753 Car Fever
After leaving the tent, the hot sun fell directly on the skin, and there was a sharp stinging pain. I looked up at the sky, but found that the gorgeous golden sun was too arrogant and could not be seen directly.
Lance walked forward and looked at the flat desert not far away. It would probably be very difficult to take the elevation angle here on the hills. The incident angle and reflection angle here are too narrow, so the focus may be blurred, but I don't know if it would be better if it would be better on the flat ground below.
Putting his leather jacket on his shoulders, Lance quickly walked forward and got into a modified jeep. Before he could start the engine, someone ran over quickly. "Lance! Lance!" Turning back, he saw that he was knocking on the window was Colin-gibson. He and Jennifer Jonathan worked together to serve as art director. Colin did not have many works in his career, but the most famous "Desert Ghost" demonstrated his unique and sharp personal style.
thing?"
"After we discussed it, we decided to use dual wheels in the rear wheels. Not only does the size need to be larger, but the quality also needs to be increased to truly create the effect of diving the entire car." Colin held a design drawing in his hand and showed it to Lance. "In addition, we also decided to follow the original design of the front of the car, exposing the dual V8 engine, and adding steampunk-style pipelines."
The most important task of Colin entering the "Raging Road" is to design modified cars. He designed more than 180 cars for the movie, completing the most important puzzle of the style of the work. At this time, Colin showed the Gigabit Horse, the Immortal Old Joe's car. Yes, Colin designed the name for each car. This Gigabit Horse is built from the truck turret and the sedan cabin. Colin superimposed the two cars to create a cool style of the double-layer cabin and the domineering shape of the double rocket tail fin. More importantly, these two cars are the Golden Empire of Cadillac in 1959. This car has only been produced in 975.
In order to increase the kingly status of Immortal Old Qiao, they have been discussing how to make the style of the Gigabit Horse more powerful. Now, looking at the design drawings in Colin's hand, the combination of wheels with large front and small rear creates a dive shape, and the overlapping body causes strong visual errors. More importantly, the horizontal layout of the two engines, and the air intake and heat dissipation pipes around keeping the engine running normally are more complicated than the winding of the blood vessels of the heart, which makes the engine bay not so big. So Colin chose to extend the front of the car, and the entire power system was completely exposed, which was definitely a domineering side leakage.
"There are two pennant flags at the rear of the car, one black and the other red. When the car runs wildly in the desert, the flag can fly." Lance added, Colin thought about it carefully, then nodded, and gestured a "ok" gesture, "Where is the transformation progress?" In the latest five days, Immortal Old Joe will drive this car on the battlefield. Lance does not want to delay the shooting progress.
"We have finished the tires, give me two days on the front part." Colin didn't look up at all, and still wrote and painted on his manuscript paper, as if he was sitting in the car driven by the director to work. This was a matter of course. After he finished his work, Colin noticed their direction, "Are we now going to see the interceptor?"
Interceptor, Max's car.
Lance nodded, "I need to discuss with the stuntman how to shoot the scene in the afternoon." The crew's base is on the edge of the desert, and it takes ten minutes to drive from the base to the real shooting site. "How is the final modification effect?"
The Interceptors were the first to complete the modification. They used the 1973 Ford Falcon. This muscle sedan is actually not strong, especially compared to the modified car designed by Colin and others. It really looks a bit petite. However, Lance finally chose this model to pay tribute to the 1979 "Crazy Max", because Mel Gibson was driving the car at that time. After adding weapons, four-wheel drive, a brand new territory and monster engine, Max's car was created.
However, the interceptors were originally painted in black, and in order to create the style of wasteland doomsday, changes are bound to be made. What's more, this car has been with Max for many years. In order to match Max's current style of struggling alone and living difficulties, the vehicle must be worn out, so they must change the paint.
"Silver matte coating." Colin gave the answer, "Then make it old and rust. I think the effect is better than a gigabit horse, just like a desert lone wolf. After the movie is broadcast, this car will be very popular." The confidence in the words is full of arrogant and full of concentration.
Lance glanced at Colin, but another idea appeared in his head, "Before every car was put into shooting, it would shoot a series of photos, some were released as trailer posters, and some were released after the movie was released to create topics." Before the movie started filming, Lance had already begun to make concepts for publicity.
The publicity strategy of the "Raging Road" will be different this time. They cannot shoot in Namibia and turn a blind eye to the outside world. They need to keep updating news, including shooting highlights, movie posters, actor information, etc., and always maintain North America's attention and topicality.
Step by step, attracting the attention of different groups in different ways, pushing people's expectations to the extreme - Lance certainly knows the pros and cons of this approach. Countless works, including "Troy" and "Saharan Cavalry", have dug holes and buried themselves, but if "Rampant Road" wants to ignite the box office, it must increase the exposure. He needs to make the seemingly remote and strange steampunk and metal rock become representatives of personality, aesthetic breakthroughs and novel curiosity, drive the emotions of young people, break through the dimensional wall of niche culture, and awaken the public's interest.
As Hollywood media said, "The Road of Furious" has many difficulties to succeed, and what Lance has to do now is to defeat these difficulties one by one. Cars, modified cars, luxury cars... This is not only not niche at all, but will also arouse the enthusiasm of countless male audiences - and they are the absolute main force in the box office market during the summer season.
"She." Colin's answer made Lance stunned. Colin repeated seriously, "She. It's her, not it." Colin was actually correcting the pronoun usage of Lance. He used "her" to describe these cars. Just this detail, Lance knew that this strategy was useful. "But do you have a professional photographer? I hope the photos can be grand and grand. After that, the young men of my team and I will write an introduction and story for each car. How about it?"
When describing the storyboard, Lance told the painters that each car has its own style, its own story, and even matches the character's personality. However, the painters' imagination and reality are still a certain gap. Colin transformed it in the actual operation process, truly filling in the puzzle of "Raging Road".
"Of course." Lance's answer was straightforward.
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the shooting base. At this time, the entire shooting site was in full swing, and everyone was running and busy. Lance and Colin got out of the car and walked straight towards the location where the interceptor was.
I have to say that even though the car in front of me was dusty and rusty, it not only did not lose her charm, but also unimaginable male hormones burst out. The muscle lines were matched with tough and evil engines and submachine guns. The arrogant, unruly and vicissitudes of style penetrated into every detail. Even people who don’t love cars at all can feel the pure beauty.
Colin immediately walked over, found Albert, and discussed the matter of "taking hard photos", while Lance walked towards the stunt team and greeted him casually, "Andy." Andrew Jackson was the leader of the stunt team and also Lance's substitute. "Has the effective range of the overturn been calculated?"
Andrew was not polite either. He just glanced at Lance and said directly, "Lance, are you sure you want to do this? We just tested it. The car can flip two to three laps in the air. The specific situation depends on the on-site performance, but the impact force is very strong. We must use the helicopter seat belt and then put on the safety helmet. This means..." Andrew shrugged at Lance with some embarrassment.
Lance nodded, he knew what this meant. It meant that after the car rolled and stopped, Lance had to remove all safety protection from his body, and then climb out of the cockpit and put it into the performance. If this is a picture that can be edited, then there is no problem with the shooting; but Lance hopes to complete the shooting in one go, leaving Lance with very limited time, so the difficulty rises sharply.
"Let's try it first, call Hayden and Newton over, we need to see the lights and camera movements." Lance did not hesitate at all, and directly entered the rehearsal stage. All the situations were discussed on paper. Only after real experience can we know the specific situation and know the effect of the shooting.
Today is not only the first scene, but also the exploration of subsequent filming and setting the tone.
With Lance's order, the entire crew immediately became busy. Everything was so strange that everyone was a little busy, which made the scene in chaos. Albert could feel Lance's stern sight without looking back. He had to pick up the speaker and shout, "Everything is calm! This is not a formal shooting, it's just a rehearsal. You don't need me to explain the meaning of the rehearsal, right? Or do you want Lance to explain it?" The scene was silent, and Albert nodded, "Very good! We are not prepared enough now, this is a fact, so rehearsal needs to be more serious, make up for all the shortcomings, and cheer up one by one!"
Chapter completed!