Made in Hollywood

"Vigo, what's going on?"

In the studio, Duke looked at Viggo Mortensen with a cold look, and there was a large bruise and bruise on one side of the other's forehead, "I believe you know the importance of the face to an actor!"

Although the bruises and bruises are only on the side of the forehead, they are very obvious. It is not a problem that makeup can solve. In the scene of Aragorn and Arwen that will be filmed today, there are a lot of close-ups of Vigo Mortensen. His scars are already affect the shooting effect.

With his arms crossed, Duke looked at Viggo Mortensen with a slight frown. In fact, since the start of filming, he had a very good impression of the actor. Viggo Mortensen trained hard, had outstanding riding skills, and was extremely Dedicated and savvy, he can easily handle most of the scenes that actors need to use stunt doubles to complete.

"I'm sorry, Duke." Viggo Mortensen was just apologizing.

After wearing makeup, Ilya Wood and Billy Boyd walked over from the perimeter. Seeing that the scene was a little stiff, after making inquiries, the former hurried over to Duke.

"Duke, you can't blame Vigo for this." Seeing Duke's cold expression, Elijah Wood hesitated for a while, but said, "I caused his injury."

Duke turned his head and looked at him without speaking, waiting for Elijah Wood to give him an explanation.

"We haven't played in these days." Elijah Wood said quickly, "Me and Billy, Sean, and Viggo went to the ski resort to ski together. My skiing skills were average, and I rushed down the slopes. I knocked down Vigo..."

"You did well, Elijah."

Eyes swept over Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Sean Austin, and Viggo Mortensen, Duke said to the female assistant behind him, "Tina, let me know, during filming. All actors are not allowed to engage in excessively strenuous exercise."

He also instructed the assistant director next to him, "The scenes of William, Arwen and Aragorn have been postponed, and the scenes of The Hobbit will be filmed this morning."

With that, he pointed to the three Hobbit actors, "You guys get ready. We're shooting the Prancing Horse."

Billy Boyd poked Elijah Wood. "Are we going to be out of luck?"

"What do you say?"

Elijah Wood turned his head and glared at him, "If you hadn't pushed me yesterday, I wouldn't have bumped into Vigo. Well, we're all going to be out of luck."

Duke asked an assistant to notify Alessandra Ambrosio, who was still wearing makeup, and took the crew to another studio. The interior of the Prancing Horse had already been set up, with John Schwartzman directing the camera setup, and Duke instructing the stylist to change the shapes of the four hobbits.

The makeup of the four people doesn't need to be changed greatly. What needs to be adjusted is the clothes, and then the big hairy feet of the hobbit.

This is one of the most time-consuming makeup sessions. It takes about an hour to wear these big feet made of silicone every time, and the feet are disposable props, which can only be scrapped after use. The crew prepared nearly 2,000 pairs of silicone hobbit feet and elf pointed ears alone.

Completely different from what Billy Boyd and Elijah Wood thought. After they put on their makeup, the shoot was completely normal, no different from the past.

Although the accident happened, but for Duke. Any time is precious. He doesn't have the leisure to accompany the actors to toss, and this scene also brought in a large number of extras who act as backgrounds. It is not at this moment that the authority of the director is reflected.

Viggo Mortensen also joined the shooting. The ranger wearing the hood does not need a close-up of the front, and the shadow of the hood can also hide the scar on the forehead.

"Cut!"

Immediately after Duke called to stop, the tumultuous scene in the studio came to a screeching halt.

He waved his hand at the actors, signaling that the call was not about them, then called to the camera crew, "John, close-up of Viggo's pipe and beard."

After filming the Prancing Horse Hotel, the crew moved again to shoot the scene where the four Hobbits entered the village of Brie. New Zealand in August was not hot, even a little cold, and the four actors had to move forward in the pouring rain.

In the slightly dilapidated village built with the set and props, the artificial heavy rain has been prepared, Duke of course will not use cold water, he is not so crazy, but the four actors are walking in the mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow. The situation of constantly falling into the water is definitely not a good experience.

"Is Duke messing with us?"

Sitting on a stool in the lounge, Billy Boyd asked, wiping the drops from his face, "Why do I feel like it's raining so hard."

"Do you think he's punishing us?" Elijah Wood shook his head. "If so, he would never have called it a pass."

"Ilya is right."

The eldest Sean Austin stood up, "Let's go take a shower and change clothes. If we get sick, Duke will surely punish us."

Shooting is like this, and there will always be some unexpected factors that suddenly pop up. Even if the Fellowship of the Ring team has no real popular actors, the atmosphere seems to be very harmonious, and there will be situations similar to Viggo Mortensen being injured.

In the event of an accident, how to allocate the resources of the crew can be said to be one of the most basic abilities of a director.

Zach Snyder, who was out on location, also encountered some trouble. A stuntman who played Lohan's cavalry fell off his horse and broke two ribs during filming, but the crew quickly negotiated a compensation agreement with his agent. The stuntman was also safely hospitalized in Wellington.

Like the epic masterpieces in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy with a lot of scenes of war and cavalry, it is impossible for the actors to be injured during the shooting.

Especially for stunt doubles, they need to complete various difficult movements, and bumping and bumping are basically commonplace.

Nearly a week later, the scars on Viggo Mortensen's face faded, and Duke brought back the postponed scenes, the scene where Arwen finds Aragorn and the four Hobbits.

Alessandra Ambrosio's hair was all dyed black, and her eyes also wore black contact lenses, in line with the image of Yawen in the novel's description. When the long-handled elf machete walked in front of the camera, it aroused the admiration of many people.

Especially the activist Billy Boyd, who shouted before filming, "Colleen, you are so beautiful! I decided to write a song for you, no, two!"

The actor playing Pippin is a music lover and has the ability to compose.

Hearing his words, Duke also became interested, and said loudly, "Billy, you can try to write some songs. If you can meet my requirements, maybe I will use it as the theme song."

Billy Boyd snapped. "That's it, Duke."

He waved his hand over there, Duke walked into the shooting location, surrounded by a green screen, was a small piece of wood built, the trees were all made of plastic, and the shrubs and grass were fake, but the production was very realistic. , not to mention the lens that will be modified in post, it looks like the real thing to the naked eye.

Looking at Alessandra Ambrosio, who was standing here familiar with Viggo Mortensen, Duke walked to the clump of Asillas, crouched down and looked carefully, this is the scene The only close-up plant in the , and also the only real plant, the original is a New Zealand-specific grass found by the props team.

Asilas is also known as the herb of kings in the original work. As the name suggests, it is also the herb used by kings. Aragorn, who inherited the blood of Islamdir and Isildur, was a natural healer. Although he could not cure Frodo, he was cured later. Eowyn and Faramir.

This identity and skill of Aragorn is naturally the setting in the original book. In the Gondor proverb written by Tolkien, there is such a sentence - the hand of the king is the hand of the doctor!

After walking around the set, Duke asked Viggo Mortensen and Alessandra Ambrosio a few more questions, returned to the director's monitor, and informed the set recorder to start shooting.

The field recorder immediately picked up the field record card and placed it in front of the camera, "Sixty-ninth game, the second act, start now!"

Duke's eyes are basically on Arwen played by Ambrosio. This scene is not difficult for Vigo Mortensen, who has already entered the state, and Ambrosio is only the first time he has appeared in a movie.

There was no expression on her face, but she just showed her most beautiful side in front of the camera. Combined with the effect of clothing and styling, her innocent temperament was a bit noble, especially the tight-fitting elf warrior clothes, which highlighted her slender figure. The characteristics are very consistent with Tolkien's setting for the race of elves.

However, Ambrosio was only shooting a movie for the first time, and he was obviously inexperienced. When the machete in his hand was placed on Viggo Mortensen's neck, he did not control the angle well, and hung the tattered Aragorn. costume.

"Cut!"

Duke immediately stopped, and Ambrosio immediately showed an apologetic smile to him, "Sorry, I didn't control my movements."

"Keep the feeling just now!" Duke urged, waiting for the actors to take their positions again, and then shouting, "Go!"

NG twice, this one passed smoothly. The scenes filmed on this day are basically related to Alessandra Ambrosio, and most of the scenes where she appeared have Aragorn appearing, and the crew also started the first time. A well-built Rivendell.

This is the picturesque Elf Valley in the film. The distant scenes are mainly built with sets and blue screens, and the close-up scenes are all kinds of elaborate props, which are exquisite like works of art, and even Billy Boyd still sighs with emotion. , When the shooting is over, he must collect a set, because the utensils used by the British royal family are not as exquisite as these.

Duke also promised that when the starring actors such as Ambrosio and the Fellowship of the Ring finished their roles, they would receive well-prepared gifts from the crew.

Filming takes place every day. In addition to the busy work, Duke will also organize some spare time activities as the adjustment of the crew. After all, the combination of work and rest is king, and not everyone is a workaholic. (To be continued ~^~)

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