Does anyone know how the movie Tiger Brother was made?

The biggest challenge in casting is to find a tiger actor who plays Sanha and Gomo. Fortunately, Arnold knows who can see pearls. He is Thierry Le Portier, a famous animal trainer, who helped shoot the story of a bear 16 years ago. Recently, portal and American animal trainer randy miller participated in the filming of Gladiator. Arnold said: "When I decided to shoot this film, I sent the first draft of the script to Teri Le Portal. He is a real expert, and I admire him very much. As a highly respected wildlife expert, he may be the greatest animal trainer in the world. I still clearly remember him saying in the first telephone conversation,' This is unbelievable and impossible, so we have to do it!' Portal recalled: "We talked about all aspects of getting along with tigers, and he was interested in taming tigers and guiding them to perform in different ways."

The tiger selected in the film is a hybrid of Bengal tiger, Sumatra tiger and Siberian tiger. A * * * used 30 tigers. The most difficult problem is to keep the tigers from 7 to 12 weeks on standby. For this reason, the crew searched for newborn tiger cubs all over the world, and countless zoos kept in touch with them at any time. Most of the cubs in the film are from France, some from Thailand, and some even need to be fed with bottles. Many of them were abandoned by the tiger mother.

Portal guides tigers with words, sounds and gestures. His method of taming tigers depends on his foresight of tiger movements and his precise vision of choosing tigers suitable for film performances. Arnold said, "Every tiger has its own personality, but I never thought the difference would be so great." The portal said, "I know every tiger character in the film, and I know their reactions to other tigers in different environments." For example, there is a tigress who has great courage and is not afraid of anything, so I use it to complete difficult stunts. "

It is difficult for unrelated tigers to show the feeling of family, and the relationship between tiger mothers and cubs is even more difficult to show. Generally speaking, each tiger population is made up of females and cubs, while males are withdrawn and like to act alone. However, Arnold made an unexpected discovery in Latahanpol Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India. The male tiger and the female tiger in this area hunt together, play with their cubs and take on the responsibility of protecting their families. This little-known side is reflected in many scenes of the film.

In the film, the portal uses Indra, his favorite tigress. He said, "It looks a little unexpected. Indra played with a tiger cub that was not born to her for 37 minutes. The tiger cub played with her tail and beat her with its claws. Indra even licked the tiger cub later. I shot this scene 5 meters away. I calmed her down when she began to be irritated by the tiger cubs. The reason why this scene is perfect is due to the long-established stable relationship between Indra and me. The young tiger was born to be close to the mother tiger, even though she is not his mother. "

Arnold recalled: "We used' method performance' to guide the Cubs, and' method performance' meant immersing the actors in the emotions of the movie characters. My pocket is full of all kinds of things that attract the tiger's attention. For example, they sneeze at the smell of chocolate powder, but it's hard to make them yawn. We have many scenes of tiger cubs sleeping. Fortunately, we know that tiger cubs will fall asleep in an hour and a half after drinking a bottle of milk, so we can give them two bottles of milk, which is very easy to shoot. Because we can't let them rehearse, we have to wait until everything is ready, but these little tigers are naughty and interesting. When you put two cubs by the river, it won't take long to find that they will put their paws into the water, and the more they play, the crazier they get. If you put coconuts in front of them, they will play like a cat sees a ball of thread. "

Guy pearse likes to play with the bear every time. He said, "I can't let them go. I am used to nursing them. These little guys will be around me soon. Although it is very young, it is not light, and it is very strong, and the sound is quite scary. "

It is not so easy for older tigers to attract their attention. Usually, people will get their attention when they ride away, but it is normal to have more tigers. Day after day, the portal always tries every means to make the tiger perform, and his understanding of animal nature and role plays a vital role. "I have great respect for these animals," portal said. "The animal trainer and his animals must establish a solid relationship and trust each other. You are not only his friend, but also his companion. I shoot every shot with them. When I finish shooting a difficult shot, I will pat it and praise it with words, and it will know that it is right. You can't change their personality, you can only increase training, and you must create a language to communicate with them. " Arnold said, "Without Terry, without his enthusiasm and judgment, I couldn't have finished this film. He's incredible. He can see what animals will do at a glance and know how to guide them to perform. "

Despite being so familiar with animals, Portal always thinks that no matter how well trained these tigers are, they are beasts after all. "You go, will restore the ferocity of ordinary tigers. Domesticated tigers are dangerous, even more dangerous than wild tigers in some respects, because they are with people every day, and they are not afraid of human beings at all, "portal said.

Preparations for transporting tigers to Cambodia began several months in advance, so it is necessary to study the tiger's response to Cambodia's climate and health protection. Although tigers like the temperature of 15-25 degrees, they still need to be transported to Cambodia one month in advance to allow them enough time to adapt to the local weather.

In order to make the tigers' journey safe and comfortable, portal used a transport plane with adjustable air pressure and temperature to fly directly from Vatry to Siem Reap. The crew built a high-standard tiger house in Siem Reap. Because each location covers several acres, the crew used a special safety net. Before shooting every day, the staff of relevant departments will check whether there are loopholes in the safety net. When shooting, the film crew will stay in the protective cage, only the camera is located outside the railing, and the camera shoots by remote control. In each protective cage, there is a special person responsible for safety. For safety reasons, each scene needs to be shot twice, the first time for the tiger, the second time for the actor, and then later for synthesis.

A few months after the filming began, guy pearce urged close contact with the tiger in the performance. After careful planning, the crew decided to shoot such a scene. The portal said, "I crouched behind the Beggars' Sect and stood around. When the tiger comes to us, I will stare into its eyes. If it's not interested in Gai, I'll keep it close. If it looks at the direction of the actor, I will stand up from behind the beggar to attract the tiger's attention and let the beggar leave. " At the shooting scene, the protective cage is nearby. In case of emergency, Pierce will quickly withdraw to the cage. He remembered the words of the portal, "You can train them, but you can't tame them.