Chapitre 11: 11. Outstanding Action Scene
After a brief consideration, Mary discovered that Rowan's potential was indeed quite good. She couldn't help but recall the information about the project "Saving Private Ryan', and a gleam of thought flashed in her eyes.
The next two long shots were retaken quickly and smoothly. Rowan, who had gradually relaxed, was quite satisfied with his performance.
At the same time, he also knew that the reason for shooting two more shots was naturally because of the need for post-production editing. The director and the producer needed to select the best angles and editing methods from all aspects.
The morning passed quickly. The rich aroma of food filled the huge restaurant, and actors were bustling about coming and goinig.
As a very important character, Rowan did not eat with other ordinary actors or extras. Instead, he was arranged by Terence Chang to eat in a relatively quite and comfortable place.
While eating Mary calmly said "Terence Chang and John Woo were quite satisfied with your performance this morning, but that's probably because they didn't have high expectations. However, in the action
scenes this afternoon, you need to show your strengths and advantages and try to leave a deeper impression on them."
Rowan naturally understood that Terence Chang and John Woo were just unconsciously giving him a hand. If he didn't do his best, the corresponding scenes might even be cut out after the filming was completed to avoid any mistakes in the entire film.
After dinner Mary left him alone, Rowan shook his head slowly, sorted out the messy thoughts in his mind, and began to concentrate on the next scene, carefully browsing the script.
It was not until the crew arranged for a female assistanit to come over and remind him that Rowan handed the script to her and then walked towards the shooting site.
Click! Click! Click!
The sound of mechlanical parts colliding slightly echoed in Rowan's ears. A huge hanging tool stood above him. The gray-white metal wire was hung directly on his belt.
Rowan looked down slightly, and heard John Woo'd slightly expectant voice: "After jumping down, remember to make a volley shooting angle and movement according to the change in speed."
Rowan took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his body condition, and with the sound of "start" coming from the earphones, he rushed directly to the edge of the balcony in two strides.
He felt a traction from his back, causing his upper body to tilt slightly. Rowan did not collide or resist this force on his own. Instead, he tilted his body skillfully, raised his hand very steadily, aimed at the SWAT team
member who was rushing straight ahead, and pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The crisp sound of collision suddenly spread, and tthe special forces member who was rushing forward suddenly trembled all over and stood still. Rowan had already fallen to the ground after rolling, and he stood up after rolling on the ground skillfully
"Cut!"
With somewhat angry voice coming, Rowan turned his head to look at John Woo in confusion, but saw that the director's face showed a complex emotion of excitement and anger, and then he shouted directly:
"You were hit, but you didn't react
at all? Are you the Terminator? Tremble,
fall down!"
Rowan then breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was not his fault. He turned his head and looked at the SWAT actor who was hit, knowing that it was not his fault.
"Oh my God! Rowan, are you sure you're not guessing this when shooting? This is really crazy!"
Nicolas Cage suddenly rushed out, patted Rowan shoulder excitedly, and did not hide the shock on his face at all.
On the other side, John Woo also hurried over and asked in a somewhat shocked tone:"Can youir shooting skills be stable and accurate like this?"
Rowan was stunned at first, then nodded randomly and said modestly: "Two out of three hits is not a problem."
Rowan was not bragging when he said this. He had already carefully explored the effects that his skills could show. His proficiency in pistols and his action acting skills reached 80 points. This kind of difficult performance,
"hiss....!
Everyone gasped, and looked at Rowan with disbelief and excitement. John Woo clenched his fists tightly, turned around, and shouted to the assistant director who was controlling the camera: "Quickly reposition thie camera. We need a different direction. No more switching and editing! We will clear it in one go"
Everyone quickly started to get busy. John Woo came over, holding the script, and discussed quietly with Rowan: "Your action needs to be subdivided. We need to make some minor modifications and adjust your
design angle. At the same time, your
face and the muzzle of the gun need to
be shown in the camera. lf the gun can
hit the target, the props in your hand
also need to be replaced. Can we shoot
it in one go without any post-production
modifications?"
Rowan was stunned at first, but then he realized that he had added to the role! He quickly agreed. He naturally wanted to fight for this powerful close-up shot.
In addition to pursuing box office success, the most important thing for an actor in a film is naturally to leave a deep impression on the audience. The deeper the impression, the more attention and fans he will get. Once he understood this Rowan also showed John Woo the freestyle running of his which impressed John Woo so much that he added this in the movie.
When John Woo asked where Rowan learned that he simply stated that it was something he invented not like he can tell him that this thing is quite famous in the future.
After quickly adjusting the camera position, John Woo gave Rowan a thumbs up. Rowan took a deep breath, and his tall figure suddenly rushed forward doing his freestyle running. A current of heat was transferred to his feet, making his leaping body become even taller.
At the same time, with a strong core and body strength, he stabilized his movements, raised the muzzle of the gun in his hand, and pulled the trigger accurately.Three rounds of
M1911 were fired in a row, spraying flickering flames.
The SWAT team member, who was well prepared, only felt a heavy blow to the head. After a violent tremor all over his body, he fell heavily to the ground. The splashing blood-colored mist was still floating and rolling slightly in the air.
After Rowan rolled on the ground skillfully, he aimed at the two SWAT team members who surrounded him like a charging cheetah and pulled the trigger. The two men felI to the ground immediately, and their heads, which were hit hard, were thrown back.
Rowan did not hesitate at all, and rushed forward swiftly along the pre-determined route, covering Nicolas Cage from chaos in front of him. His face showed strong murderous intent and a cold indifference to
everything.
"Cut! This one's passed! I won't change anything about this one, promise!"
After watching these beautiful action shots over and over again, John Woo felt his scalp tingling. He raised his fists high and shouted at the top of his voice.
Rowan tightened his gun, stretched out his hand to pull up the two actors beside him, and asked in a concerned tone "Are you okay?"
Covering their heads, the two men shook their heads, their faces greasy and with an expression of disbelief.
They really felt that they were shot in the head and killed, without even time to react. If the gun in Rowan's hand was real.. terrible!
"marvelous!"
Nicolas Cage walked over with excitement on his face. He was extremely amazed and envious of Rowan's clean and neat movements. He was 33 years old this year. He used to have very agile skills, but now the high-intensity training and action scenes
have made him a little tired.
Rowan smiled slightly, but did not feel complacent. He just thought about the next action scene and said modestly: "How can I compare with your depth and vividness? I still need to learn more from you."
Although the following action scenes were modified to be more difficult, most of the difficulty was concentrated on Sean Trice, played by Rowan.
Aftera brief adjustment, the shooting progressed more and more smoothly. Generally, it would take about two or three NGs to pass a take. The shooting speed was much faster than John had imagined.
Even if the scenes involved dialogues, Rowan would not have to do more NGs, after all he has already done this in dungeon dream and has much better grasp of the character than most which made John Woo happy.
Soon, the first day of shooting was completed. John Woo sat in the studio, browsing through the scenes shot today one by one.
Carefulness and precision determines everything. Shoddy work can never reach better standard, especially for a Chinese director like John Woo whose under tremendous pressure. He has to be careful and cautious about every detail.
The door made a slight noise, and John Woo said without even turning his head, "Are you done? Today's shooting went more smoothly than I expected. We saved at least one day, and the results were quite good. Two of them were extremely exciting."
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