The scorching sun is in the sky, the scorching heat is like fire, Morocco in January is not cool at all, but the filming of the crew has not been interrupted, the film will be released at the end of the year, and the shooting is still behind schedule, Ridley Scott has redeployed the shooting plan, the schedule is particularly tight, and overtime has gradually become the norm.

Matthew finished putting on makeup, carried a CAR-15 rifle, and entered the set with a helmet.

Just returned from cool Los Angeles, it is inevitable that he is a little uncomfortable, a while ago he went back to North America, spent the New Year of 2001 with Britney Spears in the City of Angels, and only a week later, he was recalled to Morocco by a phone call from the crew.

Before he knew it, the year 2001 had passed, and it had been two years since he came here......

Thinking of this, Matthew walked into the filming set, felt something under his feet, quickly concentrated, dodged the broken bricks in front of him, and came to the front of the falling Black Hawk helicopter.

Of course, the U.S. military will not really provide a helicopter for the crew to crash, this is a prop carefully made by the crew.

Matthew, under the command of the assistant director, came to the place where he was standing, and within a few minutes, many actors who played American GIs came to the area where the Black Hawk helicopter fell.

Shooting began, gunshots rang out one after another, and explosions erupted from time to time.

Throughout the afternoon, the crew was filming footage of the exchange of fire between the US military and the Somali militia, and unlike the pre-Christmas shooting, it was probably Ridley Scott who reduced the appearance of black extras, and the filming went smoothly, most of the shots were passed, and when it was close to evening, the scene had come to an end.

"Matthew! Matthew Horner!" the bearded Jack shouted, "Come here! ”

Returning the sippy glass to the assistant, Matthew hurried over to the bearded Jack, who was standing in front of the Black Hawk helicopter, surrounded by a number of actors.

Seeing Matthew coming, the bearded Jack admonished, "During the shooting, Matthew threw the prop grenade, you have to run quickly, the pyrotechnic team has just planted a large dose of explosives, and the power is greater than the one planted before, understand?"

Matthew nodded slightly, "Understood." ”

In the next scene, he plays Sergeant Hutt to blow up the crashed Black Hawk helicopter, although it is only a model, but the gunpowder used in the usual filming is vain and will definitely not achieve the effect.

Everything was ready, the crew then cleared the scene, and only the actors involved in the filming were left near the helicopter, and Matthew was the closest to the helicopter.

"Let's go!" Ridley Scott personally shouted to start shooting.

"Attention! Attention!" Matthew shouted to the Black Hawk helicopter, took out the grenade and unscrewed it and threw it, turning around and running backwards, shouting loudly as he ran, "Beware of explosions! Beware of explosions! Beware of concealment!"

Like a soldier dodging a bomb, he ran very fast, even running in a few big strides in front of the actor who was originally behind.

Boom –

An explosion rang out, and a burst of flames shot into the sky.

Matthew felt the heat wave rushing behind him, so he hurriedly lowered his head and lowered his posture and ran faster.

Fortunately, the explosion only looked fierce, but in fact, the gunpowder used was mainly to create a pyrotechnic effect, and it was not very powerful.

"Ka!" Ridley Scott shouted to stop filming and announced directly, "That's it for today." ”

After removing his makeup and washing off his body of gunsmoke and sweat, Matthew returned to the hotel and fell asleep, and came to the set before six o'clock the next day to continue to participate in the shooting, and the first scene filmed today was Orlando Bloom's last scene on the set.

Orlando Bloom's rookie Toddy Brabble falls as he drops down, resulting in serious injuries that lead to a chain reaction.

In this scene, the crew carried out beautification processing.

In "Black Hawk Down: A Modern Warfare Story" that Matthew has seen, recruit Toddy Brabe falls while rappelling, Toddy Brab, an M60's auxiliary gunner, carries a lot of ammunition on his body, which speeds up his descent, plus due to a delay when the helicopter enters the control point, the hovering altitude is a little higher than originally planned, 70 feet high, as a result, Toddy Brabo almost directly falls to the ground, resulting in a heavy neck injury.

"It seems too embarrassing that a 'well-trained' soldier would miss on his own, so the screenwriter fictionalized a plot where the pilot dumped him in order to avoid RPG-7 rockets. ”

This is Matthew's boring conjecture as he watches the shooting.

The filming went well, and Orlando Bloom managed to fall from a platform more than a meter high onto a mat on the ground.

"Hi Matthew. Orlando Bloom walked past Matthew as he was about to remove his makeup, and deliberately ostentatiously said, "I'm going to be free." ”

Matthew reached out and slapped his hands on the back, "Congratulations, Orlando, you're one step closer to hell." ”

Orlando Bloom laughed, "My next stop is the City of Angels, and what awaits me is cool weather and pretty girls." He suddenly leaned in and reminded in a low voice, "I heard Johnny Lee Miller complaining about you this morning, you have to be careful. ”

"Thank you. Matthew knew that the conflict with Johnny Lee Miller had long since spread among the actors in training, and it was difficult to keep this kind of thing secret as long as a third or fourth person witnessed it. He was confident, "Johnny Lee Miller wouldn't dare do anything to me." ”

"You'd better be careful. Orlando Bloom reminded again, "James and Ben are gone. ”

Matthew nodded cautiously, anyway, Orlando Bloom is kind, although they haven't been together for a long time, this Mr. Blossom has left a very good impression on him, no matter how you look at it, he is a warm and cheerful young man.

"Alright. Orlando Bloom waved at Matthew, "I'm leaving." ”

Matthew also waved his hand, "Back to Los Angeles, we'll meet again." ”

Subsequently, the crew finished filming another scene and moved to the periphery of the street building to shoot some scenes in the US military camp.

In other words, the filming is basically literary drama, which is precisely Matthew's weakness, especially at the end of the script, a dialogue scene between Sergeant Hute played by him and the male protagonist Josh Hartnett.

This scene is related to the theme of the whole film, and Matthew has encountered some difficulties with his performance.

"You're going back?" Josh-Hartnett walked into the tent and asked, "This is leaving?"

Matthew held a plate, like a real soldier, ignoring the blood stains on his hands and face, and ate by himself, "There are brothers in the war zone......

"Ka!" Ridley Scott shouted to stop filming and said directly, "Matthew, your question." ”

Matthew put down his plate and raised his hand, and Ridley Scott continued, "Expression! Your expression! You're worried about your comrades! I don't see your worries!"

He said to his surroundings, "Reset, start shooting again!"

Matthew quickly adjusted himself, thinking back to the content he had simulated and practiced, and in the past year or so, he had simulated the performances of many acting masters, and quickly found the content suitable for this scene.

Such performances are opportunistic in a way, and in the words of his teacher at the Los Angeles School of the Performing Arts, David Astor, such performances are soulless.

However, it is enough to use it in such a scene, after all, there is no need for an explosion of acting here, Ridley Scott only needs to be on the average side.

The shoot went on several times in quick succession, and it started to go badly, but Matthew also had the advantage that the mistakes he made would not be repeated a second time.

Of course, Josh Hartnett on the other side is no better than him, and in Matthew's words, the two are about the same.

To be precise, the styles of the two are somewhat similar, they are both tall and strong, outstanding, and average acting young actors.

Under normal circumstances, actors with similar styles are prone to conflict when staying in a crew, but Matthew and Josh Hartnett get along quite well, on the one hand, there is a lot of difference in the role status of the two, and on the other hand, Josh Hartnett is more low-key and modest, and it is easy not to have conflicts with others.

After more than a dozen NG and mistakes in almost every important place, Matthew finally found the deep feeling that the character needed.

"Every time I go home, they ask me. Matthew not only adjusted his facial expressions, but also made full use of small movements such as looking left and right, "Hutte, why did you join the army? Are you addicted to fighting? I don't say a word, why? They won't understand, they don't understand why we are fighting, we are fighting for our fellow brothers! It's as simple as that!"

After a long pause, Matthew suddenly added, "It's easy!"

With that, he put down his plate, picked up his magazine and weapon, and turned around and walked out of the tent, leaving only a heavy back for the camera.

This one has finally been filmed.

Matthew goes to touch up his makeup, and Ridley Scott replays the footage he just shot, with the bearded Jack standing behind him.

"It's a pity......" Ridley-Scott shook his head.

The bearded Jack knew that the boss had something to say, and asked appropriately, "What is the pity?"

"Helen's customer is very good in terms of dedication, hard work, appearance, and mind. Ridley Scott stood up and looked in the direction Matthew had left, "Acting skills still need to be honed." ”

"Hmm. Bearded Jack continued, "It's too complicated for him to handle." I've heard Helen say that for the time being, he's positioned as an action actor. ”

Matthew's filming in Morocco began to become intermittent, leaving twice, but his vacation was not long, neither of them lasted more than a week, and in early February, Sergeant Hutter's scene was finally filmed, and he returned to Los Angeles, where he flew to France for the premiere of "Band of Brothers" for only two days, but Johnny Lee Miller, who also completed the scene, contacted him.