Chapter 686

In order to pursue the sense of realism as much as possible - of course, financial constraints are also an important reason, Jane intends to shoot all the scenes of saving the elevator on the spot, which is a very retro attempt for an action movie, after all, most action movies have been Began to embark on the road of big scenes, as well as the special effects road opened by the "Terminator" series, and with the gradual maturity of computer technology, special effects have gradually occupied the mainstream of action movies, "Transformers" type special effects and explosions The stacked popcorn blockbuster has become the protagonist of the market.

Works like "Speed ​​of Life and Death", which are still willing to stay close to life and reality, have gradually disappeared. But in fact, even if there are no large-scale explosions and magnificent scenes, the punch-to-meat sparring, the immersive stimulation, and the reality close to life still have a strong appeal to the audience.

However, when shooting the scene where the elevator hangs on the 30th floor, it is naturally impossible to completely replicate it. Whether it is for the safety of the actors, or the cost of work and the difficulty of the work, this is impossible to achieve. Therefore, the scene where the elevator was suspended was filmed at the height of one floor, and a large number of safety air cushions were placed at the lowest end, doing everything possible to avoid the dangers that may be caused by accidents.

Hugo was completely ready at this time. He tied the rope around his waist, and then tied his feet. This was also to prevent his center of gravity from shaking in mid-air. If only the rope was tied around the waist, Then Hugo is bound to open his limbs like a spider falling, and he can't keep his balance, which is very easy to be injured in a narrow elevator shaft; and if he only ties the rope to his ankle, there are also hidden dangers in safety issues, so he finally took the such a double guarantee.

Hugo lowered his head again to confirm that the gloves on both hands were on. Samora stood by and rolled his eyes, "Shouldn't you confirm the safety of the waist and foot ropes? The key points are not clear."

Although Hugo and Joseph have returned to the track, as an agent, Joseph does not need to be by Hugo's side 24 hours a day. Now that Hugo has an assistant, the trivial matters of the crew are naturally handed over. Samora, after experiencing "Pulp Fiction", Samora also gradually got on the track and gradually got used to it. Joseph arrived on the set two days before filming, and spent most of the time in the office after that, but if he had time, he would still come to the set to visit.

Hugo laughed, "Please believe in the professional. You asked me to check, I can't see why, so it is most reliable to leave it to a professional." After that, Hugo was ready to start the performance. He walked to his position, but he was dragged back by Samora after only half a step. Hugo looked at Samora with a puzzled expression.

Samora couldn't help laughing, "Helmets."

Only then did Hugo realize that he was still wearing a helmet at this time. Just now, in order to test the speed and rhythm of Hugo's fall, I rehearsed twice. During the rehearsal, because the controls were not so precise, Hugo put on a helmet and put a cushion at the top of the elevator to avoid accidents.

Hugo quickly unbuttoned his chin, took off his helmet, handed it to Samora, then raised his hand and rubbed the short hair on his forehead, "Is there no hair squashed?" This is the advantage of short hair, Even wearing a helmet didn't make any difference, but Hugo still had to make sure.

Samora looked back and forth, left and right, nodded and said, "It's time to go."

Hugo then walked towards the preparation position.

At this time, Hugo and Samora were standing on the steel support frame of the elevator shaft, but the two-foot-wide support frame was like a high-altitude rope. Although the elevator was on the first floor, in order to descend, Hugo waited. The person came to the height of the second floor, and looked down at a distance of nearly ten meters, which made people dizzy.

However, during the shooting interval, everyone gathered on the platform that was not captured by the camera next to it - this is a small platform formed by an iron plate frame between the steel support frames, which is convenient for a small number of staff to work. Samora is standing on this platform now. After he got the helmet, he walked to the platform and climbed up the fire stairs for about half a floor. He found the exit and left the elevator shaft smoothly.

Hugo left the platform and walked along the steel support to his starting position. Since Hugo was tied with ropes between his feet, his steps were very limited. In addition, there were two floors here. As a result, Hugo could only take small steps towards his destination, and it took him a while to arrive at a distance of less than five yards.

Hugo turned around to check the condition of his ropes, made sure that there were no obstacles, and then said loudly, "I'm all set here."

Leonardo, who was standing on the steel bracket on the inclined side of the platform, was doing makeup. His forehead had to create a feeling of dense sweat, and he also needed to use makeup to make up for the effect of excessive force causing congestion on his cheeks, showing Harry a People struggle to hold Jack's weight.

After Leonardo also confirmed, he turned around and confirmed the position of the gloves and the support points of the soles of his feet with the four staff behind him, and then said loudly, "We'll have no problem here."

Jane is not in the elevator shaft at this time. He is sitting outside. Apart from Hugo and others, there are only photographers and a small number of security staff. This is also to avoid confusion caused by too many people as much as possible. question. After the makeup artist also withdrew, Jane shouted, "You guys start preparing."

Hearing Jane's order, Hugo sat on the steel support first, and then Leonardo and the others pulled the rope and slowly lifted Hugo up. Hugo has been holding the steel bracket with his left hand and the hook of the steel rope with his right. shake.

During the first rehearsal just now, because of his inexperience, he shook too much, causing his head to hit the steel bracket directly. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet, so there was no problem.

At this time, Hugo was in an inverted state. He felt the blood all over his body rushing towards his head, and it became difficult to speak in an instant, but Hugo adjusted his breathing and made sure that the center of gravity of the body stabilized. , he said, "Okay!"

Leonardo didn't look back, and said directly, "Three, two, one." This password was on the one hand to let the photographer start working, on the other hand, it also let Hugo know that he was about to start descending. Then Leonardo and the four people behind him began to release the rope little by little, and Hugo began to descend slowly.

The sound of the steel bar rubbing the pulley was continuously amplified in the quiet elevator shaft, and even produced a subtle echo. This kind of live radio and on-site sound effects made people's blood boil involuntarily, and their heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably, especially the body. Hugo was in it, the sharpness of the eardrum and the weightlessness of the body, he could even imagine the scene of the movie story if it really happened, this kind of excitement made Hugo quickly enter. state.

After about three yards down, Hugo said, "Tell me again, Harry, why I took the job."

"Oh, please." Leonardo didn't have a camera at this time, and now the camera is shooting Hugo's picture, but he is still involved in it himself, just to create that real sense of breath and urgency," Thirty years from now, you'll have a little pension and a cheap gold watch."

"Cool!" Hugo exclaimed, the sarcasm being self-evident.

Then Hugo descended to the top of the elevator. He grabbed the rope that had been blown up in the elevator, let himself get close, and then fastened the iron hook in his right hand to the hook above the elevator.

The filming of this scene was also completed, and Jane's voice came over through the walkie-talkie, "Ka! Hugo, it's good, you can stop for a while, and we will shoot from a different angle. Leo, you put the rope back a little bit. foot."

Hugo felt that his whole body was pulled back a bit, but the symptoms of congestion in his head became more and more obvious. He now felt that he was in a picture that would explode at any time, and it was still Quentin Tarantino-style plasma. It burst, and Hugo couldn't help but try to pull the holder on his neck. "Oh, God, this thing is almost taking my breath away. Are you sure this is a real prop?"

Hugo's complaints echoed through the elevator shaft, making the entire crew burst into laughter. But Hugo was hanging in the air and swaying gently. He was about to laugh twice, but found himself in an inverted state. Even laughing was very hard, and laughing meant that the abdomen was working hard. It meant that his center of gravity shifted, and then he swung in mid-air like a pendulum, although not much, but it made Hugo feel like his stomach was rolling.

"I'm thinking about the sight of my breakfast being poured out of my mouth right now." Hugo said sadly, but it was the sound of "evil" that caused the whole crew to indiscriminate, Leonardo said more He shouted depressedly, "Hugo! If you talk again, I will have no strength in my hands."

"Then you said that you have strong arms!" Hugo wanted to face Leonardo coldly, but found that even if he put his chin on his chest, he could not see Leonardo's figure, which made Hugo cold. Feel very depressed.

Originally, he thought that these scenes were not difficult to shoot. After all, it was just some simple running and discussion, and there was no direct physical contact at all; the really difficult scenes of "Life and Death" were the few scenes where the bus was running on the highway. But now it seems that the shooting of action movies has never been easy. In Hugo's view, it's not even easier than relying on acting.

"Tell me again, Leo, why did I take this job?"