Legendary Hollywood Director

007: What kind of film is Die Another Day?

Director Li Tamahory does not need to pay attention, because the production and production of the 007 series of works has always been controlled by a dedicated producer and editor, and the director's personal style occupies very little space.

The starring Pierce Brosnan can only be regarded as a qualified "Bond" actor, not amazing, more like a substitute for the previous generations of "Bond", and there is nothing to say.

Not to mention the rest of the supporting roles, but Halle Berry is still a topic of conversation.

One of the "50 Most Beautiful Women of the Year"; Sexy; Oscar winner...  

This beautiful and healthy black movie star has attractive beauty and exquisite and elegant temperament. She can gain a foothold in Hollywood where many beauties gather, and is the first black female in history to win the Oscar for best actress, which is enough to show her strength. and popularity.

With acting skills, and extensive reputation and fan base in the eyes of the black people, these advantages have also made Halle Berry successful in winning the favor of 007 and transformed into a new generation of Bond girls. Well, she's also the only black Bond girl in all 007's works.

But these are not worth the weight brought by the name "007".

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the "007" series and the 20th film, the huge investment also hit a new high.

The cost of filming is more than 142 million, which is as much as 20 million dollars higher than the previous 007: Across the World.

With sufficient investment, the production team also let go of their hands and feet, and various big scenes continued, and the shooting information that came out was enough to make people look forward to it.

But so what?

In the end, it's up to the audience to decide.

In the conference room of the Europa Pictures headquarters building, everyone listened to the opponent Lehmann had chosen, all with a contemplative expression.

"This is the 40th anniversary film of the 007 series. Their propaganda slogan is very loud, which will inevitably affect the subconscious support of those potential audiences. After all, feelings and fan bases are not good."

007, but too many people's childhood, just showing their names can make some audiences buy tickets to the theater without watching the content of the movie's promotion, this influence, can it be bad?

If it was bad, it would not be possible to make 20 films in a series and still make money.

When a group of executives heard this, they couldn't think of any reason for Fury to compete with 007: Die Another Day.

"Everyone, don't forget that our works also need a good schedule, otherwise how can we earn so much investment? If we don't fight with it, do we want to compete with The Lord of the Rings 2? With 007: Die another day, we have to compete, no matter how bad it is, we have to win back the cost."

Lehman looked at everyone calmly and said: "007 has a lot of audience base, but don't forget, audiences also have aesthetic fatigue, every two years is a similar dog between Bond and Bond Girl. Bloody stories, there will always be people who will get bored."

Facing Lehman's remarks, a high-ranking official said with a strong smile: "Yes, yes, but it's not good to say it, Director Lehman, the market appeal brought by your name is still worse than that of 007. A little bit, let alone the appeal of the actors, except for a Nicolas Cage, there is nothing he can do, and he has been caught in a lot of bad reviews recently, so, in the face of 007: Die Another Day, We don't have much control."

He is already a polite statement. In his opinion, the gap in market appeal between them is more than "a little bit worse". Losing a Wind Whisperer to enter, the business reputation is also a lot worse, and the gap is even wider.

"For movies, if you just rely on the cast and look at the market, there won't be so many masterpieces with huge losses. What about Cleopatra? The investment is definitely more than 400 million US dollars now, and the actors are even more so. The group with the most outstanding acting skills and the most acclaimed at that time, but as everyone saw, Twenty Fox almost went bankrupt because of this act, and had to sell 263 acres of location shooting sites and several studios to restore blood, so, "

Lehman paused, tapped his finger on the table, and said in a very positive tone: "Everything depends on the movie itself. The story it tells and what it conveys is the most important thing."

"Well said," Luc Besson thought for a long time, and then expressed his point of view, "after all, the content of movies is still king, otherwise there would not be so many low-cost works that become market hits. Therefore, if the quality of the film itself is excellent, then everything can be done, and you can get a high box office. Although the name and cast will be of great help to publicity, we are not considering these other external factors now. It's time."

"Let's set it on November 22, we're not afraid of competition," he decided.

"In terms of publicity, get in touch with Paramount Pictures, and that's it, the meeting is over."

After the issue about the movie schedule was settled, Lyman had nothing to stay here, greeted everyone, and also began to prepare for furious post-production.

In short, busy and fulfilling days have come again.

With the support of Europa Films, all kinds of equipment required for post-production are naturally complete.

In a small building not far from the headquarters building, a related editing studio has already welcomed Lehman and several others.

"Thomas, try using slow motion for the opening scene."

Standing at the back of the editing table, Lehmann carefully stared at the screen on the monitor, "Seventh shot was edited with the material from the second pass, and after that, inserted the explosion shot of No. 32... "

After Thomas finished editing, Lyman watched the entire 50-plus seconds of footage and said, "Well, this effect is very good."

The slow motion will highlight the real picture characteristics and create a whole heavy atmosphere, and this scene is a scene of cleaning the battlefield after the two armies have just started a confrontation. The sergeant's lookout comrade also died here, his line of sight With the movement of the camera, the cruelty of the battlefield is truly presented to the audience, and through the gloomy sky, the sadness in the heart of the sergeant and the impermanence of life and death in the war are even more foiled.

"Next..." Lehman pondered the general frame of the movie and said, "In this scene in the back, use the fast lens to flash back and render some stories of the character of the lookout... ."

"Ok."

Thomas nodded, and when he edited it, he felt that he had to do it.哽噺蹓帽奇奇 Novel 蛧|w~w~

As the cinematographer of this film, he also kept abreast of Lehmann's entire shooting ideas for the film.

After the run-in of the first two works, they also cooperated very well with tacit understanding and editing rhythm. This efficiency is naturally much improved than when the three fools made a big noise in Bollywood. It only took less than ten days to complete. First cut.

Although the materials for the sample films add up to more than 200 hours, after the first selection, splicing, and editing, the total length is only about 5 hours.

Of course, the next pass will be a more labor-intensive, more tedious and meticulous editing process, otherwise it will not achieve the kind of film effect Lehman wants.

If the final film is made, it will definitely be shorter than the time when the three fools make a scene in Bollywood. It is best to try to control the film between 100 minutes and 110 minutes. These are all considered in advance.

And according to this kind of editing idea, in addition to simplifying the processing as much as possible and passing over the shooting content of the mainline, in addition to some minor details that do not affect the main line, the scenes of redundant characters are also deleted.

Anyway, it mainly revolves around the sergeant and Norman, telling the theme of the film about the war and the narrator growing up in it.

For a work with a true restoration of the battlefield and complex human nature as its selling points, it is the most basic principle that the plot logic should be coherent. The difficulty is how to express the camaraderie and character of this small team.

Otherwise, if it collapses, Norman's later transformation will be abrupt. The original work is like this. From a recruit to a veteran~www.novelmt.com~ The same disregard of life and death did not perform well, and it was mixed with a piece of dog blood. The emotional nature to show the process can only be said to be superfluous.

"According to the timeline, the story is told in a two-line parallel structure." Lyman then ordered.

It would definitely be better if the movie put a part of the perspective on the character of Norman.

If you take the entire clip segment, it starts with the death of the tank lookout on the Fury, then the new recruit promises to be added to the squad, some sergeant's teaching and a few skirmishes, then It was the eastern defense line that broke through, then the troops were divided, and then the Furious Squad was instructed to stick to the southeast defense line, to welcome the arrival of the large army, to exchange fire with a squadron of enemy troops, to stand firm, and to hold the position. In the end, the entire Furious Squad was sacrificed, and the position was also Immediately broke...

According to the edited material, under the condition that the whole big frame remains unchanged, it is reasonable to supplement the details and add the universal tragedy and dazed era effect represented by the character Norman. That's the ideal effect that a film is going to achieve.

Norman was also at a loss from the beginning, and wanted to be a deserter for a time; to bravely taking on a soldier, this kind of identity has a natural sense of mission; then he kept cheering up, gritted his teeth and carried it, surviving from the battlefield where the artillery was flying; Until the final death, that peaceful face, is the greatest "growth", isn't it? Qiqi's novels are first published on the whole network

How can the characters be shaped with flesh and blood, and give people a sense of reality, it takes effort, and in the movie, it is possible to do it by depicting a lot of shots and scenes.

Fortunately, Lehmann thinks he's done well.

There is no need for too much preaching. Human growth is nothing more than the tempering of time and spontaneous cognitive changes. He has done it very well.