"Boom—"

At the sound of the explosion, countless dirt flew up and rained down on Matthew's body and helmet, and an actor next to him was shivering, as if frightened by the explosion, and did not move.

The explosions in the filming are all real shots, although the actual power of the explosives is not very large, but under the control of the pyrotechnic group, the sound and power are quite amazing, and it is not surprising that the rookie actors who have not experienced this kind of scene are scared silly.

Holding the CAR-15 rifle with one hand, Matthew stretched out his free hand, stretched out two fingers and pointed at his eyes, then pointed ahead again, and said loudly, "Cover me!"

Behind the director's monitor not far away, Ridley Scott was about to shout to stop, but seeing Matthew's movements, he let the shooting continue, and Sergeant Hute was originally followed by a recruit who had not experienced actual combat, and this reaction was normal, and this shot could be used as one of the materials for post-editing.

"Boom—"

Another explosion rang out, followed by the sound of AK-47 gunfire, and Matthew glanced up and shouted to the other Ranger actors, "Follow me!"

After saying that, he took the lead in dodging out of cover, entered the middle of the street, lowered his posture and ran forward, came to the corner of the street, knelt on one knee, shot in a very standard kneeling position, and pulled the trigger one after another.

Bang - bang - bang -

The gunshots rang out one after another, and one by one the bullet casings jumped out and fell to the ground, but no bullets were fired, and the CAR-15 in his hand was of course not a real bullet, but an empty cartridge specially prepared by the crew.

According to Matthew's understanding, the special effects of this movie will be used very little, and basically all the scenes are completed by real shots, and Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer are ambitious and want to restore every detail of the battlefield back then.

After a few shots, Matthew turned around and turned his head at the same time, "Lower your posture!

He turned into another street with two soldiers.

"Ka!" Ridley Scott shouted to stop filming, "This one is over!"

Matthew got up from the ground, took off his helmet, his head was covered with sweat, a makeup assistant immediately ran over to wipe off the sweat for him, and his assistant on the crew came over with a water bottle, because Matthew was wearing makeup and was fully armed, using a straw-style water bottle, which neither delayed drinking water normally, nor did he make makeup.

The actor, who was stunned by the explosion, was helped up in the back, and it seemed that he could no longer participate in filming for a short time.

The crew quickly adjusted the cameras, and the two cameras slid down the rails onto the street where Matthew was.

Ridley Scott walked over unhurriedly, and asked the bearded man next to him as he walked, "That person was Matthew Horner recommended by Helen, right?"

"Yes. Jack looked over there, "The helmet has Hut's name written on it, and it can't be wrong." ”

Each actor who played an American soldier had the character's last name on their helmet, which director Ridley Scott designed for the audience to easily distinguish the characters, because everyone looked similar under the same tight uniform.

"He's good. Ridley Scott was pleased with the shoot just now, "Very flexible in response. ”

Jack laughed and said, "You can't be wrong with Helen's recommendation. ”

Ridley-Scott nodded, didn't speak again, and turned into another street.

He went straight to the actor and said, "Come here!

Matthew immediately put on his helmet and came next to Ridley Scott, and two other actors also walked over, along with the film's military adviser.

"Next, you need to lead the way for the helicopter gunships. Ridley-Scott walked over to the wall of a house near the side of the street, crouched down and pointed to the front where there were a lot of black extras, and said, "You go along the wall until you get over there." ”

Matthew crouched behind him and hurriedly said, "I understand. ”

"Director Scott!" the military advisor suddenly said, "I'm sorry, Director Scott, but this kind of scene design doesn't match the situation at the time. ”

Ridley Scott immediately stood up, "Oh? ”

These military professionals from the Delta Force were invited in order to recreate the battlefield as much as possible in the shooting, and let them help find the mistakes in the details.

The military adviser was very responsible, and said directly, "At that time, the Delta team members wore lightweight plastic helmets, although they were not bulletproof, but they had good collision resistance, and this kind of helmet was named 'high-efficiency impact helmet' by the Special Operations Command, and the Delta team members would not stick to the wall in this case, because the wall would ricochet, and sometimes the bullets would fly far along the wall, and the hit rate of sticking to the wall was higher!"

He paused, seeing that Ridley-Scott had not spoken, and added, "It takes a great deal of courage to overcome fear to stand in the middle of a street in the face of bullets, and it is actually more dangerous to stick to a wall than to stand in the middle of a street, but it is much more reassuring, and being able to overcome feelings and follow reason is one of the differences between a Delta Ranger and a Ranger." ”

Ridley Scott thought for a moment and said, "I think so, add a scene and let the Delta players talk about this to the Rangers, so that the audience doesn't understand this part of the scene because they don't understand." ”

Jerry Bruckheimer did not interfere in the shooting, and the filming on the set was completely dominated by Ridley Scott, and this kind of adjustment of the scene according to the real situation was not a problem at all.

However, the scene was not applied to Matthew, and the filming began later, with him leading two soldiers in the middle of the street until he exchanged fire with the black extras in front of him.

After the filming of the scene belonging to Sergeant Hutter today, Matthew first went to the makeup trailer to remove his makeup, and then went to the actors' rest area on the roof of a building, and found James McAvoy and the others sitting under the large parasol.

"Drink water. Ben Foster threw a bottle of chilled mineral water, and Matthew sat down on a chair next to Orlando Bloom, unscrewed it and took a sip, the cool feeling went straight to the bottom of his heart, "It's so cool!"

Orlando Bloom gestured for the ice cream in his hand, "Would you like a box?"

Matthew shook his head, "No need. ”

A series of crackling gunshots suddenly rang out on the street not far away, and the filming continued, and several people, including Matthew, also looked over there.

"The pose of those black actors shooting with guns......" Ben-Foster can't seem to find the right adjective.

Orlando Bloom pouted, "They're all untrained militiamen. He glanced at the filming set and added, "Most of the militia have no formal shooting training, they only pick up guns and sweep around, so the hit rate is very low, which is why more than 100 American soldiers were divided and surrounded by thousands of militiamen, but only 19 were killed." ”

"There's one thing I never understand. James McAvoy pointed to the black actors on the set who were shooting AK-47s and said, "Why do black people always like to shoot guns high above their heads? ”

Orlando Bloom said, "That seems to be the case." ”

Ben Foster shook his head, "I don't know. ”

Matthew put down the water bottle and said, "I've thought about this. ”

The other three all looked over, and James McAvoy asked curiously, "Have you considered it?"

Matthew really doesn't say anything, once saw wars and conflicts in Africa, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, from the news, he always found a very strange scene, that is, Africans rarely raise their guns to aim, but raise their guns high above their heads to shoot, such a ecstatic posture is really novel.

He specifically checked it on his smartphone for this purpose.

"Tell me about it. Orlando Bloom urged.

"Well, I summarize the reasons in three ways. Matthew held out a finger, "Matters of faith and culture." In many parts of Africa, due to their low level of education, they think that modern weapons, including firearms and RPGs, are supernatural abilities, and that the reason why these people can kill people is nothing more than white man's magic or a kind of witchcraft that they don't know about, and they don't understand how these weapons work. So, just pick up the gun and fire in the general direction, the target will be destroyed by the response, and there is no need to aim at all. ”

The other three laughed, clearly not believing it.

"Don't believe it!" Matthew looked serious, "I saw it on a military show." In Africa, except for a few regular soldiers, most people are convinced of such an idea, and some even firmly believe that if you use a strip of cloth dipped in sheep blood and tie it to a gun, you can kill your target with one shot, regardless of whether the enemy has bought you a bulletproof charm or not, and whether you aim or not. ”

Then, he held up a second finger, "The pose ecstasy is cool! Africans are optimistic by nature, very expressive, and like to chase trends, even during the war, there are many well-dressed African fashionistas who shuttle through the ruins, and Africans have brought their love of cool and individuality to the battlefield." ”

The three guys were already laughing.

"Think about it," Matthew continued...... "In the battlefield, with bright costumes and bizarre hairstyles, coupled with the fact that the submachine gun in hand is in a state of the witch doctor's mana, it doesn't matter what position you shoot at this time, combat has become an art, raising the gun above your head shows strength and courage, and scares the enemy into disarray." ”

He held up a third finger, "Alright, the joke is over, seriously." The real reason should be the lack of training and no one to teach. Soldiers in Africa, whether in the regular army or in private armies, receive very little military training, and there are no instructors to tell them how to use guns correctly, let alone how guns kill people. ”

James McAvoy nodded, "Just the last one." ”

"You say it's faith shooting...... Orlando Bloom asked, "which is more powerful, faith or shooting?"