Chapter 709： Ideological controversy

Chapter 709 Ideological Controversy

Not long after arriving in Los Angeles, Ryan returned to the "Transformers" crew. The team led by Michael Bay returned to the greater Los Angeles area after a round in Virginia and Washington, DC.

At the time when Ryan left the crew, the crew went to the Pentagon for live shooting. This was the first time since the September 11 attacks that a film crew was allowed to shoot in this place. The U.S. Department of Defense supported this movie. Big, one can imagine.

The Autobot studio has long reached an agreement with the Hughes Aircraft Company to rent a huge hangar in the West Los Angeles area and make some internal settings and adjustments, including the imprisonment of Megatron and all other Hoover Dam. All of the scenes will be filmed here.

During the shooting, not only the most advanced special effects technology will be used, but Hollywood's traditional model special effects also have room to play. The Megatron, which is erected in the hangar and frozen, is the same-scale model used, as long as it is properly adjusted afterwards. This is the invincible leader of the Decepticons.

"I support your point of view."

Standing behind the camera with his hands on his chest, Ryan looked at the Megatron model not far in front, and said to Michael Bay next to him, "I think we have reached a consensus on this point. Michael, Transformers are powerful. It's not invincible. Although I don't understand military affairs, I also understand that a surprise attack is completely different from a prepared battle."

"Humans are indeed very weak compared to these huge alien life forms." Michael Bay took a step aside, patted the bumblebee model lying on the trailer, "but we face these mechanical life forms, It’s not that they don’t have the power to resist. As you said, they are very powerful. But they are not invincible. Some human heavy weapons can also harm them."

"You can measure this." Ryan patted Michael Bay's arm, "Grasp the degree. Michael."

"I understand." Bang Bang Bei nodded solemnly.

The Pentagon provided numerous sponsorships for the filming, if calculated at market prices. There are tens of millions of dollars, and the cooperation between the two sides will not be only this time, and proper consideration must be given to publicizing the image of the US military.

Although the situation in the previous life where the U.S. military cannot find rivals on the earth and can only fight aliens will not happen, but if humans are too weak, they will not be welcomed by the audience. After all, the people who watch movies are still a group of humans. It is not a mechanical life form on the planet Cybertron. Michael Bay is not James Cameron either.

The filming was about to begin, Ryan walked to the huge Megatron, and many actors including Alexandra Ambrosio were already waiting here.

"Scene 77, Act 15..."

The assistant director’s voice soon sounded, "Now!"

A group of people looked at Megatron with surprised eyes, and walked towards it. Agent Simmons in District 7 introduced, "This is nbe-1!"

"Sorry, sir." Ryan copied his pockets with both hands. Interrupted, "I didn't mean to interrupt you on purpose, but this is Megatron! He is the leader of the Decepticons!"

"He has been in a frozen state since 1935." Another agent pointed to Megatron and said. "Your great-great-grandfather discovered it. This is the greatest discovery in human history."

The close-up camera swept past Ryan and Alexandra Ambrosio, who was next to him. The two turned a blind eye and continued to listen to Simmons' introduction.

"What you see is the source of modernization." The agent in District 7 walked around proudly with his hands behind his back. "Chips, lasers, space flight, and cars are all obtained by reverse engineering him."

He walked to Ryan's side and emphasized his tone, "nbe-1. That's what we call him!"

"Cut!" Michael Bay's voice came from behind the camera, "Passed!"

Maybe it's not very demanding for the actors' performance. The several scenes in the morning went well, even in group scenes. The number of appearances of ng is also relatively small. In the afternoon, even a few scenes involving fire sources and robots were announced once, and the crew was able to close work ahead of schedule.

After a day of shooting, Ryan also discovered one thing. As the heroine, Alexandra Ambrosio, it seems that there is not a single line in today’s shooting. The camera scans her extremely photogenic face. It was around her **** figure spinning around.

This heroine, in addition to the role of the vase, has been weakened to the point of being dispensable.

Every time Alexandra Ambrosio appears, he is basically'thin, revealing, and transparent.' Even when he escapes and lies on the ground, he must be **** according to the director's requirements.", with the previous life Megan Fox Unlike the wild, she appears more fashionable and open, this is because the male protagonist's setting has also changed.

But these are not important. After the film is released, the audience will care about the fate of Transformers, fighting scenes, audio-visual effects and special effects.

In terms of special effects, Ryan agrees that Michael Bay restricts the dependence of transformers and background elements on computer graphics in the action scenes. For example, most of the crashes and explosions that have been completed are taken in real scenes, and the camera lens is placed on the scenes of vehicle collisions and explosions To make the scene look more exciting.

Due to the complexity of Transformers design, even simple actions like turning the wrist require dozens of visual components. Each gun of the iron sheet is composed of about 10,000 parts, and the Hornet uses a panel to act as the eyebrows. , It is necessary to use multiple parts of the face to rotate to show the effect of a smile. The eyes of all Transformers characters have been designed with pupil dilation and brightening.

Among them, Ryan also deliberately urged a little bit, to moderately brighten the eyes of Optimus Prime and other characters, so as to prevent some audiences from being unable to distinguish Autobots and Decepticons because of the chaotic scenes.

This distinction will become very simple, the red eye is the Decepticon, the blue-green eye is the Autobot.

Although the film is still too early to release, the promotion of publicity and derivative products has already begun.

At the end of last year, Hasbro and Walt Disney spent two months creating a toy product line for the movie. In this process, they received great assistance from the main creators of the crew. The toy club of Tinder, Optimus Prime and Starscream Two months before the film is released, it will be launched globally, and the first wave of dolls will be launched this summer.

These toys will also include the characters appearing in the second movie, including Hengpao and Arcie. Most of the toys contain moving parts, allowing them to achieve real deformation.

In terms of publicity and distribution, after several months of negotiations, Disney Pictures has reached pre-sale and introduction agreements with exhibitors in more than 80 countries and regions. Many of these regions will be released simultaneously with North America. "Transformers" will definitely be a real one. Simultaneously released worldwide.

In terms of promotion, sponsors such as General Motors, Matsushita Electric, Hewlett-Packard Computer, Burger King and PepsiCo have long obtained relevant image and role authorization from the "Autobot" studio, and will be launched successively starting this summer. Many products related to the "Transformers" live-action movie to warm up the movie.

The props used for shooting include the prototype car of the Hornet and the fire source. After the shooting is over, they will be put on the eBay website for charity sales by the marketing staff.

In addition, the'Autobots' studio has also established a website called District Seven, on which it launched a viral marketing alternative reality game, including this film and all the previous Transformers toys to participate in a game called'Hungry Dragon 'Secret operations.

There are also many behind-the-scenes videos on the website, which provide ‘evidence’ of the existence of Transformers on the earth, of which the prototype car of the Hornet is naturally indispensable.

Also, South Korea has issued an official invitation to Disney, wanting the world premiere of "Transformers" to be placed on the Seoul Tower, which is about to be rebuilt, and they are willing to pay US$2 million in sponsorship to the "Autobot" studio. .

Although he doesn't like that group of sticks, if the other party's sponsorship fee doubles, Ryan will still consider putting the premiere in South Korea.

The ‘Autobot’ studio has already started negotiations with the other party, and the biggest difference is naturally the price.

The filming at Hughes Aircraft Company lasted for about ten days. The crew then moved to the Hoover Dam. Like the Pentagon, since the September 11th incident, all Hollywood film crews have been rejected here. "Transformers" was in 2001. After September, the first crew to be able to film on the Hoover Dam.

This is one of the famous scenic spots in the United States. In order not to affect the normal operation of the dam, the crew must get up early every day, and then finish filming before ten o'clock in the morning. The Hoover Dam will be open to tourists after ten o'clock~www.novelhall .com~ The pedestrians coming and going will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the crew.

Since the shooting of the Hoover Dam, Peter Cullen has also joined the crew. The voice actor of the animated version of Optimus Prime will use his own voice to evoke the memories of those nostalgic people in this series.

Among his lines, he naturally included the ‘freedom and right to all beings’ voted online.

Regardless of the actual situation in the United States, "Freedom to all living beings" is definitely the best embodiment of American values ​​in the film. It also interprets Optimus Prime’s thought and ideology. Just this line can explain why the Autobots he leads Will fight for the earth and mankind against the Decepticons.

When applied to the real world, this is an ideological battle. This is a war that crosses race, region, and cultural background. There is no possibility of compromise.

The shots taken at the Hoover Dam are not too many. Michael Bay only planned for three days. On the last day of shooting, Ryan welcomed the people who visited his class.

Natalie rushed over from Los Angeles and brought some good news. (To be continued) ()