Chapter 717: 717
The filming of the crew of "Life and Death Hour" has completely entered the track. During this period, the crew has been filming on the unfinished Interstate 105 and Interstate 110 in California. Since the road has not been completed, there are no other vehicles, which provides a convenient environment for the crew and also allows the crew to exclusion of the hustle and bustle of the reporters outside.
However, as there are more and more thrilling scenes, Hugo's number of appearances in person has also decreased dramatically, because these scenes must be played by professional stunts, and Igor finally came in handy.
When Jane De Bonter was inspecting the outdoor scene, he noticed that there was a blockbuster road missing on one section of the road, so he asked the screenwriter Graham Yost to add the plot of a bus flying over the unfinished road. This plot was very difficult during the actual shooting. The crew took a month of planning and experimented for nearly a week before they really started shooting.
The crew used a high-level, high-load-bearing lane. In order to let the bulky bus fly out fifty feet, the staff removed all unnecessary body parts as much as possible. The bus that completed this stunt was the only driver Igor. The crew installed a buffer device to absorb impact on the seat to prevent the driver from being injured in the spine.
When he was really put into shooting, the first attempt ended with a bus sliding out of the slope and crashing. Fortunately, the protection measures were in place and Igor was not injured. The crew planned for two more days before making a second attempt. This time the jump was very successful and perfectly achieved the goal of the crew planning. However, when the bus landed, it hit a camera and lost a lot of images.
Fortunately, the second camera, located seventy feet away from the slope, recorded this spectacular scene.
The moment the bus landed, the entire crew turned into a sea of joy. This festive atmosphere infected everyone in the crew and even burst into tears, and at the same time made the crew more united. It has to be said that "life and death speed" is the happiest and most united crew that Hugo has experienced so far. Perhaps this is directly related to the theme, and of course, the cooperation partner is also an indispensable part.
After entering the second half of the filming of "Life and Death Hour", Hugo's work began to become thrilling again. In order to film a scene where he tried to remove the bomb under the car, the entire crew spent three days at Los Angeles International Airport. Hugo was injured for the first time. A large piece of his left leg and knee was worn out, and fresh meat could even be seen. Fortunately, it was just abrasions and no bones were damaged. Hugo went into the shooting again after bandaging.
Hugo was still in the mood to joke about this, "I was injured for the first time after I entered the crew for an action movie a month later. What a strong ability." This made the crew members not sure whether to cry or laugh.
In fact, at the beginning of the script, the scene was planned to be filmed in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium, but the crew did not obtain permission and settled for the second best time to shoot at the tarmac of Los Angeles International Airport.
In the United States, the most popular sport is always rugby, with charm and prestigiousness; but the United States' national football is baseball, and the Major League Baseball (MLB) is also the only sports event in the US sports market that can threaten rugby. As for the American Basketball Professional League (NBA), which has unprecedented influence in Asia, can only rank third in the United States, and there is a big gap between rugby and baseball, so it can only compete with ice hockey.
Dodger Stadium is a professional baseball field and is the home court of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Due to the special embarrassing position of the Los Angeles football team, this immigrant city in Los Angeles does not have its own football team, and immigrants support their hometown football teams. California also has 49ers, San Francisco, three NFL teams, San Diego Lightning and Oakland Raiders, so the football fans in Los Angeles are all in their own teams, which makes the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and other teams the pride of the city. Among them, the Los Angeles Dodgers is one of the oldest, most influential and most fans in the Major League Baseball with the most powerful influence.
Therefore, choosing Dodger Stadium is also hoped to be closer to life by choosing "life and death speed". Unfortunately, it is very difficult to impress Dodger Stadium with only investing 28 million US dollars. From this we can also see a little influence that the media is generally not optimistic about "life and death speed".
In the end, the crew came to Los Angeles International Airport. But this also indirectly created a grand scene like a bus crashing plane, which was also the most difficult task of the entire "Speed of Life and Death" crew blasting team.
The scenes at Los Angeles International Airport are very heavy, and the crew spent a lot of time here. At this time, the crew was discussing the shooting policy for the next scene. Hugo got a short break, and he discussed with Sandra the cooperation between them in the next scene.
"Hugo." Joseph's shout came from behind. Originally, Joseph didn't need to come to the crew, but since Hugo sacrificed his life on the expressway, he has been reporting on the crew every day recently.
However, it can be seen that Joseph is very busy recently. When he was on the crew, his cell phone ringtones almost never stopped. Hugo guessed that it was Nicholas Cage's job. Hugo tried to persuade Joseph to go back to the office and focus on his own work. After all, Samora is taking care of the crew. But Joseph refused, "Anyway, he works in the office. I am no different from being in the office, but the location is just a different place."
Hugo looked back and saw Joseph and Samora standing one by one. Due to the backlight, they could not see the expressions on their faces, but they could vaguely see the confusion on Samora's face. Hugo and Sandra said "sorry" and then walked towards the two of them.
After getting closer, Hugo noticed Joseph's hesitation. He didn't think much about it and asked directly, "What's wrong? What's wrong with the crew?" Hugo looked at Jane who was in the meeting. He thought that the shooting plan for the next scene was controversial.
Joseph shook his head, "No, it's not like this, it's just..." Joseph paused and carefully observed Hugo's expression, "Someone is here to visit the set." After Joseph finished speaking, he paused again, and then added, "Cameron Diaz."
Joseph was actually worried about whether Cameron should be allowed in. Because Joseph would not forget that Uma took the initiative to visit Hugo's class, but so many unpleasant things happened afterwards, so Joseph had always been stuck in the visit to the set.
Hugo immediately reacted, and he thought of Uma. He subconsciously wanted to refuse. He was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the rope. This is probably what he meant. He also understood Samora's confusion, because Samora did not know the origin of the Uma incident, so naturally he didn't know why there was only an actress coming to visit the set, and Joseph was so nervous.
But, Cameron Diaz? Will she really be like this, or will she be different? Hugo fell silent and thought about it. He recalled the past few times he had been with Cameron, and he could feel the sunny and close breath of Cameron.
But... this is not important. The most important thing is that he cannot give up on his life because of choking. He cannot deny his life just because of a umma. This is not worth it. He no longer cares about umma, and naturally he will not change his life because of umma. He will not draw a cage for himself and make himself sad. What's more, everyone is different. Cameron is not umma. This is just a visit.
Thinking of this, Hugo breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile, "I actually want to rush to the airport to visit the set. This is my honor, isn't it? Of course welcoming, of course."
Joseph did not answer immediately. He noticed the slight change in Hugo's face. After all, the two of them were so familiar. At this moment, Joseph repeatedly confirmed that Hugo's smile was not forced or hesitant, and then nodded, "Okay, I'll go over and introduce her."
Joseph turned and left, but after two steps, he found that Samora had not followed, and then shouted, "Samora, come here, I need your help in something."
Samora didn't think much about it, so she quickly chased after him, "Joe, what's wrong?"
Joseph hesitated for a moment. He knew that Hugo did not like to tell his private matters. Hugo was a person who paid great attention to **, but the problem was that Samora was Hugo's assistant, so Samora had to know some key taboos, otherwise it would be unhappy in the end and everyone was depressed. However, Joseph was still a little hesitant. After all, the assistant was a position with a very high frequency of replacement, and no one knew how long Samora wanted to persist, maybe six months, maybe a year.
After thinking about it, Joseph knew that Samora had been very good at work in the past three months. He felt that although he could not disclose the details, he could still say something roughly. As for the details, as long as Samora stayed long enough, maybe time would tell him everything. "That's right, how much do you know about the news mentioning Uma and Hugo?"
At least, Joseph can explain what has been exposed to the news to Samora so that Samora can grasp the situation in advance.
Hugo turned around and walked back to Sandra. Sandra looked at Hugo who was in deep thought. Her first reaction was that there was something wrong with the crew's shooting, "What's wrong? Is there a need to make adjustments in the next scene?"
Hugo came to his senses and shook his head with a smile, "No, it's my friend who came to visit the set."
"Friend?" Sandra immediately smiled meaningfully, "Boyfriend or girlfriend?"
Hugo was also amused by Sandra's teasing, "Can I say there are both? Anyway, they are friends, that's right."
"Oh roo, pretty woman!" Sandra laughed brightly, and even clapped, which made Hugo very helpless. However, when Sandra saw Hugo's expression, she shook her head, raised her chin and looked over Hugo's shoulder, "I mean, pretty woman!"
Chapter completed!