Ralph Mazzio was wearing shorts and walked into the waves to practice his balance. He struggled to keep his balance as the waves crashed against the shore.
"Basic skills, basic skills, pay attention to breathing, keep balance." Master Miyagi on the shore began to shout to him, asking him to practice the three basic skills in the waves.
The dark waves, illuminated by the sun in the backlight, shine like dragons and lins.
Daniel gradually gained a firm foothold in the dots of golden light and started practicing again.
Ronald, who was behind the camera on the shore, thought of the past when he was filming "Rock and Roll High School" and shot a set of backlit shots that were too artistic and ended up not being able to fit into the plot and resulting in poor editing results.
Five years have passed, and now Ronald is finally able to take the helm of an eight-million-dollar blockbuster. His aesthetic taste, which he acquired through repeated training as a portrait photographer, is just right for showing off in this movie.
one time.
Demura Fumio and his disciples have left the crew and returned to Northern California to open a karate gym. This is how movie shooting is, except for the director and the protagonist, everyone else comes and goes.
The shooting has entered the second month. The temperature in Los Angeles in late autumn is okay, but the water is relatively cold. Ralph Mazzio also worked hard for the shooting effect.
"cut!"
As soon as Ronald shouted stop, Ralph Mazzio's manager rushed over and threw a blanket over him to keep him warm.
Noriyuki Morita and Elisabeth Shue were the most envious of this. Ralph Mazio could get a salary of two hundred thousand dollars in "The Kid", and he was the only actor in the crew who had a personal manager to take care of him.
The next scene shows Master Miyagi supervising Daniel's practice in the waves. Standing on a wooden pile on the beach, he also began to practice the unique skill of Ryukyu Goju-ryu Karate - "Crane Kick".
This time, Ronald's friend and action assistant Darryl Vidal put on a wig for the stunt.
Vidal is also very short. Except for his darker skin, he looks almost the same as Noriyuki Morita when viewed from a medium shot after wearing a wig.
In order to prevent wear and improve the beauty of the lens, Ronald used a backlit lens.
Under the sunlight, Master Miyagi's whole body was surrounded by a halo of golden light. He opened his arms and raised them high by his shoulders, and then started to kick with his left foot.
At the moment Vidal stopped, everyone unexpectedly saw him take off with his right foot, kick forward high with his right leg, and then land with his right foot.
He raised his hands high like a crane and gestured with his left foot to attack. Two consecutive fake movements attracted the opponent's attention to his left side. No one expected that his right foot, which was used as a supporting foot, could still lift his leg.
"cut!"
"What kind of move is this? Why did you end up kicking out with your right foot?" Weintraub, who came to watch the filming of the "Trick", was greatly surprised.
"In Wing Chun, the southern martial art of China, this is called shadowless kick, because in this case, the opponent's attention is on both hands and left foot, and they cannot expect that the right foot can still be lifted here.
." Ronald explained.
Before the filming of the movie started, Daryl Vidal received Ronald's request and began to carefully ponder the method of this unique move. He looked for many martial arts moves, and finally found it in the ancient boxing book of Wing Chun.
One move, Shadowless Kick, was then combined with the romanticized Tai Chi moves imagined by Ronald, and the White Crane Wings, to create this extremely beautiful trick - the Crane Kick.
"Action!" The camera continues filming.
Daniel was wrapped in a blanket, and Master Miyagi had his back to the sea. Under a circle of light emitted by the backlight, their heads, shoulders, waist, legs, and their bodies slowly appeared on the horizon, heading towards
The camera comes.
Daniel asked Miyagi, "What is the name of the move you just practiced?"
"The crane kicks, and the white crane spreads its wings."
"Is it a trick? Does it work?"
"If used correctly, it is invincible." Miyagi replied.
"can you teach me?"
"First learn to stand, then learn to fly."
The two walked to the car. At this time, two white people who discriminated against Japanese Americans were leaning on the car in Miyagi, drinking beer, and casually placed the beer bottle on the hood of the car.
When Miyagi politely asked them to leave with the beer bottles placed in the car, the two white men spoke racially slurs:
"Here comes a little Japan. If you have the ability, just take it yourself."
"ah!"
Miyagi was struck sideways, and the wine bottle broke in the middle.
The wine bottle was cut off with a diamond by a prop in advance, and Morita was able to capture it with his hands.
"How did you do it, break all the wine bottles at once?" Daniel asked Miyagi in surprise after getting in the car. He felt that this teacher often surprises him.
"I don't know, it's my first time too."
Miyagi still looked full of humor. He didn't want Daniel to be too ambitious, so he still concentrated on preparing for the karate championship.
"cut!"
"Let's take a photo, Daryl," Ronald pulled Daryl Vidal. He and Noriyuki Morita were both dressed in Master Miyagi's costumes. Ralph Mazio, and Ronald himself
, took a group photo with Weintraub and others under the sunset.
"The filming here is over. Remember, you followed me during the championship. In addition to being a guest player, I also need you." Ronald told his good friend Vidal, and then returned to film the remaining scenes.
The next shot was of Daniel secretly practicing crane kicks on a wooden pile, and standing alone on a boat to practice balance. At the beginning of the practice, the shadowless kick was always out of use, Ralph Mazzi
O almost fell down several times. After practicing many times, Ralph Mazzio managed to kick out.
Ronald captured all the shots of him from being unfamiliar to being proficient, from which he could select suitable shots and use montage to explain the process of Daniel practicing the special trick Crane Kick and gradually getting better.
The championship was coming soon, and Miyagi started special training for Daniel. He put on baseball catcher's equipment, got a piece of armor made of bamboo strips strung together on his chest, and asked Daniel to punch with all his strength.
"Harder, harder!" Miyagi taught Daniel how to use punches, and after specially training him on how to maintain balance and the basic skills of blocking, Miyagi finally began to teach Daniel how to punch.
"Very good, continue like this." Miyagi drew a bull's-eye on the bamboo armor to facilitate Daniel's positioning. He admired Daniel's understanding. Taniyo
"Yeah, yeah, steps like butterflies, punches like bees." Daniel began to imitate the butterfly steps of boxing champion Ali, spinning around Miyagi. Since Master Miyagi praised his punches, he felt that he
Already invincible.
This frivolous behavior made Miyagi so angry. He fell to the ground, clamped his right foot on his leg, and put it on Daniel, "Focus! Focus! Daniel. The championship is coming soon. If you don't want to get beaten up, just concentrate."
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After practicing, Daniel hoped that Miyagi would teach him more moves. Just punching and kicking was not very satisfying. Could he use some unique moves like the Crane Kick?
"Quality is better than quantity. If you practice these moves together with the basic skills, they are enough to be used in championships." Miyagi still had the attitude of trying to learn to run before you learn to walk.
The crew then moved to a mansion borrowed by Weintraub on the edge of Mulholland Park not far from Sino. This is not a Beverly Hills luxury area, but many new movie stars like to buy homes here.
The neoclassical mansion looks very grand with its columns and arches. Ronald arranged for the photography team to arrange several people. The particularly large living room on the first floor can hold dance parties, and the two back doors open to the kitchen, where guests can stay all night long.
Food is served to guests.
Daniel put on a nice red and white dress and made an appointment with Ali to pick her up at her house for a date. However, when he arrived at Ali's mansion, he found her dancing with Johnny in her arms.
It turns out that Ali's parents wanted to get her and Johnny together. When the two were forced to dance, Johnny wanted to forcefully kiss Ali, but Daniel walked in and saw it.
Daniel had an inferiority complex, turned around and ran away, and happened to bump into the servant who was delivering the meal. His clothes were covered with baked beans. All the guests burst into laughter.
Ali slapped Johnny who kissed her forcefully, then turned around and saw Daniel running away, and couldn't catch up with him.
Daniel returned to Master Miyagi's house in despair, and found that Miyagi was as lost as himself, drinking alone.
Master Miyagi pointed out a photo to Daniel, told him that this was what Mrs. Miyagi looked like when she was young, and asked him if Mrs. Miyagi was as beautiful as ever.
"She is beautiful, where is she now?"
Master Miyagi picked up the wine glass and took a long sip. He talked about how beautiful his wife was when she was young, how she was a prostitute, and how they had a child, who was the first generation of the Miyagi family to make a name for themselves in America.
In the end, Miyagi said some unintelligible words, such as complications, sorry to inform you, concentration camp, 442. Then he walked into the bedroom, sat on the bed, and drank by himself.
Daniel saw a small box on the table, opened it, and found the collection that Miyagi only took out and peeked at on this anniversary every year.
Inside the box was a report of Miyagi's military exploits and medals from the 442nd Infantry Regiment in World War II. Daniel couldn't figure out what level they were.
What Ronald had the props create was the highest honor a U.S. soldier can receive - the Congressional Medal of Honor. Its blue ribbon and inscription containing the word "valor" are easily visible to connoisseurs.
In addition to this one, Miyagi also received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and a Purple Heart. Below the medal is a letter.
Daniel picked it up and took a look. It was the concentration camp that informed him that his wife unfortunately died of complications during childbirth. The reason was that there was no doctor inside the concentration camp and the obstetrician at the hospital arrived late.
Daniel was shocked when he learned about Miyagi's tragic past. He went to see Miyagi in the bedroom.
Miyagi sat motionless on the bed, as if there was no sound. Daniel's eyes flashed with fear, and he quietly approached, wanting to observe Miyagi's breathing, and suddenly found that Miyagi was snoring.
Daniel breathed a sigh of relief, helped Miyagi to the bed, covered him with a blanket, bowed slightly to him, then closed the door and left.
"Cut!" Ronald stopped the filming, and then the props quickly began to be rearranged. Next, they had to shoot the birthday scene of Daniel and Miyagi. The prop team brought a real cake and put candles on it.
Daniel celebrated his birthday, and Miyagi bought him a cake and candles. The two wore birthday hats and blew out the candles together. This was the first time Daniel celebrated his birthday with a father-like figure. He and Miyagi both loved each other.
There is a father-son feeling.
Miyagi took out a birthday gift, which was a karate uniform. It also had the logo of Master Miyagi's favorite, bonsai.
"My wife embroidered this for herself and gave it to you."
"This is too precious, I can't have it." Daniel knew Mr. Miyagi's past.
"Alas... alas... put it on." Miyagi regarded Daniel as his godson, and gave the karate uniform sewn by his wife to his godson, which was considered as fulfilling his wish.
Daniel suddenly remembered that he had to go and have dinner with his mother. Of course Miyagi understood. He said that he also had a gift for him and asked him to pick one out of the cars he was cleaning and waxing in the yard and drive away as a gift.
Daniel had just gotten his driver's license and couldn't refuse, so he jumped into the convertible and drove away.
Miyagi watched Daniel drive out of the yard from behind, and the lonely old man felt a little comfort in his heart.
Daniel drove along the car and passed the carnival where he and Ali played together.
One of Ally's girlfriends, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, came to Daniel and told Daniel that Ally was forced to dance with Johnny, and she even slapped Johnny.
Daniel realized that he was not dumped, and Ali was not getting back together with Johnny, so he went to find Ali to reconcile.
Daniel met Ali, who still had feelings for him, and after some explanation, the two settled their differences. "I want to participate in the karate championship, and I don't have a cheerleading team yet." Daniel, who has his own car, has become more confident.
I want to invite Ali to go to the karate championship with me.
"I can be your cheerleader." Ali just wanted to go out on a date with Daniel. As for what she did, she didn't care.
"I might lose the first game."
"Then let's leave early."
"Ali!"
"Daniel!" The two hugged each other.
The two young people realized that they really liked each other's personality, not because of vanity due to being a karate champion or a rich girl.
The two kissed each other.
"cut!"
The shooting was successfully completed and everyone had the weekend off.
Weintraub came over, and Ronald and Ronald were going to confirm the final shooting of the championship scene next week. They rented the gymnasium of California State University, Northbridge, and hired more than 500 extras to act as the audience. The success or failure of the film will be very important.
To a large extent, it depends on whether the climax of the third act is shot well.