One by one, all the crew members of "Gravity" have arrived at the Surrey filming base and are ready to shoot.

However, the staff was not in a hurry to start the film immediately, before the official work, the props team, the photography team, the lighting team, the visual effects team and the director team all gathered together, held meetings day and night, round by round of calculations, and prepared for the movie in full swing.

Not because of Lan Li, who accidentally fell into a dehydrated situation, but because Alfonso Cuarón proposed a magnificent opening of the film, ready to shoot an unprecedented eighteen-minute long shot in space:

In a continuous long shot, panoramas, close-ups, action scenes, etc., are presented in a single shot to present a variety of different plots at the same time, and even the combination of zero gravity and long shots is required, which blends the story of space with the special effects of technology, and shows the vastness and grandeur of the universe flawlessly, seamlessly and immersively.

Needless to say, this is the most difficult set of shots in the entire film, and even one of the most difficult in the entire history of the film. So far, no one has done it – for reference, even in 2017, it is still a "newcomer", and no one has been able to perfectly replicate such a feat, showing the reality and shock of space.

This is the final summary of Alfonso and the entire technical team, after five years of repeated research, study, thinking, breakthrough, experiment, and summary.

In fact, according to the experience of the previous life, after "Gravity" really shot and produced the first 18-minute long shot, it won the admiration of the entire industry, including countless technical experts and industry bigwigs, and established Alfonso's position in the Hollywood industry in one fell swoop.

The difficulty of such a long lens can be seen.

Now, the main crew members of the crew are constantly rehearsing and demonstrating, and in the case of one shot, they have to make sure that everything is perfect.

In the middle of the story, the opening plot is a job mission to repair a space station. Ryan, Alex, and another astronaut work together in space, checking for problems with the station's communication system. During repairs, a Russian missile hit an abandoned artificial satellite, and the debris set off a chain effect that left three staff members in deep crisis.

In the actual shooting, the other astronaut will not appear on the camera, and the production is completely done with computer special effects, and then the dubbing is done in the later stage to complete all the performances of the character. In other words, the filming work all fell on the shoulders of Lan Li and Rooney.

Every aspect of the whole one-shot shooting work is crucial, and if any small detail goes wrong, they have to overturn it and start over, even if the actor says a wrong line or misses a beat, then all the shooting will be in vain.

What's more, it's an eighteen-minute long shot. It takes months to calculate and schedule the shots, and days or even weeks to complete the shoot once the work is actually done.

This means that the actors have to be involved in the preparation and really be part of the long shot.

However, in the absence of Lan Li and Rooney, the crew of "Gravity" steadily began the final stage of preparations. This doesn't seem to be a problem for the crew.

What's even more exaggerated is that when Lan Li and Rooney both appeared at the meeting site in the studio, all the discussions stopped, and people cast stunned and surprised looks, as if they had seen monsters, making people strongly doubt that in the next second, they would just run away.

“…… Just two is definitely not enough, we need to build at least three more tracks, no, four, the whole movement of the camera is too complicated, the scene scheduling must have a more magnificent perspective, it is still not enough. ”

Emmanuel Lubezki, who was speaking, shook his head again and again, frowned slightly, and firmly expressed his dissatisfaction and opinions, as a cinematographer, he is the director's eyes, and all the ideas in the director's mind have evolved into cinematic images, and the importance of the work is undoubted.

At this time, he was even more focused, so that his reaction was several beats slower, and after his opinion was published, he noticed that no one responded, and then he slowly turned his head along everyone's gaze, and suddenly saw Lan Li and Rooney standing behind.

"Hell!"

Emmanuel reflexively cursed a foul word, in Spanish, not English, but more of a subconscious instinct/instinct, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

The scruffy appearance of the scruffy beard and messy hair was even more funny at this point, and then he frowned, looked at Alfonso, and asked in Spanish, "What the hell is going on? Why did he come here? You didn't mention it before? Is he okay? Are you sure he's okay? Is there really a problem?"

The joy and enthusiasm peculiar to the Spanish language, bursting out without stopping, vividly showing Emmanuel's inner mania and shock.

"I'm pretty sure he's okay. You see, shadows can still be seen on the ground. ”

It was not Alfonso who replied aloud, but Lan Li, and his proficiency in Spanish made Emmanuel's back muscles stiffen suddenly, but the next moment, Alfonso couldn't help but laugh out loud - shadow, which is also one of the criteria for judging ghosts in the West. As for the rest of the staff, they don't seem to understand the Spanish language, and they don't understand it.

In the midst of the laughter, Emmanuel also reacted, and looked at Alfonso's smiling joy, he closed his eyes in chagrin and muttered a few words in a low voice. Obviously, he completely forgot that Lan Li's foreign language skills have long been famous, and in "Fast and Exciting 5", Lan Li showed off a few simple words of Spanish.

Scratching his head vigorously, Emmanuel turned around, stood up generously, and stretched out his right hand towards Lan Li, "I'm sorry, I thought your physical condition still hadn't recovered. So, didn't anticipate your visit. "This time, he spoke in English, with a tone not as strong as expected, and was very fluent.

As if sensing Lan Li's scrutiny, Emmanuel took the initiative to explain, "As a cinematographer, we have a deep understanding of the director's thoughts, which is the basis of our work. So, I had to learn how to communicate with the director. "Indirectly explained my level of English.

Although Lan Li didn't say a word, he interpreted more meaning from one look, and with a single look, Emmanuel showed his sensitivity and profundity as a photographer, and of course, as well as the directness and cheerfulness of a technical otaku, without the politeness of social occasions, straightforward and generous.

"Rest assured, I'm fine. After the sleeper woke up, the prince was still in love with her, didn't he?" Lan Li also reciprocated, and calmly mentioned his health in English, but the expression was a little ......

"Haha. Ha ha. ”

Rooney couldn't help but laugh at the first moment, and then everyone else burst into laughter, and the scene was lively for a while, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed and happy.

After waking up, Lan Li realized that after dehydration, he had slept for thirty-six hours, if it weren't for the doctor's repeated emphasis, Lan Li's physical health was no problem, it was just mental and physical fatigue, and he fell into a deep sleep, otherwise, Nathan and Roy would have been ready to escort Lan Li to the hospital.

Thirty-six hours, even for Lan Li, who has always loved to sleep, this is incredible, and at the same time explains a series of strange behaviors after waking up, and all the question marks have found the answer-

Since leaving New York's JFK International Airport, Lan Li has not eaten for nearly 70 hours, so naturally she can't eat solid food right away, and she needs to get her stomach back in shape.

After experiencing the familiar and unfamiliar liquid food, Lan Li and Rooney's conversation also collided with many sparks, and they needed to communicate with the director to further improve the characters according to the idea of the script and the director's ideas, so they went to the studio, inadvertently interrupted the meeting, and then the above scene occurred.

For any staff member, the Blue Rite at this time looks like a ...... Vampire general.

He spent nearly eleven hours in the lightbox, then broke free and left the lightbox on his own, and then fell into a long stupor, showing steady signs of life but never waking up.

Is there a more appropriate explanation than vampires?

Faced with the frightened Emmanuel, Lan Li didn't like to continue to focus on himself, they still had more work to do, and he couldn't wait to be part of the team, so he took the initiative to change the subject, "What were you guys talking about?

Lan Li and Rooney stepped forward, moved a chair, and joined the circle of everyone, ready to participate in the discussion.

But Alfonso was still a little worried, after all, Lan Li had just woken up, and it was only a few hours of adjustment, and it didn't seem like a good idea to get to work now, "Lan Li, are you sure?"

Lan Li shook his head solemnly, "No, I'm not sure. "But I'm pretty sure that if I continue to lie in bed/, I'll probably be a vampire for real." ”

Poof.

The laughter still couldn't be suppressed, everyone lowered their heads one after another, as if they were saying bad things about others behind their backs, and they were suddenly debunked by the parties, which was both shameful and ridiculous, and it felt extremely wonderful.

Lan Li showed a big smile at this time, nodded to Alfonso, did not continue to explain, and returned directly to the topic, "The long shot at the beginning, then Rooney and I can't be absent, our positioning, positioning and performance, this is all crucial, right? I don't want to miss this historic moment." ”