Made in Hollywood

Just as Duke led the crew to Moscow for filming, Warner Bros.'s early publicity for "The Dark Knight" was also proceeding in an orderly manner.

The Batman superfan, Senator Patrick Kleishy, ​​took the initiative to stand up. This kind of publicity is good for him. Politicians also need visibility.

He was interviewed by CNN's TV station.

"Vermont's Democratic Senator Patrick Kleishy played a major role in The Dark Knight..."

After the routine headline, there is an interview with the Senate Mr.

Facing the camera lens and the reporter's microphone, Patrick Kleishy said with high spirits, "Don't worry everyone, I will not wear tights in the film, I will play a noble gentleman, and then be more specific. You're going to ask the crew. All I can tell you is, it's pretty intense and it's going to be really fun."

The senator finally put on a show, "I will donate the proceeds of my film to the Kellogg Hubble Children's Library in Montpellier, where he got his first life because of me." A library card."

In an office in the Warner Building, Jamie Foxx turned off the video with strong propaganda, looked opposite, and said, "What does the theater line say?"

"Representatives from both Imperial Entertainment Group and AMG Cinema Chain Group said..."

An assistant quickly said, "As long as "The Dark Knight" has the quality of "Batman: Hour of War", they will use their resources as much as possible to support Duke's new film starting in the summer."

"Yeah!" Jamie Johnson nodded and said again, "The propaganda work cannot be relaxed and continue to advance."

As he said, from newspapers to magazines to the Internet. Although the publicity of "The Dark Knight" is far from really strong, it is easy to see relevant news.

"Duke Rosenberg led the crew to Moscow to shoot, Batman and the Joker will fight in Russia!"

"The latest battle suit and chariot of "The Dark Knight" have been exposed, and the new version of the motorcycle chariot 'Batpod' created by the Lamborghini team is very eye-catching!"

"The stills of "The Dark Knight" are exposed, the clown looks hideous, and Heath Ledger looks terrifying. Disfigured to play the biggest villain!"

In addition to the routine exposure of stills and messages, Warner Bros. has also used some other methods.

For example, AICN recently received an email containing the latest stills from The Dark Knight. The source of the email is unknown. They posted these pictures on the Internet for the first time, causing a large number of netizens to watch, and even almost caused the website to hang up.

However, many Batman fans also sent out more worried messages. The focus of worry is on the clown.

"I'm looking forward to the movie, but I'm skeptical of the Joker in it, because Jack Nicholson in the first Batman movie has already made the role of the Joker deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"I don't think the two of them are the best clowns. The clown should be a villain who is scary and ridiculous, such as singing and dancing while killing people. That's the best clown. The director should create such a clown."

At the same time, the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times published a photo of Batman in makeup and featured on the front page. The design of this new outfit is analyzed in detail to attract the public's attention.

"First. Helmet. In past Batman movies, Spiderman's stocking-like headgear has been burned and pulled off more than once, but Batman's headgear is always indestructible around his head, which seems a little bit now. The rigid design is not actually to protect the protagonist's fragile neck. Instead, the bat suits in the past were all one-piece designs. Until this "Dark Knight", Batman can finally liberate his greasy head with his own pleasure. The first major change of the new bat suit is to simulate the function and properties of a motorcycle helmet, and transform the mask into an independently detachable helmet. Actors only need to twist their heads to both sides to easily install and remove, but for this simple purpose. Actions are the biggest problem for designers.”

"Second, the cape. Anyone who has watched Pixar's classic animation "Superman Family" will know how serious the cape is to a superhero, but in order to pose a classic look, Batman still insists on keeping his cape today, and in This is also a key part of the dress-up task. In the past, the bat cloak could be stretched out in low-altitude areas to turn the protagonist into a human glider. The new bat cloak gave it new functions, but the design director was very strict about it, and the specific role was only It can be left to the fans to figure out for themselves.”

"Third, gloves. Wolverine can stretch out a sharp bayonet from the back of his hand, and Batman, a beast hero, also has claws. The glove on his forearm is actually a retractable sharp knife. This special glove is integrated with the clothes. It is important One of the best hand-to-hand weapons, and one that the designers are quite proud of."

"Fourth, the whole. The new bat suit is obviously much more complex than the old one, with many components and rich textures. Of course, this is not the tight heat PVC rubber suit of the past! Using rubber, fiberglass, nylon and It is made of various materials such as metal mesh grids, with a total of 200 components, which are combined with the latest technology. The style is more modern, and even has some sci-fi mechanical flavor. Moreover, the clothes have good elasticity. It came out perfectly."

The North American campaign continues, and Duke's Moscow shoot is drawing to a close.

Most of the main cast followed Duke to Moscow, including Heath Ledger, who actually had no role here, both at Duke's request and at his own will.

According to Duke, as Batman's enemy, he must understand Batman's every move.

Although the Joker scene was finished, Heath Ledger had to dub a lot of clips in post-production.

The filming was about to end, and when Heath Ledger was leaving the crew, he returned to the hotel after finishing a day of filming, and Duke asked Heath Ledger, who was preparing his luggage, to come out.

"What's up?"

In the coffee shop, Heath Ledger held a cup of coffee, looked at Duke, and showed a slightly shy smile, "Duke, you didn't mean to say goodbye to me, did you?"

After working together on the same crew for several months, the two became familiar with each other. Duke looked at Heath Ledger and didn't feel how deeply he was influenced by the role of the Joker. No matter his personality or his smile, he was always the same as Heath Ledger. When he first met, he didn't change much.

Picking up the coffee cup, Duke took a sip without hesitation, and then said, "Do you have any plans to go back?"

"Go back to New York." Heath Ledger glanced at Duke curiously, he knew that the director opposite was actually not someone who likes to meddle in his own business, "Maybe take a break in his New York apartment for a while. ."

"Don't go back to New York." Duke put forward his request directly, "There are still three days before the crew ends all filming, and I will start post-production immediately when I return to Los Angeles. You have a lot of scenes that need dubbing, so go to California temporarily. Well, if you want to go on vacation with your girlfriend, I can lend you a seaside villa."

Hearing that it was about roles and work, Heath Ledger thought for a moment and nodded in response, "I'll ask the assistant to change the ticket and wait for you in Los Angeles."

"That's good." Duke drank his coffee and stood up. "See you in Los Angeles."

There is really not much he can do. Work may be able to divert Heath Ledger's attention, which is basically Duke's limit. Otherwise, directly telling Heath Ledger not to take those addictive prescription drugs will harm him. kill you?

Duke isn't crazy yet.

Besides, the two were not friends before filming, and they are still not friends at work. They just have a simple working relationship. Duke can do this because Heath Ledger is an actor who knows how to work hard and cherish opportunities. Character is also good.

If replaced by Mel Gibson or Sylvester Stallone's arrogant people, even if the other party died of drug use in front of him, Duke would not bother to take a look.

The next day, Heath Ledger left Moscow, Duke led the crew for another two days of shooting, and all the shooting tasks of "The Dark Knight" were completed. He didn't stop in Russia, and directly led the entire crew to return on a chartered plane. North America.

The crew was disbanded, and Duke just took a day off before diving into the Warner Studios studio with Mike Dawson's editing team to start post-production on The Dark Knight.

He first went to ILM's studio in the studio to produce some shots that needed CGI production and synthesis. After the samples were sent, ILM's technicians started to make them, and a few of them already had prototypes. .

In addition, in view of the leak of "Iron Man", Duke and Warner Bros. have also further strengthened the management of copies. Although the last time through some means, the disadvantage was turned into a benefit, but it is impossible to have such good luck every time. .

In particular, Warner Bros. has further improved the security measures of the server, and those who can directly access the full copy of the film have been narrowed down to the scope of the heads of several relevant departments.

Likewise, among the crew, only Duke, Charles Rowan, Anna Prinz and Mike Dawson had access to all the footage and the final cut.

Of course, the focus of post-production is not these. Strengthening security is only a guarantee for the smooth progress of post-production. Duke's main job is to complete preliminary editing and other production work.

Especially editing, although it is not the first time that this kind of dark heroic film has appeared, and strictly summed up, "Three Hundred Spartans" can also be counted in this style of film, but "The Dark Knight" is more capable. Practical significance and market appeal. (To be continued ~^~)