China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 930 You little brat, I can't handle you!
The biggest fear during location shooting is the occurrence of unexpected situations. As the director and the person in charge of the entire crew, Sun Yi's biggest fear is that someone will get injured.

Previously, when Sun Yi was drinking with Wu Jing in China, as soon as the alcohol was ready, Wu Jing would immediately take off his clothes and show Sun Yi his various "great achievements".

What? This is an injury I sustained while filming "Tai Chi Master," this is an injury I sustained while filming "SPL: Sha Po Lang," and this is another injury I sustained in which other film or TV series.

Although Sun Yi disapproved of his habit of taking off his clothes at the drop of a hat, he was well aware of the risks of injury during action scenes, as evidenced by the obvious example of family members.

Therefore, during the filming of "Man of Steel," he took all possible safety precautions to ensure safety, fearing any unexpected situations might occur.

Fortunately, thanks to his caution, during the entire location shooting, there were occasional minor bumps and scrapes among the actors and crew, but no major problems occurred, and everything turned out perfectly.

After the location shooting was completed, the crew moved on to the special effects shooting phase, which was basically the final part of the film.

Superhero blockbusters like these may have grand scenes and shots, but the actual filming time is not necessarily long. It mainly depends on the number of scenes involved. If there are few scenes, then the filming time will definitely be longer.

Of course, if these scenes could be replaced with special effects, then the overall filming time would have to be significantly reduced.

The time required to produce special effects is directly proportional to the production team's budget.

In the digital realm, special effects production centers are also known as green screen studios.

The final parts of Man of Steel will be completed here, including the Kryptonian part at the beginning of the film and the Battle of New York at the end.

As for why these two scenes weren't filmed on location like before, the answer is simple.

First, the Krypton in the script is different from the Mars in the previous "The Martian". The same landscape cannot be found on Earth. Moreover, according to the script, the civilization of Krypton is a level higher than that of humans, so it can only be created through computer special effects.

As for the Battle of New York, needless to say, it's a battle between "Superman" and "Kryptonians," with each punch and kick almost like a missile, causing buildings to collapse at the drop of a hat. The US government certainly wouldn't allow Sun Yi to film this on the streets of New York, even though he was indeed somewhat eager to try it out.
In fact, green screen special effects shooting is more difficult than live-action shooting in some ways, from the actor's perspective.

After all, acting without props requires actors to enrich themselves with various elements of the play, including emotions, dialogue, and the environment on set.

Sometimes you also have to overcome situations that seem very awkward to ordinary people.

For example, in one scene of Battle of New York, General Zod battles Superman in a New York landmark building. Because he has not yet fully adapted to Earth's atmospheric environment and his ability to fly is not yet proficient, he can only choose to climb the building by hand—chasing Superman layer by layer on the outer glass of the building.

When it came to the actual filming, he wore a costume with motion capture cameras, and ran like a frog for hundreds of meters along a specially made green screen on the ground.

This height of over 100 meters is the height of the building in the movie.

The key is that while "running wildly," he also has to utter various lines of "impotent rage."

The scene was incredibly awkward.

Not to mention the actors themselves, even Sun Yi, as the director, had to barely hold back during the first two takes of this scene.

Liu Yifei watched from the sidelines. After filming, she specifically found Sun Yi and told him with an unyielding look that she would never film such a scene again!

Sun Yi remained noncommittal, but things might not be up to you then.

After switching to green screen shooting, the crew's progress noticeably accelerated.

Since it's indoors, with air conditioning, a lounge, and unlimited coffee and drinks, both actors and staff can achieve a better working state.

In less than a week, filming for the Krypton prequel was completed, and the crew moved on to the Battle of New York. For this final battle in the film, Sun Yi once again altered the original story.

The main focus is on his own wife's scenes.

According to the script, Fiora, played by Liu Yifei, is a proponent of the "Kryptonian supremacy" theory. She cooperates with the big boss, General Zod, because of the same belief, but the two do not have an absolute subordinate relationship.

In the Krypton prequel, one could be described as a general and the other as a commander, with a superior-subordinate relationship. However, after the destruction of Krypton, this distinction no longer applies.

Sun Yi had subtly hinted at this to the audience several times in previous episodes. For example, during her first battle with Superman, she didn't go all out and clearly held back. Instead, she tried to persuade Superman to join them in reviving Krypton, but she was instead verbally attacked by Superman, causing her to waver in her beliefs.

Later, when General Zod gave the order to destroy all life on Earth, she hesitated and even voiced her objections. In short, Sun Yi's actions were all to establish the character of his wife and prevent her from being portrayed as a complete villain by the audience.

Given this foreshadowing, the way Fiora dies in the original story is rather underwhelming.

How could they possibly be driven to their deaths by a US soldier piloting a plane?

How low is that?
So, he still has to fight Superman in the end.

"No, did 'I' die in the end? If I did, how did I die?"

Because of Sun Yi's questionable actions, Liu Yifei still didn't know the final fate of her character when filming was about to begin. While the props team was preparing the wire work, she chased after Sun Yi to ask him.

“My dear aunt, why are you so concerned about this? Just follow the script.”

Filming was about to begin, and Sun Yi was extremely busy, while also having to deal with his wife.

"Then how can I not know my own fate?"

Liu Yifei looked like she was trying to reason with her.

Actually, it's not her fault. When Sun Yi changed the script and the characters, he didn't consult her at all.

Generally speaking, it's not uncommon for actors not to know the ending of their characters. Directors often like to do this, like Wong Kar-wai, who himself didn't know what the ending of his character was. He would rush to shoot, relying entirely on his feelings, and demanding genuine feedback from the actors.

Sun Yi also wanted to sneak in a game this time.

Although it's a commercial film, so what if it's a commercial film? Can't a commercial film director have some ambition?
Sun Yi, as the director, is definitely a good fit, but it's not quite right for Liu Yifei.

If the director were someone else, she probably would have just accepted it and done whatever the director told her to do.

But what can you do when the director is Sun Yi, her husband?
If you dare to fool me on set and not tell me the ending of your character, I dare to make sure you don't go to bed with me when we get home tonight!
You can decide for yourself which one has more and which one has less.

Sun Yi was helpless. He had tried to play a trick on the big director for the first time, but before he could succeed, he was defeated by Liu Yifei.

As for which is more and which is less, he is very clear about it. "Leave it blank! Understand? Your ending will not be shown in the main film. It all depends on the specific reaction of the moviegoers after the film is released, or it may be mentioned in the post-credits scene."

Regarding the DC Universe, Sun Yi couldn't guarantee that Warner Bros. would entrust him with the entire project, but at least for this opening film, he wanted to leave all the necessary foreshadowing, just like Marvel.

"If you had said so earlier, I would have known. Why were you being so secretive?"

Liu Yifei gave a playful hum, a victorious smile on her face, and turned to walk towards the wire, thinking to herself:
You think you can handle me?
(End of this chapter)