Two Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-Four Unexpected Talents

The filming of "Rogue One" slowly kicked off amid turmoil and chaos. The first day of filming experienced ups and downs, with rumors and gossips easily filling a bag; As the filming progressed, things gradually entered the track, and the work progressed smoothly.

Even more than expected.

The performances of Renly and Felicity are getting better and better, and different sparks can often break out between rival scenes, and the occasional on-the-spot performance can also become the highlight; most importantly, because it is a commercial film, the two actors' performance The atmosphere is also very relaxed, try to avoid overpowering and breaking the overall balance, which also makes the shooting studio often echo with laughter, and the cheerful and comfortable working environment makes people feel good.

The humor of the two actors Ben Mendelsohn and Wen Jiang ran through the rest of the shoot, and there was a back-and-forth interaction between Alan Tudyk, the superhero, and Max Mickelson, the king of bad jokes. He can always burst into laughter inadvertently. Of course, there are many masters hidden among the staff. Even if there is friction and stumbling during the work process, unpleasant things are inevitable, but after shooting, you can always relax.

However, what was really decisive was Gareth's work model.

After the running-in period in the early stage of the filming, Garris determined the relevant details, completely established the shooting frame and execution method of the entire film, all of which were hidden in his mind. After making adjustments, the instructions and intentions have become clearer. From the behind-the-scenes production team such as the lighting team and the photography team to the actor team such as the performance team, the ideas have become clear and direct.

Naturally, the entire crew started to run at high speed like a precision instrument up and down.

The things that Jason McGatlin was worried about didn't happen. The first scene was shot 29 times over and over again. It was just a special case. The smooth shooting work allowed all the crew members to concentrate and unite as one. Work together with a common goal.

Difficulties and setbacks are still there, they're not going to go away completely, but that's the job of filmmaking, having problems, solving them, moving on, and having problems again. So is life.

Like this moment.

"Craig, where's my reference image? Craig, it's stuck again! Craig!"

The entire crew was calling out Craig-hammack, the VFX on set executive director, and Felicity was hanging Wea, hanging in mid-air, and then filming couldn't start, and all the crew were looking for Craig, the voice of the walkie-talkie could not be transmitted, and in the end, he had to run directly over, hoping to complete the communication face-to-face.

Let the shooting start smoothly.

The idea of ​​the entire movie "Rogue One" is based on John Knoll, who is also one of the producers. He is a senior employee of the world's top visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic. His origins with the Star Wars series can be traced back to In the mid-1990s, a story concept for the Empire's ultimate weapon "Death Star" was derived from the original series, but it was only now that his idea was realized and put into production.

As one of the most authoritative visual effects experts in the world, John Knoll also arrived at Pinewood Studios, but like Renly, he focused more on his own work. McGatlin is in charge.

The reason why John Noel arrived on the scene in person was to use the real-time special effects technology on the set. Renly had previously experienced it when filming "Interstellar", but it was not as complete and comprehensive as "Rogue One". The entire special effects team performed in the actors. In the process, the entire virtual special effects scene was built.

On the one hand, the virtual special effects scene is projected on the screen through the projector, creating an actual synchronous environment for the actors to integrate into the performance state more perfectly; on the other hand, the virtual special effects scene will also be presented on the monitor screen synchronously to provide a reference for the director , allowing the director to evaluate the effect while shooting.

Of course, these virtual special effects are relatively rough and incomplete. In the post-production process, they still need to be further improved, and may even need to be re-produced; but during the shooting process, they can still provide an intuitive and effective reference, which greatly changes the blue screen/ The emptiness and emptiness of green screen shots.

To achieve this effect, John Knoll's entire special effects team built a 50-foot-diameter giant LED surround screen on the set, with a center width of 20 feet, to play moving images to ensure the most realistic and appropriate virtual shooting environment.

"Interstellar" was filmed more than a year ago. In just one year, the filming technology has obviously been updated, and John Noel is one of the leading figures. However, advanced technology often means that more debugging is required. It is still not mature enough, and problems will inevitably arise during the shooting process.

Just like now. Felicity was ready, but there was nothing on the display, and no idea what was wrong, so everyone was looking for Craig.

Felicity, who was suspended in the air, was relaxed and had time to joke, "Craig, you're not taking revenge on me because you lost last night's Texas Hold'em? That's Tony's fault, not me. wrong!"

Happy on set.

Just like the previous play.

Renly and Felicity, who were in the show, had an argument. They disagreed on the details of the performance, the lighting route, and the camera track. As a result, the camera crew, lighting crew, and sound crew were all involved. , The tense situation caused others to let out a cold sweat.

In the end, Renly made the final decision, leaving all the situation to Gareth to decide, and in the end, he followed the director's instructions. Faced with the huge pressure of coordinating differences between different departments, Garris did not panic at all, calmly analyzed the situation, and even put forward his own different opinions, completed the adjustment, and finally made the final decision.

Although Gareth is a stunned young man who does not know the world, but in the process of work, the integration ability he has shown is impressive. His unbiased and upright attitude allowed him to get out of his position and give more objective and rational opinions; more importantly, he clearly knew what he was doing and how to achieve his goals, which is the key role of the director's position .

Of course, the premise is that his partner will not be enraged.

But I don't know if this can be regarded as Gareth's unexpected talent. Even in a large-scale production crew, he has found a place in his own way. From "Godzilla" to "Rogue One", it seems that at least, When Warner Bros. wrapped filming on "Godzilla," there were no negative rumors.

In the end, the tense situation and the smog were resolved satisfactorily. After the filming was over, the actors and staff chatted and laughed again.

In this way, the filming of "Rogue One" is on the right track, the operation of the crew is smoother and smoother than expected, and the speed of advancement is faster.

The same is true for the scene that was being filmed. Craig appeared in time and quickly solved the problem with the display screen. The crew restarted filming, and Felicity successfully completed her shooting task, ending the ordeal of the scene. Before moving on to the next scene, the crew needed to be re-adjusted, and the lighting and cameras, etc. needed to be rearranged, which allowed the actors to earn a short break to adjust.

Felicity adjusted her slightly sore shoulder muscles and walked towards the lounge, only to find that Renly was also sitting in the common room, which made it a joke, "Sir, please don't. Is it okay to take up public resources maliciously? We need more resting space.”

Max, who was sitting diagonally opposite, chuckled lightly, "The next scene is his, he's here to find us."

The good ridicule was broken by Max, and Felicity stomped her feet and complained, "Max!"

Then Tony-Zhen opened his mouth to make a clearance, "Renly made a special trip to prepare coffee for us. Today's afternoon tea is provided by Renly."

"Hoohoho, welcome, welcome." Several actors next to him were booing.

Felicity cast her eyes at Renly helplessly, spread her hands, "I just said one sentence." Then everyone was covering for Renly.

Ren Li spread his hands and said calmly, "You know how difficult it is to be loved by others?" Felicity rolled her eyes with her proud and smug expression. He shook his head to express his helplessness, "Dear Renly, you've changed."

"I guess so." Renly's response made the surrounding actors burst into laughter, and even Felicity couldn't hold back, and burst into laughter.

But because she laughed too happily, Felicity's arms, waist, etc. were pulled, and the sore muscles made her facial features all folded toward the middle. Although today's Weiya time is not long, but for many days in a row After the accumulation, the body still protested, and she needed to rest.

Felicity found a chair nearby, sat down, looked around, and then complained, "Wait, what about coffee? I thought we could have coffee?" Obviously, the joke about Renly wasn't over yet. Felicity narrowed her eyes and looked at Renly meaningfully, expressing her condemnation.

Just as he was talking, Nathan Price led two staff members and pushed a small cart with coffee bustlingly placed on it. He caught everyone's attention, and at the same time answered Felicity's question.

Renly gave Felicity a big smile, as if to say, "The coffee you want."

This made Felicity roll her eyes speechlessly in response, but Renly laughed cheerfully.

In this regard, Felicity said, "Coffee is more important."