For more than an hour, shelling continued at the filming site, and trucks were blown into piles of scrap metal.
The bombardment was divided into three sections. The first section shot several shells separately, the second section was a complete coverage of the strike, and the third section was a close-up of several actors.
Big scene scenes have always been difficult to shoot, but many of the dozens of people in the explosion team have participated in some war movies with the main theme, and they are very familiar with explosion scenes, so it went smoothly.
However, it took nearly a day. After the crew finished work, military consultant Zhang Haifeng still led the actors to train.
The use of firearms, tactical positioning, and actual combat exercises are practiced before filming every day, and they are still practiced after filming.
In the past few days, some actors were the first ones to wake up, and some actors were the last to go to bed.
However, no one has any complaints. They are not big-name stars, nor are they the proud ones. Half a year of training has tempered their will and physical strength far beyond others.
Early in the morning, Tang An once again brought the crew to the filming site, while Zhang Haifeng and several retired naval special operations team members were still conducting tactical training on them.
Loud shouts came from the front. The actors, all wearing twenty or thirty kilograms of equipment, were meticulously following the instructor's instructions in training.
After giving instructions to the crew, Tang An picked up a bottle of water and walked over, and asked a field attendant to follow with a box of water.
Tang An smiled and handed the water to Zhang Haifeng, "Captain Zhang, thank you for your hard work. You go out early and come back late every day to help me train them."
"Thank you. Training them reminds me of when I first joined the army. I miss it very much."
Zhang Haifeng was not polite, took the water, unscrewed the cap and drank most of the bottle at once.
The filming started soon, and Zhang Haifeng also asked everyone to take a break and drink some water.
Tang An asked Zhang Haifeng, "Consultant Zhang, do you think they look like special soldiers now?"
"It's not like that." Zhang Haifeng said without thinking.
After saying that, he realized that his vision was different from Tang An's, and added, "But for ordinary people, it's not too different when it comes to movies."
Tang An smiled and said, "There are still three or four months of filming, so I have to worry about Captain Zhang."
Zhang Haifeng said, "I don't have much, but several of their actors can endure hardships, which is very rare."
Tang An nodded, "Any industry requires hardship. No one can succeed without hard work, and the same goes for actors."
Tang An didn't chat with Zhang Haifeng for long and walked over to the actors sitting nearby. The assistant director was talking to them about the play.
"You've all worked hard. Take a good rest. We'll start shooting in half an hour."
"Thank you, Director Tang." Everyone stood up quickly and said.
Tang An waved his hand, "Everyone, take a seat. You have really worked hard in the past six months. Captain Zhang is also very satisfied with you. You look like a real soldier."
Several actors were overjoyed and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It's been half a year, and the military recruit camp has never had such a long period of time.
Although they have no complaints, let alone half a year, as long as they can play the main role in Tang An's movie, they are willing to be thrown into the army for training for a year.
But even if you are willing, it is a fact that you are physically and mentally exhausted, and everyone wants to relax.
Now that Ting Tan dares to say that he already looks like a soldier, they also think that the days of training are over.
However, Tang An did not follow their wishes.
"But we can't stop training. There are still three or four months left. Everyone, stick to it." Tang An said with a smile.
The purpose of training is not only to train, but also to enable them to maintain a high sense of tension at all times during filming and not to let that tone go away.
If you work hard during the day to shoot a scene for ten hours, and then go back to sleep and feel full of energy and relaxed the next day, then the state is not suitable for the character's situation. This is not something ordinary acting skills can achieve.
Tang An wants to prevent them from getting enough sleep so that they can stay in shape during filming every day. Strict training before filming can also help them get into the role faster.
After Tang An finished speaking with a smile on his face, several actors felt a little happy, but then quickly fell into a depressed mood.
This is like an employee who works overtime until nine o'clock every day and doesn't have a day off on Sundays. He persists for a month and finally completes the work. At this time, the boss comes to praise you for a job well done, but then throws another item to you.
It also requires working overtime every day without any breaks.
But there is no choice but to bite the bullet and persevere.
I have completed half a year of training, which is not more than a few months.
Shooting continues.
The explosion scenes for this scene were all shot, and we started shooting some trivial shots.
After the shelling, Zhang Yi was shot alone.
"Operation Red Sea" is a group drama that emphasizes team combat, but the team is also composed of individuals.
If a group does not leave an individual person that the audience will remember deeply in the end, it is actually a failure.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a group play, and there is no one protagonist from beginning to end.
Boss Cao, Uncle Liu died early, and Zhuge Liang came out late.
However, most of the characters in the TV series are not just for the sake of the plot. Any character who has some role can stay in the hearts of the audience.
Otherwise, the audience will have no impression of most of the characters after watching it, and they will not be able to think of which scene is more exciting when talking about it. Then no matter how well it is shot, it will not be a classic.
"Operation Red Sea" is a team battle, but the film should also show the characteristics, strengths and attractions of each team member as much as possible.
Therefore, each main character will have his own short one-man show.
Zhang Yi is also indispensable as the male lead, but because he is the male lead, he cannot be highlighted too much.
The following shot may not be very interesting or touching, but it immediately established the image.
"Is everyone okay? Call me back quickly!"
Facing the enemy's powerful firepower, as the captain, Zhang Yi's first words were to confirm safety, then analyze the battle situation, and adjust tactics quickly:
"Stone defends the rear, Tong Li attacks from the flanks!"
"Lu Chen, locate the enemy's position!"
"Xu Hong, take the overseas Chinese away!"
"Gu Shun, Li Dong, quickly find the commanding heights and follow my instructions!"
Zhang Yi is the heart and brain of the Jiaolong Team. The battle situation is changing rapidly, but he has to stay awake and adapt to changes. As long as he is here, the Jiaolong Team will not panic, have a direction and a backbone.
The order was given in an orderly manner, and the line that finally asked Gu Shun and Director Li to find the commanding heights made Tang An's eyes light up.
The voice was a little hoarse, revealing urgency, but not panic, and it was not shouted, but the voice was more penetrating and contagious than shouting loudly.
Next, Gu Shun, played by Zhang Ruoyun, has a sniper battle with the opponent's mercenaries. A sniper who is a bit overconfident. In that kind of environment, it is also a problem to appear very relaxed and comfortable without looking out of place with the overall environment.
There are also scenes in which Du Bo rescues the wounded and defuses bombs, which are the focus of this outdoor scene, and they all show their own characteristics.
After this outdoor scene, the last part of the film was shot not far away, but we had to wait for a sandstorm.
The season with the biggest and most frequent sandstorms in the local area is spring. Now I want to wait for a sandstorm and it will take some time, so I went back to another set built to shoot the war scene in the city.
Most of them were overall gunfight scenes, with only the help of Zhang Haifeng and an officer sent by the local military to cooperate. They were responsible for the reality. What Tang An saw was the effect presented on the screen.
Occasionally, there is a solo scene where Du Zao is defusing a car bomb. Although there are only two hostages and Du Zao in the car, there is still a bomb in such a small space and such a tense environment, which will also test Du Zao's acting skills.
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"Click!"
"Keep your eyes a little wider, but don't exaggerate your facial muscles,"
"Don't shake your hands so much. You are a professional demolitionist. Don't act like a new recruit. Make it look like you are shaking slightly, but you don't feel shaking."
ps: I didn’t do it on the first day of the update, I’m ashamed.