Vol 2 Chapter 350: Hand of king

"Vigo, what's the matter?"
In the studio, Duke looked at Vigo Mortensen with cold eyes, and there was a large bruise on one side of his forehead, "I believe you know the importance of faces to actors!"
Although the bruises are only on the side of the forehead, they are very obvious. They are not a problem that can be solved by makeup. There are a lot of frontal close-ups of Vigo Mortensen in the scene of Aragon and Arwen to be filmed today. Affected the shooting effect.
With arms folded across his chest, Duke frowned slightly and looked at Vigo Mortensen. In fact, since the beginning of filming, his impression of this actor is still very good. Vigo Mortensen has trained hard and has outstanding riding skills. He is dedicated and savvy. Most actors need to use stunt doubles to complete the scenes, he can easily handle them.
"I'm sorry, Duke." Vigo Mortensen was only apologizing.
After putting on makeup, Ilya Wood and Billy Boyd walked over from the periphery. Seeing that the scene was a little stiff, after inquiring clearly, the former hurriedly walked to Duke.
"Duke, Vigo can't be blamed for this." Ilya Wood hesitated a little when seeing Duke's cold expression, or said, "I caused his injury."
Duke turned his head and looked at him, but said, waiting for Elijah Wood to give him an explanation.
"There is no play for us these days." Elijah Wood said quickly, "I went to the ski resort with Billy, Sean, and Vigo. My skiing skills are average and I rushed down from the slope. When I knocked Vigo down..."
"You did a great job, Ilya."
Eyes swept across Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Sean Austin, and Vigo Mortensen. Duke said to the female assistant behind him, "Tina, let me know, during the filming of the crew. All actors must not engage in excessively strenuous sports."
He also ordered the assistant director next to him, "The play of William, Arwen and Aragorn is postponed, and the Hobbit scene will be filmed this morning."
After speaking, he pointed to the three Hobbit actors, "You go and get ready. Let's shoot the Prancing Horse Hotel."
Billy Boyd stabbed Elijah Wood. "Are we going to be unlucky?"
"What do you mean?"
Ilya Wood turned his head and glared at him, "If you didn't push me yesterday, I wouldn't have run into Vigo. It's okay, we'll all be unlucky."
Duke asked an assistant to inform Alexandra Ambrosio, who was still putting on make-up, and took the crew to another studio. The interior of the Prancing Horse Hotel had already been set up, John Schwarzman Direct the deployment of the camera. Duke urged the stylist to change the appearance of the four hobbits.
The makeup of the four people does not need to be changed drastically. What needs to be adjusted is the clothes and the big feet of the Hobbit's long hair.
This is one of the most time-consuming makeup. Every time you put on these large feet made of silicone, it takes about an hour. The feet are disposable items and can only be scrapped after they are used up. They are made of silicone. The feet of the bit and the pointed ears of the elves. The crew prepared nearly 2,000 copies.
Quite different from what Billy Boyd and Elijah Wood thought, after they put on their makeup. The shooting is completely normal, no different from the past.
Although there was an accident, for Duke, any time is precious. He did not have the leisure to accompany the actors to toss, and the scene also attracted a large number of extras who acted as backgrounds from outside. It is not at this moment to embody the authority of the director.
Vigo Mortensen also joined the filming. The ranger wearing the hood does not need to be close-up, and the shadow of the hood can also hide the scar on his forehead.
"Cut!"
After Duke called to stop, the noisy scene in the studio stopped immediately.
He waved his hand to the actors, motioning to stop and it had nothing to do with them. Then shouted to the camera crew, "John, give Vigo's pipe and beard a close-up."
After filming the Prancing Horse Hotel, the crew moved again to film the scene of four hobbits entering the village of Brie. In August, New Zealand was not hot, and even a little cold. The four actors had to move forward in the heavy rain.
In the slightly dilapidated village built with sets and props, the man-made heavy rain is already ready. Of course Duke doesn’t use cold water. He is not so mad, but the four actors walk in the mud with one foot and one foot shallow. It’s absolutely uncomfortable to keep falling into the water.
"Is Duke fixing us?"
Sitting on the stool in the resting place, Billy Boyd wiped the water droplets on his face and asked, "Why do I feel the rain is so heavy."
"Do you think he is punishing us?" Ilya Wood shook his head, "If it was, he would never call it through once."
"Ilya makes sense."
Sean Austin, the oldest, stood up, "Let’s take a bath and change clothes. If we are sick, Duke will definitely punish us."
This is how the filming is, there will always be some unexpected factors that suddenly jump out, even if the ring team does not have a really popular actor, the atmosphere is particularly harmonious, there will be situations similar to Vigo Mortensen’s injury.
When an accident occurs, how to allocate the resources of the crew can be said to be one of the most basic abilities of a director.
Zach Schneider also encountered some trouble when he was on location. A stuntman who played the Rohan Cavalry fell from a horse and broke two ribs. However, the crew quickly negotiated a compensation agreement with his agent. The stuntman was also safely admitted to the Wellington hospital.
Like the epic masterpieces in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy where there are a lot of wars, cavalry and other scenes, it is impossible to shoot without the actors injured.
Especially stunt doubles, who need to complete a variety of difficult moves, bumping is basically commonplace.
After nearly a week, the scars on Vigo Mortensen's face gradually disappeared, and Duke put the postponed scenes back on the schedule. This is the scene where Arwen finds Aragorn and the four Hobbits.
Alessandra Ambrosio’s hair was all dyed black, and her eyes were also wearing black cosmetic contact lenses to match the image of Arwen in the novel. When she wore a moss-colored elf warrior costume, she was wearing black cosmetic contact lenses. When the elven scimitar walked in front of the camera, it caused a lot of admiration.
Especially Billy Boyd, an activist, shouted loudly before the filming, "Colin, you are so beautiful! I decided to write a song for you, no, I will write two!"
This actor playing Pipin is a music lover and has the ability to compose.
Hearing what he said, Duke also became interested, and said loudly, "Billy, you can try to write some music, if it can meet my requirements, maybe I will use it as the theme song."
Billy Boyd immediately caught up. "That's it, Duke."
Waving his hand over there, Duke walked into the shooting location. Surrounded by the green screen, there was a small piece of woods built out. The trees were all made of plastic, and the shrubs and grass were fake, but they were made very realistic. , Let alone a lens that will undergo post-modification, it just looks real with the naked eye.
Looking at Alexandra Ambrosio, who was standing here and familiar with Vigo Mortensen, Duke walked to the cluster of Asiras and knelt down to take a closer look. This is the scene. The only plant with close-ups in it is also the only real plant. The original is a grass unique to New Zealand found by the props.
Asiras is also known as King’s Grass in the original book. As the name suggests, it is the herbal medicine used by the king. Aragorn, who inherited the blood of Islamdir and Esidor, is a natural healer. Although he could not cure Frodo, he later healed. Iowen and Faramir.
This identity and skill of Aragorn is naturally the setting in the original work. In the Gondor proverb written by Tolkien, there is such a sentence-the hand of the king is the hand of the doctor!
After walking around the set, Duke routinely asked Vigo Mortensen and Alexandra Ambrosio for a few words, returned to the director’s monitor, and informed the filmmaker to start shooting.
The game recorder immediately picked up the game recorder card and placed it in front of the camera, "Sixty-ninth game, the second act, now begins!"
Duke's gaze was basically on Arwen, who played Ambrosio. This scene was not difficult for Vigo Mortensen, who had already entered the state, and Ambrosio was only the first time he appeared in a movie.
There is no expression on her face, just the most beautiful side of herself in front of the camera. Combining the effect of clothing and styling, she has a bit of nobility in her innocent temperament, especially the tight-fitting elf warrior suit, which highlights her slender figure The characteristics are very consistent with Tolkien's setting for the elves.
However, Ambrosio was only the first time shooting a movie, and he was obviously inexperienced. When the machete in his hand was placed on Vigo Mortensen’s neck, he didn’t control the angle and hung up the tattered Aragon. Costume.
"Cut!"
Duke immediately stopped, and Ambrosio immediately gave an apologetic smile to this side, "Sorry, I didn't control my movements."
"Keep the feeling you just did!" Duke exhorted, waiting for the actor to move again, and then shouted, "Go!"
Two more times, this one passed smoothly. The scenes filmed on this day are basically related to Alessandra Ambrosio, and most of the scenes she appeared in were Aragon, and the crew also started for the first time. A well-built Rivendell.
This is a picturesque fairy valley in the film. The distant view is mainly built with sets and blue screens, and the close-up is a variety of carefully crafted props, exquisite like works of art, even Billy Boyd is still emotional When the shooting is over, he must collect a set, because the utensils used by the British royal family are not as exquisite as these.
Duke also promised that leading actors such as Ambrosio and the Fellowship of the Ring team will receive a gift carefully prepared by the crew when they end their roles.
Filming takes place day by day. In addition to busy work, Duke also organizes some leisure activities as the adjustment of the crew. After all, the combination of work and rest is king, and not everyone is a workaholic. (To be continued...)
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