Chapter 89 Scotland

  In mid-February, the crew of "Brave Heart" was basically assembled. Originally, preparations for filming "Brave Heart" didn't take so long, but there was a bit of a problem in choosing the male lead for "Brave Heart", and the final shooting schedule had to be postponed for a while. However, overall it went relatively smoothly.

  According to the original plan of Song Tang, Mel Gibson was still the first choice for the male lead in "Brave Heart". However, when George's people found Mel Gibson, they quickly brought back the intention. Although Mel Gibson was very willing to participate in the filming of "Brave Heart", he had some time constraints at that time, as he was preparing for his first directorial work "The Man Without a Face".

  Fortunately, after George was frustrated in the selection of the male lead, George soon had a suitable candidate, that is, Robert Downey Jr., who was nominated for Best Actor in "Chaplin" last year. The 38-year-old Robert Downey Jr. is now at the peak of his life, and whether it's Robert Downey Jr.'s acting skills or time, he can handle the filming of "Braveheart".

  In fact, when George Potts found Robert Downey Jr., the staff took out the script of "Braveheart" again, and soon Robert gave a reply. Finally, George negotiated with Robert's agent about the remuneration.

  "Hey, lovely Sophie, you're still so sexy and beautiful!" In the morning, Song Tang saw Sophie Maso dressed in a white suit, and suddenly felt a stunning feeling. The tight-fitting white suit set off her sensual and full figure, mature and intelligent, making Song Tang's heart move for a long time since he hadn't seen Sophie.

  Sophie looked at the young man in front of her, who was eight years younger than herself. Although he was only nineteen this year, he seemed very mature. The black Versace suit on him made him look like a born clothes rack. His handsome appearance and reputation as a famous director made him the best choice for a boyfriend. However... Sophie shook her head, dispelling the chaotic thoughts in her mind, and looked at Song Tang's slightly smiling mouth, feeling a sudden panic in her heart.

  "Tang, it's been a long time since I've seen you, and you're still as handsome and charming as ever." Sophie composed herself, and a smile returned to her face.

  "Thanks, dear Sophie, that's the best compliment I've ever heard." Song Tang chuckled and gently kissed Sophie's hand.

  "Haha, I didn't expect our little director to have learned the knight's etiquette as well." Sophie looked at Song Tang's elegant movements and her eyes lit up, jokingly saying.

  "Actually, I would have known how to do it, but I just hadn't met a beautiful woman who could move the heart of a knight before." Sophie's words made Song Tang blush. When he first entered the entertainment industry, Song Tang had indeed done some funny things, including when meeting people from other countries, due to cultural differences between East and West, there were big differences in etiquette. Song Tang, who was deeply influenced by Eastern culture, was really not used to Western etiquette at first.

  "What about that girl named Jessica? Isn't she also a princess?" Sophie looked at Song Tang with a hint of a smile, amused in her heart. Although the relationship between Song Tang and Jessica had not been made public, it was no secret to their friends.

  "Ah, haha!" After hearing Sophie's words, even with Song Tang's current thick skin, he couldn't help but blush for a moment. However, Song Tang covered it up well, "Hey, you must be Mr. Robert? Nice to meet you, I'm Director Song Tang of the drama team!"

  Just then, Song Tang suddenly saw a man of medium build next to Danny, and his eyes lit up as he instantly found the target for diverting the conversation.

  "NO! NO! You should say it's Little Robert, my dear director sir, I'm a big fan of your movies, especially 'The Shawshank Redemption'. That's also why I came to the crew after hearing that you're going to direct 'Braveheart'! You can call me Donnie, Mr. Song. Your age is truly astonishing!" As a Hollywood star, Little Robert Downey Jr. certainly knew of Song Tang's great name, but had never met him before. Now that he saw Song Tang in person, even though he had read reports about how young Song Tang was, his actual age still surprised Downey.

  "Alright, Donnie, you can also call me Song or Tang. In the next few months, we'll be together, and welcome everyone's arrival. I'm the director of 'Brave Heart', nice to work with all of you." After finishing speaking, Song Tang waved to the crew.

  "Oh my god, he's that Hollywood genius director, and he's so young!!"

  "Yeah! Yeah! This production is definitely going to be a hit."

  "How did you know?"

  "Hmm, didn't his several films last year all sell well?"

  "Right, right, it must be like that!"

  "That would be great, maybe I'll even become famous, my dream is to be an Oscar-winning actor!"

  "You? Look at me, I'm almost there."

  After Song Tang reported his family background, some of the extras in the crew of "Braveheart" began to discuss it. Since "Braveheart" involves some grand war scenes, a large number of extras are needed, and the filming location is on the other side of the ocean in Scotland. If so many people were found in the Scottish region, it would be unrealistic. Therefore, after preparing to film "Braveheart", Song Tang entrusted some responsible persons in the crew to release some messages to recruit some extras. After this period of selection, although the crew had not yet assembled all the personnel, they no longer needed to go to Scotland to find thousands of extras.

  "Hehe, boss, it's almost all set. When are we departing?" As one of the main persons in charge of the crew, Danny not only had to be responsible for arranging some of the extras, but also had to take care of the visual effects and post-production after filming.

  After listening to Danny's question, Song Tang looked around and said that since they were going to Scotland together, there were not only a large number of crew members, but also some actors and a large number of extras. The extras were fine, but now generally, so many people are not needed, even if it is like this, one plane can't hold so many people, just the crew members have more than 100 people, there's no way, they can only proceed in batches.

  "Let's go!" Song Tang saw that the first batch of people who were going to Scotland had almost finished, so he said a few words to Danny and others, and then led the way towards the plane!

  Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the west and southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Hebrides and the Orkney Islands.

  Scotland has a rich history that can be traced back to 10,000 BC when the first humans settled in Scotland. The earliest residents came from Ireland, Britain or what is now the North Sea. At that time, Scotland was covered with dense forests and had many lakes and rivers, so the early Scottish people could only settle along the coast and make a living by hunting.

  The movie "Braveheart" is a tragic and epic historical film that combines blood and tears. It was adapted from real events that took place in Scotland at the end of the 13th century. The protagonist, William Wallace, not only existed but his heroic deeds also made him a national hero of Scotland.

  After a period of preparation, the film "Braveheart" finally held a brief opening ceremony not far from the scene. There were not many reporters at the opening ceremony because before that, the preparation work for the film "Braveheart" was basically carried out under non-public conditions, even though Datang had recruited some basic mass actors in the United States on a large scale before that.

  After the opening ceremony, the filming of "Braveheart" was put on the agenda. To be strict, this is the sixth film edited by Song Tang, and also the fourth film directed by Song Tang himself. Before "Braveheart", the films edited by Song Tang include "Low Life", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Jurassic Park", "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Schindler's List", which was taken away by Steven not long ago, adding up to six films in total!

  For now, Song Tang is no longer the Wu Xia Ameng of yesterday. For filming movies, Song Tang has long lost that kind of freshness when he first started filming. As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect", this is exactly the case!

  At the same time, "Braveheart" is also a bold innovation of Song Tang. The film uses heavy and oppressive historical themes, bringing the major historical event of the 13th century Scottish people's great uprising to the big screen, earning it the title of epic blockbuster with its grand and majestic momentum. In the film, we see Scotland's mountains, forests, and villages, the mournful bagpipes and the Scottish people's desperate cries of resistance in the midst of poverty and suffering, allowing audiences to feel the authenticity of life and history.

  In terms of the film's structure, Song Tang also took into account people's appreciation psychology. Amidst the flashing swords and iron-blooded battles, a tender love theme is intertwined, allowing audiences to experience the thrill of heroic legends and the tenderness of iron-blooded romance. This will undoubtedly bring greater market success to historical costume dramas.

  But "Braveheart" also did not get rid of the framework of Hollywood's technical films, with a large team of photographers traveling across the ocean to film on location; three thousand people, two hundred horses in grand battle scenes! These were all problems that Mel Gibson had to solve during filming. Fortunately, while in America, he recruited a large number of extras for the film.

  However, this means that the film's budget has increased greatly to $300 million, which is only the previously estimated production cost. In Song Tang's view, after the film is completed and promotional expenses are added, this number may not be enough. Before this, Song Tang had also doubted whether it was worth spending a lot of manpower, financial resources, and material resources just to shoot such a mediocre film, but when he saw the beautiful and sexy "Isabella" princess beside him, all his doubts were deeply buried in his heart.

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