The transportation in Taizhou is really inconvenient.
It took seven days to transport all the equipment the crew needed.
Time is money, and no one can afford to delay. As soon as the equipment is in place, shooting starts immediately.
The parts in Taizhou are all war scenes.
The most technologically demanding thing among them is not the fleet with sails like clouds, nor the scenes of war.
As long as these contents are well coordinated, it is not difficult to shoot.
The most difficult part is the shooting and blasting part of the artillery.
After discussing with Ning Han, Jackson and others, Xiao Qian decided to focus on shooting these scenes for a few days.
Early in the morning, as soon as it was dawn, Xiao Qian and others rushed to the beach.
Someone was earlier than them.
"Mr. Xiao, as required, all blasting points have been laid."
Liu Wanshui ran over, dusty and dusty, with pride on his face.
This time he was responsible for the explosion special effects of "The Opium War", which finally allowed his strengths to be fully utilized.
People are not afraid of living a poor life, but they are afraid of living a worthless life.
For the first time in more than 30 years of working in the industry, Liu Wanshui felt full of energy.
An idea had already arisen in his mind.
That is, after returning home, I will resign from the factory and come to work at Starlight Film and Television.
Although the Bayi Factory is a military enterprise, Liu Wanshui is not a soldier. He is a factory-affiliated worker and can resign and change jobs.
"Peter, let's see how the blast works first?"
Of course Jackson had no objection.
When discussing the shooting, Xiao Qian suggested placing a high-speed camera at the impact point of the artillery shell to capture the moment when the artillery shell hits the real object, and use explosive blasting technology to demonstrate the power of the weapon.
Therefore, in shooting, the effect of blasting is very important.
After receiving the order, Liu Wanshui hurriedly took the people to work.
They built a simple low wall on the beach in the distance, using foam models instead of real bricks.
The bottom is filled with moist sand to increase the blasting effect.
Following Liu Wanshui's order, there was an earth-shaking loud noise on the beach, and everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shaking a few times.
A dense cloud of smoke rose in the distance, with countless sand and gravel wrapped in it, rapidly splashing in all directions. The choking smell of gunpowder smoke drifted away with the sea breeze, making people's blood boil.
Jackson stared blankly at the lingering effect over there, completely intoxicated.
"Wow, it's really amazing. Liu, your pyrotechnics and blasting technology is like this."
Looking at the foreigner's thumbs up, Liu Wanshui held his head high and felt particularly comfortable.
I heard Xiao Qian say that this person is a great director in Hollywood. If you can get his approval, it means you have really done a good job.
I have to say that Chinese people in this era are really too eager to be recognized by foreigners.
If it were a Chinese more than 20 years later, haha, I will do my own thing, who cares about your evaluation?
National self-confidence must be accumulated bit by bit as national strength improves.
The Qin Dynasty was unified, the Han Dynasty was vigorous and powerful, the Tang Dynasty had a universal mind, and the Ming Dynasty was iron-clad.
The pride once lost will surely return to the hearts of the Chinese people in the new era.
Xiao Qian did not go to see the actual scene, but stared nervously at the monitor.
Whether the blasting effect is good or not depends not only on the actual scene, but also on the effect displayed on the monitor. That is, whether the appearance captured by the camera meets the requirements.
Liu Wanshui is indeed the number one person in China for pyrotechnics special effects. After Xiao Qian’s guidance, what he created was perfect.
Xiao Qian's thumb stretched out from behind the monitor caused cheers on the beach.
Since there are no problems with the blasting technology, shooting can begin.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the sun had already risen above the sea.
The winter sun is not warm, it is cold and white, and it spreads on the sea like frost. But the people who work are enthusiastic and have no fear of the cold that penetrates their bones.
Under Xiao Qian's command, various artillery pieces from modern history were pulled out and lined up on the beach.
Wow, there really is a kind of military formation.
At nine o'clock, a large number of police cars arrived and a five-kilometer cordon was set up around the beach.
There is no way, this is a real shot.
If safety measures are not taken, it could cause serious problems if someone is injured.
Xiao Qian had reported it to the local government half a month ago.
For the purpose of filming movies for the country, the local government also attaches great importance to it and has organized capable forces to cooperate.
Chinese people like to be lively.
Originally, there was a buzz here in the early morning, which made the nearby residents very curious. When they saw a large number of police dispatched, well, almost thousands of people came over to watch.
Looking at the crowds of people outside the cordon, Xiao Qian's head was filled with black lines.
You are really not afraid of death.
But thinking about the behavior of the ordinary people when the police shot and subdued the gangsters in the downtown area in later generations, he really didn't know what to say.
It’s just that China’s public security is so good that it’s spoiling you.
Hi, I don’t know why, but I feel very proud when I say this (handmade dog head).
"Let's start with the simplest general cannon."
Ignoring the crowd of onlookers, Xiao Qian devoted herself to filming.
The general's artillery was naturally a weapon used by the Qing army to resist the British army.
As the most powerful artillery piece of the Qing army during the Opium War, its performance was extremely poor.
According to historical records, during the war, the range of the general's cannon was actually inferior to that of the British naval cannon.
The cannons of the Humen Fort were unable to hit the British ships. On the contrary, the fort was completely baptized by the British artillery.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and this is fully reflected here.
Just because the Qing army's artillery couldn't hit the British army, this shot was the easiest.
Set up the general's cannon and fire towards the sea.
The aircraft seats have been arranged.
On the side is a normal movie camera, and behind the cannon is a high-speed camera. On the top, which is consistent with the trajectory of the cannon, is an orbital camera.
Not far from where the artillery was expected to land, there was a small boat with a camera fixed there to take pictures of the artillery shells falling into the water.
However, no one is operating this camera and it is a fixed camera.
Nonsense, the accuracy of this ancient artillery cannot be praised at all. Liu Wanshui and others have repeatedly calculated and can only mark a rough landing point.
Who dares to gamble with his life?
Xiao Qian was hiding in the artillery pit and was extremely nervous.
Have sex!
Are you nervous about having sex in front of thousands of people?
"How's it going? Have you checked everything?"
"The artillery crew is in position."
"The camera crew is in place."
"The lighting team is in place."
In the distance on the sea, the team checking the cameras also waved the red flag, and then drove the boat very fast, as if a cannonball would fall on their heads in the next second.
Xiao Qian took a long breath and realized that it was winter, and his palms were all sweaty.
"Okay, get ready...start!"
Following his order, the originally quiet venue immediately became busy.
Several members of the crew had already changed into Qing army uniforms and began to hurriedly load gunpowder and shells into the cannon, and then used wooden pestles to push the shells deep into the barrel.
This kind of operation can only be done by their professionals. So we had to let them work part-time as actors to avoid having to film it a second time.
Once the shells are loaded and the fuse is inserted into the hole, that's basically it.
One person lit the fuse, and the gang ran away like ducks being chased by weasels.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the rapidly burning fuse, and the crackling fire seemed to be burning in everyone's heart.
After a while...
boom………………
Everyone's heads felt as if they had been hit with a sledgehammer. There was a buzzing sound, and their eyes were filled with blood rapidly.
But no one cared about this. They all watched a dark iron ball rush out of the muzzle, spinning in the air and flying rapidly into the distance.
About three seconds later, a splash of water suddenly rose on the far distant sea surface, and it soon returned to calm.
Xiao Qian shook his head and tried to calm himself down.
"Quick, check the shooting effect!"
The staff hiding in safe locations immediately rushed to different posts like a flood coming out of the gate.
After a while, the feedback came back.
The result is very unsatisfactory.
"Report, the artillery shell has deviated from the track, and the part captured by the high-speed camera is incomplete."
"Report, the impact point of the artillery shell was off-center, and the impact point camera did not capture it."
“fuck!!!”
Xiao Qian cursed angrily and threw the hat away.
"Come again! Give me a good check this time! If you make another mistake, I will throw you into the sea to take a bath!"
