Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 47 Filming Human Drama, Aircraft Cockpit
The filming of this episode was not difficult. Teruo Aragaki is a trustworthy veteran actor. He has worked with Tani Akira many times and they are familiar with each other's styles.

Sato Takeji is also a suit actor from Toho and is very experienced. This scene is as simple as usual.

Manatsu Ryu was wearing Pigumon's suit and standing outside the field, feeling a little nervous.

Everyone looks so professional! I wonder if he can do it!

The person in charge of the special effects shooting was special effects supervisor Hiroichi Takano.

Seeing Manatsu Ryu's nervousness, Takano Hiroichi comforted her a little: "Don't be nervous, show your strength. Just act like Pigumon is stupid and that'll be it!"

Manatsu Ryu nodded vigorously, but then his thoughts became a little vague.

Speaking of...

So hot!
I didn’t expect it to be so hot filming in a leather suit!
Looking at Tani Ming fighting with Teruo Aragaki on the set, and Teruo Aragaki grabbing a prop stone and smashing it hard, Ryu Manatsu really found it a little unbelievable.

How did they persevere?

With the battle over, it was his turn. Takano Hiroichi, clutching the script, said simply, "You'll just stand over there. Right there. Look up at the sign on the ceiling."

Kono Hiroichi gestured a few times, and Manatsu Ryu agreed, then went onto the set.

This scene is about Pigmon trying to attract the attention of Red King, but he is stoned to death by Red King.

Then there is a scene where Team Kurt bursts the balloon and scares Red King, and the first Ultraman appears and kills Red King.

However, after Gu Ming tampered with the plot, Pigumeng did not die, but was knocked unconscious by the shock wave caused by the stone thrown by King Red.

In short, there are still some requirements for Pigumon.

Everyone including Gu Ming left the sand table set, while Zhen Xialong put on the leather suit of Pigumon and jumped up according to the predetermined design. He was so confused that he didn't know whether his performance was good or bad.

In short, when Koichi Takano raised his hand to signal, Ryu Manatsu walked off the set covered in sweat.

"It's okay." Hirokazu Takano gave a simple evaluation.

After all, he is a person with martial arts skills and can handle the task of supporting the holster.

But Koichi Takano thinks that Ryu Manatsu is still a little restrained.

"Okay, everyone did a good job. Today's episode has been filmed ahead of schedule." Hiroichi Takano glanced at his watch and announced that everyone could leave work early. Hiroichi Takano was greeted by cheers.

Manxialong will have to wait for a while, because Pigumon has scenes with humans, and he will be needed to go to the human filming studio to assist.

With the help of several staff members, Gu Ming took off his leather suit. He looked at Teruo Aragaki opposite him and felt that both of them looked like they had just come out of a swimming pool, completely drenched in sweat.

"It's rare that filming finished early. Acting with Furuya-kun is really easy. There are almost no NGs." Aragaki Teruo grinned and said, "But it's not good to be covered in sweat every day, Furuya-kun, how about we go take a bath together tonight?"

Take a bath.

Gu Ming thought about it and thought it was no problem. He invited Zhen Xialong by the way. Zhen Xialong said it was no problem - there was no resident singing scheduled today, so he could take a day off.

This matter was happily settled. Taking a bath and steaming in the sauna to wash away the sweat and odor from a whole day of performances made people feel refreshed just thinking about it.

There was still some time before evening and the filming had not yet ended. Gu Ming thought that since he had nothing to do, he might as well go to the Human Set to take a look.

Seven episodes have been filmed so far. Gu Ming has been busy in the special effects studio most of the time and has not visited the human part.

This time, you can go and watch.

It’s still in Wangu, but this time it’s a human set, the scenery and even the equipment are different.

The person sitting in the director's chair was Wan Guyi. Although Gu Ming saw him, he didn't go over to say hello. He was still filming and it was inconvenient to go over and disturb him.

But when he saw Wan Guyi, Gu Ming felt a little relieved.

By the way, among the directors of the first Ultraman, Toshihiro Iijima’s level is relatively average, neither good nor bad, with occasional outstanding performances.

There is a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of No Nagase Sanmadashi's strength. When it is bad, it is at the bottom of the whole film, and when it is good, it can even reach close to 40%.

But Wan Guyi is different.

Wanguyi's level is stably high.

He's the kind of guy who, whenever you see him on the set, you'll have the illusion that "this is a sure thing."

Of course Gu Ming would not go up to disturb them. He just stood outside and watched the filming of the human plot.

At this time, Kurobe Jin and his companions were sitting in a strangely shaped device.

Gu Ming looked at the device with interest. It was a device shaped like an airplane cockpit.

This device is like a rocking car for children, with several large springs installed underneath, which allows it to rock in different directions.

Several staff members grabbed the cockpit and shook it violently, causing Kurobe Susumu to sway back and forth in it.

Gu Ming understood.

This should be the part where we are filming the flight.

When special effects were well developed, this type of shot could be directly simulated using special effects. When special effects were insufficient, Wangu also had his own unique method. He would use a model to pretend to be an airplane, and after it passed in front of the camera, he would cut the camera to the view inside the cockpit.

Of course, there wasn't actually any plane. It was just a device shaped like a cockpit, with a few people swaying left and right outside the cockpit where the camera couldn't capture them.

Combined with the body movements given by the pilot in the cockpit, it looks like flying.

Gu Ming sighed somewhat, "It's really energy-saving and environmentally friendly to have to crank it manually."

After the scene ended, Wan Gujie stepped forward to hit the board, and Wan Guyi then stood up and walked over.

"I didn't expect you guys to finish so quickly." Wan Guyi greeted him with a smile on his face, "Looks like we have to speed up our progress here too."

Gu Ming also smiled back: "Aragaki-kun is an experienced suit actor. We have worked together several times and we know each other very well. It is naturally not difficult to shoot."

Thinking about taking a bath later, Gu Ming casually invited Wan Guyi to go, and he happily agreed: "I was thinking of that, but we have to wait until the filming is over."

After saying that, Wanguyi looked at Manatsu Ryu and said, "This must be Manatsu Ryu-kun, right? Come on, the next round will be yours."

"Ah... yes!" Manatsu Ryu hurriedly saluted: "I will definitely do my best."

After all, this guy is the director.

Manatsu Ryu found it unbelievable. Aren't directors all great figures? But the Mantani Ichi in front of him was unexpectedly so friendly.

"Wanguyi, Brother Yi, that's what everyone in Wangu calls him." Gu Ming explained briefly, "Brother Yi is the kind of person who's easy to get along with, so you don't have to be too reserved. Of course, the premise is that nothing goes wrong during the filming. Cheer up, I'm sure you'll be fine."

Manatsu Ryu could only nod.

I feel like the pressure is inexplicably great!
Especially seeing how smoothly the filming went for Tani Akira and Teruo Aragaki.

(End of this chapter)