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When we are about to leave, it is inevitable that Qian Qian will be full of melancholy ... Rob will go to Japan soon, and his friends are planning a farewell party for him, and he himself regards this party as the last chance to release the feelings buried in his heart and have an intimate spiritual interaction with his own heart.

However, a sudden earthquake shook everything that Rob had planned in advance, and at the same time shocked all the people who attended the party. Everyone opened their eyes wide ... when the noisy crowd calmed down again, it happened that the news reported a suspected earthquake on the scene, but what happened immediately proved that the so-called earthquake had a follow-up and then evolved into a veritable disaster. Because of the confusion and panic, all the people who attended the party ran away. Although they finally stumbled out and ran into the street, the real danger was not far away.

The streets are full of frightened people, screaming, growling and crying. Rob and his friends are surprised to find that there have been obvious cracks on the surface ... With heavy gasps and footsteps, Rob and his companions will be suddenly attacked by a terrible and evil monster who does not belong to this world.

Behind the scenes production:

Produced by J. J. Ebbs

J.J. Ebbs came up with the idea of making clover archives in June 2006. At that time, he was a producer, screenwriter and director, and just took his son to Japan to do propaganda work for Paramount's Mission Impossible 3 ... Although Ebbs once created a series of well-known TV dramas such as Happiness and Double-faced Female Spy. Ebbs still clearly remembers that he and his son Henry were walking in the streets of Japan and were immediately attracted by a toy store, because they also noticed a series of toys with the theme of "Godzilla" in the window. Ebbs recalled: "It reminds me of that monster, but in a completely different cultural background." Shortly thereafter, Ebbs had an idea to make a new monster movie. Although he knows that Godzilla and its sequels and remakes are too classic to surpass, he just can't let go of his curiosity. Ebbs continued: "I began to think, what would it feel like if the monster we saw was as tall as a skyscraper?" Of course, it is relative, considering that it may be as big as a grain of sand, or it may not be visible to the naked eye at all. We live in an era full of fear, so it is really exciting to imagine some strange and huge creatures attacking the city where you live. I hope the movie can make the audience experience the fear of omnipresent harm in an entertaining and safe way-believe me, this movie will definitely realize your wish. "

J.J. Ebbs invited his regular partner Drew Goddard, who is one of the authors of The Double Agent and Lost. Goddard said, "Ebbs called me and said,' Goddard, I have something to talk to you about a huge monster.' At that time, his only thought about this work was to make it into a behemoth movie. In addition, he also asked that he must shoot with that kind of portable camera ... I immediately said, "Count me in." Ebbs added: "Goddard is the first person I think of because he knows how to combine wonders, genres and monsters into comic effects and human characteristics."

Bryan Burk, another producer of this film, said: "I believe this film will soon become a trend, but we really hope that it will tell a horror story that gives people an immersive feeling, that is, make it as emotional as possible. Therefore, as far as I know, there is no more suitable screenwriter in this world than Drew Goddard. "

Almost a week later, J.J. Ebbs and Drew Goddard met once and worked out the main points of the first part of the film together and recorded five pages. Later, Goddard developed it into a story outline of almost 58 pages. Ebbs said: "We first set the tone for the movie, which gives people the feeling of being like a monster movie shot by Cameron Crowe, and then combine some thriller elements of Godzilla and Blair's witch project." Later, two senior producers of Paramount, Brad Weston and Brad Grey, learned the story of the film and immediately decided to put it on the production schedule. Goddard was also a little surprised: "For Hollywood, this is indeed a rare situation. No film has ever passed the inspection of various departments and entered production in such a short time, just like dreaming. "

Another producer, Cheryl Ann Cui Di Clark, said, "It's true that there are few good works in Hollywood that meet your expectations the first time. When it was only five pages, I was very optimistic about it. Now that the film is finished, I am still excited about what happened at that time. "

Use roles to drive stories.

In the process of perfecting Drew Goddard's plays, the producers have begun to look for directors. In the end, they all chose Matt Reeves ... Since childhood, J.J. Ebbs and Reeves have always been good friends and later developed into business partners. They met at a film festival when they were 13 years old. 1998, the two had their first cooperation, that is, the TV series Happiness, and this cooperative relationship has been maintained until now. Although Reeves' first impression is that he belongs to the kind of layman who knows nothing about this kind of film, because he has never been exposed to works related to visual effects, Ebs knows that Reeves is the right person he has been looking for: "I want to say that this film is really far from what Reeves has done before, but I chose him for a reason. I know he is the kind of director who cares more about the stories and characters in the film and will give more roles. Many horror movies we can see now are actually more like some kind of torture, pornography, extremes and violence, which have nothing to do with our lives, but I believe that Reeves can bring us different feelings. "

Now, as J.J. Ebbs predicted, the Clover Archives not only focuses on the huge monsters that brought devastating disasters to new york, but also a group of people who are experiencing extreme crisis. This movie mainly revolves around a group of friends who get together to hold a farewell party for Rob who is going to Japan ... Another friend Hud was assigned the task of recording everything that happened in the party with a portable camera, but in the end, his lens was used for other purposes. Matt reeves said: "The attraction of this film is that despite its spectacular scope, it is recorded in a very personal way. When these characters step into the camera one by one, their emotions gush out, so the real challenge I face is to find a way to package some extraordinary elements in an absurd way-that is, the attack of monsters, and to handle the development of the whole story in a completely real way. "

Telling a story through the portable camera of the character Harder in the film just solved the original intention and requirements of J.J. Ebbs, so Drew Goddard and Matt Reeves began to establish complex relationships with all the characters in order to prepare for the monster's attack.

The first part of the film is a party scene of about 20 minutes to help the audience understand the relationship and personality characteristics between the characters and establish a solid story premise for the film. Matt reeves explained: "We have set a range for ourselves, and we must give priority to roles. I believe all the audience are more concerned about this. Then, after the friends in the gang established a complex network of contacts, they also knew the relationship between them and what was most important to them ... We suddenly stuffed everything into a crazy monster movie and turned it into pure panic and fear. " Drew Goddard added: "When the person in charge of the Statue of Liberty in new york was interrupted, the tense plot left you no more time to examine the role, so we need to introduce everything we want to say before the whole world was attacked."

Trivia:

The first trailer of the movie was played before Transformers, and the general content was to show that there was a huge explosion in the center of new york, and the head of the Statue of Liberty was blown off and landed on the street. These are all taken by that kind of portable camera, and there is no title.

The first official movie trailer was released before Beowulf on June 5438+065438+1October 55438+05, 2007.

Jason, played by mike vogel, wears a "Slusho" T-shirt in the film, especially when he leans in front of the camera and asks him if he can see anything from the roof. "Slusho" is actually a soft drink that once appeared in J.J. Ebbs's Double-faced Female Spy, and it is also one of the pen names of this film.

When shooting in Los Angeles, the film used the pseudonym Slusho. When the crew came to new york to shoot, they changed their pen name-"Cheese.

(Cheese), the name was used for 33 days until August 8, 2007.

As for the name "Clover Archives", it was originally just a pseudonym used in shooting. It is named after the boulevard in Santa Monica and is also the office of the bad robot studio.

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