"Frozen", written and directed by Adam Green (Adam Green), completed all the filming work in a relatively "secret" environment. Green said: "In fact, it is not as mysterious as everyone thinks. But compared to usual, we chose a more low-key attitude. "Frozen" is a typical horror film of "what should I do?" There is no way to predict what kind of possibilities will be triggered by the choices made by instinct. In a real dilemma, the answer to such a question is not simple nor easy. I believe you will definitely produce one. This is an immersive feeling, I want to know what happened, and I start to think, if I get into such troubles, what kind of things would I do to get out? So, if the story in the film is If it develops in a well-known fixed pattern, letting people know its news prematurely, it is likely to force some people to cancel the arrangement of ski vacations. If this film ruins the wonderful vacation, it is really too much. It’s a sin, so we have been waiting for the opportunity to reveal a considerable part of the information until the film is about to be released. Even the audition of the actors is done in a quiet and confidential environment, and we will not let them watch. Going to the last chapter of the script is entirely for safety considerations. In addition, there is another reason that is more personal, because the shooting environment we choose is not the kind of place where anyone can go in and out at will. It is a real mountainous boundary, and the conditions are too harsh. It is estimated that people will not come if they are invited. Moreover, if adequate heat preservation measures are not taken, it is very likely that people who come to this place will be in danger of life, let alone The only means of transportation that can reach our shooting site is snowmobiles-here, as described in the film, we really can only rely on the cable car 50 feet above the ground to go up the mountain, the nearest tent. It was also built very far away from the shooting location, so it’s not that we want to keep it secret, it’s because the environment doesn’t allow it. To be honest, "Frozen" is completely different from my previous film work. We all suffered a lot from shooting this film. We are almost completely in a closed white world, with no telephone or internet, but all of this is worthwhile."
The three friends in the film were trapped in a malfunctioning cable car. The blizzard is just the beginning of all the dangers they need to face. Adam Green said: "I think this is also the operation of "Frozen". A unique way of that is when you think that there can be no worse than this, but you often encounter more terrible danger. What I want to say is that this film is not only very realistic, but And everything in it is possible to happen in real. We neither used the studio nor borrowed the green screen technology for compositing, which means we gave up all the special effects and technology related to movie magic, our actors and staff Really committing a risk, every horrible encounter you see in the film has the possibility of real happening-if you are also trapped in the air like the ski enthusiast in the film , Then believe me, what you will experience is everything they encounter."
Although most of the scenes of the film took place in a relatively small and monotonous space like a cable car, it also became the hardest film work that Adam Green has ever experienced. He admitted: "My initial thoughts The same as individuals, “Isn’t it just three people sitting in a chair? What’s so difficult?” As a result, I found myself completely wrong. I dealt with unimaginable challenges and challenges in the process. The problem is that we have to become very creative in order to find a solution to the endless obstacles-first of all, how should I film the scene of the cable car moving? Especially the cable car is not allowed to bundle any shooting equipment or equipment? At night, how do I solve the lighting problem? When the cable car finally falls from a height of 50 feet, how do I capture the close-ups of the actors’ expressions? How can I get the weight of 35,000 pounds under the situation of nowhere? How about the equipment being transported to the shooting site? Thankfully, I gathered a group of very bold and innovative staff. Together, we tied a few snowmobiles together to transport the hangers that house the cameras. In such a harsh environment Under the conditions, we transported everything we needed up the mountain one by one, and it took a whole day to go back and forth. Although some very primitive manpower methods were used, we still completed Many scenes that seem impossible to be shot, including the part of the cable car hanging above a huge canyon, and the 360-degree image capture, as well as the visual sense of sudden fall, will make the audience truly feel To dizziness, loneliness, and height drop."
In Adam Green’s view, he felt that the best and most interesting scene of "Frozen" appeared in the part of the cable car moving to the top of the mountain. Green said: "Since we can’t put any filming equipment on the cable car, we had to think about it ourselves. Solve.We decided to use a crazy method, hang a force point similar to an iron bucket on the rope, which can accommodate two people at a time, and then let them work in an environment with a safety belt on their bodies-facts I think the seat belt here is basically a psychological comfort. If someone really falls, such a rope can’t bear the weight of a person’s falling. This part is entirely done by me and Photographer Will Barratt (Will Barratt) completed, one is that there is no room for a third person, and the other is that I can’t let other staff take risks for this. Of course, Barratt can’t speak the same day. , Because we are an old partner with 11 years of friendship, of course we have to share weal and woe at this time."
In fact, the reason why Adam Green came up with the idea of creating such a frightening story mainly stems from some of his own feelings. Green believes: "I made "Frozen" because I have always been suspicious of the cable car. Attitude, and I’m a serious fear of heights, so imagine the panic I might experience when shooting high-altitude—especially where I’m located, it’s not as safe as a cable car. Whenever I follow along without interruption The wind swayed back and forth, and then in the cold weather, I felt that I might die in the next second. But we persisted and survived unscathed in such a harsh environment. I believe everyone Sitting down and watching the movie, especially when I saw the chair of the cable car sway in mid-air, it must have the same feeling that I was almost peeing on my pants when I was scared."
During the filming of the film, the crew also encountered several blizzards and terrible weather, but Adam Green never regretted choosing such a torturous theme for his new work. He said: "In the first three weeks, We were really embarrassed by the extreme weather conditions, and then it took us almost 5 weeks to complete all the filming work. In the process, we experienced various bad weather, including blizzards, The cold sleet and hail. After completing all the parts that occurred at night, we started the daytime framing work, and then we found that there was an abnormal warming phenomenon here, and we all cheered for it at the beginning. But soon we couldn’t be happy, because the white scenery we chose actually started to melt. In only 3 days, we lost 7 feet of snow, and the boom supporting the camera was out of reach. The height of the cable car was so high that we had to shovel the snow from elsewhere to barely maintain the shooting progress. Then, we encountered the worst snowstorm we have ever seen, and it dropped to a thickness of 3 feet in 6 hours. It’s really terrible, but at the same time it’s what we need for our filming work. It really can be regarded as'timely snow'-if it doesn’t snow anymore, we can only find a way to make snow ourselves."
However, Adam Green didn’t want to have the same experience again. He continued, “I don’t know where I found the courage in the first place. When I was sitting in the editing room and reviewing the film that I had made, I was completely stunned. I felt that it was a miracle that I could survive. The most interesting thing was that not long after I came back, I was busy participating in the film company. In the production meeting, they said to me, “It seems that what you really like is shooting movies in extreme weather conditions? It just so happens that we have a lot of scripts here, including blizzards, deserts, seabeds and caves. , You are definitely willing to give it a try?' I remember I was almost swearing at the time. To be honest, I am not the kind of person who likes outdoor activities. I prefer to stay at home and play game consoles."
Although the stories in "Frozen" all take place in the same context, there is no boring and empty procrastination at all. Adam Green said: "A single scene will have no effect on telling a good story. I still remember that when I showed the script I wrote to others, I once got the best compliments and comments I thought so far. They said that the content was popular and smooth, and it was unstoppable. Because the development of the plot was very compact. In such cold weather, you can’t sit there and discuss your decisions and choices. I mean, every minute, you are one step closer to death. In fact, the three of them only sit on the cable car. By 15 minutes, actions were taken because of some unexpected situations. This kind of film work based on the'fixed environment' has had successful examples before, such as in "Jaws" (Jaws). Three people were trapped in a boat drifting at sea; there was also "Lifeboat" directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Alfred Hitchcock), which also took place in a very small lifeboat; the most recent one was "Thrilling Ocean" "(Open Water)", most of the time is two people treading water in the sea; including James Wan (James Wan)’s "Saw" (Saw), which starts with two people waking up in a room-I am not The first filmmaker to make a similar attempt will certainly not be the last, so I am not worried about this at all."
