& lt Which film company made Adventures in Antarctica?

Let's look at the real reason for the Antarctic expedition.

1957 In February, the Japanese Antarctic observation ship "Zonggu" embarked on a trip to the South Pole, accompanied by fifteen Huatai dogs.

However, during the journey, Zonggu suffered a once-in-a-century snowstorm, which forced the expedition to be suspended. At that time, they left fifteen dogs, but they could not be rescued because of the bad weather. A year later, the expedition went to the South Pole again and found that two Huatai dogs survived.

The incident touched the whole of Japan and made statues for two Huatai dogs. 1983, The Story of Antarctica, starring Gao Cangjian, was staged and became one of the most popular Japanese movies.

Frank, the director of Antarctic Adventure, was also attracted by this incident and decided to make this film.

Minus eight

Country: USA

Director: Frank Marshall

Actors: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood

Length: unknown

On the inaccessible Antarctic ice sheet, Jerry, a survival expert at the scientific research station, and his eight smart and strong sled dogs will carry out the last action of the season-accompanying Professor McClellan to the frozen volcano. However, Professor McClellan was unfortunately injured on his way back and needed to be sent back to the rear base immediately for first aid. At the same time, an unprecedented snowstorm is coming, and members of the scientific research team, including Jerry, must evacuate quickly by small plane. The space on the plane was so narrow that Jerry had to leave his eight sled dogs on the Antarctic ice sheet for the time being.

brief Introduction of the content

In order to find a mysterious meteorite that fell on the Antarctic island, an expedition composed of three scientists began their expedition to the Antarctic. The expedition includes Jerry Charlotte (Paul Walker), his best friend Cooper (jason biggs) and an eccentric American geologist (Bruce Greenwood). Exploring the Antarctic, of course, is inseparable from the special tool of walking in the snow-sled, and people's loyal partner-sled dog. Moreover, these eight "smart" sled dogs, like their human companions, all have their own titles and titles: the leading Maya, the loyal dwarf, the honest old Jack, the powerful Truman and the extremely fast shadow.

When they first landed on the snow-covered land in Antarctica, the expedition members were attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of them. However, they didn't expect that with the gradual deepening of the polar regions, worse weather and extremely dangerous natural environment would bring them more and more troubles and even great challenges to their survival. Sure enough, after a few days of dog sledding, they encountered an unprecedented snowstorm, and the temperature naturally dropped sharply. The players are naturally unprepared for the current situation. During this period, a more dangerous scene happened "in time"-one of the players accidentally stepped on thin ice and fell into the biting ice water. Fortunately, with the help of a brave sled dog, the rope was delivered to the drowning player in time, so that his teammates pulled him out of danger. However, this sudden violent snowstorm is really unavoidable. Blocked their way forward and several people's lives were seriously threatened. In desperation, the players who saw the snowstorm getting worse could only be forced to give up helping their partner, the sled dogs along the way, and let them run for their lives.

Abandoned sled dogs try their best to avoid avalanches. In order to survive, they struggled to depend on each other. At the same time, they struggled with cold and heavy snow, and they also struggled with giant seals to fill their stomachs. At this time, eight sled dogs support each other like good brothers on the line of life and death. The three members of the expedition finally returned to the base safely, but the sight of sled dogs struggling in the snow and ice haunted them all the time. Finally, unable to resist the condemnation of conscience, the three men decided at the same time to save their loyal partner from the storm no matter how much risk they took. The icebreaker started again, the helicopter rumbled, and the all-terrain vehicle ran quickly on the vast polar regions. The strong sled dog spent a long time in the ice and snow with extraordinary perseverance, and finally waited for the rescue of human friends.

Introduction to the main creation

Paul. Walker (leading actor)

1973 September 12 was born in America, a new generation of "sunshine macho" in Hollywood.

Main Works: The Fast and the Furious.

Into the blue sky

Afraid of running (new work in 2006)

Bruce? Greenwood (supporting actor)

1956 Born in Canada on August 2nd, he was active on TV screen in his early years.

Main Works: I, Robot (I, Robot).

The end of the earth (core)

Thirteen days (13 days)

Dogs of the Fire Brigade (new work in 2006)

Frank. Marshall (Director and Executive Producer)

-excellent director, the most successful and influential producer in Hollywood.

As a director:

Alive (a famous epic adventure film)

Congo (according to Michael? Clayton's best-selling novel adaptation)

Apollo 1 1 (HBO mini-drama, Emmy Award).

A heavyweight work as a producer:

Raiders of the lost ark.

Bourne ultimatum.

The sixth sense.

Who framed Roger Rabbit?

Back to the future trilogy.

Indiana? Indiana Jones trilogy.

Olympic Glory, the first official big-screen movie of the Olympic Games.

Award-winning works: Four works were nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards: raiders of the lost ark, The Color Purple, The Sixth Sense and Pentium Age.

Frank. Marshall and Steven in 198 1 Spielberg and Catherine? Kennedy co-founded Amblin Entertainment. 199 1 year, Marshall left embrin entertainment company to start his career as a director, and co-founded Kennedy and Marshall company with Catherine.

Don? Boggs (photographer)

-One of the top photographers in the film industry and a member of the American Photographers Association.

Don? Boggs has made documentaries and mountaineering movies about extreme sports, the World Cup skiing competition in Europe and the winter movie Out of Control Train in Alaska. His motto is: I would rather shoot in the mountains all day than in a Hollywood studio.

The main works of independent shooting or cooperation with others are:

Polar express.

Terminator 3: the rise of the machine.

Spider-Man (Spider-Man)

Batman returns (Batman returns)

"rookie"

Back to the future (the second and third episodes directed by Zemekis)

Award-winning works:

Forrest Gump was nominated for an Oscar.

The TV movie Jackie Robinson's Military Court was nominated for the American Photographers Association Award.

Duff. Di Cirio (screenwriter)

Duff. Di Cirio's play A Single Victory won him 200 1 Disney screenplay research fund. Later, he was hired by Disney Company, and in 2003, he began to write the script "Antarctic Adventure". Di Cirio is currently adapting the Australian children's adventure drama Suspended Racing for Disney and Beacon Pictures.

Christopher. Ross (editing)

-(Member of American Editors Association) His talent in editing action scenes and super storytelling ability make him the most sought-after editor today.

Main works:

Bourne ultimatum.

"Memory Crack" (Paycheck)

Work in Italy.

Award-winning works:

Emmy nominated mini TV series "Anne Frank";

From the Earth to the Moon: Tom? Hanks and Ron? Howard's HBO mini series.

Manito: Special Award of Sundance Independent Film Festival in 2002, as Assistant Editor.

Shooting background and tidbits

Start Antarctic Expedition: A real and extraordinary survival story inspired the creation of Antarctic Expedition.

Producer David? Hoberman

Screenwriter Duff? Di Girio

Director Frank? Grouped

Producer David? Many years ago, Hoberman came across the Japanese blockbuster Tale of the Antarctic, which was made in 1983. The story that sled dogs and human partners refused to give up deeply infected him. The epic story of this movie and its shocking belief in never giving up made it the highest-grossing movie at that time. He thought that the theme contained in that story should be seen by more audiences, so he conceived a family-oriented adventure movie. The scene is not so horrible, but more shows the indispensable touching relationship between friendship and survival. He has been working hard to promote this shooting plan for many years. Finally, a Disney executive who saw this Japanese film had the same idea with him and decided to give it a try.

Young screenwriter Duff? Di Cirio is a member of Disney's new screenwriter plan, loves outdoor activities and is also a dog owner. He was asked to write the first draft of the play.

Di Cirio devoted himself to studying the ups and downs of Antarctic exploration history in the past hundred years, and moved the story to 1993, which was the last year that sled dogs were allowed to work in the Antarctic (although they were an indispensable part of many major exploration activities for many years, in order to prevent Antarctic seals from catching canine distemper, they were finally banned from going to the Antarctic). Based on the true story of searching for a meteorite with a history of one million years in the Antarctic, he arranged a scientific research task for the human characters in the film, which led to four core characters in the story.

In the film, Di Cirio also exerts an unusually bold imagination: let eight cute sled dogs show friendship, loyalty and courage like their human partners, and their performance becomes an important clue to the development of the story.

Frank, the most adventurous filmmaker in Hollywood? Marshall immediately fell in love with the story from the heart. Fortunately, Di Chirio's ambitious script for Antarctic Exploration fell into his hands, otherwise it would be a great idea that would never be put on the screen. Although Marshall didn't know it was a script based on real events at that time, he realized that it was an exciting typical story, showing the courage, friendship and sacrifice that enabled us to move on in the most difficult time.

When Marshall learned the true story of the Japanese expedition in 1958 and the famous movies related to it, he became more enthusiastic about this shooting plan. He met Masaru Kakatani, the producer of the Japanese film The Tale of the Antarctic, and listened to his exciting story about interviewing the expedition members before. He also found a good friend Susan? Burch and Burch are the four-time champions of Iditarod's world outstanding sled dog competition, so as to learn as much as possible about the life and mentality of Eskimo sled dogs and their extraordinary ability in the process of completing their ancient mission. Marshall learned a lot about the real life of sled dogs and that sled dogs live by collective strength.

Making "Antarctic Adventure" is the biggest challenge that Marshall has ever experienced. He once filmed raiders of the lost ark in the depths of the Sahara desert; I was trapped on a glacier at 10000 feet while filming my life. But he felt that the shooting was far more difficult than the last two films. But what makes him full of confidence is that all the conditions for filming "Antarctic Adventure" are complete: excellent actors, unparalleled sled dogs, rare location, and an unforgettable story of people and animals helping each other and fighting difficulties.

Reproduction of Antarctica: Scene Design of Antarctic Exploration

▲ Understanding Antarctica

▲ Antarctic reappearance: three locations

[Landscape] John? Willett- production designer

How to build a movie scene in the inaccessible Antarctic continent? -This is a major difficulty faced by the film "Antarctic Adventure".

▲ Understanding Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest, most boring and windiest place in the world, located at the edge of the earth, which is the southernmost tip of our planet. This is a completely different primitive zone, 98% of the land is covered with thick snow that does not melt all year round, and the other 2% is barren rock. The natural conditions there are very bad, and no human beings have lived there in history, so this is the last real virgin land on earth, and only a few creatures such as seals and penguins and a few human explorers dare to visit there.

Now only a few thousand people live in Antarctica every year, and most of them are experts who perform scientific research tasks. They are doing all kinds of curious scientific research in the laboratory that completely meets the natural requirements, including extreme climate, polar ice sheets, astrophysics, abnormally adapted plant and animal life, global warming, glaciers, marine science and meteorological phenomena. Since humans first landed in the Antarctic in the19th century, some of the bravest and most determined explorers and scientists have visited this continent from all over the world.

▲ Reproduce the Antarctic -3 site

In the scene selection, the director invited Robin? Monsey is a world-class expert in mountain safety and a technical consultant for glaciers, snow scenes, water features and remote areas. Monsey searched for the ideal shooting kingdom in the world and finally selected three locations.

1, Smythe Town, Canada: A ski town with high altitude, located 750 miles north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Smythe Town is located on a very unique small plateau with no trees around it. It can be said that it is an ideal place to reproduce the scenery of Yuan Ye, Antarctica. The main scenes of the film are all shot, including the camps of scientific research bases in the United States and Italy, frozen volcanoes and the scene in which Dewey the dog falls off an ice cliff.

2. Greenland, Denmark: A magical northern country, full of glaciers and coastal ice fields. The most spectacular natural scene in the film was shot there.

3. Stewart, British Columbia: Not far from the Haider border in Alaska, it is another amazing place in the film.

▲ Building a scientific research base-production designer John? Willett

Willett has conducted in-depth research on some practical scientific research bases in Antarctica, especially the famous McMurdo base in the United States, where thousands of people can work in summer and 250 people stay in dark and long places in winter. The base consists of dormitories, laboratories and canteens, just like a village. The residents there are composed of explorers and adventurous scientists. They have strong bodies and distinct personalities, forming their own unique culture.

Willett said, "We should create the base as realistically as possible. The climate there is so bad that the purpose of building those scenes is to tell the audience how difficult it is to live and survive there, even the buildings. It is a completely different environment, much like the feeling on the moon. "

Shooting in Smythe Town won't be as hard as shooting in Antarctica, but it's also very difficult. Because the weather there will change dramatically within 10 minutes, the film crew should be prepared to shoot three different scenes every day, so as to shoot any one of them randomly according to the weather conditions. Even so, the film crew must shoot in cold and humid snowy days. It is even difficult to prevent snowflakes from falling on the lens. Moreover, we often have to worry about the visibility and broadcasting under the milky white sky conditions, including cable laying.

Most of the shots in this film are taken on location, but it is too dangerous to take a few shots on location. In order to shoot the key shots of people and dogs who are in danger under frozen water, John? Willett set up a scene in a big studio, which is called an "ice rink". It is not easy to build an' ice rink', but it is important to show the plot.

Building an "ice scene" should not only reproduce the frozen fjords around Greenland, but also be a place where sled dogs can manipulate and perform animated model seals. Designer willett has been to Greenland four times, so he knows what it should be like there. Realistic representation of the ice layer is a headache. Making different ice layers requires 13 processes, including transparent ice, river ice, snow ice and iceberg ice. "

Willett concluded: "As long as you have the opportunity to imitate nature, you need to work hard. Nature is not the kind of thing that can be used to fool the audience. For film production, expressing rocks, trees, ice cubes and rivers is actually one of the biggest challenges. "

Stan, winner of the Oscar stunt art award? Winston's team was invited to make a tenacious animated model seal for the battle scene between sled dogs and seals. Frank. Marshall once wrote Jurassic Park with Winston. The animated seal needs a thin layer of peanut butter to lure sled dogs to attack it.

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Sled dogs: eight core roles in Antarctic exploration

"sea election" of sled dogs

▲ Qualifications: Have their own unique personality and appearance.

The ability to show action, courage and emotion when trapped.

▲ sea election process

In order to select these dog stars who will face extraordinary challenges, Mike, head of Birds & Animals, a leading animal domestication company in Hollywood. Alexander searched everywhere in order to find a group of extremely intelligent and charming sled dogs. He mainly selects actors through a series of temporary auditions, including shiny performance dogs and homeless stray dogs. The film turned the latter's fate around. Alexander said: "The sled dogs we are looking for must have unique appearance, distinctive personality and like to learn, but there is no special requirement for appearance, so we finally chose many search and rescue dogs. In this desperate story, they proved to be quite excellent."

▲ Training process

There are usually more than a dozen dogs on the shooting scene. These "dog actors" (some dog actors need several dogs to play) and their "dog body body double" (who lives in body double and specializes in sledding) should always be ready to perform the most complicated emotional drama. Sometimes the shooting scene is messy. As the camera rotates, eight trainers give different instructions to their dogs. Let's see how these sled dogs develop their skills:

[Training Coach] Mike, the leader of the animal training group? Alexander. He is in charge of the most demanding job of making this film. Alexander said, "When I first read the script, I thought, how can we accomplish such a thing?" It has so many challenges that we don't know what difficulties are waiting for us after the filming. "

[Training location] Originally in California. Three months before filming, in order to adapt to the cold and snowy environment, they and more than 20 lion tamers moved to a snow-covered country farm near Smythe Town.

[Basic Training Plan] The initial training includes expressing feelings, such as barking and showing teeth, and many head movements.

【 Skills Training Project 】 With the deepening of training, sled dogs began to carry out skills training. They range from jumping to chasing birds (luring them by dragging toys tied to ropes and full of food) to crawling on the ice, and even training them to endure being buried in snowdrifts. First, teach them to curl up and lie down according to the instructions, then sprinkle a little snow on them and reward them afterwards. Add more snow every time you finish it, until the sled dog feels comfortable buried in the snow.

The simplest and most natural movements in the film are the most difficult to do. For example, let sled dogs learn to watch actor Paul. The sled dog and the trainer get along for a long time, and they are very harmonious with each other. Naturally, they will look at the trainer. Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to cultivate the true feelings between the actor and the sled dog, and at the same time, it is necessary to find ways to let the trainer make the dog do off-camera actions, such as "sticking out its paws", but let the sled dog look at Paul.

Each dog has two trainers working with them during the filming. Even the sled is a challenge for these dogs, because they instinctively pull the sled very far, but in the film, they are often asked to pull 5 feet away and then suddenly stop.

During the training process, these sled dogs have established a unique relationship with each other, and this social hierarchy just meets the requirements of the characters in the film.

8 excellent sled dogs that moved us.

The first one-Maya, the leader of sled dogs with strong personality like mother.

1 is played by Cody Bear: a beautiful silver-gray 7-year-old dog.

He has rich performance experience and participated in the filming of the film Snow Dog and the TV series Malcolm in the Middle.

Because the producer wanted to find a white dog and almost missed the opportunity. It was called "Princess" by the animal trainer at the shooting scene, because it took a special blanket with it everywhere.

No.2 contestant Molly: The same beautiful 7-year-old dog.

From a stray dog adoption center in Colorado, she embarked on the road to stardom. At present, she works as a sled guide dog in the famous Olympic apartment hotel in Colorado, Canada, and has found real pleasure in life there.

Calista, played by a stuntman, is an experienced sled leader and an expert on long-distance travel. Just like its role, it often helps other dogs get out of trouble during filming.

The second one-"Mequez" stands out in an extremely harsh environment.

D.j. plays: 6-year-old, lively and carefree, born star dog.

Specialty: D.J. has an incredible ability to improvise. When playing Mequez, there are often some dramatic performances and feelings.

Work experience: starred in the animal blockbuster "Ice Dog Mission".

Current job: Living a superior life in Los Angeles, becoming the biggest star of a bird and animal company, and often auditioning for movies and TV series.

The double body plays the horse body: 1 year old, a veritable puppy.

When he joined the crew of Antarctic Adventure, he had just begun to learn to pull sleds. The coach was deeply impressed by the horse's quick and elegant movements and lovely nature.

Current job: Working as a tour guide for those brave travelers in Canada.

The third-a "little guy" with developed limbs and simple mind.

Jasper: 3 years old, a naughty white stray dog.

It was very happy to have the opportunity to play the leading role in the Antarctic expedition, because it soon discovered that snow was its favorite thing in the world.

Body doubles education: strong personality, professional sled dog. With an athlete's physique, it seems that he never knows fatigue when pulling a sled.

The fourth-Dewey, one of the close twin brothers.

Freud plays: the most experienced dog actor. I often take part in the shooting of animal movies, and usually appear in the global animal exhibition in sunny Florida.

Body double played by Ryan: 2 years old. He used to be a fashion show dog in Texas. He had never seen snow before he took part in the performance training of "Antarctic Exploration", but he soon fell in love with the ice and snow and the cold, and never missed any opportunity to pull sleds.

The fifth-looks like Dewey's twin brother "Truman"

Played by Ceteca: a 3-year-old stray dog from Colorado.

On his first trip to Florida, Ceteca escaped from the crate where it was loaded, leaving the animal trainer Mike? Alexander broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, it decided to return to the film crew, so that it could finish its first film with infinite scenery, and at the same time, it found that it had a soft spot for delicious Canadian ducks.

Chase, played by body double, is a 5-year-old California native dog. The animal trainer called it a "monster". In order to be more like Ceteca, Chase often needs to do non-toxic dyeing in the "dog body center" of the film crew, and it can always do this gracefully.

The sixth-"shadow"

No.65438 +0 plays the noble: a 3-year-old pampered silver dog, the most devoted dog actor to the performance.

Troca, No.2: 4 years old. A rescuer found a thin Thelocka on a street in Tennessee and later turned him into a dog star. Troca had a nice voice when she called on the set of Antarctic Adventure.

Noble and troca have the same status. They all take part in performances and sledding.

The seventh kind-energetic red-haired dog "Buck"

Conan, the actor of 1: He is famous for his cleverness on the shooting scene. It was originally a performance dog in Montreal. Now I'm going to be a star at the warmer Florida Global Animal Exhibition Center with Freud, the acting partner of Antarctic Adventure.

No.2 player pancake: Alaska Native Dog pancake is a hard-working sled dog. Pancake is the biggest dog in the film, weighing more than 120 Jin. After the film was finished, it still stayed in the ice and snow to do its old job.

Conan and Pancake both performed sledding while playing Buck.

Eighth-the oldest "old Jack" is good at playing cards.

Sally: A beautiful four-year-old Eskimo dog with black and white flowers comes from the mainland of British Columbia.

The body is twice that of a stag: all white. Previously, he appeared in the movie "Ice Dog Mission". In order to look like Sally, I get the same black spots as Sally through non-toxic dyeing every day.

Other reference materials

◆ About huskies-Siberian huskies

Generally, sled dogs are called sled dogs, such as Eskimo dogs and Alaskan sled dogs, but strictly speaking, this kind of dog is the most veritable sled dog.

Siberian husky, originated in Russia, is a primitive and ancient dog breed. The origin of the name comes from husky's unique hoarse cry.

Chukchi, a primitive tribe in northeastern Siberia, raised this kind of dog as a means of transportation to guide reindeer and guard. Besides, I can work in the harsh environment of Siberia. Siberian sled dogs have grown alone in Siberia for centuries. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was brought to the United States by fur traders, and in a blink of an eye, it became a world-famous champion sled dog.

Features: majestic appearance, similar to a wolf. Elegant and energetic. Gentle and friendly, so you can't be a watchdog.

Coat: The lower coat is rich, and the upper coat is straight and soft, with a medium length. Coat color has various colors, and there are special white spots on the face.

◆ About the movie "The Story of Antarctica"

1957, something happened to the wintering observation team sent by Japan to the Showa base in Antarctica. 1983 According to this true story, the film The Tale of the Antarctic was filmed, starring Jane, a tough guy on the screen who is familiar to China audiences. The film costs 2.5 billion yen and is a heavyweight work in Japanese film circles. While showing the magical and magnificent Antarctic scenery and the struggle between man and nature, the film focuses on the fate of sled dogs. This is tragic and shocking. It is a very rare animal movie, which set a box office record of 5.9 billion yen that year and kept it for 15 years. It is the second best-selling movie in Japan.

◆ box office

After it was released in the United States on February 7, 2006, 17 won the first box office in the United States that week, surpassing many films such as Pink Panther and Firewall.

The film has been released in North America for five weeks, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 70 million dollars.