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Chapter 68: Shooting

"This is a set of boxing training subjects, similar to the real boxing style in the mother body. The basic rules are the same, such as center of gravity application and force-explosion skills. What you must know is that these rules are no different from those in the computer system, and some can be changed and broken. Do you understand? Come on, attack me, with your ability." Morpheus said leisurely in a black martial arts uniform.

The initial fight was a formality, and the rigid moves did not have much mystery.

Director Yuan Heping's action style is elegant and requires the action to be as fascinating as possible. His point of view, "The audience likes spectacles, they want to entertain. They are interested in physical contact on both the front and the back. Similarly, the flame is both devastating and warm - this is what they hope to get from the action."

Chen Tian is also very serious, especially when it comes to Kung Fu fight scenes, which are closer to the demands of perfectionists. He is always dissatisfied with his performance. Even if Yuan Heping thinks it is very good, he is still trying his best to achieve the desired level. In order to achieve the ideal visual effect, he sets an example, and inspires the actors and martial arts teams to complete work that they have never completed before in an extremely short period of time.

"We hope to create extraordinary!" Chen Tiandu said to Yuan Heping like this.

The pleasing fighting scenes benefit from a strong union between the martial arts director, the director and the actor. “The concept of all these fighting scenes comes from the director’s ideas,” Yuan Heping explained in a later interview, “I build the action on the basis of his ideas.”

I originally thought that it would not be too difficult to shoot the fight scene just a few minutes ago. But when I really took it, I realized the hard work.

The standard of hand movement is secondly. In order to achieve the visual effect of body flexibility and relaxation, three large cranes were used to mount them on the hillsides on both sides of the Great Wall. Because the scene is huge, the scenery of the Great Wall naturally needs to be mentioned. Compared to the original work, only fighting in a narrow wooden house, there are many places for Yuan Heping to play this time, and Wia is also used very frequently.

Chen Tian did not object, he knew that director Yuan Heping was professional in this regard.

Neo's kung fu elements and hanging wire are also more complex and changeable than the original work. Compared with the scenes in the original work, Chen Tiandu's "The Matrix" will have more exercise in specific fights.

It’s not that the weather is good every day, but it starts to snow the next day. The weather forecast reports that it will continue to fall in the next week. Chen Tiandu was so angry that he simply changed to a photo shoot and fought in the snow.

"We arrived in the morning and had to stand in the snow for several hours," Lawrence Fishburne recalled in an interview with the filming, with a bitter and bitter expression on his face.

But compared to Chen Tiandu, he is still pretty good.

The more Chen Tian can do, the more Yuan Heping will definitely make him do. So when he can do a good move, he will definitely ask him to complete more moves after he has finished it.

"Bang~" Neo was kicked by Morpheus for more than ten meters away, and then he fell on the Great Wall.

Neo spitted a mouthful of blood, sweating all over and couldn't get up.

Morpheus was leisurely behind his back, and he looked down at him with a condescending look, asking, "How did I defeat you?"

This set of shots greatly improves the character's ability to move in the parent body, with great strength, and rapid movements, which are extremely attractive. In the original work, this shot only captured Neo being kicked and knocked off a wooden beam, and the wooden floor on the ground was only slightly cracked, but now the movement and speed have been significantly increased, so the destructive power naturally also needs to be improved. In post-production, you will see the special effect of flying bricks and stones. Moreover, Chen Tiandu also used wide-angle lenses and fast-cut lenses to switch, and the shots were very wide and spectacular.

Of course, in order to avoid the Chinese people's mentality of seeing the Great Wall being destroyed, there will be another line in the next battle, such as "clean the scene" means reminding people outside to refresh the program, and the destroyed Great Wall will be complete as new.

"Do you think I'm better than you or faster than you because I have more muscles?" Morpheus walked closer and leaned over to stare at him.

Neo got up with difficulty, shook his head and gasped, as if he could not even speak.

"Do you still need to breathe here?"

Neo was stunned, suddenly realized something, and his cramped breathing suddenly stopped.

"Come again." Morpheus shouted.

Photographer Ayman Ruhr-Lubezki quickly switched the camera several times and captured the facial expression. Deputy Director Han Covey shouted: "Cut!" Chen Tian didn't move. After waiting for Kong Yiji to take a few photos on the scene with the camera, he grinned and walked back to the back of the camera to check the TV. After watching it in full, he nodded and said: "Very good, it's past!"

Everyone cheered, applauded enthusiastically, and whistled. Lawrence also breathed a sigh of relief. The first scene was really not easy.

Chen Tiandu also smiled and clapped his hands, raised a thumb, and shouted: "Prepare for the next shot."

Everyone took a break, adjusted the camera angle, and started to put on makeup. Chen Tiandu walked over and tried with Lawrence, so as not to make a mistake and hit someone in a while.

The next set of fights in the cameras have new requirements. The Savior's understanding is naturally unquestionable, and his movement consciousness is also amazingly fast. After Morpheus's guidance, Neo's movements became faster, and almost all he could do was to fight Morpheus.

However, he was repelled again. Although he didn't hit him this time, he was still forced to retreat and hurriedly took a few steps back.

"What are you waiting for? Don't doubt yourself, do your best." Morpheus said, "Come on, don't hesitate, just hit me."

"cut!" He stopped again, Chen Tian even let out a sigh and walked over to review the scene just now. This is the case that self-directing and self-acting will be more troublesome. He always has to run around and cannot concentrate.

Fortunately, the actors need to rest in the middle, and there is more time to review.

He was not annoyed either. Whenever he saw the camera shooting the picture he wanted, this feeling was really wonderful. Chen Tian was happy and savoring the indescribable taste, and suddenly heard a gentle voice behind him: "Hi, do you want to drink water?"

Chen Tiandu looked back and saw Kate holding a bottle of steaming water in her hand. Her face was filled with a sweet smile, and her eyes had a unique look in love, which made her look even more charming. Chen Tiandu said in surprise: "Oh, you didn't get the hot water, it's snowy here." Kate smiled and said playfully: "The administrator wearing red armband brought it from the office, drink it, everyone has it."

"Thank you, my dear." Chen Tiandu smiled and took the water cup from her hand.

Because the weather is cold, you will exhale white breath as soon as you open your mouth, which really affects the shooting effect. However, this situation is not difficult for people to make the actor hold a piece of ice in his mouth in advance, and then there will be no white breath when he opens his mouth. Therefore, Chen Tiandu's mouth is still a little numb now, and he even suspects that holding the ice is too long and will cause oral ulcers.

"Well, I've also added it, it's really good." Chen Tiandu took a sip and shouted to Lawrence: "Merpheus, do you want a drink? It tastes good."

"Of course, please give me a drink, my mouth will be numb." Lawrence shouted.

Chen Tian smiled, looked down at the camera on TV, and frowned, and asked Wang Shiquan next to him, "Teacher Wang, how do you look at this section? Why do I feel a little bit smooth enough?"

"Of course it's not going smoothly. Bajiquan pays attention to fast forward and fast attack. When others retreat, you advance, and when others advance, you still advance, and when others advance, you pay attention to going in and out again. Look here, you have to recycle this punch. When you close your punches, Bajiquan can hit you two or three times in a row. Your elbows, wrists, palms, and backs of your hands can all be used as attack methods..."

Chen Tian suddenly realized that Yuan Heping thought for a while, "Then I'll redesign this section, and I've come up with a new idea. Master Wang, if you think of any suggestions, just mention them. Everyone is for kung fu and movies." He has rich experience in filming, and this kind of temporary change is even more common in Hong Kong, so it is naturally not difficult for him.

The two of them started to discuss it immediately. After thinking about it, they immediately asked the martial arts actors to practice it first. After they felt it was perfect, they taught Lawrence and Chen Tiandu again in order to achieve perfection.

As a result, this fight scene on the Great Wall alone took a full week of shooting for a few minutes. It can only take a few hours of shooting every day, and the harsh environment, for the crew, this beginning is really uncomfortable.

Fortunately, it ended perfectly, but the scenes in China did not end there. The crew flew quickly to Wudang again, and there were still dozens of seconds to shoot, and then it was a snowy place in the Merlin that I had finally found.

This competition in the original work is divided into three sections, representing Neo's continuous and obvious progress.

Chen Tiandu's shot is also in three-stage style, but the scenes are switching. Needless to say, the audience can see the improvement of their realm by just watching the scene change. The Great Wall is the first section, the Wudang Mountain Gymnasium is the second section, and the last snowy plum garden is the third section.

It represents the improvement of three artistic conceptions. The first paragraph understands the significant increase in speed and power in the mother space, which is the application of brute force. The second paragraph, the technical artistic conception is quite meaningful, liberating the soul, and the speed is beyond imagination.

By the third period, the snow plum garden returned to normal speed, but there was a sense of grandmaster in every move, and the mystery of "four twelves to achieve a thousand pounds" and "using softness to overcome hardness" were expressed as much as possible.

Fortunately, with the training of this week on the Great Wall, the two of them cooperated a lot, and finally completed the shooting in China before Christmas. Chen Tian was very satisfied with these scenes, especially in the snowy plum forest, the scene of flying snow and plum blossoms falling in the sky will definitely shock the audience around the world.

According to Hollywood rules, the Christmas holiday should actually be three weeks. But sometimes, two weeks of vacation are fine. But you must not leave the holiday, otherwise the actors will strike for you.

So, the crew returned to the United States, and many of the remaining shots were completed in the Green Screen Greenhouse and the New York Metropolis.

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