Four Hundred and Seventy-Four-Holy S**t

"Boom~"

There was a low muffled explosion. In the arranged explosion site, a whole bank of safes flew out in the sound of the explosion. Green dollars were floating in the air. Everything was clearly and completely conveyed by the camera lens. In the director's monitor.

Several main actors in the crew gathered behind Wayne and watched the shooting of the explosion scenes. There were no scenes for them in the past two days, but these actors did not give themselves a holiday and were always following the group's actions.

"OK, this lens is fine!"

Wayne, who was sitting in the director's chair, immediately raised his loudspeaker as soon as the blasting was over and shouted: "Gilmore, arrange for everyone to call it a day and check the things in the pyrotechnics team. Be sure to pay attention." Security Question."

Several main actors surrounding him also clapped their hands at the same time and gave the fireworks team a congratulatory applause.

It was really not easy. The whole crew spent the whole day in the sound of "boom, boom, boom". Those of them who were a little closer to the front line seemed to have their ears filled with the sound of explosions. .

Even if the calculation is accurate, the explosion scene is full of all kinds of accidents. Just two simple explosion shots took a whole day. Of course, this is also related to the director's strict requirements. As long as there is a little feeling If you are not satisfied, you will repeatedly arrange the explosive points and make repeated booming sounds.

But it's finally over. Starting tomorrow, the crew will switch scenes again, and it will be their turn for the actors to take the stage.

"Damn, finally sent them away."

Charles Rowan looked like he was surviving the disaster, came to Wayne's side and let out a long breath. "Why are those people so idle? Why don't you go do something serious? They just stare at the crew to make trouble."

The constant low-pitched explosions not only made the crew feel tortured, but also attracted several members of the so-called environmental protection organizations, who wanted to enter the blasting site to check out the explosions with ridiculous high-sounding reasons.

These people are usually the most troublesome, because the organizations they belong to are all non-profit, and they will cause a lot of headaches.

"Charles, you have to be lucky that we won't be involving animals or scenes featuring children."

While packing up his personal belongings, Wayne joked.

Now it's just an environmental protection organization, so these people are pretty easy to get rid of. If you encounter an animal protection organization or a children's protection organization, the skin will peel off if it sticks. Dealing with these organizations is one of the headaches for almost every producer.

"Would you like to go have a drink together after dinner?"

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Charles Rowan watched him pack his things and extended an invitation. "You know, the crew can always find a nice bar, just half a block away from the hotel, where we can relax together?"

"Forget it, I have to adjust my shooting plan for tomorrow tonight."

Shaking his head, Wayne rejected the other party's proposal.

The producer shrugged. He had finally seen what a real workaholic looks like. Since the filming started, the other party has devoted almost all his energy to work and completely given up all his personal time.

"correct."

With a "pop" sound, Charles Rowan was afraid of his forehead, and said before leaving: "I have already communicated with the hotel about the pull-out room you want, and rented a conference room for up to three days. Just be able to lay out everything you need.”

After speaking, he shook his head and walked towards his car. Of course he knew the benefits of doing this. The black woman on the crew who had been observing the filming work was said to be a master editor. This allowed a lot of work to be done while filming, leaving a lot of time for post-production.

However, this will further compress the director's personal time. During the day, he has to be busy presiding over the shooting work. Usually at night, he has to modify the shooting plan and adjust the problems encountered during the shooting. Going into the filming room every night is almost equivalent to doing nothing but sleeping. , has always been in high-intensity work.

After the busy crew members packed up their belongings, cars began to evacuate. Wayne maintained his habit of previous years, standing on the set and watching the cars leave. He only bent down and got into the car when it was empty. .

"Jimmy's calling."

As the car drove towards the hotel, Nina immediately began to report on the work that required his decision-making. "Twentieth Century Fox is very sincere, and Jimmy feels that he can almost agree to it. In terms of salary, even if we talk about it again, it will be difficult to make a big breakthrough unless it is postponed until next summer."

"Then just agree."

God Wayne rubbed both sides of his forehead with one hand and replied casually. The promise we made with 20th Century Fox must be fulfilled sooner or later. Since the conditions given by the other party are sincere, we might as well agree to it.

"Is there anything else?"

"have."

Although he looked tired, he still had to report what should be reported. Nina continued: "Jeff is coming to New York. I hope to take some time to chat with you."

"Tell him that the filming is going very well now. If anything happens, we can discuss it when we get back to Los Angeles."

In addition to Batman and the Joker, he is currently thinking about the constant adjustment of work progress, and he really has no time to think about anything else.

"My suggestion is, it's best not to." The assistant lady was expressionless and shook her head slightly. "I could tell from the phone call that Jeff's tone was very serious. It must be something very important."

"Then let him come directly to the set." Wayne sighed helplessly and closed his eyes.

In his mind, he was thinking about how to communicate with the Industrial Light and Magic special effects team tomorrow. In the later scenes, Batman and the Joker gradually played more roles. He was always unsure about how to express the destructive power of the characters' abilities.

There is almost a consensus in the industry that Wayne's control over filming literary dramas is among the best, and his ability to tell stories in movies is second to none. But he knows very well that when it comes to a large number of action scenes and special effects scenes, he is definitely not that good at it, and he still needs to learn more on the job.

There are many great directors in this area. Almost all the representatives of those technically advanced directors are good at this, such as George Lucas. Although his storytelling ability has been criticized, when it comes to the use of special effects, it is absolutely He is one of those people who has always been at the forefront of the times.

In the past, Wayne had always used his strengths to avoid his weaknesses. He knew that he was not good at shooting funny scenes, so he simply tried not to do comedies. Knowing that he was not good at shooting action scenes, he always chose projects that suited his abilities.

However, as the DC movie plan continues to advance, some things are inevitably inevitable. All he can do is to try his best to exercise his abilities in this area and accumulate enough experience in his work.

No genius is omnipotent, certainly not Wayne, not to mention that he doesn't think he is a genius, so continuous learning is the most suitable way of working for him.

Early the next morning, the crew's motorcade once again faced the new sunshine and headed towards the set. Naomi Watts' face was still not very good. She was wearing a windbreaker and looked drowsy, leaning against Wayne.

"how do you feel?"

Reaching out to help the Australian actress tidy up her hair, Wayne looked into her eyes and said, "Today is an important scene for you and Charlie. I hope there will be no surprises in your performance on the first day. Otherwise, I won't care whether you are It’s not a cold.”

"Damn it!"

Naomi Watts opened her mouth and bit him hard on the arm. "You obviously gave me the cold, why did you recover so quickly! If you hadn't been messing around with that Italian woman..."

Rolling her eyes, the Australian actress did not continue, leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes, and began to adjust her condition silently. She knew that she was not talented in acting after all. Her only advantage was that she got the script early enough and practiced enough.

The crew's motorcade stopped in front of a suburban building that had been arranged in advance. This will serve as the viewing area for most of the indoor shots. There is enough space to provide considerable convenience to the set and props teams.

While Gilmore was directing the extras to enter, Wayne waved Naomi Watts and Charlie Sheen to him, and warned him before starting: "Charlie, show your confidence. In court, you Now he is the embodiment of justice. Nami, pay attention to the emotion in your eyes, this scene is not difficult for you."

"ok."

"no problem."

The two looked at each other and nodded in agreement. They have practiced many times before, so if nothing unexpected happens, the problem will not be too big.

Especially for Charlie Sheen, as a new member, he has been silently watching the filming of the crew these days. Although the main shooting scenes are Nicolas Cage, he has gradually figured out Wayne's working style and knows The other party allows actors to make mistakes, but will never allow low-level mistakes.

This is a scene in a courtroom. The main character is Two-Face, but at this point he has not yet fallen to the other side.

As the extras were in place and the behind-the-scenes team was ready one by one, the scene slowly returned to silence, and everyone turned their attention to the director's seat. Wayne nodded, signaling that it was time to start.

"The Dark Knight, Scene 17, Act 1, begins now!"

The clapperboard rang loudly in front of Camera No. 1, and filming officially began.

"Sorry, everyone, I'm late."

Charlie Sheen walked a few steps away from the camera and walked to Naomi Watts, dropped his briefcase and sat down.

The Australian actress naturally asked in a low voice: "Where have you been?"

"Are you worried about taking control on my behalf?"

"Harvey, I know these things by heart..."

Looking at the performance of the two people, Wayne nodded slightly. After a lot of contact and dialogue between the two people, their performance was basically satisfactory to him.

The entire filming scene remained quiet except for the conversation between the two. Just when he was about to shout "cut", the door was pushed open with a bang. Charles Rowan had a strange look on his face and could not care less about the ongoing filming. , hurriedly ran towards the director.

"F**K!" Wayne cursed in a low voice and waved helplessly to Gilmore. "Ten minutes of rest, all departments will be reset, and filming will begin again in ten minutes!"

"Sorry, Wayne, you have to see this!"

Charles Rowan noticed the other party's ugly expression, but did not offer any explanation. Instead, he placed a copy of Time Magazine and a stack of newspapers next to the monitor.

Wayne saw the "Washington Post" at the top at first glance, and his mouth opened involuntarily. “holyshit!!!”