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Chapter 393 The most challenging action scene

Whether it was the heated discussions caused by "The Walking Dead" or "Sky Warriors", Chen Jingxing did not devote much energy to paying attention.

Even for the publicity work of "The Martian", he only listened to the report briefly, and then returned to the highway under construction in the suburbs of Baozhou to prepare for the final action scene of "The Matrix II".

The main purpose of his return to Beijing this time was to review the production of the company's next sci-fi animated series "Special Forces" and to track the production progress of "Kung Fu Panda".

"Kung Fu Panda" is an animated film scheduled to be released by DreamWorks during the Spring Festival next year.

"The Return of the Monkey King", "Kung Fu Panda" and "WALL-E" have been the focus of Mo's work in recent years. Mo Mo does not have the ability to produce these 3D animated films at the same time. "Kung Fu Panda" was completed after the production of "The Monkey King" last year.

We have just allocated manpower to officially start production, and it is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Judging from the current progress, it is quite smooth. After all, the script and storyboards were completed at the same time as "The Return of the Great Sage". After Mo concentrated his resources, the production progress is not slow. There should be no big problem in meeting the audience on the first day of next year.

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The highway, with one short and one long end, is abrupt like a snake located in a deserted place. The asphalt at the end has not yet dried. It is surrounded by high walls on both sides and an overpass is erected on it.

There is a three-story building next to the highway.

After hearing this, Lu Hongzhe also complained: "Actually, I quite like filming low-level car chase and fight scenes. They are so handsome. My fight scenes were simply embarrassing to shoot."

It is a comprehensive action drama with a three-party car chase and inhuman combat.

After repeated positioning and rehearsals, coupled with the hot climate, the temperature has only dropped significantly in the past two days. This is definitely the most difficult scene they have ever filmed.

"I can't wait to see the day when the movie is released."

It is a model of a highway and an overpass.

Although other actors were teasing Lu Hongzhe, as the male protagonist of the movie, the savior is indeed the image of the king of men in the script, but Lu Hongzhe's words were still recognized by them.

"You want to see how handsome you look, right?"

It was a big fight.

As a result, this low-level martial arts action scene in "The Matrix II" took more than half a month to finally be filmed.

The stunt director from Hollywood even said that this was the most challenging job he had ever encountered in his career, and even tweeted his feelings about the filming of "The Matrix II".

It has attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign entertainment media. After all, this is rare internal information about "The Matrix II" which is strictly confidential.

Even if they are cultivated, there is no place for heroes. After filming "The Matrix II", you will have to drink the northwest wind. There are not many projects in China that require large-scale car chase action scenes, even if they can produce hundreds of movies a year.

Which car will be at which location at what time must be decided in advance.

Although the driver was a stunt driver, in fact the drivers of dozens of cars were stunt drivers. For this reason, Chen Jingxing also hired some from South Korea and Hollywood, so it took a lot of time just to communicate.

The more difficult the process, the more precious the fruits will be.

The last party is the new Men in Black.

The first part of "The Matrix" was so amazing. Both the action scenes and the science fiction concepts reached the extreme. The male protagonist even became a superhuman character in the Matrix at the end of the film.

"You don't know the blessings when you are in the midst of blessings." Yan Xiaoyue and Bao Shengming both rolled their eyes at Lu Hongzhe.

The big scenes of "The Matrix III" are the sci-fi battle in which Huaxu Kingdom resists the machine attack, and the decisive battle between the savior and the man in black.

According to the design of the script and storyboards, the fight scenes include physical chases on the highway with cars passing by, fights involving jumping and running between vehicles, scenes of people being hit and hitting vehicles, and scenes of vehicles overturning, overturning, or even exploding.

And of course there's the fight on the giant container truck.

Ultimately, the car chase scene in "The Matrix II" is truly unprecedented.

What's more, he can practice again and again. Trucks and cars have completely become consumables for him. Sponsors are not willing to replenish them, but he still has money to purchase them.

Can the second part still have the exciting and exciting fighting scenes in the first part? Can the plot still reach the level of the first part?

This kind of worry is not unfounded at all, it is even quite reasonable. Even the words Chen Jingxing cannot make people believe it without thinking.

However, the more difficult it is, the more sense of accomplishment the main creator and the crew members who participated in the filming, including the stunt director, will feel after it is completed.

In Lu Hongzhe's eyes, this real-shot road car chase and fight scene, even if you can't see the final effect and don't know what it will look like when edited, you can still feel handsome and exciting with the naked eye.

In some car chase scenes, the car is actually placed on a pallet, and the car in front pulls the pallet away. The camera only captures the upper part of the car on the pallet and the actors in the car.

Chen Jingxing gestured with the small mini car on the road and asked the stunt director who was specially invited from Hollywood for this scene and was known as an expert in car chase scenes.

But the actors sitting in the car couldn't help but be afraid.

The film industry cannot be established by one company. DreamWorks' production of film and television dramas is limited, and there have never been car chase action scenes of this level in the past. Naturally, it cannot cultivate top stunt directors.

Although the action scenes of the male protagonist in "The Matrix II" are the largest, they are basically special effects, and the actors are really embarrassed to act. Even if they have a strong sense of belief, they are sometimes embarrassed, and they often don't even know what they are playing.

Yan Xiaoyue and Bao Shengming, who plays the captain, can be said to be the most tortured actors in this action scene.

Bao Shengming is not an action actor. Although he uses more stunt doubles than other actors, he is also the most difficult actor to shoot.

Even the actors were a little scared.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be action scenes for you, but there won't be such difficult scenes." Chen Jingxing pointed at Lu Hongzhe and comforted him: "The last one is the stage for our savior."

But in this scene in "The Matrix II", except for Yan Xiaoyue's motorcycle riding scene, this method was not used in other car chasing scenes.

The more complex the scheduling, the more likely it is that problems will arise. The performance, positioning and scheduling of dozens of vehicles and so many actors must be determined and rehearsed in advance.

The budget for "Matrix II" is indeed quite generous.

Even if you can shoot in sections, it's still a headache.

The risk is equally incredibly high.

Bao Shengming also joked: "Director Chen, my old arms and legs may not be able to withstand such a thing again."

There are many people on the Internet and in the media who are worried about "The Matrix II". After all, in the history of China, the quality of sequels is very worrying.

"Look what you said, what does pretending mean? This means testing the fruits of one's own labor..."

"Well, if you travel at 80 kilometers per hour, you can cross it in fifty seconds."

After the movie was finished, Chen Jingxing changed from the king of the studio to the "affable" boss. Yan Xiaoyue was also able to express the pain she had suffered during this period, complaining endlessly in front of Chen Jingxing.

The scenes in the car were all performed by real actors. During the chase, the car was going very fast, and getting faster and faster. There were also some overtaking scenes, scenes of two cars getting close together, and there was a Russian arm set up in front of it - —A shooting vehicle with a gyro-stabilized rocker system.

Chen Jingxing and a group of people were sitting around a table in a crowded room.

"Director, is there any action scene like this in "The Matrix III"?"

Of course, the most fundamental reason is that DreamWorks spends money very happily. With more money, difficult work becomes "challenging work."

One side is the Gemini multi-threaded virus sent by another powerful program in the matrix that is specifically used to recycle garbage. This virus will replicate itself into two or more processes when it is running. When discovered by someone or by anti-virus software, When discovered, if you shut down or delete one of its processes, it will immediately copy itself into another process. If you want to kill it, you must delete it at the same time. It is called immortal.

There are huge models on the table.

The leading actors in "The Matrix III" didn't get the script, so Yan Xiaoyue and others didn't know if there would be such a big low-level action scene in the third script.

Even with the famous "Tang Detective" series, the reputation of the second part is much worse than the first one.

A rehearsal requires dozens of vehicles and hundreds of people.

In addition to explosions, crashes, rollovers, and gun battles, the game and fighting between the three parties must also be taken into account.

The complexity and difficulty can be imagined.

Not only are there many vehicles and people chasing and participating in the battle, but the three parties are not ordinary people, either awakened humans, programs or viruses.

At the wrap-up party, both Bao Shengming and Yan Xiaoyue put on sunscreen during filming, and the color on their faces was still visibly darker.

"I wonder how long it will take to get from there to - here at such a fast speed?"

It was also the first time for Chen Jingxing to shoot an action scene of this scale. The road chase scene in "The Matrix I" was nothing compared to this one, and he could only do it gropingly.

Fortunately, the budget is very generous and there is some leftover. You can ask Hollywood's top stunt directors to use the money to push them to come up with design plans. You can spend time explaining the entire process to every stunt worker and actor involved in the filming, and you can equip the stunt driver with the equipment. The safest protective equipment.

Although many dangerous actions require action doubles and even have to be shot in front of a green screen and then synthesized into the movie, the scenes of vehicles running on the highway, intense car chases, and overturned vehicles all have to be realistic. Taken.

In the background, there are still dozens of cars driving on the highway at the same time.

The same is true for Chen Jingxing. In every rehearsal and every scene, can he, the director, stay safely indoors?

On one side are the captain played by Bao Shengming, the heroine Jiang Xian played by Yan Xiaoyue, other awakened people, and the "locksmith" they protect.

As for the actors, knowing the script, they naturally had no worries about "The Matrix II", let alone going through such a difficult filming process. The more difficult the process, the sweeter the fruit.

Starring actors such as Lu Hongzhe and Yan Xiaoyue are even more confident in this sequel film than director Chen Jingxing.

After attending the closing party of "The Matrix II", Chen Jingxing also devoted himself non-stop to the promotion of another movie.

"The Matrix II" is still far from being released, but "The Martian" is about to meet audiences in many countries and regions, including China.

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