In other words, in the explosion of public opinion, provocation of Colombia and Dream Entertainment to start a big war, in the midst of great anticipation, the crew of "Iron Man" officially started, because of Yi Feiyang's courage at the press conference, the entire crew was infected with his indomitable spirit and full of fighting spirit, whether it was actors or behind the scenes, more than 800 (including extras) cast and crew, all like a good team.

Different from Yi Feiyang's previous films, this time it is a real super blockbuster, and the lineup is carefully assembled by Yi Feiyang through various channels, which can be described as unprecedentedly strong, in addition to the all-star cast, Yi Feiyang also invited Matthew Libatik, the cinematographer of the future drama.

Matthew had just finished filming Fox Films' thriller "Sniper Phone Booth", and was poached by Yi Feiyang before he had a few days off.

In the past, Fox would never let people go so easily, but now Dream Entertainment and Fox are partners, to put it mildly, they have become brothers in a pair of pants, and there is a link between New Line Pictures, not to mention that the two companies are still in the honeymoon period, so as soon as Yi Feiyang opened his mouth, he released people here.

Matthew didn't understand what Yi Feiyang named for Lu to be in charge of the camera, Yi Feiyang's explanation to him was very simple, "I like your "Sniper Phone Booth", and I appreciate your photography skills, come on, let's create "Iron Man" together!" ”

Matthew scratched his head, he had never seen a boss like this, and he had never heard such a response.

In fact, Yi Feiyang really paid attention to this drama, and at first wanted to use Cindy to continue to be his royal photographer. But Cindy is hell-bent on trying to be a director. Yi Feiyang was also embarrassed not to give him a chance. There was no way, so I had to let Matthew replace Cindy.

In addition to photographers. Set designer, art director, costume designer, prop designer, etc., Yi Feiyang also selected the original cast of this play.

In a word, Yi Feiyang wants to create a high-quality product, no, it is a high-quality product!

According to Yi Feiyang's plan. "Iron Man" will be filmed according to the progress of the story, starting with some scenes in Stark's company in Los Angeles and scenes of Tony Stark being trapped in the desert. Yi Feiyang has already designed the sketches of these scenes, and the props team and the set team only need to completely reproduce the design drawings, and there is no difficulty in building while shooting.

In terms of the current story, Tony Stark's playboy plot at the beginning is very familiar to the crew at this level......

However, in addition to being a director, Yi Feiyang also has a job, that is, props, the chief designer of the special effects team, which is the most energy-consuming. What is especially energy-consuming is how to create the steel suit worn by the protagonist "Iron Man".

In the previous life, there were a total of three sets of steel suit samples from "Iron Man". Each of the three sets is worn in different scenes. For example, when flying in the air, I wear a steel suit made of plastic with a light weight, so that I can fly lightly in the air. When walking on the ground, he wears a steel suit made of aluminum alloy with a heavier weight, so that he can reflect the weight when walking. The last set is a super real steel suit made of alloy steel for a close-up display, and needless to say, this suit is mainly for close-ups.

The most important thing in science fiction films is the creation of props and realism. Otherwise, it's like a Japanese Ultraman TV series, rough and simple, so that people can tell the truth at a glance.

For these three sets of suits, Yi Feiyang spent a lot of energy and money, especially the high-fidelity steel suit, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. In this way, before the completion of these three sets of steel suits, the props team made a lot of samples, and Yi Feiyang was not very satisfied, and it had been modified more than 20 times before and after......

"I think this arc is the best, and it's something we've improved many times."

"Oh yes? But I think there's a one-third centimeter difference in thickness, doesn't it? ”

"What, a one-third centimeter gap ?! Who can feel this?! Stan Winston, who was in charge of the special effects, was already a little crazy when he touched his head, and he felt that Yi Feiyang was deliberately torturing himself.

, the genius special effects artist who has produced "Alien", "Predator", and "Jurassic Park", can be regarded as a complete understanding of Yi Feiyang's harshness. It seems that easy money is not easy to make. Remembering that he was appreciated by Yi Feiyang and hired at a high price, Winston had a pain in the egg, to put it bluntly, he could do as much as he could, isn't this exhausting himself? !

Another thing that makes Winston Egg hurt is how could Yi Feiyang put a piece of armor in his hand and know the difference between the thickness of the Dao by one-third of a centimeter......!?

"This kind of armor covers the lines that have been combined inside completely in line with ergonomics, requiring the industrial design of the model to be extremely fine, a little mistake will make the steel suit indescribable, this complete steel suit model, a total of three hundred and twelve parts, any one must be extremely 100% perfect superb design to achieve a good-looking and easy-to-use effect!" Yi Feiyang talked eloquently, as if he was giving a lesson.

But in Winston's view, the design of the technological equipment in this kind of movie is usually based on cool appearance and style, and the requirements for accuracy are not too high, who cares about such small details?

This steel suit is only made for close-ups, does it need to be so precise?

"Well......" Looking at the appearance of Winston's bitter gourd face, Yi Feiyang also felt a headache, if he just made a set of steel suits, he would modify them himself, the problem is to shoot Iron Man, these three sets of design suits are different, especially the plastic one, which will be seriously damaged in the future, so we must keep improving, so as not to trouble in the future.

How does the Chinese saying come about, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools!

Of course, these foreigners probably won't know much about this, and they should have a bitter face.

Of course, there is no need to guess the final result of this matter, it must be Yi Feiyang who won, under his strict requirements, the suit of Iron Man that has not yet started filming has become the biggest highlight of the whole play!

After getting the props, the footage that was filmed in Los Angeles in the early stage was basically completed. For these relatively simple shots. Yi Feiyang is still very comfortable. Therefore, the shooting speed is also very fast.

But then shoot the clip of the male protagonist Stark in the desert. This scene needed to be flown to the western desert region of the United States for filming.

As mentioned earlier, Yi Feiyang himself is a person who strives for excellence, and he is also a well-known drama maniac and director tyrant. In his opinion, filming this scene in Afghanistan should be directly flown to Afghanistan to shoot in its original form. However, the current anti-terrorism situation of the US authorities, as well as the hatred of the Middle East towards the United States, make Yi Feiyang dare not take this risk...... Imagine. What if you run into terrorists? What if a crew member is kidnapped? What if there is a conflict with local residents during the shooting? In short, the risk factor of going to Afghanistan to film is too high, so high that Yi Feiyang, a guy who is not afraid of heaven and earth, has to think carefully and give up this plan.

In the western desert region of the United States, sandstorms blow in April and May, when the yellow wind rolls in, covering the sky, making people wonder if they have seen the end of the world.

At least, the timing of the start of "Iron Man" was very bad, and the yellow wind swept the wild sand. Scrape, scrape, the crew members are hiding in the tent and dare not show their faces. As soon as you stick out your head slightly, you will have a face of sand.

Yi Feiyang was very depressed drinking coffee in the tent, wondering if he didn't burn incense for Guan Erye according to his habit when he turned on the machine, which would cause this catastrophe.

But he immediately denied this speculation, Guan Erye would not mix here, and he didn't understand English.

The wind blew for more than three hours before it stopped.

Yi Feiyang wore jeans and a local cowboy hat, and went out of the tent to check the wind, "Okay, it's already possible to start shooting, let the big guy prepare!" ”

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Yi Feiyang couldn't wait to issue an order.

Then, in the desert, where only the wind and sand were active, it was immediately crowded.

"Track ready!"

"Prop ready!"

"Camera ready!"

"Actors are buried!"

……

"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, someone said, "Director, it's not good here, the helicopter can't fly!" ”

Yi Fei raised his eyebrows and walked over to take a look, the military helicopter that was originally going to be used for filming was buried by the wind and sand just now!

All other equipment and equipment were moved into the tent when the wind was blowing, except for the plane and the car......

"Come on, get it out!" Yi Feiyang called the shots.

"How do you get it, first dig up the sand on your heels, and then pull it with a car!" Jack, the fat man beside Yi Feiyang, tried his best to say.

"No, the truck is buried too! Can't move! ”

"Damn it!" The fat man cursed, "Then find me some horses!" ”

Yi Feiyang suddenly said: "That's too much time!" With that, he took the rope and strode towards the helicopter.

The fat man understood, and greeted the men: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and pull it with the director!" ”

So, in this vast desert, there was the following scene, a large group of men, tied ropes like wild horses, helicopters, big trucks, small cars, pulled out of the deep sand.

The desert near the setting of the sun was steaming with the heat that had gathered for the day, and the men were shirtless, sweating profusely, and the sweat of soybeans fell on the desert and immediately evaporated...... In such a scene of hard work, they were preparing for filming, and those who didn't know Lu Dao thought they were doing coolies.

Finally finished everything, and everyone was so tired that they were panting like dogs. But for Yi Feiyang, the shooting has just begun.

"Everyone, get ready, start filming right away!"

Without waiting for everyone to sit down and rest for a while, Yi Feiyang issued an order again.

Countless people couldn't help but shake their heads, "A tyrant is a tyrant after all!" How can there be such a toss! ”

……

The camera panned, catching the joy on the screen.

Yi Feiyang sat behind the camera, watching every shot switch.

Everyone else is engrossed in their work.

In the vast desert, the sound of "whirring" low propellers rang in my ears, shaking the eardrums a little painful, and the close-up camera switched, and a Sikorsky MH-53 "low paved" heavy helicopter flew in the air.

"The camera moves slowly, from far to near!" Yi Feiyang instructed the photographer.

The camera is reoriented.

The huge sound of the spiral and the sand and dust raised by the propeller air flow around the fuselage obscured the sky and the sun. The crew members all felt the sandstorm blowing towards them.

As Yi Feiyang's first Hollywood blockbuster. Yi Feiyang pursues the spirit of realism. Scenes like this are not replaced by computer special effects, but directly shot with helicopters, you must know that this kind of "low paving" series of helicopters is the most powerful type of helicopter in the US military, with three engines, with an astonishing 6 rotors, and the picture shot is absolutely amazing. However, it is extremely expensive to rent and extremely difficult to shoot flight footage, so it is rarely used in movies. But this time, he was tinkered with by Yi Feiyang. Of course, this also cost a lot of money, and it cost 300,000 US dollars to lease these helicopters from the army alone, so it can be said that filming this drama is burning money every minute.

"Get ready to switch shots and shoot the inside of the helicopter!" Yi Feiyang commanded next.

The interior of the helicopter was shot by another photographer from above, starting with a set of high-altitude aerial shots. Then switch to the interior cabin.

Close-up: A small Huiwei HIFI speaker vibrates, and several heavily armed American GIs. They all looked at the people who were sitting in the middle.

The camera slowly pushed from the ice cube hitting the wine glass in the man's hand in the center of the cabin to the Ray-Ban sunglasses on his face, and in the sunlight outside the window, Robert Downey in a suit looked chic and uninhibited, from the watch, suit, tie to every piece of his clothing exuded a luxurious bearing.

As a director, Yi Feiyang stared at the camera, "The dialogue between the characters begins, pay attention to the characters' personality expressions!" ”

Donnie's expression was bohemian and his smile was witty: Are you going to take me to a court-martial, it's crazy~ What did I do? It feels like you're going to strangle me, aren't you allowed to speak? Hey GI......

It's just a brief picture, and the suave Tony Stark jumps into the camera.

However, Yi Feiyang frowned suddenly, as the saying goes, it is too much. Maybe it's because Downey hasn't been a starring actor for too long, and it's still such a blockbuster, so it's a little too "exaggerated" in terms of character expressions and tones, and in professional terms, the acting is a bit "overdone".

“CUT！ Donnie, your expression and tone are a little too much, a little more restrained, start over! "Yi Feiyang issued an order by remote control.

The camera is re-positioned, and so are the actors.

I shot it again, but Downey still didn't find the feeling.

The male protagonist in the play is a playboy and cynical guy, but Donnie, who has been depressed in Hollywood for so long, lives a scumbag, so it is difficult to substitute the role for a while.

Yi Feiyang knew that his requirements were too high and too anxious, but he still shouted to stop again.

"Donnie, I don't want the conformist Donnie now, I want the bohemian you from before! Yes, I want you to be bad! At least in this play! ”

Downey was under a lot of pressure, and he couldn't find the feeling when he started filming, and now he was reprimanded by his boss, which was a super bad feeling.

"Okay, I'll do my best!"

"I don't want you to work hard, I want you to change immediately!"

"But I ......"

Donnie couldn't find a feeling.

In fact, for an actor with qualified acting skills, it is not difficult to create a flesh-and-blood character, the real problem is whether the space for the role is not enough, for example, a super long TV series, it is too simple to create a character, even if it is in the mainland, those idol stars who are completely inexperienced in South Korea can shape a character more comprehensively.

For movies, the characters that are usually easy to portray are those with more twists and turns in life, such as Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump", such as the male protagonist in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

A movie like this with plot twists and turns and a touching story can give the character too many twists and turns, too much space, a lot of close-ups, and a lot of informative lines, so that this character is easy to express deeply in the hearts of the people.

And the "Iron Man" superhero movie is just the opposite, in this movie, there are many characters, the plot is simple, there are many visual shots, action shots are shown, and various details of the story are described, in this case, the role has too little room to play, the only thing that can be done is to make it face-painted and highlight a certain trait of the character, then it is considered a success, such as "Spider-Man" highlights the simplicity and kindness of his character, and Wolverine highlights its fierce impulse, all of which are used in this method to show a rich character image? Of course, you can~~ wait for the second part, and the third part will be described slowly...... This is the hard requirement for constructing what the character calls "cinematic space time".

And it is too difficult for Yi Feiyang to ask Donnie to portray Tony Stark in such a small number of scenes......

Seeing Donnie's face in a daze, everyone else was also at a loss.

Yi Feiyang had no choice but to take action in person.

He walked up to Downey, pulled out five hundred dollars, and asked Downey, "Tell me, how do I look like a playboy?" ”

"This?" Donnie shook his head.

Yi Feiyang: "Come on, bring a cigar!" ”

Then, Yi Feiyang took the cigar and said to Donnie, "Bite it!" ”

Donnie took a cigar in his mouth.

Yi Feiyang picked up the stack of 100 US dollars, lit it, and put it in front of the cigar with US dollars...... Light your cigar!

Extravagant!

It's too extravagant!

Five hundred dollars burning flames, lit cigars!

Not to mention Donnie himself, even the surrounding crew members were dumbfounded!

"I want you to feel again, to be that crazy Donnie again!" Yi Feiyang scolded. "Do you feel it now?"

"Yes!"

"Be louder!"

"Yes!!" Downey almost roared.

Five hundred dollars turned to ashes in an instant.

Donnie stupidly bit the lit cigar, Yi Feiyang took the cigar from his mouth and took it himself, "Very good, then let's start shooting!" ”

Having rediscovered that extravagant, prodigal feeling, Donnie shot this set of shots again, needless to say, over and over again! (To be continued......)