There was a lot of preparatory work for the filming of "Iron Man", including the production of interior scenes and props, and a villa was rented to serve as Downey's home.
Chen Mubai also made changes to the plot and background. After all, it is a Chinese movie, and the background must still be set in China.
Originally the Stark Group was modified by Chen Mubai into the Tang Group. It is also an arms company, but the characters remain unchanged. They are all genius scientists, playboys, billionaires...
Chen Mubai plays the protagonist Downey. His family made its fortune during World War II. The elder in the family was a general, so he had a certain say in the military and political aspects, and founded the huge Down Group.
Arms sales are spread all over the world, while new weapons are developed and sold to various countries.
China itself here is one of the most powerful countries in the world, so this setting is reasonable. After all, if the military is strong, then there will naturally be powerful weapons. As a company that cooperates with the government, Tang Group has such strong strength
It's not considered a bug.
This movie was filmed in many locations, and one scene was shot in the desert. This was the place where Downey was experimenting with new weapons for the military, and it was also the place where he was kidnapped.
Since most of them were urban scenes, they shot the desert scenes first.
The first scene is relatively simple. It just gives a concept of a weapon, and then the explosion. It is just a matter of doing the on-site explosion and post-production special effects. It is not difficult.
The only difficult part is Chen Mubai's performance, which is to portray the feeling of a rich second generation who is entertaining but rebellious.
As a peerless genius, he took charge of the Tang Group at a young age. He was handsome, rich, and had a huge influence on the entire society. Countless ladies and stars flocked to him.
Downey naturally has vanity and inflated confidence, which makes him arrogant and proud, so on the surface he is kind to everyone, but in fact he feels superior to others. This kind of inner pride comes from his own
Temperament, including eyes and movements, cannot be expressed by simple lines.
Chen Mubai couldn't find the feeling at first, but after taking a few more shots, he found the feeling. It really gave people a feeling of playing life.
"Come on, come on, everyone is ready for this scene!"
What we have to shoot now is the scene after Downey was kidnapped. He went from a peerless genius and a person admired by thousands of people to a prisoner and was treated harshly. He was like a god who fell from the mortal world, and he had to interpret a different flavor.
Because the two scenes were so close together, the whole person's temperament changed drastically, which really made the filming more difficult.
Many tents were set up on site to create the atmosphere of a temporary place. Boxes full of weapons were placed around them, with the words Tang Group printed on them.
Downey found the meaning of life and the true meaning of life in the cave where he was kidnapped. This is the place where his long-term world view has changed.
Here, he saw the fragility of life, the ruthless indifference of terrorists, and the destruction of families and lives caused by the weapons produced by their company, so he began to regret.
"The extras are in place and weapons are ready."
"Quickly, put a hood on Chen Mubai. Make his hair a little messy and get some scars and blood on his face."
The assistant director was directing everything. Chen Mubai had to perform in person in this scene, so the heavy responsibility of directing fell on the assistant director, and he began to direct the whole scene.
This scene was filmed from inside the cave, and they escorted Downey out of the cave.
The dark cave was illuminated only by sporadic light bulbs, and the light was very dim.
"Everyone is in his place..."
"action!"
Downey was escorted forward by a group of people, wearing a hood on his head, and there was a camera in the cave following him for filming.
It wasn't until we reached the entrance of the cave that the camera stopped, and camera No. 2 set up by the assistant director and others began to operate. At this time, the sun shone, and we could see their faces clearly.
A group of foreigners came out, they were the ones playing the role of terrorists.
After exiting the cave, the hood on Downey's head was lifted off. The dazzling light hit Downey, who had been in the dark cave, a little uncomfortable. He closed his eyes to adapt to the long-lost sunlight.
Then, he opened his eyes and saw the environment below. The tents were filled with weapons.
Downey's eyes still looked a little frightened. After all, he had never had such an experience before. This was his first time being a prisoner.
Because I don't understand Arabic, I have a translator.
"They want to hear what you think." Mark, who saved Donnie, translated for the leader and Donnie.
"I was thinking, he has a lot of my weapons." Downey's eyes were fixed on the leader.
Although there was fear in my heart and a look of fear in my eyes before, it had completely disappeared by now.
After all, Downey is the proud man of heaven. Even if he becomes a prisoner, he already knows what may happen and the outcome. Apart from being scared at first because he has never experienced such a scene, he has adapted to it. He has his own arrogance and will never be like this.
These people bow their heads and show weakness.
His pride did not allow him to do this, and his family's honor also prevented him from begging for mercy from the terrorists.
The leader was dancing and talking, looking very happy, but Donnie couldn't understand a word of it.
"He said that they have all the materials to make the Jellik missile. He wants you to make a list of materials and tells you to start immediately. After you finish, he will let you go." Mark translated.
The Jellicle Missile was the latest weapon that Downey showed to the military before, and it was also because of this that he was captured by the terrorists.
Donnie smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the leader, as if a deal had been reached, and the leader also smiled.
Donnie looked at the leader and smiled and spoke, but he was not talking to the leader, but to the translator.
"He won't let me go."
Mark also looked at the leader with a smile and said, "Absolutely not."
At this time, the camera changed to capture the group of actors standing in the distance, that is, the terrorists.
This shot tells the audience that this place has been surrounded by terrorists and it is basically impossible to escape.
"Click!"
"Great, pass one, move on to the next." the assistant director said excitedly.
Except that Chen Mubai didn't get used to it at first, and he did it a few times. As he got into the role, the number of times he did it became less and less.
The subsequent scenes were all shot in the cave, that is, the scene where Downey makes the armor, mixed with professional terms, terminology and simple plot connections.
Because Mark and Downey are both Chinese and scientific researchers, they have a certain common language. The two became friends in a place full of terrorists, and they were also the objects of each other's heart-felt exchanges.
"You haven't told me where your hometown is yet." Donnie asked.
Mark replied: "A village called Hongcun is a very good place."
"Do you have a family?"
"Yes, I will go see them as soon as I leave here."
"What about you, Donnie?" Mark asked.
As a world-famous figure, Downey is a superior figure. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Mark would not be qualified to sit and chat with Downey.
Moreover, Downey's status is enough for the country to conceal his identity to a certain extent. Mark does not know Downey's condition, he only knows that he is a genius scientist and a famous playboy.
From Mark's perspective, there is a certain air of admiration for Downey. He is young, wealthy and has a high IQ. Who wouldn't envy him?
When Mark asked about this topic, Downey was silent for a moment, his expression unchanged, but his eyes were dimmed.
He twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, then shook his head slightly, and moved his hands as if to relieve his mood: "I have no family."
"No?" Mark was surprised.
"So, you have everything and yet have nothing."
"Click, next one!"
Soon, Donnie put on the bulky armor for the first time. Although he looked a bit handsome, he was also a bit stupid and too bloated.
Chen Mubai shrank in and looked like a child, very happy.
"Ha ha."
The crew couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene.
"Why are you laughing? Didn't you have this kind of dream when you were young?"
Chen Mubai curled his lips and said: "Who has never thought about posture robots? I have fulfilled my childhood dream. A man will remain a boy until he dies."
"You're right, pfft..."
"Donny, you're right." The actor who played Mark agreed, suppressing a smile and pretending to answer in the tone of the character in the play.
"..."
Chen Mubai was speechless, but he quickly figured it out.
"You think it's naive now, but you will definitely envy me when you see the real armor!"
The real Mark generation is very handsome, even if it is worn as a model, it will still make people stunning.
This can only be said to be a makeshift armor. It is naturally unsightly and looks tattered.
"Okay, let's clean it up quickly, and the prop team will arrange it again. Next is the gunfight scene."
The assistant director dispersed the crowd watching Chen Mubai wearing armor.
Next came the scene of Mark's death. This important character who transformed Downey was taken off the production line, which also laid the groundwork for Downey to become "Iron Man" in the future.
Mark was lying on the ground with a pale face, his lips were white, his eyes were blurred, and his breathing seemed to have become weak.
"Quick, we have to go." Donnie looked at Mark with wide eyes, and there was something inexplicable in his tone.
"It was just for me at that time. This was our plan all along."
When Mark heard this, he moved the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "That's what I planned all along, Donnie."
"No, you still have to go see your family." Donnie interrupted.
"My family is all dead. I'm going to see them right now, Donnie." Mark's tone was extremely weak, without any desire to live and full of will to die.
"It's fine."
Only then did Downey understand Mark's life experience and what he had said before. Downey felt both sad and moved in his heart.
At first, he was very desperate and ready to give up on himself. Then he was persuaded by Mark to come back. Unexpectedly, Mark himself had no desire to live. Everything Mark did was for him!
Mark had a death wish from the beginning, but he did all this in order to awaken Downey's desire to survive. Otherwise, with his mentality, he would have waited for death instead of accompanying Downey to make armor, and sacrificing himself for her.
To gain time!
"This is me..."
"Ahem..." Mark said and coughed up a large amount of blood.
"This is the ending I want, what I want."
His tone was weak, his eyes could no longer be opened, and his eyelids were closed together.
At this time, the cameraman took a close-up shot of Chen Mubai's face alone with the camera, allowing everyone to clearly see Chen Mubai's expression.
For a long time, even when he was captured by terrorists and became a prisoner, Downey always had a kind of kindness that never changed, but now his expression finally changed.
His eyes contained inexplicable emotions and tears. He had always shown a proud and complacent face, with a great sense of superiority. This sense of superiority allowed him to remain proud even after becoming a prisoner, and his attitude towards terrorists remained the same.
This was pride engraved in his bones, but at this moment, something seemed to be broken in his heart, which could be seen in his eyes.
His dark pupils were filled with guilt but also a look of determination. His tone became much gentler: "Thank you for your life-saving grace."
"Then cherish it and don't waste it."
Mark spoke with difficulty. After saying this, he raised his head slightly and died.
Donnie looked at Mark's dead face and didn't speak for a long time. His face was sad and silent.
After a while, he moved, raised his head and looked towards the entrance of the cave, his eyes sharp and filled with murderous intent.
"Click!"
"On to the next one!"
This is the third scene they shot. Chen Mubai shot three different looks and emotional expressions for this scene. This is the last version. When the time comes to edit the clip, one will be selected from these three versions.
When Chen Mubai was filming this scene, he took on the role of Downey to understand his state of mind at that time, and what kind of choices a proud and arrogant person would make after being saved by Mark, and what kind of fluctuations would occur in his heart.
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To understand Downey's psychology from all aspects, it is precisely because of different feelings that there are different levels of interpretation. Chen Mubai doesn't know which one is best. Fortunately, I filmed them all and can make a choice later.
In the original version, in this scene, after Mark died, Stark did not remain silent, but quickly killed him.
This is also a version shot by Chen Mubai, but he personally prefers the third version, because the more arrogant a person is, the kind of pretentious and arrogant person, the more touched he will be after being saved and helped by others.
What's more, his savior died in front of him. He didn't even think about living in the first place, and he was only able to survive until now to stimulate his desire to live.
Such a noble personality is such a noble quality in a crowd surrounded by terrorists. The worse the environment, the more this behavior will be highlighted and sublimate Mark's choice.
Therefore, Chen Mubai felt that the final silence was more of a sign that Downey, a proud man, lowered his head to Mark and gave him the highest respect.
What Mark did deeply touched him, and also changed his inner understanding and future lifestyle, thus creating the future Iron Man!
The decline during this period is in stark contrast to his past glory. He is a high-ranking, upper-class figure who enjoys power, money and beautiful women. He also has extraordinary IQ and talent, which can be said to be close to perfection.
Such people naturally have a different attitude towards life than ordinary people.
Because of this, his three views have been fixed and difficult to change.
Even if he is in trouble this time, if he is allowed to return to normal life, his lifestyle will still be the same as before without any change.
But Mark's death really touched him, making him realize how important the meaning of life is!
From then on, Donnie's life was not only his own, but also Mark's. In a sense, he was also living for Mark!
This was Chen Mubai's analysis of Downey's psychology in this scene, so he also filmed his own understanding as an alternative to make a choice later.
After filming this scene, everyone needs to rest for a while before shooting the next scene.
One is to set up the scene and the props that will be used next, and the other is to calm down the actors' emotions.
The emotional characteristics of this scene are quite obvious, and some time needs to be given for the actors to come out and approach the next scene with a better attitude.
"Props team, quickly arrange it!"
"Come over here with the extras. I'll tell you where to stand and how to act..."
Chen Mubai walked aside to rest while the assistant director continued to direct the scene.
"Have a drink of water." Assistant Baozi handed Chen Mubai a bottle of water.
After Chen Mubai took it, he took a few big gulps.
"Wipe it." Baozi handed over another towel.
Whether it was the mood swings just now or wearing this huge armor, it was a heavy burden.
It's summer now, and the weather is hot. It's indeed very hot when I'm covered in an iron can, and sweat is inevitable.
Baozi is now Chen Mubai's life assistant, replacing Yang Guo's previous position. After all, Yang Guo has risen in value, so naturally he won't be following Chen Mubai all the time. However, his daily schedule and life still need to be taken care of, so Baozi is arranged to take care of him.
Baozi was brought out by Yang Guo. He has excellent abilities, and Chen Mubai's schedule is actually very easy to arrange. He rarely appears on the show and rarely makes announcements.
Basically, I work on the set, run the company, and then fulfill the contracted brand endorsements, so this job is very easy, as long as the time for these tasks is arranged so that they do not collide.
The rest is to take care of his daily life. After all, he is both the director and the lead actor on the set. He also needs to figure out the character's personality, psychology and behavior, and needs to memorize the script. There is not so much time to take care of life.
A large part of Chen Mubai's superb acting skills lies in spending time studying every move of the character, otherwise he wouldn't be so brilliant.
Behind any successful role interpretation, there is definitely a lot of hard work and sweat put in by the actors. This is a side that others cannot see, otherwise why would there be so many classic works and roles.
Even in order to play a good role, the actors themselves had psychological problems, and many committed suicide.
"What a great performance!" Baozi exclaimed.
"I read a slight change in your eyes just now. I feel that there is something indescribable in your eyes."
Baozi didn't know how to describe that feeling. She tried hard to describe it: "It's like nothing has changed, but there seems to be a change."
"I personally think this version is better than the previous two versions."
After Chen Mubai wiped off his sweat, he smiled and said, "Really?"
"Yeah." Baozi nodded vigorously.
"I think Mark is really great. He knows that Downey is a genius and he also knows his huge influence. The value he can create while alive is far greater than himself, so he keeps motivating him. He is a noble person."
It was said in the previous filming that Mark knew Downey's identity and was quite envious of him.
Chen Mubai nodded and said: "It is precisely because of this that Downey is lonely, and geniuses are always lonely."
"It's hard for anyone to get into their hearts. Mark did it, so Downey became a hero."
Mark used his own death to awaken a hero and plant a seed for mankind. It can be said that Donnie was most deeply affected by Mark, otherwise he would not have named the armor after Mark.
"I think this scene was so touching that I just felt like I was in a category myself." Baozi smiled a little sheepishly.
"I thought I was easily moved, but it turned out that many other people on the crew were like that too. It seemed like everyone was moved."
Mark and Donnie didn't spend much time together, but they were close friends and had gone through life and death hardships.
In the end, when Mark was lying on the ground, Donnie's eyes when he looked at him were really full of emotion, guilt, reluctance, and expectation...
Chen Mubai successfully expressed these emotions with his acting skills. During the filming, the whole audience fell silent. Everyone even felt the somewhat sad emotions in Downey, which infected them.
Some girls watched with red eyes as the two said their lines. The words they said were not touching, but the tone combined with the scene was touching.
There is no separation between life and death, just like the words they use when getting along. This is the greatest respect for each other and the most comfortable state of communication for them.
At this critical moment of life and death, he still used the tone he used when getting along with friends, suppressing the outburst of emotions and keeping his tone unchanged. This suppressed emotion was a little deeper.
Fortunately, the actor who plays Mark is a strong veteran actor, so both Chen Mubai and his opponent were able to handle the scenes and acted smoothly.
If you were a person of the same age, you might not be able to handle such in-depth acting skills. After all, you don't have enough experience, so it would be difficult to understand the state of the two people. Naturally, they would not be able to act out the feeling of getting along naturally even after death.