Rebirth In Hollywood

"Michael Bay is an outstanding director, his attention to the big scenes and the small details always amazes me, and Transformers is an extremely wonderful and successful film."

As soon as he got out of the car, Ryan was stopped by a group of Chinese entertainment reporters. When asked by reporters why Michael Bay continued to be the director, he simply said a few words, "I originally hoped that the "Transformers" series It's a movie full of ubiquitous sense of humor, but also serious and serious, and Michael Bay has done that, and he has made the Transformers series more possible."

This is a factory that is about to be demolished near Shanghai Disneyland. It is a carefully selected location for Disney's Far East Branch.

Walking into the abandoned factory that served as a temporary studio, Ryan, led by the staff, quickly walked into a huge dilapidated factory building, which was full of filming equipment such as visors and cameras, and many staff were going back and forth. busy.

"Hi, Michael."

Carefully dodging the cables on the ground, Ryan found the explosive shell, "Did the shooting go well?"

"It's more trouble than expected."

Michael Bay shook hands with him and looked at a staff member of China Film Group not far away, "Our communication is not very smooth, the ideas between the two sides are very different, and I don't understand why there are many people in the crew and I. Thoughts, can’t be implemented or filmed normally?”

Adding a lot of Chinese scenes is naturally for the consideration of the box office, but this kind of movie that is bombed and hit in Shanghai, maybe somewhere will touch the sensitive nerves of a department with super scissors, so Ryan specially contacted China Film Group, the film distributor in China, dispatched experienced personnel to assist the film crew in filming in China.

China Film Group is very concerned about this matter. After all, "Transformers" has created a series of box office records in China, allowing the publisher to make a lot of money.

"What plan of yours was blocked?" Ryan asked curiously.

"After I came to Shanghai, I found out that this city is completely different from what I imagined." Michael Bay looked in the direction of Lujiazui. "It doesn't look any different from New York or Los Angeles, so I figured if there were Decepticons here, why didn't they destroy a few landmarks, like the East..."

"Oriental Pearl?" Ryan asked.

"Yes, that tower." Michael Bay showed his essence, "I think if this tower is blown up in the film, it must be very impactful."

"Then don't even think about showing the film in China.

Ryan shook his head. "Michael, let go of these thoughts." "

"Why?" Michael Bay obviously couldn't understand, "Hollywood has destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge. It has destroyed Manhattan, the White House and Capitol Hill, and even the whole of North America. It's just for filming, not really blowing it up. ."

"The national conditions are different."

This kind of problem can't be explained clearly to Bangbei, and Ryan said directly, "Okay, let's give up your temporary ideas and shoot according to our original plan."

"Okay." Michael Bay shrugged. "You are the boss."

After patting Michael Bay on the shoulder, Ryan left the factory again, entered the make-up trailer and finished making up, then walked back. He did not continue to communicate with Michael Bay, and went directly to the actor's temporary rest area.

"Hi Ryan."

"Hi, Colin."

waved to Alessandra Ambrosio. The Chinese actress extended her hand and said generously, "Hello. Mr. Jenkins."

"Hello, Miss Gao." Ryan shook it lightly and said casually, "Welcome to join Transformers again."

Compared with the scenes in the first film that only accompanied Alessandra Ambrosio to show off her figure and appearance in the second-hand car market, her role in the second film has increased a lot, which is a direct result of The reason why Sam and Mikaela are in China.

This is also to take care of the Chinese market whose growth rate can only be described as horror.

In this factory, the scene after Sam and the two girls were captured by the Decepticons was filmed. In many scenes, the three did not need to appear. The crew was shooting the background that needed to be added, and it was the actors' turn to appear. In the camera, the two actresses just need to open their throats and scream.

In contrast, Ryan needs to make various actions against the air. Fortunately, he was used to this kind of shooting in the first film. After the first shot facing the air for nearly ten times in a row, he gradually found it. Feeling back.

China Film is really strong, and even helped the crew contact a straight-8 as the prototype of the surfboard. The crew not only cooperated with the American side, but also cooperated with the Chinese side.

"!..."

On the stage in front of the camera, Ryan was facing the air, trying his best to look terrified, as if the Decepticon who wanted to cut his head was right in front of him, "Brain, what do you want my brain to do? Wait..."

"Wait, I know you're angry, I know you're angry." Ryan stared straight above and said into the long recording microphone, "You are angry because I want to kill you, but this is a misunderstanding... "

He suddenly sped up his speech, as if if he didn't speak now, he wouldn't have a chance to say it later, "I wouldn't be happy if someone tried to kill me, I think...we have every chance to improve our relationship and eliminate the relationship between us. misunderstanding..."

"It only takes five seconds..." Ryan spoke faster, "Hey hey hey, let it stop first!"

After Michael Bay, who was behind the camera, called to stop, Ryan did not leave, but sat on the stage, waiting for the crew to rearrange the scene and the two actresses in place. Since many pyrotechnic devices had been set up in advance, about ten After a few minutes, the crew started filming again.

The shoot was not difficult this time, and after Michael Bay's assistant called to start, Ryan shouted, "Mikaela, run! Run! Go to Bumblebee!"

He got up while shouting, holding his head amid the exploding sparks, and following the predetermined route, he ran out of the factory all the way, until he was out of the range of the camera, and then stopped to look back.

The shooting in the factory did not stop, and the sparks flickered like the gorgeous fireworks of the previous life. After the two actresses also left, a larger explosion appeared. However, these explosions looked powerful, but they were not destructive.

Explosive shots shot in real locations are undoubtedly more impactful, and can save expensive production costs.

Not many shots were taken in the factory building. It only lasted for two days before it was declared over. This abandoned factory building was basically demolished by the blasting shells. The unit that originally wanted to be demolished would surely save a little demolition cost.

Afterwards, the crew held their first press conference after filming in China in the banquet hall of the Hilton Hotel in Jing'an District.

This series caused a huge sensation in China. When the press conference was held, not only entertainment reporters, but also many social and current affairs reporters crowded into the banquet hall. The number of reporters present was nearly 500. , and under the operation of Disney's Far East Branch and China Film Group, the press conference was also broadcast live through the movie channel of national television.

The marketing war of the film in China started completely from this moment.

"A lot of Chinese movie fans still can't forget the screen hurricane caused by "Transformers" last year."

After the routine brief introduction, the reporter began to ask questions enthusiastically, "But the reputation of the film is seriously polarized. Ryan, what do you think of "Transformers"?"

"This is a movie that the vast majority of the audience likes very much, especially those friends who have been obsessed with all kinds of Transformers toys."

Ryan's Mandarin is even more standard than this reporter from Shanghai, "I feel very enjoyable to make this series of movies, because I finally have the opportunity to have the opportunity to spend time with my beloved toys in the busy city, desert, jungle, etc. It's a good place to fight."

"Before..." Ryan pointed to Michael Bay, "When we worked together on Doomsday, we had to go to great lengths to find a suitable reason for the action and explosion scenes, especially those deserted places, why did they appear? What about humans and machines?"

The reporters gave a kind laugh, and Ryan continued, "When I met "Transformers", everything had an answer, the perfect combination of modern technology made by earth people and alien creatures, which made even without Anyone who has seen the Transformers animation and played with the toys can quickly get hooked."

"So Michael and I are working very hard on this series of films. I hope it can satisfy not only those who are looking for an unparalleled movie image, but also those die-hard fans of "Transformers"."

After routinely asking Michael Bay and Alessandra Ambrosio a few questions, the reporter turned the subject to his own.

The lady Gao was also a smart person and hurriedly praised, "Looking back now, it was a wonderful experience to be able to act in the movie "Transformers". The producer and director trust me very much, they think I can do a good job, and Michael ? Director Bei also gave me a lot of freedom, which relieved my pressure a lot."

The first part is actually nothing to say, she quickly turned the topic to the second part being filmed, "In the new episode, my character faces more tests, and the difficulty of shooting is also much higher than the first episode, There are many dangerous scenes that I shoot myself, and no matter how dangerous the shooting is, I think it's worth it, because this movie requires the full attention of the actors, and there are so many audiences around the world watching you, you must Do your best."

The reporter then threw the question about her to Ryan, and a reporter with a sign on a website asked, "Mr. Jenkins, what do you think of your cooperation with Miss Gao in the film?" (To be continued..) ( )