Chapter 630 Tyrant Evolver on the set
“1, 2, 3, all move, move, give some reaction, run...”
A group fight scene is being filmed. , this scene also has the cooperation of many extras, with the number of people reaching almost 1,200.
Of course, this is not a difficult thing for Little Gilbert’s team. The crew of "The Lord of the Rings" once staged a large scene involving five to six thousand people and more than 4,000 horses at the same time, and the scheduling was well accomplished.
However, little Gilbert's temper didn't seem to be very good today. He would start blowing the hair dryer when he made the slightest mistake, which made the whole crew silent and afraid to make a big fuss.
"Arasaka soldiers over there with the searchlight? Are you in a daze? People are rioting, you can't move the searchlight?"
Little Gilbert held up a loudspeaker and yelled at the two young men playing the roles of Arasaka soldiers. , the two young men didn’t dare to talk back. Assistant director James quickly ran over to give him a face-to-face instruction.
The filming continued, with many scenes and extras, which of course took some time. However, in order to pursue a realistic texture, little Gilbert still insisted on making the world real and believable.
How to make the audience feel that this is what will happen in the future, it is very important to create a true world view.
So whether in Toronto or in Nevada and New Mexico, many scenes of "Edgewalker" were built on-site.
With Hollywood's industrialization capabilities, it is not difficult to achieve this. It is nothing more than burning money. But burning money is not a problem for Gilbert Jr. Warner and Disney can also burn money.
Although it is now rumored that big shots are going to take action against Little Gilbert, this does not affect Warner and Disney from continuing to cooperate with Little Gilbert within the normal business scope.
“Kakaka! Stop.”
Little Gilbert looked at the performance of the extras on the monitor, and then at the director team. The director team looked at little Gilbert's murderous eyes and shrank their heads.
"Look at the extras you selected? Can they act? They all have no expressions or reactions. What are they doing? Are they wooden?"
No one in the directing team dared to say anything, they all hung their heads and listened to little Gilbert's lecture.
Little Gilbert said in a very serious tone: "If you can't act, just replace them. They are not wood, each of them is a human being!
Everyone behind him exploded and burned, and there was no reaction at all. No.”
The director team was silent, and little Gilbert pointed at the flaws in the monitor with a laser pointer and continued to reprimand.
“Have you made a unified plan about what the reaction should be? How to act it? No!
Look, what is this doing? And this? Those who don't know think that they are wandering in the world and are not in this world view.
How do you make my audience believe that this world is real? How else can I watch this series? Finally, you are on the platform. Is this performance worthy of your own hard work? "
"This, this..." first assistant director Anne Burton said: "We made a mistake, we will make arrangements to correct it immediately when we turn around. "
"That's the best," little Gilbert said earnestly at the end: "There is nothing unserious in this series, even the extras who serve as backgrounds. ”
The director team dispersed and quickly adjusted the arrangements.
At this time, Charles Rowan, the producer, could only say two words: "Little Gilbert, you seem to be extra strict this time."
Little Gilbert sighed: "Maybe. Our continuous success has made the team feel complacent, and they are gradually losing interest in their work.”
“But even so, we are still the best crew in Hollywood, and not many teams can. Compare that to us." Charles Rowan is very pleased with the team.
Gilbert Jr. agreed, but he went on to say: "But this is not what I want. What I want is the best team.
Charles, I think our directing team When rehearsing some extra scenes, I was too careless, or fell into a fixed routine.
If these requirements are not mentioned, the habitual routine may be to enter the painting, exit the painting, move around, etc.
What I hope is that every extra performer is a character. He wants to know why he is making trouble here, why he is crying here, why he laughs and why he runs away. "Charles Rowan sighed, patted Little Gilbert on the shoulder and said: "Okay, this is your request, of course we will comply with it. ”
If any extras heard what little Gilbert said, they would probably complain.
It’s not how much money I earn per day, but you still ask me to perform, and I must perform well. Is there something wrong with it?
However, this may be due to the crew's mental state of striving for perfection. In addition, little Gilbert has been in a bad mood recently, so the requirements will be stricter.
Starring Andrew Garfield has the most obvious feeling about this. He initially thought that Gilbert Jr.'s crew was no different from Michael Bay's crew.
But later he found out that he was wrong, and he was very wrong.
Why Michael Bay is always not as good as Gilbert Jr.? There is a huge gap in the team.
Since he joined the filming of "Edge Walker", he has been extremely surprised to see the work done by the crew. A large number of props, vehicles, costumes, etc. are all built on site.
Of course, that's not to say Michael Bay can't make. But if Michael Bay is to direct "Edgewalker", Michael Bay will not choose Gilbert Jr.'s method, and is more likely to choose CGI technology to achieve it.
Andrew Garfield feels that Little Gilbert's method is better because he does not need to imagine when performing, and the real scene can bring a better sense of immersion.
For Andrew Garfield, who doesn’t have much acting experience, this can save a lot of trouble in performance.
But Andrew Garfield heard from Scarlett Johansson that this was not the most exaggerated time for little Gilbert. While filming The Lord of the Rings, young Gilbert actually built a Minas Tirith.
Although he had never been there, Andrew Garfield had heard about it. Many times when he heard about this, he thought little Gilbert was crazy and incredible.
It wasn't until he experienced it himself that he realized that all work was necessary.
The scenes in Nevada and New Mexico were filmed for more than a month and a half. In addition to leaving a film crew to reshoot some scenes, the crew moved to the Cyberpunk City in Toronto.
If the progress of the first phase of the Cyberpunk City project is good, although not all construction is completed, at least there will be no problem for the filming of "Edge Walker".
The first scene in Toronto Cyberpunk City is the scene where Rebecca is smashed into a pulp by Adam Hammer, which is quite heavy.
Emma Roberts, who plays Rebecca, pretended to be aggrieved: "Adam, please be gentler in a moment."
Dwayne Johnson showed a ferocious smile: "Don't worry Rebecca, you won't have any pain, and you have experienced it once."
What Dwayne Johnson said was in Before moving to Toronto for filming, the two had already completed a shooting using motion capture in the Orange Special Effects Studio.
This time it was shot on location, and then the scene will be completed using a combination of motion capture footage and real shooting.
After all, Adam Hammer only has 4% of his original body, and his entire being is a cybernetic. So the crew gave him a cybernetic transformation appearance, but the most important work was still left to motion capture.
The crew used the optical motion capture technology that James Cameron wanted to use in "Avatar". Because Gilbert Jr. provided financial support, Gilbert Jr. could also take the lead in this technology. use.
However, the biggest selling point of "Avatar" is 3D, which "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker" cannot achieve.
For movies after the "Cyberpunk" universe, Little Gilbert will not use 3D production because it is not suitable. The light pollution in cyberpunk is very serious, and many scenes take place in the dark.
If it is produced in 3D, it is estimated that some viewers who are confused by 3D will vomit. In addition, poor presentation is the biggest reason.
James Cameron adopted 3D because 3D technology can bring shocking viewing effects. Little Gilbert did not adopt it because he wanted to give the audience the best viewing effect.
Besides, "Edgewalker" is a TV series.
(End of this chapter)