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The Femont Hotel in San Francisco is crowded with people. Under the dome gate made of white columns, there are reporters. The press officer of the crew is trying to maintain order with the microphone, but the guys who are moving are still in a mess.

Standing behind the three starring actors, although they answered some questions, just like where they are now, the three in front are the focus of media attention. Duke took the initiative to marginalize himself. He has officially entered the shooting state and does not need the media to distract him from.

Although he also wanted to always start the film quietly like James Cameron, Duke still cooperated with the promotional plan of Warner Bros. and the entire crew, and he had to consider the promotion of the movie.

"You are incredible." A faint nasal voice sounded from behind, "You are actually distracted in such an occasion!"

"I'm just thinking about shooting plans today and tomorrow." Duke's mind was indeed full of filming, "I'm a director, not a star."

Seeing the reporter's microphone and camera lens aimed completely at Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage and Christopher Lee in front of him, Duke simply took a step back. The small press conference of this opening ceremony lasted too long, and if he continued to drag it on, it would affect his shooting plan.

"Director Rosenberg..." Suddenly, a reporter's question came from over there, "This is your first time directing an A-level production. Are you confident?"

"Of course I have confidence." Duke immediately changed into his brightest smile, "You will see a thrilling and exciting action blockbuster in the summer next year."

After saying that, he winked at the crew's press officer, and the press officer from Warner Bros. reluctantly announced the end of the press conference.

"Clear the scene!"

After looking at the watch, Duke found that the hotel had only three hours left for them. He said to Sofia behind him, "I inform everyone to speed up, we don't have much time."

A Hummer H1 drove over and parked at the hotel door. Duke looked at the parking position, then took the loudspeaker from another assistant director next to him and put it at his mouth.

"The car is facing the door!" He looked up and said to Sophia, "Communicate with the hotel and arrange a camera on the terrace on the third floor, and use a down shot."

After Sophia left, Duke walked to the photography team and asked, "John, is the No. 1 in place?"

"OK!" John Schwartzman handed over the work at hand to his assistant. "We arranged the tracks on the left, and the No. 1 can quickly retract and shoot."

"The street is too narrow..." Duke pointed to the location at the entrance of the hotel, "decorate the second machine in the hotel."

Turning around, Duke walked behind a camera, looked at the hotel door through the lens, and shouted, "Zach, the light is still light, I want to be thicker and brighter!"

Zach Schneider, who was responsible for handling the light colors there, immediately made an "OK" gesture to Duke.

"John, the filming is left to you."

During this filming, Duke did not arrange for the director's camera and sat behind the monitor. He returned to the side of the hotel door and walked to Christopher Lee.

Christopher Lee, who had just finished makeup, was wearing a straight suit and looked majestic with a tall figure. Although he was already seventy years old, he felt sharp.

"Chris, the opening scene is not long." Duke pointed to the location at the entrance of the hotel. "You rush out from inside, and then don't worry about other people's obstruction and get on the Hummer."

"I see."

For an old actor like Christopher Lee, this scene is not difficult.

"Take out the feeling you used to be an agent." Duke raised his index finger at him, the old man laughed, and then gave Duke a thumbs up.

Back behind the monitor, after the temporary actor was arranged in place, Duke asked the assistant director to start and prepare for a test shot.

A lot of people gathered at the entrance of the hotel. An old man with gray hair rushed out of the hotel. He just took a quick look and chose the Hummer parked at the entrance of the hotel. He rushed over and pulled out the waiter who was preparing to park...

"CUT!" Duke stopped and said directly, "It's over!"

After a test shot, he seemed to have a good start. Especially Christopher Li is old and limited by physical strength. The fewer the number of shots he shot, the more he can maintain his state. In the shot just now, he was anxious and had a unique toughness, which really lived up to his real experiences on the battlefield and intelligence personnel.

From the summary to the shooting scene on the monitor, Christopher Lee is not performing at all. He just took out an experience in his life that he may never forget. His true acting is incomparable to performances.

Perhaps being forced to choose him was the right decision! Duke gradually became optimistic. After all, Sean Connery was a past tense, and he would not find someone to share his cake.

Although it was a simple clearing of the scene, after Duke called for a stop, the camera shutter sounds of the reporter and the surrounding audience kept ringing. This is a common problem when shooting outdoor scenes. As long as the other party does not interfere with the crew's normal shooting, it will generally not be too stopped. This is also a promotion for the movie.

After filming the crew's first day of filming was also taken after Nicholas Cage ran out of the hotel door and two stunt actors drove off the street.

Today's shots are indeed not difficult. Duke had enough communication with Zach Schneider and John Schwartzman before the shooting. In addition, he had the experience he had accumulated when filming "The Speed ​​of Life and Death", which made the first day's shooting smoother.

The crew then prepared to rush back to Burbank to prepare for the shooting in Warner Studio the next day.

The reason why I chose to go out in San Francisco on the first day is that on the one hand, the crew needs to promote the crew, and on the other hand, the sponsor needs.

That's right, the film has attracted a lot of advertisements. Duke has experienced a highly commercialized film baptism and is not disgusted with implanted advertisements. As long as the advertiser does not mandate to appear in some unreasonable scenes, he generally will not object.

Hummer, Ferrari and several other businesses have brought a total of $3.5 million in advertising sponsorships to the film, which is still Duke's signature is not loud enough. If he has another film in North America, Robin Grand and Charles Rowan are confident that they will double the advertising fee of the film.

These are different from the tax refunds exclusively by Warner Bros. They are included in the film's income. As one of the investors, Duke certainly has no reason not to be allowed.

Just as Duke watched the crew clean up the venue, Christopher Lee, who had taken off his makeup, suddenly came over.

"Duke, I heard one thing." He looked at Duke, "Is the crew interested in Sean Connery's role? Is that true?"

Duke frowned slightly, and then laughed. With the energy of CAA, it was not difficult to find a way to spread this news to Christopher Lee's ears. Their purpose was simple, so as to affect Lee's condition.

“I did think about Sean Connery.”

There are some words that Duke doesn't need to draft at all, "But I heard about your experience from others, and I think you are more suitable for this role than Connery."

Hearing these words, Christopher Lee laughed, and Duke laughed, knowing that such a scene could not be hidden from the old Li.

"Chris..."

If the behind-the-scenes "Lord of the Rings" that I have watched are not lying, Christopher Lee should be an old but energetic person, so Duke said, "Are you worried that everyone will compare you with the outdated 007 after the film is released?"

"007? What is 007?" Christopher Lee's old face was filled with an indifferent smile. "Duke, I don't think you know that Fleming is my cousin. We fought side by side in the British Non-Gentleman War Department. 007 was created by Fleming based on the experiences of himself and our companions. How can those fictions compare to our real experiences?"

"Oh..." Duke immediately became interested, "Can you talk about it carefully?"

This Jack Su was really unexpected. On the way back, Duke simply pulled Robin Grand, Charles Rowan, the crew's press officer and Christopher Lee to a large business car to listen to Jack Su tell his past stories...

These are all good materials for future hype promotion!

The work on film promotion is naturally led by professionals. Duke only paid a little attention to this aspect and devoted his energy to filming. More than half of November has passed. If he wants the film to catch up with next year's summer schedule as planned, he still has a lot of work to do.

One movie a year is already a very, very productive director in Hollywood. As for the type of movie that can make more than 3 movies of tens of millions of dollars a year, they are all high-quality and popular. There is no one on this planet.

Even if there is such a director, under the current Hollywood system, it is impossible to do it. Movies are the product of teamwork, rather than the work of the director who is entirely the director. Perhaps the director himself can have such strong energy. What about the team? If other teams are replaced, what about the time to use to adjust the tacit understanding?

Not to mention anything else, Duke had enough communication with Zach Schneider and John Schwartzman, whose ideas he found were similar. He had already collaborated with Sophia Coppola and Robin Grande in a movie, but it was still stumbling in the early stages of filming of "The Deadly Island", with many problems in tacit understanding and cooperation.

There is no shortcut to solving these problems. It must be accumulated through time and a lot of on-site shooting. People are individuals with different differences, rather than machines that can rotate according to the design by getting together.

"John..."
Chapter completed!