hollywood draw

Once he enters work, Wayne's life will become more regular, and the time will last until late October. In addition to diving into Warner Studios on weekdays and busy shooting of "The Flash", he also needs to pay attention to the work process of "X-Men" on holidays.

At the same time, Peter Jackson, who was preparing for "Lord of the Rings" in New Zealand, and John Gray, the producer representing Wayne and Warner Bros., also maintained daily contact with Los Angeles. Over time, the preparations for this epic drama have also come on track.

The crew of "Charlie's Angels" in Miami once led the shooting schedule for more than one week, and the film gradually reached the end of the film. According to the latest information sent to Nina, the shooting of the lens material will end at the latest no later than the end of November, and the filming of the camera will soon enter the post-production work.

Various work information is coming. The closer the filming progress of each crew is to the end, the more things Wayne needs to make a decision. In addition, the filming of "The Flash" at hand has made him no longer care about any problems in his life except work.

As the end of the year approaches, the whole Hollywood atmosphere has become more and more fanatical as usual. Seeing that another year of awards season is approaching, both participants in various industries and entertainment media spread across the streets of Los Angeles are accumulating their last strength to prepare for this fame and fortune carnival.

"Listen, you've performed very well before."

The outside troubles seemed to have nothing to do with Wayne, and he didn't care about anything else outside of work. In the Warner Studios studio, he advised James Franco, who was wearing red prop clothes and covered with sensors.

"It's enough to control your expressions and make running movements as you practiced in your preparations, OK?"

While accepting the makeup artist's final makeup, James Franco agreed little by little and said, "Okay, this is very simple for me."

As Wayne said at the beginning of the filming, every actor will have ups and downs, and the same is true for the novice James Franco.

During the first few days of filming, the smoothness of the entire crew far exceeded his imagination. The male protagonist performed well, especially those scenes centered on the male protagonist, who often quickly entered the performance state, making the entire filming work feel as if it was a refreshing illusion.

Unfortunately, the good performance status has not been maintained forever. With the addition of various supporting roles, the interactive scenes between actors have increased. James Franco, who had previously performed in excellent performance status, also began to frequently face the camera.

But this is normal. Wayne has already made relevant preparations. Even as the filming work deepens, the actors and the behind-the-scenes workers have begun to enter the exhausted period of work. In fact, the crew's shooting efficiency has remained very high.

A very important point is the difference in the types of films. The works he filmed before actually had rigorous artistic elements, so the requirements for performance are quite strict, especially the two films "Batman" and "The Walker of the Spot" in the past two years.

But this "The Flash" is completely different. In fact, this is a pure commercial popcorn. Wayne's performance on the actors is much easier to talk to than before, and almost reaches the basic qualified line. He will not continue to ask the actors to repeat it again.

The relatively loose performance requirements make the crew very efficient. No one is really stupid enough to perform in commercial popcorn. Naturally, he will not ask actors to do some acting skills in movies like "The Flash", and use so-called profound performances to reflect humanistic care.

"Ok, "The Flash" Scene 97, Act 1, First, Start!"

The sound of the field record sounded, and James Franco immediately made preparations for running. He paused for a moment, and a hint of nervousness appeared on his face. Then he immediately took his legs and ran forward hard and strided until the camera was completely released, and then he slowly stopped.

The entire shooting scene was surrounded by green screens on all sides. Although such green screen shooting is much easier than real shooting and can better reflect the speed special effects of the Flash, relatively speaking, there are also many troubles that need to be solved later.

This scene mainly reflects the Flash Barry Allen, who was tested after being hit by lightning and gained superpowers. The relatively simple and fast shot made the entire crew film for a whole afternoon before getting Wayne's nod.

When the crew first started to use green screen to shoot heavily, the actors and behind-the-scenes workers were once very curious about this kind of shooting method. However, after more shooting, everyone began to feel disgusted with green. The main reason is that the person performing was uncomfortable with the sensor being put on, and the people watching it also looked puzzled.

After another day of work, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk and pack up with things. Nina, who was in the corner, also came to his boss after Gilmo announced his work. She watched Sofia Coppola help to sort out his things and whispered:

"Jeff just called and I hope you can go to Warner Bros. after work is over."

"Do you know what's going on?"

He stood up and stretched his waist hard. Wayne tilted his head and lit a cigarette, looked at the assistant lady and asked, "Today?"

"Yes, to be exact, it's a while." Nina nodded, glanced at Sofia Coppola in secret, and continued: "I have reported to you before that all the filming of "The Matrix" has been completed. Today, Zach and Actor have led the crew back to Los Angeles, and now they are also at Warner Bros.."

Wayne suddenly realized that he had been busy with his work. It can be said that he had ignored many problems during this period. The third part of the Matrix was filmed, and he really couldn't keep showing up. After all, this is a project he and Warner Brothers jointly invested, which is related to his personal interests.

“Ok.”

He nodded, signaled to producer Charles Rowan, and turned around and walked out of the studio.

Unlike in imagination, in Jeff Robinoff's office, not only Zach Schneider and Ector Henry were there, but several main actors of "The Matrix" were also there. After he pushed the door in, he hugged everyone and thanked them for their hard work in work.

After the greetings ended, when everyone sat down again, Jeff Robinoff took advantage of the cigar trimming and gave Bruce Rosenblum a look.

Warner Bros. distribution director nodded slightly, with a smile on his face, and said first: "Wayne, you know, the filming and post-production work of "The Matrix" has been in sync. If the action is fast, "Matrix Revolution" will be able to complete all the work by the end of December..."

While speaking, Bruce Rosenblum first glanced at the creators, and then carefully observed Wayne's face. Seeing that he took the cigar handed over by Jeff Robinoff and lit it, he frowned slightly and secretly swear to some shareholders in his heart.

"It's like this. The completion progress of "The Matrix" is about a month earlier than Warner Bros., so after discussions within the company, I hope that the film can enter the theater market as soon as possible. At the latest, all the films will be completed by the end of December. Then we will immediately hold a media trial and send "Matrix Revolution" to the theater market before the Oscars!"

Not to mention others, even Bruce Rosenblum feels that some senior executives and shareholders are too eager for quick success and instant benefits. But there is no way. He and Jeff Robinoff are just executives of Warner Bros. They can’t ignore the opinions put forward by some shareholders.

"Well, it's done at the end of December, and January will be promoted and previewed." Spit out a cloud of green smoke, Wayne raised his hand and rubbed his fingers back and forth on the stubble on his chin, while thinking about the possibility of the person doing this. "That's the late January, or early February, it will be released..."

The benefits are obvious. In the early 1998 period, compared with the mid-year summer period, the competition faced was completely stressful. I believe that the shareholders who proposed this plan also considered this way, because with the influence of the first two films of "The Matrix", without fierce competition, it is easy to have a dominant scene, and may even occupy the entire early 1998 period.

“f**k! February?”

As his fingers trembled, Wayne's eyes immediately widened and reflected on them.

"How about it?"

His strange performance and rare swear words made several people in the rest area watch it. Jeff Robinoff thought he felt he was too eager for quick success and immediately explained: "Listen to me, Wayne, there are many benefits here. Compared with the more competitive summer schedule, perhaps the beginning of the year will be able to release the box office potential of "The Matrix: Matrix Revolution" even more, by then..."

"hey, hey. I understand."

Wave at Warner Bros. Ceo, Wayne shook his head with a serious expression. If possible, he would especially want to roll his eyes directly now. Do you think it is not easy enough to die or what?

The idea of ​​unleashing box office potential is indeed correct, but it must be without strong competitors. However, from the end of December, except for Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount, there are no films from any company that can achieve the expected results.

"No, I don't agree!"

No one expected that Wayne, who has always been easy to talk to, would choose to refuse without hesitation. Even the core creators of the crew could see the benefits, and it was impossible for him not to see them.

"Listen, Jeff, in accordance with the agreement signed by Greenberg Studios with Warner Bros. Distribution Department, The Matrix: Matrix Revolution will be released in the summer of 1998, and there will be no change. My opinion is that everything will be done as planned by the contract!"