Behind the scenes of reindeer games

The story of this film is inspired by the whimsy of screenwriter ehren kruger in the cold winter. He suddenly wanted to create a story about love, redemption and ex-criminals. The dialogue was fast-paced, the plot was complicated, and a group of fugitives carried out an interesting presentation of their criminal plans. Kruger thinks that prisoners and fugitives also need a vacation, so he lets the hero, a former criminal, go home for a vacation, starting with romantic dates and Christmas casinos. Kruger said: "Although law-abiding citizens live and work in peace and contentment in the outside world, criminals have many opportunities to get into trouble. "I hope to create a funny and unique black thriller." Kruger decided to develop a movie story around an old-fashioned robbery. The script shows the elaborate preparation stage, the continuous excitement during the implementation and the unexpected consequences, and sometimes the stupid characters add a lot of color to the story. Kruger also ingeniously chose casinos run by Indian tribes. He said: "Although Indian casinos are all over the States of the United States, they have never really appeared on the big screen. They are not in Las Vegas, but their criminal potential cannot be underestimated. " The northern climate is also an important element throughout the film. "The bad winter weather in the north is like Rudy's other rival," Kruger said. "From the moment he got out of prison, he tried to get rid of the influence of the weather, but snow and cold always followed, and everything became more difficult." After the script was finished, Kruger was pleasantly surprised to learn that john frankenheimer intended to direct the film. Kruger said: "All film writers know that john frankenheimer is an accomplished director, so it is my supreme honor to work with him." . "I think he is the best person to direct this film, because this story is full of unexpected plots and complicated characters." Frank Harmo thinks this movie script is the best thriller script he has ever seen, and the wonderful description of the characters is what he always values. "What attracted me most about the script was Rudy's journey and his changes," Frank Hammer said. "Rudy used to see the world with his own eyes at first, but things are far from it. He finally chose to pull back from the brink. I found this process very interesting. He had to decide his future life path in just a few days. The movie story is well structured and full of sly humor. " Frank Hammer has been reluctant to use special effects. His bottom line is to ensure that the action scene is as real as the plot scene. He said, "I hope the audience can put aside all doubts and focus on the wonders of the image when the opening lights go out." Frank Hammer is used to drawing storyboards of action scenes before shooting. His preparation work is very detailed, involving scenery, location, clothing, props, effects, camera movements and other aspects. Frank Harmo gave full play to his unique shooting skills in reindeer games, that is, the application of super depth of field, a large number of wide-angle lenses and continuous rotating lenses. In order to highlight snow, sky and action, Frank Hammer still loves high-contrast tones. He said, "I always try to reduce the color saturation. Black and white movies have always been my favorite, so I made the color close to black and white, which is very suitable for this movie. "

This film is the last feature film directed by john frankenheimer.

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