Behind-the-scenes production of horror autopsy room

Since 2006, when he wrote and directed Blow Your Temper, mark neveldine has conquered the growing appetite of fans through energetic and emotional films ... He always seems to know how to touch the deepest part of his soul with pictures. In this latest work, The Anatomy Room of Terror, Naivaldai still holds two posts: screenwriter and producer. Together with his partner Brian Taylor, he improved the film technology he used before, which is almost the ultimate. This movie is full of terrible pictures, which may shake your firmness. It tells the story of how a group of medical students use their professional knowledge to design a perfect murder case, while ensuring that no pathologist except them will find any clues.

As a producer, mark neveldine needs to stay on the set all the time, fiddling with the bodies that are almost confusing and bloody every day. Fortunately, Naivadai did the utmost research on this medical knowledge when writing the script, so he was not surprised by this spectacular scene surrounded by "corpses". He said: "Before that, I did some related exploration with another screenwriter, Brian Taylor. Later, we all liked going in and out of the morgue ... Of course, we wanted to make such a movie for a long time and thought a lot. I think everyone is curious and naturally wants to go to the morgue to find out, but sometimes they are afraid to do things. We have done the same thing about four or five times, because we can't bring too many people in at once. In short, our requirement for actors is very simple, that is, we need to watch the whole process of autopsy at least once. "

The autopsy steps are similar. Generally, you cut a Y-shaped wound on the trunk with a scalpel, remove the ribs, then take out all the organs, weigh each organ, then open the scalp and take out the brain ... After completion, it will return to its original position. Mark neveldine said: "We are also allowed to pick up some organs and observe their appearance carefully. Although we can't see why, I think this experience is very important for actors and actresses. Maybe you didn't feel anything at first, but on the day of real shooting, the effect was immediate. Everyone is in no hurry. They know what they should do first, then what to do. For example, there is a scene where actors who need to participate cut open a body in 10 minutes, and everyone is busy in an orderly way. Occasionally, there will be some questions,' ok, wait a minute, the colon is in a wrong position!' Or,' there is something wrong with the organs in the chest. It feels great, watching everyone play a role and cooperate with each other. It is true that the story environment we are creating is a bit disgusting, but what I want to say is that millions of people in this world do the same thing every day. They dissect corpses in order to find out the real cause of death. You know, on average, one in three people will be sent to the autopsy table after death-because this ratio happens to be the number of accidental or unnatural deaths. We just want to record what happened here through pictures, and then show it in a very detached way. With the help of smart pathologists, we will invent a terrible cat-and-mouse game. "

The story of "The Horror Anatomy Room" reminds people of another classic horror work, that is, Alfred Hitchcock's "Taking the Soul", but mark neveldine personally clarified the rumor, claiming that this film never meant to pay tribute to "Taking the Soul". He said: "Of course, we all like Evocation and are admirers of Hitchcock, but we have not used his style and means in our own works. Maybe there are similarities between the two films, but we didn't mean to ... Now, some people even put this statement on their own blogs, and it is spreading more and more widely. Even my mother called me and asked,' Many people say that your new work is a bit like The Necromancer. "Is this true," my answer is quite helpless,' huh? "No?" In fact, none of these people, including my mother, have read the script. Judging a work only by simple plot introduction and stills is really a lack of rigorous and realistic attitude. Maybe the movie really feels like "The Necromancer" as they say, but this is definitely not my original intention. "

Mark neveldine and Brian Taylor are both typical "day traders" in the field of scriptwriting. They started to write Blow Your Temper together in 2002, and the writing cycle only took four and a half days. Naivaldai said: "We let ourselves rest for two months, and then we started to discuss the next work in a bar ... Two months later, we started shooting" The Anatomy Room of Terror ". Of course, it was not until 2005 that these two works were considered as' seeing the sun'. "

Now that I have the experience of directing "Hot Temper", why are mark neveldine and Brian Taylor still content to be screenwriters when they arrive at "The Anatomy Room of Terror"? Naivaldai continued: "I really had the idea of being a director. In fact, it's interesting to think about that time now, because "The Anatomy Room of Terror" was filmed almost before "Temper". At that time, we decided that it was an independent film with a cost of 5 million dollars, which was full of plasma and internal organs ... but things were unpredictable, and Temper came from behind, and Taylor and I also experienced a crazy action film in the film industry.

The woman in the autopsy room

This has almost become the law of social development, that is, in the big environment of horror movies, it is always men who create terror and women who show weakness ... but in the horror autopsy room, this established concept has been completely overturned, because among these crazy pathologists, there are two women who are smart and calm, and they can even play a few jokes on each other when dissecting.

Mei Melancon and lauren lee smith play Catherine Ivey and Juliet Bass respectively in the film. The two female doctors did not hesitate to get their hands stained with blood in the morgue. Their life sounds like a nightmare that will never wake up. There is nothing but plasma, organs and corpses ... However, Menakon and Smith not only have no discomfort but enjoy participating in such bloody and horrible works. Smith said: "Sometimes, I feel embarrassed about my reaction. Knowing that my new film is this type of film, many friends called to comfort me. Whenever they ask me how I feel, I don't know how to answer, because I don't want to hurt their concern for me ... no matter how embarrassed I am, I can't hide the truth. In fact, there are many interesting jokes in the shooting process. Menakan added: "We didn't mean to, but sometimes it's really hard to keep that serious mood. These extras are so involved in the play, including their quadriplegic bodies before their death. I don't know why, but I want to laugh when I see them. "

So, what prompted Mei Melancon and lauren lee smith to "secretly kill people" in such works? Do they really like the stories told in the script? Smith said: "In fact, I tried to audition as early as when Temper was looking for an actor. This is probably the most interesting audition experience I have ever experienced, and I was immediately attracted. Unfortunately, there is an actor who is more suitable than me, but we both left a deep impression on each other. Later, I watched the script of "The Anatomy Room of Terror" and wanted to be a part of it, so I got up the courage to go into the audition room again. I still remember saying to them,' This role is mine, and you have to give it to me.' Everyone present was shocked. Fortunately, they finally chose me. I'm really happy. You know, I joined a film production team full of surprises, and I especially like to watch the tacit understanding between director marc schoelermann and photographer Ekkehart Pollack, which is their friendship accumulated through years of cooperation. Menacon said: "I think the most perfect experience of shooting this film is that you don't have to worry about anything except the performance." Even if you misunderstand some scenes, someone will help you adjust them. Through the lens, they will make everything look so real. "

Although Mei Melancon and lauren lee smith's words are not easy, everyone knows that they can persist and pay a huge price, because another prerequisite for being able to star in this film is to go through the "morgue" ... Menaken said: "In fact, this is not terrible at all. It really helps us to go into the morgue and see them dissect the bodies. This kind of experience can make you mentally prepared to the greatest extent, otherwise we don't know what to do even on the set. Some things can't be taught, but once experienced, they will never be forgotten. " Smith said with a smile, "That's true, and the real body lying in the morgue, like a wax figure, is more fake than the props on the set."