774 Harmony Rhythm
Looking at the picture on the monitor, Lance's brain was extremely clear.
On the picture, you can see countless links running at the same time, including photography teams, lighting teams, on-site special effects teams, prop teams... The work of each group is intertwined, like a huge and complex machine, which makes people overwhelmed, and the information that flows into their sight is getting more and more complicated. If you don't pay attention, you will miss the details. But for Lance, what he sees is not chaos, but inspiration.
This feeling is difficult to describe in words. Those mixed and chaotic thoughts are still surging in their minds, but they have gradually calmed down. He can keenly capture the correct information from a bunch of messy things without any obstacles at all, and then make accurate judgments. The feeling of controlling the overall situation is back in his body.
The scene just now is the most direct proof. Lance shortened the "runway" to 500 yards, allowing the on-site special effects team to concentrate their energy and create more realistic effects within a shorter runway range. At the same time, the photography team and lighting team can concentrate the dispersed forces; but this puts higher requirements for the actors, requiring a better performance in a shorter time, and the details during the performance also need to be changed - for example, the distance of the viewing was originally to see the horizon in real life, and the lens created a scene where the whole world was ravaged by tornadoes, but now they need to adjust the focus and "push" the tornado in their sight for a distance to meet the requirements after the special effects are completed in the later period.
However, this is not a problem for Lance.
The whole scene was only the second time, and the fit of all the shots reached the best level. Every link, including the actor's performance, exceeded Lance's expectations, especially Michael's performance on the verge of madness, which added a lot of color to Nucks. This was an unexpected surprise. This was the shot that Lance wanted to see, and it was also the scene he conceived for the "Rail of Furiousness".
Now, Lance replays repeatedly. Because the scene is too complicated, he needs a lot of close-up shots to complete the narrative of the scene. Now Lance is in his mind with complex planning and editing, running at high speed, building more pictures.
"The close-ups in the car need to be taken all the time," Lance tilted his head and whispered to Hayden, then turned to look at Newton, "How is the lighting conditions now?" If it is a reshooting shot, it is crucial to keep the texture of the picture consistent.
"There is at least two hours left." Newton replied without hesitation. Lance pointed his chin slightly and looked at Hayden again. "I need a look upward, a side view, and then a front view." Hayden did not say anything, just nodded to confirm.
"Albert?" Lance shouted, and Albert's response came from behind, "You ask the stunt team, are they ready? If you are ready, take the stunt shot first. If not, we will take the close-up shot first." The stunts in today's scene are very difficult, because we need to really create a car accident, and also need to shoot the scene of Max and Nux being thrown out. This is a difficult challenge for the stunt actors. At that time, the cars of Nux and Ferosa will be controlled by professional stunt actors.
Standing beside him, Hayden looked over and then saw Newton's expression. Newton seemed contented, without any worries. His whole state was completely different from two days ago. When he noticed Hayden's gaze, Newton smiled, and Hayden also pulled the corners of his mouth.
Today, the entire crew breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that Lance had returned to its state and the command of the crew became clear, which made each group restore order and each link smoother. As a director, Lance's state will affect the situation of the entire crew. Not to mention the quality of the finished products filmed, many times even shooting on the spot will be in a row. Now that the helmsman has returned, the crew has naturally settled down.
"Okay, everyone starts working immediately." After the matter was explained, Lance shouted loudly, turned around and prepared to leave, but Hayden grabbed Lance's arm.
Lance turned his head suddenly and his sharp eyes stabbed Hayden. Hayden only saw a violent murderous aura coming to his face. Before he could even look at Lance's expression, goose bumps appeared on his arm. He subconsciously let goose down, and then Lance's emotions became calm. Hayden couldn't help swallowing and asked, "Lance, how about this scene?"
Lance just watched the replay eight times, but never expressed his personal opinion. That's why Hayden asked this question.
Lance did not answer immediately, his brows still frowned, staring at Hayden's right hand tightly until Hayden put down his right hand awkwardly, he retracted his gaze and nodded, "No problem! Just use this one!" After that, Lance turned around and left with great strides.
Hayden let out a long breath, and then he realized that he couldn't help but hold his breath just now. That powerful aura was really scary.
Looking back, Hayden saw Michael and Emma who were excitedly exchanging opinions. Hayden had very limited knowledge of performance. He had never been a professional, but at that moment, he could clearly feel that it was not Lance, but Max who stood in front of him. If he didn't let go, Max would never mind breaking his arm to achieve his goal.
Hayden looked up and saw Newton with a meaningful expression. Hayden shrugged, "It seems that our captain is completely in shape, which is a good thing."
This is true. The crew of "Raging Road" not only returned to the track, but also found the magic weapon for the success of the previous five works. Each link found a harmonious rhythm and gradually became better, as if even the Namibian desert had become part of the crew.
The scene of the Dust Storm Chase Battle was completed in just two days, and the effect was gratifying. Immediately afterwards, the crew entered the state of full-staff activation, and the models made a brilliant appearance, showing their "acting skills" in front of the camera for the first time. Although other links were accurate, the models were still a little awkward about the performance, and even basic shooting such as the camera movement was not familiar with, especially in comparison between Charlize Theron and Emma Stone, the performance of the four models can be described as bad.
Fortunately, at least compared to the slum children in the "City of God", these models are not afraid of the camera, and it is relatively simple to tune/teach. What's more, in Lance's conception, the models originally exist as vases and do not need to be too hard. However, Gisele Bundchen's performance was still lower than Lance's expectations.
Choosing Giselle to play Angelard was an adventure. It was not that Rosie Handington Whitley performed well in her previous life. She just did a competent vase role, which did not affect the overall level of the work, but that Giselle lost its standards under pressure, which was indeed beyond Reims' expectations.
While expecting, Giselle, as the world's number one model, has been in the fashion industry for seven years and has experienced countless big scenes, so she will naturally not be frightened. Moreover, Giselle's performance on the stand has always been famous for its grand and strong strength, and her standard step and strong aura have almost set an insurmountable benchmark. As long as Giselle plays his true nature, he can interpret Angarad's style, at least not worse than Rosie.
However, judging from the three shots just now, Giselle was too nervous and couldn't let go. Standing in front of the camera, it seemed that the invisible frame was bound by every inch of his body. The whole performance looked extremely awkward and artificial.
If it were another director, I would probably not be too scrutinized. What is a vase? The vase needs to be placed there to add luster, which is enough, without any unnecessary branches and vines. For example, Meghan Fox in "Transformers", her performance in the movie is a typical vase - let alone performance, Meghan's lines are almost like zombies typing, and the performance is full of exaggerated and artificial, which seems completely out of touch with the story of the movie, but Meghan has become the most eye-catching scenery in "Transformers", which is popular all over the world. Even Lance admits that Michael Bay captured the unruly and spicy sex/sense of Meghan, which is amazing.
By Meghan's standards, Gisele's performance is barely enough. If you choose a model and a vase, you shouldn't have more expectations.
But Lance had different ideas. He always believed that performance was an indispensable component of the movie. Even as a supporting role in the background, even as a vase for dessert, they were part of the entire shot as long as they appeared on the picture. They did not need to be superb in acting, but at least they needed to be integrated into it. This may be his paranoid as an actor, which may not be correct, and may not have any impact on the box office. But it is indeed his persistence.
Lance's eyes fell on Giselle, but his head started to work quickly: He knew that Giselle was performing abnormally due to pressure, but how should he guide him?
Giselle could clearly feel Lance's deep gaze, and her mood became more and more nervous, and she was almost breathless. Especially since the crew finally entered the shooting state yesterday and the day before yesterday, but now there was something wrong with her again, which made Giselle even more nervous. She subconsciously turned her head and looked at Emma - Emma just directed her performance, and now the first person she is asking for help is naturally Emma.
But Emma didn't dare to relax at all at this time. Lance gave her the work of guiding the performance. Now that something went wrong, she felt that she also needed to shoulder part of the responsibility, but she didn't know why Giselle was like this. She didn't have such a situation before when she performed privately - Giselle's muscles were stiff enough to be as stiff as marble, even Emma could see it.
"..." Emma opened her mouth and was about to say something, but she heard Lance's voice coming, "Do it again."
Chapter completed!