Warning! Do NOT pass Go, do NOT collect $200.00, do NOT read this post unless you want to read spoilers about New Moon!
**SPOILERS**
Quote from Chaske Spencer “I think Sam is a person that has been thrown into extraordinary circumstances. He’s had to sacrifice a lot. Sam is like the chief of police. He’s taken on the mantle to be the protector and help guide the other boys who are going through the traumatic experience of becoming werewolves, because there was no one there to guide him along. Bella and Jacob’s relationship is not a good thing for Sam. She’s in love with a vampire, and it’s thrown a wrench into what he’s trying to do to protect his people.”
**Quote from Taylor: “The hate that werewolves and vampires have for each other goes way back. The treaty is the most important hting, Jacob is always reminding the vampires about the treaty. So we have a scene at the end where Jacob, Bella and Edward are together and Jacob is getting kicked out. Edward is about to leave with Bella and Jacob reminds Edward, one last time “Remember the treaty.” {ok this gives me shivers}
**The tattoo the wolfpack members have was designed based on a series of tales the Production Designer, David Brisban, heard while visiting the Quileute tribe. “One thread that really stuck in my mind referenced the twinning of the wolf character having to do with strength and togetherness.” It is a double wolf motif and had 6 variations in both black and red, but one was chosen that is all black.
**They used full scale cutouts as a visual reference for the wolves. Each weighed 20-30 lbs and had a hole in the side for someone to use to carry them.
**The wolves were each given characteristics based on the actors playing them, which is linked to the characters in the story. (Same=big and black) (Paul=more muscular and aggressive) (Embry=thinner and smaller)
**It was important to make Jacob’s wolf “iconic”. In the animation he had to carry himself with an air of pride and nobility.
**The animators studied real wolves in packs to help them get a deeper feeling for the creature they were creating.
**The main model was Jacob’s wolf, all the others are based off of that.
**Taylor did his own stunt for the “phase scene” and not only had to leap over Kristen, but was rigged so he’d stop in the air before the transformation. His body was also replaced with a CG version for part of the shot.
**”What’s special about Jacob is he’s the only one who transforms in mid-air…” quote from Taylor
**Victoria is more stylish, less earthy with clothes that flow and show movement
**Laurent is more stylish, yet Edi asked to keep the bare chest showing under his jacket.
**Rachelle did her stunts during the forest scene where her character is being chased by Charlie and the “hunters”. She was swinging through the woods on wires.
**One of the pictures of Rachelle from the companion shows her sitting on the floor in front of a pile of ashes, could this be James??
**Quote from Taylor:”I definatly think it’s a prejudice the werewolves have towards all vampires. And, especially for Jacob, it’s because Edward Cullen, the guy who has his girl. But, I gotta admit, {the Cullens} are pretty decent vampires”
**Wardrobe for the Cullens was updated. Chris Weitz felt that in Twilight they were a little too separated color wise from the rest of the people in town. So they added a bit more to the color pallet, staying in the cool realm, but moving away from pastel hues to steel grays and blues.
**Makeup was changed also to make them more translucent, without appearing stark white.
**Edward’s appartion was seen as a “flame” moving elegantly and fluidly. Chris gravitated toward this because it was like Edward was carrying a torch for Bella.
**There is an original flashback to the meadow scene with changed “sparkle effect”
**The film makers wanted to make a fresh interpretation of the “diamond guy” effect, similar to sunight on snow.
“We decided to something based on the sparkle of this statuary marble from Thasos, a Greek Island, which I always kind of thought the author was going for with this vampire effect. It has a kind of crystalline structure, this diamond sparkle. Another inspiration was the way Tiffany lights its diamonds, how the multifaceted surface sparkles when light hits it. From that starting point, we then wanted to enhance those qualities with a slight translucency.”OME!!!!!!!!!!!!
**Edward arrives in Italy wearing the SAME suit he’s worn for months. The pristine suit is now threadbare, the jacket is gone, his pants are diry and his shoes are all scuffed up! {ok this is making me cry thinking of it…..poor Edward!!}**Bella’s first view of the Volturi is in a painting at the Cullen’s house. In a magical transition the camera pushes into the painting and takes us back to the past.
**There were two looks for the Volturi, one for the 1800’s and one for contemporary. In the 1800’s Aro is dressed in the lightest clothing and in the present time he is in the darkest, all showing status and power.
**Michael Sheen quote: “In a way, playing a vampire is sort of like playing Hamlet, there have been so many depictions. Aro is dangerous and deadly and powerful, yet the way he is written he doesn’t come across as a sinister Dracula character–Stephenie describes his voice in the book as being feathery and like a long sigh. I love the idea that the vampires, generally, as a species are very attractive to their prey. They’re the perfect predators, they’ve evolved to be able to lure their prey, the humans, to them.”
**Kristen quote: “It’s funny, the book says they have no regard for human life, but the way Aro treats Edward and Bella is oddly compassionate.”
**In the original screenplay Melissa Rosenberg had the idea of having a huge battle with Edward and even Alice fighting and being slung around. Stephenie reined her in and pointed out that Felix would be a challenge enough for Edward.
**The idea of the fight was not to show a superhero battle. “Edward is like the average guy caught in a bad situation.”
**Vampire speed for New Moon means “slow motion”. We found if you sped up the camera speed it would look silly.
**MAJOR FIGHT SPOILER:
At one point Edward’s head gets smashed on the marble floor and his vampire skin appears to crack, along with the floor. It seems Edward is done for, but his wound suddenly heals. Chris Weitz spoke with Stephenie and got her approval. Any ideas or questions always went through Stephenie since she has the whole mythology in her head.
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