I'm not just an action star

The Golden Hill Awards Ceremony officially begins.During the period, Hayley Westner took the stage to sing "i", the theme song of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

Live singing, no tuning.

The singing voice is low and transparent, as if talking.A little sad, but also hopeful.

After singing, the audience burst into warm applause.I really applaud and sing very well.

Best soundtrack, best original song, best director, and best film in a drama category. When these awards were announced, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won four awards, and everyone in the audience was shocked.

This is Wu Long's new start to win awards after such a long time.And one take is four!

The best picture in the drama category is the honor of the combined crew.But the other three are Wu Long's personal honors.

A genius, not only directed, but also wrote the soundtrack and original songs.

People can't help but think, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has won four awards at the Golden Hill Awards, will it still win awards at Hauska in March?How many awards did you get?

With the Golden Hill Awards over, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has become a topic of discussion among entertainment circles and movie fans.

The six major film distribution companies were all upset.

Seeing what Wu Long said at the Golden Hill Awards, the six major film distribution companies knew they were talking about them.After yelling at each other, they knew that there was nothing they could do about Wu Long.

Lion Films and Weiner Films must have embraced Wu Long's thighs, and even if the sun never sets, they asked Wu Long to make commercials, and it was a commercial film for fighter jets.

Then there are movie theaters and theater chains, who are now trying to curry favor with Wu Long, begging to show Wu Long's movies.

Wu Long has a publishing company in Merrican.Even if Wu Long does not have a distribution company and does not rely on Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures, movie theaters and theaters will find Wu Long directly to show Wu Long's films.

Administratively, with the support of Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures, as well as movie theaters and theater chains, it is difficult for them to even set up obstacles for Wu Long.

Wu Long, with "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", and the country where the sun never sets asked him to make a fighter commercial movie, the general trend has come.

After co-shooting the "Lord of the Rings" series, it has become impossible to make money from Wu Long.

Look at the "The Hobbit" novel, if it is made into a movie, even if it can't surpass the "Lord of the Rings" series, it won't be much worse.And these have nothing to do with them.

"Fast and Furious 2" continues to hit theaters, Wu Long continues to film his "True Lies".

In "True Lies", the plot of the Seven Mile Bridge is quite exciting.

Not to mention the two Harrier fighter jets firing missiles to blow up the bridge, even the heroine was rescued from the car, which is very thrilling.

This plot is very thrilling, Wu Long still has to act in person, without a substitute.And also use a long lens to increase the authenticity.No longer editing the situation in the car, anyway, the female villain was knocked unconscious by the heroine with a wine bottle, just pretend she doesn't wake up again.

Everyone is persuading Wu Long to use a substitute.

Ross is especially responsible for driving, because the driving skills required in this plot need to emphasize stability.If it is unstable, it will crash out of the guardrail and fall into the sea, resulting in a major accident.

"Long, you still don't want to fight in person. You should know that there are too many uncontrollable factors in this action scene."

Ross meant that the helicopter was not driven by Wu Long himself.Wu Long hung out of the helicopter, tantamount to putting his life in the hands of others.

This is different from previous stunts.In the past, Wu Long could control all the stunts by himself.For example, in car stunts, Wu Long drives the car himself, and Wu Long can control the car in Wu Long's hands.

"I understand what you said. But, what the audience wants to see is that I take risks? If I use a double like other actors, then how is my movie different from other movies? Why do I get so many fans? support? Why become a superstar?"

The character set created by Wu Long does not need a substitute.If a substitute is used, his personality will collapse.Although there are various reasons for using a stand-in, for example, to prevent accidents from affecting the next shooting, or to be able to perform better due to injuries.

However, whatever the reason, it would damage his superstar status.

For such a difficult action scene, Wu Long should have completed it himself.Ross didn't know that Wu Long had a system, so he was worried.

It's just that Wu Long persuaded everyone to fight in person, but some people also wanted to fight in person.

Scarlett, who plays the heroine, is on top of a moving car, but Wu Long grabs her arm, lifts her from the car, and then the car falls into the sea.

"Brother Long, I also want to perform in person without a substitute." Scarlett suddenly made such a request.

This surprised Wu Long a little.

"why?"

"Your movie needs to be realistic, so you do the dangerous moves yourself, without a double. If I do the same, I can make your movie more realistic."

"But this action is very dangerous, you don't need to take risks."

"I'm not afraid."

"It's not just a question of whether you are afraid or not. In case of an accident, it may destroy you."

"I believe you."

Wu Long was silent, he was considering whether Scarlett should take the risk.

"I also want to be an excellent actor. I don't want to show acting skills, but also show courage and dedication. I want to tell the world that without you, I would not be famous. But my fame, I also work hard .Not just by your heat."

"Good!" Wu Long agreed.

"Thank you, Brother Long."

"No, I should be the one thanking you. There are not many actresses like you."

Since Scarlett doesn't need a stand-in, the lens needs to be redesigned so that the audience can really see that Wu Long and Scarlett are filming in real life.No doubles or green screen.

After discussion and experimentation, it was decided to abandon the frontal shots of Wu Long and give Scarlett the frontal shots.Wu Long lay on the skid landing gear of the helicopter to save people. Anyone who knows Wu Long's skill can accept that Wu Long can do it easily without using a double.

But for an actress like Scarlett, it's hard for the audience to believe that she doesn't need a substitute.Even without a stand-in, it's hard to believe it wasn't shot on green screen.

The usual practice is that under the background of the green screen, Paisi Jiali is hung in the air by Wu Long's arm.Post-compositing background, below is the Seven Mile Bridge and the sea.

Wu Long asked the prop master to make a shooting slide, which was installed outside the right side door of the helicopter, parallel to the length of the helicopter.The slide rail should also be able to rotate like a pointer. Assuming that the camera is at the nine o'clock position, the slide rail can move the camera digitally around the clock, to the twelve o'clock position directly above, and then to the three o'clock position.

At the same time, the camera can move back and forth and rotate on the slide rail.The camera is at the front of the slide rail, so it can take a close-up shot of Wu Long's back and Scarlett on the car diagonally below.

The camera moves back to the back end of the slide rail, and the viewfinder range becomes larger, and the broken bridge in front can be photographed, letting the audience know that time is running out and the situation is urgent.

Such a viewing angle is similar to the No.1 viewing angle.It's just that the angle is a bit skewed, making it easier to capture Scarlett's expression.

In this way, this camera can be used to shoot a long shot, reducing doubts, increasing the sense of reality and substitution, and making the picture look more thrilling.

Because a helicopter was used, in order to ensure safety, it is not possible to use a drone to shoot near the helicopter.In case the drone touches the propeller of the helicopter, there will be an accident.

In order to let the audience know that the person lying on the skid landing gear of the helicopter is Wu Long, when Wu Long grabbed Busi Jiali's arm, he made a gesture of slipping down.This action almost caused him to fall off the landing gear.

It was also the same action, his feet hooked the landing gear, his upper body fell, and the camera above the tilted back could capture Wu Long's face, proving that the person on the landing gear was not a stand-in, but the real Wu Long.

At the same time, designing such an action can make the audience feel thrilling.

The only trouble is that this kind of action is very dangerous. If you don't pay attention, Wu Long may really fall from the helicopter.

Wu Long told everyone not to worry, he couldn't fall down sometimes.There are similar performances in the circus, and the acrobats will not fall, and it is even more impossible for him to fall.

In addition to this thrilling action, there is another thrilling action.It was the second time that Scarlett's arm could not be grasped, and the helicopter descended very close to the ground.

This action is also very dangerous. If one is not careful, if the helicopter descends too low, Wu Long will directly hit the ground.From this perspective, the audience can feel the thrill of flying close to the ground.

It's just that the requirements for helicopter pilots are higher.

Fortunately, Wu Long has participated in aerobatics and met many aerobatic pilots.Among them was the helicopter stunt pilot, who said it was very simple.

After testing the opponent's technology, it is indeed very good.

The other party also expressed that he was very happy to be able to participate in Wu Long's filming.Wu Long even said that his name will appear in the special credits at the end of the film.

After the discussion, the shooting could not start immediately.The prop master has to do the slide rail installation, and the helicopter stunt pilot also needs to cooperate with Ross in the drill.

The speed of the vehicle and the flying height of the helicopter must be tested and practiced by no one first.Even Wu Long didn't lie on the landing gear of the helicopter, and Scarlett didn't stand on the car.

Helicopters and cars have to do field practice on the Seven Mile Bridge.

The driving route of the car and the friction and collision with the bridge guardrail seem to be irregular in the movie.When shooting, you must strictly control the distance and time.

Where to start, where to collide, where to start to move like a snake, the person in charge of control and command must be accurate to the second.

How the helicopters in the sky cooperate must also be accurate to the second.It is necessary to allow the audience to see the thrill, but not allow the helicopter to touch the car, the bridge deck or the guardrail.

These are not important, the most important and the most dangerous is the car falling into the sea.

The shooting of the original version is not a continuous shot, but a special effect of post-editing.The car crashed into the sea with no one in it.

But according to Wu Long's current shooting requirements, the car must be driven by someone.Because it's a long shot.

It's not a clip of a car crashing into the sea.Only the shot of the car falling into the sea is not difficult to shoot, because the car is only driving in a straight line, no one is required to control the steering wheel in the car, and the distance is not long.

To solve this problem, there are two ways.

One is green screen.There are floating pads and the like on the sea surface. After the car rushes out, it falls on the floating pads and does not fall into the sea.Post-production special effects synthesis or make a picture of a car entering the sea.

Another way, the car really goes into the sea.

The car needs to be modified so that the doors can be opened easily in water.Equipped with oxygen cylinders in the car, the driver can put on an oxygen mask after entering the sea to ensure oxygen exhalation until he swims out of the sea or waits for rescue.

Under the bridge where the cameras couldn't see, Wu Long prepared several lifeboats and salvage boats.The car that fell into the sea also needs to be salvaged, otherwise it is not allowed to shoot.

While everyone was discussing various plans, Ross, a veteran of car stunts, said disapprovingly:

"You are all thinking wrong. You took the shooting as a real car falling into the water. Ours is a prop car. What is a prop car? It is a car that we can modify for ourselves to shoot."

"What door is difficult to open. Why do you want to open it from the door? Can't the entire roof be lifted?"

"After the car entered the water, there was no water pressure just after entering the water. I could push the roof open with a single punch. Then, my driver's seat can be separated from the car body. The entire driver's seat is just foam, which is a lifebuoy. Of course, oxygen The bottle is still needed."

Ross' words pulled Wu Long and others out of the blind spot.

Wu Long patted Ross.

"You are still amazing!"

"In fact, when a car enters the water, it will cause a lot of water splashes. You can open the roof after the water splashes, without waiting for the car to completely enter the water. A lot of water splashes can be blocked, and the audience can't see that the roof is lifted."

Although Rose's method is better, there are still great risks.Wulong didn't want Ross to drive himself, and asked his team who would like to come.

As a result, Ross looked at Wu Long angrily.

"Why can you act in person, but I can't do it in person?"

Too risky?Wu Long wouldn't say that.

"You are not suitable. You need to stay in front of the monitor and watch the situation. Huang Yiyu and others are not as experienced as you. You can immediately see if there is a problem."

Ross saw through Wu Long's trick.

"No, you're just worried about my safety because the risk is too great. But why should I back off from such a challenging thing? Car stunts are also extreme sports, and there are very few things that make me feel challenging."

Seeing what Wu Long wanted to say, he said directly:

"Don't refuse, or I will take my team away. In the future, don't ask my people to shoot your movies."

"Are you threatening me?" Wu Long was surprised.

Ross nodded.

"I'm threatening you."

"Okay, you won, I was threatened by you, so I had to give in."

"Ha ha--"

All the people present laughed.

This will be a classic shoot.It is entirely possible to use a safer method to shoot, but Wu Long and Ross did not use it. Instead, they used a method closer to reality, which is also the most dangerous method of shooting.

For Wu Long, making a movie is not just as simple as making a movie, but a challenge.

To the danger, to the challenge of the limit.

While they were discussing, Scarlett practiced standing on the moving car.There is practice separately, but there is no practice of shooting together.

For Wu Long, shooting practice together is a waste.Shoot directly, pass one by one.

"Attention all departments!"

"a!"

The camera is at the rear end of the slide rail on the right side of the helicopter. This angle can capture the lower part of the helicopter hatch, the landing gear of the helicopter, and the Seven Mile Bridge below. The distant view is the distance of the Seven Mile Bridge.

In the shot, the landing gear of the helicopter, below is the out-of-control car driving on the Seven Mile Bridge, and Scarlett emerges from the roof window.

Wu Long came out of the hatch, stepped on the landing gear and called out to Scarlett.

Scarlett heard Wu Long's call, because the helicopter propeller was too loud, and neither side could hear what the other was calling.

At this moment, whether it is Ross or the helicopter pilot, they all got into the drama because of Wu Long.Dispatching the instructions over there is like a kind of consciousness guidance, let them follow them.

You know, for Wu Long to grab Scarlett's arm, the helicopter has to fly over the car.At this time, the helicopter pilot cannot see the position and status of the car below.

In the movie, someone guides the helicopter hatch.In fact, scheduling is judged by several cameras and detailed requirements.

Guide Ross how to operate the car, guide the helicopter what actions to do.

As Wu Long hooked his feet to the landing gear, he leaned down to draw Si Jiali.The camera on the side of the helicopter moves forward from the rear end of the slide rail, forming a thrilling sense of jumping down.

The sense of presence is very strong!

Huang Yiyu, who was sitting behind the monitor, couldn't help but praise Wu Long's genius imagination.Shooting like this is perfect.

Filming went according to plan, creating the planned thrills.

The camera slid to the back of the sliding rail again, and the broken bridge was very close. Wu Long had only one chance to grab Scarlett's arm!

What if you can't catch it?

Dispatch will notify Ross to brake.Even if the brakes were too late to fall into the sea, there was still Si Jiali's oxygen tank in the car.

Facing Scarlett's outstretched hand, Wu Long grasped it firmly, as firmly and firmly as an iron arm.

"Ok!" Wu Long said the promised signal to the hidden microphone.

At the same time, open your mouth and tap your teeth three times in a row facing the camera hidden at the bottom of the helicopter.

Double insurance.

Dispatch and Huang Yiyu saw the definite signal and immediately shouted:

"Ok!"

The helicopter hears "ok" and starts pulling high.

Ross heard "ok", and at the same time saw Scarlett being pulled out of the roof from the rearview mirror, and continued to step on the gas pedal.The car is in the final stage, keep going straight on the left side of the bridge.In this way, after the car rushes out, it will not hit the broken bridge standing in the sea.

As Wu Long pulls Scarlett up, the camera slides to the rear again.The slide track rotates like a pointer, and the camera always keeps its lens on Wu Long and Scarlett, and follows the slide track to move to the top of Wu Long's head.

At this time, the camera has come to a point in front of Wu Long.In addition to clearly photographing Scarlett's face screaming in horror, she also photographed the car below leaping out of the broken bridge and landing on the sea with a lot of splashes.

The camera moves to the front of Wu Long and shoots back.You can take pictures of Wu Long and Scarlett, as well as the broken bridge and the car submerged in the sea.

This kind of shooting has a kind of application of the lens language of farewell to danger, which made Huang Yiyu clap his hands and praise.