The preparation team is testing a major scene to be filmed tomorrow, and with the sports car and bus driving side by side at a constant speed, Jack jumps from the sports car to the bus, which is definitely the highest test for the actors and the props crew.

First of all, the sports car and the bus must run at a constant speed side by side, and the speed between the two must be consistent, and the distance must be consistent at all times. The second is the control of speed, which cannot be too fast, the director and actor cannot complete the action, and the shooting cannot be completed smoothly; At the same time, it can't be too slow, otherwise the shooting effect will not be enough, it will not be able to present the audience with the realism of the "fifty mile" operation, nor can it bring the thrill of challenging the impossible task; Finally, there is the action of the actor, if you are not careful, you may be swept under the car, and the director's life is in danger, even if it is just an injury, which is not trivial.

Therefore, for the filming of this scene, the crew specially divided a preparation team to prepare, of course, not only for this scene, but also in the subsequent filming of the scene of two cars driving side by side, which can be said to be the most important difficulty in the filming process.

Hugo walked towards the preparation team, where they were testing their speed, and stuntman Igor Phoenix. phoenix) stands on the trailer on the left, ready to jump towards the trailer on the right. In practice, two trailers are used in parallel, which means that there is enough space to take off and there is enough space to land.

In the actual shooting, the most difficult part is that the space where the actor lands is only a small space of the bus door and staircase, which puts forward higher requirements for the accuracy of the actor's jump and landing. During the exercises, the staff also drew the boundaries in chalk on the trailer according to the size of the bus, hoping that Igor would be able to land in the established position.

But obviously, this is not an easy task, and when Hugo came over, he happened to see Igor soar into the air and land on the trailer on the right. In fact, the distance between the two trailers is not large, about two feet (sixty centimeters) by visual inspection, which also takes into account the space left by the trajectory and speed during the operation between the two vehicles, which is actually a room for error - even if the car is not stable enough and the running route deviates, there will be no problems.

Two feet away, it's not too difficult for an adult's jumping ability. But considering that the car was traveling at thirty miles per hour (fifty kilometers per hour), it was a difficult task. Although 30 miles per hour is much lower than the 50 miles per hour (about 80 kilometers per hour) set in the movie, this is already the maximum speed allowed by the staff, and if it is faster, the situation will be out of control, and the chance of injury to the actor will inevitably rise rapidly.

Watching Igor jump quickly, take off, stay in the air, and finally land, Hugo only felt as if he was watching slow motion like dodging bullets in "The Matrix", and the voice of admiration involuntarily came out. However, the staff standing on the trailer shook their heads at Igor, judging from their movements, Igor was out of the "bus door" when he finally landed, and if he entered the actual battle, he would either hit his head on the ground and fall into a coma, or he would be ejected by the rebound force and fall out of the car.

The trailer stopped, and everyone was discussing the results of this exercise, Hugo hesitated, put all the thoughts about driving behind him for the time being, and walked up quickly, "Hey, guys. ”

Second assistant director Alexander Werther (Alexander. Witt) couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Hugo's figure, "You're here again, does Jane know?"

Hugo jumped onto the stationary trailer and expertly greeted the members of the preparation team before smiling at Alexander and saying, "If you don't say it, he doesn't know, I have thirty minutes to rest." ”

Alexander looked in Jane's direction in embarrassment, standing still at a loss. Alexander is the head of the preparation team and has been preparing for the next shoot lately. Due to the difficulty of this scene, and unlike the previous bomb scenes or action scenes, a qiē can be controlled, this scene needs the perfection of every link to complete, and the agility of the actors is one of the necessary conditions.

After comprehensive consideration, Jane thought that Hugo must not be allowed to go into battle in person in this scene, especially after experiencing the accident of the explosion, Jane was even more determined in her thoughts, so she decided that this scene would be played by a substitute.

Before the filming of the movie began, Jane hired a professional stuntman, Igor, this young man was trained in a professional action school, only one year older than Hugo, and most importantly, his body shape is basically the same as Hugo, and he not only has a very solid martial arts foundation, but also has superb driving skills, and is also a drag racing stuntman. So, now it's Igor's turn to shine.

But the problem is that Hugo has always insisted that this scene should be played in person, because this scene is a key adrenaline-pumping scene, and Hugo wants to be as realistic as possible, which is the essence of his action movies. Just like when "Schindler's List" was filmed, Hugo wanted to maximize the meaning of his role with his performances, even in action movies.

But no matter how much Hugo tried, Jane was unwilling to let go. In desperation, Hugo could only sneak to the preparation group for practice, because during the practice, the trailer has more room to show, and the speed of the car is slowly rising from ten miles, the most important thing is to hope that the actors can fully adapt to this set of processes. Therefore, Hugo's preparation for the group practice went very well.

Since then, Hugo has been taking advantage of the spare time after filming, and even in his spare time after filming, to go to the preparation group to practice and prepare, which is really an ordeal for Alexander. On the one hand, Alexander witnessed Hugo's growth, and he understood that Hugo's abilities, although not as professional as Igor, were definitely not inferior; But on the other hand, Alexander also knew that he could not go against the director's wishes.

But in the end, Alexander was persuaded by Hugo, the dedication of the actors always made them admire, and the stand-in was also a second choice in absolutely impossible situations, otherwise the actors could complete the work, which has always been the expectation of all crews. Moreover, Alexander believes that even if Hugo practices well here, he will still have to make the decision in the end, so instead of letting Hugo play without practice, it is better to let Hugo practice here in a comprehensive way.

Alexander looked at Hugo, who was eager to try, and finally could only retract his gaze helplessly, "Are you going to try it once?"

Hugo nodded, "Of course, I'm already active, so let's just try it." ”

Hugo knew very well that driving was a demon for him, and if he wanted to break the shackles of his demon, he had to be completely prepared. A psychiatrist is a way, but constantly challenging one's limits is also a way, Hugo has never been a coward, and he has always been able to fight back head-on with his head held high when challenged.

So, perhaps, if he could finish the scene, he would be able to try to drive a simple car — at least something as simple as starting and starting, even if it was at a snail's speed of ten miles per hour, which would have allowed the film to be shot. Perhaps Hugo was afraid of the speed at which the car was moving—the speed at which it might lead to a car accident, rather than the car itself. Maybe.

"Hugo, you're stealing my job again." Igor stood on the trailer opposite and said to Hugo with a smile.

Igor also has Jewish ancestry, but he is from his father, so he can only be regarded as half Jewish, his facial features are sharp, his outlines are clear, and he is also a handsome guy, coupled with the sweat and muscles full of manliness, the charm of a man should not be underestimated. This is also the reason why Jane chose him to become Hugo's stand-in, in addition to his figure, the difference in appearance must not be too big, otherwise it will be very difficult to shoot.

After Igor joined the crew, he has not yet started work, because Hugo has all personally participated in the battle and completed all the shooting. In fact, this is a good thing for stuntmen, because regardless of whether they play or not, they are still paid. The actor is willing to go into battle in person, and the stuntman should breathe a sigh of relief, after all, the scenes that require a stand-in are very dangerous, and the stuntman is a profession that walks on the tightrope at any time, which can minimize the work and keep the salary unchanged, which is naturally the best.

To be honest, Igor's dedication to Hugo is also a sword eye, especially Hugo is now in a rising period, and he is also taking on such a work that everyone is not optimistic about, and the salary of only six million dollars is not high, but Hugo still does not have any slack mentality, and meticulously completed all the filming work. Such an actor is worthy of admiration wherever he goes.

Hugo gave Igor a thumbs up and said with a smile, "The drag racing scene will be handed over to you for a while, don't worry that you won't have the opportunity to be on camera today." "In fact, most stuntmen will more or less have the desire to one day be able to join real star actors, although they have always been stand-ins, but excellent acting directors, screenwriters, and producers will see it, and in the future, maybe when new actors need to be used in action movies, they will enter the director's sight.

Igor was also amused by Hugo's teasing, and then heard Hugo say, "You tried it just now, is it still too strong?"

Hugo wasn't a professional action actor, so he was tirelessly asking Igor for advice, hoping to learn more techniques so that he could complete the film on his own. Igor is not a person who hides himself, after all, stand-in work is not so simple, even if the actor is willing to learn, it is not so easy, so he finally met a bosom friend, and Igor is very willing to share.

"Yes, I'm going forward a little too fast, and the height of the upward direction is not enough, the arc is not coming out, you can try to bring the arc a little higher." Igor said as he made a gesture of reaching up.

Hugo nodded in understanding, then clapped his hands, "Then let's try it once!"