Chapter 165: Homeopathic Counterattack (Subscription Requested)
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In the dressing room, Steve Brand, who has always been a man of few words, quickly spoke his decision, Duff Villa pricked up his ears to listen to his every word, and Clark Bernard looked completely supportive.
"Okay!" said Clarke-Bernard in a snorting urn, "just do it! Pick him up! If I hadn't finished filming the action scene with him, I would have beaten him into a pig's head!"
"It's better to be cautious. Duff Villa reminded, "Didn't you see the publicity of the crew, he seems to have been professionally trained. ”
"Cautious?" Steve Brand snorted, "You also believe what the crew promotes?"
Duff Villa opened his mouth and didn't speak again.
The dressing room was quiet until a staff member knocked on the door, and the trio grabbed their gear and left the dressing room to head to the studio.
Out of the dressing room, Duff Villa said, "You go first, I'll go to the bathroom." ”
Steve Brand and Clark Bernard didn't say much and went straight to the studio.
From the moment they entered the cast to participate in the auditions for their respective roles, the three of them mingled, drank together, chatted together, complained about the unfairness of the agency together, and sprayed Matthew Horner for no acting skills together.
Steve Brand and Clark Bernard didn't think much of it at all.
Duff Villa returned to the dressing room, waited for a while, came out to look, the corridor was empty, and hurriedly walked in the opposite direction of the two, the independent dressing room was in a more inward position, under normal circumstances, the male protagonists would enter the studio later than their supporting characters.
"Matthew Horner should still be in the dressing room, right?" he said, turning into the horizontal hallway.
Duff Villa thinks very thoroughly, and follows those two guys against Matthew Horner, even if it succeeds, it will not be him who will benefit, but Steve Brand, and even the big man Clark Bernard will be ahead of him, what good will he get? But it's just the way it is.
As long as this film does not fail, Matthew Horner will definitely have some fame, anyway, the resources he enjoys basically do not conflict with himself, but can follow behind to make some benefits.
He knocked on the door of Matthew's dressing room, and a familiar voice came from inside, "Please come in." ”
Duff Villa pushed the door and walked in.
In the studio where "Spartacus" was filmed, Chuck Russell and the set designer were doing the final inspection, and the crew borrowed the real scene built by "Spartacus" to make appropriate set adjustments, and turned it into the final showdown venue between the actor Mozius and the villain Mannon.
Motion director Tim Madson walked over with two of his assistants and inspected the location where the action scenes were filmed.
"Tim!" Chuck Russell beckoned, "How's the preparation?"
"No problem!" Tim Madson walked over, "the venue is undergoing one final check, and Matthew and Steven Brand have also rehearsed the scene during training before filming begins. ”
Chuck Russell nodded, "Matthew should be fine, how is that Steven Brand preparing?"
Tim Madsen replied, "Steven Brand has been training these days and training is doing well. ”
So far, the filming has reached the end, and the crew has cooperated tacitly, and the preparations are almost complete.
On the other side, Matthew also entered the studio, waited for a few minutes in the actors' rest area, and entered the filming set with Kelly Hu and Steven Brand to listen to the director and action director.
It was a table with a lot of tables made of hard foam, apparently a banquet, and thick cushions underneath the tables to prevent the actors from falling from above.
Although the platform is only more than one meter high, the crew still does everything possible to prevent accidents from happening.
Matthew stood on the top of the platform and glanced at Steven Brand across Kelly Hu, this guy is the kind of person who doesn't talk much, and often this kind of person really hurts when he bites.
However, Duff Villa has already said what this guy is going to do, and he certainly won't let him get his way.
Even without Duff Villa, Steven Brand is unlikely to succeed, and Matthew is actually wary of him and Clark Bernard.
"Kelly!"
As the shoot approached, Tim Madsen finally admonished, "You stand in my position, there will be soldiers coming in at the exit, and your mission is to get rid of this soldier!"
At the end of this action scene, the crew planned to use long shots to shoot, so Tim Madson came over to say a few more words, and he said to Matthew and Steven Brand, "The duel between the two of you, try to do it according to the training, but don't be rigid, this is a long shot of a few minutes, and your actions may be affected by various factors, so be flexible." ”
Matthew nodded, "Understood." ”
Like a dozen or twenty seconds of footage, it can be completely according to the pre-designed routine, but if the length of the shot is too long, the actor also needs to play on the spot.
For example, the first scene shot in the studio was a long shot, and Matthew was basically following the rehearsal design routine, but there were also changes on the spot.
Steven Brand also said, "I see. ”
He hasn't shot a long action shot in this play, but he has watched Matthew shoot it, and he knows that it is impossible to follow the set routine 100%, so he chose this time to do it, and isn't it normal to be accidentally injured during filming?
When filming the scene of Mannon's sword practice before, he was slashed in the arm by another actor with a wooden sword, and it hurt for most of the day.
He looked down at the prop sword in his hand, although it was made of resin, it was definitely uncomfortable to knock on his body, if Matthew Horner couldn't take on the play for a long time in the future, and the angel agency had opportunities like "Band of Brothers", "Black Hawk Down" and "The Mummy" series, as well as the protagonist of this film, could Helen Herman still find a more suitable candidate than herself among the company's actors?
This is the Hollywood that creates miracles, as long as he can seize an opportunity, he can soar to the sky!
Matthew twisted the thread on the leather armor with one hand and held the hilt of the prop sword with the other, not looking at Steven Brand again.
On the way over, he thought of a coping strategy.
Kelly Hu stood between Matthew and Steven Brand, perhaps because of a woman's intuition, she always felt that the male actors on the left and right were not quite right, and took two steps back, anyway, the scene about her was over.
Matthew gave her a very good impression, and subconsciously she wanted to stand on Matthew's side, but she also knew that this kind of open and secret struggle existed in almost every crew, since it was not involved, it was better not to participate.
"There must be a principle to follow in this play!" Tim Madsen finally said, "Matthew, you have to start with a defeat! Steven, you swear to kill him, you have to chase him hard!"
He looked at the two actors, "Then, Matthew, you were knocked down, Steven didn't let you go, and you turned defeat into victory at the critical moment." ”
Matthew didn't speak, just nodded, and Steven Brand on the other side also nodded.
"Okay!" Tim Madsen prepared to leave the set, "now let's shoot one first and see how it goes." ”
He pulled out of the set, Matthew drew his sword and came to his place, and Steven Brand stood across from him.
Matthew, Kelly Hu, and Steven Brand got ready, and the voice of the assistant director came, "The Scorpion King, Scene 113, Act 21, start now!"
From standing here, Matthew was in good spirits, and just after the sound of shouting, Steven Brand's prop sword on the opposite side slashed over.
This sword is extremely fast, and it carries the sound of whirring wind.
Matthew dodged, then fought and retreated to the edge of the stage, Steven Brand chased and killed all the way, every sword was hung with the wind, and his face was full of viciousness, as if he was completely immersed in the role of Mannon, and he would not give up until he killed Matthew's Mozius.
The two swords collided several times, and Matthew could feel that Steven Brand used a lot of force, which was completely different from when he was rehearsing, and gradually became sure that Duff Villa was telling the truth.
Steven Brand wouldn't be stupid enough to attack Matthew directly, the intention was all hidden in the designed action routine, but where he wanted to use five points of force, he used eight points of force, even so, Matthew was quick to dodge and move like a deer, his sword couldn't hit at all, and then he used ten points of force.
Bang –
Steven Brand kicked the stool made of hard foam, and the stool flew straight over.
Matthew was too late to dodge, so he reached down and the stool flew to the side when Steven Brand's prop sword slashed at him again.
He stepped back again, and Steven Brand stepped forward to chase after him.
Behind a camera, Tim Madsen looks at the two people in the field, nodding his head constantly, and the action scene is not fancy, full of realistic fighting power and straightforwardness, which seems extremely real and believable.
This is also the action effect that the crew has been pursuing.
Matthew was as good as ever in the filming of the action scenes, and to his surprise, Steven Brand performed quite well, especially the expressions and movements when chasing Matthew, which seemed very real, fully showing Mannon's determination to kill Mozius, as well as his own strength.
It was at this time that he saw Matthew dodging Steven Brand's sword when he tripped over the table and fell near the edge of the table, his weapon dropped.
Mozius is to be defeated by Manon and then the Jedi fights back......
Tim Madsen didn't move, let alone speak, this long-shot action scene is excellent, and the actors are in excellent condition.
Matthew was lying on the ground, but his body was as tense as a bowstring, and when he practiced free fighting, the coach had taught him how to fight back when he fell to the ground, and the trip just now was completely intentional, so that he could not only distance himself from Steven Brand, but also fight back as the script wrote.
According to the filming process that had to be followed, Mozius would eventually be defeated by Manon once.
Steven Brand then rushed over, and as described in the script, the sword stabbed directly at Matthew......
Although the prop sword is far away, Matthew can clearly see that the target of this sword is clearly his own face.