“I love the natural rhythm of this shooting,”

In front of Los Angeles International Airport, the crew was busy transporting the packages to the charter plane, and Duke was interviewed by a reporter, "After shooting a scene, clean the floor and move the lights back, the actor can drink a glass of water.?W Book·1ka?n You need to be more involved in the director's role, rather than checking the email - because the assistant is helping you; you hold a light meter in your hand to check the impact of light on the actor's face..."

As in the past, how the shots visually attract audiences is crucial to Duke's work, which can be reflected in his love for mobile cameras. During shooting, Duke will avoid extensive static panoramas and top-down shooting, and instead rely on Stenickang to design dynamic panoramas, so that a scene can be unfolded while moving and display key points.

Since the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the most difficult scenes are sometimes ostensibly the easiest and most direct, with two people talking in the room — or in the Millennium Falcon — always the hardest to shoot, Duke tries to balance the majesty, scale, and the intimacy and heartbeat of each character as much as possible.

At the same time, I hope to handle the video in a more retro style.

This is not to say that there will be no quick cut action scenes, but that he is trying to shoot longer and more confident shots.

It's a very meaningful job, Duke doesn't need a lack of energy shot, he won't accept a sloppy job, his eyesight is as good as ever, he will grab everything, so when the crew work meets his requirements, others will know they're doing well.

To end the scenes in Warner Studios, Duke will lead the crew out of Burbank's studio to create a grand scale and magnificent wonder.

In fact, Duke has never filmed so many outdoor locations in a film in the past. One?? Reading a book???w?

Facing the reporter's question about the location, Duke said, "We are going to the forests of Wales. Skelig Michael Island in Ireland, the frozen forests of Iceland, and the deserts of Abu Dhabi. These places will have an undeniable sense of existence in the film, and their energy will be injected into every scene. Every actor, every crew member. This is an energy that helps the film."

Of course, for Duke and the crew, the filming part in the Abu Dhabi desert after arriving in the UAE was the most difficult. The location was separated by hundreds of miles, while the actual site was built in a way that was rarely used now, gathering wind, sand and natural light.

A small team of Fords formed a convoy supporting this desert expedition. Each camera has its own white pickup truck filled with lenses, like a rickshaw.

To be honest, this is Duke's most difficult film. The desert in Abu Dhabi is hotter and dryer than expected. However, in two days, some people have shown signs of dehydration. Duke had to force the order that everyone must drink a lot of water.

Fortunately, the imax film camera is very reliable in this situation. If the digital camera cannot be photographed due to overheating under the same conditions, a large number of tests will ensure that the crew will not be affected by metal expansion at high temperatures. In extreme environments, the film also shows its own advantages and is more like a perfect medium. Photography in this bad environment also shows that the imax shooting technology is now very mature.

In order to ensure shooting in desert areas, Duke specially hired a team to maintain and maintain films, and combined with customized rainwater and dust covers, the imax camera can breathe.

In addition, the crew also contacted a famous local producer. He commissioned him to buy a lot of dry ice from Abu Dhabi and put them in the lid with Vikro to fit the body to reduce heat.

After coming to the UAE, Duke hired a large number of locals to work on the crew to reduce the difficulties encountered.??w·a?n?

Movies are an international language, but words like "monopods" or "electrical tape" are not international. If you plan to take a shot abroad, come to an unfamiliar environment or even in the wild, and unexpected unexpected situations arise, how to choose and use the equipment? How to preserve the materials? What are the local shooting regulations? What should you do if you break the law accidentally?

These are not just language issues.

Any Hollywood crew who goes overseas, especially those who leave the five English friends zones, has many issues to pay attention to.

For example, Duke's crew did a lot of preparations before coming to the UAE.

In terms of equipment alone, in addition to the two imax cameras, "Death Star" and "Millennium Falcon", Duke also specially asked imax to provide backup cameras. In the past, he has damaged the records of imax cameras. So far, two imax cameras have been scrapped during his shooting process.

There are also plenty of film, batteries, memory cards and various connections, and no one can predict any items will be damaged during the shooting.

Just to transport spare items, the crew hired a large cargo plane, which was the result of the crew coming to the desert in Abu Dhabi several times in advance to "lose weight" for the equipment list.

Before shipment, Duke asked someone to test all the equipment to ensure that it is foolproof. In the absence of language abroad, such professional repair shops are very difficult to find; he asked the equipment to be shipped in advance and arrived in the UAE the day before the crew to avoid wasting time in foreign shooting locations. The equipment arrives earlier, the earlier it can enter the shooting stage.

At the same time, a large number of adapters for plug-in equipment were also prepared - the plugs in the EU, the United Kingdom, the United States, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea were different - and a batch of local phone numbers were purchased.

In addition, the most important thing in shooting overseas is shooting permission.

Locally, the more shooting permits you apply, the better, contact the local film bureau. Although locals may allow crews to shoot at will without any licenses, the local government may not think so.

We also need to find a local producer who will get the signatures of all the people in the shooting location, be familiar with the local filming legal terms and understand the local customs and customs.

How do people say hello to each other? What actions and words are impolite? What are the local traffic rules?

These seem to be unimportant, but in fact they will affect the crew's operation and shooting efficiency.

And hiring famous local producers has another advantage, that is, they can effectively prevent theft.

There are illegal people everywhere. The first thing to do to prevent theft is to keep the equipment within sight. If you can work with local producers or shooting teams, they can tell you the safety of the shooting area, which place and which time period is not very safe.

It would cost extra money to find some locals to work together, but it would be worth it in the end, and they could provide some reasonable advice to the crew and save time on shooting.

When you come to the desert of Abu Dhabi, the early morning and evening have become the busiest moments for Duke and the crew. First, this time period is relatively cool, which is conducive to the actors and other staff to show their best working conditions; second, this is also the most particular golden shooting time in Hollywood.

What is "Golden Time"? The English name of Golden Time is "go1denhour" and is also called "magicai". It is enough to describe it as "gold" and "magic" to show the preciousness and magic of this time period.

It lasts for a short time, and the colors taken are mainly golden. The shooting time is mostly after sunrise in the early morning and before sunset in the evening. If you want to capture it, the chances of the day are extremely limited.

In the desert, at noon, the sunlight is above people's heads, the shadow is strong and hard, and the light is dazzling. After sunrise in the early morning and before sunset in the evening, when the sun approaches the horizon, the light will become warmer and richer, because at this time the atmosphere through which the light absorbs most of the blue light in the light, leaving behind the warmer components in the spectrum, showing the charm of golden light. The golden light in golden time can bring ordinary scenery to a new look.

Unlike the warm yellow artificial lighting under fluorescent lights, the outdoor natural light during prime time is warm and soft and layered. At this time, the sun has just exposed the horizon, so the shadows left are longer and deeper, which can visually add a lot of possibilities for shooting. Therefore, choosing to match the composition, the greater the possibility of the lens being outstanding.

Soft light is too important for cinematography, which makes it easier for photographers to capture changing shooting conditions, and shooting in this light will not lose details and shadows.

Duke has extremely strict requirements for shooting during this period. Golden time does not mean that it is only a few dozen minutes short. In a large sense, it depends on where to shoot on the earth. It can last for 1-2 hours in the polar regions, but when shooting in Abu Dhabi near the equator, golden time may only last for a few minutes.

Many desert scenes in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" are shot at sunset, especially the scenes of the heroine Daisy Ridley, many of which require a sunset or sunrise background.

Although he did not take the filming personally, Duke still put two requirements for John Schwartzman's crew: one is not to set the white balance to "automatic white balance"; the other is to arrange the camera position reasonably and analyze the specific scenes in detail.

For a dialogue between Daisy Ridley and BB-8 to be filmed, the golden shooting time is very short. A few hours before the arrival of golden time, Duke led the crew to the venue in advance and prepared all the equipment, which saved a lot of time that would make mistakes. If it could not be finished at one time and multiple times, a lot of time would be wasted.

Therefore, the key to how to gain enough shooting time during golden shooting time is to prepare for shooting in advance. (To be continued.)
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