"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like."
Ronald used some scenes that were not edited in the feature film and edited them into different versions of the trailer. At the beginning of this version, Forrest Gump took out a box of chocolates on the bench opposite the bus stop and invited two companions
Passengers taste.
"You are just like everyone else..." Forrest Gump's mother said earnestly to her son, and then the camera turned to the principal of the local school, "Your child is different from others..."
This is a trailer that was played in the southern states, so the story that takes place in Forrest Gump's hometown takes up more space. The trailer that was previously sent to the East Coast increased the length of the plot at the Washington Monument.
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In short, the trailers broadcast on TV stations across the country this time will all be broadcast in different versions according to regions. It is hoped that it can maintain a certain degree of exposure under the warm-up of The Lion King's large-scale hunger marketing.
Ronald also wanted to learn from The Lion King and cooperated with some restaurants to launch the Forrest-Bob shrimp set, but he also suffered a shameful failure. Compared with the famous Disney cartoons that will definitely attract many children and their families, A-Gump
Kim's movie did not arouse the interest of chain restaurants at all. Even McDonald's and Burger King, with whom Ronald had a close relationship, said they would wait until the movie was released before considering the matter.
Only Nike is satisfied with the implanted Cortez classic running shoes, saying that once the movie becomes popular, they will immediately re-release Forrest Gump's 1972 classic model, and then give some incentives to the Forrest Gump project, which makes Luo
Nader couldn't laugh or cry.
This also made Ronald realize that the current public still has no idea about the movie Forrest Gump. What is needed is the good reputation of the first batch of audiences when it is released as the main force of marketing. In the future, the budget for marketing
Allocation needs to be based on this.
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On this day, Ronald came to the Century Expressway (I-105) viaduct in Los Angeles, which had just been completed and was not yet open to traffic, to meet the crew of "Speed". Today was the last shot before the movie was shut down.
Director Jan de Bont doesn’t know whether it’s due to his superb skills or a coincidence, but the scene just happened to be shot today, and the crew’s entire budget was spent, leaving not a single coin left.
Ronald got on the bus first to check. In Hollywood, no one had done a stunt shot of a large bus jumping. In the storyboard, the bus driver played by Sandra Bullock drove the car to jump over a section of the viaduct that had not yet been closed.
This stunt was too dangerous. After director Jan de Bont proposed it, it was favored by 20th Century Fox and Ronaldo, but no one knew how to really make a big bus jump over the gap.
Ronald had experience in filming Forrest Gump, so he finally came up with the idea of leaping on flat ground and using computer stunts to remove part of the road in the middle. So today's leap was actually a long jump through a wooden slope.
Then there's a long shot of it landing on the ground.
The big bus is really not a vehicle suitable for stunt jumps. For this reason, the eldest sister of the special effects team, Debbie Evans, who drove a motorcycle as a stuntman in Ronald's first movie, used her more than ten years of experience to
All experience was brought out.
First, we reduced the weight by removing all the rear seats, and then installed special shock absorbers on the big bus. In addition, a series of methods for modifying racing cars were used. The two big buses on site could both be driven.
A speed of seventy miles per hour (approximately 110 kilometers per hour).
In addition, for the safety of the driver, the driver's seat has been moved back about 15 feet to the middle position. This allows the stunt driver to observe the ramp built for the leap in the middle of the vehicle to ensure that the direction is correct.
On the other hand, if there is an accident, there is enough buffer between the windshield and the steel frame in front of the driver, so that it will not cause a particularly serious accident.
And this real driver's seat (the driver's seat of the original bus is still retained, and a dummy is placed on it to facilitate the filming without wearing it) is not welded to the floor, but uses a four-point suspension system.
The driver's seat belt helps the driver and is suspended in the air, just like those modified cars used in the Indy 500.
"This is something I specially requested. Although it is expensive, it ensures the safety of stunt drivers. When I was a child, I watched my father do movie stunts. I don't know how many cases I have seen of spinal injuries and compression fractures caused by jumping over cars."
Debbie Evans, as the person in charge of special effects, explained it to Ronald and invited him to sit on it and experience it.
"Are these two buses modified like this? If there is anything that needs to be strengthened, just say it. If the money is not enough, I can add more. We must not only ensure the effect of the leap, but also ensure safety. Safety is the first priority.
"Ronald has a lot of money, so he feels that he still has to pay these small sums. Even if 20th Century Fox is dissatisfied with the budget, it must ensure that the final car crash scene is safe and exciting.
"We have done our best within the scope of our experience, but, Ronald, anything can happen during the filming of special effects scenes..."
"Is it risky?" Ronald turned around and asked.
"There are no special effects people, but your director is at risk. Car crash scenes are always difficult to control. It's possible that two big buses are not enough, and your director has no money... Generally speaking, we will do some on the first one.
Testing, but if budget is limited..."
"That's not a problem, safety first..." Ronald nodded nonchalantly. The climax of the movie is the speeding scene. The bus leap has never been done before in Hollywood. Not only is it a novel experience for the audience, but it can also
Shock those peers in the industry.
"This is a slope I made based on my previous experience. Below is a base made of I-shaped steel paper. It weighs 80 tons, so it can withstand the reaction force of the bus taking off and remain stable before the rear wheels leave the slope, allowing the bus to take off.
The angle is set...
There is an ambulance over there. After taking off, the bus can only stop after it passes the orange mark. If something happens, the ambulance is right next to you..."
Debbie Evans explained all the elements of the scene. Ronald nodded and walked towards the camera crew, where many cameras were prepared to shoot at the same time, hoping to capture enough material for later editing.
"We have a total of nine cameras here. Listen up, everyone. If everything goes well, then I won't say anything. If something goes wrong and the bus loses control and drives toward you, I will yell three times from the loudspeaker and run away.
, run, run... There is a separation wall behind each camera. You can run to the low isolation wall and climb over and you will be safe... We also have ambulances and emergency personnel here. Even if you are unlucky, you will not die.
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Debbie Evans' words made the people in the photography team a little scared. The special effects lady didn't understand the reaction of the photography staff when they heard this. She thought they were the life-hungry people of the special effects union.
Ronald also came out to comfort, "It doesn't matter, you and I will be together. Debbie Evans is the best stunt person in Hollywood. She will make sure that nothing happens to us, and she can also take pictures that shock everyone in Hollywood."
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Finally, everyone's morale improved. Daniel, the bodyguard next to Ronald, was a little dissatisfied. He came up and said to Ronald, "We'd better go to the back of the ambulance. Even if something happens there, it won't be affected..."
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"You are now burdened with many people who work for you, their families, and your wife and children..." Daniel's salary has now increased a lot, and he also manages a bodyguard team.
Never compromise on safety issues.
"Okay, okay, I listen to you. Let's hide behind the director. He is so thin that he can't run away from us. He can also help me block a wave..."
Ronald joked and ran to chat with director Jan de Bont. Daniel also felt that the location was far away from the scene and safer than the back of the ambulance, so he didn't say anything more.
"How's it going? How do you feel about making history?" Ronald asked as he walked over and looked at the stunned Jan de Bont.
"I'm a little bit at a loss. All the money has been spent. If something goes wrong..." Jan de Bont made a desperate move. If the two buses crashed today and the filming was not completed, then the movie would be over.
"What are you worried about? If you break it, I will give you money and continue shooting. As long as you ensure safety, you can accumulate experience until you get the results you want..."
"Huh? Then I don't have anything to worry about. I laid the track here and the camera follows the bus..."
Ronald gave Jan de Bont a shot of cardiotonic, which immediately changed the Dutchman's mentality. He stood up and introduced Ronald to his nine positions...
The most important camera position is opposite the big bus. Use a long-range lens with a wide focal length to capture the angle of the bus flying towards the screen. It can be said to be the most thrilling shot.
"Isn't there enough here?"
Ronald squatted behind the camera himself and looked in the viewfinder. Because of the focal length, what this lens can capture is a relatively narrow image range. Just like an audience watching an opera with a telescope, he
You can see the movements and expressions of the actors on stage, but unlike with the naked eye, you can also bring the surrounding scenery and other actors into your line of sight. You have to move the telescope to see the actor opposite him.
The same is true for this kind of camera lens. It's just aimed at a distance above the slope where the jump takes off. If the big bus doesn't fly high enough, or flies a little too high, it will run out of the camera's range, so this lens will also
It was a waste of filming.
With such a big scene, such an expensive one-time bus, and many stunt performers working hard, it would be a shame not to catch it.
"It's a pity that I only have nine cameras..." Director Jan de Bont scratched his head. The budget had just been used up. He knew that it was either because he was planning carefully or because the male protagonist's depression lasted too long that he was reluctant to do so.
To maintain it.
Ronald stretched out his hand to bodyguard Daniel, who immediately put the mobile phone in his hand, "I need two cameras, please remember the model and lens...send them to the Century Expressway..."
Ronald signaled the director to calm down and immediately transferred two cameras of the same model from Daydream to come to the rescue.
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After waiting for an hour, two cameras filled in the missing angles. Ronald was also at the starting point, chatting with the brave stunt man.
"Mr. Brown, how do you feel?"
"I don't want to think about anything else. My mind is at peace now..."
This Joffrey Brown is a pioneer of black stuntmen in Hollywood. His father and brother were the first batch of stuntmen in Hollywood. Joffrey Brown himself was selected for the team because his father liked baseball.
Boston Red Sox, but he didn't have many opportunities to play. After retiring, he came to Hollywood to still eat this bowl of ancestral rice.
"Two minutes to prepare!" the director announced the preparation...
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"Action!"
The silver bus began to accelerate from a very far away place, and then rushed towards the take-off slope...
"Shxt!"
Director Jan de Bont cursed. The bus seemed to be accelerating very slowly, as if it could not accelerate to the intended speed of more than 65 miles per hour before driving up the slope.
"The big bus looks slower than it actually is..." Ronald was also very nervous. He looked at the big bus speeding over with his binoculars. There was dust behind it, but the speed really didn't seem to meet expectations. He put down his binoculars and looked.
I looked around at the assistant, who had a speedometer in his hand, and the number on it was only 61 miles per hour.
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The front of the bus was raised high and flew out of the slope. Ronald seemed to feel a gust of wind blowing in his ears. It was strange that he only saw the scene through the telescope, and it was said that the wind could not blow it.
Here, however, this wind seemed to have traveled through time and space, making Ronald feel very real. He even seemed to glance at the stunt driver of the bus, Joffrey Brown.
Immediately afterwards, everything seemed to be slowing down, and the rear wheels of the bus left the slope. At this time, something unexpected happened. The front of the bus continued to rise. The angle of flight was far beyond expectations. It flew away from the slope.
The height of the camera was also much higher than expected, and it suddenly broke out of the original viewing range set by the director. If it weren't for the two cameras that were later added to the scene, the shot would have been out of frame.
Bang……
With a loud noise, the big bus fell heavily to the ground, and then shook violently twice. The front wheel was punctured, the metal wheel hub flew out, and then the front door was thrown off.
The other wheel at the rear of the car also flew out, the oil line was squeezed, and a burst of black smoke came out. However, the entire bus continued to move forward according to the predetermined route, and left the end mark where Ronald was...
"Wow, wow, wow..." People at the scene began to applaud, and everyone rushed forward and sprayed fire extinguishers on the smoking rubber tires.
"Is everything okay?"
Debbie Evans rushed to the driver's seat and yelled at the driver, Joffrey Brown, who was wearing a helmet and gestured to her with two fingers.
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"If Ronald hadn't temporarily transferred two cameras, we would have had to use this lens in the end..."
One day later, sitting in the screening room of Twentieth Century Fox, director Jan de Bont introduced the last day's dailies to Fox's executive producers.
"It's so spectacular..." The executive producer was also very excited, or pretended to be excited. After all, the filming was approved by the big boss Ronald Lee...
"Cut out a rough cut as soon as possible, and let's find an audience for a test screening. Maybe this movie can really become Die Hard on a Bus..."