Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 218 “Special effects” unique to China

In the filming compound of Beijing Film Studio.

Two red firefighting trucks parked there quietly, with all the equipment on board ready.

Ready to respond to dangerous situations at any time.

In the studio and the constructed subway station, people are coming and going.

Zhao Fei carried the camera and got on the subway car among the crowd.

In the carriage, a child saw an old man coming up and took the initiative to stand up and give up his seat.

A few fashionably dressed young people gathered together and chatted quietly about the latest songs.

The Chinese knot hanging on the roof of the carriage was swaying, looking beaming.

There were many people sitting in the carriage reading quietly.

This kind of shot mainly serves as a positive publicity!
Movies are just a business card exported to the outside world. Now we need to show foreigners something different.

Otherwise, it will be the American dream of Hollywood all day long, and it will be boring to watch!

As the subway started, the carriage suddenly shook violently and the camera shook violently.

There was an explosion in the carriage in front, and the flames suddenly ignited, and the fierce wind whipped up the flames and roared up.

Multiple cameras set up in the carriage recorded the entire scene.

In the studio, a huge blower whirred, blowing the flames high.

Chen Shiping nodded with satisfaction, but his eyes were still focused on the monitor.

In the originally peaceful carriage, passengers were running away, and several children were panicking. Before they had time to react, they were picked up by several young people and fled to other workshops.

Chen Shiping looked at this performance and was generally satisfied.

Soon he shouted "Ka".

The staff waiting nearby immediately shut down the blower and rushed forward with a fire extinguisher.

White dust was sprayed out freely, and the flames caused by the explosion were quickly extinguished.

After the flames went out, the studio became quiet, and then violent applause broke out!
It’s so enjoyable!

The visual impact of that paragraph just now is too strong!

Movies like this have only been seen in Hollywood!

The people in the art team all hugged each other and screamed excitedly. After working so hard for so long, they finally succeeded!
They made history!

Chen Shiping was not too excited. This was just the beginning, and there were still many big scenes to come.

The elevator of the skyscraper exploded, the bus flew over the broken bridge, the bus crashed into the airport and hit the passenger plane and exploded.

The little subway explosion is just the appetizer!

Hu Jun is already ready to film his scene later.

Catch criminals on the roof of a subway car!
Hu Jun turned his head and took a look at Ma Jingwu, the villain whose role was first determined.

"Teacher Ma, please be merciful later."

Ma Jingwu chuckled and said, "You, a strong young man, should be merciful!"

Ma Jingwu couldn't even figure out why Chen Shiping asked him to play the villain.

Just because you don't look kind?

Or is it because I never showed my face before when I played the role of the master in Wives?
No matter what the reason was, Ma Jingwu thanked Chen Shiping.

What's wrong with the villain? I still get awards for being a good villain!
Soon the two climbed to the top of the subway, and the blower immediately started spinning at full power.

The curtain of the tunnel next to the subway also kept rolling under the drive of the machine.

We had no money for special effects, so we had to resort to this stupid method.

Not to mention, the people in the art team are pretty awesome.

The painted tunnel curtain itself is in a state of high-speed movement, coupled with the continuous rolling of the machine, it looks no different from the real thing.

It looks 80 to 90% real in the camera, and this effect is completely enough!
The scene on top of the subway was quite difficult to shoot.

But it is a very classic shot, and similar shots were imitated later in Mission: Impossible.

The movie Speed ​​of Life and Death has many classic designs.

Elevators in high-rise buildings explode, buses traveling too slowly can cause bombs to explode, and villains use surveillance cameras to monitor buses. These are all innovations.

The United States is still seven or eight years away from universal surveillance, but there is no delay in using it in movies.

The most widely surveilled city in the world was London, but that was only a few years away.

It will be many years before the surveillance becomes common in cars.

But the movie doesn't pay attention to that. If it were shot according to reality, plots like life and death would not happen.

Not to mention that the bus is designed to explode when the speed drops below 80, which is even more difficult!
The logic of the story is correct and the plot can withstand scrutiny.

There is also a broken computer in the Hong Kong film that is said to be the most powerful computer.

He told Liang Jiahui that he was not his father's biological child, and also taught him how to train the chicken to go left, right, up and down.

Soon the fight scene on the subway began, and the strong wind blew Hu Jun and Ma Jingwu so hard that they couldn't open their eyes.

An old man and a young man grabbed the bulge on the roof of the car and started fighting. Ma Jingwu was knocked out with the bomb remote control in his hand.

The whole person was also knocked down by Hu Jun and fell off the roof of the car. After a scream, there was no movement.

"Okay, click!"

Chen Shiping was not very satisfied with the shot of Ma Jingwu throwing off the car, so he called the stunt team over.

"If Wia pulls back a little faster, the panoramic camera will take a moment and the body will be replaced. If Teacher Ma falls again, his bones will probably fall apart."

The people in the stunt team smiled and nodded, and then found a stand-in who was similar in stature to Ma Jingwu to shoot a panoramic shot.

Let alone the mainland, there is no experience in shooting such a movie, even those in Hong Kong have no experience.

At most, they were wearing windbreakers, holding shotguns and shooting on the spot!
Cheng Long, who is a bit more awesome, has never filmed such a scene.

After two months of preparation and a full day of work, we were able to shoot less than two minutes of usable material.

This is already extremely efficient, and Chen Shiping is still very satisfied with it.

After finishing work in the evening, Chen Shiping went to thank the fire extinguishers. They must be thanked for their cooperation in preventing accidents.

I'll send you a banner later.

A great start to the day! No accidents!

Chen Shiping went home in a good mood.

"Did the shooting go well today?" Tao Huimin asked curiously while hanging up Chen Shiping's coat.

Chen Shiping hugged her little face and said with a sigh: "It went very smoothly! I have a good wife and good luck!"

"Bah!" Tao Huimin wiped his face and said, "You made me drool all over my face."

Chen Shiping: "???"

Who are you looking down on? Today I must let you know what water floods Jinshan!
Chen Shiping immediately stopped eating, picked up Tao Huimin and walked to the bedroom.

"Oh, let go!"

"Who told you that I can only drool on your face? I have to show you today, I can do something else!"

Tao Huimin blushed, patted his back and said, "No, I just made a facial mask!"

"Then do it again!" Chen Shiping would not give Tao Huimin a chance to protest. If she disobeyed, he would slap her hard in the face.

Of course, he won't be able to slap him hard on the face. Chen Shiping feels distressed, but he can slap him hard somewhere else!
She actually looks down on her husband! Family service!
After a busy night, Master Chen went to work early the next morning with dark circles under his eyes.

It’s already snowing lightly in the capital, and it’s the same on the other side of the ocean.

In Los Angeles, the Oscar organizing committee is accepting entries for foreign-language films from around the world.

Xu Feng, who was not staying with the crew in Beijing, personally brought people to Oscar.

Soon the news came out in many movie news outlets in the United States.

The Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Farewell My Concubine, officially represents Chinese films in the Academy Award selection!
There have been Chinese-language films participating in the Oscars in the past, but there has been little movement.

People don't know much about Chinese-language movies. In 1992, the West knew most about Bruce Lee's movies.

However, Farewell My Concubine was heavily promoted in Cannes and was reported by thousands of media outlets at the festival.

There are still a lot of people in the United States who know about Farewell My Concubine.

What's more, this time, Xu Feng came to PR with money!
Everyone must know about this movie.

In the hotel in Los Angeles, Xu Feng's assistant couldn't help but said: "Mr. Xu, according to the plan, there will be a lot of public relations expenses, and the movie profit may cost a lot."

Xu Feng smiled and said, "I know, but all this money is not to get the Oscar, but to create an opportunity for Chen Shiping."

The assistant was a little confused, but Xu Feng didn't explain that much. After arriving in the United States, he was busy looking for media promotions and hadn't had time to rest yet.

In the studio of Beijing Film Studio, the subway scene is still being filmed.

There were several explosions, and the fight on the roof of the car had to be shot from different angles and scenes, so it would take a while to finish.

Chen Shiping is not in a hurry to catch up.

Chen Shiping, who originally planned to release it during the Spring Festival, decided to put it on hold and let Love Letter be released first.

I have been holding the love letter in my hands for a year, and the audience is scratching their heads anxiously.

Life and death, Chen Shiping plans to appear at the Oscars next March!
Doesn’t Hollywood like to go to film festivals in other countries to promote movies? This time, let’s let Chen Shiping promote his new movie!
It's a rare opportunity to participate in the Oscars. If I don't take advantage of this opportunity, I always feel like I'm at a loss.

If it can be an instant success, it will be an opportunity to export the film to the world!
Chen Shiping had many calculations in his mind.

In order for Farewell My Concubine to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Chen Shiping really wouldn't have spent so much effort.

Chen Shiping now has one idea: to make a good movie!
The photo was so stunning that foreigners were stunned after watching it!

Give them a little shock!

The subway scene was filmed for almost a week before Chen Shiping was satisfied.

Hu Jun and Ma Jingwu felt like they were going to catch a cold due to the wind.

Who can bear it in such a cold weather and being blown by the wind every day?
However, the filming of the movie has just begun, and there will be a lot of hardships ahead.

The subway scene is the ending in the movie, and Ma Jingwu's difficult scene is no longer there.

Hu Jun's suffering has just begun!
Soon the crew moved to the Jingguang Building, which is the tallest building in Beijing, measuring 207.9 meters!

The outer layer is all glass curtain wall, no different from the buildings after the new century.

Even compared to the original Hollywood building, it's not that bad.

However, in the original version, computer special effects were used to create several buildings together in order to highlight the density of the buildings.

At that time, there were not that many particularly tall skyscrapers in the United States, and people had various worries and fears about skyscrapers.

Especially the elevators in skyscrapers!

If there is any malfunction in an elevator hundreds of meters high, there is really no chance of survival.

This is the elevator explosion scene specially set up by Life and Death to cater to the audience!

There is also such anxiety and worry in China.

The person in charge of Jingguang Building kept talking while receiving Chen Shiping downstairs.

“Director Chen, we must take pictures of the safety of our building.

Even if someone intentionally explodes, our elevators can ensure the safety of passengers! Our emergency braking and safety measures are very complete! "

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "Don't worry, we agreed on this, and the final film will be shown to you. We still want to thank you for supporting our film industry for free!"

"You're welcome, it's all what you should do!" The person in charge said with a smile, and then began to arrange property management to assist the crew in filming.

The scenes outside the building were easy to shoot, and the scenes outside could be finished after a short traffic control.

I would also like to thank them for providing the Biubiu cars, all of which are the latest models and used by the crew.

The crew's money can't buy so many cars, so they can only borrow them.

But they are also very happy. This movie is positive-oriented and anti-terrorism. I strongly support it!
When Chen Shiping makes a movie, he relies on Beijing Film Studio's connections and the mainland's system to save money that is hard to estimate.

Seriously speaking, Xu Feng should thank Chen Shiping for taking her to play, otherwise if he really wanted to make such a movie, it would cost more than 20 million.

When filming the scene outside the building, many people on the crew were a little uncomfortable with it.

When I looked up at such a tall building, I felt like the building was about to collapse, and I felt a little dizzy.

It took a while to get familiar with it before shooting normally.

Many people in Beijing felt that the building was falling towards them when they passed by the Jingguang Building for the first time, and they were too frightened to move.

It takes time for new things to become popular and accepted, and movies can help people accept them faster.

Soon, shots outside began filming.

A black car was speeding down the road. When it passed a gentle slope, it flew up and then fell heavily. Finally, it braked gracefully and stopped at the door of the building.

Hu Jun opened the door directly and got out of the car with long legs.

His handsome and resolute face and stern expression are so handsome!
This is the appearance of the male protagonist. Chen Shiping has only one requirement: he must be eye-catching enough and he must be handsome!

Zhao Fei was stunned and took Hu Jun to take the scene of the car, which was filmed thirteen times!
In the elevator of the building, the engineer controlled the elevator to temporarily stop on the first floor.

First shoot the scenes in the elevator. After these scenes are shot, go to the elevator shaft.

Chen Shiping had specially arranged for people to be trapped in the elevator.

Handsome men and beautiful women, old people and children.

When filming the scene where the elevator card was blown up and the emergency brake was used to get stuck in the middle of the floor.

Chen Shiping shot very slowly and specifically asked to take more pictures of the interior of the elevator.

"The old people and children come out first, followed by the ladies, and finally the handsome guy from member D!"

"We are a country of etiquette. No matter what happens, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled should be at ease!"

When the original life-and-death speed video tape was transmitted to China,
The audience blew America away! Talk about civilization, talk about democracy and so on.

It really makes people speechless, but it also illustrates a problem.

Movies can really promote image and culture.

Naturally, Chen Shiping would not let go of such an opportunity. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he would take a photo and see.

Long-legged Hu Jun, wearing a handsome police uniform, stood outside the elevator and caught a trapped person with one hand.

Show off your body and your sense of security.

Many girls in the crew couldn't help but become infatuated.

They were all looking forward to the scene later where Hu Jun sells meat. I heard that the girls in the Literature Department went crazy that day!

We also want to watch handsome guys striptease!
(End of this chapter)