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What kind of film is "007: Die Another Day"?

Director Lee Tamahori doesn't need to pay attention, because the production of the 007 series of works has always been controlled by specialized producers and editors, and the director's personal style occupies little space.

The starring Pierce Brosnan can only be regarded as a qualified "Bond" actor, not amazing, more like a substitute for the previous generations of "Bond", there is nothing to say.

Not to mention the rest of the supporting roles, but Halle Berry is still quite topical.

One of the "50 Most Beautiful Women of the Year"; sexy; Oscar queen...

This beautiful and healthy black movie star, with attractive beauty and exquisite and elegant temperament, can gain a foothold in Hollywood where many beauties gather, and is the first black female in history to win an Oscar for Best Actress, which is enough to show her strength And popularity.

With acting skills, broad reputation and fan base in the eyes of the black people, these advantages have also allowed Halle Berry to successfully gain the attention of 007 and become a new generation of Bond girls.Well, she is also the only black Bond girl in all of 007's works.

But these are not worth the weight of the name "007".

At the time of the 40th anniversary gift of the "007" series and the 20th film, the huge investment also hit a new high.

The cost of the filming exceeded 142 million, which was as much as 20 million US dollars higher than the previous "007: Cross the World".

With sufficient investment, the production team also let go of their hands and feet, and various big scenes continue, and the shooting information sent out is enough to make people look forward to.

But, so what?

After all, the movie is the final decision of the audience.

In the conference room of the Europa Pictures headquarters building, everyone listened to the opponent selected by Lehman with a thoughtful expression.

"This is the 40th anniversary gift blockbuster of the 007 series. Their publicity slogans are shouted very loudly, which will inevitably affect the subconscious support of those potential audiences. After all, feelings and fan base are not good."

007, but too many people have their childhoods. Just by showing their names, some viewers can buy tickets into the theater without watching the contents of the movie promotion. How can this influence be worse?

If it's bad, you won't be able to shoot 20 in a series, and you can still make money.

When a group of executives heard this, they couldn't think of any reason why "Furious" could compete with "007: Die Another Day".

"Everyone, don’t forget that our work also needs a good schedule, otherwise how can we make so much investment? If we don’t fight with it, should we compete with "Lord of the Rings 2"? Compared to that one, I am more I am optimistic that I can differentiate itself from "007: Die Another Day", and no matter how bad it is, I have to win back the cost."

Lehman looked at the crowd with a calm face, and said: "007 has a lot of audience base, but don't forget, the audience is also aesthetically tired. Every two years is a similar dog between Bond and Bond girls. There will always be people who are bored with blood stories."

Facing Lehman’s remarks, a high-ranking official laughed hard and said: "Yes, yes, but it’s not good to say, Director Lehman, the market appeal of your name is still one less than that of 007. Just a little bit, let alone the charisma of the actor, except for a Nicholas Cage, there is nothing that can be shot, and he has recently been caught in a bad review, so, in the face of "007: Another Day" "Death", we are not very sure."

This is already a polite statement. In his opinion, the gap in market appeal between each other is more than "a little bit worse". It is simply a trench. As for the possible help from the actors, the only Nicholas Kay The Wizards lost a copy of "The Wind Whisperer" to enter, the commercial reputation is also a lot worse, the gap is even wider.

"If you only rely on the lineup and the market for the movie thing, there won't be so many huge loss-making masterpieces. How about "Cleopatra"? The investment is definitely more than 400 million U.S. dollars. The actors It was the group with the most outstanding acting and most acclaimed at the time, but everyone saw that Twenty Fox almost went bankrupt because of this behavior, and had to sell 263 acres of location filming sites and several studios to return blood. So,"

Lehman paused, tapped his finger on the tabletop, and said in a very positive tone: "Everything depends on the movie itself. The story it tells and what it conveys are the most important."

"That's good," Luc Besson thought for a long time and expressed his own point of view. "After all, the content of the movie is king, otherwise there will not be so many low-cost works that have become a phenomenon in the market. Appeared, so, the quality of the film itself is excellent, then everything can be done, you can get a high box office, although the name and cast will greatly help publicity, but we are not considering these other external It's time for factors."

He decided: "Just set it on November 22. We are not afraid of competition."

"In terms of publicity, please contact Paramount Pictures, so that's it. The meeting ends."

After the issue of the movie schedule was determined, Lehman didn't have much to stay here. He greeted everyone and began to prepare for the post-production of "Furious."

In short, busy and fulfilling days are here again.

With the support of Europa Pictures, all kinds of equipment needed for post-production are naturally complete.

In a small building not far from the headquarters building, a related editing studio has welcomed Lehman's luck.

"Thomas, try slow motion in the opening scene."

Standing behind the editing station, Lehman stared at the picture on the monitor carefully. "The seventh shot was cut using the material shot in the second pass. After that, the explosion shot shot at No. 32 was inserted... "

After Thomas finished editing, Lehman watched the entire 50-second shot and said, "Well, this effect is very good."

The slow motion will highlight the real characteristics of the picture and create a heavy atmosphere, and this scene is the scene where the two armies have just started the conflict and sweeping the battlefield. The sergeant's watchman and comrades also died here, his sight As the camera moves, the cruelty of the battlefield is truly presented to the audience, and through the gloomy sky, the grief in the sergeant's heart and the fickleness of war are more set off.

"Next..." Lehman thought about the overall outline of the movie, and said, "The scene in the latter scene is flashed back quickly using a fast camera to render some bits and pieces of the story of the watcher..... ."

"Ok."

Thomas nodded, and when editing, he felt like he really wanted to do it.

As the photographer of this film, he has always been aware of Lehman's overall shooting ideas for the film.

After the running-in of the first two works, they also cooperate with each other with a tacit understanding and editing rhythm. This efficiency is naturally much higher than that of "Three Fools in Bollywood". It only took less than ten days. The initial cut is completed.

Although the total length of the samples exceeds more than 200 hours, after the first selection, stitching, and editing, the total length is only about 5 hours.

Of course, the next time is more time-consuming, more tedious and detailed editing process, otherwise it will not achieve the kind of film effect that Lehman wants.

The final film will definitely be shorter than the duration of "Three Fools in Bollywood". It is best to try to control the film between 100 minutes and 110 minutes. These are all considered in advance.

And according to this editing idea, in addition to some minor details that do not affect the main line of shooting content, the processing is simplified as much as possible, and the scenes of extra characters are also deleted.

Anyway, it mainly revolves around the sergeant and Norman, telling the story of the war and telling the story of the film's growth in it.

For works that are based on the true restoration of the battlefield and complex human nature, it is the most basic principle for the plot logic to be coherent. The difficult thing is how to portray the friendship and character of this small team.

Otherwise, Norman’s subsequent transformation will appear abrupt. This is how the original work is. From a recruit to a veteran, the same disregard for life and death has not performed well, and it is mixed with a period of dog blood emotion to show the process. , Can only be said to be superfluous.

"According to the timeline, the two-line parallel structure tells this story." Lehman then ordered.

The movie puts part of the perspective on the role of Norman, which is definitely better.

If you take the entire clip segment, it will be the death of the tank watcher of the Fury as the beginning, then the recruit Nuo Kan was ordered to replenish the team, wear some sergeant's teachings and several small-scale battles, and then It was to break through the eastern defense line of the army, then divide the troops, and then the Fury Squad was ordered to hold on to the southeast defense line, to welcome the arrival of the large forces, to exchange fire with a squadron of enemy forces, to stand firm, and finally to the entire Fury Squad Sacrifice, the battlefield was broken...

According to the edited material, under the condition that the entire framework remains unchanged, it is undoubtedly even complete if it is reasonable to supplement the details and increase the universal tragedy and the dazed era effect represented by the character of Norman. The kind of ideal effect a film wants to achieve.

Norman was also panicked and at a loss from the beginning, and once wanted to be a deserter; to bravely assume the role of a soldier, this kind of natural sense of mission; then he kept on cheering, gritted his teeth, and survived the battlefield where gunfire was flying; Until the final death, that calm face is the greatest "growth", isn't it?

How can characters be portrayed with flesh and blood and give people a sense of reality requires effort, and in movies, it is only possible to portray a lot of shots and scenes.

Fortunately, Lehman felt that he did a good job.

There is no need for too much preaching. Human growth is nothing more than the tempering of time and spontaneous cognitive changes. He did it well.