Vol 2 Chapter 522: The man who walked off the altar

In November, Los Angeles was still scorching the sun, but Iceland had already fluttered with snowflakes. The whirring cold wind mixed with fine snow particles raged on the Vatnajökull Glacier, making this white world even more white. In Los Angeles, Duke is not used to such an environment, but like all the difficulties encountered, the temperature will not be an excuse for him to stop.
Along the temporarily constructed road, he led the crew all the way to a small ice lake on Vatnajökull, ready to start filming the first scene.
The road was jointly built by the crew and the Icelandic government. The Icelandic government provided considerable concessions to the crew. According to the agreement between the two parties, Duke will also recruit temporary staff from the local area during filming in Iceland.
There is a gain if you pay. This is the most basic rule in the world. Duke is a person who obeys the rules of the game most of the time.
After getting off the off-road vehicle, Duke and Anna Prinz split the crew to do the basic setup work before shooting. Although the sky is gloomy with snowflakes, it is very suitable for shooting. This gloomy sky and tone is simply Batman Natural background board, even dimming can be omitted.
"John, let the No. 1 and No. 2 booms reach directly above the ice lake." Duke stood on a thick piece of ice a little higher, and shouted at the debugging equipment camera, " Camera No. 1 shot at 45 degrees from the top, camera No. 2 shot obliquely at 60 degrees!"
He beckoned to the art director again, and waited for Hannah Serena to walk over and said, "You go to set up the evening scene. You should be able to finish this shot during the day."
Although compared to the Himalayas, the environment in Iceland is not bad, but it is not suitable for long-term shooting. Duke made a closer plan to try to leave Iceland as soon as possible. It is now mid-November. If there is a delay for a period of time, Iceland will enter winter completely, and there may be problems with the operation of many equipment.
The crew was very efficient. After the equipment and on-site adjustments were completed, Liam Neeson and Christian Bale, who had finished their makeup, also appeared in front of the shooting venue.
Duke stood behind the director's camera. Did not say anything in the past, this is an action scene, the actor scheduling is in charge of professional action director Jimmy Carter.
Only when Christian Bale and Liam Neeson walked onto the ice lake, Duke immediately called them back.
Duke walked to the ice lake and stepped the ice with his feet stretched out. A slight click sounded continuously, "Is this the sound of the ice breaking?"
"It should be." Jimmy Carter also repeated Duke's movements, the crisp clicking sound is not too loud, but it can be easily caught by human ears. "Will it break?"
"What's the matter?" Duke asked the target of the staff familiar with the environment provided by Iceland.
The staff member explained in dissatisfaction, "This is the characteristic of Vatnajökull Glacier. Many ice layers will make this noise when stepping on them, but they will never really crack. I can guarantee it!"
The liaison officer sent by the Icelandic government to the crew also came over, and after inquiring about the situation, he promised, "This ice lake often receives tourists. It is early winter again, so there is absolutely no problem."
Although the people in Iceland are vowed. But just in case, Duke added safety ropes to Liam Neeson and Christian Bell and their stunt doubles. These can be easily erased in post-production, but if the actors have problems, The crew will have more trouble.
Every action scene is divided into countless fragments to shoot. Liam Neeson and Christian Bale’s combat training shooting was no exception, and due to the wind and the complicated environment, Duke did not use live recording, which also reduced the difficulty of the two scenes.
Liam Neeson and Christian Bale have just gone through several months of rigorous training and are in their best physical condition. Although the shooting stopped, and the stunts were constantly replaced, the progress of the first scene of the boot was generally quite smooth.
But I didn’t expect that just after lunch, the wind on the glacier suddenly became stronger, but Duke insisted on finishing the filming. When the crew packed their equipment and prepared to evacuate, the measured wind speed had reached 75 mph, and there were even crews. The personnel were directly blown to the ground by the strong wind, and they could not stand up without assistance.
The bad environment made it impossible for the crew to leave for the time being. Under the leadership of the guide, the team found a place leeward to avoid the strong wind temporarily. After the wind was small, they went to another filming location.
"Hot cup of coffee?"
In the spacious trailer, Tina Fei handed over a cup of hot drink, Duke took it, and held it with both hands, feeling that the palm of the hand that had been blown by the wind before gradually became warm, "Thank you."
"I asked the guide." Tina Fei poured herself a glass and sat across from Duke. "It's just a gust of wind and won't last long."
Duke listened to the whirring outside, his frowning eyebrows did not loosen, "If you come every day, it will be troublesome."
Just as the guide said, the gust of wind blew for less than an hour and then gradually stopped. Although the wind outside was still a bit strong, it did not hinder the crew on their way.
Switching to an off-road vehicle, Duke led the crew to a rocky land in the glacier area.
The distance between the two sides is not too far. It took less than half a time to reach the destination, but after Duke got out of the car, what he saw was Hannah Serena who was sighing. She took the people to set up the set, all I've been blown down by the wind, and some of the lighter sets are still unknown where they were blown by the wind.
After turning around the rocky ground on the edge of the ice, Duke said to Serena, "Hannah, no setting is needed. The crew is temporarily resting. We will shoot again after dark."
Hollywood crews shoot movies, and many of them seem to be night scenes. In fact, they are replaced with the night background after shooting during the day. The night shooting from the lighting to the environment is often more complicated.
As the sky became dimmed and the temperature continued to drop, Duke did not plan to make more layouts for this temporary set except for setting up the camera and debugging the lights. For the sake of the next shooting, he rushed everyone from the crew to it. Warm up in a few large trailers, and then go out to shoot after the sky is completely dark.
"Working with Duke in filming often represents an incredible journey."
In a large rest trailer, the main cast and crew of the crew gathered for a hot coffee. Liam Neeson said to his partner, "Christian, can you imagine it, I'm over fifty years old? At my age, my career has taken a big step forward."
"That's you working hard enough." Duke took it.
Christian Bale smiled at everyone, but said nothing.
According to Duke’s observations, in most cases, this is a relatively silent actor, and he does not like to communicate with others. There is no doubt about his professional attitude. It is just that after joining the crew, the two people did not discuss the film and the role the number of times. many.
After resting for half an hour, the sky outside was completely dark, Duke stood up and patted his palms, "Guys, it's work!"
There is only one scene here, a conversation between Henry Ducard and Bruce Wayne about anger, determination, and revenge.
A bonfire was lit, the flames hunting in the wind, and the flames reflected the faces of Liam Neeson and Christian Bale.
Duke stood behind the main camera, observing every movement and expression of the two actors. Unlike his previous commercial films, these trilogy have higher requirements for the actors' performance.
This is also an important reason why he will leave the time for Bell to consider until the last day. Compared with another favorite actor Ben Affleck, Christian Bell's acting skills are clearly superior.
"You rub your chest hard, your hands can warm you up." Liam Neeson added dry wood to the fire, and said to the curled up Christian Bale, "You are stronger than your father."
Christian Bale raised his head and looked at each other, "You don't know my father."
"But I understand the anger in your heart!"
This is exactly Bruce Wayne’s mental state after his parents were murdered.
Your anger makes you temporarily forget the pain until you can’t bear the thoughts of your loved ones. One day you will hope that they don’t exist so that you can suffer. disappear."
Christian Bale showed a slightly puzzled look, and Liam Neeson said calmly, "I didn't always live in the mountains. I had a wife, the favorite of my life. She was murdered. I'm just like you. Learn not to condone bad people, never show mercy to them, anger gives you a lot of power, if you can’t control it, it will ruin you, anger almost ruined my life.

"How do you calm your anger?" Christian Bale asked.
"revenge!"
"It doesn't work for me."
"Why? Why don't you avenge your parents, Bruce?"
These two sentences show the divergence between Bruce Winn and Henry Ducard or the Kagemusha Alliance's philosophy. They will inevitably part ways in the end.
"Cut!"
Duke yelled to stop, then beckoned and asked the two actors to come over. He first said to Neeson, "Liam, your expression is a bit too much. You are not a bad person. You are just insisting on you and the Shadow Warriors League. Philosophy, you believe that evil must be eliminated and a new order rebuilt on the ruins. In Ducard’s mind, this is a very correct point of view, and I believe in it."
Then he turned to Bell, "Christian, what about your acting skills? Where did your acting skills go? All I see in the camera is a blues with a dull expression? Wayne, I can't see hiding from your performance. The anger and fear deep inside!"
"Sorry," Christian Bale said sincerely, "I haven't adjusted my condition."
"You have ten minutes." Duke exhorted, "Remember, Christian, you are not an expressionless god, but a man who walks off the altar!" (To be continued... )