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On January 24th, Lehmann led the crew to Hatton, Oklahoma.

This is the main location in the movie. Basically, 80% of the scenes in the movie will be shot in a small town.

After arriving at the destination at 3 in the afternoon, Lehman first brought the person in charge of the location team to the town mayor to say hello, and also set aside some funds for supporting the maintenance and construction of the town.

In other words, I spent this one hundred thousand dollars in exchange for the care when shooting.

Otherwise, a random incident can affect the crew.

We contracted several hostels in the small town, and arranged them a little bit, which were temporary residences.

Seeing that the crew were still arranging shooting equipment, the tired-looking actors brought their assistants and managers into various rooms with their luggage, Lehmann clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone settle down first, and gather on time tomorrow morning. Don't be late."

After the order, Lehman asked Black next to him: "Are the people in the digital field here?"

"Here, the studio they built there is surveying and mapping on the spot, collecting various data."

The "Mist" crew spent close to 12 million U.S. dollars for the special effects rendering. For a small workshop in the digital field, it is a big business that is difficult to meet.

After all, there are many special effects studios on the market, and the reputation is also the biggest in Industrial Light and Magic.

Although I don't know why I was selected by Lehmann to subcontract the work, this does not affect the great importance of this cooperation in the digital field.

At this moment, two small container trucks are parked on the open space at the entrance of the town. Under the command of the staff, in addition to the crew members are still disassembling equipment, the digital field is also carrying various equipment.

Afterwards, Lehman introduced Thomas, the art team, the lighting team, and one of the producers Blake, and other major leaders of the crew to the digital field.

This can be regarded as an acquaintance, and you can consult these people for any problems during the shooting.

Several people chatted, and the digital technician named Scott Bryant next to him saw that Lehman was curious about some surveying and mapping equipment, and said with a smile: "Director Lehman, in order to cooperate with the filming of the "Mist" crew and We have prepared a complete set of required lens effects to ensure that all your requirements can be met."

While talking, he carefully explained the operation essentials of the equipment to several people.

In fact, it is their greatest sincerity to send so many technicians in the digital field to cooperate throughout the entire process.

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In the temporarily rented residential house in the small town, Lehman is directing the staff to set up the scene. This will be the starting point of "The Mist" and the shooting location of the first shot.

Nicholas Cage and his uncle’s old partner Al Pacino are generally standard methodological acting styles.

This type of actor is very particular about integrating the emotion of the role into himself and then showing it.

So if the shooting order is reversed, it will definitely affect Cage's consistent performance.

In order to better show the character changes of the protagonist David, Lyman decided to shoot in chronological order.

The first scene of the original movie is David painting in his courtyard. This scene introduces the identity of the male protagonist through several paintings and paves the way for the subsequent plot.

After discussing with Thomas, Lyman decided to shoot from the beginning to lead to the role.

"I went to Burbank again the day before yesterday. Warner still has doubts about the release of our film in mid-April. If it enters the publicity stage, we will only have two months to ensure that the film will not be postponed. The shooting time. And, will the April schedule be too unpopular, and it will not have sufficient potential for the film screening market."

Lehman was writing notes on the shooting plan with the sub-camera. Hearing what Blake said, he thought about it and said: "Two months is enough. As for why April was chosen, it is because of the lack of competition. You see, summer vacation. File Warner will release "Batman: The Mystery of Shadows", and there will be my "Daydreamer" in March. I can't wait until the end of the summer to release "The Mist", and the production cost of "The Mist" is not much. , There is no need for a very good schedule."

Blake nodded, suddenly remembered something, and smiled: "The Golden Globes in February, are you going to participate? I heard that "Million Dollar Baby" will get a lot of nominations."

Lehman also laughed, "I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, Oscar has its arrogance and will never give me the best director, but even if the Oscar judges are reluctant, they will pinch their noses to the movie. A few nominations. After all, we even took the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and they couldn’t turn a blind eye to such a loud voice."

According to the public relations route arranged by Warner, the main energy was put on the award of best male and female actor under the persuasion of Lehman.

Because of age and seniority issues, no one has ever been nominated for best director at one time, and Lyman has no other expectations for Oscars.

Black tentatively asked: "The filming plan of the crew is so tightly arranged, do we still have time to attend the public relations dinner?"

"Don't worry," Lehman packed up the folders, and then said: "At that time, filming will be suspended and I will find time to attend the dinner. If you refuse some kindness because of filming, you may be unconsciously hated by those old stubborns. on."

Think about the big talk of Xiao Li, not the Oscar judges, which led to the embarrassment of running with him, Lehman didn't want to overturn the car on such trivial matters.

A group of old men from the old age, Xiao Lizi just refused to attend the Oscar without being nominated for the best actor in "Titanic". Although he was a little proud, he would not be played like this.

However, if there is no Oscar, what influence can these people have in Hollywood?

If you can't embody authority, everyone will despise them.

Once the head is opened, it cannot be taken back.

The two chatted while arranging the shooting location. After having dinner nearby in the evening, Lehman went back to the hostel and took out the script to make some minor changes.

The plot of "The Mist" is a more typical Cthulhu structure, that is, the greatest fear does not come from monsters, but from indescribable unknowns. In the process of exploring the truth, the human mind gradually collapses.

Unfortunately, the original version only showed the latter, not the former.

It's no wonder that someone would say it-third-rate special effects, second-rate actors, first-rate scripts.

The protagonists are not really powerful, at least the protagonist is too flat, without the shocking tension.

The addition of Cage also requires Lehman to add more shots to his characters to achieve a similar effect.