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Unlike the tree of death made by props in the previous version of "Sleepy Hollow", Charlotte's tree of death is truly magical.

In fact, the reason why he insisted on shooting in the Hudson Canyon was not only to save costs, but also because he really found something that could be used here.

Like the remains of the Pacific Railroad in Vials Valley before it, the Hudson Valley is actually a place where sacrifices took place.

This is one of the ancient battlefields of the American Revolutionary War.

You must know that Washington Irving, the original author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", was born in 1783, when Britain was defeated and the United States recognized its independence.

Living in that era, it was much easier for him to research the history of the War of Independence than for historians more than 200 years later.

Since he chose the Hudson Canyon as the place where the legend of the Headless Horseman happened, it means that a war did occur here.

It may not be large in scale, but it is not difficult to leave behind the souls of hundreds of war dead.

Such war, in ancient times, was itself an act of sacrifice.

In Norse mythology, the main god Odin is the god of war. According to their logic, every war is actually a sacrifice "to Odin".

Even though most Americans do not believe in Odin, the English they use contains a lot of elements from Northern Europe.

Like "Wednesday (ednesday)", the original meaning is actually "Woden`s day".

And "Woden" is the Germanic name of "Odin".

The relationship between the two, just like Jupiter and Zeus, is basically mutually exclusive.

Therefore, the battle that took place in the Hudson Canyon during the Revolutionary War can be regarded as a sacrifice.

A sacrifice "to Odin" is also a sacrifice to the country "America".

After all, even if the mythical elements are removed, something like a country must be born after countless people sacrifice their blood and lives.

Now, in this land of sacrifice, the remaining magic power is still settling.

That's exactly what Charlotte needs.

He can use these magical powers to open a larger gate to hell.

After all, if you want Alexis to live like a living person like Xiaoqian in the original story of "A Chinese Ghost Story", the demon tree that communicates life and death is essential.

The way Charlotte communicates between life and death is to open the gate of hell at the crossroads.

Previously, he had used this method to send away countless ghosts created by Ghost Tiger;

Now, he plans to use this method again to "resurrection" Alexis.

One is for death, the other is for life.

For this reason, before the crew of "Sleepy Hollow" entered the Hudson Canyon, he searched in the canyon for several days before finally finding a suitable location.

This is the intersection of two paths in the mountain forest. There is a mound in the center of the intersection, with a thick locust tree growing on it.

Perfect!

The locust tree is the ghost among the trees, the most suitable tree for ghosts, and it grows at the crossroads. Charlotte felt that the scene of the tree of death in the movie should be built here.

So, he first secretly buried River Phoenix's remains deep into the roots of the locust tree, and buried Alexis's remains not far from the locust tree.

Then, he carved a magic circle on the bark of the locust tree that could open the gate of hell at any time.

Finally, he found the set and props department of the crew and started building the "Tree of Death".

The locust tree itself is the center of the magic circle, so naturally it cannot be cut down.

At Charlotte's suggestion, the set team simply used the locust tree as the center and support, and used resin, cement, plastic and other materials to construct a demon tree that was several times thicker than the locust tree itself, twisted and terrifying.

That is the "Tree of Death" that Charlotte is now leading Alexis and River Phoenix to watch.

"After my arrangement, this tree can be said to have some ability to communicate between life and death. When "Sleepy Hollow" is actually released, it can be said to be a real demon tree that communicates between life and death."

Charlotte continued to explain to Alexis,

"At that time, the three conditions for your "resurrection" will be truly achieved, that is to say"

"Do I need to be resurrected at the premiere of your new movie?"

Looking at the excited blonde girl, Charlotte nodded,

"That's basically what happened! But just in case, Alexis, I still need you to play a cameo role in "Sleepy Hollow" so that you can maximize the inner power of the audience when the movie is released. .”

"Guest role?"

Alexis was a little embarrassed;

"Sally is already the heroine of this movie. If I borrow her body, will the two characters look too similar?"

"this……"

It cannot be said that Alexis's worries are unreasonable.

After all, it was actually a coincidence that she and Charlize appeared at the same time in the Charlotte movie before.

In "Fatal Turn", as a female ghost, she was filmed by Charlotte using magic to influence the camera, and she only appeared in the second brush of special effects;

In "Happy Death Day", she and Charlize played just different psychological states of the same character.

Playing a normal character and appearing in the same movie as Charlize's character was something she had never done before.

Fortunately, this is no longer difficult for Charlotte now.

"With the disguise technique from the evil god, I can make you look quite different from Charlize when you appear."

Charlotte is very confident.

After all, after using the new filter, the effect of the disguise can be captured by the camera.

Charlize has been using slight disguise techniques during previous filming.

This is a special adjustment made by Charlotte in order to highlight the characteristics of the heroine Katrina as both a rich lady and a witch.

In fact, the effect of this adjustment is very obvious when shooting

The first scene in which Katrina appears is when she is blindfolded and playing witch games with a group of people in the living room.

According to the script, she should accidentally catch Depp's Ichabokaran, and after learning that the other person is a stranger, she should give him a blessing kiss on the cheek.

Filming this scene went very smoothly.

But when Katrina, played by Charlize, took off the blindfold covering her eyes, Depp, who played the male protagonist Ichabo, was stunned for a moment.

In fact, not only Depp, but also other crew members on the set, including cinematographer Addison Young, were stunned at the same time.

In this case, ng is naturally inevitable.

For this, Charlotte is both proud and annoyed

You know, although the girl is very beautiful, the crew members who are used to seeing her appearance would not be so rude under normal circumstances, let alone Depp, a prodigal son who once lived among thousands of flowers.

The reason for this actually has a lot to do with Katrina's costume and character design bonus, as well as the subtle changes in her temperament under the influence of the evil god's disguise.

In addition, the eye mask also played a role in fueling the flames.

The charm of Katrina's character is like a spring. The eyepatch does press down part of it, but when the eyepatch is taken off, the "spring" rebounds instantly...

This caught everyone off guard.

Of course, as a director, Charlotte cannot let go of this charming picture effect easily.

He took the entire crew and shot five more times and shot it four times. Finally, after everyone gradually got used to it, he successfully captured the most beautiful moment when Katrina took off her blindfold...

"When the audience sees this scene on the big screen, they will be as stunned as we are!"

Charlotte spoke highly of the shot with satisfaction, but she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart.

Fortunately, Charlize knows him well enough

That night, the girl put on a costume and let Charlotte "appreciate" Katrina's style for half a night before finally calming down the flames in his heart.

The cost is that the costume is ruined.

Fortunately, the crew had prepared multiple sets of Katrina's costumes before, so that it did not affect subsequent filming.

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