsed a bat, and Batman was born.
This is the story of Batman's initial birth. It is very simple, but it does not prevent Batman from becoming one of the most popular superheroes.
In the years since then, the world has changed rapidly, and superheroes have become some kind of symbol.
Grant Morrison wrote in "Superman": Superman started out as a socialist, but Batman is the ultimate capitalist hero, a defender of privilege and hierarchy.
Little Gilbert once jokingly said to David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan: "This is why I asked Jonathan to write Batman. No one understands privilege and class better than the British."
At that time, Jonathan Nolan said: "Then you must find a British actor to star in the Batman movie."
His words came true, and British actor Christian Bale became the actor of Batman. However, Christian Bale insisted on using an American accent to complete the performance and did not use a British accent.
Another interesting thing is the Batcave. The crew originally planned to rent two hangars at Hughes Airport and convert them into the Batcave.
But art director Serena Hafey also went to England during her stay in Iceland. Not only did she find a mansion that could be used to shoot Wayne Manor, she also found a cave on the east side of the mansion, but there was no waterfall.
After returning to Los Angeles, Serena immediately recommended this place to little Gilbert, thinking that after obtaining the filming permission, she could start to transform the cave.
The crew was able to divert water from a river not far from the cave to create a waterfall landscape, and the space inside is really large.
Little Gilbert immediately agreed and asked Serena to immediately arrange manpower and negotiate with the local area before starting to transform the cave.
There is no good way to deal with bats, and we can only rely on special effects production. Little Gilbert has not heard of anyone who can control the movements of bats now, and it is impossible to use them for movie shooting.
Regarding Little Gilbert’s series of real-life actions, Cameron Diaz had a sharp complaint: “In order to maintain his character, Little Gilbert has gone crazy and everything has to be shot live.
If it can't be shot in real life, he will choose to use special effects. "
Many people agree with this, but there is no denying the charm of real shooting. When the special effects have not yet reached such high precision, real shooting is a good way.
The key is that once the main locations are found and the props are ready, real-life shooting is more economical than CG.
In this time, "Batman Begins," Gilbert Jr. chose to cooperate with IMAX and used IMAX's cameras to complete the filming of the film.
As early as a few years ago, Gilbert Jr. and James Cameron had been paying attention to the development of IMAX technology.
James Cameron even became a partner of IMAX, combining IMAX technology with 3D technology to prepare for the filming of "Avatar".
"Batman Begins" won't be the first 3D movie, but it will be the first in the IMAX format.
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