Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

The cameras that had been prepared nearby quickly captured these scenes from various angles.

This is the current situation on the set of Transformers.

Every second, every shot, that’s real money spent, that’s real money burned to make the pictures.

When has Xia Yuan ever had such a great time filming a movie?

I can only say that even for him, this is the first time since his debut.

In fact, it is true. Although Xia Yuan has been in the industry for so long and has filmed so many works, Xia Yuan has always been famous for his low-cost and medium-budget works.

He is not a director who focuses on big scenes in the traditional sense. On the contrary, Xia Yuan is most praised for his precise control of the picture, the handling of various details, the delicacy of the camera language, and the presentation of emotions.

Xia Yuan is a director who is very good at telling stories. Basically, all the works he has shot are works with very profound cores, and they are not those that rely solely on big scenes.

So it’s the first time for her to try her hand at a big-budget movie.

how to say?

So cool!
Xia Yuan never thought that making a movie could make him so happy.

Basically, the control of every screen and the issuance of every instruction can burn a huge amount of money.

"Damn, when has our old Xia ever fought such a prosperous war?" Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

I can’t spend it all, I can’t spend it all!
"Okay, prepare for the blast. The rear convoy will follow up. When you pass through blast point 12, 13, and all the way to blast point 16, detonate the blast points. Finally, when you reach point 17, make sure to blow up all the cars except the Bumblebee! I mean everything except the Bumblebee! All of them are blown into wreckage. Try to pass it in one go!"

Soon, it was the next shot, which also involved stunt shots, and all of them used specially processed unmanned vehicles.

That is to say, now that intelligent driving and AI technologies have developed and have a certain breadth, there is no need for stuntmen to take the risk of dangerous driving when shooting similar shots.

Otherwise, if you want to shoot a similar shot well, even if it was just five or six years ago, you cannot do without the support of stuntmen.

At this time, how to protect people's lives and safety is their top priority.

So in the early years, martial arts and movie stuntmen were really a purely high-risk industry.

However, with the development of the times, the cost of making movies has risen sharply, but the difficulty has decreased exponentially.

Now these specially made models are different from those sold on the market. They are customized models equipped with intelligent driving systems.

Even if the car does not have smart driving, it will be added with smart driving.

"Okay, all units take your positions!"

"Three! Two! One! Action!"

Snapped!
As the script supervisor clapped his hands, the sound of engines roaring could be heard at the scene.

boom! Boom boom!

hum-

A convoy of cars rushed out quickly along the set route, driving along the designated points all the way, and were captured from all angles by various cameras. They even performed some stunts during the driving process, such as drifting and overtaking.

And the leader was none other than the protagonist Sam's Bumblebee.

At this moment, the BYD Bumblebee is streamlined and full of power, with a hint of the unique flavor of a muscle car. It rushes out like a roaring steel behemoth.

Coupled with the number of cars with Decepticon logos following closely behind, and the AI's superb movement that is like a script, even if you don't need to watch the full movie, just the current scene is enough to make people feel excited. This scene is too tense!

Especially after Bumblebee led the convoy through several green screen set locations, at Xia Yuan's command, the blasters of the props team pressed the blasting button to simulate the feeling of ballistic shooting and explosion.

Boom!

The visual effect is that cars are blown into fireballs, and some parts are even blown into the sky.

Then Bumblebee rushed out of the point under the flames.

All the way to the last planned point, all the cars in the entire convoy, except for one Bumblebee, had been blown into wreckage.

At the last point, there was also a green screen. After the Bumblebee stopped there, Xia Yuan shouted, "Pause!"

At this moment, the Bumblebee no longer looks brand new. The paint on the body has become mottled, and it is covered with scratches and looks dilapidated.

But with this kind of picture, it is actually not ugly, but instead has a kind of wild and tense beauty.

After the pause, someone came forward and drove the Bumblebee down.

Then, with the help of the equipment, the props team worked together to move the big guy onto the green screen background.

It turned out to be a giant transformed Bumblebee!
The bright yellow body elements, combined with the dazzling parts structure, make the picture displayed on the director's monitor from the perspective of the machine extremely oppressive.

Xia Yuan was so excited that he slapped his thigh: "Perfect!"

This is the end.

Although this lens is expensive, it is definitely worth the money!
The cost of one lens is millions of dollars!

Of course, there can’t be many such expensive and high-cost lenses, but at the same time, there are still quite a few.

At least there are still a lot of things that need to be filmed in the current plan.

Everyone in the crew also worked together to do their own thing.

Time passed day by day in the busy shooting.

The filming cycle of a big-budget movie like "Transformers" is definitely not comparable to the progress of previous feature films that only told stories. This cycle is destined to be very long.

In addition to filming every day, Xia Yuan also makes video calls to visit his family.

The senior sister's belly grew bigger day by day, and morning sickness became more obvious.

It has always been a peaceful and comfortable environment.

Xia Yuan also made a prediction that he estimated that the filming could be completed before the due date, and then after that, he could return to China and wait for the birth of the child.

After all, it is the first time for him to be a father in his life, so he naturally does not want to miss the day when his beloved son/daughter is born.

"Let's use this movie as a birth gift for our child! It should also be released simultaneously in China!" Xia Yuan said.

The reason why "Cellmates" is not released in China is because the scale of the film is really not acceptable. The fact that it is allowed on the online platform and APP is a special favor from the electricity management department, out of consideration for his status as a national master.

But there is no problem at all with Transformers.

This movie is a total popcorn movie, a standard Hollywood blockbuster. (End of this chapter)