Six Hundred and Sixteen - At Least They Know How to Go to the Vanity Cart, Right?

The black Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle parked in the historic brewery area of ​​Toronto. Wayne and his team, led by Kevin Feige, quietly entered the filming scene surrounded by crowds.

If you have watched "X-Men", you will notice that the opening scene of the movie is a Polish concentration camp in 1944. This is the place where Magneto's parents were killed, and it was also here that Magneto showed his superpowers for the first time.

In fact, the opening scene of this movie was filmed in Toronto's historic brewery district. In the last century, this was the most famous brewery in Toronto, famous for brewing beer with rich flavor and rich foam.

Then developed by a group of "artist" enthusiasts, the old factory area was divided into several areas by several small streets, and the brewing equipment inside has been retained. After the transformation by these "artists", many entertainment venues have been added here, making it a resort for their artistic creation.

Although it is now closed by the crew for framing and filming, the so-called artistic traces on the wall are still there. Wayne observes back and forth from time to time. As soon as he entered this place, he immediately thought of the "798" deep in his memory.

In fact, the entire filming of "X-Men" was centered around Canada, or in other words, around Toronto. For example, the mutant school in the film was actually shot in an old castle, one of Toronto's most famous attractions, Casa Loma.

The interior of the Mutant School was filmed in an old castle, while the outside was moved to Owasha, a small town east of Toronto. The crew rented the former mansion of Samuel McLaughlin, the founder of Canada's number one automobile. This mansion can also be regarded as A historical site.

The filming work in Hollywood has always been full of imagination and magic. Of course, the Hollywood crew's free and unrestrained shooting has nothing to do with film art. It is entirely for the convenience of shooting and the low cost of renting venues.

"Mike, pay attention to the amount of rainfall!"

"no problem"

"Benjamin, pay attention to the positioning of the extras! I don't want to see any more low-level mistakes!"

"Don't worry, I promise it won't happen again."

"..."

On the set, Bryan Singer's shouts came through the loudspeaker, constantly confirming the preparations of various departments of the crew before the official start of filming.

Wayne and others did not interrupt the filming. They crowded among the onlookers and watched the set that was about to begin. Obviously, this scene is the opening scene of the entire movie, with the background being the Polish concentration camp in 1944 under heavy rain.

Soon, as all departments completed their preparations, the studio gradually became quiet. As the recorder's hand clicked, filming officially began.

The shooting scene was far more chaotic than what the audience saw on the big screen. Under the command of the assistant director, a large group of actors followed the positioning method they had practiced countless times, and faced the artificial rain falling from the sky, expressionless from several stations. Walk slowly in front of the camera.

The scene was filled with mud and water, but it was eerily quiet. There was no other sound except people's footsteps. In fact, the footage shown on the big screen is full of shouts, barking dogs and various low growls. However, it is completely whimsical to do live sound recording in this environment. All background sounds must be done in post-processing. Work to add.

"cut!"

"This is no problem, Benjamin. Go talk to the child again. After you start shooting, let him lie down in the muddy water and don't move at all!"

As Bryan Singer's voice sounded, the hustle and bustle on the set immediately returned. The props team and the set team staff began to quickly arrange the shooting scene, and the makeup artists began to chase the actors to touch up their makeup. Everyone was busy. respective jobs.

"Let's go there."

Seeing that the shooting was over, Kevin Feige whispered: "It seems that the next set of shots will have to wait until lunch is over before we can continue."

Wayne nodded slightly and walked directly to the director's seat with a few others. From the moment he entered the filming set, he has been silently observing the operation of the crew. No matter before or now, at least he has not raised any big problems.

Especially this time, you have to know that it is not easy to shoot at a shooting scene like this with dozens or hundreds of people participating and bad weather in the background. Usually such a shot requires dozens of attempts, and even he has no good solution. The harsh shooting environment, the large number of participants, and the cooperation of multiple departments make it difficult to ensure that there are no problems in every link.

"You've made great progress."

Standing behind the director's monitor, Wayne shook hands with Brann Singer, then patted him on the shoulder and praised: "Compared to when you first started shooting, your control over the crew has improved greatly. "

"Thank you, Mr. Greenberg."

Bryan Singer nodded politely with a hint of nervousness.

In fact, for most Hollywood directors, they need to hone their working abilities under huge pressure, especially for the deployment and control of large-scale crews.

"Demon Town Museum"

The same is true for the crew of "X-Men". After a period of working together, Bryan Singer is also making rapid progress. Compared with the immature time when he first took over the crew, he has now become accustomed to working under pressure.

"Don't worry about me, just continue with the work at hand."

The two greeted each other politely, and Wayne waved, took Nina and Sergey away from the director's seat, found a corner, and silently observed the crew preparing for the next set of shots.

Due to being washed away by several water jet trucks, the site had completely turned into a muddy mess, which made the work more difficult for those working at the bottom. Several main actors of "X-Men" gathered together, frequently casting glances at the corner where he was, and talking in low voices from time to time.

"Honey."

A crisp voice appeared behind him, and Wayne turned around. Halle Berry, who was dressed in casual clothes, smiled broadly. He didn't care about the eyes of other people in the crew, and directly opened his hands and gave him a warm hug. "It's been a long time since you came to see me, my dear."

"Hmm, it looks like you are in good condition." Wayne recalled the feeling just now, shrugged slightly, and said with a smile: "Better than I thought. I heard that you are isolated by everyone?"

Hearing his teasing words, Halle Berry was stunned for a moment. This was a very smart woman who obviously had no intention of secretly complaining to him.

The woman's eyes rolled, and she quickly glanced at Kevin Feige, who was in the director's seat. She knew that she had something to do with the crew. It should be the producer who was responsible for the specific work, and she talked about it on the way to pick up Wayne. Got up.

"I can handle it."

Halle Berry's smile remained unchanged as he looked at the man and said, "These are nothing to me. I know where I should focus my attention."

"Very well, Harry, you are more mature than I thought..."

The interaction between the two at this time attracted a lot of attention, especially the main actors who had been staring at this side. They looked at each other the first time they saw Halle Berry passing by. , both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Especially the three actresses, they all saw deep uneasiness in each other's expressions. No one knows whether that woman will vent her bitterness to the first producer of the crew.

"Do you know you're afraid now?"

Hugh Jackman saw the performance of several people and whispered.

In fact, for him, there is no conflict at all between him and Halle Berry, but when the entire cast of actors spontaneously formed a group to isolate each other, he could only choose to stand with most of them, and it was very important. One of the reasons is that Storm Girl's salary is far higher than that of the male protagonist.

"I heard that Halle Berry was once officially together with Wayne Greenberg." Rebecca Romijn raised her arm, poked Famitsu Jansen next to her, and said with a stern mouth: " Tell me, will this b**h program us?"

"Don't worry, Wayne Greenberg won't pay attention to this kind of nonsense."

As a veteran in the circle, Bruce Davidson shook his head slightly, and at the same time, his voice attracted everyone's attention. "Do you think such a big shot would have the time to care about this? Don't be stupid."

In fact, apart from isolating the woman, they did nothing else at all. It neither affected the normal shooting work nor caused the woman any harm. Of course, everyone knew that isolating the woman was just an expression of dissatisfaction. The greatest expression.

No one is stupid. If they really want to cause trouble, I'm afraid even these actresses won't do it. No one wants to really go too far.

There are many rumors in the circle about Wayne's tidbits, but the most reliable and believable one is that except for Naomi Watts, no woman can live in Greenberg Manor permanently. This has been explained. Too many questions.

"Whoa, what does that b**h want?"

While several people were cooing, Rebecca Romijn pursed her lips and whispered: "Ha, if I guess correctly, someone has already raised his tail and wants to please his daddy!"

Under the watchful eyes of countless crew members, either openly or covertly, Halle Berry snuggled closely into the man's arms. The smile on her face never disappeared. After a while, she even whispered in the man's ear. After saying something, she held the man's hand intimately and walked towards her makeup trailer.

Almost all the men had "I see" smiles on their faces. Even Benjamin, the film's assistant director, leaned against the director's monitor and winked at Bryan Singer, teasing him in a low voice. Said: "Boss, do you want to make a bet? I bet that Storm Girl's voice will pass through..."

"F**k! Shut up."

Unexpectedly, Bryan Singer frowned and directly interrupted the assistant director's teasing. "That's not what we should be concerned about. Let's organize the actors to practice their moves!"

The assistant director shrugged, turned and walked towards the actors waiting on the set. This kind of thing is not uncommon among Hollywood crews. At least they know how to go to the makeup trailer and start messing around again, right?

Who among the veterans in the industry has never seen them? Some actors and stars who "feel in love with each other because of drama" are so excited that they can't wait to meet frankly in the studio. But usually the enthusiasm of these people comes and goes very quickly. Many actors become strangers again on the day the crew wraps up filming.