Chen Feng's trick not only helped him solve many shooting problems for the camera, but also in the urban war at the end of the film, a car was swept across the entire street by the "Red Spider" and crashed into the third floor of the corner building. )

Car chase scenes have always been Michael Bay's forte, and both "Jedi Men 2" and "Get Out of the Psychedelic Island" have car chase scenes with both high-speed and devastation plots, and he still continues his preference in this film.

"The audience wants to see the Transformers fighting each other, not their races." After looking at his submitted stage shooting plan, Sperger had to give him a kind reminder. Michael Bay only then restrained a little in the filming of "Transformers", so that this small side would not dominate and steal the limelight of the robot wars.

But even so, he still designed a lot of chase scenes. In order to capture the dynamics of the car chase, the on-site special effects team specially designed and built a high-speed moving camera car according to Michael Bay's wishes. The camera is equipped with a controllable camera boom arm on the roof of the car, as well as a super anti-vibration device, so that the camera can move smoothly and freely even when following the car at high speeds of miles per hour, and capture the thrill of the car chase from all angles.

During the scene where Bone Crusher pursues Optimus Prime, there is a shot of Bone Crusher "scooping" the vehicle with his long machine shovel and throwing it around, much like the runaway car being dragged by chains in Jedi Men 2 and the rolling train wheel in Get Out of Psychedelic Island.

In order to capture a more immersive and devastating effect, Michael Bay and the special effects team worked together to design and build a "bumper car" with ultra-high strength: a car with an ultra-high-strength steel tube bracket reinforced with a fuselage. The camera at the front of the car is also heavily guarded, so that the stuntman can drive the "armored" guy directly into the speeding car, and the camera will record the collision scene exactly as it happens. Although Chen Feng was very skeptical that it made sense for Michael Bay to be so obsessed with destruction, he also had to admire his bold imagination.

"There's always been a bet in the media." Li Haitao stirred the small spoon with great interest, watched his coffee rotate evenly in the cup, and said slowly: "At first, they bet that you can continue to cooperate with Michael Bay for how long?"

"And then?" The filming of "Transformers" is coming to an end. The schedule is very tight, and Chen Feng finally took a half-day off from Michael Bay, he didn't come to listen to Li Haitao's boring "nonsense".

"If nothing else, "Transformers" should have a sequel. They're now betting on whether you'll be in the sequel. Li Haitao saw the impatience in Chen Feng's eyes, but he still spoke slowly. Michael Beaco is known for his temper at DreamWorks, how does it feel to work with him?"

"You don't feel like being my agent. Isn't it a bit of a dereliction of duty for you to ask this question when the film is about to end filming?" Chen Feng snorted angrily, "I have a good time working with him. ”

"Okay, I accept your criticism" Li Haitao shrugged helplessly, "Then have you gained anything during this time?"

"Harvest?" Chen Feng stared at Li Haitao, "My role is completely a foil, the real protagonists of this film are those Transformers, okay?"

"But you're worth a lot more than they cost." Li Haitao smiled: "Okay, I admit that your role in this film does not have much merit, but Michael Bay's directing talent in commercial films is beyond doubt." Didn't you learn something from it?"

Chen Feng pouted: "Directors like Michael Bay, who pursue big scenes and extreme special effects, have a common shortcoming, that is, the connotation of the movie is not enough, in my opinion, his style is somewhat restless and unrealistic." …,

But he took this flashy style to the extreme, and the audience was willing to buy it. That's all that matters. Li Haitao shook his head, he hadn't talked to Chen Feng in such a didactic tone for a long time, but today was an exception. Without Spurg, there would be no Transformers, but do you know why he wanted Michael Bay to direct it himself?"

Chen Feng feels that the answer is obvious, "because Michael Bay is good at shooting this kind of action movie." ”

"DreamWorks talks about grasping the big picture. Can anyone pat their chests and say he can surpass James?" Li Haitao asked further.

"James will definitely overspend on this subject, and if it is handed over to him, DreamWorks doesn't know how many days it will have to tighten its belt to earn back its investment."

That's one of the reasons, and Spirg himself isn't a money-saver, and "War of the Worlds," despite its fun, cost no less than $200 million to make, and DreamWorks is now squeezing on money. If you have a hot potato in your hand and you are reluctant to throw it away, what will you do if you change it?"

Chen Feng had never considered the problem from this angle before, "If it were me, throw it to someone who can control it." ”

"You and Spurger made the same choice, it seems that Michael Bay's 'black cauldron' is not wronged, of course he needs a film to turn over now. Judging from Michael Bay's past style, he was born to make a passionate movie like "Transformers". The most important thing is that Michael Bay knows how to save money on this film."

"Save money?" Chen Feng was stunned, Michael Bay would never associate it with the word "saving money" in his mind. He knew that VFX based on "computer-generated graphics" was a bottomless pit to spend money on, but Michael Bay had always focused on live effects, and this orangutan was real.

"You are in the crew, in fact, as long as you pay a little attention, you can see something" Li Haitao naturally did not come out of thin air, although he had not been to the crew of "Transformers", but he carefully studied Michael Bay's previous films, and finally came to this conclusion:

"The way Michael Bay saves money has to do with his style of cinematography, and if you think about it, compared to James, are you really a director who pays attention to detail?"

Chen Feng was silent, and Li Haitao gave the answer himself.

"I don't think so, in his previous films, there were far more local scenes than panoramas, and there were far fewer close-ups of details than long shots. In this way, the amount of work for the VFX animation part can be cut in half. I believe that there will be a lot of long shots in the film "Transformers", and the digital modeling does not need to be too detailed to the extent of labor and money, and the outline is probably passable, and the audience will never see it real between the excitement of the mood and the flickering of the camera. "To be continued......)

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