Abrams and co-Spielberg new film “super eight” will be staged, it will make a similar childhood experiences two playful spirit of the old boys sympathetic feeling? Tags: SpielbergLostGeeksETStar Treksuper eightAbramsThird Kind JJAbrams? owit apointofpridetobeageek. Photograph: JeffMinton / CorbisOutline
J · J · Abrams? “In this day and age, can be a geek really strange people feel proud of.” Photography: JeffMinton / CorbisOutline MuchhasbeenmadeovertheconnectionbetweenJJAbrams, directorofSuper8, andhishero-andSuper8producer-StevenSpielberg.Bothviewtheworldlikewide-eyed, overgrownboys, andintheirmostbelovedwork (Abrams Lost, AliasandStarTrek; Spielberg ETandCloseEncountersoftheThirdKind) blendthewonderofthesupernaturalwiththetenderharvestofthehumanheart.Coincidentally, bothalsokickedofftheirfilmcareersattheageof12bymaking8mmhomemovies.SpielbergwasafteraBoyScoutphotographymeritbadge, whileAbrams focuswashislifelongobsessionwithspecialeffects.
movie “super eight” (Super8) the director of J · J · Abrams (JJAbrams) and his a hero – a “super eight” producer – Steven Spielberg (StevenSpielberg) the relationship between the cut does not really clean up and chaotic. Two nostalgic old boy, the eyes of an innocent world looked, and in its most beloved work (Abrams of “Lost,” “Alias” and “Star Trek “; Spielberg ” ET “and” Third Kind “), they will be abundance of the human soul and the supernatural wonders and gentle blend together. Coincidentally, the two are in the age of twelve, when home from a Super 8 camera began his career as a director. Spielberg at the time pursuit of a Boy Scout Medal of photography, and Abrams are indeed on the effects of the obsession is unshaken. “WhatIlovedaboutspecialeffectswasthemagicofit,” Abramstellsme.We esittinginthesoft-focus, mumsyluxuryofabeachsidehotelsuiteinSantaMonica, FrenchdoorsthrownopentothelateafternoonPacificbreeze.The45-year-olddirector-writer-musician (hehascomposedthethemesformanyofhisTVshows, includingLost, FelicityandFringe) isdressedcasuallyinjeansandwearingblackintellectual-nerdglasses, hiswavyblackhairaskyboundthicket, asifperpetuallychargedbytheintensityofitsowner convictions.
“I deeply cherish the magic of special effects contained,” Abrams told me. We sat in Santa Monica (SantaMonica) an atmosphere filled with the grace of luxury waterfront hotel suites in the early evening, the Pacific Ocean breeze through the open French door blowing straight in. This 47-year-old screenwriter and director, and musician (Abrams for the self-guided creation of too many TV shows have theme songs, such as “Lost,” “Feilixidi” and “Fringe”) with the nature of wearing jeans, wearing a black intellectual, yet rigid glasses, curly black hair and want to stab the sky as unfettered bushes, and as if in its strong belief in the infected host has been sustained over-voltage, under general. “WhenIwasalittlekid-andevenstill-Ilovedmagictricks.WhenIsawhowmoviesgotmade-atleasthadaglimpsewhenIwentontheUniversalStudiostourwithmygrandfather, IrememberfeelinglikethiswasanothermeansbywhichIcoulddomagic.Itwasn theguywiththetophatandtherabbits, itwasawayofcreatingillusionsthatsomethingwasrealthatwasn . Itcouldbeatimeandaplace, itcouldbeaweathersystem, itcouldbeanaeroplaneflyingthroughtheair, itcouldbeacreaturethatwasn reallythere, afightscene, bloodsplattering, windowbreaking, fire-itcouldbeanything.Allthesethingswerelittlemagictricks, andtheideathattheycouldalladduptocreatetheillusionthatsomethingwasreal, sothatpeoplewouldhaveanemotionalreactiontotherelationship, acircumstance, anevent -thatwasveryexcitingtome.
“I was a child a soft spot for the Magic, and now remains the same. Once I go to Universal Studios and grandfather (UniversalStudios) play for a while, how the experience of the film is shot. At that time I also feel this way through out the magic to change. This is not the kind of change from the topper in a rabbit trick, it is a created illusion so that the audience believed the practices. It is time to complete the transfer, the weather changes, but also a need to make an airplane flew across the sky, some, or even to create non-existent creatures, fierce fighting scenes, blood splatter, broken windows, flames raging – all have encountered appear in the film. These little magic together to form a plausible imaginary situation, the audience enjoy the investment which produces the emotional interaction with them – this concept is very exciting. “Itwasalmostlikecreatingmyownassignments: wanttoseeifIcanmakethatthinglookreal; likethatspaceship reallyflying, likethatpersonhasatwinandthey einthesameframe. AndthenIwouldgoaboutdoingit.Frankly, IusesomeofthoseideasfarmorenowthanIeverdidwhenIwasakid.”
“This magic show is almost equivalent to set up their own problems: want to see whether to create a plausible picture to; such as allowing the spacecraft to fly for someone to find a substitute, so that they act exactly the same action, hen I would be a good idea put into practice. tell the truth, than a child, I Now is simply the degree of cranky worse. “IcanseeAbramsgettinglostinthequestion-ineveryquestionduringourconversation-furrowinghisbrowandlookingdownintoamiddlespaceasheformulateshisresponse, hisanswerspickingupsteamafteraninitialhesitantlaunch, untilhiswordsspilloutinasalvoofemphaticzeal.He afasttalker.
see that this problem so that some Abrams indulge – in fact, in the course of our conversation, each question would make him appear a sense of trance. In thinking about how to answer, Abrams will be frowning, straight ahead. The wording of the initial hesitation experienced, his answer will be followed, with decisive and enthusiasm gushing out. Speed ??Abrams is talking fast people. “WhatIlove, andwhatStevenSpielberghasinhiswork, isasenseofunlimitedpossibility, thesensethatlifecouldbringyouanything, thataroundeverycornercouldbesomethingamazing … extraordinary.Andthat nottosaygloriousandgood.Itcouldbeterrifying, itcouldbeconfusing, itcouldbedisturbing, oritcouldbewonderfulandfunnyandtransportive.”
“I like Steven Spielberg in its work has shown that a sense of limitless possibilities, it is a wonderful sense of infinite life, even in every corner you can find amazing things … … is really extraordinary. This feeling is not necessarily an active and positive , it may be frightening, people puzzled, as people upset, but there may be wonderful, fun or a sense of ecstasy. “Terrifying, funnyandtransportiveareaptdescriptorsforSuper8, Abrams firstfilmasbothdirectorandwriter. Usinghisadolescentauteurexperiencesasthejumping-offpoint, thestoryfollowsagroupofchildreninthesummerof1979astheysetaboutmakingan8mmzombiefilm. OurheroisJoe, a13-year-oldstrugglingwithhismother suddendeathinafactoryaccident, whileheassistshisfriends ilmbydesigningmonstermakeupandexplodingmodeltrains.
wonderful, interesting, or ecstasy, these words to describe the “super eight” is more appropriate, and this is Abrams and as the playwright himself directed the first film. Abrams film to the director of youth experience as a blueprint for the summer of 1979 about a group of children using super 8 movie camera to shoot a zombie story. Joe the age of thirteen is the protagonist of the film, the mother plant accidents and sudden death because of the tragedy so that he has been unable to laugh. To help a friend complete the film, Joe assumed the monster make-up and model trains blasting tasks. Make-believecareensintochillingrealityonenightduringtheyoungsters hootatanoldtraindepot, whentheywitnessahorrifyinglyviolentcrash, followedbywhatseemstobetheescapeofamalevolentpresencefromoneofthemutilatedcarriages.Intheaftermath, eeriephenomenaoccur, themilitarydescend, peoplestarttodisappearandJoefightstosavetheonesheloves.
One evening, came a group of young dilapidated train station to film, but inadvertently witnessed a very tragic train accident, with broken cars from a section of a terrorist monster to escape for a time, the nightmare has come true. Subsequently, the strange phenomenon that occurred one after another, the military began to intervene, town residents began to inexplicably missing. Young Joe determined to uncover the mystery and save the loved one. “WhenIcalledSteven, itwasaninstincttoworkwithsomeonewhowasaheroofminesinceIwasakid, andIhadnoideawhatthemoviewas,” admitsAbrams. “AllIhadwasthetitle, andknewthiscouldbeamovieaboutagroupofkidsmakingmovies, andhewastheonepersonIknewwhohaddonethisthewayIhad, whocouldhelpamovielikethatgetmade.SoIcalledhim, andhesaidyes.”
“Desire and the heroes I grew up working just kind of idol flash had the idea, and even then I do not know the film will be made into what looks like, but I give Steven a telephone call, “Abrams admitted. “I just want a good title, and know the general content of the film is a film about a group of children the story of the self-timer, I know Steven and I, like, have had a similar experience, perhaps he can help to me so I call him, he even agreed to join us. “Butcuriously, Super8isnotthefirsttimeAbramshasworkedforhishero.Whenhewasateenager, hewasprofiledinanewspaperarticleabouthisparticipationinayoungfilm-makers estivalinLosAngeles. Inacoincidencestraightoutofamovie, SpielbergreadthearticleandhiredAbramsandafriendtorepairsome8mmreelsthathehadknockingaroundfromhisownteenagemovie-makingdays.
In fact, this is not the first Abrams a collaboration with Spielberg. Boyhood Abrams that once the youth to participate in the Los Angeles section of the board of directors reported that, coincidentally, Spielberg just read this article reported, so they hired a great director Abram Adams and his partner to repair a small youth shot himself in some 8 mm film. Left-right: RyanLeeasCary, JoelCourtneyasJoeLamb, ElleFanningasAliceDainardandRileyGriffithsasCharlesKasnickinSuper8.Photograph: CourtesyofParamountPictures
from left to right: Ryan Lee (RyanLee) plays Carly, Joel lookout Nepal (JoelCourtney) played Qiaolan Bu, Yilifanning (ElleFanning) Raleigh Griffin played 爱丽丝戴纳德 and Sri Lanka (RileyGriffiths) Nick, played by Charles Keyes. Source: Paramount Pictures Abrams motherCarolhasdescribedherhorroratfindingthespaghettipileofSpielberg unspooledfilmsblanketingthefloorofherson bedroom. “Whathaveyoudone?!?” She reportedtohavescreamed. “He goingtosueus! We egoingtoloseourhouse! We egoingtoloseourcars!” FortunatelyforboththeSpielbergarchivesandAbrams futureinHollywood, youngJJfinishedthejobandsplitthe $ 300 feewithhispartner, thoughhehadyettoactuallymeetthefamousdirector.
Abrams mother, Carol (Carol) has described his son found on the bedroom floor covered with Spielberg film when panic. “Look what you did!?” Her son screaming. “He will bring us all to court! To the house when the car had to pay the cleaners a Luckily, Spielberg valuable information not only saved, Abrams future in Hollywood are starting to become a bright, although the young JJ successfully completed the task, and peers also split a $ 300 reward, but from beginning to end he did not meet with a director with the famous. EventhecasualcineastewillbeabletoconnectthedotsbetweenSuper8andSpielbergclassicsET, CloseEncountersoftheThirdKind, JurassicPark, evenTheGoonies.IwonderedifAbramshadstruggledtoavoidquotingSpielbergonthemaster turfofemotional, child-orientedsci -fi, orifitwasadeliberatehomage.
even non-veteran film-lovers can also “super eight” and the Spielberg classic “ET”, “the Third Kind,” “Jurassic Ji Park “and even” Goonies “find common ground between the I do not know this for Abrams in the director of children emotional sci-fi films, there is no try to play down the subject matter in such films rich Spiro Balboa grid style, or that such imitation is simply to pay tribute to the great director. “Theinitialconceitwasnot oaSpielbergianmovie, quot; Abramssays. “Ididn think: Oh, let startrippingoffotherSpielbergfilms. twasjust: Thisisastorythatcouldbecool. lt;br / >
“Our initial idea is not to omplete a Spielberg-style films, quot; Abrams said. ” h, let compile a movie with Spielberg-style, it was not my initial idea, I just think this is a very fast hardware story.” “I calledaguywhohadaproductioncompanycalledAmblin, whomadeabunchofmoviesthatIloved [ whenIwas] growingupandstilllovenow, andwhenyou eworkingwithsomeonewhoinspiresyouinacertainway, that partofthefunofit.
“I gave a friend a telephone call, he had a 名叫安培林 (Amblin) production company, the company produced a lot of Most of the film so I grew to love the movie. And some, somehow, to give you inspiration for working with people, which in itself part of the fun work. “” Super8isaboutkidsin1979whoaretheagethatIwasatthattime, andIwasmassivelyinfluencedbySteven films. Whatmadeperfectsensewasnot: K, let apehismoviesandstartcopyingthings, butlet makeamoviethatfeelslikeitbelongsonashelfwithotherAmblinmovies.
“” Super eight “is a film about children movies, the film of those teenagers children and in 1979 my age at that time, Steven movie huge influence on me. “altogether we have to imitate his movies, copy some of the plot Well, ctually, this idea is not reasonable, We just want to make a film comparable to other An Peilin works. “Itwasaspirit, notascene, thatIwastryingtoemulate.Itfeltlike: hisiswhatthemoviewantstobe. IwouldactuallysaythatbecauseIwasdoingitwithSteven, Ifeltentirelyliberatedtoembracethatkindofstuff.Ineverwouldhavemadethismoviethisway, I certain, hadhenotbeenaproducer.”
“I want to try to imitate is a spirit, rather than a certain scene. This is the film needs to work together. And Steven together so I can enjoy a similar idea to practice. I dare say, if he did not pull over as producer, I am sure not shoot this movie. “WhataboutthedecisiontosetSuper8in1979, beforetheonsetoftheinternetandinstantYouTubestars?
On the Internet and YouTube has not yet appeared in 1979, a group of children use the super-8 camera to shoot a movie idea in the end come from it?” TheideaofdoingastoryaboutabunchofkidsnowmakingamovieonaniPhonehasnointerestformewhatsoever, “Abramsdeclares.” Partofthiswasaboutanerawhere, ifyouwerethatage, makingmovies, youwereanoddball.Noteverykidhadacamerathewaytheydonow, ontheirphone.Itmeanteffort, becauseyouhadtoconsider: ell, Ionlyhavesomuchfilm, sowhatamIgonnafilm? Youcouldn justrecordoverit. Youhadtomakeachoice.
“There are many children will be holding a self-iPhone video , but for this story set, I was not interested, “Abrams said. “It also involves the middle background of the times in those days, children like me so much, with cameras everywhere, and will definitely be considered as a freak. At that time, not every child like a child now so holding a cell phone shot everywhere. That means working, because you need to think: only have so much film, the film something good? “You can not just record, you need to make a choice.” I obsessedwiththingsthataredistinctlyanalogue. Wehavealetterpressinouroffice. There anabsolutewonderfulimperfectionthatyougetwhenyoudoaletterpress, andthatisthebeautyofit.Thetimethatisputinsettingthetypeandrunningthepress, inkingtherollers, allthatstuff-thatkindofthingisclearlyanextremeexample.Butit thebeautyoftheactualinvestmentoftime, andtheamountoftimethatgoesbyletsyouconsiderthingsthatsomehow, inakindofweirdosmosisorspiritualway, issomehowimplicitinthefinalproduct.Andthatseemstonotexistmuchanymore. “
” I am obsessed with the apparent homogeneity of those things. My office has a letterpress printing, letterpress printing to do when you can appreciate it more difficult to use, but that is the beauty of it lies. Set the mold, pressing in on the inking rollers, there are numerous, in short, is very time consuming. This is just a very extreme example, but it reflects the beauty of investment of time, you threw himself into thinking about the time it takes a certain extent, also reflects the value of the final product. Now, such things become less and less. “WastherepressuretocomeupwithaterrifyingmonsterforSuper8, givenAbrams earlyfocusonspecialeffects?
Abrams has the energy to effect the previous research, in the” super eight “show to the audience in such a terrible monster of an entity, may pressure no school “Itwasachallenge,” heacknowledges. “Ineededthecreaturetobeintimidating, scary, butalsobeemotiveandnotjustbeempathetic, butsympathetic.Whichmeanseyes.Whichmeansamouth.Well, howmanyeyes? Howmanymouths? Theideaofthemoviebeingthatyouhavetofacethethingthatisthemostfrighteningtoyou, themostdevastatingtoyou, togetpastit.Ultimately, itwasn thatweseethecreature, butitwaswhathappenswiththecreature.”
“really hard,” he admits. “I created a monster not only scary, but also to lead the audience emotional resonance, so that they put themselves in the feeling of terror. As for the monster specific design, our idea is not necessarily described in detail how the terrorist monster, how devastating. The real fear is not necessarily a saw, but through the actions of monsters drawn from experience. “ThetalkshiftstoLost, andAbrams continuedfascinationwithmagic-inthiscase, themagicthatoccurswhenanaudience engagementwithashowturnsitintosomethingbiggerthanoriginallyconceived.
Next, we turned to the topic of” Lost “and Abrams prolonged fascination for magic feeling – we can seen in the audience support, “Lost” plot structure far beyond the original vision. “[Lost] wasverymuchaboutfaithversusscience, andthenotionofwhohashadaprofoundimpactonyourlifeandhowthesecharactersformakindoftapestry,” Abramsmuses. “Whenyoudoashowthathasthatkindofongoingconversation, theaudiencenotonlyinvestsintheshowinwaysthatyoucouldneveranticipate, butalsomakesconnectionstothingsthatyoumaynothaveevenconsidered.Whenyouworkonsomethingthatcombinesboththespectacularandtherelatable, thehyperrealandthereal, itsuddenlycanbecomesupernatural.Thehypotheticalandthetheoreticalcanbecomeliteral.Andthatispartofthegeniusofscience -fictionorfantasywriting, whichisthatitsuddenlyletsyougo, oh-whatif? whichthestraightdramaalmostneverletsyoudo. “
” “Lost” in-depth study of the struggle between faith and science, and even play some of the concepts of our lives had a profound impact, “Abrams said thoughtfully.” When you play a certain conversation finished, you do not expect the audience will look at the manner in which the story, they even put those you from something not considered linked to a. The spectacle and the real, surreal and reality together, you try to present things would suddenly become some supernatural. Assumptions and theories will become a real up. This is science fiction or fantasy writing strange place, your mind will suddenly become these ideas together, h, and if so what will happen? n telling a tale type of the script, so you almost can not play with nature. “DowoebegoneLostiesgiveAbramsanearfulaboutthefinale?
Fans who have lost facial expression Abrams complained to the outcome of the play it?” OhmyGod, yes, “hegroans.” Foryears, IhadpeoplepraisingLosttodeath, andnowtheysay: sopissedatyoufortheendofLost. Ithinkalotofpeoplewhowereupsetwiththeending, werejustupsetthatitended.AndI enotyetheardthepitchofwhattheendingshouldhavebeen.I vejustheard: hatsucked. “
” My God, is simply too much, “he sighed and said.” Over the years , on “Lost,” I have heard is the sound of praise, and now, the audience will see me complaining that: quot;Lost” that the outcome is too messed up. feel disappointed with the outcome of those people just not satisfied with the way it ended. But I have never heard someone tell me what the outcome should be, I have heard are bad reviews: errible outcome. quot;InadditiontothepremiereofSuper8, Abramshasafullplatterofprojects: theMission: Impossiblefilmhe producing; theupcomingTVshows, AlcatrazandPersonofInterest, whichheisconsultingon; Fringe, theongoingsupernaturalthrillerseries; aswellasacomedyseriesheisdeveloping-anewdirectionforhim.Andthenthere sthenextStarTrekfilm, whichhe keentodirect (” Theideaofsomeoneelsesaying ction othoseactorsinthosecharactersonthatsetmakesmejealous, “hesays), thoughnothingisdecided.
addition to the “super eight” of the release, the Abrams still a lot of projects to complete: “Mission Impossible” (Mission: Impossible) series is being planned; he served as consultant to two TV series “Alcatraz” (Alcatraz) and “suspect track” (PersonOfInterest) is about to crank up; supernatural thriller series “Fringe” to then shoot down; In addition, he conceived a series of comedy, and I will serve as its director. Finally, Do not forget there are under a “Star Trek” movie, although not a character to write, but Abrams is still hope longer than a film director addiction (who starred in the classic role against the biggest names in shouting Start ow cool is one thing, if this chore falls on others, I will envy the dead, “he said). Asmanwhocontinuestofroliconhisboyhoodplayingfieldsofmagicandmovies, Abramsrepresentstheoutsiderwholivesinhishead.Doeshefeelresponsibleforperpetratingthenewsupremacyofthegeek?
Abrams is still in practice the magic of childhood dream and film, he dedicated his own way to live, to work. I asked him if he did not feel the need for the immediate payment of the wind blowing off on the very point of responsibility? “No.” Abramsshiftsimpatientlyinhisarmchair. “Firstofall, thedefinitionofgeekhaschanged.WhenIstarted, ageekwasanundeniableloser: long-necked, tripsoverhisownfeet, acompleteoutcast.Andnowgeekmeanssomeonewholikesscience-fiction.WhenIwasakid, itwasahugeinsulttobeageek.Nowit apointofprideinaweirdway.Ifeelveryluckytobeworkinginabusinessandtobepartofstoriesthatareembracedbypeoplewhofitthecurrentdefinitionofgeek.Andalsomaybetheoccasionalathlete.”
“Only not yet. “Abrams rolled a little impatient of his armchair ride. “First, the definition of geek has changed in my era, is recognized as a loser geek: They stature, slim, walking will be tripping over his leg, was completely abandoned by the times. And now, like science fiction who can be called a geek in my small, equivalent to freak geeks, being called geeks, it is a great insult and now makes a kind of strange behavior strange sense of pride in hand. so much in line with current definition of geek crowd willing to accept and appreciate my work, I really think of pleasure. “
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