Hollywood Road

Fine snowflakes were mixed in the bitter cold wind and fell from the air, cutting people's faces like sharp knives. The snowmobiles of the crew were scattered on the vast snowfield, and each staff member was wrapped in thick down In the winter clothes, there were equipment like lights and cameras. Before Murphy came here, he had someone specially treat them for cold and frost protection.

The weather is not the coldest yet, but the crew came from the warm Los Angeles, and suddenly appeared in the sub-freezing environment, somewhat uncomfortable.

"Do a good job of keeping the three actors warm." Murphy told an intern who served as an assistant, "Each person must have at least three assistants, and down jackets and hot coffee should be prepared at all times. If they catch a cold, all of you will lose their bonuses." wanted."

The intern nodded hurriedly.

The rest of the crew can be wrapped in thick down jackets, but Chris Evans in Superman's uniform and Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman's costume will face the ice and snow here after filming starts. He plays a superhuman, but he is not.

Thinking of Gal Gadot wearing that ancient Greek armor to shoot in this environment, Murphy felt a little regretful, and should put these scenes in front of the green screen of the studio...

But the crew is here, and he can't change his decision, otherwise he and Gal Gadot will become the biggest laughing stock in Hollywood.

The thick leather boots on his feet fell on the white snow, making a creaking sound. Murphy walked to the temporary lifting platform, looked up and asked the photography director who was adjusting the camera above, "Fili, are you okay?"

"Everything is normal!" Fili Raschel gestured an 'OK' gesture.

The advancement of technology brings the convenience of film shooting. In this harsh environment, film and film cameras may face considerable challenges, but digital cameras can easily cope with it, without worrying whether the low temperature will affect the quality of the image.

This is not the first time that Murphy has worked at such low temperatures. When filming "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", he also led the team to shoot on the snowfields of Iceland, which can be regarded as having some experience.

After going around the photography, props, lighting, recording and other departments, Murphy went to see Chris Evans, Megan Fox and Gal Gadot. The working environment has long been psychologically prepared, especially when Gal Gadot told Murphy that the coldness is nothing.

As for the delicate-looking Megan Fox, an actor who was tortured by the explosive demon Michael Bay, coping with such an environment is not a problem at all.

After getting out of the makeup trailer, Murphy returned to his work station, stood on the elevated platform, and looked around. Except for the busy crew, there was no human habitation on this vast snowfield.

However, the untouched landscape looks quite charming.

At the end of his sight is a vast primitive land covered by endless forests and interspersed with snow-capped mountains. There are continuous magnificent glaciers, winding crystal streams, and dazzling snow lights. Created by the hand of God All kinds of natural and pure things gather here.

After looking at the almost pristine scenery of Alaska, Murphy returned to work. After more than an hour of busy work, the crew announced that the preparations were ready and the shooting could begin.

Based on the principle of going from simple to complex, Murphy first took some personal shots of Louise Lane played by Megan Fox. Compared with Chris Evans and Gal Gadot, who were about to fight, The only thing she needs to do is to show off her body and face as best as possible in front of the camera.

The down winter jacket prepared by the crew for Louise Lane is a tight-fitting design, which can highlight Megan Fox's good figure even in a world of ice and snow.

These shots are very simple, with the experience of shooting "Transformers", Megan Fox is also handy, and Murphy quickly completed this part of the shooting.

Then Chris Evans and Gal Gadot appeared in front of the camera, their hair dyed black,

The action director took the two of them to familiarize themselves with the action and move, and the shooting began.

The shooting of these action scenes is also divided into countless pieces. Murphy seldom takes long shots, and the longest set of action shots is only more than 20 seconds long.

And the weather is indeed a bit cold, he also needs to consider the ability of the actors. Every time the filming takes a while, the crew will rest. Gal Gadot and Chris Evans can also wear down winter jackets and drink some hot coffee drive away the cold.

This will make the shooting slower, but it will be more troublesome if the actor falls ill, let alone Gal Gadot.

Fortunately, not all the action scenes will be completed by them themselves, the two of them only need to complete the scenes where they show their faces, and Murphy will use stunt doubles for the rest.

"Scene fifteen, act twenty-second, start now!"

The sound of the scene record sounded, and another scene was shot. Camera No. 1 was suspended under the slowly lowered boom. The close-up pictures were sent to the director’s monitor in front of Murphy. Gal Gadot was wearing the ancient Greek style The battle armor lying on the snow, the camera first shot the shield and Vulcan sword that fell aside, and then turned to Gal Gadot's face.

In the shooting just now, Gal Gadot's stunt double has been knocked down by Superman on the snow field, and then the goddess of war will stand up and fight back.

In the snow, Gal Gadot wiped the corners of her mouth, perhaps because of a flash of inspiration, she suddenly smiled.

In the footage transmitted by the monitor, Murphy could see that Gal Gadot was clearly smiling smugly...

"Cut!" Murphy yelled to stop immediately, and said loudly, "All departments return to their positions, and the filming will be retaken in ten minutes!"

On the set, an assistant immediately put a down coat on Gal Gadot, and another assistant handed over hot coffee.

Gal Gadot first tightened his coat, took another sip of coffee, and turned to look at Murphy. The smile just now was not original.

Murphy came over and said directly, "Why are you laughing?"

"This is me just now..." This is just Gal Gadot's first official role, and she can't seem to find a suitable adjective.

"Improvisation?" Murphy asked.

Gal Gadot thought for a while, then nodded slightly, "I just suddenly felt that, in this case, Wonder Woman might laugh."

Just as the director will suddenly jump out of inspiration during the shooting, the actor's improvisation is also a common situation in the crew shooting.

"Why are you laughing?" Murphy likes this effect very much, but he wants to know what Gal Gadot thinks, which is often the dividing line between an excellent actor and an ordinary actor.

Gal Gadot pointed to Chris Evans who was communicating with the action director not far away, "Because that muscular man angered Diana, she will not give up this battle easily, and she knows she will definitely win."

She glanced at Murphy and could see the encouragement in his eyes, and continued, "Although Wonder Woman is a pacifist, she is also a goddess of war. When she needs to fight, she will fight to the end. She is a woman who enjoys adrenaline." Thrilling warrior."

Murphy nodded, agreeing with Gal Gadot's statement, "Let's do it again."

He also warned, "We can also use this kind of performance for the final battle scene later."

It's working time now, Murphy didn't tell Gal Gadot, and walked directly back to the work station, and the shooting resumed soon.

Like Superman, Wonder Woman in "Man of Steel" has changed a lot from the previous comics, and the "New 52" universe of Justice League that DC Comics is preparing will also adopt Murphy's settings in the movie.

In this movie, Diana Prinz's external occupation is a successful antique dealer, very sophisticated and understands men. In the "Wonder Woman" independent movie that DC has begun to plan, it will tell about Diana- Prinz's coming-of-age story, describing how she became Wonder Woman, a time when she was pure and innocent, idealizing the world, and men, without understanding how complicated it all was.

And Diana Prinz's background will change accordingly.

In Murphy's setting, the setting of "made of clay and then given life by gods" was abandoned, and it was changed to be born of Amazon queen Hippolyta and god Zeus, which made her a demigod.

Wonder Woman in the comics has the strength not to lose to Superman, and is described as having the beauty of the goddess Venus, the wisdom of Athena, the agility of Mercury, and even stronger than Hercules Hercules, and always Wearing a bracelet of power to resist physical attacks, a lasso of truth that can force people to tell the truth, a headgear, and an Amazon sword.

The background of Diana Prinz has changed many times depending on the version of the comics. The old version set that the female warriors on Paradise Island are immortal, but Murphy’s new version is not. The longevity of Wonder Woman will come from demigods set up.

In "Man of Steel", Wonder Woman won't have any romantic scenes. Murphy didn't pull this character into the film to get a vase to fall in love with the male protagonist.

As Gal Gadot said in an interview, the film will interpret the independence of Wonder Woman. This character does not appear just to fall in love. She does not need to rely on men, but she is still full of emotion and caring heart .

To a certain extent, Murphy will emphasize the feminist significance that this character symbolizes, as well as Wonder Woman's independent and strong stance.

Wonder Woman will be tougher in this series than in previous comics, a trait Murphy knows will make her controversial, but will also make her more recognized and indispensable.

It should be said that the hardline Wonder Woman, the pacifist Superman and the cynical Batman just formed a complementary trinity alliance.

After finishing the scene in the snow field, Murphy led the crew back to Los Angeles and started shooting in front of the green screen. Compared with the previous location scenes, the scenes in the studio rely more on special effects technology.