Chatty Hollywood

In short, the filming on location near Chefchaouen has come to an end.

——Although even the location itself has "come to an end".

However, the crew of "The Mummy" did not leave Morocco just yet.

After taking a short rest in Chefchaouen, they went to the second location near Casablanca——

Here, a fake city exterior similar to Cairo, Egypt, in the early 20th century has been built. Here, they will shoot the scenes in Cairo in the script.

——This is actually something that can’t be helped.

Not to mention that it is impossible for Egypt to open up many of its ancient monuments to allow the crew of "The Mummy" to conduct live filming;

Not to mention that the situation and security situation in Egypt have been unstable and not suitable for the crew to shoot - otherwise the crew would not have chosen the Moroccan desert as the location;\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The main problem is that it is already 1998 and we are about to enter the 21st century.

——Even in the real Cairo, it is difficult to reproduce the urban appearance of the British colonial era before World War II.

In this case, the crew of "The Mummy" could only use wood, plastic and cardboard to build a false city.

Fortunately, Hollywood filmmakers have already mastered this skill in the Western era.

——In many old western movies of the 1960s and 1970s, those small towns with obvious western style where cowboys dueled in the streets were actually made entirely of pieces of paper and wooden boards.

——When shooting, if you really open the door of a certain house, you will find that there is just an open space behind it.

But such a setting will look very real in the movie. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Therefore, Charlotte is not worried about any problems with the "fake Cairo" near Casablanca.

Especially this is a location built under the supervision of Lao Qiang, an old Jianghu.

"I built this "city" based entirely on photos and maps of Cairo in the early 20th century."

Lao Qiang introduced to Charlotte,

"As for the scenery, I'm not worried about any problems, but the extras——"

The old gun shrugged.

Since "Star Wars", Morocco and Tunisia have often been used by Hollywood as filming locations for desert movies.

This has made people in both countries accustomed to the coming and going of Hollywood crews, and even created an industrial chain as a result——

From helping to set up the location, to various service providers wandering around the location, to many people who are full-time extras. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

——It can be said that for two countries with not particularly large populations, the Hollywood crews who come here to shoot movies do provide a lot of employment opportunities.

This is also an important reason why many countries with small populations and relatively weak industrial chains are willing to grant partial tax rebates to film crews.

——Promote employment!

However, this is not entirely a good thing for the crew of "The Mummy".

Because they often receive film crews sent to Hollywood, Moroccans have become accustomed to acting as extras.

Although their labor costs are far less than the terrifying labor costs in the United States, they are no longer very cheap.

However, according to the script, some scenes in the movie "The Mummy", such as the scene where Immorton controls everyone in Cairo to hunt down O'Connor, Evelyn and others, require a large number of extras. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

This means that the crew will have to spend a small amount of money.

Of course, this money was included in the shooting budget, but as an assistant director, Lao Qiang, who had prepared here in advance, always felt that this money was not worth it.

——The main reason is that the acting skills of these extras are generally not very good.

"Should we use some other methods to solve the problem of extras?"

Lao Qiang asked.

The so-called other solutions are, simply put, computer special effects.

After all, labor costs in the United States are very high, even for those extras who perform part-time roles.

In a country like China, where labor costs are relatively low, some scenes such as war scenes, such as war scenes, can use all extras. If it were shot in the United States, if all real people were used, it would be a big expense. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Therefore, after the emergence of computer special effects, Hollywood film companies immediately began to study how to use computer special effects to replace those cost-effective supporting roles.

——Especially those characters who are in the background, have no lines, and can’t even see their faces clearly.

And now, they have achieved certain results.

What Lao Qiang suggested was to use this kind of technology.

But Charlotte smiled mysteriously,

"Actually, we have a group of extras that we can use for free!"

"You mean-"

Lao Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered some of the actors who played ghosts during the filming of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."

——That’s a real ghost! ?

Regarding this matter, Lao Qiang's psychological shadow was relatively large. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

However, he also had to admit that the ghosts driven by Charlotte were indeed the perfect candidates for extras.

Not only can they change at will, but their own characteristics also determine that they really play the role of Cairo people controlled by the resurrected high priest Immorton.

——Ghosts and the walking dead are essentially lifeless!

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Therefore, while filming on location near Casablanca, the actors of "The Mummy" discovered that the crew hired very few extra extras.

In this regard, deputy director Lao Qiang explained that computer special effects will be used later to create the effect of Cairo City with people coming and going.

——Also includes the subsequent scene where O'Connor and others are hunted down by a large group of Egyptians.

Because this technology does exist in Hollywood, no one doubts it. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Only photographer Addison Young was shooting scenes in "Cairo City" every day while complaining crazily in his heart——

"This is basically a ghost town, right?"

The photographer felt a little cold in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel funny.

"I wonder how Brand Fisher and others would react if they knew that they were really chasing a large number of lifeless ghosts behind them? - Well, maybe the performance would be more realistic, at least, When showing some expressions such as fear, it will definitely..."

Addison Young was telling jokes that only a few people, including himself, could understand, but his work life was not boring at all.

In contrast, Rachel Weisz is a bit depressed.

It’s not that she encountered some unsolvable problem, it’s just that Charlotte added an extra setting to her character Evelyn, which troubled this bookish British girl a little bit——

"I think the fact that she likes to eat some snacks can make the girl Evelin look cuter in the eyes of the audience."

When Charlotte explained it to Rachel, she spoke so plausibly that Rachel couldn't help but believe it.

But after a while, Rachel thought about it carefully and suddenly discovered that the snacks prepared by the director for her to eat during the filming were all local snacks she had eaten and liked when she was in Shavanshev.

——Like dates or something.

How the other party knew this, Rachel didn't have much doubt about it——

After all, Rachel is a good girl who likes to share delicious food with those nearby.

The director has also been helped by her, so it is not unusual for him to know this.

But combined with the settings he added to the heroine Evelin he played, Rachel felt a little depressed——

Mr. Director, your method of setting up characters based on real actors is really awkward! ! !

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