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759 Struggling

The "Rampant Road" has officially started filming, hiding in isolation on the African continent and launching intense shooting, as if the troubles in the North American continent have completely nothing to do with them. In such a barren land, there is no interference from reporters, no news or rumors, and the entire crew quietly devoted themselves to the shooting.

However, the shooting of this work is not so easy. From on-site metering to photography tracks, from prop scheduling to lens placement, from special makeup to styling style, from supporting actors to starring actors... Almost every link is undergoing severe tests, and every day must face new problems. After shooting every day, new troubles will emerge. The shooting process can be said to be difficult.

Not to mention the trouble caused by the changing weather in the Namibian desert. As long as a strong wind blows, even if it calms down in just fifteen minutes, the previous preparations are ruined. The lighting team must re-meter, the photography team must dig out the tracks from the sand, and the props team and the makeup team must be busy again. This is the best situation. If there is a tornado, or cloudy weather, and even worse, hail, then the shooting is not considered at all. The safety of crew members and the safety of photographic equipment are the first elements.

A month passed in a blink of an eye, but now the "Raging Road" has not been filmed even for one-fifth of the expected shooting, and the progress has been severely lagging. At this speed, it doesn't mean that the summer season of the year is now, and it is estimated that next year's Christmas season may not be able to catch up.

In fact, for Chaos Pictures, when the "Raging Road" will be released is not a decisive question. Even if the movie is released in the summer season in 2007, as long as it can achieve a box office victory, the problem can be solved. It is only a matter of time before Chaos Pictures can succeed again. But Lance knew that things were not that simple.

Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures’ blockade of Chaos Pictures continues. Although it will not stop the entire company, the next work shooting will inevitably encounter trivial behavior. There is no need for the six major film companies to take action. As long as the fencemen in the circle who are used to changing their minds to create some minor troubles for Chaos Pictures, it will be enough.

As for the college's public relations, let alone this. Although Lance gave up "hard fruit candy" and chose "Raging Road", the whole behavior was straightforward and clear, without any dragging. But Lance knew better than anyone else that, judging from Chaos Pictures' current scale, art films are still the main force. They do not have the resources to launch two "Raging Roads" at the same time, and the weight of the awards season is crucial. For example, the "Queen" who is currently filming, and the series of works that are ready to be put into production in the future, are like this.dudu1;

In addition, Ian is busy with real estate shorts. This is a huge black hole that will continue to devour Chaos Film's liquidity. Now they have been trolling and investing in this gamble in the form of loans. Although Lance knows that this is a war that will definitely win, he will definitely laugh to the end, but the problem is... If Chaos Film does not support the victory, it will fall into the abyss and be crushed to pieces? If the "Rampant Road" has been postponed until 2007, then it is certain that this 50 million investment is completely trapped and cannot help.

Therefore, no matter from any perspective, Lance needs to launch a counterattack as soon as possible. The best result is that the "Raging Road" can catch up with the summer season of 2006, respond to the doubts and criticisms in the circle as soon as possible, and completely reverse the passive situation of Chaos Film with a strong attitude.

Of course, Lance also knew that he could not act too hasty, otherwise the quality of the work would not be guaranteed.

In Lance's plan, it is best to complete the shooting within five months. Due to Lance's special shooting method, first, no large amount of computer special effects are required, second, no large amount of editing work is required, in short, no large amount of post-production is required. Then, maybe they can catch up with the end of the summer season in July or August. Just like the previous "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" and "City of Sin" are both the same.

However, as time progresses, the situation becomes more and more difficult. A month has passed, and the crew is still working together and exploring. What’s worse is that the weather is simply uncontrollable. The deep sense of powerlessness makes people angry, but they are more irritable.

This is the case again today. The wind is blowing all day long, sand and rocks are flying, covering the sun. Not to mention shooting, even going out is an impossible task. The entire crew can only stay in the base and look at the disaster scene outside that is comparable to the end of the world.dudu2;

But not being able to shoot does not mean that you can rest. Every group must prepare for the next shooting. Even if you stay in the house, everyone still rehearsed unremittingly. After a month of running-in, everyone clearly understood how important the rehearsal is, and that all possible unexpected situations must be taken into account. Especially the next scene can be said to be the most difficult scene since the start of filming.

"Rampant Road" will next shoot the scene of the battle in the sandstorm, which is the scene that caused the most shocks in the storyboard when drawing, because Lance intends to create a sandstorm to complete the entire scene, and push that real shock to the extreme as much as possible.

In this scene, Immortal Old Joe pursued Ferosa relentlessly. Everyone was trying to intercept Ferosa, but unexpectedly encountered a huge sandstorm. Everyone knew that in such a sandstorm, it would be a life-and-death death. But in order to get rid of the pursuit, Ferosa still drove the chariot into the sandstorm without hesitation. Then, in order to make contributions, Nax followed him into the sandstorm.

In the sandstorm, Ferosa first used the power of the tornado to deal with other pursuers; but Nax relied on the lightness of her car to overtake. Faced with the giant driving of Ferosa, Nax's car was just an ant shaking elephant and did not pose any threat, so Ferosa didn't care too much. Unexpectedly, Nax had a paranoid fanaticism.

Nax opened the oil barrel inside the car, let the gasoline fill the car, then blocked the car forward, and decided to ignite the fireworks and detonate the entire car, thereby destroying the engine of the tank, causing Ferosa to lose the carrier to continue moving forward and could only surrender on the spot.

This scene is very complicated, involving many on-site special effects, and the difficulty is far greater than that of computer special effects. Since Lance hopes to create a majestic sandstorm effect, a covered sandstorm stretches for hundreds of yards, including dozens of small and medium-sized tornadoes, each involving themselves. This is a bit similar to the scene where the tornado hit Los Angeles in the "day acquired" day, but it is even larger and more realistic. Therefore, Lance hopes to achieve this goal through the combination of on-site special effects and computer special effects. During the shooting process, the cooperation mistakes in any link may lead to failure. For the crew, the pressure is unimaginable.dudu3;

Moreover, the performance of this scene is not small. The only thing that is thankful is that this scene involves only three actors, Charlize, Michael and Lance. But even so, Ferosa's anxiety and determination, Nucks' fanaticism and paranoia, Max's vicissitudes and decisiveness, and the performance space of each character is very narrow, but Lance put forward extremely high requirements. This scene alone is enough to outline the three characters.

What's more, after this scene, Ferosa, Nucks and Max will meet for the first time, and there will be a fierce conflict. The filming is not easy, and it can be said that it will continue the pattern of the scene of the sandstorm. At the same time, the five models will also officially appear, and both Giselle and Miranda will have a performance opportunity. After filming for a month, they will officially appear for the first time, so the tension is naturally unimaginable.

But the weather is not good. The crew of "Rampant Road" has been waiting for three consecutive days, but has never waited for the right weather to shoot. As time goes by, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and everyone's emotions are more or less irritable. Therefore, although they cannot invest in the shooting now, every link of the crew is rehearsing in full swing. However, no one knows that they can still stick to such high frequency and high intensive rehearsals. After the pressure continues to accumulate, sooner or later, someone will be the first to be unable to hold on.

"Lance." Michael's voice interrupted Lance's thoughts. Lance took a deep breath and nodded, "My fault." He just looked at the strong wind outside the window and was a little distracted. "At that time, we will artificially create sandstorms on the scene, and our vision will inevitably be blocked. In order to ensure safety, all the vehicle speeds should be controlled in the first gear. We will leave the subsequent part to the visual effects team to handle, and then I will take some shots of the stunt actors to complete the editing."

"Lance, what if I take off the mask?" Although they have been rehearsing many times, Charlize continues to study it in depth because she knows that the role needs to be run through the whole time, and details determine success or failure. "Nakes didn't wear a mask, and neither did Max. After taking off the mask, I will win more space for performance."

Lance shook his head, "You wear a mask, because Ferosa knows that she is going to run away and will face various situations, so she is well prepared. But Nucks and Max are not." The simple explanation immediately made Charlize understand, "I'm thinking a little bit."

"Do we want to rehearse the fight again? Wear the chains today." Charlize took the initiative to make a request, because the next fight between Ferosa and Max was very special. Ferosa had no left hand, and Max was implicated by the chains and was implicated with Nux, so the fight scenes were specially designed, and the three of them were constantly rehearsing to ensure that there were no mistakes during the shooting.
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