346 [Foresight]
Because of a mass health incident, the crew took a car to the shooting location after two days of rest in the hotel on the third day.
The shooting location is in the desert 16 kilometers away from Jaisibat, where the set has been built in advance, such as Luke Skywalker's home, Obi-Wan's home, and Moses Ace Airport.
It is worth mentioning that Lucasfilm has repaired the popular "Star Wars" DVD version of the movie that is now popular on the market before it was released, so the special effects of the version are much better now. The version released in 1977 is rough and lagging behind.
After Ye Jin and others arrived at the set site, their first feeling was that they were particularly shocked.
The endless desert, round arched huts, and high-tech metal pillars... made this desolate desert suddenly have a wonderful beauty, making people feel as if they are really on an alien planet.
"Lucas, this set design is awesome." Ye Jin praised without hesitation.
"This is thanks to the conceptual paintings drawn by Ralph McQuarry, which inspired the art directors," Lucas explained.
Before the filming of "Star Wars", the painter was specially invited to draw conceptual pictures. In the end, the works of painter Ralph McQuarry stood out and won the love of Lucas.
Later, under Lucas' guidance, Ralph McQuarry created images of the planet Tatuyin, Darth Vader, Chubaka, Luke Skywalker, Han Soro, Star Destroyer, C3PO, R2D2, and other images through his brushes, making these characters who originally only exist in the text become vivid and three-dimensional.
Although as the saying goes, there are a thousand Ham Reit in the hearts of a thousand people, and everyone has their own imagination of the characters portrayed in words. But it has to be said that Ralph McQuarry's imagination is the best.
"So that's it. I really have to thank him." Ye Jin smiled, "I feel more confident in this movie when I see the architecture here."
"So too." George Lucas nodded.
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After everyone arrived, the crew began to be busy.
Make up, change clothes, assemble props, and prepare for shooting.
It is worth mentioning that the C3PO and R2D2 in the original version are both pretending to be covered with shells. The actor who starred in R2D2 is a natural dwarf, only more than one meter high, and R2D2 is controlled by him in the plastic shell.
Everyone worked hard to prepare, and before they knew it, the sun was already rising high.
In the desert area, the sun is shining fiercely and the earth is scorching, and the temperature will quickly increase.
Seeing this, Ye Jin quickly took out the prepared sunscreen supplies, sun hats, parasols, sunscreen, etc., and protected himself and Lin Qingxia well.
Others were not prepared for this at all, but they seemed very happy. The men took off their tops and the ladies tried to dress as cool as possible.
In their opinion, such good sunshine is simply a gift from God. They are eager to show off their wheat-colored skin. In their opinion, that is the healthiest and most sexualized skin color.
Ye Jin and Lin Qingxia are sun hats, parasols, and sunscreens. It seems strange to them that they have to wrap themselves so tightly.
But Ye Jin knew that they would regret it sooner or later.
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It was ready to be noon, and after dinner, the first scene finally started shooting.
The first scene was filmed in which Luke Skywalker bought C3PO and R2D2.
After being captured by Java (the indigenous people of the planet Tatooin, short and weak), it was sold to the residents of the planet Tatooin.
Luke Skywalker's adoptive father and mother were in need, so he bought them from the Javanese, thus allowing Luke Skywalker to participate in the operation to save Princess Lea.
The short and timid Javanese were dressed by children recruited by Lucas from Zaisibat, and each actor was paid only ten dollars. For them, this was already a rare high reward.
The Javanese drove a large transport truck, which was an empty shell, with tracks installed below, and empty carriages above. The entire transport truck looked extremely huge, but its actual weight was not as heavy as a bulldozer, and it only weighed three tons.
The filming of the movie officially begins.
Ye Jin, Phil Brown (Luke Skywalker's adoptive father), Kenny Baker (R2D2 actor), Anthony Daniels (C3PO actor), etc., have made sufficient preparations before filming.
All the lines are memorized and the characters have been well understood, so it is relatively easy to shoot.
The only thing that is troublesome is that the young actors, who have no experience in filming for the first time, move around randomly, and answer lines randomly, and make trouble several times.
But no matter what, by dusk, the scene was successfully filmed. Then everyone took a bus back to Jaisibat.
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After dinner and washing up, Ye Jin went to bed to rest.
I was really tired after filming a movie in the desert for a day, so Ye Jin was not interested in entertainment. After reading a while, he got off early.
But not long after lying down, I heard the sound of a pig-killing cry in the hotel.
Ye Jin quickly got up and said, "Put the door in, I'll go out and take a look." He reminded Lin Qingxia, and then opened the door and walked out.
I saw people coming out in other rooms one after another.
"What's going on?" Ye Jin asked with concern.
"Don't mention it, I've been basking in the sun for a day and my skin has exploded. As soon as I lay down and walked along the sheets, it hurts so much, as if I'm grinding with sandpaper." A man said with a grin.
"I am the same. My whole body was swollen from the sun. When I was taking a shower, it hurt so much that I couldn't help but scream." Another person also said in annoyance.
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have been basking in the sun. I didn't expect that the sun in the desert was so powerful that it would be like a murderous person." Another person complained.
When Ye Jin heard this, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
He knew the strength of the sun. When he was in school, a new classmate from the city practiced under the scorching sun. On the first day, he was sunk into big shrimps, and his whole body was red. He didn't dare to lie down at night. Finally, a layer of skin was covered with all his body, and it took more than a week to get used to it.
The sun in the desert is more poisonous and fierce. It would be strange if the skin doesn't explode after being shined by it for a day.
These Ameriga like to bask in the sun, but they don’t know how powerful the sun is. Now they all have become prawns, and their bodies are red. It looks really miserable.
In comparison, he prepared very well on sun protection measures, including sun hats, parasols, and sunscreen, so he and Lin Qingxia had nothing to do.
"Everyone should take sun protection measures in the future and don't bask in the sun anymore. The sun in the desert will really burn people to death." Ye Jin instructed.
When everyone heard him say this, they couldn't help but be envious of the fact that he had taken so many defensive measures during the day and was safe and sound now.
Chapter completed!