As rough as it sounds, green screen acting doesn't seem difficult, but that's not the case. To put it simply, the actor has to construct a corresponding picture in his mind, and he is blindly gesturing to the air, as if he is dancing a cappella, which is really a bit of a nervous effect.

From a certain point of view, 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 a discrepancy between the imagination of the brain and the picture produced by the computer, and on the other hand, there is a gap in performance caused by the gap of imagination, which is unavoidable.

All of Christopher Nolan's films have always insisted on shooting on location, just to avoid such pitfalls. Paul Greengrass's insistence on building the whole scene in the studio was based on the same consideration.

If it's just performing in front of the air, then it's not difficult for Lan Li. In stage performances, the one-man show is a compulsory subject, and many classic plays are outright one-man shows. It's not just a monologue, the actor needs to be alone on an empty stage, experiencing the character's various emotions and experiences, even nightmares, fantasies, conversations with God, and so on.

The real difficulty of this scene is that the green screen acting is more often about fighting with the air, or fantasizing that he is a comic book character and can send qigong with his hands or something. When they were children, they always liked to play like this, but when they grew up, it was a little embarrassing to repeat it.

What's more, today's scene is not only about green screen acting, but also involves scenes of hanging Weiya, explosions, impacts, rolls, and head-to-head firefights. At the end, Cage and Rita still have the only tender moment in the whole movie: a kiss before life and death. It can be said that this scene is definitely a problem within a problem.

When you enter the set, you will see a lifelike ruin, which looks like a barren place after the Great War, but when you really enter it, you will find that the stone is not actually a stone, but foam, glass is not glass, but a special material, and steel is not actually steel, but a high-tech synthetic heat-resistant material.

On the left, a crane is parked with a huge lifting robotic arm that looks spectacular, a track is laid in the center of the ground with a camera stand in front and a trailer with the outline of a helicopter frame made of special materials in the back, and in the corner diagonally in front of you, a live effects artist is creating smoke to test the effect of the smoke and make the ruins look more realistic.

The entire crew is in full swing to make the final confirmation, including the running track of the machine, the direction of the camera, the expected effect of the picture, and so on. Even if the post-production computer special effects can complete most of the picture requirements, the scene still needs to be perfect, and more importantly, the safety issues must not be sloppy.

Lan Li didn't hesitate, walked straight in the direction of the crane, stopped between the crane and the helicopter model, looked at the staff who were confirming the equipment binding, and shouted, "Hey, Jordan, how are you going?"

Jordan-O'Neil, a twenty-five-year-old stunt stuntman who specializes in action and drag racing. is young, but he has been rolling in the industry for two years, however, for stuntman actors, the approximation of appearance is an important favorable condition, and his height is relatively tall, and his figure is relatively not so strong, and now the group of action actors who are on the front line do not need him as a stand-in, so he mainly rolls in TV dramas.

This time, "Edge of Tomorrow" became Jordan's first film stand-in work. His overall body shape is very close to Lan Li's, his height is only an inch shorter, and even his hair is a similar bright brown, coupled with his agility and experience, all of this makes him the perfect choice for Lan Li's stand-in.

When filming "Fast and Thrill/Love 5" before, Hobbs played by Lan Li did not have drag racing scenes, and there were only three fight scenes, so he didn't use a stuntman at all. The same goes for Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, who have professional drag racing stuntmen but still play their own fight scenes.

However, "Edge of Tomorrow" is different, and there is a small amount of extreme action in the movie. For example, in the next scene, Cage fell out of the helicopter, but grabbed a fixed rope and hung it outside, and when Rita accelerated towards the Louvre, Cage was like a kite placed outside, messy in the storm, and then kept hitting the ground, getting involved in the wind and waves, and finally when the helicopter stopped, Cage flew out.

This series of moves is not only extremely difficult, but also requires special skills and requires the use of professional stuntmen. Even if Lan Li wanted to go into battle in person, he was powerless.

Raising his head, Jordan showed a big smile towards Lan Li and made an "OK" gesture, "It's been rehearsed several times, no problem." What, you're going to follow the process one more time?"

"Hmm. I'll be gearing up for the connection in a moment, so I'll come back and have a look. It was obviously not the first time, and Lan Li expertly walked to the side and watched Jordan's preparations.

The part of flying the kite outside the helicopter will be done by Jordan, and the robotic arm of the crane will hang Weia, causing Jordan to jolt in mid-air, and directly in front of him will be four large blowers to ensure that the ferocious effect of fire suppression can be created, and Jordan will use his professional skills to perform the effect that the director needs.

After the helicopter hits the glass pyramid, Jordan will complete the part where the kite breaks its string, but at the same time, the blue rite needs to be completed, because after the tumble down, there is a close-up of the middle. The director prepared two sets of shooting plans, one is a fixed medium shot to capture the scene of Cage entering a state of preparation immediately after landing, and the other is to use his best hand-held photography to follow Cage's footsteps to gradually kick off the prelude to the Armageddon.

Paul Greengrass prefers the second option, but the specific shooting effect still needs to be confirmed by actual operation. However, it is certain that both options require Lan Li to show his face in front, so Lan Li needs to roll in person, and in the case that the presentation effect does not meet expectations, Paul will use the alternative, that is, the part of the kite breaking and rolling, which is completed by Jordan, and then quickly switches the camera to connect the picture after Lan Li lands.

There are many different ways to make a movie, and the results are even more varied. If the actor can't achieve the effect in the director's mind, the quality of the finished product will inevitably be discounted, which is one of the reasons why choosing a 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 conceived by Paul, Lan Li has been working 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 in the case of green screen shooting, Lan Li also needs a more immersive feeling, and walking with Jordan is undoubtedly a major help.

"It is recommended that you get the lazy donkey rolled and practiced, then it will be fine. Jordan quipped, laughing.

It's been a lot of fun to work with Lanli. He's not the type who often talks about thanks, or he doesn't come over to shout after filming — in the eyes of most actors, a stuntman isn't an actor, he's just a member of the behind-the-scenes crew, he's the kind of person who talks about things and talks about the whole scene, he asks about certain stunts, and he shows up on set with a stand-in......

There is no special treatment, but the stand-in is treated as a colleague actor, and he is conscientiously engaged in his work. It's called respect. Add to that Paul Walker, Rami Malek, who are always happy to get together, and Donald Glover and Jennifer Lawrence, who occasionally come over to play tricks...... the work of the "Edge of Tomorrow" crew is always enjoyable and easy.

Lazy donkey rolls. This is the Chinese martial arts term that Jordan learned from Lan Li, and Lan Li also demonstrated it at that time, which successfully made everyone laugh.

Lan Li didn't speak, but half-squatted down, turned around twice, simulated a lazy donkey rolling action, and then deliberately straightened his chest, shook his head gently, his eyes were sharp and resolute, his shoulders were straight and tough, and he stood up slowly, slowly, slowly standing up, exuding the momentum of "I am the hero, I am the hero, I am the handsome guy, I am full of charm", and finally said, "How is it?

One action, not only Jordan, but the other staff around him burst into laughter.

This is the laughing point of their on-site special effects team - Lan Li mocks the heroes in those American-style main theme action movies, "Die Hard", "Mission Impossible", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "007" and other movies are all like this, even if he is embarrassed, the actor has to be handsome, with the director's slow-motion close-up, the whole body exudes the smell of hormones.

Lan Li said self-deprecatingly that he should also cooperate with such an action, otherwise the whole movie would be embarrassed, it would be too aggrieved, and he didn't look like the male protagonist of a super commercial blockbuster at all.

"Lan Li! Lan Li!" Jordan pinched his throat and screamed as the little girl screamed, cheering and shouting, responding to Lan Li, causing the laughter around him to boil even more.

At this time, Abby Mills, who came over, didn't know why, looked at the laughing everyone in confusion, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" She thought she had a problem, and looked down at Youjiao, "Is there a problem with my look?" The expression of the question mark made everyone laugh even more happily.

Lan Li shook her head with a smile on her face, "Is there anything wrong with you coming here?"

"yes, you need to be on set right now, we'll have one last rehearsal and then we'll shoot, and the rest of the department is ready. Abby didn't continue to pursue it, but insisted on her position as a drama manager, "Do you need me to explain the camera and position of the whole scene again?"

"No, I don't. Let's get started!"