Chapter 366: Unspeakable Finishing
If you ask the audience which clip in the Titanic impresses you the most, these thousands of answers must contain the scene of the two "flying" kissing on the bow of the ship.
This is the moment when the two officially make love, and it is also the most crucial step for Ruth to try to break through the cage of nobility.
It's just that as soon as the two settled on their relationship, disaster came.....
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After filming this scene, Han Qiu and Lin Hua began to shoot the plot of the shipwreck.
The shipwreck footage here is certainly not in real seawater, and the sinking ship is not the giant model.
When Han Qiu first built the model, in addition to the large model with a 1:1 scale, there were many medium and small models.
The smallest model is just over a meter long, which is about the same as a normal model airplane. This thing is mainly a mold built by the special effects staff for special effects.
The boat that actually sank was a medium-sized model, and the place where it sank was photographed in an oversized tank.
How big is it?
That's 150 liters!
The location of this large puddle was originally chosen by Han Qiu in a natural puddle in Mexico, but the local government did not allow Han Qiu to play like this on the grounds of damaging the environment.
In the end, Han Qiu came to this seaside resort and temporarily rented a coastal development zone outside the resort city to meet the needs of filming.
This piece of land has about 300 acres, and it is also the set construction site of the crew.
Almost all of the scenes in the film were built here.
The so-called shipwreck scene was also done in an oversized sink on set.
When filming the two main characters, Jack and Ruth, who sink with the ship, Han Qiu improvised a deck that can be tilted, and used this to simulate the final sinking of the ship.
Of course, this will definitely require the use of special effects, but these special effects are really not much difficult for the current film technology. And for Cameron back then, it was really not easy.
And the three months from June to August are also the hardest months for the actors.
Because almost every shot is related to water, everyone is also soaked in the sink almost all the time. For a few months, the actors felt like they were about to become aquatic animals.
Not to mention the group actors and supporting actors, they have far fewer shots in the water than the two protagonists, Xiao Li Zi and Kate. So the most bitter ones are Kate and Little Plum.
At the beginning, compared to Kate, who was jubilant in the water, Xiao Lizi didn't like to soak in the water for filming. But this season, it's quite hot. Especially in Mexico, where the sun is like a laser ray, it turns black on people's skin.
It's not hot, but it's cool in the water.
So, in the end, Xiao Lizi became a member of the diving army with peace of mind. He can't help it, compared to sweating on land, it's better to soak in the water and film.
They were like this, not to mention Han Qiu and Yuan Meng and the others, and the rest of the staff were almost all soaked in the sink.
Sometimes, Yuan Meng is lying on the swimming ring to shoot the camera.
Sometimes, Lin Hua commanded the scene from the lifeboat, because he was short-sighted, and his glasses were wet and he couldn't see clearly.
Sometimes, makeup artists swim in to apply makeup to the main characters, even if the makeup is quickly washed away by someone's water.
Even Han Qiu was no exception. At the end of each day, the skin of his hands and feet was wrinkled with blisters.
But fortunately, it all survived, although everyone paid a lot of costs. For example, during the filming of the scene where the crew fell into the water from the deck, a group actor was injured because of it.
Han Qiu also has to be responsible for the treatment costs of these people, to ensure their safety in their lives, and to help them deal with the aftermath.
In addition, at the end of July, because of the long-term filming of the "wet" scene, Kate also had a fever during the period, and it also burned to 39.5 degrees.
At that time, Han Qiu was frightened, and quickly sent Kate to the hospital non-stop, and took care of her personally for an afternoon, but because the crew had too many things, she had to leave.
Later, it wasn't until the evening that Kate's fever subsided, that Han Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. It doesn't matter if you delay filming for a few days, it would be a big deal if Kate had an accident with her crew.
When the time comes, not only will you be responsible for people, but the movie will also die halfway.
After that, Kate's body did not have any major problems, and it has continued until now, and there have been no accidents.
Mid-September, the 15th.
In the evening, the crew is about to shoot the last scene.
At the moment, the shooting has not yet begun. In the large tank, many group performers are playing on the water, some wearing life jackets and some not. Those who wore life jackets were so-called "upper-class people", and those who did not wear life jackets were generally civilians living in low-class cabins.
In addition, there are several lifeboats in the tank, and most of the people sitting on them are women and children, whether it is a commoner or a nobleman, can enjoy the opportunity to ride.
Therefore, in real history, more than 70% of the people who survived this catastrophe of the century were women and children.
This solid history is in front of him, and Han Qiu has to accept that in that era, the survival rate of weak women is actually higher than that of strong men.
To tell the truth, if this is placed in Huaxia, this ratio will definitely be reversed. At that time, the status of Chinese women was too low, far less high than now.
Han Qiu also heard that four or five of the seven Chinese who were working as boilermakers on the Titanic escaped by forcibly squeezing into the lifeboat, and were severely condemned by public opinion in the United States at that time. Later, an American reporter cleared their name, saying that in the concept of Chinese people at that time, women were dependent on men, and if something happened, it must be the man who left first.
Otherwise, even if a woman survives, she will become a widow, worse than dead. Therefore, it was reasonable for the reporter to say that a few Chinese people got on the lifeboat at that time.
However, no matter how it turns out, it's all history. If a ship sinks in this era, who will survive to the end, it is uncertain......
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At the moment, the makeup artist is soaking in the water to apply makeup to Kate and Little Plum.
This scene is the last scene in the movie, that is, the scene where Jack and Ruth parted from life and death.
Here, Jack gives Ruth a chance to survive, but his life is frozen in the icy water.
Since they are frozen, the makeup artist applies a special chemical to them, and this layer of chemical condenses into something similar to frost when it encounters air.
Moments later, the make-up artists stained the main character and the ensemble with a layer of hoarfrost, which looked like it was really frozen.
Han Qiu stood in the water, all soaked in the water from the waist down. He stood beside Xiao Li Zi and Kate and said, "Are you ready?"
Kate was lying on a plank, and Little Plum was standing on the board, but the water concealed the real situation, making him look like he was floating.
“O... K。 Xiao Lizi trembled and replied intermittently.
Han Qiu glanced at him, "It's not filming yet, you kid won't act." ”
Kate also said angrily: "The acting is really bad." Not at all. ”
Xiao Lizi shrugged, "It's just an experiment. ”
Han Qiu shook his head and looked at Kate, "How are you feeling?"
"It's good. Kate smiled: "Director Han, don't worry, I won't have a fever anymore." ”
Han Qiu said helplessly: "But you didn't wear a thermal wetsuit." ”
"I didn't want to wear that, it was too tight and it would affect my movement in the water. ”
Hearing this, Han Qiu also had a headache. Kate is one of the few actors who doesn't want to wear a thermal wetsuit for an underwater scene.
Even Xiao Lizi put on a thermal suit.
Han Qiu also saw that Kate just likes to play in the water, and she likes it very much, and the consequence is that she has a fever.
"Okay, if there's anything uncomfortable with your body later, you must tell me, don't hold on. ”
As soon as Han Qiu finished speaking, Kate responded: "Okay, Director Han, I will definitely inform you if there is something." ”
It's perfunctory to me again... Han Qiu sighed: "Prepare the lines and start filming immediately." ”
"Hmm!" Kate smiled and nodded.
Suddenly, there was a slight dizziness in her head, which made her feel like the world in front of her was a little trance. But it came and went quickly, Kate shook her body slightly, and returned to normal.
Xiao Lizi looked at Kate and said with concern, "What's wrong?"
"It's fine. Kate pretended not to care and smiled, "It's just that I'm a little hungry." ”
Xiao Lizi nodded: "Oh, listening to you say that, I also feel hungry, I'll treat you to dinner when the filming is over later." ”
"Thank you. ”
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Han Qiu walked into the distance and nodded at Yuan Meng and the staff: "action!"
Han Qiu's voice fell, and the "corpses" floating around him were motionless and kept quiet. Only Xiao Lizi and Kate are still whispering.
The camera zoomed in, and it didn't take long for Xiao Lizi to close his eyes according to the script and fall silent.
At this time, a lifeboat loaded with many women and children passed through the many floating corpses and passed not far from Kate. Kate, who still had a shred of sanity, climbed down from the plank, swam to a floating corpse next to him, took off the whistle from his mouth, looked at the lifeboat not far away, and blew it vigorously.
Yuan Meng's camera is getting closer and closer, gradually freezing on Kate's face.
Han Qiu nodded with satisfaction: "Cut!"
"Congratulations everyone, let's kill...."
However, before the word "finished" in Han Qiu's mouth could be shouted, Kate suddenly closed her eyes under the light, and then sank into the water.