Filming in the studio went well, and in November 2002, the crew moved to Puerto San Pedro in Los Angeles for location shooting. Some of the intense naval battle scenes were filmed in studios in the South Bay, while some of the latter were filmed in the Caribbean.

This time, Wibinski brought in Darez Worski, the cinematographer with whom he had previously collaborated on "Dangerous Lover", to shoot the film. For Wolski, shooting at sea was challenging, because on land, the daytime location could be adjusted to the light, while at sea, the ship would only sail in one direction, which created a limitation in the framing angles. While looking at paintings from the era for design sources, Wolski was also studying a number of early pirate and adventure classics that he hoped to draw on.

Much of the filming was at sea, and during the filming, many of the cast and crew were seasick, and Keira Knightley took anti-emetics for fear of seasickness, and she quickly fell asleep. In contrast, Lin Mingyang's adaptability was better, and he quickly overcame seasickness. There are not many scenes where Lin Mingyang appears in the filming at sea, so he often stays by the photographer's side and learns some photography skills from the other party.

As one of the most important pirate ships in the film, the Black Pearl is the source of almost all Captain Jack's nightmares, and this spectacular-looking pirate ship actually has an "empty shelf" that must be sailed with the help of a tugboat. For the sake of filming, the crew only enhanced the details in some of the cabins, and in Captain Jack's lounge, many of the wooden furniture was made of expensive mahogany, and there was a glass skylight in the center of the ceiling.

Throughout the filming, the biggest challenge for the two lead actors, Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, was shooting on the narrow planks of the "Black Pearl" projecting out of the deck, the planks were 15 feet above the sea, the whole plank was the size of a diving board, standing on it only the sound of wind and water, and the slightest movement would shake up and down, and the two actors had to complete the shot without a double and any protective equipment.

Coincidentally, in the past few days, the sea has been very stormy, and the hull of the ship has swayed up and down very strongly. Looking at the shaking plank, Keira Knightley was indeed stunned, and Wibinski said a lot of words of encouragement to Keira Knightley before he was relieved to let the beautiful British girl walk on the board, and just when the film crews were in place, the assistant director suddenly ran over and told Wibinski that the second photographer who was responsible for hanging in the air to shoot this group of jumping shots at close range couldn't stand the seasickness reaction, and vomited in the bathroom and no longer had the strength to carry the camera.

Because it was a sea shoot, the crew on board was screened, and almost everyone on board, except for the captain and sailors, had a job on hand when shooting. After so many years as a director, Wibinski is naturally an excellent cinematographer, but when shooting, he must be in charge, and no one can take his place. Because of this temporary change, the crew suddenly fell into an embarrassing situation where no one was available.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the photographer in the number one position, Dariz Worski, suddenly mentioned: "Actually, there is another guy on the boat who is idle." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on Lin Mingyang, who was looking around at the sea view on the deck. Verbinski pondered for a moment, then asked Darez Worski inquiringly, "Do you think he can do it?" ”

"I can't guarantee it, but that little guy has been staying by my side lately, asking a lot of questions, and I also tried to let him shoot a section, practiced hand connection, and it feels good, he is very enlightened."

"Okay, then let him try!" In this situation, Verbinsky can only take a risk, anyway, someone has to shoot at that angle, and he has no bottom in his heart whether Lin Mingyang can be competent, but it is better than nothing.

“felix！” Vebinski beckoned to Lin Mingyang and called him to his side, "I heard that you have learned a lot of photography techniques from Mr. Darez Worski during this time, are you interested in this?" ”

Lin Mingyang didn't know why Verbinsky suddenly cared about this, but he still replied honestly: "After graduating from high school, I plan to apply for the New York Film Academy, and I may major in directing at that time, and photography is also a very important part of it. ”

"I see!" Verbinski nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Am I disturbing Mr. Dariz Worski's work?" Lin Mingyang asked cautiously.

"Of course not!" Seeing that Lin Mingyang would be mistaken about what he meant, Vebinski hurriedly explained: "Now there is an opportunity for you to read and take charge of the camera, I don't know if you want to give it a try?" ”

"Me?" Lin Mingyang was stunned, "Do you think I can do it?" ”

"Our photographer in position 2 is seasick and will definitely not be able to carry the camera these days, and no one will be able to fill this vacancy now except you. Mr. Wolski recommended you to me, I don't know your level, but always give it a try! ”

This time, the crew did encounter a lot of trouble, otherwise they would not have driven Lin Mingyang, an amateur at the half-ass level, to the shelves. Wibinski briefly told Lin Mingyang about the current situation of the crew, and Lin Mingyang knew that he really had to take it this time.

This time, Lin Mingyang had to carry the camera to shoot in the air, and the camera was directly aimed at Keira Knightley standing on the wooden board, compared to whether he could master this angle of shooting, Wibinski was actually more worried about whether Lin Mingyang, who was hanging in mid-air, could hold the camera steadily. Of course, the reality is much better than he imagined, Lin Mingyang firmly set the camera on his shoulder. Judging from the footage uploaded back by the camera, his skills are not bad.

Lin Mingyang was able to do this, which already made Vybinski feel very satisfied, he didn't expect Lin Mingyang to be able to accurately grasp the shooting point, in order to facilitate shooting, the staff also brought Lin Mingyang a wireless headset, and Vybinski could direct him to adjust the framing of the picture through this.

Before the start of filming, the staff checked the fixed steel cable tied to Lin Mingyang's body again. The wind on the sea was much stronger than Lin Mingyang had imagined before, and his body was suspended in mid-air, and despite the headsets stuffed in his ears, he could still hear the whirring wind. Lin Mingyang is not worried about his own safety, on the contrary, he is a little worried about how Keira Knightley will overcome her fear and complete this filming of jumping into the sea.

When everything was ready, Verbinski brought the walkie-talkie to his lips, "Felix, can you hear me?" ”

Lin Mingyang made an OK gesture to him, and Keira Knightley stood on the wooden board tremblingly with the help of the staff on both sides, hanging in front of the board, and the stretch of the camera clearly took the expression of Keira Knightley on the other side into her eyes. Lin Mingyang smiled at her sideways, and gave the other party a thumbs up with his left hand holding the camera as a sign of encouragement.

Although I don't know why Lin Mingyang suddenly carried the camera, his appearance in front of Keira Knightley at this time really calmed the other party's nervous mood a lot. Because the first shot was shot from behind Keira Knightley, Lin Mingyang was temporarily hoisted high by the steel cable, and in the face of the endless sea and the layers of waves stacked at his feet, Keira Knightley's mood became tense again.

Director Vybinski had already called the beginning, and the vulgar pirates on the side of the ship had entered their roles, shouting and whistling vulgarly. Keira Knightley cautiously moved towards the front of the plank. As the steel cable was slowly lowered, the camera in Lin Mingyang's hand was aimed at Keira Knightley on the wooden board.

The closer she got to the top of the plank, the frequency of the plank shaking increased with each step Keira Knightley, and in mid-air, less than three meters apart from her, Lin Mingyang, who was carrying the camera, also sweated for her.

"Felix, the camera is about to reach you, pay attention to steady breathing, don't shake your shoulders, and slowly stretch the lens as I told you before, and give Knightley a close-up of his side face!" Wibinski used the walkie-talkie to direct Lin Mingyang's work.

There was no need for acting at all, and the real tension on Keira Knightley's face was more realistic than any other performance she had ever performed, and she was still half a step away from the top of the plank, and when she saw that she was about to finish, she suddenly closed her eyes and jumped sideways.

Lin Mingyang, who was closest to where she fell into the sea, was the first to react, he moved the camera away and shouted at the sea: "Knightley!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, four or five lifebuoys had been dropped from the ship, and after about half a minute, Keira Knightley, who had sunk into the sea with the force of the fall, finally floated. Seeing that she was safe and sound, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. She grabbed one of the lifebuoys, and then waved her hand at Lin Mingyang, who was hanging in mid-air, "Felix, you can jump down and try it too, it feels really good!" ”

Lin Mingyang estimated that he was standing on the plank, and he estimated that he would not be able to walk as far as Keira Knightley for the first time. Keira Knightley, who was hurriedly pulled onto the boat by everyone, did not show a panicked appearance, which made Lin Mingyang have to admire the commendable courage of this British girl.

Wibinski had originally planned to give her a break for a while, but after drying her hair and clothes, Keira Knightley insisted on continuing the shoot. Unable to resist her insistence, Wibinski finally clapped his hands and asked everyone to take their seats and get ready to start shooting.

With the experience of the previous time, Keira Knightley stepped on the plank again and walked much more smoothly. This time she managed to reach the top of the plank, but the final jump into the sea was still a little reluctant. After obtaining her permission, Wibinski decided to reshoot the set of shots.

Keira Knightley's third performance made Wibinski very satisfied, and this set of the most difficult and thrilling shots in the whole show was successfully completed. In addition to Keira Knightley's brave performance, Lin Mingyang's work as a guest photographer was also affirmed by director Wibinski.

Although he doesn't have to take as much risk as Keira Knightley, Lin Mingyang's job is not as easy as it seems. The weight of this kind of professional camera is not light, and in addition to being hung in the air all the time, Lin Mingyang's back has long been wet with sweat. After putting down the camera, he rubbed his aching shoulder, finally realizing that this technical work was not so easy to do.

"How was it like to shoot for the first time?" Dariz Wolski walked over and patted Lin Mingyang's shoulder, he just looked at the shots taken by Lin Mingyang, and I have to say that even if it was the original professional photographer, the things that were shot could only be like this. The "apprentice" he taught did not disgrace himself.

"It's just that the camera is a little sunk, and if there is a bracket, the lens can be more stable!" Lin Mingyang was not modest, and said his thoughts very frankly.

"Actually, today's cameras are already very light, if in the past, the old cameras would have weighed two or three times as much as they do now. For a good photographer, the body is the best bracket. You see that many of the films that can win the Oscar for Best Cinematography every year are shot by photographers with cameras on their bodies. If you want to be a good director, you have to be a good cinematographer! ”

Before Lin Mingyang's proud tail was cocked, Dariz Worski was already knocking on the side to remind him not to be proud, photography is a very profound technology, and the lens represents the photographer's mind in many cases. The job of a photographer is not as simple as carrying a camera to the lens, choosing the right angle of view, and accurately capturing the expressions of the characters, all of which are not only the director's command, but also rely on the photographer's own understanding.

The director's arrangement, the actor's play, and the design of the set designer are ultimately realized through the photographer's lens, so the photographer's status in the crew is generally very high, and there is even a "second director" in the industry, which shows how important the photographer's job is.

"Mr. Worski is right, but relying on the cameraman's lens alone is far from satisfying the needs of modern audiences, especially in big-budget films like Pirates of the Caribbean, where post-production special effects are also very important, and it is even challenging the status of traditional cinematographers." Hearing the discussion between the two, the set designer Ryan Morris, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but interject.

"That's in commercial films, and in literary films, no one can replace the position of photographers!" Darez Wolski retorted.

Ryan Morris shrugged, "Forrest Gump should be considered a literary film, right?" The most classic feather fluttering shot was synthesized by computer special effects. There is no superiority between computer special effects and cinematography. But if you have to compare, I don't think there is any cinematographer in Hollywood who can get more paid than the special effects production of a film in a movie! ”

Dariz Worski didn't continue to argue with him, and after he left, Ryan Morris quietly gave Lin Mingyang a business card, "I'm a member of the Industrial Light & Magic Special Effects Studio, if you really become a director in the future, maybe we can work together!" ”

(4 more than 16,000 words in two days, fulfill the promise!) ）

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