hollywood draw

In the temporary studio built in the suburbs of New York, the fireworks and props group gathered together. In the center surrounded by everyone, there was a model that resembled a hospital building. This was a temporary imitation made by the props group. Although it looked very rough outside, the materials were relatively solid. Everything was trying to simulate a real concrete building.

"Director Greenberg, there's no problem here."

The prop team director Wicks Hart confirmed with the fireworks again. After receiving a positive answer, he turned around and waved to the direction where the director was, and shouted.

"Ok, inform everyone to back off."

Hearing the prop manager's shout, Wayne turned around and gave a loud command. After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the soundtrack master in front of him, shrugging apologetically. "Sorry, John, wait for me."

The old white man with white hair and beard smiled and raised his hand and patted Wayne on the shoulder without any concern, and said, "It's okay, I changed my schedule temporarily. I want to come to the crew in advance to experience the shooting atmosphere. You can do it first, I'll visit it casually."

"Okay, let's talk later."

Without caring about John Williams who arrived early, Wayne turned around and hurried to the prop model, frowned and observed for a while, then nodded with satisfaction.

He didn't understand how to operate the blasting. Those were the work that the fireworks and props groups should do. He just put forward his own needs and asked them to simulate the best effect first. The model in front of him is at least very similar to the real building.

"Let's get started."

With Wayne's sign, everyone began to retreat at the same time. Although the gunpowder content of this simulated blast was very small and there was basically no danger, no one could guarantee that the distance was too close and would be scratched by the flying fragments.

In the observation of everyone, a fire suddenly appeared in the equal-scale architectural model, accompanied by a low "boom", and smoke and dust on one side filled the main building body.

Unlike the staff who were observing from a distance, Wayne stood behind a temporary monitor, staring at the explosion without blinking through the smoke and dust, while his heart was silently judging, 1, 2, 3, 4... After more than ten seconds passed, the low explosion sounded again.

It is very clear from the picture captured by the camera. The building completely disintegrated in the second explosion. Perhaps this is different from the real scene shooting, but the effect he wanted has been perfectly expressed by the prop group and the fireworks group.

"Ok, that's it."

With two explosions, the staff of the fireworks group and the props group looked at the director at the same time. It was not until Wayne smiled and applauded while constantly nodding, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

No one knows what this young director thought. Seeing that the filming work was about to end, he put forward strange demands on the most important explosion scene. There is no way, this is the other party's crew, this is the other party's project. Although such requirements are very strange, the fireworks team and the prop team can only find ways to solve the controllable delayed explosion problem.

"Hank."

Waving his hand at the fireworks supervisor, Wayne put away his smile and began to remind him seriously. "Hank, we have no alternative. The crew started to buy this abandoned hospital building and now it is arranged as needed. Both the money and time cost cannot be wasted, so this explosion shot has no chance, so don't mess it up, otherwise..."

“yep.”

Fireworks Director Hank Connor smiled and nodded, jokingly jokingly: "Don't worry, I understand, otherwise everyone will leave us in this damn New York and will not be able to spend Christmas with their family. Don't worry, boss, I have promised my little daughter that she will rush back to Los Angeles to accompany her before Christmas."

He raised his wrist and looked at the time. Wayne raised his hand and patted the other person's arm with satisfaction. Before leaving, he reminded him again. "Be careful! Remember, safety is more important than anything else!"

Staring at the fireworksmen packed up their things and began to leave the studio to go to the abandoned building to arrange the explosion spots. His eyes gradually fell into memories.

This blasting scene of the clown bombing hospital can be said to be one of the classic scenes of "The Dark Knight", especially under the classic interpretation of Heath Ledger, any ordinary movie fans who have watched it will leave an indelible impression.

He remembered it very clearly that when he first saw this scene, the clown fully demonstrated his crazy charm. This guy who did not seek money, fame and fortune, and had his own perfect crime concept, could be said to have completely sublimated the character through this scene.

On the big screen, almost every audience member saw the explosion sound, and then the confident clown turned around in surprise, slapped the remote control, and the second explosion sounded again. The first feeling was real, and then immediately thought that this was the mistake of the crew's fireworks team. The clown saved this mistake through his superb acting skills, making this scene a classic.

But in fact, it is the opposite. This classic that was talked about by movie fans was completely reposted and circulated and became more and more evil. As time goes by, it seems that it has really become a rumor that the fireworks masters of the crew made a mistake. An accident occurred halfway through the explosion. It was entirely due to Heath Ledger's on-the-spot performance and improvisation performance that completely saved this huge explosion scene into an indelible classic.

But after the movie was released, the director team and the fireworks behind the scenes clarified in an interview that before filming the scene, the director team planned this way, in order to reflect the reality of the clown's madness.

This is the main reason why Wayne asked the prop group to cooperate with the fireworks group to simulate the blasting effect in advance. As he said, the scene of bombing the building was a real shot, and the crew only made this choice, which was completely different from shooting the actors' opponent scenes. After the shooting started, it could only succeed in one time, and there was no chance to start over.

Only after all possible chances of mistakes are minimized and all the things that can be considered are carefully prepared will the fireworks team really take action.

Wayne's request is very simple. The initial plan is that there will be two explosions. After the first explosion, the clown must be given time to go to a safe positioning point, and no matter what method is used, the building will have a second explosion again.

The clown's shot of the remote control when he turned around was not a burst of acting skills, but was simply a trigger signal designed in advance. This explosion scene cannot be filmed twice, and then edited together. The meaning of doing this is to keep the shots continuous and not create a misleading effect.

“Boss.”

Wayne, who was in a daze, was gently pushed by Nina. Facing his puzzled eyes, the assistant lady whispered: "That old man is here."

With Nina's reminder, John Williams, with white hair and white beard, looked around and looked around.

"Sorry, John, let's continue talking."

Wayne, who recovered from his senses, smiled, apologized to the old man, and took him to his trailer. After the two sat down, they continued to talk about the movie soundtrack, especially the clown soundtrack.

John Toner Williams, this unsightly white old man, at first glance, gives people the feeling of a farm redneck, but in fact he is the best movie soundtrack master in Hollywood, and can also be called the number one person in modern movie soundtracks.

His achievements are not only a master of film soundtracks, but also a pianist, conductor and composer. When it comes to film soundtracks, many people's first reaction is Hans Jimo. In fact, among the three most famous masters of Hollywood, John Williams is the undisputed first person.

Famous films such as "Star Wars", "Schindler's List", "Jaws", "Jurassic Park" and other well-known films are all from his team.

The reason why Hans Jimo's soundtrack team was not invited again this time was because of the joint recommendation of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Warner Bros. is one of the favorites for their cooperation, because the old man and Warner Bros. maintain a very good relationship, and he can count as half of his own.

For example, the Harry Potter and Superman series that will definitely be released in the future. All the soundtracks are from the old man's team. They can be called the leader of modern movie soundtracks in the circle. The other party relies not only on their relationship with Warner Bros., but also has undeniable strength.

"Crazy, funny, dark, perverted..." John Williams' eyes were swaying, and he murmured with a frown slightly. "This character is surprisingly complex!"

"Director Greenberg, I heard you will shoot a blasting scene about the clown tomorrow." The old man suddenly raised his head suddenly, looked at the young man sitting opposite him sincerely, and asked tentatively. "Can I watch the clown's performance live? Don't get me wrong, I just want to get to know the characters up close."

John Williams is not an outsider. He knows a little bit about the rules in the crew. He knows similar scenes and keeps them strictly confidential during the filming process. Until the day the film is officially previewed, outsiders can hardly understand them.

Let’s look at this movie, which has always been very popular. Rumors about the film are full of gossip tabloids, but there is no specific thing at all, which shows how strict the confidentiality of the core team of the crew is.

"Sorry, John."

Wayne shrugged and said bluntly: "It's okay to watch the film, but you need to sign a confidentiality regulation. This is not only for you, but every participant behind the core has signed it."

"no problem."

John Williams nodded happily, obviously thinking of such a result. "That's it, I will be with the crew tomorrow."

The old man smiled, stood up and shook hands with Wayne, nodded politely, and left the director's trailer.

483-False Blasting Rumor