All the scenes in the morning were the protagonist of Scorpion King. The shooting went smoothly. Most of the shots passed once or twice, and the planned work was over before 11 o'clock. The crew took a temporary break and reunited after lunch. The scenes of Scorpion King were filmed.

However, unlike in the morning, the scenes shot in the afternoon are mainly close-ups of the Scorpion King.

The same thing is that the shooting is still very smooth. Stephen Somos directed the crew and completed the shooting of four shots from one to two:30, three of which passed at one time, and the most one was only filmed four times.

The crew was temporarily resting, and Stephen Somos sat behind the director's monitor and continued to watch the shots completed.

After watching all the shots, he was in a good mood. The progress of the shooting today was beyond imagination. I originally thought that a new actor would be able to complete half of the plan. Unexpectedly, Matthew Horner performed so well, and it was so outstanding that it caught people off guard.

"It only means that..." Stephen Somos is not a novice, but an experienced director. "Matthew Horner has made enough preparations for this role, and he is also suitable for playing this type of role."

He sighed. Matthew Horner's acting skills can only be said to be average, but his temperament and physical conditions are extremely consistent with the role of Scorpion King, as if he was born to play this type of role.

Suddenly, Stephen Somos thought of what he saw on his resume. Matthew Horner played powerful warrior roles in "The Gladiator" directed by Ridley Scott and "Brothers" produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

It shouldn't be a coincidence that both crews chose him to play this type of role?

If it were Dwayne Johnson today, what would the filming be like? Stephen Somos couldn't help but have this idea and immediately had an answer in his mind. One had only physical body but had not acted; the other was also in good health, but had rich experience in playing such roles...

Stephen Somos stopped thinking about it, stood up and wandered around the set, working for an hour and a half, and he was a little tired. Most people on the set were resting or taking some special ways to relax. It was quiet in the studio, and there was only a shout in one place.

It was a circle of extras. Stephen Somos was curious and walked over to take a look. He first saw his action guide, and then a man in an ancient Egyptian warrior costume - Matthew Horner.

"You're doing a great job!" The movement guide said to Matthew Horner, who was holding the shield. "Yes, that's it! You need to have strength when you draw a sword!"

Stephen Somos looked at the opposite side of the movement guidance, and Matthew Horner made several movements of waving the shield and sharp sword. These movements were not only strong, but also showed excellent physical coordination, which looked like a trained warrior.

"It's really done well." He nodded.

But the actors over there seemed to be unsatisfied and said to the action director, "I think it's still not flexible enough. Felipe, can you find a way to make the action look more flexible?"

Stephen Somos has been hiding among the extras outside and watching over there.

"Pace, pay attention to your pace!" The movement guidance came again, "Didn't you just had two months of boxing training? Take out the steps you practiced!"

After hearing this, Stephen Somos felt a sudden realization. No wonder Matthew Horner had a better figure than before. It turned out that he had been going to train for two months after signing the contract.

How many young actors are so serious and dedicated? He couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of most of the young actors he met.

Stephen Somos looked at it for a while, turned around and left, returned to his director position, sat on the chair, and flipped out his recent shooting plan.

After shooting the scenes of the Scorpion King in human form, he will also shoot the end of the film. He has not yet decided whether to use CGI and Matthew Horner to cut pictures to create the Scorpion King, or to use the actors to synthesize the green screen special effects.

At the earliest, because he was worried that Dwayne Johnson, a novice, would not be able to deal with the actor's green screen shooting method, he planned to directly use CGI to generate the Scorpion King monster form.

But after the Scorpion King audition with makeup, this idea began to shake. Judging from today's shooting, Matthew Horner's ability is still OK. Should we use the actors and green screen shooting? This effect is better than pure CGI generation and is cheaper.

This will save another amount of money and continue to strengthen the production of special effects.

Thinking of the special effects production, Stephen Somos frowned slightly, and Matthew Horner has been in the crew for less than a day to shoot. Why is all the convenience that can make him think of?

I won’t talk about the shooting. Just the money, Matthew Horner is used to play the Scorpion King, saving a million dollars in salary to strengthen the later stage. If the actors and green screen shoot, they can save a lot of money.

The action guide came over at this time and said, "Director..."

Stephen Somos asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"The next scene is filmed." The action guide said as concisely as possible. "Matthew Horner recommends not using stunt actors, and he will complete all the action scenes himself."

"Can he do?" asked Stephen Somos.

The movement guidance was full of confidence, "I think it's okay. Matthew Horner had undergone systematic boxing training before coming to the crew, and his physical coordination was excellent!"

Stephen Somos frowned and thought.

Action guidance suggests, "Do you try it? If the actor shoots it personally, it will be much less trouble."

There are too many things to use a stunt stand-in, and Stephen Somos quickly made a decision, "Okay, let's try one first. If not, then shoot as planned."

The rest time is over and the shooting begins again.

Many extras stood on the sand in front of the green screen, ready to start fighting. Matthew stood in the middle of the most conducive field to shoot, and finally checked the shield and sword in his hand. Three stunt actors dressed as ancient soldiers were already in place. They would rush over one after another just when the shooting began.

After the crew was ready, the action guide gave Matthew a thumb and shouted loudly, "Start!"

In the quiet studio, there was a sound of fighting immediately. The extras with the mark of a scorpion were "fighted fiercely" with the extras with another outfit.

The first stuntman attacked from Matthew's side, and the prop sword in his hand stabbed his body straight.

Following the routine set in advance, Matthew dodged and smashed the shield in his hand. The stunt actor was experienced. When the shield was about to hit him, he seemed to be hit hard and flew backwards.

The second stuntman rushed up, very fast and powerful. Matthew used a shield to separate his axe and stabbed him with a sword. The stuntman fell to the ground.

Then, the third stuntman appeared just right, and he flew up. Matthew raised his shield and used the force of the stuntman to jump, lifted him away.

After killing three enemies like chopping melons and vegetables, Matthew rushed directly into the extras' fighting circle.

"Card!" The action director who was in charge of the camera stopped, then looked at the director's monitor, saw Stephen Somos nodding, and then shouted, "OK! This one has passed!"

Matthew handed the sword to his left hand, walked to the last stuntman, reached out and pulled him up, and asked, "Is it okay?"

The stuntman moved his shoulders, which seemed to hurt a little, but he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

"That's good." Matthew also smiled.

He is equally friendly to these stunt actors. These people are not easy, and basically do the most dangerous jobs on the crew.

Later, there are several scenes to work with these stunt actors.

His excellent completion of this action scene also allowed director Stephen Somos to dispel all doubts. In the subsequent action scenes, Matthew did not use a special stunt stand-in and all appeared in person. Although he encountered some problems, it was not a problem. The filming of the Scorpion King scene has been going smoothly.

After two consecutive days of filming, the scenes in the Scorpion King's human form were announced to be completed at a speed nearly twice as fast as Stephen Somos's plan.

All of this is inseparable from Matthew's relatively sufficient preliminary preparations.

Sometimes, when he thinks about it himself, he also feels that it seems to be very suitable for playing this type of role. This kind of role mainly sells face, muscles and shows strong temperament, and does not have too high requirements for acting skills.

After this part of the play was completed, Stephen Somos also made up his mind to give up the idea of ​​using CGI to generate the Scorpion King monster form, and instead shoot it with the actor and green screen.

The adjustments he made also require the crew to prepare. This part of the scene was temporarily postponed and changed to the first filming of the male and female protagonists. However, Matthew was not idle either. He came to the studio to watch the filming and perform with several major actors every day.

During this period, Matthew made full use of his expertise and not only met the main cast members of the crew such as Brand Fraser, Rachel Weizi and Arnold Voslu, but also gradually became familiar with them.

Perhaps because they starred in "Mummy" together, the atmosphere of the actors in this crew is relatively harmonious.

Therefore, Matthew always shows his best side and gradually establishes a good reputation among the crew.

Ten days later, the Scorpion King's scenes began again, and it was also the filming of the finale in the film. After completing the filming of this part of the scene, Matthew can leave the crew, and the others will then rush to Morocco to continue to experience life in the African desert.

Just like before, the shots of Matthew were basically smooth. Because he was staying on the crew, he maintained a very good condition and his dedication showed that he also won many praises.
Chapter completed!