Chapter 309: The Price (Five Watches)
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The first shocking scene that appeared in the entire "Inception" was the first dream crossing triggered by Cobb played by Hu Yifei being pushed into the bathtub. Cobb's feelings about water in the upper world are transmitted to the dreams in the lower world, producing a surreal effect: the entire Chinese-style sky palace is submerged in the surging water.
This sensory scene actually took place in a studio on the top floor of a luxury building. For this scene, the special effects team built the interior of the huge sky palace and stored a total of 5,000 gallons of water in 26 tanks carefully arranged at the windows of the scene. These tanks are opened in sequence under the drive of the mechanism, and the scene of "water flooding the golden mountain" is created.
"Departments check the machine again, we didn't have a lot of work to rebuild the 5,000-gallon tank, this shot had to be done in one go, understand?"
Hu Yifei held the microphone and shouted loudly, contacting the staff around him.
For this scene, he has been on the shooting site since the morning, making contact with all parties, until another night falls. Some directors will mess up because they can't coordinate various departments, some directors lose their temper because of annoyance and pressure, and some directors just don't have the ability. Hu Yifei doesn't want to be one of those directors, no matter whether he is tired or not, he must keep letting himself release positive energy and drive the entire crew to run actively and vigorously. He also needs to maintain a learning attitude, actively listen to the opinions of other professionals, and improve his professional knowledge and ability in all aspects, so that he can better coordinate everyone.
"Galen, get ready!"
Wayne Calga sent him the last proper signal.
He looked at the photographer Varefest, who said directly: "The eight water release cameras are all in place, so we don't miss any gaps." ”
Hu Yifei took a deep breath, walked into the camera, raised the loudspeaker and shouted: "Clear the scene, prepare to start filming...... Who dropped the mineral water bottle over there, take it quickly. And that cigarette butt, next time I see someone smoking in the crew, I'll just stuff the cigarette butt into his mouth!! ”
Seeing that the director was thunderous, the crew moved faster, and I didn't know where a young man came out, and he picked up the cigarette butt with a red face.
Liu De, who was watching from the side, laughed and said, "It's quite majestic." ”
Joseph Gordon laughed: "Isn't this normal, employees are afraid of the boss." ”
Finally calmed down the scene, Hu Yifei took a deep breath and entered the shooting state. Give the camera a thumbs up and signal it's time to start. The field reporter hit the board and shouted, "Action." ”
I saw Cobb's brows furrowed in the melodious music, and the entire gorgeous palace was about to be destroyed. The sky ceiling and the ornate chandelier slammed to the ground, and Hu Yifei dodged between the falling ceilings.
Then when it came to an emergency, Cobb watched in shock at the "flood" that fell from the sky, and the entire palace suddenly became the center of the flood. When the first wave of water rushed down, Hu Yifei's whole person was washed down by the powerful water flow energy, like a weed, and disappeared in an instant. The crowd watching the camera TV in the background instantly became messy, and they had to stand up with a crowd.
The entire tank tilted for half a minute before it stopped. Behind him, Regimino yelled, "Cut!"
The staff had already rushed into the water and scooped up the dying Hu Yifei. The audience was nervous: "Director, how are you?" ”
Hu Yifei shook his head, smiled, and touched the water on his face, "The impact is so big, I'm fine, it's just that my head hit." How's the shot? ”
He wiped the back of his head, and suddenly felt a bright red hand, and everyone was frightened. Shouted: "Doctor, doctor, come here......"
The doctor was busy helping Hu Yifei treat his wound, but Hu Yifei took a dry towel and wiped his face, and walked behind the TV to watch the camera. For this set of shots, they specially prepared seven or eight waterproof cameras to capture the footage, which is perfect, and with post-production special effects, it will even produce the effect of waves hitting the face.
Varefest was frightened, "The camera should be fine." "It's not just an actor, it's a billion-dollar billionaire.
Wayne frowned: "Even if there is a problem, it can be dealt with through post-production special effects." Or rebuild a model in the studio and shoot it, and the effect will be the same. ”
"No need to reshoot, it works great, it's over!" Hu Yifei said.
The doctor suddenly pressed him, "Please don't move, the wound is quite big, and you need to go to the hospital for bandaging." ”
Charlize leaned over, "Let's explode the wound quickly, the blood is dripping on the clothes." ”
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A thumb-thick bloody wound was broken, and it was best to use scissors to cut off all the hair around it and wrap it in gauze. But now it is obviously not suitable, and the doctor can only carry out special treatment. Hu Yifei insisted on filming the last scene before going to the hospital.
Strictly speaking, this is the scene that is placed at the beginning of the movie.
Hu Yifei went deep into the fourth layer of dreams alone, floating on the seaside, and he wanted to bring out the old tycoon Liu Dehao. This play seems easy, but it is actually quite technical. It is a great test of makeup artist's skills.
Fortunately, Hu Yifei was prepared this time, and he invited the famous makeup artist Greg Canon.
If the future does not change, he may win the top makeup artist at the Oscar for Best Makeup with "Rejuvenation". Hu Yifei still has a deep memory, there are no magnificent scenes in the movie "Rejuvenation", there are no deliberately created heroes, and there is no magical and strange world, but focuses on the daily life of ordinary people and the emotional stories of birth, old age, sickness and death, including family, love, and friendship. But Greg Canon's makeup skills make the whole movie full of fantasy.
It made the audience stunned, and it can be called a pinnacle journey to create Hollywood makeup technology. Let the aunt become a girl, and the old man become a handsome guy, it's not a thing. However, now Greg is not shrouded in the halo of Oscars, and it is not too difficult to invite him to join the crew.
Now, painting Liu Dehao's old makeup, his amazing makeup skills have begun to emerge. Even Andy Lau himself felt weird when he saw it, as if he would really look like this when he got old.
In the face of the director's injury and insisting on filming, Liu Dehao will certainly not drop the chain, and the scene will be a one-time scene.
After that, Hu Yifei was rushed to the nearest hospital, and the entire Hong Kong media was a sensation: "During the filming of "Inception", the special effects were amazing, and the entire top floor of the skyscraper was flooded. The flood flooded the skyscraper of more than 400 meters from the sky, which is really an incredible plot. According to front-line reporters: Hu Yifei, as the director and starring actor, was injured in an accident while filming, and the back of his head was dripping with blood, and the doctors on the scene could not stop the bleeding and had been rushed to Victoria Hospital. We look forward to follow-up reports......"
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It's a complete fuss, Hu Yifei just broke his head. After being admitted to the hospital, X-rays were even activated. After the bandaging was completed, he was also asked by everyone to stay in the hospital and no longer dared to let him move.
He felt that it was a trivial matter, but with his current status, this injury really made the people around him anxious. In just half an hour, he received dozens of greeting calls. Fortunately, he stopped it in time, otherwise Hu's mother would really kill her. He now has a caring little Lori by his side who is nervously taking care of him, and he will be helped even when he pees in the toilet, I don't know how carefree it is.
However, during the filming of the movie, being able to have such a comfortable day is not what Hu Yifei hopes to see.
Even in the hospital bed, he was not idle. The remote conductor Valefister and others recorded the luxurious night view of Hong Kong's bustling Victoria Harbour, and these shots will be obliquely submerged by the flood in the post-production special effects.
The end of this set of shots is the final end of the filming in Hong Kong.
But Hu Yifei's work is still not over, and he really can't stay in the hospital. If he stays any longer, he is worried that the hospital security guards will not be able to stop the powerful reporters from rushing in. It can also affect the visits of other patients.
After dinner, we hurried back to the hotel.
He began to accept today's shoot and asked the relevant assistants to send those satisfactory special effects shots to Wayne Calga tomorrow. After that, he discussed the next scene with Reggie and the others, and it was late and tired when he returned to the room.
When everyone saw him so busy, they couldn't help but sigh: nothing is easy to do. If you don't pay, you won't get anything. The outside world only sees Hu Yifei's rapid rise, creating one jaw-dropping achievement after another, and often neglects the efforts made behind it.
- This is the price of stardom!
Ma Rujun called over routinely to report on today's investment status.
"The price of oil is already $68 a barrel? It's time to close the position. ”
"Do you want to close the position now?"
"That's right, flat as soon as possible. Feel free to call me. ”
"Understood."
Hu Yifei called Murdoch and Cameron again and reminded them that it was time to retreat. Cameron breathed a sigh of relief, but Murdoch was a little upset, "Ship now, won't it be too early." Now the momentum is rising, and there is no violent turmoil in the world......"
Hu Yifei frowned and said: "There is indeed room for growth, but beware of changes, I never take risks." Murdoch hesitated, but still smiled and congratulated, "Congratulations on making another big profit this time, my villa has completed the formalities, and I am waiting for you to come back and sign at any time." ”
Hu Yifei said with a smile: "Rejoice and rejoice." As for the villa, it was just a joke at the beginning, and it couldn't be taken seriously. But if you really want to send it...... I'll have someone sign for it. ”
He really didn't have any friends in the United States, so after thinking about it, he called Scarlett to condole: "Scarlett, is the filming over?" ”
Scarlett said: "Not yet, how can it be so fast, the old man's energy is not as good as before, and filming is notoriously slow and meticulous." I heard that you were injured while filming, why are I busy when I call you? ”
Hu Yifei comforted: "A small injury, it's not in the way." This old pervert is good to you, don't cuckold me. "Woody Allen is a lot older, but he is not a good bird, otherwise he would not have his adopted daughter.
The corners of Scarlett's mouth curled, Hu Yifei's cheap mouth was unforgiving, and she couldn't be pure in her heart. When two sluts get together, there will be a steady stream of topics. Hu Yifei will not deliberately coax her, otherwise she will get tired of it soon, and she also likes to see Hu Yifei's jealous little appearance for her. Smiled: "Don't say that, my dear, after all, it's an old man." When you return to the United States, I will be like a jade for you. ”
"Ghost Believe!" muttered, "It's early." Someone in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles gave me a villa, and you took the time to sign for it on my behalf. ”
"What?" (To be continued.) )