Hollywood Road

Fragmented snowflakes mixed in the biting cold wind, falling from the air, like a sharp knife cutting people’s faces, the crew’s snowmobiles are scattered on the vast snowy field, and every staff member is wrapped in thick feathers. In the cold-proof clothing, there are equipment such as lights and cameras. Before Murphy came over, he had people specially treated for cold-proof and anti-freezing.

The weather is not the coldest time yet, but the crew came from warm Los Angeles and suddenly appeared in the environment below freezing point. It was a bit uncomfortable.

"Give the three actors a good job of keeping warm." Murphy told an intern who served as an assistant. "Each person must have at least three assistants. Down jackets and hot coffee are always available. If they catch a cold, all of you don’t get the bonus. wanted."

The intern nodded busy.

The rest of the crew can be wrapped in thick down jackets, but Chris Evans in Superman uniforms and Gal Gadot dressed in Wonder Woman will face the ice and snow here after the filming begins. They It is a superhuman being, but not in itself.

Thinking of Gal Gadot wearing that ancient Greek armor and shooting in this environment, Murphy faintly regretted that these scenes should be placed in front of the green screen of the studio...

But the crew is here, and he can't change his decision, otherwise he and Gal Gadot will become Hollywood's biggest laughing stock.

The thick leather boots on his feet fell on the white snow, making a creaking sound. Murphy walked to the temporary lifting platform and raised his head to ask the photographer who debugged the camera on it, "Fili, is it all right?"

"Everything is normal!" Philip Raschel made an "OK" gesture.

The advancement of technology has brought about the convenience of film shooting. In this harsh environment, film and film cameras may face considerable challenges, but digital cameras can easily cope with it without worrying about whether low temperatures will affect the image quality.

This is not the first time Murphy has worked in such a low temperature. Before filming "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", he also led the team to shoot deep into the snowy fields of Iceland, which is considered to have some experience.

After going around in the photography, props, lighting, recording and other departments, Murphy went to see Chris Evans, Megan Fox and Gal Gadot. The working environment has long been mentally prepared, especially Gal Gadot told Murphy that this cold is nothing.

As for the seemingly charming Megan Fox and the actor who has been tortured by the bomber Michael Bay, dealing with such an environment is not a problem at all.

After getting out of the makeup trailer, Murphy returned to his work position, stood on the elevated platform, and looked around. Apart from the busy crew, there was no more people on this vast snowy field.

However, the original ecology looks quite charming.

At the end of his sight is a vast primitive land covered by endless forests and dotted snow-capped mountains interspersed with it. Uninterrupted magnificent glaciers, winding crystal streams, and dazzling snow are all in it, created by the hand of God. All kinds of natural and pure things gather here.

Looking at the near-natural scenery of Alaska, Murphy returned to work. After more than an hour of busy work, the crew's preparations were announced and the filming could begin.

In line with the principle of simple to complex, Murphy first took some personal shots of Louise Lane played by Megan Fox. Compared with Chris Evans and Gal Gadot, who are going to fight hard, The only thing she needs to do is to show off her figure and face as well as possible in front of the camera.

The down jacket prepared by the crew for Louise Lane is a tight design, which can highlight Megan Fox’s good figure even in the snow and ice.

These shots are very simple. With the experience of shooting "Transformers", Megan Fox is also handy in doing it, and Murphy quickly completed this part of the shooting.

Then Chris Evans and Gal Gadot appeared in front of the camera, their hair was dyed black, and the action director led them to familiarize themselves with the movement, and the shooting began.

The shooting of these action scenes is also divided into countless pieces. Murphy rarely shoots long shots. When a group of action shots are taken, the longest is only more than 20 seconds.

And the weather is indeed a bit cold, he also needs to consider the actor's ability to withstand, every time the filming period, he will let the crew rest, Gal Gadot and Chris Evans can also wear down jackets and drink some hot coffee. Ward off the cold.

This will make the filming slower, but if the actor falls ill, it will be more troublesome, not to mention that there is Gal Gadot inside.

Fortunately, not all the action scenes will be completed by them themselves. Two people only need to complete the show-face scenes. For the rest, Murphy will use stunt doubles.

"The fifteenth scene, the twenty-second scene, now begins!"

The recording sounded, and another scene began to be filmed. Camera No. 1 hung under the slowly lowered boom, and the close-up shot was transmitted to the director’s monitor in front of Murphy. Gal Gadot was wearing the ancient Greek style. His battle armor was lying on the snow, and the camera shot the shield and Vulcan sword that fell aside first, and then turned to Gal Gadot's face.

In the filming just now, Gal Gadot's stunt double has been knocked down on the snowy field by Superman, and then the goddess of war will stand up and fight back.

In the snow, Gal Gadot wiped the corners of her mouth, perhaps because of a flash of inspiration, she suddenly smiled.

In the footage transmitted by the monitor, Murphy could see that Gal Gadot was smiling triumphantly...

"Cut!" Murphy stopped immediately and said loudly, "All departments will return to their positions, and reshoot in ten minutes!"

On the set, an assistant immediately draped a down coat on Gal Gadot, and another assistant offered hot coffee.

Gal Gadot tightened his coat first, took a sip of coffee, and turned to look at Murphy. The smile just now wasn't what he had originally meant.

Murphy walked over and said directly, "Why are you laughing?"

"This is what I just..." This is just Gal Gadot's first official role, and she can't seem to find a suitable adjective.

"Improvisation?" Murphy asked.

Gal Gadot thought for a while and nodded slightly, "I just suddenly felt that Wonder Woman might laugh in this situation."

Just as the director suddenly jumps out of inspiration during filming, improvisation by actors is also a very common situation in the filming of the crew.

"Why do you laugh?" Murphy likes this effect very much, but I want to know what Gal Gadot thinks. This is often the dividing line between excellent actors and ordinary actors.

Gal Gadot pointed to Chris Evans, who was communicating with the action director not far away, "Because that muscular man angered Diana, she would not give up the fight easily, and she knew she would win."

She glanced at Murphy, could see the encouragement in his eyes, and continued, "Although Wonder Woman is a pacifist, she is also a goddess of war. When she needs to fight, she will fight to the end. She is an adrenaline rusher. Exciting fighter."

Murphy nodded, confirming Gal Gadot's statement, "Let's do it again."

He also exhorted, "This kind of performance can also be used in the scene of the final battle."

It was working time. Murphy didn't tell Gal Gadot, but walked back to the working position, and the shooting soon restarted.

Like Superman, Wonder Woman in "Man of Steel" has many changes from the previous comics. The Justice League "New 52" universe that DC Comics is preparing will also adopt Murphy's settings in the movie.

In this movie, Diana Prinz’s external occupation is a successful antique dealer, very sophisticated and understands men. In the independent film "Wonder Woman" DC has started planning, it will tell about Diana- Prinz’s growth story describes how she became a Wonder Woman. She was pure and even naive at that time. She idealized the world and men without understanding how complicated everything is.

And Diana Prinz's background will also change accordingly.

In Murphy's setting, the setting of "kneaded from clay and then given life by gods" was discarded and replaced by the birth of Amazon Queen Hippolyte and the **** Zeus, which made her a demigod.

The Wonder Woman in the comics has the strength not to lose to Superman. It is described as having the beauty of the goddess Venus, the wisdom of Athena, the agility of Mercury, even stronger than Hercules Hercules, and always It is equipped with a superb bracelet to resist physical attacks, a mantra lasso that can force people to tell the truth, a headdress and an Amazon sword.

Diana Prinz’s background has changed many times depending on the comic version. The old version set that the female warriors on Paradise Island will never live forever, while Murphy’s new version does not. Wonder Woman’s longevity will come from the demigod. set up.

In "Man of Steel", Wonder Woman will not have any love-making scenes. Murphy pulled this character into the film, not to make a vase to fall in love with the actor.

As Gal Gadot said in an interview, the film will interpret the independence of Wonder Woman. This character does not only appear for dating, she does not need to rely on men, but is still full of emotion and caring. .

To a certain extent, Murphy will emphasize the feminist significance of this role, as well as Wonder Woman's independent and tough stand.

Compared with the previous comics, the Wonder Woman in this series will become tougher. Murphy knows that this feature will make her full of controversy, but it will also allow her to gain more recognition and indispensable status.

It should be said that the hard-line Wonder Woman, the pacifist Superman and the cynical Batman just form a complementary triad alliance.

After finishing the scene in the snowfield, Murphy led the crew back to Los Angeles and started shooting in front of the green screen. Compared to the previous location scenes, the scenes in the studio relied more on special effects technology.