Director’s Legend

"Director, is this funny?" Ellen Page stood up and rubbed her legs. Leonardo was not much better just now. Fortunately, he was still holding on to the frame and was not in such a mess.

"What can I say to you? Such a simple device can still cause wrestling. Haha!" Shao Shuaijun was in a good mood and joked. When Dong Wei went up to experiment before, he did it very simply and easily.

Ellen Page immediately shouted with disdain: "Easy? Director, come and try it, you can stand and talk without backache!"

"Just give it a try!" Shao Shuaijun felt that this thing had no technical content at all, so he wanted to show off his power. After climbing up with his hands and feet, Shao Shuaijun pointed at Allen, "Look carefully, the main point of this action is, once When you lift your feet up, wait for the device to start and lean back in time! If you are stupid, learn more! Leo, are you ready?"

"certainly."

Shao Shuaijun nodded: "Very good, count down to three, let's start!"

one two three!

Click.

The device starts up and the angle changes.

Snap.

Shao Shuaijun lost his balance and fell to the floor.

"Haha, haha." Ellen Page, who fell down again, laughed loudly without caring about her image.

"Forehead."

Shao Shuaijun's old face turned red and he coughed for a long time: "What, my feet slipped just now, let's do it again! Hey, who is that, turn off the video on your phone for me, delete the video just now, be careful to deduct your salary... "

Shooting in Cardington was an interesting and imaginative experience. Although it was difficult to film such weightless action, the actors and staff. Still full of joy. Especially when those technical problems are solved and replaced by simple devices one by one, the excitement is beyond words.

The shooting of some scenes is even unheard of.

For example, if the wine room is tilted at an angle of 30 degrees, in order to achieve the effect of natural light, the outermost part is covered with a green curtain, and about 200 sets of electric lights are used inside. The shaking of the baffles produces dappled light on the leaves, creating the most realistic and cool atmosphere. Effect. Ideas popped up from the minds of the crew members one by one. Then make every impossible possible.

Laughter and sweat. Interweave at Cardington.

As time gradually turned to mid-September, Cardington's filming was basically coming to an end. The crew was left to let the assistant director shoot the last few simple scenes. Shao Shuaijun, Bob and the prop team flew to Paris, France. This will be the filming location for the next period of "Inception".

"We contacted the Paris City Hall. It's a pity that even though we promised to cover the entire street. We will be responsible for repairing and compensating the damaged items. The Paris City Hall still refused to allow us to blast on the street and restricted the sound. , cannot exceed 104 decibels." Art director Guy Handx Deiss shook his head.

"How did you solve it?" Shao Shuaijun asked.

The footage here will be from the movie. Another extremely cool scene, the entire street near the cafe was blown to pieces, and then the male protagonist Cobb and the dream builder Aridani were leisurely and contented among the debris. Used to describe that nothing is impossible in dreams.

A prop master in Hong Kong explained: "We used liquid nitrogen to replace the blasting effect. Because it is a dream, we need to design it without smoke and without making noise. Liquid nitrogen is a good choice. We have experimented many times. , the destructive power of liquid nitrogen is not inferior to that of bombs, and the effect is very good."

"Then, we still have to ask, how to solve the safety problem of actors?"

"This is how we designed it. We customized tens of thousands of the lightest plastic fruits, plastic tables, chairs, and benches, as well as plastic plates, dishes, and chopsticks. This allowed the destructive power of liquid nitrogen to be displayed, and at the same time, the table area for the two actors was a safe island. Directional blasting can avoid their position. In fact, we have tested many times, and there is no impact at all on the safety island."

"That's good."

Rules are dead, people are alive. The Paris city government is not that welcoming to the "Inception" crew. There are many rules and requirements. But as long as you are willing to think, no problem can be difficult. "Inception" is about challenging all the impossible!

After inspecting the layout of the cafe street, Shao Shuaijun and others went to the De Beerhacum Bridge on the Seine River not far from the Eiffel Tower. This is also a very interesting shot. The dream builder Aridani used two huge mirrors to create a Debilhacum Bridge. Especially when the two mirrors are compared, there are countless layers of overlapping mirrors inside, and there is no sign of a camera filming at all. It is very strange. magic.

This shot is actually quite simple. You take a real shot of the picture presented by two pillars without mirrors, then dig out part of the mirror position in the picture, and then use special effects to fill in the picture just now. In this way, the layers are layered and the picture is presented. A strange and spectacular sight in the mirror.

Not long after directing the work in Paris, the work in Cardington was completely finished. The entire crew rushed over, and then another round of intense filming began.

"Leo, Allen, just drink tea leisurely here. Don't be too nervous about the explosion effects. They are all fully calculated. You will be unscathed."

After appeasing Leonardo and Ellen Page, the six cameras placed in every corner have been calibrated. The shooting officially started.

"Demolition team, prepare!"

"Ready!"

"start!"

Bang! A fruit stall suddenly exploded.

Bang! Another floor exploded.

Bang bang bang!

Countless explosions were as bright as fireworks, and the streets were filled with debris.

In the midst of this, Leonardo and Allen's performances slowly ended. Despite the explosions, they could still drink coffee and chat peacefully, and even the paper cups on the table made every movement.

"Perfect!" After the shot ended, Shao Shuaijun applauded repeatedly. This set of shots is absolutely beyond imagination. Shao Shuaijun believes that it is more beautiful and magnificent than the original shots, because the crew under Shao Shuaijun did a more complete and generous job. With Hollywood technology and Hong Kong experience, this is a true blend of Chinese and Western blockbusters.

Time flies and the pace of shooting never stops.

After shooting in Paris, we went to Tangier, Morocco, and then to the huge scene on the beach of Tangier, creating a magnificent "lost realm". This is the place where Cobb and Mel sink together, and it is also the edge of the subconscious. Once trapped, It is almost impossible to return to normal space.

During this period, Scarlett, who failed to seduce Shao Shuaijun, and Gyllenhaal seemed to be fighting again. They were often photographed shopping together, and then they were hyped up in the media. Of course, there must be Mitchell Bruce behind the scenes. How could such good news not be used for publicity?

Nowadays, "Inception" has attracted the attention of a large number of fans around the world through viral marketing on the website. They have begun to analyze various dreams on the website. Even a large group of experts who originally dismissed it have begun to discuss dream unions online. possibility.

Some media were waiting to see the joke, and some were just joining in the fun. In any case, "Inception" became a hit before it was released.

As the latest issue of "The Hollywood Reporter" said: "The failure of the first commercial IMAX blockbuster "The Night Watcher" seems to have made Shao Shuaijun learn a lesson and start paying attention to publicity. But to evaluate the success of a movie, it is always important to It depends on whether the movie is good or not. I hope Shao Shuaijun will not go further down the wrong path, otherwise, he will never be able to gain a foothold in Hollywood!" (To be continued...)

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