the volturi scene was filmed in montepulciano, italy.
the volturi scene was filmed in montepulciano, italy.
where was the volturi scene filmed in italy?
montepulciano
after scouting more than twelve possible locations to film scenes that would take place in volterra, italy, the scouting team selected the town of montepulciano, which they believe was the best representation of meyer's description in the book. principal photography concluded with the scenes that were filmed in this area from may 25 through the 29. for the face-off between the volturi and edward, the idea was to have a bigger "bang", rather than just the paralysis of edward. initially what was a huge battle with vampires being thrown everywhere turned into a one-on-one fight between felix and edward, after receiving a stamp of approval from meyer. the idea quickly changed from the typical outlandish battle, to portraying edward as an average guy caught in the middle of a bad situation; for bella, conveying the feeling of being caught in the middle of a group of vampires fighting was important as well. this scene also required special effects, stunt work, and figuring out how to portray vampires fighting at very fast speeds.
the twilight saga: new moon
the volturi leaders include aro, who can read every thought a person has ever had once he has made physical contact, marcus, who senses the strength and nature of relationships, and caius, who has no known power. aro's wife sulpicia, caius' wife athenodora, and formerly marcus' wife didyme, who had the power to make others happy, also act as leaders. the volturi guard consists of 32 members, including jane, who creates illusions of pain; her twin brother alec, who is able to block others' senses; demetri, who can track anyone once he has the tenor of their mind; felix, who possesses exceptional physical strength and speed; chelsea, who can change emotional bondings and causes members of the volturi to be loyal to the coven; chelsea's mate, afton, who can cast mental invisibility to cover himself; corin, who is able to invest addictive contentment and is primarily charged to please the leaders' wives; heidi, who is extremely beautiful and hard to resist and serves as the "fisher" for outside humans to come to volterra for the volturi to feast, since the volturi must maintain their secrecy in volterra by not feeding on the local humans; renata, who can make anyone feel distracted and wandering when they are near her (classified as a "shield"); and santiago, who possesses heightened strength similar to felix. the majority of the volturi guard remain nameless throughout the series. there is also a human secretary named gianna, who appears in "new moon" and is killed by the volturi by the events of "breaking dawn", despite her hope that they would turn her into a vampire. aro, coveting their talents, invites carlisle, edward, alice, kate, benjamin, zafrina, and bella to join the volturi, but all of them refuse.
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