Heads Up Hollywood

The filming order is from easy to hard.

It started with a literary drama, then an action drama, and finally moved to the desert set in Nevada to shoot the scene of the desert planet Tatu.

As the filming progressed, George Lucas witnessed Tang En's directing ability with his own eyes. While he was amazed in his heart, he also felt confident and bold in delegating authority. During the filming process, everything was based on his opinion.

An old-fashioned actor like Liam Neeson was so well controlled by Tang En that he didn't dare to question him, and the others didn't even dare to complain.

"Our robots have lost a lot!"

"Without protective shields, we are living targets!"

"The protective cover is malfunctioning, it must be restored immediately!"

Watching the performance of Ben Affleck and others, Tang En shouted, "Okay, this one is over, Chris, you are responsible for shooting the next two shots of the robot. David, the wide-angle shot of the outer space scene , you go to the green screen to grab it, it’s not difficult. Call Nat, and then we’ll shoot the Queen’s speech.”

Tang En arranged the filming tasks in an orderly manner, and the entire crew was running efficiently.

Because he had read the original book, the film image in Tang En's mind was far clearer than that of George Lucas. He had already deleted more than twenty unnecessary shots, and handed over a large number of non-real shots to the assistant director. While the workload is drastically reduced, the shooting progress will be greatly accelerated.

Producers of course like directors like Twain, the shorter the construction period, the less cost!

This is why Steve Spielberg is the sweet potato in Hollywood, but James Cameron is daunting.

At this time, Natalie Portman dressed up slowly came out, Tang En's face lost the gentleness when they met in private, "Remember, you are the queen, the high queen, hold your chest high, Show the queen's temperament. Yes, that's it, very good... Don't laugh, your planet is suffering, and your expression can be anxious."

Under the heavy makeup, Natalie could no longer see her delicate appearance. Hearing Tang En's instructions, she nodded slightly.

This set of scenes is a group play. The planet Naboo was attacked by the dark forces of Sith, and Queen Amidala was trapped. The two Jedi warriors rescued the queen and wanted to take the queen away. The people on the road are unwilling to leave the scene.

Jedi Knights show strength, and Ahmed Best, wearing an animal headgear, plays the Gunja "Ja Jar Binks" and is hilarious.

In the whole movie, except for a few characters such as "Elder Yoda", which are all made of animation, most of the animation characters are played by humans and then produced with special effects in post-production.

On the one hand, it is convenient to match the play and the progress is faster. The flip side is that motion capture is easier and post-production is a little easier. The disadvantage is that the animation is not realistic enough, far less smooth than full animation.

After 20 minutes of explanation and arrangement, Tang En came to the viewfinder and watched for a while, then nodded, "Okay, let's start!"

Natalie Portman stood at the front, took a deep breath, looked sad, but said loudly: "Thank you, Mr. Special Envoy, but I want to be with my people!"

"They'll kill you!" Jedi Knight "Qui-Gon" said, frowning.

The Queen's Prime Minister immediately vetoed, "They dare not!"

"They need the queen to sign a legal invasion agreement, so they won't kill her." The queen's guard added.

"Kui Gang" pondered: "I think they have another conspiracy, the invasion is illogical!"

"stop!"

Tang En yelled, "Ben, there is something wrong with your expression! Now is not the time to fight, and you don't need to play the role of a ruthless warrior. You are worried now, and you are worried about the future of the queen and the planet Naboo!"

Most of the shots in the original version are close-ups. When everyone speaks, each person is given a separate short shot. This way of shooting is simple. You can shoot each person separately and then edit them together.

But because of Natalie, Dunn wanted to give her more time to leave the country, and this conversation turned into a long-distance long shot. As a result, everyone in the group scene had to express their expressions in place.

Because Ben Affleck didn't have any important lines, he was a little absent-minded, which made Tang En a little dissatisfied.

"Okay, director, I will pay attention!" Ben Affleck always had a good attitude in front of Tang En.

Tang En was not polite, "I'll give you one more chance, if you don't perform well again, just zoom in the camera and cut out all the faces that don't meet the requirements!"

In order to shoot this set of shots well, and to save time and effort, Tang En had already prepared the crew well, fixed the positions during rehearsal, and there would be eight cameras taking pictures from different directions in all directions.

Twain would not allow anyone to make a mistake in a scene that consumed such a large amount of resources, not even his promising actor Ben Affleck.

Ben Affleck clearly sensed Tang En's determination, and he patted his chest and assured, "Director, don't worry, I won't let you down!"

...

"I think we must get rid of them first!"

"Kui Gang" said with a firm expression.

"We can only hope that the Congress will stand by us. Planet Naboo needs your help!" the Prime Minister said earnestly.

Queen Amidala stood up and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, our situation is very dangerous."

"I have to go, Your Majesty, I have to go now!"

...

"CUT! This one is over!" Tang En breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the time. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. This set of shots took more than an hour to shoot, and the voice of Natalie, who was dressed up, was obviously tired.

Tang En sighed, "Okay, let's stop here for today, Abel, and send out tomorrow's lines, and go back tonight, and make sure to memorize them well. Let's end, see you tomorrow!"

In the past, when Tang En watched popcorn movies, he always felt that the actors' acting skills were terrible. Many actors who were clearly Oscar-winning actors still couldn't show their acting skills.

With this Star Wars filming experience, Tang En instantly understood a lot, which he couldn't feel when filming "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

In this special effects movie, the emotions of the characters are trivial, the fragmented lines, and the messy supporting actors such as animated characters and special effects characters make it impossible for the actors to perform their due acting skills.

During the filming of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", Twain was even able to direct an extra actor who hadn't acted much like an old actor. But in such a special effects movie, it is difficult for these experienced actors to come up with a heartfelt performance.

The script is not distracted, the clues of the characters are broken, and the up and down are incoherent. How can the actors understand the role positioning?

Tang En heaved a long sigh. It seems that the opinions of the older generation of filmmakers are not necessarily all pedantic and conservative. Animation special effects and film art are sometimes really incompatible.

It's a paradox!

Arriving at the door of Natalie's dressing room, Tang En knocked on the door, and saw Natalie leaning on a chair exhaustedly, letting the makeup artist remove her makeup.

As soon as she saw Twain, Natalie complained, "Twain, I'm almost exhausted!"

Her hair and headgear weighed more than a dozen catties, and no one could bear it if they were pressed on her head for several hours.

Before Tang En could speak, her mother, Shirley Hershler, said angrily, "Nat, how can acting be hard?" Then she turned to Tang En, with a sense of apology, "I'm sorry, Director Walker, Nat is still young and ignorant."

Tang En was a little surprised. Isn't this Mrs. Hirschler very strict? Why are you so easy to talk about?

"It's okay, Mrs. Hirschler, you are very polite. Nat and I...are friends. I don't think it's okay to complain a few times between friends."

"Exactly!" Natalie muttered, and her eyes sparkled with hope, "Tang En, I don't want to eat Chinese food today."

Tang En suppressed a smile, "How about Italian food? I know an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills. It serves Southern Italian cuisine, and the taste is very good."

"Okay!" Natalie rolled her eyes, and kept winking at Tang En, asking him to convince her mother.

Tang En asked with a smile, "Mrs. Hirschler, can I invite Nat to dinner? Don't worry, I will send her back as soon as possible."

Shirley Hershler smiled and said: "Of course, Director Walker, I have always believed in you."

Surprise flashed in Natalie's eyes, she was very surprised.

Mom... When did you talk so easily?

Could it be that she really approved of Tang En? When I come back at night, I have to ask her.

...

Half an hour later, Tang En and Natalie walked out of Lucasfilm's studio. Looking at the silver-gray Porsche 911 in front of them, Natalie screamed "Wow", jumped over, hugged Tang En's arm was caught.

"It's so cool! Dunn, you really did it!"

Tang En keenly observed the snickering expressions of the passers-by crew, and chuckled in a low voice: "Nat, everyone looks at us strangely, why do you think?"

Natalie pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Why else? Another little girl is going to be tricked by you!"

Tang En's face changed, and his back felt cold, "Nat, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hmph!" Natalie gave him a big white eye, and said coquettishly, "Don't think I don't know anything!"

After finishing speaking, he happily opened the car door, got into the car excitedly, and then yelled at Tang En who was standing there in a daze: "Hey, how long are you going to be in a daze?"