Seven Hundred and Twenty-Nine - Opening

As Wayne sat in the director's seat, the filming scene began to gradually become quieter, and everyone speeded up their movements. In fact, even if he does nothing, he still attracts the attention of all the staff. This is the influence of a successful crew leader.

"Hey Matt, Angie, e."

Waving to the male and female protagonists, and after the two of them got to the director's seat, Wayne took advantage of the little gap before filming to give one last instruction.

"Matt, act your body well. I just observed the waves. It may be a little uncomfortable for you to lie in it, but if you don't want to be choked by the sea water frequently, then try not to make mistakes. Hurry up and complete this simple sentence. The camera will take the photo, okay?"

Although it was his first time to work with the other party, Matt Damon was still fully prepared. He nodded without hesitation when he heard the other party's instructions.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with his leading actor, Wayne turned to look at Angelina Jolie, thought about it for a moment, and then said: "If you follow my work habits, I usually like to put the particularly difficult scenes at the beginning. . But this time is different, Angie, you should understand why I arranged this simple scene."

"Yes, I know."

Angelina Jolie agreed without any hesitation. I am afraid only God knows how much she has prepared for this day and how much she has suffered.

Seeing that both of them were in good spirits, Wayne waved his hand. "Okay, let's get ready. We'll start shooting right away."

In fact, it is not difficult to shoot this opening scene. The male protagonist Steve, played by Matt Damon, accidentally breaks into the Amazon Paradise Island while being hunted.

Then he was rescued by the heroine Diana Prince. In the background of the film, this was the first time Diana Prince had seen a real man since she was a child.

This shot is actually not difficult at all. As long as the heroine's emotions are in place, there is no difficulty for professional actors. The reason for arranging this simple scene is, on the one hand, because of the nature of this movie. It can be said that most of the shots in the whole movie will be chasing the heroine, so Angelina Jolie must get into the state as soon as possible.

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On the other hand, there are reporters from dozens of media around the beach. It is impossible for Wayne to let his first scene be repeated in full view of the public. Even if it is just for a good luck, he also wants to be in the second scene. One day, the planned shooting plan was successfully completed.

As for the large war scene between the female warriors and the pursuers on Paradise Island after the heroine rescued people, he had no plans to film it today.

The characters on the first day of production were very simple, with only a few scenes of rescuing people on the beach.

The scene fell silent very quickly. In less than five minutes, hundreds of people's eyes were all looking in the direction of the director sitting behind the monitor.

Holding a loudspeaker in his hand, Wayne slowly walked out from behind the director's monitor. After a final careful check, Matt Damon, who was surrounded by six cameras of different heights and low angles, briefly communicated with the lighting supervisor. After a moment, he finally nodded to Gilmore.

"Wonder Woman, scene one, scene one..."

The scene recorder heard the assistant director's signal, raised the recorder in his hand, and placed it in front of the camera lens. At the same time, apart from the sound of the waves, the only sound in the entire shooting scene was the sound of the recorder. "Start now."

With a "pop" sound, the clapperboard was played, and the actor, surrounded by multiple cameras, lay motionless on the beach as the waves rolled.

The whole process lasted for at most three or four seconds. Wayne, who was watching from a close distance, simply shouted into the loudspeaker: "cut." Then the cameras surrounding the male protagonist dispersed.

This is just the beginning of a cutscene, mainly to give the male protagonist a simple close-up and introduce his situation.

Without any rest, the camera crew quickly returned to the reserved camera position, and everyone looked at Angelina Jolie. Until she walked up to the male protagonist, the clapper struck the clapper board in her hand again.

There is no doubt that this is a behind-the-scenes team with mature operations. From the several cameramen and lighting technicians on the camera crew to the small recorders, all of them got into working mode instantly.

This is also the benefit of a mature behind-the-scenes team. They are all familiar with each other and Wayne's working style, so they started shooting the latter shot without any pause at all.

When the clapperboard sounded, Angelina Jolie leaned down in front of the camera and knelt on the beach. With deep curiosity in her eyes, she looked at the man lying on the ground who had been rescued by her.

With sea water on her face, she stretched out her right hand, wanting to touch the face of this man who was different from hers. Before her hand touched the other man's face, she withdrew it out of curiosity and curiosity.

"Cough, cough..."

At this moment, Matt Damon, who was lying on the beach, woke up in time.

"!"

The two were not given any room to perform, and Wayne's voice shouting to stop suddenly sounded from the scene. A cameraman who was following the male and female protagonists as they entered and exited immediately took a few steps back. All the veteran crew members knew that there must be something that dissatisfied the director.

"Hey, Miss Julie, listen!"

Everyone around seemed to have not seen the director's actions, lowering their heads and sorting out the work at hand. Only the male and female protagonists were left, all with doubts on their faces. They looked at the ice face walking towards them and spoke coldly and without emotion.

"Who swore to me that it's okay? You just dragged this man back from the sea, okay? Put away your relaxed and freehand style, what I need is for you to show your state after intense exercise!

Do you need me to teach you what post-exercise state is? Her heartbeat was racing, her breathing was slightly heavy, combined with the curiosity of seeing a man for the first time. Eyes, I need you to use your eyes to express the emotions you should have! "

Facing Wayne who was completely different from usual, whether it was Angelina Jolie being scolded or Matt Damon looking innocent, they all felt a little confused in time and space for a while.

Fortunately, the woman reacted quickly, like a primary school student who made a mistake, nodding frantically to admit her mistake without hesitation.

"Give them some make-up, reset them all, and do it again!"

Wayne frowned slightly, waved around, turned around and walked away from the center of the camera. Sometimes actors are like that. You have to allow them to make the stupidest mistakes, but you have to give them enough warning the first time they make a mistake. This must not become the norm.

"Don't worry, as soon as the crew gets into operation, the boss will look like this."

Makeup artist Lily helped Angelina Jolie sort out her clothes a little. When she saw the male and female protagonists, there was a hint of surprise on their faces. She shrugged and explained.

Matt Damon turned his head slightly and glanced covertly in Wayne's direction. "The look on Director Greenberg's face just now made me think I saw a robot..."

Lily chuckled softly. "Like an ice cube without emotion."

"That's right!" Angelina Jolie nodded wildly, like a chicken pecking at rice.

"I'll give you a piece of advice, Miss Julie."

Seeing that no one was paying attention around her, makeup artist Lily thought about it, looked at Angelina Jolie's big eyes, and whispered: "On the set, never try to talk favors with the boss, as long as the work starts, There is no humane thing to say to him. And the most important thing is, during the shooting, you must not touch leaf cigarettes or other things, absolutely!"

Nodding silently, the male and female protagonists looked in the direction of the director, both showing thoughtful expressions.

The crew fell into silence again, and the filming of this scene started for the second time. With the prompt just now, Angelina Jolie put away her casual emotions, and her performance this time was much more normal.

"Cough, cough..."

A camera continued to show close-ups of Angelina Jolie from the perspective of the male protagonist. After Matt Damon woke up from coughing, he looked at the face in the sun in front of him and spoke. "Wow even."

Angelina Jolie seemed to have discovered a new world, her eyes full of surprise. "Are you a man?!"

"Yes, don't I look like it?" Looking at the beautiful face in front of him, Matt Damon replied at a loss. He shook his head from side to side and subconsciously asked, "Where are we now?"

"Paradise Island."

"What?"

"Who are you...?"

Angelina Jolie had just asked who you were, and the two of them turned their heads together and cast their gaze in the direction of the sea, as if there was really a large group of pursuers somewhere.

"cut!"

Wayne's voice sounded at the right time, and the two actors and all the surrounding behind-the-scenes staff all looked at the director involuntarily.

"Well done, this one is great."

First, he praised her generously, but none of the surrounding staff showed happy expressions. They know the leader of the crew very well and know that if they haven't shouted directly, they will definitely continue to repeat the filming.

Sure enough, Wayne's words came next. He leaned in front of the two actors, stretched out a finger and pointed at Angelina Jolie's lips. "Smile, Angie, smile. The camera keeps showing you close-ups, so smile brighter.

You have discovered a man you have never seen before. Act a little happier. Beautiful lips are your advantage. Show them, okay? "

"OK, I understand."

When Wayne nodded and turned to leave again, two makeup artists immediately gathered around and urgently applied makeup to the hero and heroine.

After not returning to the director's monitor, he still had his arms folded in front of his chest as before, standing just outside the camera, watching the staff prepare.

After the assistant director Gilmore watched the filming twice, he slowly came to Wayne's side, also looked at the preparation scene, and whispered: "Boss, I discovered something here..."

"If you have any ideas, just tell me." He glanced at his assistant director and encouraged him when he saw a trace of hesitation on the other person's face.

"Angelina Jolie is very beautiful in the camera. She is the kind of healthy, upward, and sunny sexy beauty, but..." Gilmore organized his words slowly, observing Wayne's face. Said: "It's just that her figure seems a bit too hot, especially in the close-up shots. The hotness is far beyond my imagination. Should I use makeup and lighting to cover it up..."

"That's not a bad thing, Gilmore."

Smiling and shaking his head, Wayne explained softly. "This is her advantage. What we have to do is to find ways to amplify this advantage. I hope that when the film is released, men all over North America and even the world will be crazy about her screen image."

Upon hearing this explanation, Gilmore shrugged and said nothing more.

Apparently, neither Wayne nor Warner Bros. consider Wonder Woman's hot figure to be a flaw. Even in real life, even a fool would understand that a woman with a slim waist, long legs, delicate skin, a beautiful face, and a huge chest cannot become a fighting master.

A movie is a movie after all, and in some places, it is completely impossible to follow the facts. If the image of Wonder Woman on the big screen is a fierce woman who is generally thick from head to toe, then she respects the laws of physics, but who will see it?

Wayne crossed his arms over his chest and muttered to himself as he watched the third take begin again. "Sexiness is never a bad thing..."

In his memory, for a long time, DC defeated all Marvel superheroes with the movie "Wonder Woman". The result was a leggy Israeli actor who became Hollywood's most popular female superhero in those years.

Although there are countless people licking the screen of Gal Gadot, whether it is at the beginning of the preparation of the film or after the film has achieved good results, a voice still exists, that is, Gal Gadot is beautiful, but not sexy enough.

For the role of Diana Prince, the most classic one is always the "original Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter. This call is not without reason. Linda Carter has a very hot figure. Coupled with the retro-designed blue and red clothes, her hot and bomb-like figure is vividly reflected.

In the end, even Warner Bros. could not ignore the calls of fans and decided to invite Linda Carter to star in "Wonder Woman 3" again, allowing the most classic image of Diana Prince from the two generations to come together on the big screen. Appear.

Therefore, having a hot and sexy figure is not a shortcoming in this role at all, but an image that most viewers recognize.

Of course, no one can deny Gal Gadot's image. She does not have such a hot figure, but this is a former Miss Universe and the winner of the Miss Israel contest. Her figure and appearance are in line with mainstream aesthetics, especially those two Her long legs completely made movie fans ignore the small breasts.

It was just a simple scene where a "beautiful girl" rescued the "male protagonist". The crew worked from morning to noon before they finally got Wayne to nod and shout.

The male and female protagonists, who originally thought they could handle it easily, were all exhausted from the torment. After hearing the notice to take a break for lunch, they followed their respective assistants and left the seaside for the first time.

Seeing the two of them sitting on the prop box to rest together, Wayne crossed his arms and walked over. "How does it feel? Is it much more difficult than you thought?"

Matt Damon shrugged. Now he no longer felt as beautiful as when he first saw the sea. When he heard Wayne's words, he grinned and made a vomiting expression. “Director Greenberg, can you understand what it’s like to lie by the waves all morning?

I suggest you experience this feeling for yourself, hell, I can’t remember how many mouthfuls of bitter sea water I drank. "

Just by looking at the other person's expression, Wayne knew that Matt Damon was joking. This actor gave him a very good feeling. At least he was very professional. It would be impossible for a normal person to feel comfortable lying on the beach for half a day. However, this guy did not show any discomfort during the filming.

"How about I give you two a private meal?" Shaking his head in amusement, he reached out and patted Matt Damon on the shoulder.

"never mind."

"don't want."

Unexpectedly, the two protagonists looked at each other and shook their heads in rejection without hesitation.

Angelina Jolie pouted. "I saw the Chinese food prepared by Nina. That kind of food is the natural enemy of actors. It would take me three days of crazy exercise to burn off those greasy calories."

Matt Damon nodded with deep understanding. Don't think that actors and actresses are different. Men even have stricter requirements than women when it comes to body management and control.

There are also types of women who are born not to gain weight. If an actor wants to have a shapely figure with obvious muscle contours, he must follow the advice of a nutritionist, strictly control his mouth, and insist on exercise and fitness. Shape.

In this circle, it is difficult to succeed, especially for those little people with little background. You know, Hollywood has never been popular with delicate playboys. That type is not the aesthetic point of European and American women at all. Only Guy would like weak playboys.

"Okay, hurry up and rest. Our shooting plan today is only for this continuous shot." Since these two people didn't like Chinese food, Wayne didn't force it. Before leaving, he said: "If you want to finish work early in the afternoon, just Find the tacit understanding between you as soon as possible and find your best performing state."

Everyone slowly dispersed to rest and have lunch. After observing the state of the hero and heroine, he also returned to his director's trailer and enjoyed the Chinese food Nina found specially. Well, it’s just not that authentic.

In fact, for today's relatively simple scene, the reason why Wayne was extremely strict was to find condition for the actors and crew.

As he said, it was easy to shoot the scenes on the first day. He needed to do relatively simple work to get the huge crew into a good working condition from the beginning.

It won’t take long, starting from tomorrow, we will shoot big action scenes on the beach. The war between Paradise Island and the Japanese pursuers, the collision of cold weapons and hot weapons.

Of course, this action scene involving many characters was also very stressful for Wayne himself. Therefore, in order for the subsequent filming to go smoothly, he moved this important scene directly to the front for filming. There is also a sense of practice in this.

"Jimmy and Christopher Rockencourt signed a financing agreement this morning, and the money has entered a specially established studio account." While Wayne lowered his head to eat, Nina opened her work discipline book, Start reporting one by one.

"Bruce Rosenblum called and explained that Michael Bay's remarks are being hyped in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney are working together to promote it in secret. Such public opinion is very beneficial to both companies. Basically Even before the filming of the film was completed, the film's name had already spread throughout North America."

Seeing that her boss didn't say anything and was just immersed in using chopsticks to deal with a box of red beef, she pushed up the glasses on her face and continued to report in a low voice.

"The shooting of "John Wick" will start before this weekend at the latest. Director Wolfgang Petersen called and asked if you have time to appear at the press conference..."

“Damn, that’s not how boiled beef is made!”

While Nina was waiting for Wayne's answer, he unexpectedly left his chopsticks angrily, pointed at the red and oily beef in the lunch box, and complained impatiently: "My tongue has failed. Except for chili, I didn’t taste anything else, shit, Nina, the Chinese restaurant you’re looking for isn’t owned by a Mexican, right?!”

"Who knows." The assistant lady raised her eyebrows. "I tasted it and it felt pretty good. The director of "John Wick"..."

"It is impossible to return to North America early before the filming in Italy is completed."

Waving to Nina, Wayne lowered his head and lit a cigarette without even looking at the lunch on the table. My originally good mood today was completely ruined by this unsatisfactory lunch.

After thinking about it, he still looked at the assistant and warned: "Many projects may be started recently, not only "John Wick", but also "King Kong". I'm afraid we won't have time to rush back when "King Kong" starts. You and Roland Ai in advance. Muric say hi.”

"Ok, I see."