On January 24, Lehmann led the crew to the small town of Hatton, Russia.

This is the most important outdoor location in the movie, and basically 80% of the scenes in the movie will be filmed in a small town.

After arriving at the destination at 3 pm, Leman first took the person in charge of the location team to say hello to the town mayor, and also reserved some funds for the reason to support the maintenance and construction of the town.

Or, I spent this 100,000 US dollars in exchange for the care during the shooting.

Otherwise, no matter what happens, it will affect the crew.

I booked several hotels in the town and arranged them a little, and I would like to have a temporary residence.

Seeing the crew still arranging shooting equipment, the tired actors took their assistants and the agents carrying their luggage into various rooms, Lehman clapped his hands and greeted:

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

After giving the order, Lehman asked Black next to him again: "Have the people in the digital realm arrived?"

"At this time, the studio they built there is on-site surveying and mapping, collecting various data."

The crew of "Misty" will cost nearly 12 million US dollars for this special effect rendering, which is a very difficult big business for small workshops in the digital field.

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

Although I don’t know why I chose to subcontract my work by Lehman, this does not affect the digital field attaching great importance to this cooperation.

At this moment, two small container trucks were parked aside in the open space at the entrance of the town. Under the command of the staff, in addition to the crew, in addition to dismantling equipment, various equipment was also being carried in the digital field.

Later, Lehmann introduced the main person in charge of the crew, including Thomas, the art team, the lighting team, and one of the producers, Black, and other crew members to the digital field one by one.

Even if you know this, you can negotiate with these people if you have any questions during the shooting.

Several people were chatting, and a digital field technician named Scott Bryant next to him saw that Lehman was curious about some surveying and mapping equipment, and smiled and introduced: "Director Lehman, in order to cooperate with the lens shooting of the "Mistress" crew and the required lens effects, we have prepared very well to ensure that the requirements you put forward can meet."

While he spoke, he carefully explained the operation key points of the equipment to several people.

In fact, this time, it is their greatest sincerity to send so many technical personnel to join and cooperate throughout the digital field.

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In the temporary rental house in the town, Lehman is directing the staff to arrange the scene. This will be the starting location of "Mist" and the shooting location of the first shot.

Nicholas Cage and his uncle's old partner Al Pacino generally have a standard performance style.

This type of actor is very particular about integrating the character's emotions into themselves and then showing them.

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

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

The first scene of the original movie was David painting in his own courtyard. This scene introduced the identity of the male protagonist through several paintings and laid the groundwork for the subsequent plot.

Leman discussed with Thomas and decided to shoot first from the beginning to lead the character.

"I went to Burbank the day before yesterday. Warner still has doubts about the release of our movie in mid-April. If we enter the promotional stage and ensure that the movie will not be postponed, we only have two months to shoot. Moreover, will the April schedule be too unpopular, and this will not have enough potential for the film screening market."

Lehman was writing notes on the shooting plan with a storyboard. When he heard Black's words, he thought about it and said, "Two months are enough. As for why he chose April, it is because it is not very competitive. Look, Warner will release "Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow" in the summer season, and my "Daydreamer" will be my "During the Daydreamer" in March. You can't wait until the end of the summer season before releasing "Mistress". Moreover, the production cost of "Mistress" is not much, and it does not require a very good schedule."

Black nodded, suddenly remembered something and smiled: "Are you going to participate in the February Golden Globe Awards? I heard that "Million Dollar Baby" will receive a lot of nominations."

Lehman also laughed, "I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, Oscars have its pride and will never give me the best director, but even if the Oscar judges are reluctant, they will pinch their noses and give the movie a few nominations. After all, we even got the Palme de Cannes, and the voices are so high that they can't ignore it."

According to the public relations route arranged by Warner, the most important energy was placed on the Best Actor Award for Best Actor and Actress under the persuasion of Lehman.

Due to age and qualifications, no one has been nominated for the best director at one time, and Lehman does not have any other expectations for the Oscars.

Black tentatively said: "The crew's shooting plan is so closely arranged, do we still have time to attend a PR dinner?"

"Don't worry," Lehman packed up his folders and said, "The filming will be suspended at that time and squeeze out time to attend the dinner. If you refuse some kindness because of filming, you may be unknowingly resented by those old stubborns."

Thinking about Little Lizi's big talk and not having sex with the Oscar judges, which has led to the embarrassment of running with him for a long time. Lehman doesn't want to make a mistake in such a trivial matter.

A group of old men from the old era, Little Li Zi, was just the only one who refused to attend the Oscars without being nominated for Best Actor in "Titanic". Although he was a little proud, he would not be so played with.

However, without the Oscars, what influence can these people have in Hollywood?

If authority cannot be reflected, wouldn’t everyone despise them?

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

While chatting, the two set up the shooting venue. After having dinner nearby in the evening, Lehman went back to the hotel and took out the script to make some subtle modifications.

The plot of "Misty" is a typical Cthulhu architecture, that is, the biggest fear does not come from monsters, but from an indescribable unknown. In the process of exploring the truth, the human mind gradually collapses.

Unfortunately, the original version only shot the latter, but not the former.

No wonder some people have evaluated it as third-rate special effects, second-rate actors, and first-rate scripts.

The leading actors are not very powerful, at least the protagonist's creation is too flat and there is no such shocking tension.
Chapter completed!