The reason why it took four months or more to shoot here is not only because of the Battle of Helm's Deep, but also because the props team built the Black Gate of Mordor.
One of the two major battles of the third "Return of the King" will also be filmed here. Of course, the Helm's Deep battle is the most important, accounting for about 60% to 70% of the time.
Peter spent a lot of time recruiting hundreds of extras to help out. It's okay to be assigned a human or an elves. If it was a half-orc, it would take a lot of time to make up every day. However, most of these extras who came in were fans of The Lord of the Rings. Not only did they not feel troublesome, but they were also very enthusiastic. They performed well under Peter's command. Even if there are so many people who steal the scene, as long as it doesn't affect the shooting effect, it will not hurt.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. It was only seven or eight days after the shooting of Helm's Deep, and rumors began to circulate on the Internet that Miss Genius played the role of Legolas, the elf prince of the dark forest in "The Lord of the Rings"! Needless to say, the whistleblower must be one of the extras. Fortunately, the mobile phone camera technology is not yet mature, otherwise the photos must have been posted on the Internet long ago.
This news naturally poured oil on the debate that was about to subside, but this time was different from last time. Except for a small number of diehards who were completely opposed to making the novel into a movie, most of them previously held an objection that Angela would not The right people are starting to wait and see. After all, influenced by "Rhode Island", many people have also accepted the cognition that elves should be handsome men and beautiful women, so it is not unacceptable for Angela to play male roles. It would be better if there were one or two stills. .
It's a pity that the guy who broke the news never appeared on the Internet after he released the news. According to the rumors circulating, he was being chased by director Peter Jackson because he leaked the secrets of the crew. On the contrary, Angela's Fans used a few close-ups to launch pictures modified with Photoshop after the discussion was heated, but they did not form a unified understanding, and these pictures were all very strange. As a result, the public increasingly wants to know more.
This is of course impossible. After the news broke on the Internet, Peter immediately called up the extras in anger and reprimanded them. It's no wonder that although the reporters who wanted to spy on intelligence were elusive, and some even went to the outskirts of the quarry in the suburbs, Peter kept them firmly outside the set. However, the secrecy has been destroyed by a few extras, so how could you not be angry.
Fortunately, Angela had a heart and told him to be careful with the camera, so Peter's contract for the extras stated that he should not carry a camera during the filming, otherwise it is uncertain what will happen now.
After strictly demanding extras, Peter said a lot of nonsense from "extras should also be professional" to "to be worthy of this great novel" before giving up. I don't know if his preaching worked or something else, but the guy who broke the news didn't appear on the Internet again, and the people who were eagerly waiting for it basically waited in vain. It is precisely because there are no pictures as direct evidence, whether it is the new line or Angela still ambiguous, anyway, as long as the level of the good studio is not leaked, the enthusiasm of the public will cool down soon, and then...
After temporarily quelling the incident, the crew continued to film the war scene. No matter how well planned by Peter, even if Angela is protected by being the only woman in this part of the war scene - Mirandao was filmed before Eowyn's shot in Helm's Deep, and Perrin The battle of Nuo Plain will wait until the second half of the year - injuries are still unavoidable.
"Come on a doctor, someone is injured here!" Vigo on the city wall shouted down.
"Okay, Vigo, just a little injury is no big deal." Angela, who was sitting on the stairs and holding her left elbow, wanted to stop him from shouting. Such small bumps and bumps have occurred every day recently. Worth the fuss.
It's just that after the elbow hit the wall heavily this time, I don't know if it's scratched the skin or what. It was nothing at first. As the shooting continued, blood seeped out of the costume, and it was discovered by the careful Vigo, So there is this scene.
Soon, several doctors who followed the crew ran up the city wall with medicine boxes. They were shocked when they didn't see it. After rolling up the sleeves of the costume, a wound of about 1 inch was immediately exposed, and the skin and The clothes were stained with blood.
"Miss Angela, let's go down and do the bandaging." After the assistant came over and said a few words, a doctor said to Angela. Angela of course knew what Peter, who was supervising the shooting below, was thinking. After shaking his head, he shrugged and followed the doctor down from the city wall.
Sure enough, just after she left the scope of the camera, the "soldiers" immediately began to move under the command of the staff, and Peter didn't let go for a second. But to Angela's surprise, the first sentence he made when he took time to look at himself was: "You can rest for two days now."
Angela, who was grinning from the irritation caused by the doctors disinfecting the wound with alcohol, couldn't help but froze for a while. Although she immediately drew back her air, she asked vaguely, "What's the matter, do I have any problems with my performance?"
"No no no, you did a great job." Peter's fluffy head shook like a rattle. What he said was sincere. During this period of time, all the action scenes were played by Angela herself. Otherwise, she would not have suffered some minor injuries. It can be regarded as reflecting the professional quality that an actor should have. Thumbs up.
"Then why do you want me to rest?" Angela looked at the doctor who had begun to bandage herself, "I can go back to the city wall as soon as they are done, it's not in the way."
"It's not up to you to get in the way, Angie," Peter raised his hand and pressed it with a serious face, "I don't want to curse you, but I think it's better for you to rest for a few days and observe, don't make any mistakes. Symptoms like a cold."
Angela couldn't help but feel ridiculous: "What kind of reason is this, Peter? Well, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Peter scratched his head, hesitated for a few minutes before saying with embarrassed resignation: "But it's already May, New Zealand is about to enter winter, and the wound is not easy to heal at this time. I don't want you to be killed in Cannes in a few days. Take a picture of me covered in wounds, or your fans will kill me."
"Don't you know that there are long sleeves and high collars in the dress?" Angela was furious, why did Director Peter suddenly become a child? He really thought he would believe it.
But Peter was obviously serious: "Of course I know, but I can't take risks, so I'll rest for two days. You always have something to do anyway, don't you?"
Angela was stunned for a while, not understanding what Peter wanted to do: "So what about these two days of footage? We said that during this period of time, I tried my best to shoot Legolas' scenes, and I deliberately delayed the time to go back to Los Angeles for the recording. ."
Hearing her say this, Peter's face was obviously depressed and annoyed, but then it dissipated, and finally shrugged: "These days are all panoramic, I can find a stand-in; even if there are so many close-up shots , you can also use montage techniques to cover it up. Of course, if you want, I will not object to reshoots in the future."
"You know, I don't need a substitute." Angela wanted to fight again, but Peter suddenly burst out: "I said to use a substitute, just use a substitute! I want you to rest, just rest! You have to understand Here, I am the director!"
The stunned Angela couldn't help but leaned back after reacting, showing a weak look and said aggrieved: "Of course I know that you are the director... I'm just suggesting, don't you need to be so loud?"
Peter glared at her for a long while, sighed, and wiped his face with his hand. The original anger turned into a smile: "Then that's it, take a good rest and don't let any problems with your body, and we have to step up the shooting in two days."
Then he turned around and waved vigorously at the work tool that was sneaking a glance here, and shouted loudly: "Continue now! Be serious with me! Don't put your mind on other places!"
Seeing that Peter left and went to the camera, Angela was secretly relieved, and she did a good job just now. He waved his arm, the wound didn't hurt much at all, and after bandaging it, he didn't feel at all, and Peter was too surprised.
But what he said... Angela shook her head and nodded in her heart, she could understand.
Well, just take a break, it's only two days anyway. I happen to be putting my energies elsewhere, like analyzing Sparrow's e-mails about Erin Warnos, or finishing the final theme song and discussing with Burns via phone and email The issue of the new album, of course, is also concerned with the things that you tell the financial advisors about yourself. Speaking of which, the issue of substitutes should still be considered. Although my skills are not bad, I am a woman after all, and it is okay to film with the Fellowship of the Ring, but there is something wrong with so many big men.
Woman... Angela pouted with a wry smile, sighed and turned her attention to other places, such as the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in France. Ed and the others sent "The Pianist" to the exhibition, which was beyond her expectations (Note: The Cannes Film Festival stipulates that all participating films must be world premieres, here the novel needs to be changed), Angela does not understand why this is .
To put it uglier, the reason why movies go to film festivals everywhere is to promote themselves and increase their popularity, and then let the distribution company buy them and show them in theaters. This is true whether it is Cannes, Berlin, Venice, the three well-known European film festivals, or various film festivals in other countries.
But the popularity of "The Pianist" is high enough. It has also been screened in several small countries in Western Europe. Does it need to go to the Cannes Film Festival? Angela was really puzzled. Could it be... they want to slap Europeans
It seems possible, considering the cynicism of "Godzilla" by Cannes film critics last year, and the turmoil that he caused when he directed it, it is no wonder that the film has not been released on the European continent so far. But Ed and the others shouldn't be so stingy, so is there any behind-the-scenes deal? Angela rolled her eyes, she felt like she was thinking too much.
Participate in it, it's just two weeks is too long, so she plans to go back in the days when the final awards are given. First, I have already discussed with Peter when to leave and when to come back, and if I add more, God knows that guy won't be crazy - there is no guarantee that the previous outbreak did not have this factor; secondly, Angela doesn't have much affection for European movies.
This has nothing to do with being bombed by American movies in her previous life. Angela just thinks that European movies are sometimes too hypocritical and niche. For example, France produces 150 films a year, but no more than one tenth of the films are popular in the theaters around the world.
Of course, this does not mean that there are no good movies in Europe. In the previous life, "The Pianist" was a European movie. But 60% or even 70% of movies are either sold in the name of art or too awkward to read. European directors seem to have been caught in a vicious circle, believing that the more eccentric and unintelligible the film, the more artistic it is to make it. They seem to forget that movies were born for entertainment and then slowly evolved into art. In fact, all art is born from entertainment. Art comes from life is higher than life, but it is too high to forget the basics. It would be laughable and generous.
Forget it, don't think about it, do you think you are qualified to point fingers? Angela smiled self-deprecatingly and waved her arms to focus on other things. She would not have imagined that her views would be made public soon, nor how much influence such views would have on her in the future.
Angela took advantage of the two days of rest to deal with a lot of things, and at the same time had a good rest - at least she didn't have to stay up late to shoot - and then put on her costume again and stood on the wall of Helm's Deep as Legolas, but from now on Some actions with a relatively high risk factor are handed over to the stand-in.
After a few days of filming like this, some shots of the Black Gate were shot—among them Aragon's "Pre-War Mobilization." Angela said goodbye to the crew and flew from Wellington to Cannes.
As a famous town in southeastern France, facing the Mediterranean Sea, Cannes is not only a tourist destination but also a meeting place for international celebrities. In addition to the film festival, there are also the Acacia Festival, the International Regatta Festival, the International Music and Record Festival, the Mimosa Festival, etc. No matter what time of year you come to Cannes, you will always encounter large-scale events here. Of course, the most famous is the film festival.
"To be honest, it's really beautiful here, but it's only suitable for ordinary people to visit." Looking out at the seaside under the blue sky and white clouds through the car window, Pixar CEO Ed Cam said to McKinley, the film department manager.
The town is as sophisticated, elegant and charming as advertised. Tourists, celebrities and directors on the promenade also show the prosperity of the film festival, but who would have thought that a heavy rain ten days ago almost killed the opening ceremony.
"You mean Miss Angela?" McKinley, who was flipping through the documents in his hand, suddenly raised his head.
"Of course, Miley, at least we can walk around in Cannes, swim in the sea and bask in the sun on the beach, without worrying about being surrounded by tourists and worrying about secret filming by reporters at any time." Ed's smile was a little gloating no matter how it looked.
McKinley, who was sitting beside him, could only shake his head and changed the subject: "Cannes is about to close. There are still a few medium-quality independent films left. Do you want to talk to them?"
"How many movies have we bought North American distribution rights to?" Ed asked rhetorically.
"There are only two, a French film and a Canadian film." McKinley didn't even need to read the information in his hand.
"This is really bad," Ed shrugged helplessly. "Although we have a huge signboard, we have been involved in live-action movies for a short period of time. It can't compare to those old-fashioned film companies."
Having said this, he suddenly sighed: "What a pity, that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - should be the name? - It was produced by Columbia, and if it was an independent film, we would definitely get its North American distribution rights. Standing on top of bamboo leaves... I have to say that Chinese people have a very rich imagination.”
McKinley looked at him in amazement. If "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was really an independent film, several old-fashioned films would have been vying for it. They were talking about competition just now, but why are they so confident now
"Because we have a trump card," Ed laughed when he saw his puzzled look. "If she comes forward, although I can't say I have a 100% certainty, the chances of winning it will definitely be very large."
After thinking for a few seconds, McKinley nodded vaguely. source of confidence.
"I'm just wondering if Miss Angela will like our present." McKinley shook his head at this time and brought the topic back to reality. Imagining is just an imagination after all.
"We'll find out soon." Ed sat up straight at this time, and a large number of reporters surrounded the entrance of the hotel that was about to arrive. It was obvious that there was someone worthy of attention.
Ed hurriedly stopped the driver, got out of the car and walked over quickly. As he expected, Angela was getting out of the car under the protection of the bodyguard, and the service staff of the hotel handed a bouquet of flowers to her hand.
The two standing on the outside shrugged and entered the hotel lobby together. If Angela came over, the door would definitely be blocked by reporters, and it would not be easy to get in at that time.
"Welcome to Cannes, Angie." After Angela "squeezed" into the hotel lobby, Ed extended his hand for the first time.
"Ed?" Angela raised her eyebrows and stepped forward to hold his hand, "I thought it would be a few minutes before I saw you."
"Actually, I was going to pick up the airport, but there was something else temporarily. You know, we came to Cannes for more than just an exhibition." Ed explained with a smile, and reached out to ask.
"Oh, of course, so how many movies have you got the distribution rights?" Angela said but lowered her voice. "Tell me the truth, Ed, why did you bring The Pianist to Cannes?"
Although she said it casually, the curious expression was so obvious that Ed couldn't help but want to laugh. Of course, he didn't really do that, he still kept a smile and pretended to be mysterious and said, "Let's talk about it when the results come out."
Angela seemed to want to ask, but she didn't know what to think, but she kept her mouth shut, and the group went straight to the elevator. An elevator just came to the lobby, and a man and a woman walked out of it. After seeing the people waiting outside, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Ed said hello directly at this time: "Hello, Mr. Li, Miss Zhang."