Chapter 118: Long Shot
All the staff of the theater troupe showed no signs of dissatisfaction, and it was not they who had the hardest time during the filming on Reef Island, but the "Count of Monte Cristo".
Harvey changed into a tattered prison uniform for prisoners, and for several shots he needed to eat what he called pig food like the prisoners, and Harvey also used a spell to close his sense of taste to finally swallow the disgusting paste. Filming for two days in a row, Kenneth, who was originally a photographer, needed to play Father Faria part-time this time, although he had never been exposed to acting, his acting skills were very good, and the days of staying in the theater and being a photographer during this time were not in vain.
At the pre-filming meeting, the members of the theater troupe watched Harvey's arrangement today, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
In the not very spacious room, Kenneth said in a heavy tone: "Harvey, I don't agree with your plan, this plot can indeed show good courage by shooting with long shots, but this requires you to be tied in a bag and thrown from a cliff dozens of meters high to the sea full of reefs, and ordinary people have long been considered crazy to make this kind of request!" How is this different from seeking death? ”
On the side, Diana put down the document in her hand and frowned lightly: "Seconded, in favor of rejecting this unreasonable arrangement, Harvey, you don't need to risk your life for a work, and none of us are qualified to shoot this long shot." ”
"Master..." Shirley, who was standing aside and had no right to speak, looked at Harvey worriedly.
It was rare that Jared did not support Harvey's approach, and stood up and persuaded him: "Harvey, although I have always supported you, this time I also hope that you can give up this crazy idea. ”
In "The Count of Monte Cristo", the Count of Monte Cristo needs to get into the body bag originally prepared for Father Faria and is thrown off the cliff by the gravedigger to feed the fish, Harvey intends to use the method of long shot to reproduce this scene, the sense of oppression brought by the long shot and the realism of the one shot to the end can vividly express the urgency depicted in the novel.
The prerequisite was that someone could be put in a body bag, thrown from a cliff tens of meters high, and with stones still tied to their feet.
No one in the troupe could capture such a scene, and Kenneth was the only spellcaster in the troupe other than Harvey, who was proficient in illusion but had never cast a spell about flight.
Harvey smiled confidently: "I have my own arrangements for this matter, you don't need to worry, just perform as usual." ”
The others looked at each other with complicated expressions, and there must be a way to deal with it when Harvey said this, but they agreed so easily, and what should they do if something happens when they know everything.
Diana didn't eat this set the most, clasped her hands, her straight gaze was like a sharp knife forced into Harvey's neck, and her aggressive words turned into a biting cold: "Say this kind of thing again, Harvey, it is true that "The Count of Monte Cristo" belongs to you whether it is a novel or a filming, but now that I am a member of this team, I have the right to ask to know your arrangement, your mentality of handling everything alone is equivalent to despising me in disguise, I am not your marionette, I don't care about other people, if you stick to it, I would choose not to play the role of Haydai. ”
Diana had dropped out of school and would have nothing left to give up playing the role of Haydai, but Harvey didn't think she was lying or just angry, that's her personality.
The others silently agreed, especially Shirley, who breathed a sigh of relief, Diana said what she didn't dare to say, and Shirley was even more worried about Harvey's safety.
Harvey pondered for a moment, feeling a little crying and laughing in his heart, but also feeling a warmth, they really cared about his personal safety.
Harvey sighed softly: "Okay." ”
"Then I'll introduce you to my assistants, and come out, Helen." Harvey reached into the pocket of his suit and said, and the others looked around suspiciously, there was no one else in the house but them.
In a few moments, a ball of light crawled out of Harvey's pocket in Diana's eyes, and the bright light was mixed with foam in a dreamy seven colors, slightly illuminating the house and surprising everyone present.
Harvey could see Helen's true form with the naked eye, while ordinary people seemed to see only a condensed ball of light.
"What is this?"
"A ball of light? Oh~ It's incredible. ”
"Harvey, does it understand you?"
Curiously stared at by so many eyes, Helen was a little shy and embarrassed and fled back to Harvey's pocket, revealing half of her body.
"Her name is Helen, she's a goblin, she's in charge of keeping me safe, and she's okay even if I'm thrown from a hundred meters high, and she's in charge of helping me complete the shoot this time." With that, Harvey got up and picked up the fruit knife on the table, and swung it at his fierce arm in full view of everyone.
"Ding~"
A shrill metal beep sounded, and everyone saw that the fruit knife that had been cut in Harvey's hand had been curled and scrapped, and they were a little convinced by this incredible scene.
The fact that Harvey is a spellcaster is no secret in the theater troupe, and all kinds of mystical methods are not surprising, but only Kenneth, who is also a spellcaster, knows what a magical method it is to summon goblins.
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The long shot requires the cooperation of the diamond fairy Helen and Lily, Helen uses the power of the light wings to achieve a short suspension and be thrown off the cliff with Harvey, the sea is Lily's world, she can take over the camera crystal and zoom out until it is confirmed that Harvey has escaped from the body bag, and Lily also needs to make sure that there is a reef on the coast, which is one of Harvey's main purposes for bringing her here.
If Harvey hits a reef when throwing his body off a cliff, Harvey will not be in any danger if he has Helen's ability to protect him, but this scene will definitely need to be reshot, and the Count of Monte Cristo does not have a body of steel.
This scene is no small challenge for Harvey himself, it is more like staging an underwater escape, his feet are tied to the heavy stones and sink to the bottom of the sea, he needs to use a biting knife to cut through the body bag, cut the rope that binds the stones, all the process can only rely on his extraordinary physique.
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The gravedigger carried the body of "Father Faria" to the edge of the cliff, which was the most convenient way to dispose of the corpse in the sea prison, and the corpse would be eaten by fish and the bones would sink to the bottom of the sea.
"Okay, we've finally got to this place." One of them said.
"Go farther! Go a little further! Another guard urged helplessly: "You know that the last one was thrown here, and as a result, he hit a rock and lay halfway up the mountainside, and the next day he was seen, and the warden scolded us, blaming us for being lazy guys." ”
They took another five or six steps, one looking up, the other up, and swinging the corpse around. "One!" The two gravediggers shouted in unison, "Two, three, go!" ”
The camera is attached to the inside of the body bag to film the conversation between them, and if there is a spellcaster who is good at prophecy, you will definitely see a fairy with colorful foam hair holding a photographic crystal in both hands, and behind her, the colorful streamers converge into wings of light, gorgeous and dazzling.
Inside the body bag, Harvey was ready, with a knife in his mouth, and as soon as it was confirmed that he had fallen into the water, he would break free from the predicament.