Chapter 96: An existence more difficult than the Pentagon

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The generosity of the Pentagon is enough to save the crew not a lot of money, especially for several large outdoor explosion scenes. The White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico is simply the most suitable place. The crew can explode and destroy wantonly in the shooting range without worrying. Some environmentalists have come here.
To this end, under the coordination of Lieutenant Colonel Renhou, the Pentagon liaison officer, Duke led the director of photography John Schwarzman, art director Hannah Serena, associate director Zach Schneider, and blaster Jos Williams And several persons in charge of the special effects team of Industrial Light and Magic went to Edward Air Force Base and Baisha Missile Range for field trips to discuss how to set up the scene and shoot.
Throughout the preparation time, Duke’s busyness was not much better than shooting. After returning to Burbank from New Mexico, he asked Zach Schneider to lead a photography team to include Cairo, Sydney, the Middle East, Paris, and Beijing. Limanjaro Mountain and other landmarks or scenic spots around the world were shot, and the computer cg composite shooting material for the special effects group was used.
Negotiations for the main actors have also made progress. After the see-saw negotiations, Will Smith signed a big name on a 2℃, $50,000 actor contract. In addition, Jeff Golumb, Bill Pullman, Naomi Watts and Halle Berry also got actor contracts successively, and the most important cast is basically determined.
Duke also took time to watch Scarlett Johansson’s audition. The little guy’s acting skills were worse than Kirsten Dunst’s performance in "Interview with the Vampires". It was a street worse, but he managed The daughter of the president in "Independence Day" is still enough, although there are also other small actors who have left the relationship such as the deputy director, but after Duke confessed, those people still chose to give in.
After the audition was over, Sophia was told to tell Scarlett Johansson and her mother in time. Duke returned to the office and discussed with the two production managers and John Schwarzman about the shooting at the White Sands Director’s shooting range, and the discussion ended. At that time, the door of the room was knocked from outside, and Sophia Coppola walked in first.
"Can I come in?" Scarlett Johansson popped a small head from the door.
"You didn't go back to class?"
Turning his head, Duke looked over there, frowned and asked, "Or did you skip class?"
"I auditioned today."
The little guy walked straight in, still carrying a big paper bag in his hand, "I specifically asked for a day off."
"Hi, John. Hi, Charles. Hi, Robin."
She looked familiar. She walked over to say hello to the people sitting there, and took out the ice cream from the paper bag and stuffed it into their hands.
"Does Scarlett have a treat?"
Charles Rowan is the oldest here, and he likes children relatively well. When Duke was busy some time ago, he asked Sophia to temporarily take Scarlett to the studio to wait for him to leave work, and he knew the main members of the crew.
"You helped me so much." Scarlett finally walked to Duke and said seriously to the people behind, "I always want to thank you. This is the ice cream I bought with the money I earned."
"This is yours." She handed over a box of ice cream.
"Thank you."
After receiving the ice cream, Duke looked at her. The girl was smart and clever, if it weren't a bit chatty, she would be more flattering.
Work came to an end temporarily. Except for Sophia, the other three quickly left Duke’s office. Although they were not interested in butter food, Duke opened the box of ice cream and took a few mouthfuls under Scarlett’s flickering eyes. .
"It tastes good. Scarlett, where is your mother?"
The little girl only stayed in Santa Monica for four days, and her mother soon returned to Los Angeles from New York.
"It seems to be talking to someone about my actor contract." Scarlett Johansson was also polite, put down the paper bag, took out her box of ice cream, sat on the chair in front of Duke's desk, opened it and dug it up. A spoonful of it, stuffed it into your mouth, and muttered, "Can't you pay me a little bit more?"
"Wait for you to become Kirsten Dunst," Duke put down the ice cream, "I will give you two million dollars in pay."
"Dunster?" Scarlett curled up her small mouth covered with white cream. "A few months ago, I participated in an audition in New York. I was a French director's crew. I have seen an acting much better than Dunster. Girl."
"Then you have to work hard." Duke replied casually, "otherwise you will be dragged down a long way."
The phone in the office rang suddenly, Sophia picked up and said a few words, hung up and looked at Duke, "There is another trouble."
"What's the trouble?"
The preparatory stage of the movie was originally used to solve all kinds of troubles, and Duke didn't care, "Is it harder than the Pentagon?"
"It's true." Sophia frowned. "In the script setting, doesn't Captain Steve Taylor's girlfriend have a dog? The animal protection organization has just found the crew and will send someone to the crew to protect the animals during filming. The rights of actors."
"What?"
Duke simply stood up and walked back and forth behind his desk twice, "Notify the two screenwriters to delete all scenes that use animals on a large scale."
For the crew, the animal protector organization is definitely more troublesome than the Pentagon. These guys who love animals more than humans, once they enter the crew, they will stare at the animal actors in the crew. If they feel wronged, they will make trouble. If there is some news, if you work overtime for one minute, then wait for the protest and be surrounded.
As for whether the actors in the crew are safe, have they been abused? Even if someone broke their leg in front of them, these so-called caring people would not take another look.
This is not an animal movie. Pets are optional. Duke didn't bother to deal with those people and simply deleted all the scenes about animals.
"Scar, you follow Sophia for the time being."
I was going to the next studio to see the progress of the model group. Before leaving, Duke told, "Don't run around."
"Can I visit with you?" The little girl stood up and looked at him expectantly. "I promise to say nothing and do nothing."
"No!"
Duke left the office without looking back.
Scarlett Johansson sat back in the chair and looked angrily at the figure who opened the door. She seemed to want to throw away the ice cream in her hand, but finally did not implement it. When the door slammed shut, she just spoke to the other side. Made a face.
"Is he always so fierce to people?" Scarlett asked Sophia next to him. "At the party terrace, I felt that he was a very kind and easy-going person."
"My dear, people always have two sides." Sophia pointed to her, "Just like you, sometimes it's cute, sometimes it's just..."
"It's very noisy and annoying?" Scarlett knew a little bit of herself when she was young.
"At that time, you met Duke who had just finished her vacation and was still in a relaxed state." Sophia didn't pick her up, and obviously knew that the kid was troublesome. "So, he can make jokes with you, and even get interested, too. Will accompany you to make games. But now, directors at work are all devil from hell, especially a director who is under the pressure of investing hundreds of millions of dollars on his shoulders."
There is no pressure-free director. The total investment of more than 100 million US dollars seems to be a number, but when I become the most important winner of the investment and success or failure will determine the future path, I want to get rid of it. Pressure is impossible.
Duke’s biggest improvement is that after two relatively high investment productions, he gradually got used to working and living under pressure. As long as he has a suitable way of relaxing and venting pressure, he will not suffer from insomnia as frequently as before.
"Hi, Stan."
Walking into the studio on one side, Duke directly found the person in charge Stan Winston, "How is the model progressing?"
"The model of the alien has just been finalized." Stan Winston temporarily put down his work and walked with Duke toward the depths of the studio. "The sample will be completed in ten days at the earliest, and the alien spacecraft is progressing slightly. Faster."
"Here." He gestured to Duke to please.
The two first walked up the temporarily laid steps, then came to a glass door, and after the automatic door opened, they walked directly in.
It has been set up as an underground test site in District 51. The most eye-catching one is an'alien spaceship' being built on the high platform directly in front. It is based on blue, although it is far from finished. At that time, the realistic effect is vaguely visible. If you throw it into the desert of New Mexico, you will definitely be mistaken for the real ufo.
After watching the 51st district under construction, Duke and Stan Winston went to another factory shed, where several major projects were underway.
The Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty and other iconic architectural models of the United States, which are scaled down in the same scale, are being constructed little by little from the hands of the prop artists in the factory shed. The biggest and most eye-catching one is that A famous white building-the White House!
Nearly twenty prop designers, according to Duke’s requirements, were busy building a 70-foot-long presidential palace. They not only referred to the data and pictures provided by the Pentagon and the White House Hollywood Liaison Office, but also copied the front of the White House. The lawn, and strive to achieve the most realistic effect.
Of course, this expensive model of the White House has only one function in Duke's hands-to be bombed into the sky and turned into pieces!
All the explosion scenes in the film will be shot in real scene, but real scene shooting can't really blow up the White House or rebuild one. A reduced scale model is the most suitable way, and the shooting effect is more realistic than film special effects and computer special effects.
Towards the end of get off work, Duke left the studio and returned to the immediate Independence Day studio.
"Mr. Rosenberg."
As soon as he entered the studio, Duke saw a young clerk approaching, "A Miss Charlize Theron who participated in the audition has been waiting for you in the reception room after completing the audition. She said she was your friend. "
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