Chapter 80 Filming, "Hero" Premiere

"Hey, Jack! It's a mistake!"

"You should put the sword on Orlando's right shoulder!"

In the "Royal Port" built on a small island in the Caribbean, Wu Yuan was holding a walkie-talkie and shouting in dissatisfaction.

The Jack here does not refer to Jack Sparrow in the movie, but Jack Davenport who plays Brigadier General Norrington.

The first shot was very good just now, but when shooting the close-up of the second shot, the careless Jack made a mistake in the position of his sword.

Jack, who was stopped, apologized quickly, and after re-selecting the position and angle, the camera started shooting again.

"Five shots and three times!"

"Action!"

Wu Yuan stared at the monitor with a frown. If Jack made a mistake again this time, he would really scold him!

The filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was not smooth.

Perhaps because it was the first time Wu Yuan was in charge of such a large crew, and it was a Hollywood-style industrial blockbuster, and he did not consider many aspects well.

The crew had several accidents in succession.

First, just a few days after the filming started, one of the studios used by the crew in Los Angeles caught fire accidentally.

Although the filming was not in progress when the fire broke out and no one was injured, the crew suffered an additional economic loss of $350,000.

Then, in late November, when the crew moved to the Caribbean to shoot, after completing a night scene, the boat that Keira Knightley was riding accidentally hit a reef and sank on the way back.

Although the rescue was timely and no one was injured, Wu Yuan, who was afraid of the consequences, still had a serious discussion with several producers and decided to shoot the remaining night scenes in the studio instead of taking risks.

The sea at night should indeed be respected enough.

Of course, what bothered Wu Yuan the most was that many cast and crew members were seasick during the filming of the film!

From Keira, the 17-year-old English rose, to many cameramen, lighting, and sound engineers in the crew, they all suffered from severe seasickness during the filming.

There are a lot of scenes of sailing on ships in "Pirates of the Caribbean 1". Whether it is shot in the studio or in the port, everyone has to get on the ship!

In order to allow these actors and staff to adapt and relieve seasickness, Wu Yuan had to slow down the shooting progress.

Even so, the original more than enough manpower, under the slowdown of shooting progress, some of them were actually short of manpower.

Huaxia cameramen, lighting technicians and others who came purely to learn, occasionally had to guest-star as the main mirror and main light!

This also greatly increased Wu Yuan's coordination work.

Even though he is not a director like Spielberg who takes care of everything, he has been getting more and more tired recently.

In order to give Keira more time to adapt to life on the ship, Wu Yuan had to concentrate on filming the plot of the Royal Port first.

A large number of ground plots actually alleviated the seasickness of the entire crew.

Jack, the Norrington Commodore, did not disappoint Wu Yuan's expectations. Any mistake would only be made once, and he would immediately get back to the state the second time.

"Very good, this time is over, let's take a ten-minute break!"

Finally finished shooting this scene, Wu Yuan stretched out his hand and rubbed the root of his nose, giving the crew members and himself a break.

Jerry, who had been watching the filming, immediately came to Wu Yuan and asked, "Daniel, are you sure you want to go back to China on the 13th?"

"Yes!" Wu Yuan glanced at him and said affirmatively.

"Hero" will hold its premiere at the Great Hall of the People on December 14th. Before going to the Berlin Film Festival, Wu Yuan promised Director Yimou that he would attend the premiere of "Hero", and he naturally couldn't break his promise.

Other movie premieres are missed, but "Hero" is different!

This is the first movie to premiere at the Great Hall of the People!

And it is also China's first blockbuster that matches international standards!

How grand is this premiere?

First of all, in order to keep up with international film events, Chinese and foreign journalists present need to enter in suits and leather shoes.

And whether it is domestic or foreign media, as long as the journalists participating in this interview must hold valid certificates.

Secondly, because thousands of guest reporters were invited, even the Great Hall of the People is not enough for the premiere of "Hero".

Given the influence of "Hero" at home and abroad, even relevant national leaders may attend the premiere.

So, in addition to some leaders of China Film Group, the investor and distributor of "Hero", and representatives of foreign distributors.

In order to reserve a place, only Zhang Yimou and the five leading actors Li Lianjie, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Chen Daoming and Zhang Ziyi attended the premiere.

Even the important crew members of the crew, such as Cheng Xiaodong, the martial arts director, Du Kefeng, the photographer, and Wada Huimei, who are all international big names, did not have a place to attend the premiere.

It should be the first time in the domestic film premiere that the important creators did not have a place to attend the premiere.

I don't know whether I should exaggerate Weiping's hype or scold him for being too shameless to do such a gimmick.

Anyway, Wu Yuan received a very formal invitation letter for the premiere of "Hero".

As the best director in Berlin, he is qualified to attend the premiere of "Hero", and Zhang Weiping is eager for him to go.

Out of respect for director Yi Mou, and considering that the movie "Hero" itself is a landmark work in the history of Chinese cinema, Wu Yuan decided to return to China to participate.

In order to minimize the impact on the filming progress of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Wu Yuan could only choose to take two days off, take a red-eye flight back to China on the same day, and then fly back to the crew on the night of the premiere of "Heroes".

The main point is to use the plane as a hotel.

Jerry was not so unkind as not to approve even two days of vacation. He came to ask Wu Yuan mainly because he was afraid that he would arrange the schedule too quickly.

"Daniel, why don't I give you three days and leave one day to rest." He said with some concern.

But Wu Yuan shook his head and refused: "Forget it, I'm the director. If I rest one more day, the crew will have to stop working for one more day. The filming was not going well, so there's no need to waste more time."

Maybe Wu Yuan took a lot of shortcuts on the road of being a director, and maybe his success was largely due to luck, but he always had a respectful heart for the job of director.

As long as he was in this position, he would definitely be conscientious and abide by his duties, and he was not willing to delay the progress of the crew because of his own personal affairs.

Even if the crew invited him to work part-time.

"Okay." Jerry shrugged: "You are the director, you have the final say on the crew's filming."

After a ten-minute break, the filming continued.

In the next few days, the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" gradually became smoother.

Perhaps because the crew had a good run-in, or perhaps because the problems such as seasickness were gradually overcome, every cast and crew member recovered to their best condition, and the filming of the movie finally entered the fast lane.

Wu Yuan, who was a little relieved, raised his arm and gave the crew a two-day holiday, and then took the flight back to China.