By the way, amidst the explosion of public opinion and the provocation between Columbia and Fantasy Entertainment, and amid much attention and anticipation, the crew of "Iron Man" officially started filming. Because of Yi Feiyang's all-out courage shown at the press conference, the entire crew
Everyone from top to bottom was infected by his indomitable spirit and full of fighting spirit. Whether they were actors or behind the scenes, more than 800 cast and crew members (including extras) were operating like a good team.
Different from Yi Feiyang's previous movies, this time it was a real super blockbuster, and the lineup was carefully assembled by Yi Feiyang through various channels. It can be said to be unprecedentedly powerful. In addition to the all-star cast, Yi Feiyang is also
The future cinematographer of the show, Matthew Libatique, was invited.
Matthew had just finished filming Fox Film Company's thriller "Phone Booth" and had only had a few days' rest when he was hired by Yi Feiyang.
In the past, Fox would never let someone go so easily. But now Fantasy Entertainment and Fox are partners. To put it bluntly, they are like brothers wearing the same pair of pants. There is New Line Cinema in the middle, not to mention the two companies.
The company was still in the honeymoon period, so as soon as Yi Feiyang opened his mouth, he was released.
Matthew didn't understand why Yi Feiyang named him and asked him to take the photo. Yi Feiyang's explanation to him was simple, "I like your "Sniper Phone Booth" and admire your photography skills. Come on, let's create it together."
Iron Man!"
Matthew scratched his head. He had never seen such a boss, and had never heard such a response.
In fact, Yi Feiyang was really concerned about this drama. At first, he wanted to use Cindy to continue to be his royal photographer. However, Cindy wanted to try to be a director, and Yi Feiyang was embarrassed not to give him a chance, so he didn't
The solution was to let Matthew replace Cindy.
In addition to photographers, set designers, art directors, costume designers, prop masters, etc., Yi Feiyang also selected the original cast of this drama.
In a word, Yifeiyang wants to create high-quality products, no, the best among high-quality products!
According to Yi Feiyang's plan, "Iron Man" will be shot according to the flow of the story, first shooting some scenes in Stark's company in Los Angeles, and shots of Tony Stark being trapped in the desert. These scenes have already been designed by Yi Feiyang
Once the sketches are ready, the props team and the scenery team just need to completely reproduce the design drawings. It is not difficult to build while shooting.
In the current story, Tony Stark's playboy plot at the beginning is very familiar to a crew of this level...
However, in addition to being a director, Yi Feiyang also has another job, that is, the chief designer of the props and special effects team. This is the most energy-consuming, especially how to create the steel suit worn by the protagonist "Iron Man".
In the previous life, there were three sets of steel suit samples in "Iron Man". The three sets were worn in different scenes. For example, when flying in the air, a lightweight plastic custom-made steel suit was worn so that it could be worn in the air.
It flew lightly through the air. When walking on the ground, it wore a heavy-weight custom-made steel suit made of aluminum alloy so that the weight could be reflected when walking. The last set was made of custom-made alloy steel for a close-up display.
The super realistic steel suit. Needless to say, this suit is mainly for close-ups.
The most important thing in science fiction films is the creation of props and realism. Otherwise, it will be like the Japanese Ultraman TV series, which is rough and crude, and people can tell the authenticity at a glance.
For these three sets of suits, Yi Feiyang spent a lot of energy and money, especially the last set of highly simulated steel suits, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in total. In this way, the props set of these three sets of steel suits were completed before they were completed.
Many samples were made, but Yi Feiyang was not satisfied with them. They have been revised more than twenty times...
"I think this arc is the best. It has been improved many times by us."
"Oh, really? But I think there seems to be a one-third centimeter difference in thickness, isn't it?"
"What. A gap of one-third of a centimeter?! Who can feel this?!" Stan Winston, who was in charge of special effects, touched his head and was already a little crazy. He felt that Yi Feiyang was deliberately torturing himself.
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This talented special effects artist who has produced "Alien", "Predator", and "Jurassic Park" completely understands Yi Feiyang's harshness. It seems that Yi Feiyang's money is not easy to make. Thinking back to the time when he was hired by Yi Feiyang
Being appreciated by Feiyang's discerning eye and hired at a high price, Winston felt a pain in his balls. To put it bluntly, he would do as much as he paid for it. Wouldn't this be exhausting himself?!
Another thing that annoys Winston is how could Yi Feiyang know the difference in thickness by one-third of a centimeter by holding a piece of armor in his hand...!?
"This kind of armor covering must have internal joint lines that fully comply with ergonomic mechanics. The industrial design of the model must be extremely refined. A slight mistake will make the steel suit indescribable. This complete model of the steel suit has a total of
It is composed of 312 pieces of parts, and each piece must be 100% perfect and superbly designed to achieve good-looking and easy-to-use effects!" Yi Feiyang talked eloquently, as if he was giving a lesson.
But in Winston’s opinion, the design of technological equipment in such movies is usually based on cool appearance and style, and the accuracy requirements are not too high. Who cares about such small details?
This kind of steel suit is only made for close-up shots. Does it need to be so precise?
"Hmm..." Looking at Winston's bitter face, Yi Feiyang also felt a headache. If he just made a set of steel suits, he could modify them himself. The problem is that when filming Iron Man, these three sets of designed battles
All clothes are different, especially plastic ones, which will suffer serious wear and tear in the future, so we must strive for excellence to avoid trouble in the future.
As the Chinese saying goes, if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools!
Of course, these foreigners probably don’t understand this very well, so it’s natural for them to look sad.
Of course, there is no need to guess the final result of this matter. Yi Feiyang will definitely win. Under his strict requirements, the Iron Man suit has become the biggest highlight of the whole drama before filming has started!
After getting the props, the early footage shot in Los Angeles has basically been completed. For these relatively simple shots, Yi Feiyang is still very comfortable. Therefore, the shooting speed is also very fast.
But then we were going to shoot the scene where the male protagonist Stark is in the desert. This scene required flying to the western desert area of the United States for filming.
As mentioned before, Yi Feiyang himself is a person who strives for excellence, and is also a well-known drama madman and director tyrant. In his opinion, the filming of this scene in Afghanistan should be directly flown to Afghanistan to film it authentically. However, the current US authorities
The anti-terrorism situation in the Middle East and the hatred of the United States in the Middle East made Yi Feiyang dare not take this risk... Just imagine, what if you encounter terrorists? What if the crew members are kidnapped? What if the locals are neutralized during filming?
What should we do if there is a conflict between residents? In short, the risk factor of going to Afghanistan to film is so high that Yi Feiyang, who was originally fearless, had to give up the plan after careful consideration.
In the desert areas of the western United States, troublesome sandstorms will blow in April and May. When the yellow wind blows in, it covers the sky and the earth, making people wonder if they are seeing the end of the world.
At the very least, "Iron Man" had a very bad time when it started filming that day. The yellow wind was blowing wild sand, and the crew members were hiding in the tents and did not dare to show their faces. When they stretched out their heads, their faces were covered with sand.
Yi Feiyang was drinking coffee in the tent depressedly, wondering if he didn't burn incense for Mr. Guan as he was used to when he turned on the phone. That was why he suffered such a disaster.
But he immediately denied this speculation. Mr. Guan would not hang out here, and he did not understand English.
The strong wind blew for more than three hours before finally taking a break.
Yi Feiyang was wearing jeans and a local cowboy hat. He came out of the tent to check the wind, "Okay, we can start shooting now, let everyone prepare!"
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Yi Feiyang couldn't wait to issue the order.
Then, the desert, which was originally only active with wind and sand, suddenly became crowded with people.
"Track ready!"
"Prepare props!"
"Camera ready!"
"The actors are buried in their seats!"
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"Wait a minute!" Someone suddenly said, "Director, it's not ready yet, the helicopter can't fly!"
Yi Feiyang frowned. He walked over and took a look, and found that most of the military helicopter that was going to be used for filming was buried by the wind and sand just now!
Other equipment and equipment were moved into the tent when the wind blew, but the plane and the car...
"Come here, get it out!" Yi Feiyang ordered.
"How to do it? First dig out the sand around your feet, and then pull it with a car!" Fat Jack beside Yi Feiyang tried his best to think of a way.
"No, the truck is also buried! It can't move!"
"Damn it!" the fat man cursed, "then find me some horses!"
But Yi Feiyang suddenly said: "That would waste too much time!" After saying that, he took the rope and strode towards the helicopter.
The fat man understood and called to the men: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and join the director!"
As a result, the following scene occurred in this vast desert. A large group of men tied ropes and pulled helicopters, large trucks, and cars out of the deep sand piles like wild horses.
As the sun was setting, the desert was steaming with the heat of the day. The men were bare-chested and sweating profusely. The sweat, which was as big as soybeans, fell on the desert and evaporated immediately... Such a hard-working scene, I knew they were preparing for it.
When filming, those who didn’t know better thought they were doing hard labor.
After finally finishing everything, everyone was panting like a dog from exhaustion. But for Yi Feiyang, the filming had just begun.
"Everyone, get ready, shooting will begin immediately!"
Before everyone could sit down and rest for a while, Yi Feiyang issued the order again.
Countless people couldn't help shaking their heads, "A tyrant is a tyrant after all! How can anyone torment people like this!"
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The camera lens rotates, capturing the joy on the screen.
Yifeiyang sat behind the camera, watching every shot change.
Everyone else is also engrossed in their work.
In a vast expanse of desert, the low "whirring" sound of propellers rang in the ears, shaking the eardrums and causing some pain. The close-up shot switched to show a Sikorsky MH-53 "Low Pave" heavy-duty helicopter flying in the air.
"The camera moves slowly, from far to near!" Yi Feiyang ordered the photographer.
The camera changes position.
The huge propeller sound and the dust raised by the propeller airflow around the fuselage covered the sky and the sun. The crew members felt as if the sandstorm was blowing towards them.
As Yi Feiyang's first Hollywood blockbuster, Yi Feiyang pursues the spirit of realism. Scenes like this are not replaced by computer special effects, but directly shot with real helicopters. You must know that this "low-paving" series of helicopters are the most powerful helicopters in the US military.
The most powerful model has three engines and an astonishing 6 rotors. The images captured are absolutely amazing. However, its rental price is extremely expensive and it is extremely difficult to shoot flying shots, so it rarely appears in movies.
But this time, Yi Feiyang was involved. Of course, it also cost a lot of money. Just renting these helicopters from the army cost 300,000 US dollars. It can be said that every minute and every second of the filming of this drama was spent.
They are all burning money.
"Get ready to switch the camera and shoot the interior scene of the helicopter!" Yi Feiyang ordered next.
The interior scenes of the helicopter were shot by another photographer riding on it. It started with a set of high-altitude bird's-eye shots, and then switched to the interior of the cabin.
Close-up: The small Swans HIFI speaker is vibrating, and several heavily armed American soldiers are looking at the people sitting among them.
The camera moves from the ice cubes hitting the glass in the man's hand in the center of the cabin to the Ray-Ban sunglasses on his face. Under the sunlight coming in from the window, Robert Downey Jr. in a suit looks chic and uninhibited. From the watch
, suit, and tie, every piece of his clothing exudes a luxurious air.
As a director, Yi Feiyang stared at the camera, "When the dialogue begins, pay attention to the characters' expressions!"
Downey's expression was bohemian and his smile was humorous: Are you going to take me to a military court? That's crazy. What did I do? It feels like you are going to strangle me to death. Are you not allowed to speak? Hey soldier...
In just a brief scene, the dashing Tony Stark suddenly appeared in the shot.
However, Yi Feiyang suddenly raised his eyebrows. As the saying goes, too much is too good. Maybe it's because Downey hasn't starred in a movie for so long, and it's still such a blockbuster, so the expressions and tone of the characters are a bit too "exaggerated" to use professional terms.
In other words, the acting was a bit "overdone".
"CUT! Downey, your expression and tone are a bit too much. Calm down a little and try again!" Yi Feiyang issued the command via remote control.
The camera was repositioned and the actors were also repositioned.
We filmed it again, but Downey still couldn't find the feeling.
The male protagonist in the play is a playboy and cynical guy, but Downey, who has been depressed in Hollywood for so long, lives a very bad life, so it was difficult to take on the role for a while.
Yi Feiyang knew that his demands were too high and too impatient, but he still shouted stop again.
"Donny, what I want is not the conformist Donny you are now, but the unruly you you were before! Yes, I want you to become evil! At least in this drama!"
Downey was under a lot of pressure. He couldn't find his feelings at the beginning of filming, and now he was scolded by his boss. It felt very bad.
"Okay, I will try my best!"
"I don't want you to work hard, I want you to change immediately!"
"But I..."
Downey really couldn't find the feeling.
In fact, for an actor with qualified acting skills, it is not difficult to create a flesh-and-blood character. The real problem is whether there is enough space for the role. For example, in a very long TV series, if you want to create a character
It's really too simple. Even the completely inexperienced idol stars from Mainland China and South Korea can create a comprehensive character.
In movies, the characters that are usually easy to portray have a more tortuous life, such as Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump" and the male protagonist in "The Pursuit of Happiness."
A movie like this with twists and turns and a touching story can give the character too many twists and turns, too much space, a lot of close-ups, and a lot of informative lines, making it easy for this character to be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The "Iron Man" superhero movie is just the opposite. In this movie, there are many characters, a simple plot, many visual shots, action shots, and various details of the story. In this case, the characters have room to play.
Too few. The only thing that can be done is to make a face and highlight a certain trait of the character. Then it is considered a success. For example, "Spider-Man" highlights the simplicity and kindness of his character, and Wolverine highlights his ferocious impulses. They all use this
Method, do you want to express a rich character image? Of course you can~~ Let’s wait for the second and third parts to describe it slowly... This is a rigid requirement for building the so-called "movie space and time" of the character.
And Yi Feiyang now requires Downey to portray Tony Stark in so few scenes, which is really difficult...
Seeing Donnie in a daze with a grimace on his face, everyone else was also at a loss.
Yi Feiyang had no choice but to take action himself.
He walked up to Downey, took out five hundred-dollar bills, and asked Downey, "Tell me, how can I look like a playboy?"
"This?" Donnie shook his head.
Yi Feiyang: "Come here, bring me a cigar!"
Then, Yi Feiyang took the cigar and said to Downey: "Bite it!"
Donnie put the cigar in his mouth.
Yi Feiyang picked up the stack of hundred-dollar bills, lit them, put the dollars in front of the cigar... and lit the cigar!
luxury!
What a luxury!
Five hundred dollars burn with flames and light the cigar!
Not to mention Downey himself, even the surrounding crew members were stunned!
"I want you to get your feelings back and be that crazy Donnie!" Yi Feiyang scolded. "Do you have feelings now?"
"have!"
"Louder!"
"Yes!!" Donnie almost shouted.
Five hundred dollars instantly turned into ashes.
Downey chewed the lit cigar stupidly. Yi Feiyang took the cigar from his mouth and bit it himself, "Very good, let's start shooting!"
Downey, who has rediscovered that feeling of luxury and dissoluteness, shot this sequence of shots again. Needless to say, he did it again!
