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Fantastic night at the museum/night at the museum

Director: shawn levy shawn levy

Starring: Ben Stiller Ben Stiller

Robin williams, robin williams.

Carla gugino carla gugino

Kim Raver

Type: comedy/fantasy/family/action

Length: 105 minutes

The natural history museum is by no means boring, but its collection is amazing: there are prehistoric creatures with ferocious eyes, fierce ancient warriors, ethnic groups that have long since disappeared, animals in the African jungle and legendary heroes in history. These are all solidified in an instant, and no matter how time passes, they will not change.

Larry (Ben Stiller), an unfortunate dreamer, has many unattainable dreams. Larry believes that one day he can make amazing achievements. Of course, all this is just a dream. What is before us now is that he must find a job before Christmas. Otherwise, his youngest son will be raised by his ex-wife. Larry didn't want to disappoint his son, so he got a job as a night guard at the new york Museum of Natural History.

On the first night of work, he was left alone in an unusually quiet and huge museum with a huge flashlight and a detailed instruction manual. The old night watchman of the museum told Larry that his task was to "make sure that nothing can enter or leave the museum at night". Larry thinks the night watchman is crazy. Is there anything alive in the whole museum except him?

Wait! What's that noise? To Larry's disbelief, those prehistoric creatures and characters who only lived in storybooks came alive one by one! They surrounded him and everywhere they went was chaos: Tyrannosaurus Rex and Xiongnu smashed the marble wall of the museum; Lions and monkeys foraged around and took a fancy to precious and fragile exhibits; A three-inch cowboy kidnapped Larry and put him on a model railroad track. Indian soldiers threw spears at Larry ... Larry was at a loss and didn't know how to get the museum back to normal. Every night, these live models will torture Larry to death. During the day, people don't believe what Larry described and think he is mentally ill.

Larry racked his brains to find a memorial statue in the museum-former American President Roosevelt (robin williams) to help him survive this fright night. Facing the danger of losing his job and disappointing his son again, Larry is determined to win the battle to save the museum, hoping to be a brave and adventurous father. Isn't he waiting for this moment, for something important to happen for a long time? Now, the opportunity has finally come!

The figure that appears

1, the new night guard

The protagonist of this movie is a bit reckless, but he has a heroic quality. The producer's first thought was Ben Stiller. Stiehler has a rich sense of humor. He is best at expressing the joys and sorrows of small people, so that simple people are not boring at all. He is the best person to play Larry.

[Understanding of Role] Stiehler understood his role like this: "Larry is the kind of person who can never do anything smoothly. He always puts forward new ideas, but none of them can come true. He is worried about losing contact with his son. Now, just before Christmas, he must find a job. Then, I worked as a night guard at the new york Museum of Natural History. He thought it must be a terrible job, but he didn't expect something incredible to happen. "

From the beginning of reading the script, Stiehler wanted to be the master of this adventure. He said, "I grew up five blocks away from the Natural History Museum. For a child, there is a magical atmosphere there. Not only because of the paintings hanging on the wall, but also because you can see with your own eyes how old things can stand in front of you. "

[Deductive Role] For Stiehler, the key is to keep a childlike innocence, let him go back to his childhood and show his curiosity and enthusiasm in the museum. This is how his performance developed.

Although he has acted in many comedies, there are still many new things for Stiehler. "I haven't had a chance to perform fantasy movies. In order to shoot fantasy works, we should keep a very realistic attitude and let the audience believe everything in the film. It's the kind that makes you believe that Larry really encountered these magic, and ancient creatures and legends really appeared in front of you. For me, the key is to fully integrate into the story. "

It's really difficult to play "Fantastic Night at the Museum". Ben Stiller faces many material challenges. There are many exciting and funny places on the screen, and he runs and jumps in desperation. Running is Stiehler's main task.

[Director's Evaluation] No matter whether Stiehler wants to escape from the lion, the Huns or the little model army, or to play against President Roosevelt played by robin williams, or to show his son how brave his father is, the director finds that the comedian is always full of energy. The director said: "He looks at everything from a bright and positive perspective, full of vitality, and easily infects people around him."

Old guard: three old urchins

Larry got the position of night guard in the Natural History Museum, replacing three old guards in the original museum. These three old guards are antiques in the museum. In order to vividly interpret these three roles, the crew chose three experienced comedians, all of whom are very famous, including Dick Day, Mickey Rodney, who is difficult to imitate, and Bill Kobolds, who has made great achievements in stage play, television and movies.

Dick day has a charming gentleman temperament; Mickey is very attractive and has no shelf; Bill has a sense of mystery. They interpret these three unique roles brilliantly.

Dick Day was born in 1925. He has won five Emmy Awards, the best dancer of the year awarded by the American Dance Association, and the lifetime achievement award winner of the American Comedy Award, and was awarded the Avenue of Stars. He is not only one of the most popular comedians in the world, but also a classic of many family movies, such as Happy People. Dick Day is excited to play Cecil. Cecil is the former head of the night guard and the head of "training" Larry. "With these dinosaurs, Huns and animals, I think it will become a riot. When you read the script, you will know that this is a movie suitable for different audiences. So I said, I must be one of these three people. Working with Mickey and Bill, the three of us are similar in age and are old-fashioned, so there are wonderful chemical reactions between us. "

Mickey Rodney was born in 1920. His acting career lasted for 83 years, starting when he was a baby. 1983 won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest honor of the American Academy of Performing Arts. Despite many challenges in making movies, Rodney persisted in his love for movies, and he must make a movie with a beautiful and touching story. This is what impressed him about "Fantastic Night at the Museum". He said, "I think we need more good works like this to entertain the whole family."

The trio plus Bill Kobolds is complete. This face is no stranger to the audience, and the veteran actor is unwilling to quit his beloved film industry. Kobolds is especially happy to perform this unkempt old guy. He said, "I had many happy times in movies, TV shows and stage plays, but this time it was really the best experience. There are rich plots, humorous jokes, improvisation, especially this wonderful idea! With me, Dick and Mickey can play the bad guys more easily. They will be very interesting. We look like a group of kind old people, but we are not at all, because there are many interesting things in it. "

3. Rebecca, a lecturer at the museum.

[About the Role] Rebecca, a lecturer at the museum, is studying sacagawea and taking it as the theme of her thesis. She is deeply interested in Larry's very "alternative" idea that the museum is putting on a living history.

[Introduction to the Actor] The role of Rebecca is played by the intellectual actress Kara Gongjino, a versatile actress who once played the mother in the movie "Little Kid and Big Spy". Ganjino likes this special story very much: "There is such a story that makes history repeat itself, makes the past happen again, and there are many interesting and exciting things, which is very special."

4. Dr. mcphee, Curator of Museum.

[About Role] Dr. mcphee is Larry's supervisor. Dr mcphee is narrow-minded and doesn't want to make any mistakes, so this new guard makes him nervous. Dr mcphee is played by Ricky Garvey, a famous English comedy star.

[About Actor] Ge Wei is most happy to play opposite Ben Stiller: "It's interesting to cooperate with Ben, and there is great tension between our roles. He is my subordinate, the kind of person who keeps making trouble; And I am the supervisor, but a series of things have happened that have overwhelmed me and turned my subordinates into heroes. "

5. Living museum residents

▲ Former US President Roosevelt (wax figure)

Larry will spend a crazy and unforgettable night in the museum. In the chaos, Larry found a special person who can help him find out what happened. This best guide is well known. He is a famous figure in American history and the 26th president of the United States-Teddy Roosevelt.

[About Role] robin williams plays such an important role. Because he has a real and approachable temperament. Williams said, "Reading President Roosevelt will help you understand how self-disciplined, rigorous and charming he is. It is a great honor to be able to interpret such personality traits. "

With Williams' in-depth study of the plot, his respect for Roosevelt is increasing day by day, especially his radiant and positive attitude of believing that anything is possible. "He infected and inspired Larry:' You can do it, if you can restore order in this place, nothing can beat you', and Roosevelt gave Larry many old but always effective suggestions."

On the set, robin williams had more fun than anyone else. He has no ability to resist the vivid imagination of "Fantastic Night in the Museum". "What the museum looks like after dark is always curious. It is hard to imagine that these lifelike exhibits will suddenly become lifelike. I like the miniature model army very much, because I collect models and often imagine what would happen if the world of this size were alive? "

[Actor Ben Stiller] Ben Stiller said: "robin williams can be said to be the only actor who is qualified to play this role. His sense of comedy is natural, but he is modest. In order to play Roosevelt well, he studied history as hard as a student, hoping to make President Roosevelt more vivid. His profound interpretation makes this historical figure more real. "

▲ Indian women

[About the Role] The historical figures Larry dealt with in the museum include sacagawea, an Indian woman of the Shawnee River. This is an important discovery of the "Lewis and Clark Route" in the United States (1804, a two-person expedition of 27 people went deep into Montana and crossed the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean, which was the first time that white people entered the land with only Indians and bears). In Fantastic Night at the Museum, sacagawea used her famous technology to help Larry repair the out-of-control museum.

[Actor Profile] This brave woman is played by a new young actress, Miso Baker, and this is her first time in a Hollywood movie. She said, "This lady is smart and talented, and she is good at finding things. She helped Larry a lot. This movie brings together everything I've always dreamed of: Hollywood magic, huge studios, running wild animals and exotic things. What could be more exciting than this? "

▲ King of Egypt

[Introduction] Remy Ma Le, an actor interested in ancient natural history, plays the Egyptian king. The young Egyptian actor's face often appears in the TV series War at Home. Egyptian mummies and young kings who have been sleeping for thousands of years are about to wake up this night.

[About Actors] The legend and image of the Egyptian king have been standardized, and Ma Le is glad to have the opportunity to make a more three-dimensional interpretation: "Maybe the audience's expectation is those pharaohs and curses, but you will see a dynamic and more story-telling performance on the screen. It's new to see a young man want to take risks, but it doesn't deviate from tradition. "

▲ Central and South American capuchin monkeys

He is a troublesome guy in the museum. Although it is small, it is amazing to break eggs. This monkey named Dexter is not a computer animation, but a real capuchin monkey named Crystal.

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◆ Background article

Origin of the Story: Walking into the Museum —— The Fantasy Journey Begins

The core of the film is an idea that often flashes in our minds: when we browse in the museum, there are many eye-opening exhibits in front of us. We can't help wondering: Will these model specimens suddenly come back to life? Will it come out of the seat and the glass? The whole museum has become a living scene, not just history?

The story originality of "Fantastic Night in the Museum" is full of praise by people who have heard it. Croatian picture book painter Milan Cui Ke drew a children's book about a new night guard at the new york Museum of Natural History who suddenly found a dinosaur skeleton that should have been under his care mysteriously disappeared. Then the guards found that they were surrounded by a group of statues showing their teeth, which turned the museum upside down. This book is humorous and fascinating, and soon becomes the favorite of parents and children.

The authors are thomas lennon and robert cullen. After reading the book, the two writers were greatly moved: "We are both from new york, and we spent our childhood in the Natural History Museum. We can even draw a map of the museum from memory, from which we can see how familiar we are and how much we love it. It is really the coolest place on earth! "

Childhood memories inspired them a lot, and many ideas spread quickly. "The first thing we need is what drives the specimen movement of the whole museum? Because Egyptians focus on keeping people and things alive forever, it is also reasonable to start here. This is a spell that prays for eternal life and eternal youth. "

Next, the core of the story shifts to Larry. The screenwriter set him up as a man with lofty ideals but always frustrated. Most importantly, Larry accepted the job as a night guard in the museum because he didn't want his youngest son to be disappointed with his father.

After setting the main characters in the movie, what will Larry encounter next? What's the first thing on the first night in the museum? There are too many themes in the museum, and the screenwriter has made a long list, which lists almost all the contents in the museum: some talk about the development of civilization, some talk about American railways, some talk about the secrets of Easter Island, and the model of Lilliputian world in the peep show hall. In addition, regarding the role of Roosevelt, Lennon said, "We hope that former US President Roosevelt will become another main character in the film, because when you stand in the new york Museum of Natural History, you will feel the spirit of this person. Not to mention that he is a knowledgeable naturalist himself, many exhibitions can be said to be from his ideas. " Roosevelt's motto: "Failure is painful, but never try to make it worse" can be said to be an important motto to inspire the spirit of the film "Fantastic Night at the Museum".

◆ Make a fuss

Building a Museum: The largest natural and historical scene in the world is about to appear in the Mammoth Studio in Vancouver!

The core of "Fantastic Night in the Museum" is to make history reappear, and its production and design workload can be imagined. Responsible for creating such a huge and wonderful visual effect are Claude Pell, the artistic director who won the Oscar for Ghost Player, and Lei Rui Appleby, a fashion stylist.

▲ Art design of movies

The task of art design is to reproduce this world-famous museum in the studio, and every hall and corner must be confused. The film takes new york, a world-famous natural history museum, as the architectural appearance, but the museum can't make fun of precious exhibits, so the interior must be built on the set. The crew was selected in the Mammoth Studio in Vancouver, where many box office blockbusters were born. Now the biggest natural and historical scene in the world is about to be born!

Generally speaking, a film only needs to deal with the background of one or two eras. However, the "Wonderful Night in the Museum" requires knowledge of many different times, from ancient Egyptian temples to early wilderness, and each part has a different history. After several weeks of intense work, the graphic designer of this film almost became the interior designer of the museum. They built several independent exhibition areas, each with its own story to perform.

[Pyramid model] The art design team built a pyramid of the Egyptian Hall. This inspiration comes from the Egyptian cultural relics exhibition held by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. In order to highlight the atmosphere of this time and space and show the ancient, mysterious and majestic momentum, they made a pyramid with very similar appearance but relatively small volume.

[Wax Statue of Former American President Roosevelt] The art team designed a very important statue in the film-former American President Roosevelt. He sat on horseback, waving a sword. In order to show how the statue came to life overnight, robin williams had to pose that pose accurately, which meant that the actor had to keep this pose all the time. In order to have the metallic texture of the statue, he has to be wrapped up and the surface has to be treated to make the wax figures of Williams and Roosevelt look like a person.

[Miniature] The exquisite miniature in the film will attack Larry as soon as it has life. When making the world part of the miniature, the designer first examines the theme of the exhibition, from Mayan civilization to American railway history. Then, they set out to make exquisite and accurate models, then put them out to see how to master the space, and then put Ben Stiller in to arrange the mutual position of these little people and mini-devices. This is a very meticulous work.

The actors arrived at the studio one after another, and everyone was amazed at the scenes completed by the art team. Entering the studio is like entering a huge toy world.

▲ Costume modeling of movies

Fashion designer Larry Appleby had to face this unusual challenge. Waiting for her is not once or twice, but throughout ancient times, from Huns in animal skins, to Mayan civilization, to fully armed Roman soldiers, to the uniforms of American civil war, and then to the uniforms of 2 1 century museum guards.

Appleby's fashion design works include The Day After Tomorrow and Mrs. Parker's Lover. She was very happy to participate in the production of "Fantastic Night in the Museum", which prompted her to have a more detailed study of history.

Appleby made many field trips to the new york Museum of Natural History and found many inspirations. What she expects is not only to show the diversity and splendor she has observed, but also how to make costumes with different themes echo each other in "Fantastic Night in the Museum"-both heterogeneity and consistency.

[The most difficult costume design-King of Egypt] The most difficult costume on the Appleby list is the King of Egypt played by Remy Ma Le. When talking about the clothes of the Egyptian king, she said: "Because he is a mummy, all the clothes we make have to be wrapped inside. However, his honor and glory as the king of Egypt cannot be concealed by the wrapped golden clothes. So this part of the costume took a lot of effort. "

[Unreferenced costume design-Huns] There are no photos to refer to the Huns' costumes. April sewed some old carpets with animal skins, and then matched them with metal weapons and reins. This may not be 100% accurate, but it looks colorful and very impressive.

▲ Make-up special effects of movies

The challenge of "Fantastic Night at the Museum" is to make real actors look more like lifeless wax figures. Responsible for makeup is special effects director Anrui Moru. By waxing, brightening, supplementing colors, and toning, the makeup artist has treated the surface of the characters to make the texture more prominent, especially for Indians and Huns, so that their makeup looks like wax when they come alive.

▲ Film special effects-the magic weapon for the museum to come true

When the work of designing roles and selecting actors is ready, and the scene art design and scene are completed, the most indispensable thing is the magic to start the operation of the Natural History Museum at night-this is not by the magic of the Pharaoh, but by the magical digital technology of 2 1 century.

In order to show the movement and vitality of these animals and statues in the museum, the director relies on VFX experts Jim Reggie and Rhythm &; Tone, their special effects are the highest in the industry, and there was a work "The Legend of Narnia".

The main challenge of the special effects team is the chase between African animals and Larry. In this scene, Larry is chased by a lifelike lion. It is not easy to synthesize lifelike animals by computer, because the scene where the lion is located is the real scene of the studio, and there is no whole line on the computer screen to adjust. So the special effects personnel take the original scenery as the reference point, and then carefully align it to make the whole paragraph smooth. Finally, the lion's paw almost touched Larry's shoulder.

Another big challenge faced by VFX team is to reduce the model part. The scaled-down model is only a few inches big. How to make these toy armies move and compete fiercely with real people? In this part, the special effects studio recreated 89 basic models, and hundreds of actions were evolved from these models through computers. Simulate by shooting different fighting actions of real people, and then scan them into the computer. The typical "lilliputian country" has brought us many problems because of its different sizes. If you shoot lilliputian with the original camera, you will cross the whole border with a slight movement of the camera. Therefore, it is necessary to shoot the actors' expressions with a green screen and stick them together. Only in this way can the actors show their comic talents and the audience be angered by the whimsical courage and temper of these little heroes.

◆ tidbits

▼ In the film, Lai Ruimou got the position of night guard in the museum, that is, the actor who plays the staff of the employment agency is a mysterious figure who is closely related to Ben Stiller-that is, Ben Stiller's mother and an excellent comedian-Anna Milla. This is the first time that the mother and son have officially played against each other on the big screen. Stiller said, "It's so cool to act with my mother!"

▼ Many scenes and props in the movie are fascinating. Claude Pell, an art designer, loves the most elaborate design achievement-the floor of the museum. Its texture is actually the visual theme of the whole movie "Fantastic Night at the Museum". Pell said: "The floor is the most important part of the scene design. It sets off everything and makes the museum look more solemn. Very smooth, and it is convenient for Ben Stiller to slide awkwardly. "

▼ In the process of writing, the two screenwriters often argue in a naive way about who will be the most horrible after being resurrected in the museum. Terrible prehistoric animals also have a lovely side. Big does not necessarily pose a threat. On the contrary, those small and childish creatures are a bit weird, which is the key target.

▼ In order to help Ben Stiller adapt to Larry's wonderful experience, director shawn levy went on stage in person, dressed himself as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, roared and ran after Stiehler in the corridor, in order to make him more state.

▼ When choosing the actor who plays the king of Egypt, the auditee doesn't just read the lines. Because of the plot requirements, they need to perform the appearance of jumping out of a marble coffin.

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