Go abroad to become a director and overturn Hollywood at the box office

Chapter 56: Shooting freeze frames!Uncle Wolf comes to the crew
The shooting took place day by day.

The most difficult part was the location and special effects.

This requires a lot of green screens, and the photography team needs to shoot a lot of environmental footage for backup.

In this scene, Morpheus continued to explain the Matrix to Neo.

The two of them had to walk through the crowd while talking, which required a lot of extras.

Loria has teamed up with the local actors guild to recruit more than 200 extras.

As long as certain methods and camera positions are used, more than 200 people can continuously appear in the camera.

Costume and makeup teachers dressed the extras as people from different professions.

The crew needs to close the entire street for filming within the time period allowed by the local government.

We didn't start shooting until 3pm.

The road is closed for only 3 hours.

"B037, scene 4, third shot! Get ready...Action!"

The extras started walking on the road.

The camera follows Morpheus and Neo.

Morpheus explained the matrix:

"The Matrix is ​​a system, the system is our enemy, and when you're in it, you're surrounded by all kinds of people."

Neo avoids pedestrians.

"What we need to save is their consciousness. Until we succeed, they are just part of the system."

"You have to understand."

The camera switches and Neo looks around curiously. They have police officers and office workers.

"Most people are not ready to be unplugged, and a lot of people are stuck in it, dependent on the system, and they will fight to protect it."

Cut to a cut, and a girl in red walked over. She was bright and graceful, looking at Neo with her eyes.

Neo turned to look at her as well.

"Are you listening to me?"

Neo turned his head and looked at Morpheus in front of him.

"Still looking at the lady in red?"

"Uh, I'm..."

"Look back again."

Neo turned back.

Cut to medium shot.

Suddenly, Agent Smith appears behind him!He quickly pulled out the gun and pointed the muzzle at the camera.

Neo was shocked!
At this time, Morpheus shouted: "Freeze!"

brush--!
Panoramic view, everyone in the lens is frozen!
Only Neo and Morpheus can move.

This set of pictures requires the use of green screen and special effects.

In the same scene, first shoot the group of actors walking and then freeze at a certain moment.

The camera position remained unchanged, and the green screen was pulled up to film the two leading actors.

Once synthesized in the later stage, the desired effect can be achieved.

on the screen.

Neo asked: "Isn't this in the matrix?"

Morpheus said: "This is also a training program, just to let you understand the truth. If you don't belong to us, you are the enemy."

Neo looked at the frozen Agent Smith, "Who are they?"

"Monitoring programs, they can freely enter and exit any program connected to the system, which means that anyone who has not unplugged the plug may be hacked by them and become agents."

"In the Matrix, everyone may be a monitoring program, that is, an agent. If you encounter them, you can only hide or run."

"But they are the gatekeepers of the matrix. They guard all the entrances and exits. Sooner or later, someone will have to fight them."

"A lot of people who didn't give in to them and tried to fight died. But unlike them, you will succeed."

Neo asked, "Why?"

"An agent's strength and speed are still bound by the rules of the Matrix, so they can never be stronger or faster than you."

Neo: "What do you want to tell me? I'm stronger and faster than them. Can I dodge bullets?" Morpheus smiled meaningfully: "No, I mean, when the time is right, you don't need to at all. hide."

Qin Feng picked up the walkie-talkie: "Cut! There are a few shots, let's seize the time to come up with a few more."

There are only three hours, and the crew needs to make the most of this time.

What's more, there is also a special effects shot of pedestrians standing still.

……

On the fifth day of filming, Scarlett also flew over from Los Angeles.

Qin Feng didn't want to cause gossip and discussion among the crew. The two lived separately and were not in the same hotel.

Only after finishing work at night, Qin Feng would run to find Scarlett.

The two took a taxi to a place far away to spend time together.

At the same time, news spread like wildfire that the crew was filming a science fiction movie in Sydney.

Many filmmakers want to come and watch.

You know, Australia is rich in handsome men, beautiful women, and popular stars, but some stars travel all over the world and do not live in Australia all year round.

this day.

During the filming break, Qin Feng was watching the animation preview.

Loria ran over and said, "Director, director, someone is here to visit!"

Qin Feng glanced at her and said, "Lollia, we are working, and the visiting team will have to wait until the filming is finished."

"But……"

Loria was a little embarrassed, "This person is a famous local movie star. Wouldn't it be bad if we refused?"

"Local, who?"

"Wolverine - Hugh Jackman."

"Oh? Uncle Wolf??"

Qin Feng's heart moved, and the video library in his mind ran rapidly.

Hugh Jackman, a native of Sydney, is a famous Australian male star.

In this life, he has already acted in the sci-fi action movie "X-Men" and played Wolverine.

Fans call him "Uncle Wolf".

It's just that the special effects and plot are a little too lame and not as good as the original work in the previous life.

In addition, he has also acted in:
"Love from Another World", "Operation Swordfish", "The Prestige", "Australia" and other masterpieces.

Qin Feng thought of this and stood up.

"Since Uncle Wolf is here in person, we must meet him."

Loria smiled and followed him.

The two came to the periphery of the set and saw Hugh Jackman standing there in the distance.

He was tall and strong, wearing a dark gray T-shirt and jeans. He had a kind smile and was very approachable.

He has short hair, a shaved beard, bright eyes, and a straight nose.

Qin Feng smiled and said hello: "Hello, Mr. Jackman!"

Loria introduced, "Mr. Jackman, this is our director of "The Matrix" - Qin Feng."

Hugh Jackman shook hands with Qin Feng.

"I'm sorry, Director Qin, I didn't say hello to you before I came here."

"I just heard that a Hollywood team came to Sydney to shoot a movie, and it was a sci-fi action movie, so I hurried over to take a look."

"It's okay, Mr. Jackman. To be honest, I really like your role as Wolverine."

The three of them walked inside together.

"Thank you, Director Qin, but that movie was criticized a lot, so as soon as I heard that someone was making a science fiction action movie, I wanted to come and learn from it."

"You are too kind. As an actor, whether it is scripting or filming, some things are difficult to control."

Walking inside, Qin Feng called Keanu Reeves and Carrie Moss over. Today is their part.

Hugh Jackman was very polite and shook hands with the two of them.

He faced Qin Feng and said: "Director Qin, I heard that you are particularly good at making science fiction films. I wonder if I can observe one or two scenes when you are filming?"

(End of this chapter)