During much of this interview Wyck was whispering because audio levels were being set nearby. The recording was enhanced, but occasional words were lost. Scroll to the bottom of the transcript if you would prefer to listen to the interview or download it.
Wyck: He [Chris Weitz]has an ability to really communicate his ideas very calmly and cleanly. (something is said here that I can’t hear) That’s going to be one big thing for the fans, being like “Oh my Gosh, I had no idea!” None of you were here ever in Portland when we shot Bella’s house, right? (No) We completely built the exact replica.
Q: Do you have a different feel this time around, than last time? More secure, or…? Wyck: No, I think if anything you’re more secure with people. I mean, for me, it’s a whole new crew, except for the actors and so forth. For me it’s fun, because you get new blood, new energy. It’s a good thing, because things can like, stagnate if you don’t bring something fresh to it.
So, while Chris is a really calm presence, the constant thought is “how do we elevate it, how do we elevate it, how do we make it better?” I mean, you’re constantly thinking about the other movie, and in some sense this movie is its own movie.
You also have to remember that this is what the audience will be coming to after seeing Twilight, so we are bringing them into New Moon, and because the emotions of the movie are so different, the call power needs to fit more with the tone of the movie, not Twilight. You know, I think Twilight is much more mysterious, like, “What’s going on in this town?” when she’s new in the town, and here I think it’s much more about the despair, and re-awakening. Like, it’s only out of destroyed despair, can you grow into something new. So, this movement really represents that for Bella. She meets Jacob, and really forges that relationship.
It’s hard to get too worked up, I mean the actors are so comfortable, and it’s not a lot of constant second guessing. I mean they’ve all now read the books, so now they have a much stronger understanding of the franchise as a whole. Kristen is so amazingly on it, in terms of what Bella would say, and what she would do. Like we will be in a scene, and she will be like, “No, Bella wouldn’t do that, she would do this.” And you’re like, she’s right! She’s got it. She’s so amazing in this film. I mean, the levels that she lets herself go to, in terms of being torn apart.
We were talking to Gillian and Aaron from the studio, and they’re all watching the dailies, like, “We are going to have to hand out boxes of Kleenex!” Like every time you watch a scene, you’re like, that was even more emotional than the last scene! I mean you’ve got Edward breaking up with Bella, and you’ve got Jacob in the rain when she shows up and he hasn’t returned her calls, it’s the most heartbreaking scene, it’s amazing.
Then, the final scene of the movie, we shot her saying goodbye to Jacob, it’s just great.
Q:You’ve already shot the end?
Wyck: Yeah. We haven’t shot the Italian stuff, we’ve shot when they come back, and the part with Jacob in the road and he reminds Edward of the treaty, and her. She basically has to say ,”We had a great time, but Edward’s back, you know.”
Q:So are you paying for Kristen’s therapy after all this? [laughs] She’s got to be destroyed or exhausted after the end of each day.
Wyck: Yeah, I mean that’s the thing people forget, she shoots every day. Usually in a movie, you shoot a few scenes, you get a couple days off. I mean, she has such amazing tenacity and professionalism in terms of sticking with showing up every day ready for the next scene.
Well, finally, in Breaking Dawn, we have a chunk that’s in Jacob’s point of view, so she might get a break! When you write a book series from one character’s point of view, so subjectively, it’s pretty much nothing that takes place on screen that she’s not a part of.
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