Ace Hollywood

Returning to New Zealand, for Daniel, this time it was mainly work in the Wellington studio. After finishing this part, he would end the first half of the shooting and return to Los Angeles to prepare for the group "Legal Blonde".

Of course, in a few months, he will return here to complete the final work with the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" crew, followed by the special effects production for more than half a year, Peter Jackson will use his own special effects company—— Weta Digital was doing the special effects part of The Lord of the Rings, so the responsibility was huge - his company was a little naive compared to George Lucas.

Daniel's first job after returning to Wellington was not filming, but an invitation for an exclusive interview with the Daily Wellington.

And it wasn't Cusa who was far away in Los Angeles who delivered the invitation, nor Andy who came to Wellington with him. It was Francis.

"I can't imagine that I can get a job from you," Daniel said with a smile, "but you have to tell you first that you and Peter have already discussed it at home, right?"

Accepting an exclusive interview about a movie during filming requires the approval of the director and even the entire crew, especially now that he is a topic of conversation. This should be counted in the movie's promotional advantages and cannot be done at will-because there is a contract here I am.

"Tasia, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Wellington, is an old friend of ours. You know, New Zealand is so big and the North Island is smaller, so it's hard not to know each other, and we'll be in New Zealand for more than half a year. It has to be done here too. So, some things have to be done even if they don’t work out.”

Daniel nodded clearly.

"They can confirm the specific itinerary with Andy. I'm very free here."

"You'll be free soon."

Indeed, as Francis said, Daniel has an important plot to complete in this short period of time—if he can.

The Battle of Palano Plains may be a crucial battle in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The Dark Lord Sauron is determined to break through the last fortress of mankind - Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor . And here the warriors of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gondor and Rohan, and the elves conquered the shadows of darkness.

For Legolas, his splendor is here - against the Mammoth.

Whether it's a giant mammoth or a majestic Minas Tirith in the studio, it takes a lot of technical means.

For example, the White City of Gondor, which is very spectacular in the script, the realistic model was designed by Alan Lee and John Hovey, and the size is one seventy-second of the size depicted in the script. It is made of polystyrene and resin, and it is about one layer. Half the height of the building - about 6 meters, which means that the original design should be a behemoth of more than 400 meters.

You have to admire the professionalism and magic of these model makers, at least when Daniel saw the miniature Minas Tirith, he was like a young man who came to New York from Texas.

The artillery towers, streets, and row upon row of private houses are all exquisite and clear.

The shooting of the model was also eye-opening for Daniel. A miniature camera was fixed on a hydraulic lift, then rose at an extremely slow speed, hovered over the model for a week, and then shot along the outer circle of the model. Of course, this is very difficult. It is completely different from ordinary shooting. It is handled by professionals. Not to mention Daniel, even Peter can't quite figure it out.

Daniel's extensive movement training comes into play in this scene. But before that, he does need to complete the "business" that Francis pulled.

"The Daily Wellington" is second only to the "New Zealand Herald" in New Zealand, but it is much inferior internationally. This is not unrelated to their conservative strategy. This newspaper almost only focuses on what happened in New Zealand. If Daniel is this The head elf appeared in Australia, and perhaps Tacia had no interest in interviewing him.

The Daily is very well located, on Lambton Avenue.

Daniel's visit sparked a frenzy in the "Daily", which is rarely visited by Hollywood stars, and Lena and Josh were very interested in witnessing the elves they "discovered" with their own eyes.

"You may be disappointed." The colleagues of the two told them exaggeratedly, "The difference between makeup and no makeup is like a swan and a duck. Don't be surprised."

Lina doesn't have a lot of contact with celebrities, "No way, we saw his photos on the Internet are also very handsome."

"Oh, simple little girl, as an editor, are you unfamiliar with image processing software?"

Josh and Lena looked at each other.

At 9:50 in the morning, Daniel's car was parked in the building where the Daily News was located, and the elevator went directly to the editorial office of the Daily Wellington on the third floor.

The editors and staff have long been waiting.

Daniel was taken aback by this situation.

"Hey, look, you liar." Lena patted her colleague on the shoulder excitedly, "It's more handsome than the photo."

Seeing Lena's excited look, Josh next to her became a little bit appetizing. Looking at Daniel is not as pleasing to the eye as before.

"I've seen it all, we still have to work~www.novelmt.com~ is just a little Hollywood star."

Lina glared at him and reluctantly went back to work, Tacia's eyes were swept across them.

"Mr. Sandler, it's an honor to meet you."

"thanks for your invitation."

After a short chat, everyone quickly went to work. Andy instructed the makeup artist to do simple brightening. He basically didn't put on heavy makeup, because it would damage the skin and it was unnecessary. He wore his own clothes today. , after all, it is not a magazine cover.

The person in charge of the interview is the chief reporter of the social edition, and photography is also the main photographer. The Daily still attaches great importance to Daniel.

The two sides talked for two hours.

The topic mainly focused on his impression of New Zealand. You must know that Daniel went to many national parks, scenic spots and protected areas in New Zealand with the film crew. In addition, it is the response to the Legolas genie incident, which caused an uproar in New Zealand, and the response of the parties is naturally interesting.

In general, this interview is quite satisfactory, very in line with the tone of the "Daily", and did not pay too much attention to "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", and did not bet too much interest in Daniel's Rocket Star Road.

After the interview, the "Daily" arranged lunch, but Daniel declined.

However, on the way to leave, there was a little accident. A young female editor came forward to ask for an autograph. That's right, she was Lena. Even though Josh's face was no longer good-looking, she couldn't hold back.

She felt that she was going to become a groupie.