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The dark night slowly retreated from the east, the sky had just turned white, and Edward Air Force Base was already crowded, but the US military gathered today neither a space shuttle was about to land or a routine training, but was preparing to organize the largest counterattack in human history - joining all Allies to eliminate aliens who invaded the earth!

This was a great battle, but the commander-in-chief of the battle was not on the scene.

On the highest command tower at Edward Air Force Base, Duke stood behind a camera and used a wide-angle lens to capture the eastern sky. The darkness faded, the light came, and the clouds floating in the sky formed a beautiful scenery like an oil painting.

Just like in the first two films, since he went out, Duke has captured a large number of wide-angle shots of sunrise and sunset in the morning and dusk.

"I heard that Santa Fia borrowed a lot of landscape material from you?"

Hearing Sofia Coppola's words, Duke turned off the camera and handed over the follow-up work to a photography assistant. He walked over and pulled her shawl, wrapped it tightly for her, and said, "Yes, my mother thinks a lot can be used directly in scenic advertisements."

"Maybe you should do a luxury advertising blockbuster."

Taking a step back without a trace, Sofia slightly widened the distance with Duke, "I believe some luxury brands are interested in you."

"Maybe."

Duke noticed Sophia's actions, but didn't care. He asked her to walk down together, and said as he walked, "If a company is willing to pay me more than $3 million in a single commercial, I don't mind taking charge of the coach for them."

It is normal for a movie director to make guest appearances in commercials. For example, the famous Chanel 5, every time the advertising blockbuster is updated, almost all the directors invited are Oscar-level.

In fact, since the release of "The Island of Deadly", several luxury brands have come into contact with Nancy, but Duke has all turned it off. There is only one reason: the price offered by the other party is too low and it is not attractive enough at all.

After getting off the command tower, Duke and Sophia, accompanied by two officers, returned to the largest hangar with the densest crowd.

At this time, the layout of the hangar has come to an end. Not only were the f-16 and f-18 dragged onto the runway in front of the hangar by tow trucks, hundreds of American soldiers were also busy changing into appropriate clothes and preparing to participate in the later shooting.

After all, this is a military base for the US military. Apart from the main cast and crew, those temporary actors cannot enter at all. Fortunately, there is no shortage of people in the military base, and the American soldiers are also very interested in participating in the film. Under the coordination of the Pentagon, the US military has been on the run and residing team recently, taking charge of the background paintings for the shooting.

Although this can save some expenses on extras, there are also a lot of trouble. These soldiers want to have a close-up of the front and can't help but lean in front of the camera, especially some of the shooting angles that are easy to appear on the camera, which are often the focus of the competition.

During the filming a few days ago, people from the Air Force and the Army almost started to take action because of a battle for a roof that is easy to appear on the photogenic.

"I want my child to see his father appear in the movie and bravely fight against aliens in the movie!"

The words of an Air Force lieutenant can be said to be the best portrayal of the mentality of these soldiers.

Instructing several deputy directors to coordinate the American soldiers, Duke walked to a F-18 and found Bill Pullman, one of the leading actors. He was whispering with Scarlett Johnson, who played his daughter, and was having a happy chat.

"Bill."

Regardless of Scarlett who came over and pulled the corner of his clothes, Duke directly reminded, "This is the most important sensational scene, it depends on you."

"Don't worry, Duke." Bill Pullman was full of confidence. "I have been rehearsing this scene for a month and will never disappoint you. If the Oscars have the Best Speech Award next year, I think I will definitely win a Little Golden Man."

"Don't forget the words!"

After saying this, Duke walked towards the other side, Scarlett Johnson followed, "Duke..."

"Dear..." Duke didn't have so much time to talk to her, and pointed directly at the camera crew, "Go to find your mother or Sophia."

"Hmph..." The little girl wrinkled her nose, turned around and walked away with her lips, "You are not fun at all."

Duke just pretended that the little girl hadn't heard it, looked around the crowd and found Lieutenant Colonel Lunho, a contact officer from the Pentagon. He was very interested in the guest role and was ready to stand in front of the camera later.

"Lieutenant Colonel..." Duke walked over and looked at the contact officer dressed by the Standard Pilot, "You will have a close-up."

Duke pointed to the nearby No. 2, "When this camera turns to you, the photography assistant will give you a signal, I want the most powerful military salute!"

"This is just a little bit of my opinion." Lieutenant Colonel Lunhoe was also very confident.

Then, Duke checked the camera position, temporary actor arrangement, background prop arrangement, etc. one by one, and after confirming that there was no problem, he returned to the director's monitor.

Once again confirming that there was no problem with each department, Duke lifted the loudspeaker.

"Everyone, this is a special moment. You will be on the battlefield later and fight against aliens. I need you to show your greatest enthusiasm to protect the earth!"

The hundreds of people scattered in the fighter fleet burst out with warm applause and laughter. Duke's words obviously played a relaxing role. The American soldiers who lacked practical performance experience obviously felt much more relaxed.

After the applause and laughter fell, Duke made a gesture to Zach Schneider and John Schwartzman respectively, and after getting their answers, he shouted, "Independence Day, the 134th and the 112th scene, begin!"

The crew immediately ran with all their might, Duke sat behind the monitor, carefully watching the pictures fed back from each camera.

A group of pilots were making the final tactical arrangement, and the president and the minister of defense stood up and saluted...

Logistics personnel shuttled back and forth, refueled the fighter jets, and prepared for the final life-and-death battle...

The president jumped into the gear box and took the loudspeaker from the officer...

"Good morning."

The crowd in front of the hangar was still busy and seemed not to hear this. The president said again, "Good morning!"

Everyone raised their heads, put down their work, and gathered spontaneously towards the place where the president stood.

Sitting behind the monitor, Duke nodded slightly. The American soldiers who acted as extras, after several days of shooting, had some experience. They no longer rushed to the camera like before, but followed the advance rehearsal and walked to their respective positions.

The microphone used for live recording slowly fell from the air above Bill Pullman. The actor with the best acting skills in the crew did indeed come out in the best state and began his speech with great emotion.

"In an hour, the fighter planes here will unite with fighter planes from other parts of the world to engage in the largest air battle in human history! Human beings, for us today, have a completely new meaning. We cannot be consumed unnecessary because of the insignificant differences between us. We should unite for our common interests!"

"Maybe it is God's will. Today is July 4th. You will fight for our freedom again, not to get rid of tyranny, oppression and cruelty, but to continue to survive humanity! Today, if we win this war, July 4th will not only be a festival and national day in the United States, but will become a common festival in the world!"

"The whole world will announce with the same voice that we will not enter the darkness silently, we will not give up the struggle and go to destruction, we will overcome difficulties, and we will survive! Today, we will celebrate the anniversary of Independence!"

As the president's speech fell, applause and cheers rang one after another, just as when the news of the victory of World War II had just reached this continent, some people were shouting, some raised their guns to greet, some people applauded warmly, and a pilot gave an American military salute in the most exaggerated and powerful way...

That’s right, from the speech to the military salute, it was all about Chi Lulu’s sensationalism, which mobilized the audience’s emotions before the final decisive battle.

Just like the bathroom scenes in "The Island of Dead", the sensational method here is also simple and direct, but it involves some of the content and value orientations that the people of the United States are most concerned about. There is no need to mention the great Americanism that attempts to make Independence Day a global festival. The president's speech also involves content such as freedom and tyranny, which can be said to be the most correct movie value orientation.

This speech, coupled with the subsequent personal flight of fighter planes to attack alien spacecraft, the image of the president played by Bill Pullman instantly became extremely tall...

“cut!”

After taking the megaphone, Duke shouted and stopped, "Perfect! Take a five-minute break."

It is not easy to put so many fighter planes and soldiers together. Duke is planning to take this scene to shoot a few more, and the subsequent shooting will no longer require so many extras, and it will be relatively easier. He also temporarily filmed a scene where the president's daughter, played by Scarlett, said goodbye to his father in front of the plane, and it was not announced until noon that it ended.

All the shots at Edward Air Force Base were completed. The crew then switched to the White Sands Missile Range, which will shoot the largest explosion scenes in the desert of New Mexico. Among them, the nearly 200-foot-long alien spacecraft model that Industrial Light and Magic took nearly half a year to manufacture has been transported to the White Sands Missile Range in advance. The modellers were completing the final assembly there, and then waited for Duke to blow up their efforts.
Chapter completed!