"Die Hard" was launched on January 8, more than two weeks ago, and about 4oo minutes of film were filmed, because of Yamaguchi Momoe's contract problems, the heroine was delayed in place, and many drama scenes could not be filmed, so one-third of them were blasting scenes and action scenes.

John Woo is famous for his "aesthetics of violence", but he is good at gunfight scenes, not fight scenes, whether it is "The True Color of Heroes" and "Bloody Heroes" filmed in Hong Kong, or "Changing Face" and "Spy in Spy" filmed in Hollywood, the hand-to-hand combat scenes are very ordinary.

This is for a reason, John Woo studied under Zhang Che, although Zhang Che is one of the biggest kung fu film directors in the history of Hong Kong films, but he is not good at dealing with fight scenes, he filmed, won with brotherhood, all fight scenes, all threw his hands to the royal martial arts instructors Tang Jia and Liu Jialiang are responsible, and Zhang Che is a well-known gangster temper, who provokes him, he was immediately scolded bloody, but never scolded Wu Yusen, he is responsible for big and small things, such an obvious preference, how can those young and vigorous dragon and tiger martial artists be convinced, naturally squeezed out and teased John Woo, and over time, the relationship between the two sides deteriorated......

John Woo's series of movies shot in Hong Kong have never appeared Liu Jialiang and others, using Dong Wei, Chen Xiaodong and other martial arts instructors who are not Zhang Che's team.

So when filming "Die Hard", Shen Chong made a clear division of labor, hand-to-hand plot scenes and blasting scenes to John Woo, hand-to-hand combat action scenes to Sammo Hung, so that he only needs to communicate with Sammo Hung to control the action design, and does not need to run the crew often, thus disturbing John Woo's directorial authority - Shen Chong does not need puppets, he needs a powerful cow.

Before the start of filming, Shen Chong signed full-time contracts with all the crew members, and the remuneration was twice as high as the current average salary, but he was not allowed to go to other crews to work part-time, so it was very efficient, and when he returned from Japan, Sammo Hung had already shot more than 20 sets of shots.

But it's a pity that although before filming, he communicated with Sammo Hung many times to discuss the design style of the action scenes, but after all, the action scenes have to be moved to know what they look like, and they can't be understood just by talking about it, so these more than 20 sets of shots meet his requirements, less than five groups.

Either it's too routine and lacks realism, or it's too procrastinating and lacks impact.

In the final analysis, there are two design principles for movie action scenes, one is to play well, and the other is to play refreshingly.

plays well, such as Jet Li's "Jingwu Heroes", and plays refreshingly, such as Matt Damon's "Spy Shadow".

Sammo Hung is subject to the times, and still follows a routine of one move and one style, you punch me and kick me, and the traces of pattern are very heavy, although there is a kind of classical beauty, but in the modern city, life and work are fast-paced, and movies must also keep up with this change.

After analyzing more than 20 sets of action shots one by one and putting forward new requirements, Shen Chong looked at Sammo Hung and said: "Brother Sanmao, I am very satisfied with your work, all the words just now are only for things, not for people, please don't take it to heart." ”

"What did Mr. Shen say?" Sammo Hung scratched his head honestly and said: "You asked me to work, I didn't do a good job, I wasted so much film, I deserve to be scolded, not to mention that Mr. Shen didn't scold me, but taught a lot of things, I can't be grateful, how dare I blame." ”

"Yes, Mr. Shen, how to fight, you just command." Han Yingjie also helped: "We will definitely find a way to do it well." ”

Shen Chong nodded with a smile, then stood up and said, "Let's get here first today, I still have to go to see the explosion scene." ”

"Senior brother, you clean up." Sammo Hung stood up and said, "I'll send Mr. Shen over." ”

Walking out of the test room, on the way to the set of the explosion scene, Shen Chong said: "Brother Sanmao, that Japanese Miura Tomokazu, you design a relatively long action scene for him, and have a good toss." ”

Sammo Hung was stunned.

"This guy wanted to slander me and beat him up to make him get acquainted." Shen Chong put his hands in his pants pockets and said with a smile: "In addition, the Sino-Japanese kung fu war can be regarded as a selling point. ”

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, I know what to do."

"It's not too obvious, don't go too far, just play casually, just let him suffer a little while filming." Shen Chong pursed his lips and said lightly: "If I really want to take revenge, I will make his life worse than death, but why bother? It's just a small role, and it's not worth getting angry. ”

"That is, Mr. Shen has a lot of them."

Shen Chong laughed and said: "I don't have a lot of money, it's just that Yamaguchi Baihui is not my thing, so I don't bother to care, if I were her fan, it would be Rui Miura Yuhe is estimated to be bankrupt." ”

Between talking and laughing, the two walked into the set, this set is not small, seven or eight hundred square meters, after transformation, all the partitions have been removed, it seems very empty, in the middle, there is a scale of the model of the recreation building, about three meters high, around more than a dozen employees in gray overalls are busy

"Mr. Shen, I'll go back first."

"Okay."

After Sammo Hung said goodbye, Shen Chong swept the set, found Li Tang in the corner, and walked over to see that he was engrossed in making a model.

At this time, the person next to him stood up and said hello, which alarmed Li Tang, he looked up, took off his reading glasses, and said, "Ah Chong, are you here?" ”

"Dad, you made this a helicopter?"

"yes." Li Tang put down the wood chip in his hand and said, "The director said that there is a shot of a helicopter exploding on the roof of the building, and this needs to be used." ”

"Can I park a helicopter on the roof of Connaught Building?"

"Director Wu went to inspect it with the Americans, and said that helicopters could be parked on the roof, but the Hong Kong government did not approve it." Li Tang said: "The Americans said that there was a helicopter explosion, and the scene was better, so they were going to add a set of shots." ”

Shen Chong nodded, he half-squatted down, and took a closer look, this helicopter model is about one meter long, although it has not yet been completed, but it can be vaguely seen that it is delicate and detailed.

"This kind of thing, there should be something for sale in the toy market, right?"

"Yes, there is, but the ones sold in Hong Kong are too small, and they are all made of plastic, which has no texture in front of the camera, and is not real enough." Li Tang said: "Americans say that Hollywood has a suitable one, but it is too expensive, and it costs tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars for a plane, so I thought, it is idle anyway, it is better to make one yourself and save some money." ”

"That's a good job." Shen Chong stood up, looked back at the model of the Recreation Building, and said, "How many explosions are you preparing for?" ”

"The third time." Li Tang also stood up and said: "The first time the model was not strong enough, the building collapsed halfway through the explosion, and the second time the gunpowder was less, the camera position was also biased, and the explosion scene was not beautiful enough." ”

"When is it going to blow up this time?"

"The model has been prepared for a long time, and the American said that when he would blow it up, he would blow it up." Li Tang raised his finger and pointed at a foreigner with a fluffy head in the crowd, then sighed and complained: "This group of Americans has the ability, but they like to enjoy it too much, they say they get off work after work, they don't wait for a minute, they never work overtime, and they receive so much salary." ”

Shen Chong smiled and persuaded: "If you don't just work and don't enjoy it, it's not interesting to make money, besides, those who can enjoy it will work hard." Dad, you're busy with you, I'll talk to him. ”

"There you go."

This fluffy-haired American was specially asked by Shen Chong to help Ovitz, and the photographer named Jane Deeft Sau was specially recruited from Hollywood, because he was the photographer of the original "Die Hard......

Shen Chong knows his name because he is not a simple photographer, in addition to "Die Hard", he has also made classic films such as "Hunting Red October", "Love in the Spread of War", "Lethal Weapon", "Instinct" and so on.

He also worked as a director, made classic action movies such as "When I Lived and Died" and "Tornado", and also worked as a producer, helping Spielberg and Tom Cruise make "Minority Report", and is a versatile man.

Hong Kong has never filmed an explosion scene like "Die Hard", and no one has any experience, so the filming of this scene was handed over to Jane Deefett, and John Woo took assistant photographer Huang Yuetai to Lamma Island to make up for the filming of Yamaguchi Baihui's literary drama - Americans have union support, commuting on time, no one can do anything, he can't do it, if the filming drags on, the budget is paid, even if "Die Hard" is a big hit, there is no guarantee that someone will ask him to film in the future, so he is holding back his strength to rush to work.

Shen Chong knew his thoughts, and he didn't stop it, anyway, this kind of explosion scene, as long as the behind-the-scenes staff of the crew learned it, it doesn't matter whether the director will or not, besides, Wu Yusen has been watching the two explosions before, and he must have some experience.

"Mr. Bonter." Shen Chong walked over and stood beside Jane Deef, looking at the model of the building, and asked in English, "How are things going?" ”

"Ha, Mr. Shen, it's you." Bont shook hands with Shen Chong with the enthusiasm characteristic of the Americans, and then said: "It will be soon, check the gunpowder and camera lens again, this time it will be fine." ”

"Okay, you do your job." Shen Chong nodded and said, "I'll take a look at it casually." ”

In "Die Hard", there are two explosions, one is when the protagonist ties a detonator to the computer and throws it into the elevator shaft of the building, detonating the entire floor of the building, and the other is when the terrorists plant explosives on the roof and want to use the big explosion to get out of their shells.

This kind of explosion scene is impossible to shoot in situ in the building, the cost and risk are too high for even billionaires to afford, and before the computer special effects technology is formed, they can only be filmed with miniatures.

The explosion in the movie, in fact, is not the explosion itself, but the big scene, the miniature model is a model after all, the size is limited, no matter how realistic it is, it cannot replace the real building, a detail is not in place, it will be a goof, and the big scene becomes a big joke.

This time, the first big explosion was filmed, and there were two main sets of shots, one was a shock wave composed of fire and air waves outside the building, and the other was a scene of a fireball rising along the elevator shaft from the explosion.

As for the scene of debris flying inside the building because of explosions, it is very simple, just find a random place, put a few wooden boxes, and blow it up.

"Ok, Mr. Shen." After Bont commanded a group of staff members, he came over and said, "Please stand back and stand out of safety, we are about to start filming." ”

"Okay, no problem." Shen Chong took a few steps back and stood outside a circle of yellow lines.

"Hopefully it's okay this time." Li Tang walked over, stood beside him, and said, "It costs a lot of money to make a model." ”

"It doesn't matter." Shen Chong clasped his hands and said: "Filming is the same as doing business, there is always a cost, and when it is released, it will be earned." ”

"That's true, but Ah Chong, you have invested too much this time." Li Tang was a little worried, and he asked in a low voice: "I heard about this play, you invested tens of millions of dollars?" ”

"Dad, that's a publicity gimmick, I can't take it seriously." Shen Chong replied: "Actually, it's only five or six million US dollars, mainly because the salaries of those Americans are too high, accounting for the majority, and there is not much money for filming." ”

"Five or six million US dollars is not a small amount, but it is more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars." Li Tang frowned and said: "It's been more than ten days since the film was started, and I only came to the crew today, you are the big boss, usually come and walk around more, stare at the point, don't let people be lazy, finish filming a day earlier, and save a day's money." ”

"Yes, yes, I'll come back often." Shen Chong nodded again and again, looking like a good son-in-law, and said, "Some time ago, ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard Bunt shout, "TT!"

After waiting for about two seconds, there was a muffled sound, and a fire ignited at the bottom of the model of the Recreation Building, and the glass on the model was splashed and broken, and then a circle of gray-white smoke rose around the floor, and almost at the same time, a spark came out from the top of the building without a roof, although it was a miniature model, but the scene looked quite spectacular.

Soon the smoke cleared and the shooting was over, and the whole process took less than ten seconds.

"Dad." Shen Chong watched the staff gather around to clean up the mess and asked, "How long did it take to make this model?" ”

"If seven or eight people do it together, it can be done in about ten days."

"More than ten days of work, just for a few seconds." Shen Chong smacked his lips and said, "One minute on stage, ten years off stage, there is a comparison between making movies and singing big dramas." ”

"Who's to say it's not." Li Tang urged him: "Ah Chong, you go and ask, see how the effect of this shooting is." ”

"Before the film is developed, who knows if it's good or bad." Shen Chong said this, but he still walked over and asked, "Mr. Bonte, how is this time?" ”

"In my experience, the shoot was a success." Bont said with a smile on his face, "The shockwave, the smoke, and the fireball effect are exactly as expected. ”

"Very good, congratulations to Mr. Bont for a great shoot." Shen Chong did not hesitate to praise himself, and then said, "Then Mr. Bonte, can you take the film to develop now?" You know, I'm really looking forward to this explosion. ”

"No problem." Bont snapped his fingers, then removed the film box from the camera and said, "I'll go with Mr. Shen." ”

Shen Chong looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Bonte, there are still twenty minutes to get off work, are you sure you want to go with me?" ”

"It's okay." Holding the film case, Bont said: "Mr. Shen, I am not a stereotypical American, and working overtime is not an unacceptable thing for me, and I really want to see the effect of this shooting in the shortest possible time." ”

Shen Chong smiled and nodded, made a gesture of please, and then said to Li Tang who was standing aside: "Dad, let's go together, just go home after watching the sample." ”

Li Tang looked back at his model airplane and said, "I'm not done yet, you go and do yours, I'll drive back by myself at night." ”

"You haven't been home for three days, and you'll be ready tomorrow." Shen Chong persuaded him: "Or take the model home to make it, your study is empty, and it happens to be changed into a studio." ”

"It's inconvenient to do work at home, it's messy, it's easy to hurt the furniture, and if you stain the floor, your mother will nag again." Li Tang waved his hand and said, "You go first, I'll go back later." ”

"Okay then."

In order to cooperate with the filming of "Die Hard", the printing company acquired by Shen Chong changed the construction plan, and instead of a complete renovation immediately, a state-of-the-art printing machine was installed on the original basis, and then several senior workers were recruited from Hollywood to be responsible for the development of dailies.

In the past, when filming "Crazy Robbery", I was very hard, and I had to wait in line until midnight to print, but now I am the boss, and when I arrive at the factory, I will explain and start printing immediately.

A roll of film can shoot for about 4 minutes, so in the sample film printed this time, there are several groups of scenes of interaction between terrorists, Shen Chong hurriedly watched it, his eyes lit up, and he was full of faith in the box office of the movie

"Die Hard" is a typical male movie, women are just supporting roles and foils, Shen Chong didn't care who the heroine let play at all, so Zeng Lizhen asked Yamaguchi Baihui to play, he immediately agreed, just using her fame to break into the Japanese market.

The heroine can be chosen at will, but there is one role that cannot be chosen at random, and that is the terrorist leader, in the original version, it is precisely because of the wonderful performance of Aaron Rickman (Iaptmau) that the classic of "Die Hard" has been achieved.

Aaron Rickman was a playwright actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the time, and Shen Chong tried to give him an invitation, but even though he was paid a lot of money, he still expressed interest in coming to Hong Kong to make a "very boring soap opera movie......

In desperation, Shen Chong had no choice but to change people, he listed the list of actors who played the bad guys very well in his memory, and handed it to Ovitz to contact, but only two days later, Ovitz called back, saying that the person who was first on the list agreed to come to Hong Kong to act.

This man's name is Anthony Hopkins.

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