Made in Hollywood

Musical films once had an extremely glorious period in Hollywood, but they fell into decline in the 1970s and 1980s, and Duke did not turn over until the last few years. Although "Chicago" appeared several years earlier, Duke was not too worried. After all, the so-called re-emergence of musicals in the new century is just a pseudo-concept.

A "Moulin Rouge" once brought musicals back to Hollywood's vision. When "Chicago" was released, the nostalgic mainstream Hollywood circle couldn't wait to announce that the time for musicals to reshape their glory had arrived. In fact?

This is just a flash in the pan. The later "Sweet Heart Dance" is only a little better than the street goods. "High School Musical" is a TV movie, and its influence is not only limited, but it is also the most undesirable type of youth idol in the mainstream of Hollywood. Musical films have only experienced "Moulin Rouge" and "Chicago" are only a brief resurgence, and this brief resurgence is inseparable from the content and subject matter of the two films.

Nostalgia can be said to be the practice of mainstream society. There are always a large number of nostalgic people in every era, and there is no shortage of such people in Hollywood and movie audiences. This is the soil for "Chicago" to survive. Not to mention the irony of the film, just In terms of nostalgia, it will definitely arouse the feelings of many people, especially when the song "all.that.jazz" is played, I don't know how many people who have watched the musical will be awakened...

The most important point is that Broadway just announced not long ago that it will re-arrange "Chicago" to bring this classic musical back to Broadway!

It is not too difficult to drive some people to miss the glorious era of musicals with a combination of movies and musicals.

Moreover, Duke is very aware of the fact that musicals have declined. This can only briefly evoke the memories of certain people, and it is impossible to create an action sci-fi movie viewing craze.

These are the important reasons why he chose "Chicago" with a typical American flavor instead of "Moulin Rouge".

Of course, this kind of change is really big, and the media and fans will definitely be shocked. It’s hard to say how to comment at that time, but this will also be beneficial. At that time, the film will definitely not lack topicality. Controversy will arouse curiosity, and some are curious. It will be turned into a box office.

In fact, there are many reasons for this choice. Having experienced the shooting experience of several films, Duke has certain confidence in his narrative technique, and "Chicago" put it bluntly, many things are also using visual impact to attract audiences. There is no difficulty for Duke, but the most difficult part is singing and dancing. He does not have such professional qualities.

However, there is no shortage of such people in Hollywood and Broadway. Although it is a bit troublesome to hire a professional singing and dancing director, it is not impossible to solve it.

Another point is that the investment in the film will not be very high, and it is relatively easy to get back to the original cost. For the film company, winning an award is nothing. Winning an award is only a means of making a profit. Earnings will still degrade or even blacklist the director’s investment grade.

In the end, this film, like Duke's previous films, is a standard mainstream film. It's not impossible to do things that deviate from the mainstream, but it's not yet time, after all, his capital is not particularly sufficient.

As for pure horror films with small investment and high returns, that is completely out of Duke's consideration. Why did he want to transform? Why are those horror film directors changing? If he transforms into a plasma horror movie or a low-quality horror movie with an overdraft of credibility, it will simply be a dead end by himself, and it is better not to transform.

However, these will have to wait until after "Saving Private Ryan", Duke's current job is to complete the production of this war epic.

After spending three days with his mother in London, Duke returned to Ireland, and the crew assembled again on the set near Dublin.

The crew had only a few scenes in the studio, most of which were filmed in the open air. After a brief meeting with his own team, Duke went out of the makeshift studio and headed towards the 'radar base station' near the edge of the "Braveheart" set. When I walked and got there, I found that the front left was not very far away, there were a lot of people shaking, it seemed that the "Braveheart" crew next door was shooting.

"What's going on?" Duke asked.

The main shooting locations of the two sides are separated by a certain distance, but the edge areas are not very far apart, about a few hundred feet.

"That's their set, but it's on the edge." Robin Grande is relatively familiar with the situation. "The set is set before Christmas. It should be an unimportant scene."

Nodding, Duke didn't care. He was short on time. As long as the other party didn't cross the line and didn't affect his crew, he didn't bother to care.

Coming under the arranged radar station, Tom Hanks was ready. Duke talked to John Schwartzman about the camera position and the color of the light, and walked to Hanks' side.

"Tom, although this scene is a bit difficult." Duke sat on the ruins, "It's nothing to you, pay attention to silent crying, you are the backbone of the squad, you must not let others perceive weakness and weakness. Too sad."

"Don't worry."

After the two became familiar with each other, Tom Hanks occasionally joked, "I have practiced a few times during Christmas, and Colin asked me what I was doing."

Duke knew that the Colin in Hanks' mouth must be his eldest son, he patted his arm, stood up and walked towards the director's monitor, as he said, this scene is indeed a bit difficult, But for Tom Hanks it's just a small problem.

The preparations were ready soon, and after Duke's signal, an assistant director picked up the on-screen sign and walked to the camera lens.

"The twenty-first scene, the first act, start now!"

Sitting behind the monitor, Duke rested his chin with one hand and stared intently at Tom Hanks on the screen.

He sat on the ruins, unfolded the map in his hand, looked behind him, and suddenly descended under the ruins. He seemed to be afraid that others would find him. The tears just slipped out of my eyes, and when my emotions were about to be brewed...

The neighing sound of horses came over several times in a row. Although it was separated by nearly a thousand feet, it was very clear in the empty and quiet studio. This kind of sound was a big killer for actors. Tom Hanks immediately. Played.

Duke stood up and turned his head to look at Braveheart. The distance was a bit far. Except for the shadows of people and horses, he couldn't see anything substantial, but before he could frown, a few more voices rang out. The sound of the horse chirping.

In other environments, the sound would be nothing, but in the quiet studio, it completely affected the shooting.

"Wait a minute."

Although a little angry, but the two crews are so close together, it is difficult to say that the other party is doing it on purpose. Duke motioned to the rest of the crew to stay calm, "Let's rest for a while."

What he didn't expect was that after resting for nearly 20 minutes, there seemed to be no signs of stopping there. Although the neighing of the horses was not as intense as at the beginning, there would be movement soon after.

"Robin,"

This is not the way to go, Duke couldn't help it, "Find someone to negotiate with them."

In fact, it is not difficult to solve. As long as the other party brings a bit to the horse, it must be quiet.

"I'll go over there."

Charles Rowan came over and stopped Robin Grande. He knew that people on Duke's side were not very good at dealing with the other side, so he walked over in person, found Mel Gibson himself, and talked with him for a while.

More than ten minutes later, Charles Rowan left.

Mel Gibson, with long straggly hair, went back to the monitor and watched the footage just finished. In the picture, the British soldiers played by stuntmen galloped across the village, and the war horses neighed occasionally, as if those British soldiers Treat the Scots like crazy.

Horses set off people, people set off horses, and Mel Gibson is extremely pleased with these shots.

"Mel, are you going to make concessions?"

I don't know when, Sean Connery walked behind him, "If the neighing of the warhorse is not there, the shot will definitely not be able to achieve..."

"Bring a bit to the horse?" Mel Gibson seemed to be thinking.

"Duke Rosenberg's crew over there." Sean Connery reminded deliberately, "He has always had a bad relationship with us, and he ran into you directly, and Martin didn't like him very much."

Mel Gibson tapped the arm of the chair with his fingers, and Sean Connery continued, "We just shoot normally, no one can say anything, they can completely change the shooting plan and shoot other scenes first. "

"Broken their rhythm?" Mel Gibson turned his head to look at Sean Connery. "They're going to cost them more time, energy, and money, right?"

Sean Connery spread his hands, nodded, and within the scope of his ability, he added obstacles to his enemies, why not do it?

"Tell you the truth, Sean." Mel Gibson was like his William Wallace at the moment, with a rebellious face, "Meet Duke for the first time at Cruise's party. I didn't like Rosenberg so much!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at his assistant, "Notify me and shoot according to the original plan!"

On the other hand, Duke had just finished chatting with Charles Rowan, and the result of his negotiation seemed to be good.

Duke explained to the assistants to inform the various departments, Tom Hanks was also quickly in place, and after a brief preparation, the shooting was about to begin.

"The twenty-first scene, the first act, now..."

Before the assistant director finished speaking, he stopped automatically, because Ma Ming came from there again!

Duke Ho's stood up from the director's chair, his dark eyes looked at the set of "Braveheart", he heard the horse's barking again in his ears, his eyes gradually turned cold, and the old face of Charles Rowan standing beside him was also very strange. Not good-looking, obviously he was played by that arrogant Australian.

"Charles, let's change the shooting plan!" Duke's voice was flat, "First shoot the battle at the end!"

"I totally agree!"

(There will be two shifts from tomorrow, around 9:00 in the morning and around 3:00 in the afternoon)