Chapter Ninety-Nine: Titanic (15)
In fact, when Jerry asked about "Titanic", when he mentioned whether James Cameron wanted to make a movie related to Titanic, James Cameron's original intention for Titanic was not to make a movie. At the time, his idea was to use Digital-Domain's CG technology to create a film that would be done entirely in CG technology, and he even wrote a script for it called Avatar. But his good friend Stan Winston, another at the helm of the Digital Domain, told him that with current computer technology, they couldn't do that. Avatar's requirements were completely beyond the limits of current visual and computer effects, and they couldn't use all CG technology to build characters, emotions, and the entire world of the film. Current computer power and CG technology are completely inadequate. After receiving such news, James Cameron could only seal the idea of "Avatar" and turn his interest to another place, that is, the sinking ship Titanic. The reason why he offered to photograph the Titanic, and used Romeo and Juliet's claim that they were on the wreck to convince Paramount, was simply because he wanted Twentieth Century Fox to invest in his shipwreck expedition. Yes, even if he dived on the sunken Titanic, filmed the Titanic, used it at the beginning of the movie, and used it as a gimmick for the film's public relations promotion, it was only to convince the film company to invest in his diving expedition.
James Cameron's thoughts. It's that simple. That's what Jerry thought before he brought up Transformers and turned to Titanic. Whether it's Paramount or JR Investments. I don't even know about it.
Of course, it wasn't until he heard Jerry's idea, saw the script that coincided with his own ideas, and six months later, when he got into a Russian underwater submarine, entered 2.5 miles below the surface of the North Atlantic, and saw the Titanic through the string window again. Bingo, his spark flashed.
That's what Titanic is all about.
"People say that Director Cameron is a hot-tempered guy, but I think he's fine. Not much different from my situation on the set of "Sense and Sensibility". His temper. It's similar to director Ang Lee. ”
Two days later, Kate Winslet had to retract what she had said the night before.
"Cut~ Again!" James Cameron shouted with a horn in his hand.
The scene that is being filmed now is Ruth jumping from the lifeboat onto the Titanic, running to the spinning staircase and hugging Jack. Tell Jack You-Jump-I-Jump. Seeing this, Ruth's fiancé, Carl Hockley, angrily pulls out the pistol of his servant Spicer Lovejoy, chases Ruth and Jack all the way, forcing them into third class. After entering the third-class cabin, the two men searched for a way to escape to the deck in the torrent that was constantly pouring in.
The two men had to run and run in the raging water until they reached the iron gate that had been closed. Ask the attendant who ran by to open the door for help.
Cameron, who was wearing a waterproof suit, put down his tweeter and walked over, "Jerry." Jerry, when you run, you can try this! ”
Cameron held his hand aloft and grabbed the circular pipe at the top of the cabin passage. "That way, it will look more realistic. You're running in waist-down water right now. ”
By the time Cameron approached the camera, the hydraulics placed at the bottom of the cabin had been tilted up and down to drain the water out of the cabin.
There is already a lot less water in the cabin.
Jerry gasped and replied loudly, "Okay, no problem. ”
This is already the fifth time.
The first few shots were either because the actor who played the waiter forgot the words, or the two of them didn't perform properly, or Jerry touched it for a long time and couldn't touch the string of keys that fell into the water.
In desperation, he was NG again and again.
Running in the water really requires too much physical strength, and even Jerry feels a little unbearable.
Not to mention that it is now winter in Baja California.
The temperature of ocean currents can quickly drain a person of most of his physical strength.
And now, James Cameron's temper of tyrant on the set is finally starting to burst out.
Jerry and Kate return to the end of the passage.
The crew dragged the levitation camera to a specific location in the aisle and adjusted the angle.
“OK~Action!”
As soon as James Cameron's horn sounded, the lifting table of the hydraulics began to work, the hull sank rapidly, and the raging water rushed directly into the passage of the cabin.
"Let's go!" Jerry turned around and shouted loudly, and Kate, who was drenched, turned and ran away in a panic.
"Run!"
The surging water rushed to the passage and stirred up huge waves, and the electric light flickered at the top of the passage, and the two people were exhausted from the flashing electric light and the turbulent water.
"Jack!"
"Ruth!"
The two men were quickly overtaken by the current and swept away by the powerful current.
Because the hydraulic device can quickly sink the hull, the huge impact brought by the influx of water directly washed the two people to the iron gate because of the huge impact force brought by the excessive amount of water.
The two people who were gradually overdrawn were suddenly washed away.
It's completely disoriented.
The two of them are encouraging and supporting their bodies on the iron gate, and if the director doesn't shout Cut~, then they can only continue to perform.
Jerry and Kate desperately resisted the high-speed current, reached out and grabbed the circular pipe at the top of the cabin passage, and finally managed to get out of the passage and run up the stairs with great difficulty.
"Help~Help~"
Jerry shook the iron gate and shouted, who knew that the iron gate that was supposed to be locked was opened by him as soon as he shook it.
“Cut~”
As soon as Jerry and Kate heard that Director Cameron finally called Cut, they couldn't help but start scolding in the United States.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. ”
The staff ran over embarrassedly, apologized, and pushed the two people into the iron gate. Then the iron gate was locked again.
The hydraulics had stopped, and the water had stopped and continued to surge.
It's not going to have to start all over again, is it?
The camera began to collect the floating camera, and Cameron stood on the sidelines, starting machine by machine to look at the shots.
Jerry and Kate stood on the sidelines, trembling in the clothes handed over by the staff, as they looked at Cameron's uncertain face. While praying that there were no accidents in the shooting just now.
If they do it a seventh time, oh my god, it's going to be a breakdown rhythm.
"Reshoot from the position where you came up from the staircase. The staff was ready to be in place. Jerry, Kate, go get ready and finish filming this scene. ”
Phew~ God forbid.
The two men breathed a sigh of relief.
It was continuously pressed against the iron gate by a strong stream of water. The two of them are really unbearable.
Before, both of their bodies would be hot due to the body's stress response. Now it's cold at all, and I don't even need to wear makeup, so I know that the two of them are cold to death now.
Cameron shouted Action, and the hydraulics kicked in again, and the water rushed up from under the feet of the two.
The two people who were shivering from the cold immediately entered the state.
"Oh ~ God." Kate shook the iron gate, only to find that the gate was locked.
Jerry, who also discovered the situation, immediately shouted, "Help~Help~ Who's going to save us!" ”
The water was up to their ankles.
A waiter ran around the corner in a panic and turned around to run up the stairs.
"Wait. Wait a minute, sir. Open the door for us, please! Jerry shouted.
The waiter grabbed the handle of the stairs and was about to flee.
"Help us!"
"Help us!"
The two men shook the iron gates and pleaded.
The waiter ran a few more steps, and in the midst of Jerry's constant shouting, he finally turned his head and stopped, "What a damn." ”
He ran down the stairs, trembling and pulling out his keys.
The water was already up to his knees.
"Quick!"
"Quick!"
"Hurry up!"
"Hurry up!"
"God!"
"Oh my God!"
"Please!"
"Hurry up!"
"Come on!"
Because of the nervousness, the waiter ended up losing the key.
Then he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I lost the key." ”
The water was already up to their waists, and the waiter turned and ran in a panic.
"Wait a minute!"
"Wait a minute!"
The two men screamed loudly, but unfortunately it was useless.
In desperation, Jerry could only dive into the water and reach for the key.
The camera that went underwater filmed all of this.
"I got it, which one, which one?"
"Try the shortest one. Quick, Jack. ”
"Stuck, damn it, stuck."
"Come on, Jack, come on!"
"Stuck!"
"Quick, Jack."
The water had reached the necks of the two men, and Cameron still showed signs of shouting Cut.
Oh, God!
Kate Winslet has already eaten a lot of water because of this.
The water was constantly surging around the necks of the two men.
"Quick, Jack, quick!" Kate was already hysterical.
Jerry wasn't much better.
"It's open, Ruth, it's open! Go, go. ”
Jerry finally opened the iron gate and pushed Ruth out.
The two men fled in panic.
At this point, there was only half a head of space left in the cabin.
“Cut~”
James Cameron finally shouted Cut with a broken conscience!
The hydraulics quickly lifted the hull, and the water in the cabin was quickly discharged.
Jerry and Kate stood on the stairs, staring cautiously at James Cameron, this old fellow, if he dared to say it all over again, Jerry was ready to give him a big foot and let him go to God.
What a tyrant! (To be continued......)