Parkour is an extreme sport that is popular all over the world. It uses the daily environment as a sports venue and relies on its own physical fitness to quickly, effectively and reliably navigate any known and unknown environment.
Parkour was first born in France and entered the country around 2000. After more than ten years of development, it has become one of the favorite sports for young people in China to try, and a national parkour competition has also been established.
The bonus is very high.
As an emerging fashion sports brand, Senqi’s market positioning is young people who like sports. Therefore, parkour elements were incorporated into this commercial in order to achieve a publicity effect that resonates with the target group.
Silver Horse Advertising invited Lu Chen to represent Senqi, and a professional stand-in was used for the parkour shots. It should be said that all aspects were considered carefully, and no one expected that something would go wrong on the first day of filming.
In fact, for parkour, injuries are a common occurrence, especially if there is no complete equipment protection. It is easy for problems to occur. Although Coach Wang Wang Hai is a professional, he cannot exempt himself from accidents.
But for the director, it couldn't be worse.
This commercial was shot in a hurry. Silver Horse Advertising and Senqi had a contract. If it didn't appear on the screen within the stipulated time, the company's reputation and profits would be greatly damaged.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have rushed to start filming on the second day of National Day.
Coach Wang's injury made the subsequent filming work very troublesome. Although it is not difficult to find professional parkour athletes in Jinling or surrounding areas, it is not easy to find someone with the same height and build as Lu Chen.
Parkour is more suitable for young people with small bodies and flexible movements.
Lu Chen is a tall man with a height of 180+!
Wang Hai struggled to stand up, his head drooped, his face full of shame: "Director, I'm so sorry."
He is a professional, but this mistake was very low-level and purely careless.
This wasn't Coach Wang's first time working as a stand-in, but it was the first time something went wrong right after filming started.
It's nothing wrong with my sprained foot, but it's not good if it delays other people's shooting work.
The director smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, I can't blame you. Who can guarantee that nothing will happen?"
"I'll ask my assistant to take you to the hospital. It's best to take a X-ray and look at the bones. We'll pay for the medical expenses."
Reputation is very important in this industry. Unless you are a big-shot person, you will not be able to be mean and unkind, especially as a stuntman. People earn money by working hard, and if there is a work-related injury, they will definitely be held responsible.
This commercial director's surname is Zhong, and he has been in the industry for many years. He knows how to do things very well.
Wang Hai quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't bother me. I just injured a muscle. I can recover by applying some medicinal oil in two days. There is no need to go to the hospital and waste money."
His character is really straightforward.
An assistant brought medicated oil and applied it to him.
Director Zhong sighed helplessly and asked, "Do you know anyone who can come and help?"
"director"
Before Wang Hai could answer, Lu Chen, who had just come over, said, "Let me try it!"
Director Zhong was speechless: "Mr. Lu Chen, if you get injured, it will be even more trouble!"
If something goes wrong with the stunt double, you can still replace him with another. If the male lead has something wrong, can he still be replaced?
That’s ridiculous!
He even felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart, and he didn't want to explain to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen smiled faintly and said: "Director Zhong, I exercise a lot. I think I can still complete simple parkour. Let's shoot the first box jumping scene first. If there is no problem, how about the second one?"
He reinforced: "It's better than waiting like this!"
This sentence hit the director's Achilles heel. The scenes in the film and television city are not for nothing. If you can't finish shooting today, you will have to continue shooting tomorrow. Not to mention the expenditure of time and energy, the rent must also be paid.
Then try it!
Director Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you must pay attention to safety and don't show off!"
The first scene involves jumping over a cardboard box filled with flowers. The danger is really not that great.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I know."
Now that the decision was made, Director Zhong no longer hesitated and immediately asked his staff to start preparations.
"Get ready for filming, put the camera in position!"
"You guys, don't stand here and watch the fun, isolate the tourists here!"
"Makeup artist, touch up Lu Chen's makeup."
Ten minutes later, Lu Chen, who was wearing Senqi sportswear, Senqi running shoes, and carrying a Senqi sports bag. He was standing on the sidewalk and did a few warm-up moves.
At the door of the flower shop about ten meters away from him, there were three large corrugated cardboard boxes stacked. The roses inside were as delicate as fire, still carrying the dew from the morning picking.
To the left of Lu Chen, the photographer controlled a high-definition digital camera and pointed the lens at him.
The photography assistant is standing by ready to push the track.
"Attention all units!"
"Street chase, first scene, first shot."
"ation!"
Following the director's order, Lu Chen immediately stepped forward and rushed forward.
Since experiencing that strange and long dream, he basically went out to exercise every morning, running + practicing martial arts, rain or shine.
Therefore, running has become one of Lu Chen's daily habits deeply rooted in his bones. When he took steps, his movements were very skillful and smooth, without any stiffness or discomfort, and he rushed to the front of the carton in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, Lu Chen's left foot stepped heavily on the ground, and the extremely elastic sole responded with heavy strength. At the same time, his right leg was raised and stretched forward, and the whole person rose into the air, instantly rising from a height of more than one meter.
Jumping over the flower boxes.
Then land firmly!
In order to ensure Lu Chen's safety, the director specially arranged to lower the height of the carton.
Facts have proved that this is obviously not necessary. Lu Chen's jumping ability is very good, even surpassing Wang Hai!
"good!"
Director Zhong couldn't help shouting, he was very happy.
Just jumping over the cardboard boxes on the ground, there must be many people who can do it, and even do it easily.
But Lu Chen, from starting, running, boosting, jumping to landing, all the movements were done in one go, as smooth as flowing water, which actually gave people a pleasing feeling, which was very unusual.
As Lu Chen said, he exercises regularly, otherwise he would not be able to dance so beautifully!
At this moment, most of Director Zhong's worries disappeared instantly.
There was applause all around, and the members of the filming team were all cheering for Lu Chen's performance.
There are few stars with such excellent athletic ability as him.
Although it is simply running and jumping, it can also show the individual's sports quality and ability.
However, things were not that simple. Director Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked back at the captured scenes.
He found that he had actually made a minor mistake.
The original arrangement was to have a stand-in perform the dance, so the camera always shot from the side. Now that Lu Chen is in action in person, side shots are meaningless and even defective.
In addition, Lu Chen ran a little too fast and the camera couldn't keep up well, so the picture wasn't captured well.
Director Zhong could only invite Lu Chen over, explain the situation and let him reshoot it again.
Lu Chen nodded and said it was okay.
Lu Chen's cooperative attitude made Director Zhong very fond of him. There are not many artists like him who respect directors and take their work seriously. Many young people who are new to the industry are very impetuous and self-righteous.
When making commercials like Director Zhong's, he is often discouraged from appearing on stage by some celebrities who like to act like celebrities.
For the second reshoot, Director Zhong arranged for double cameras on the sides, and added manpower to push the rails to increase the speed.
This time the filming was completed smoothly, Lu Chen’s performance was still impeccable!
But the action in the second game was troublesome.
Lu Chen needed to run quickly on the sidewalk, jump up on the steps, hold the railing with his hands, use his strength to climb over the almost 2-meter-wide flowerbed, and finally land on the grass. The level of difficulty was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Just now Wang Hai twisted his foot while doing this action!
Director Zhong is very worried about the recurrence of tragedy. After all, Lu Chen is not a professional parkour athlete, not even an enthusiast. It is undoubtedly a big challenge for him to complete this action.
He thought for a while and said to Lu Chen: "How about using post-production synthesis for this action!"
Post-production synthesis relies on green screen technology, and with Wia, any difficult and thrilling action can be completed.
It's definitely a lot of trouble, and the effect is definitely not as good as real filming, but it's still better than Lu Chen's accident.
There is a special green screen studio in the film and television city.
Of course Lu Chen knew the meaning of post-production synthesis, and couldn't help but smile: "That's too troublesome, Director Zhong, let me try it first, and if it works, just shoot it. If you don't believe it, then think of another way."
Director Zhong thought for a while and agreed.
Mainly because Lu Chen's performance earlier gave him a lot of confidence, otherwise he would definitely not agree.
Although it was just a practice, Director Zhong still arranged all the filming crews for actual shooting.
Facing the approaching camera, Lu Chen didn't feel nervous at all. He continued to run along the sidewalk, and in the blink of an eye he rushed to the steps leading to the small square, and suddenly jumped high into the air!
At this moment, everyone’s hearts were lifted!
But they saw Lu Chenren in the air, his right hand firmly pressed on the top of the railing post, using the power of his arms to soar forward and fly over the 2-meter-wide flower bed, as if an eagle spread its wings and glided through the air before landing on the grass.
The next moment, Lu Chen's body squatted down with the inertia to release the force. He pressed the ground with his left hand to stabilize his body, and then jumped up again like a spring full of power, leaping to the square with ease and ease.
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Everyone was dumbfounded!
Wang Hai stood up suddenly in disbelief, ignoring the pain in his ankle.
The series of actions that Lu Chen just completed, not to mention ordinary people, even professional parkour athletes cannot do it better than him!
Has he really never done parkour before?
Wang Hai doesn’t believe it!——
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