The Greatest Showman

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It might sound like green screen acting isn't difficult, but it's not. To put it simply, the actor must construct a corresponding picture in his mind, gesturing blindly against the air, as if dancing a cappella, which is really a little crazy.

To a certain extent, this is also one of the reasons why the performances of actors in super commercial blockbusters are generally relatively stiff and jerky. On the one hand, there is the discrepancy between the brain's imagination and the computer-generated pictures;

All of Christopher Nolan's films have always been shot on location to avoid such stereotypes. Paul Greengrass insisted on building the entire scene in the studio for the same reason.

If it's just performing to the air, it's not too difficult for Renly. In stage performances, one-man play is a compulsory subject, and many classic plays are outright one-man plays. Not just a monologue, an actor also needs to be alone on an empty stage, experiencing a variety of emotions and experiences of the characters, even nightmares, fantasies, and conversations with God, and so on.

The real difficulty of this scene is that most of the green screen acting skills are fighting against the air, or imagining that he is a comic character, and his hands can emit qigong and the like. As children, they always liked to play like this; but as adults, it was a little embarrassing to repeat it.

What's more, today's scene is not only green screen acting, but also involves the scenes of hanging Weiya, explosions, collisions, rolling and frontal firefights. At the end, Cage and Rita have the only tender moment in the entire movie: a kiss before life and death. It can be said that this game is definitely the problem among the problems.

After entering the set, a lifelike ruin looks like a barren land after the war, but when you really step into it, you will find that the stone is not a stone, but a foam; the glass is not glass, but a special material; steel is not. Steel, but a high-tech synthetic heat-resistant material.

A crane is parked on the left, and the huge lifting robotic arm looks spectacular; a track is paved on the ground in the center, a camera position is installed at the front, and a trailer is placed at the back, which is made of special materials. The outline of the helicopter frame; in the diagonally forward corner, the on-site special effects artist is creating smoke, testing the effect of the smoke release, making the ruins look more realistic.

The entire crew is working intensively on the final confirmation, including the running track of the machinery, the running direction of the camera, the expected effect of the picture, and so on. Even if the post-production computer effects can complete most of the picture requirements, the scene still needs to be perfect, and more importantly, the security issue must not be sloppy.

Without hesitation, Renly walked in the direction of the crane, stopped between the crane and the helicopter model, looked at the staff who were confirming the binding of the equipment, and shouted, "Hey, Jordan, how are you going?"

Jordan-o'neil, a twenty-five-year-old stunt double, specializes in action and drag racing. He is young, but he has been rolling in the industry for two years; however, for the stuntman, the similarity in appearance is an important advantage, and he is relatively tall and not so strong. Action actors don't even need him as a stand-in, so he mostly rolls around in TV shows.

This time, "Edge of Tomorrow" became Jordan's first film stand-in. His overall stature is very close to Renly's, he's only an inch shorter, even his hair is a similar bright brown, plus his agility and sophistication make him a blue The perfect choice for a Li stand-in.

In the previous filming of "Fast and Furious 5", Hobbs played by Renly had no racing scenes and only three fight scenes, so he didn't use a stuntman at all. So did Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, who had professional drag racing stunts, but they still played the fight scene themselves.

But "Edge of Tomorrow" is different, the film has a small amount of extreme action. For example, in the next scene, Cage fell out of the helicopter, but grabbed a fixed rope and hung it outside. When Rita accelerated and rushed to the Louvre, Cage was like a kite placed outside. The storm was messy, and then it kept hitting the ground and was involved in the wind and waves. Finally, when the helicopter stopped, Cage flew out.

This series of movements is not only extremely difficult, but also requires special skills and must use professional stunt performers. Even if Renly wanted to fight in person, he was powerless.

Looking up, Jordan gave Renly a big smile and made an "ok" gesture, "It's been rehearsed several times, no problem. What, are you going to follow the process again?"

"Yeah. I'm going to put on the gear in a while to prepare for the connection, so come and see." This was obviously not the first time, Renly walked to the side skillfully and watched Jordan's preparations.

The part of flying the kite hanging outside the helicopter will be done by Jordan. The mechanical arm of the crane will hang Weiya, making Jordan bump in the air. In front of it are four large blowers to ensure the ferocity of fire suppression. At that time, Jordan will use his professional skills to perform the effect required by the director.

Jordan will complete the part where the kite breaks after the helicopter hits the glass pyramid, but Renly also needs to complete it, because after the roll down, there is a close-up of the middle. The director has prepared two sets of shooting plans, one is a fixed medium shot, which captures Cage and enters immediately after landing.

The scene of the state of preparation; one set uses his best portable photography, following Cage's footsteps to gradually open the prelude to the climax/climax of the final battle.

Paul Greengrass is more inclined to the second scheme, but the specific shooting effect still needs to be confirmed by actual operation. But what is certain is that both options require Renly to show his face, so Renly needs to go into battle and roll in person; Paul will use the alternative when the presentation effect fails to meet expectations, that is, the kite is broken and rolled. Part, completed by Jordan, and then connected to the scene after Renly landed in the way of quick switching of shots.

There are many different ways to shoot a movie, and the effects are even more varied. If the actor can't achieve the effect in the director's mind, the quality of the finished product is bound to be compromised, which is one of the reasons why the selection of the cast is crucial.

In the last life's "Edge of Tomorrow", Tom Cruise's performance was slightly stiff, not only in literary drama, but also in martial arts. To some extent, age and physical condition still affect the quality of the finished product.

In order to achieve the perfect effect that Paul conceived, Renly has been fighting side by side with Jordan, rehearsing the whole scene many times, and making the whole scene as smooth and seamless as possible while ensuring safety. Not only that, but Renly also needed a more immersive feel in the green screen situation, and walking with Jordan certainly helped a lot.

"I suggest you roll the lazy donkey, then it will be no problem." Jordan joked with a smile.

Working with Renly is a lot of fun. He's not the type who keeps saying thank you, nor is he the type who deliberately comes over after the filming is over after the filming is over. In the eyes of most actors, a stuntman is not an actor, but just one of the staff behind the scenes. staff; he's the type of person who's focused and focused, and they'll get together and talk about shooting the whole scene, and he'll ask about some stunts, and he'll show up on set with a double to work...

There is no special treatment, but the stand-in is treated as a colleague actor and devoted to work conscientiously. It's called respect. Add in Paul Walker and Rami Malek who are always happy to hang out with them, and Donald Glover and Jennifer Lawrence who occasionally come over to joke around... Edge of Tomorrow's work is always fun and easy. .

Lazy donkey rolls. This is a Chinese martial arts term that Jordan learned from Renly, and Renly gave a special demonstration at that time, which successfully made everyone laugh.

Renly didn't say a word, but half squatted down, turned around twice, and simulated the rolling motion of a lazy donkey, then deliberately puffed out his chest, shook his head lightly, his eyes were sharp and determined, and his shoulders were straight and tough. , stood up slowly, slowly, exuding the momentum of "I am the protagonist, I am a hero, I am a handsome guy, I am full of charm", and finally said, "How is it? My Hollywood pose is hot enough now. right?"

An action, not only Jordan, the other staff around all burst into laughter.

This is the laughing point of their on-site special effects team - Renly mocks the heroes in the American theme action movies, "Die Hard", "Mission Impossible", "Indiana Jones", "007" and other movies all In this way, even if he is embarrassed, the male protagonist has to be handsome. With the director's slow-motion close-up, his body exudes the smell of hormones.

Renly mocked himself and said that he should also cooperate with such an action, otherwise the whole movie will be in a mess, it is really too embarrassing, and it is not like the hero of a super commercial blockbuster at all.

"Renly! Renly!" Jordan squeezed his throat, screaming like a little girl, cheering and shouting, responding to Renly, causing the surrounding laughter to boil even more.

Abby Mills, who came over at this time, didn't know why, looked at everyone who was hilarious, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" She thought it was something wrong with herself, so she looked down and looked at you. "Is there something wrong with my look?" The question mark expression made everyone smile even more joyfully.

Renly shook his head with a smile on his face, "What are you doing here?"

"Yes, you need to go to the venue now. We have one last rehearsal, and then we will start shooting. Other departments are already ready." Abby did not continue to investigate, but insisted on his position as drama manager. Position and position, do you need me to explain it again?"

"No. Let's get started!"

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