Chapter 821: War Scene

The picture of a monitor was taken by the No. 2 drone more than five meters above the ground, and through the screen of the monitor, you can clearly see the tank cluster of the robot at this time, on the ground several kilometers wide, in a wedge-shaped battle formation, to launch an assault towards the first cavalry division where Adams is located.

The wedge attack formation was one of the favorite attack formations of the German tank forces during World War II, with heavy tanks with thick armor forming the triangular tip of the attack formation, opening the way in front, and medium tanks on the left and right flanks.

However, because Zhang Ran and they only rented ten tanks, the first cavalry division and the robot side divided five each. At this time, although the robot's tank adopts a wedge-shaped battle formation, only the top of the triangle of the attack array is arranged, and the tanks are not arranged on the two wings, so the spectacular scene of the large-scale surprise attack of the tank group can only be completed through special effects in the later stage.

Zhang Ran looked at the sparse tanks in the camera, and sighed in his heart, now filming is getting more and more expensive, like in the Soviet era, in order to make movies, tens of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of tanks will never appear again, and there will never be more awesome war movies like "War and Peace" and "Liberation"!

Behind the tank group, a group of extras in green costumes in battle groups without units launched a frantic attack on the positions of the 1st Cavalry Division under the cover of tanks. There are constantly explosions around them, and the explosions seem to be scattered, one in the east and one in the west, but these are carefully arranged, and the explosion points use air explosion technology to ensure that people 20 centimeters away will not be injured. The explosion points arranged relatively far away from the actors are real explosives, and the explosion dust at each explosion point will be blown into the air six or seven meters high, and the dust will fly.

With a loud bang, the explosion point under a tank model in the middle of the tank group was detonated, and the tank model was instantly engulfed in black and red flames, and billowing black smoke rose into the sky. This explosion point is TNT explosives, and it is mixed with gasoline, otherwise it would not have exploded such a spectacular picture.

At this moment, a blast point exploded not far from the drone lens, and with a loud "boom", the ground shook, and the sky was full of dust, six or seven meters high, so that the camera lens was shrouded in gray and black dust. Fortunately, the performance of the drone was excellent, and it successfully passed through the dust and continued to fly forward.

Boom –

This time the explosion was more violent, the explosion point was closer to the drone, and more dust was raised. Zhang Ran clearly saw that the bombed clods of soil fell like raindrops from the camera. The clod of soil is very close to the camera lens, and the shape of the clod can even be seen clearly, so that Zhang Ran has to worry about whether the drone will make the blown clod jump down in the next explosion.

The explosions continued, loud noises one after another, and the dust from the explosion rushed into the sky one after another, and the drones flew towards the position of the 1st Cavalry Division in the dust flying in the sky and in the rain of falling dirt under the control of the controller.

At this moment, the drone flew over the cluster of robotic tanks, and it was at this moment that Williams gave a command to detonate.

Boom –

There was an earth-shattering loud bang, and not far in front of the drone, the explosion point under a tank model was detonated, and a black cloud rose into the air, with scarlet flames tumbling in between, like a blood-stained black rose blooming in mid-air.

The drone was instantly enveloped in a black cloud released by the explosion, and the picture on the monitor was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

Zhang Ran's heart jumped to his throat, and he stared at the screen of the monitor with wide eyes, for fear that the drone would have an accident. This shot is a long shot, and if there is an accident with the drone, the whole scene has to be reshot.

Fortunately, the crew's money was not spent in vain, and the performance of the drone was extremely good. Just a second later, the monitor screen lit up, and the drone passed through the billowing black smoke from the explosion and continued to fly towards the 1st Cavalry Division.

Zhang Ran exhaled softly, fortunately, it was okay, at the same time, he felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and he knew that his idea was right, this picture, this shot was so cool!

Williams also sighed softly, this short darkness has a terrifying sense of death approaching, like falling into hell!

Zhang Ran was very excited, Williams had a good grasp of the rhythm of the explosion, and the cooperation with the drone was simply seamless, very perfect! This time the explosion effect was so good, it felt like he was next to the bomb, and he might really be blown up! But Zhang Ran didn't dare to be careless, his eyes were firmly fixed on the monitor, and the real challenge was still to come.

At this time, the drone flew over the position of the robot unit, only a thousand meters away from the First Cavalry Division, and it can be clearly seen that they are in a line formation, the depth of the position is 1000 meters, and the distance between each tank is 150 meters, forming an overlapping firing boundary.

In the face of artillery fire, the drone flew through the dust and billowing black smoke caused by the explosion, flew through the blank area in front of the two armies, and flew towards the position of the 1st Cavalry Division.

The battle continues, the dust and black smoke continue, and the drones are getting closer and closer to the positions of the 1st Cavalry Division.

"The drone is about to arrive at point A! Everyone is ready! Everyone is attentive, no matter what happens, you must be steady, don't mess up! Matt Damon, you guys are ready!" Zhang Ran picked up the walkie-talkie and gave instructions to the actors of the First Cavalry Division.

The drone was getting closer and closer to the 1st Cavalry Division, and just when the drone was only three or four meters away from the tank unit of the 1st Cavalry Division, Williams gave the command to detonate again.

In the flashing red light, the tank model on the explosion point exploded violently, accompanied by an earth-shattering loud noise, black and red flames erupted from the tank, the flames rolled, the fragments of the tank splashed in all directions, and the billowing black smoke rose into the sky like a tornado.

At the moment when the drone was engulfed in black smoke, Zhang Ran clearly felt that the lens of the camera flickered. He chuckled inwardly, realizing that the drone might have been hit by the shattered tank fragments, otherwise the camera couldn't have wobbled like that. His eyes were glued to the monitor's image, praying that he would see the drone burst out of the black smoke.

At this moment, the controller report came from the headset: "Command center, plane two crashed!"

"Damn!" Zhang Ran cursed with a gloomy face, but he knew that the shooting could not be stopped at this time, nor could he wait, if it stopped, the whole shooting would have to be repeated. Although the second drone has crashed, the other four drones may not have crashed, as long as one of them is good, then the shooting can continue. He immediately asked, "How's the situation with the No. 1 machine?"

The controller reported: "Unit 1 is in normal condition!"

Zhang Ran immediately ordered the staff next to him: "Cut the picture of the No. 1 machine!"

The screen of the monitor flashed, and the picture taken by the No. 1 camera suddenly appeared on the screen.

At this time, the No. 1 machine had already flown out of the billowing black smoke from the tank explosion and was flying towards the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Zhang Ran exhaled, the No. 1 machine is the closest to the ground, only more than four meters, and it is also the most vulnerable to the explosion, but he didn't expect the No. 1 machine to be intact, but the No. 2 machine was damaged. However, the No. 1 machine is closer to the ground, and the closer it is to the bombing point, the visual impact of the picture to the audience is also stronger. He prayed silently in his heart, there are several explosion points below, No. 1 machine, you have to survive to the end!

The explosion points were detonated one after another, and the dust was all over the sky, and black smoke rose, but none of this could stop the progress of the No. 1 machine. It was like an unbeatable little strongman, stubbornly flying forward, through the tank group, through the exoskeleton soldiers and robot units of the 1st Cavalry Division, and towards the command vehicle.

Matt Damon stood outside the command vehicle, watching the battlefield move. The actor next to him, dressed in green, was reporting to him on the firefight: "There are also 22 Renegade Leopard tanks in front, followed by two Apostate Machine Infantry Companies, azimuth 032, 1721 shot, 1751 shot, fire ......"

Matt Damon watched the exchange of fire ahead, and then gave an order: "Let the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Cavalry Regiment be ready to attack at any time, and wait for my orders!"

The drone slowly flew towards Matt Damon, and the camera lens slowly pushed towards him, from a large panorama to a medium shot, a close-up, a close-up, and a large close-up of the face. Matt Damon's face is reflected in the light of the magic moment, the lines are carved and chiseled, and the expression is full of infinite perseverance, like a Rembrandt oil painting.

Zhang Ran picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Stop! Very good, very good!"

The set with the roar of artillery instantly fell silent, the actors quickly evacuated the scene, and the firefighters carried fire extinguishers to the scene to extinguish the fire. The expressions on the faces of the crew were both excited and nervous, waiting for Zhang Ran to give the final result, after all, only if Zhang Ran said it, this shot could pass, otherwise it would have to be reshot.

Five drone controllers rushed to the command center where the director team was located with the drone, and the No. 2 machine was broken, and the camera on it was also broken. The other four controllers took the camera down and sent the footage to the command center's computer. Matt Damon also ran over to see how the scene turned out.

After the staff debugging, the picture captured by the No. 1 machine soon appeared on the 42-inch screen, and everyone's thoughts were immediately attracted by the continuous artillery fire, although there are not many tanks and soldiers in the movie, and they are all green, but the explosion of the bomb is real, making people really feel like they are on the battlefield.

The deafening sound of the explosion, the flying dust raining down in front of the camera, and the billowing black smoke from the explosion all shocked everyone's senses and left everyone speechless.

After more than two minutes of footage, Zhang Ran turned his head to look at everyone and asked, "Gentlemen, what do you think, this effect is okay, right?"

Whether it is actor Matt Damon, or photographer Zhao Fei and other staff members don't know what to say, where is this picture passable, it is simply too shocking, and it can only be described as shocking.

Robert De Niro was the first to come back to his senses and praised from the bottom of his heart: "I think this scene will be remembered by many people and imitated by many war films! This shot brings the audience the feeling that it is too real, as if you are really on the battlefield, and the bomb is exploding next to you, and you can be killed at any time!"

Matt Damon participated in "Saving Private Ryan", and he was also very impressed at this moment: "Robert is right, this scene will be remembered by the audience like the landing battle in "Saving Private Ryan"!"

"Great, this is one of the best shots I've ever seen!" Williams rubbed his hands together excitedly, "This hasn't been added yet, and when the special effects are added, the picture will be even more shocking." I believe that when the last shot appears on the screen, the audience will be stunned!"

Zhang Ran finally laughed: "I really want to thank the US Department of Defense for rejecting us, if our drama is filmed in the United States, due to the ban on drones, then we will not be able to shoot such a shocking picture!"