The preparation team is testing a highlight of tomorrow. When the sports car and the bus are driving side by side at a constant speed, Jack jumps from the sports car to the bus. This is definitely the highest test for the actors and props group.

First, the sports car and the bus are driving side by side at a constant speed. The two must maintain a consistent speed, and always drive in a straight line to keep the distance consistent. Secondly, the speed control cannot be too fast, so that the actors cannot complete the action and the shooting cannot be completed smoothly. At the same time, it cannot be too slow, otherwise the shooting will not be enough, and the audience will not be able to show the reality of running "fifty miles" and it will not bring the pleasure of challenging impossible tasks. Finally, it is the actor's movement. If you are accidentally rolled under the car, causing life danger. Even if you are injured, this is a great possibility.

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

Hugo walked towards the preparation group, and they were testing the speed. The stand-in actor Igor Phoenix (iker.phoenix) stood on the trailer on the left and was about to jump to the trailer on the right. During the practice, two trailers were used in parallel, which means there was enough space to jump and enough space to land.

In actual shooting, the most difficult part is that the actor lands only has a small space like the bus door stairs, which puts higher requirements on the accuracy of the actor's take-off and landing. During the practice, the staff also drew the boundaries on the trailer with chalk according to the size of the bus, hoping that Igor could land at the established location.

But obviously, this is not an easy task. When Hugo came over, he happened to see Igor rising up and landing on the trailer on the right. In fact, the distance between the two trailers is not large. It is estimated that it is about two feet (60 centimeters). This also takes into account the trajectory and speed during the operation between the two cars, which leaves room for fault tolerance. In fact, even if there is a car that does not have a stable operation route, there will be no problem.

Two feet of distance is not too difficult for an adult to jump. But considering that the car's speed of thirty miles per hour (fifty kilometers per hour) at this time, this is a difficult task. Although thirty miles is much lower than the 50 miles per hour (about eighty kilometers) set in the movie, this is already the maximum speed allowed by the staff. If it is faster, the situation will be out of control and the chances of the actor being injured will inevitably increase rapidly.

Seeing Igor jumping quickly, rushing into the air, stagnating, and finally landing, Hugo felt as if he was watching the slow motion of the "Matrix" dodging bullets, and the sound of admiration came out involuntarily. However, the staff standing on the trailer shook their heads at Igor. Judging from their actions, Igor finally landed beyond the "bus gate". If he entered the actual combat, either Igor's head hit the ground and entered a coma, or was bounced out by the rebound force and landed outside the car.

The trailer stopped and everyone was discussing the results of this exercise just now. Hugo hesitated for a moment, threw away his thoughts about driving just now, and walked up quickly, "Hey, guys."

The second assistant director Alexander Witt couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Hugo's figure, "You're here again, do you know?"

Hugo jumped to the stationary trailer, skillfully greeted the members of the preparation team before laughing at Alexander, "If you don't say it, he won't know, I have thirty minutes to rest."

Alexander looked in the direction of Jane in embarrassment, and stood there at a loss. Alexander was the head of the preparation team and has been preparing for the next shooting recently. Since this scene is very difficult and unlike the previous bomb scenes or action scenes, everything can be controlled. What this scene requires is the perfection of every link, and the actor's agility is one of the necessary conditions.

After comprehensive consideration, Jane believed that Hugo would never be allowed to take part in this scene, especially after experiencing the accident of the explosion, Jane became more determined and decided to make the decision that the scene would be played by the substitute.

Before the filming started, Jane found a professional stand-in actor, Igor. This young man was trained in a professional action school and was only one year older than Hugo. Most importantly, his body shape is basically the same as Hugo. Moreover, he not only has a solid martial arts foundation, but also has excellent driving skills, but also a racing stand-in actor. So, it is now the time for Igor to show his skills.

But the problem is that Hugo has always insisted on taking part in this scene himself, because this scene is a key part of stimulating adrenaline. Hugo hopes to present the real effect as much as possible, which is the essence of his shooting of action movies. Just like when filming "Schindler's List", Hugo hopes to use his performance to maximize the meaning of the role, even action movies are no exception.

But no matter how Hugo fought for it, Jane was unwilling to let go. In desperation, Hugo could only sneak into the preparation group for practice. Because the trailer was running a lot during the practice, and the speed of the car slowly increased from ten miles. The main reason was that the actors could fully adapt to this process. Therefore, Hugo's practice in the preparation group was progressing very smoothly.

After that, Hugo kept using the shooting intervals, and even his spare time after the shooting, to go to the preparation group for practice and preparation, which was really a torment for Alexander. On the one hand, Alexander witnessed Hugo's growth with his own eyes. Although he understood Hugo's ability, although not as professional as Igor, it was 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 convinced by Hugo. The actors' dedication was always admired, and the stand-in was also the second choice to retreat under absolutely no circumstances. Otherwise, the actors would be able to complete the work, which was expected by all crews. Moreover, Alexander believed that even if Hugo practiced well here, Jane would still have to make the decision in the end. Therefore, instead of letting Hugo go on stage without practice, it would be better to let Hugo practice comprehensively here.

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

Hugo nodded, "Of course, I've already started to move, so let's try it out."

Hugo knew very clearly that driving is an inner demon for him. If he wanted to break the shackles of the inner demon, he must be fully prepared. A psychologist is a way, but constantly challenging his own limits is also a way. Hugo has never been a coward, and he can always fight back with his head held high and his chest raised.

So, maybe, if he could finish the scene, he could try to drive at least start, and a simple move like starting can be done, even if it was going at a snail speed of ten miles per hour, which could allow the film to be completed. Maybe Hugo was afraid of the speed of the car that could lead to a car accident, not the driving itself. Maybe.

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

Igor also has Jewish ancestry, but he comes from his father, so he can only be considered half a Jew. His facial features are sharp and his outline is clear. He is also a handsome guy. In addition to his manly sweat and muscles, his charm as a man should not be underestimated. This is also the reason why Jane chose him to be Hugo's stand-in. In addition to his figure, the appearance gap should not be too large, otherwise it will be very difficult to shoot.

After Igor joined the crew, he has not started working yet, because Hugo has all personally participated in the shooting. In fact, this is a good thing for the stunt actors, because no matter whether they are on stage or not, their salary will still be paid. The actors are willing to go on stage, but the stunt actors should breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the role of a stunt actor is very dangerous. The stunt actor is a profession that can walk on the wire rope at any time, and can minimize work and maintain the salary as constant as possible. This is naturally the best.

To be honest, Igor is also impressed with Hugo's dedication, especially Hugo is now in a rising period, and has also taken on such a work that everyone is not optimistic about. The salary of only 6 million US dollars is not high, but Hugo still has no slackness and has 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 scene of racing is to be handed over to you later. Don't worry about not having a chance to be on camera today." In fact, most of the stand-in actors will more or less have the desire to be a true star actor one day. Although they have always been stand-in, outstanding directors, screenwriters, and producers will see it. In the future, when newcomers need to be enabled in action movies, they will enter the director's sight.

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

Hugo is not a professional action actor, so he has been tirelessly asking Igor for advice, hoping to learn more skills so that he can complete the entire movie smoothly. Igor is not a person who hides his own personal life. After all, the work of a stand-in is not that simple, and even if the actor is willing to learn, it is not so easy. Therefore, after all, Igor is very willing to share it with a soulmate.

"Yes, I'm moving forward a little faster, and the upward height is not enough, and the arc has not come out. You can try to bring the arc a little higher." Igor said while stretching upward.

Hugo nodded to show his understanding, then patted his hands, "Then let's try it once!"
Chapter completed!