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- ~.< Shuhai Pavilion >-~ Chapter 297 The beauty in the water
Chapter 297 The beauty in the water
And while Storm Films is preparing to shoot films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean", the company's other films are also very surprising.
The first is the film "As Good As It Gets". The film's male and female leads, Jack Nicholson and Sophie Marceau, not only successfully won the 55th American Academy Award for their outstanding performances in this film, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Actor in a Movie!
The box office of this film is also very gratifying, with a total box office of more than 148 million U.S. dollars. Not surprisingly, among all the films released last year, it will be among the top ten at the North American box office.
At the same time, the overseas releases of "As Good As It Gets" are also being released in an intense and orderly manner. Some countries and regions have also achieved good results and film reviews, making both the crew and producers Fang's Baofeng Film Company felt very happy.
Of course, what is really surprising is the film "Titanic". Since the release of this film, it has set off a craze not only in the United States, but even in the entire world.
The tragic and touching love story and the shocking scenes make every movie fan who has watched him talk about it with endless aftertaste.
Starting from February 6 this year, "Titanic" has entered its eighth week of screenings in North America. It was also during this week that the film's North American weekly box office finally fell below 30 million for the first time. U.S. dollar mark, with a haul of $29.07 million.
In the following weeks, the film earned a box office of US$38.13 million, US$25.83 million, US$24.2 million, and US$22.32 million respectively, placing the film at the top of the weekly North American movie box office rankings. , reached an astonishing twelve weeks, and its North American movie box office has exceeded 450 million US dollars. This situation is unique in the history of Hollywood.
Even before this, films such as "Jurassic Park", "Forrest Gump", and "Independence Day" that have achieved astonishing box office box office results have never had such impressive results.
And, most importantly, fans are still enthusiastic about "Titanic" at this moment. Although its North American movie box office is starting to decrease every week, overall, it is still stable.
It is precisely for these reasons that the entire Hollywood news media has never stopped paying attention to this film. Many media have used words such as 'miracle' and 'unbelievable' to describe this film. .
Just as "Vanity Fair" magazine wrote in an exclusive interview with the film's crew: "There is no need to verify whether this is a successful movie. It just depends on the reaction of the fans after watching it." Well, a classic film, even if it has been ten years, will still make people talk about it, just like "The Godfather", like "The Shawshank Redemption" And there is no doubt that "Titanic" is it In such a film, we may be able to find flaws in the plot description, but this cannot stop the fans from loving him."
At the same time, the American "People" magazine couldn't help but sigh: "As an unqualified love film, it is hard to imagine that it will be so popular. Just like the adage, genius cannot be measured by common sense. Perhaps "Titanic" is such a 'genius'!"
Of course, while many entertainment media are praising and lamenting "Titanic", the North American movie box office, which exceeds 450 million US dollars, is still not the end, and is also the envy of everyone.
Not surprisingly, it will also exceed the box office of all blockbuster films such as "Jurassic Park", whether it is the North American box office, overseas accumulated box office and global total box office.
Three months have passed. At this moment, the entire Hollywood is not criticizing like idiots. The high cost of Baofeng Pictures' investment this time is not worth it. What is more is appreciation and unconcealable envy.
Of course, in addition to the box office, how "Titanic" performs at the Oscars in the near future will also be the focus of major media attention.
In terms of Oscar nominations, "Titanic" has already tied the record of "Pretty Woman" with 14 nominations, but will the actual number of awards tie or exceed the record of 11 awards won by "The Virgin"? .
Many pairs of eyes are looking at it, including reporters, fans, Hollywood producers, etc.!
Of course, although the outside world is noisy, Xia Shang would often laugh at the reports in newspapers and magazines.
At this moment, most of his thoughts are on "Pirates of the Caribbean"On shooting.
He is both the director and the main actor of the film. Even though he is far more energetic than Superman, he is even more familiar with the film than Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott, the two film creators. However, many times, he still feels very tired.
After all, humans are not machines and their energy is limited.
It has to be said that Johnny Depp is an actor with great potential. After the initial adaptation, he has completely adapted to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
In the next few shots, we basically shot them all over again. The process was so smooth that everyone present could not help but admire it.
Johnny Depp completely played the bohemian and righteous and evil character of Captain Jack Sparrow. His funny performance style made everyone present laugh constantly.
Captain Jack¡¯s appearance was undoubtedly very impressive, and then he even rescued Elizabeth, who couldn¡¯t breathe because she was not used to aristocratic clothing, and finally fell into the water.
But unfortunately, his identity as a pirate was still exposed. He wanted to escape, and almost succeeded, but unfortunately he ran to the place where Will Turner forged the sword in a panic.
After meeting Will, Jack was very surprised because the person in front of him looked very much like a former friend of his.
He is the son of a pirate. . . Will Turner couldn't believe it, because what he hated most in his life was pirates. He practiced sword practice for a long time every day, hoping that one day he would be able to kill pirates and avenge his relatives.
So a fairly exciting fencing was staged between Jack and Will.
Regrettably, Jack was eventually arrested and imprisoned by Brigadier General Ni, but in order to thank Jack for saving Elizabeth, Ni Zhun did not decide to kill him.
The Golden Crow fell in the west, and night fell. The troops and residents of Port Royal, who had spent the day in a joyous atmosphere, did not know that at this moment, a group of cursed pirates, driving the Black Pearl, quietly arrived.
The night became their best cover, and the invincible artillery fire was their solid backing as they traveled across the sea and bombarded one port after another.
But no one knows that in fact, these pirates themselves are the most terrifying. On a full moon night, they will show their true colors. They can't feel pain, and they don't know the taste of food and wine. They are just a group of people who have been affected by Cursed undead skeleton.
In "Pirates of the Caribbean", the scene where the pirates turn into skeletons is definitely an important shot in the film. This is a major manifestation of the use of technology and special effects in the film. In order to shoot this scene more perfectly, Xia Shang added Some special effects artists from Industrial Light and Magic were invited to the shooting scene.
These skeleton images are not just simple computer special effects. The production team input the scanned data of the actors' bodies into the computer to make each skeleton image match the character's appearance and movement characteristics.
"I have to say, this is a very exciting film." Although real cannons and cannonballs were not allowed to be used in the naval battles of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Geoffrey Rush, who played the role of the big pirate leader, still felt Extremely excited.
"I feel the rebuke of Fang Qiu. It's really hard to imagine how spectacular the naval battle between Great Britain and Germany in the North Sea during World War I was. The only pity is that these things are all props. !" Geoffrey Rush laughed and patted the prop cannons on both sides of the ship, unable to hide his pride.
"Jeffrey Originally, this Black Pearl should belong to me, but you shamelessly made it much more mine!" Johnny Depp, dressed in a pirate costume, pulled a Shi started to complain and grinned, but when he opened his mouth, everyone around him couldn't help but feel envious.
In order to play the role of a pirate vividly, Johnny Depp asked a dentist to insert 4 gold teeth for himself, one 14k gold, one 18k gold, one 22k gold, and the last one was made of platinum. The actors and staff around him couldn't help but feel a little weird when they saw his mouth full of gold teeth, like a nouveau riche.
But the more this happens, the happier Johnny Depp smiles, making it difficult to tell whether he is Johnny in real life or Captain Jack Sparrow during the filming of the film.
"Actually, dear Mr. Johnny, the original name of this ship should be 'Titanic'!" During the break, Xia Shang did not stop everyone's joking. Instead, he interrupted and laughed.
¡°Oh, God, dear Mr. Director, you didn¡¯t use the boat from the last shooting, modified some and then brought it over!"Xia Shang's words immediately made many people around him confused.
"Actually, only the Black Pearl is the original one!"
Xia Shang pointed to the pirate ship named Black Pearl in front of him. In fact, during the filming of "Titanic", in the small town of Rosarito, Mexico, in addition to building a one-to-one In addition to the model being photographed, there are also several boats.
After the filming of "Titanic" was completed, most of these things were treated as scrap and dismantled. . . sold!
One of the largest model ships was left behind. Perhaps he did not expect that it would be used again when filming this film. However, it was equipped with cannon props from Rosarito. It was towed back to the Port of San Pedro, and the money spent was almost equivalent to the cost of rebuilding a model ship.
"This is the 'Titanic'! It's unbelievable. It's a big guy with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons."
"Maybe it's the special effects!"
¡°Technology is omnipotent!¡±
""
Hearing Xia Shang's words, many people around him looked at the more than ten meters long pirate ship in front of them, and couldn't help but marvel. Thinking about the faces they saw in "Titanic", they couldn't help but feel very excited. Incredible.
"Of course, in addition to this ship, there is also a larger model, but that model was sold for materials after the filming of the film was completed!"
Xia Shang's voice couldn't help but be mixed with some pity. I remember that in order to shoot the film "Titanic", a lot of construction work was carried out for a long time in the beginning and a lot of money was spent on the preparation work, especially the successive Some models of large ships built, various small ship models, etc.
And these things, on the second day after the filming was completed, they all became discarded things.
"Selling scrap? What a pity."
"Actually, we can engage in tourism development and vacation tourism. Maybe we can make a lot of money with the fame accumulated from "Titanic"!"
As soon as Xia Shang finished speaking, voices of regret rang out from around him. Even Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron couldn't help but feel pity.
" However, Xia Shang couldn't help but shake his head at this. These used lenses were really of no use if they were kept. It would be more practical to sell them for scrap in exchange for some cost.
"Okay, everyone, the rest time is over here Let's start shooting the next scene. These days, everyone may be very tired to adapt to the rhythm of shooting, but please persevere and wait until the Oscars When it comes, I promise to let everyone have a good rest." Xia Shang looked down at the time, looked around at everyone and said with a smile.
"Now that everyone is in the scene, I think you can increase the shooting speed appropriately." At this moment, Charlize Theron was beside him, with a charming smile on her beautiful face, and couldn't help but suggest.
At this moment, she was wearing a costume, her figure looked graceful and charming, her breasts were plump and towering, and she looked extremely charming.
"The next part should be the battle of wits and courage between Elizabeth and the pirates. Are you sure you have adapted to the rhythm of filming?" Hearing this, Xia Shang pondered for a moment and asked.
"I think, yes!"
"Okay, but quality comes first, and I will not let the rhythm of filming escape my control. You can rest assured to use your acting skills!" Xia Shang looked at the other party's serious look and couldn't help but patted him. her shoulders.
? Next, under Xia Shang¡¯s order, the entire crew started up again, and the plots continued to advance one by one. Overall, it went smoothly.
According to the plot of the film, the governor's beautiful, yet wild and difficult-to-train daughter was captured by a group of pirates led by Captain Barbossa. Especially when a group of pirates saw the Spanish gold coin badge worn by Elizabeth, they He even mistook it as the key to lifting the curse.
Of course, Elizabeth was captured, and the person who felt most worried about this was Will Turner. In order to rescue Elizabeth, he had to ask Captain Jack Sparrow, who had a pirate background.
After some bargaining, one wanted to save his childhood sweetheart, and the other wanted to tour his beloved boat, so the two of them ran to steal a sailing boat, which was claimed to be the fastest sailing ship in the British fleet. Yangqi and Captain Barbossa embarked on a thrilling chase on the beautiful and dangerous Caribbean Sea.
"This is not Xia Shang's first time filming on the sea. For him, practice makes perfect. After all, when filming "Titanic", there was absolutely no??Part of the plot takes place on the sea.
The only difference is that "Pirates of the Caribbean" has added some thrilling and unique sea battles.
"Time flies by. It seems that after today's shooting task is over, we can take a few days off to rest. The Oscars ceremony is not to be missed!" While directing the camera, Xia Shang looked around and smiled.
These days, as one of the protagonists, Will Turner, Xia Shang has no shortage of opportunities to show off his talents and acting skills. Compared with movie kings like Geoffrey Rush, his The acting may still have some flaws.
But everyone has to admit that his performance is very good!
"It's a holiday!!!" Xia Shang's words immediately relaxed the atmosphere around him and started to make comments.
But just like this, a group of shots being shot was suddenly cut off, and a section of film was wasted!
Seeing this situation, Xia Shang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Okay, these are all my fault, let's continue"
After stopping the cheers of the crowd, following his order, the crew started shooting again. In the next few shots, it went smoothly. But just before the Oscar came, the last set of shots just finished. At that time, something unexpected happened.
This was a set of shots about Elizabeth, but no one expected that when the shot was just completed, Charlize Theron, who was standing too close to the edge of the boat, suddenly lost her balance and fell directly to the in water.
With the sound of 'plop', everyone around was startled.
"God made a joke for everyone. Fortunately, this is the shore and the water is not deep!" Everyone saw that Charlize Theron had floated in the sea and there was no accident. They were all relieved.
Immediately, everyone turned their attention to Xia Shang. . .
"Well, it seems that I need to do the hero's job of saving the beauty!" Xia Shang smiled at the joke and jumped into the water.
This place is not far from the coast, and the sea water is just more than one person deep. The surroundings are calm and calm. For Charlize Theron, who has pretty good swimming skills, it is relatively safe, but everyone understands that this is also It just doesn't count.
In fact, Xia Shang was really shocked when he saw Charlize Theron fall into the water.
"It's okay! You're finally fine!" Xia Shang swam to Charlize Theron's side, and after confirming that she was indeed fine, he breathed a sigh of relief. . .
(Ah I'm on fire, my mouth hurts, I can't eat, I can't sleep, I feel so uncomfortable It's so sad!!!)
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