Shooting Highlights The film was shot by a high-definition digital camera and a 35mm camera. ·In order to complete some dangerous pictures, the crew used fake tigers. Arnold said: "There are many scenes that cannot be shot with real tigers. For example, the scene where the tiger is surrounded by fire in the jungle is composed of fake tigers and special effects." The special effects department produced a total of 5 full-size adult tigers, 3 Part of a mechanical tiger head and multiple cubs. They even made tiger claws and tails for close-ups. It takes 4 people to operate the mechanical tiger head, one to control the stabilizer, one to control the tiger head, and the other two to control the eyes, nose and mouth. Because the fake tiger made by the special effects team was so realistic, a female tiger took the fake tiger cub as a real one and refused to separate it when she brought it back to the den. Many of the film's locations were inaccessible, so the tiger and most of the equipment were airlifted by helicopter, while other supplies were transported by horses and porters. Filming on Phnom Koulen was difficult because of the landmines that killed thousands of Cambodians in 1992. Although the Cambodian government and the United Nations later established the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (Cambodian Mine Action Centre) However, according to expert estimates, there are still 4 to 6 million landmines hidden underground in Cambodia, which has become a security risk that is difficult to eradicate. A month before filming on Mount Cullen, the crew hired a team of CMAC demining experts to demining. Normally, all surface vegetation is removed before demining begins, but the crew needed to keep that vegetation, and eventually they came up with a way to demining without destroying the plants. After the filming started, CMAC reminded all the cast and crew at any time, never to cross the safe area half a step. · In order to film on Mount Cullen, the crew had to spend two months building roads and erecting 10 bridges. · The crew employed 400 locals in Cambodia. Cross-dressing shots Although the story of the film takes place in the 1920s, Air France, which was established in 1933, appeared in the film. Behind-the-scenes production [About the film] It was a popular and popular classic film in the late 1980s, and it almost broke the conventions of all successful films. In the era of high concept, the film has no big-name stars, no thrilling car chases and explosions, only 10 minutes of dialogue, and the main characters are neither human nor alien. The film is "The Bear's Tale", and its director is Jean-Jacques Arnault. At that time, the thrilling experience between the precocious little bear and the older Kodiak brown bear left all the audience unprepared, and the naturally revealed affection moved countless audiences. "The Bear's Tale" is not a documentary; it stars a speechless, feral, 1,800-pound carnivore. Arnold took the audience to the wild world, and "The Bear Tale" became the first film to express survival in the wild from the perspective of animals. The film premiered in France in October 1988, was released in the United States in November the following year, and was released in South America in 1990, to the same rave reviews from the media and audiences. Newsweek's David Ansen called the film "innovative, unique, and captivating," and Time's Richard Chicker Schickel described it as "amazing, ingenious, and pure", and he even praised: "Technically speaking, this film has no less influence on other films in the natural realm than 'Star Wars' did on science fiction films. ." After 16 years, Arnold returned to the animal kingdom and filmed this "Tiger Brother Tiger Brother". However, compared with the "Zi Xiong Tale", which is full of realism and simple plot, the story of "Tiger Brother and Tiger Brother" is more complicated and more like a fairy tale. Arno was inspired by the early twentieth century jungles of Southeast Asia, when wild tigers thrived in ancient temple ruins, not far from royal palaces and colonies. Arnold said: "Tiger Brother Tiger Brother contains three things that I am most obsessed with: the animal world, mysterious religious culture and European colonies. I did a lot of research into Southeast Asia in the early twentieth century and found a lot of amazing things. Photos, watercolors, models and oil paintings, especially an early print, lush plants hide many beautiful and charming temples, and there is a tiger cub in the lower left corner of the picture, this scene has always stayed in my mind, Maybe that's where the idea for the film came from." Arno continued: "A few years ago, I took my family on vacation to Socotra in Yemen, a very remote island with nothing to do. So I began to follow the horse and write down everything that came to my mind, thus brewing a story. The protagonists of the story are two cubs, who were born in Angkor Wat, where I am most fascinated. I sat outside the canopy and lit an oil lamp. , the Indian Ocean is in front of me, and every night before I go to sleep, I have to write two or three pages. After 3 years, when I finished the shooting of "Under the City", I reopened that notebook. After a series of research, I was delighted to discover , In the era of my fictional story, tigers did inhabit the Indochina Peninsula." Tigers are Arnold's favorite animal, in fact, long before filming "The Story of the Bear", he hesitated between choosing a bear or a tiger. Despite the success of "The Tale of the Bear", he still deeply regrets not being able to use the tiger. When he conceived the film's story, Arnold was convinced that long-term memory does exist in animal brains. Interestingly, just a few months after the completion of "Tiger Brother Tiger Brother", National Geographic Today reported that scientists have recently re-understood the memory nature of animals, which until now scientists have always believed that animals lack episodic memory. Ability. Humanists at the University of Georgia, psychologists at the University of Cadia in Wales, and experts in comparative cognition at the University of Cambridge, UK, all agree that animals have richer memories, and that humans have long underestimated the ability of animals to remember. The limit of their memory capacity is now Not yet known. Before working on the screenplay with Alain Godard, Arnold conducted months of research on wild tigers, introduced by Jérôme Seydoux, president of Pathé, France's largest film company , Arnold met Valmik Thapar, the world's most authoritative feline expert. Under the leadership of Thapa, Arno and others came to the Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, where they were able to learn from top Asian tiger experts. For two weeks, they witnessed more than 30 colorful tigers living in their natural environment. From the start of the script, Arnold and Alan Gold decided that the two tigers would always come first, with all the human characters serving to advance the plot. Unlike most of the films in which the animals are only subordinate to the human characters, the human characters in this film only have an influence on the tiger. Arnold and Gothe deliberately portrayed the human characters as single and absurd, so that the tiger brothers would be better. Really more special. "I hope this film will remind audiences of many fairy tales they love as a child," Arnold said. "The story of the film is astonishingly imaginative, like the imagination of children. At the same time, the film also proposes a related moral Question: What happens when we take these animals out of the wild and put them in cages? Around the world, there are fewer and fewer wild tigers, and most tigers are trapped in cages. Some people keep tigers as pets, Feeding in the backyard, although everyone will love the abandoned tiger cub and hope to bring it home, but what will you do when it grows up? Tigers are carnivorous beasts, no matter how much you love them, their nature is unstoppable Changed. I wanted the film to be entertaining, but also to awaken the audience to this issue." Producer Jake Ebers Eberts) is the second collaboration with Arnold, and 1985's "The Name of the Rose" is their first collaboration. He said: "Our collaboration was all about a great friendship, we kept in touch, and in 1998, Jean-Jacques told me that he was going to make a film about tigers, set in Southeast Asia, and I liked everything. , this is my favorite movie. It contains history, animal protection and culture and environmental protection, and most importantly, the story is very moving." In the film's behind-the-scenes lineup, it is not difficult to find producers, editors, animal tamers The teacher and production designer were both Arnold's old partners. The script of the film began in 1999, and the preparatory work began in 2001. Arnold led the team to inspect a large number of locations, including Australia, Thailand and the temples of Angkor. After several weeks of research in Cambodia, they settled on Siem Reap. “The first time I went to Cambodia was in 1989 when the temples were full of landmines, so we had to get a charter,” said Ano. “To this day, the beauty there still astounds me, I can hardly believe the religious piety and the naturalness of it.” The magnificence is such a perfect combination. Cambodia has everything I want, the temples are spectacular, the scenery is peaceful and beautiful, the colonial nostalgia and the mystery of the jungle come to my mind.” Producer Jack Ebers said: “ These locations were all chosen by Jean-Jacques himself, Cambodia is really the most spiritual place on earth." In terms of casting, Arnold can be described as eclectic, the actors in the film come from a variety of backgrounds, including famous movie stars, movie circles Newcomers, child actors, tigers, circus performers, stage actors who have never acted in a movie, and more. Aidan is the most important character in the film, Arnold said: "Aidan is the only character in the film who fully understands the animal point of view, and when I first met Guy Pearce I thought it was him. From the way he talks about the script and animals, he is very sensitive to animals." [About the Tiger Actor] The most difficult challenge in casting was finding the Tiger actor who played Sanha and Gomo. Luckily, Arnold knows who can see the eye. He is Thierry Le Portier, the famous animal trainer who helped film "The Bear Tale" 16 years ago. Recently, Portier Erzen with American animal trainer Randy Miller Miller) in the filming of "Gladiator". Arnold said: "When I decided to make the film, I sent the first draft of the script to Terri Le Portel, who is a true connoisseur, whom I admire immensely, as a highly respected wildlife expert, He was probably the greatest animal trainer in the world. I still vividly remember him saying in that first phone conversation, 'It's unbelievable and impossible to do that's why we're doing it!'” Porter recalls: "We talked about all aspects of getting along with tigers, and he was very interested in the different methods of taming and directing tigers to perform." The tigers selected for the film are a mixture of Bengal, Sumatran and Siberian tigers. A total of 30 tigers were used. The toughest challenge was keeping 7-12 week old tiger cubs on call at all times, for which the crew searched for newborn tiger cubs all over the world, and countless zoos kept in touch with them at all times. Most of the tiger cubs in the film are from France, some are from Thailand, and some even require bottle feeding. Many of these were abandoned by tiger mothers. Using words, voices and gestures to guide the tiger, Portel's method of taming relies on his ability to foresee the tiger's movements and his precise eye for picking the right tiger for the film's performance. "Each tiger has its own personality, but I never thought it would be so different," Arnold said. "I know every tiger character in the film, I know how they are in different environments and how they interact with others," Porter said. How do fellows react. For example, there was a tigress who was very brave and didn't fear anything, so I used it to perform difficult stunts." It's difficult to make unrelated tigers feel like family, The relationship between mother tigers and cubs is more difficult to show. Generally, each tiger population consists of female tigers and cubs, while male tigers are solitary by nature and prefer to travel alone. However, Arno made an unexpected discovery in the Ratahampur Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, where male and female tigers hunt together, play with cubs, and take on the responsibility of protecting their families. This little-known side is reflected in several scenes of the film. In the film, Porter uses one of his favourite female tigers, Indra, saying: "It seemed a bit surprising that Indra played 37 minutes with a cub who was not her own. The cub played with her cub. tail, slap her with her paws, and later Indra even licked the tiger cub. I was filming this scene from 5 meters away, and when she started getting irritated by the tiger cub, I calmed her down. This scene is so well-shot , thanks to the strong relationship Indra and I have built over time, and the cubs are naturally willing to be close to the tigress, even though she doesn't It's his mother. ' Arnold recalled: 'We used 'Method Show' Acting) to guide the cubs, and 'method acting' refers to immersing the actors in the emotions of the characters in the film. My pockets are full of all sorts of things to grab the cubs' attention, like they sneeze right away when they smell chocolate dust, but it's hard to get them to yawn. We had a lot of footage of tiger cubs drowsing and falling asleep, but we knew that the cubs would go to sleep after an hour and a half of drinking a bottle of milk, so we could give them two bottles of milk and that was a great shot. Since you can't get them to rehearse, you just have to wait when everything is ready, but these little tigers are so playful and funny that when you put two cubs by the river, it doesn't take long for them to put their claws in the water , they will play more and more crazy. If you put a coconut in front of them, they will play like a cat sees a ball of thread. "I can't put them down," said Guy Pearce, who never tires of playing with tiger cubs. "I'm used to feeding them, and these little guys are going to be around me very quickly." Although they are very young, they are not light in weight, and are very strong, and their calls are quite frightening. For older tigers, it's not so easy to get their attention, and it's usually a good idea to let people run away on horseback, but it doesn't matter if they see more tigers. Day in and day out, Porter Always coming up with ways to get the tiger to perform, his knowledge of the nature and role of the animals is crucial. "I have a lot of respect for these animals," Portel said. A solid relationship must be established, mutual trust must be established, and you are not only its friend, but also its companion. I shoot every shot with them, and when I'm done with a difficult shot, I'll pat it, compliment it with words, and it'll know it's done right. You can't change their personality, you can only add training, you have to create a language to communicate with them. "I couldn't have made this film without Terri and his passion and judgment," Arnold said. "He's unbelievable. He can see at a glance what an animal is going to do and how to guide it." They perform. Despite being so familiar with animals, Portel has always believed that no matter how well trained these tigers are, they are still beasts. "When you walk away, it returns to the ferocity of a normal tiger. Domesticated tigers are dangerous, in some ways even more dangerous than wild tigers, because they are with people every day and they are not afraid of people at all,” Portel said. Preparations for transporting tigers to Cambodia were numbered in advance. Beginning this month, research must be done on the tiger's response to the Cambodian climate and hygiene protection. Although the tiger prefers 15-25 degrees temperature, but they still have to be shipped to Cambodia a month in advance to allow enough time for them to adapt to the local weather. In order to make the journey safe and comfortable for the tigers, Porter used a transport plane that can adjust the air pressure and temperature, and went directly from Vatry, France to Siem Reap, Cambodia. The crew built a high-standard tiger house in Siem Reap, because each location covers several acres, so the crew used a special safety net. Before shooting every day, the staff of the relevant departments will inspect the protective net for loopholes. While filming, the crew would stay in protective cages, with only the camera positioned outside the railings and framing via remote control. In each protective cage, there is a special person responsible for safety. For safety reasons, each scene needed to be shot twice separately, first with the tiger, second with the actors, and then composited in post-production. A few months after the film started, Guy Pearce strongly demanded that he be in close contact with the tiger in the performance. After careful planning, the crew decided to shoot such a scene. "I was crouching behind Guy and my assistants were standing around, and when the tiger came towards us, I would stare him in the eye and if he wasn't interested in Guy, I would let him continue," Porter said. Approaching, if it's looking in the direction of the actor, I'll stand up from behind Guy to get the tiger's attention, so that Guy can leave." On the set, the protective cage was next to him, and Pierce would quickly withdraw in the event of an emergency. In the cage, he remembered Porter's words, "You can train them, but you can't tame them." Source:http://movie.mtime.com/15478/behind_the_scene.html
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