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On July 15, the weather was fine.

As the center of the Hollywood film industry, California almost always welcomes various film and television drama crews to shoot here, and now it has ushered in a new crew.

In the next half month, Lehman will be on the set up location, which has now become a camp for the army, and will start shooting "Furious".

There were dozens of tents on the muddy dirt roads, full of traces of wheels and slightly weeds, surrounded by fences and wire.

When it came to the scene inside, there were even more voices.

Hundreds of people are busy around, some are setting up cameras; some are setting up lights to confirm the brightness and color of the light; some are helping to unload props...

Five or six large trucks entered and exited, and there were more than 10 military vehicles and more than a dozen commercial vehicles parked on the open space next to the camp.

Standing in the shadow of an awning, Lehmann listened to the information reported by various departments while arranging filming affairs.

"Director, the tank is here, what do you think of the arrangement?" a crew member ran and said.

"I gonna go see."

When he said this, the actors standing or sitting beside him were also very excited, including Heath Ledger, who all followed Lehman.

"Hi, Lieutenant Colonel, thank you very much."

Against the sun, Lehman, who was standing at the entrance of the camp, pointed to the transportation vehicles, "Can you bring all the tanks in?"

"Of course, just tell me where to put it."

Lieutenant Colonel Logan, the liaison officer sent by the Pentagon to the crew responsible for all military technical support matters, nodded and said, "How to arrange?"

"Four vehicles came in and put them on the open space at the southeast corner of the camp, and the remaining M4A3E8 model should be placed at the door."

Because of funding issues, only 8 tanks could be driven. Five tanks belonged to the Allies and three Germans. The rest were either scraps that could not be opened and repaired, or they were props and models.

Of course, only five vehicles are needed for the current scene shooting, and the transporter has already been delivered.

Driven by the M4HST artillery tractor, it stops according to the position.

Suddenly, many of the crew of the crew put aside their work and came to watch the excitement.

This thing is majesty and a man's romance.

"Director." A member of the props team holding a bottle of spray paint stood beside the tank parked at the entrance of the camp, and shouted to Lehmann not far away: "I'm going to start spraying."

"Oh." Lehman walked over, patted his shoulder, pointed to the flat position of the inclined abdomen on the right side of the tank, and said with a smile: "Fury these letters are sprayed on this one, remember to be more coherent and not to overlap. ."

The staff smiled and pressed the spray paint. In one go, a dark black English word "Fury" appeared on the tank. He then said: "Okay, wait for the spray paint to dry a little bit, paint it, and make it old. , The effect can be achieved by handling it."

This M4A3E8 Sherman tank is naturally the one driven by the protagonist group, and "fury" also corresponds to the title "Fury".

Similarly, the remaining 4 tanks have models M4A4, M4105HVSS, M4A1E4, and the M4 variant (thickened armor and equipped with artillery suspension system) that the platoon commander took.

In fact, these are the series of Sherman tanks, but at that time, new tanks were produced every year. Fortunately, the models of the five tanks were different.

As for weapons and equipment, let alone, they were all mainstream at the time.

M101 howitzer, submachine gun Thomson M1A1, M1 carbine, and M1 Garland, the most difficult rifle during World War II, M18 Hellcat armored vehicle, German MP44 assault rifle, M3 half-track trailer, M2 type 60 mortar, MG42 general machine gun , Colt M1917 revolver and various anti-tank rocket launchers.

For the authenticity of the shooting, the most precious and valuable Tiger tank was also invited out of the mountain.

From a historical perspective, there are only six tigers in the world, stored in six different museums in the United States, Britain, France, and Russia.

Lehman directly took the Tiger tank trophies seized during World War II and used the daily rental cost of up to 450,000 U.S. dollars to sell the only German Tiger tank that can operate (this number 131 belongs to the Tiger). The Type I tank, which has been repaired and maintained by the Barvington Tank Museum in the UK for so many years), was loaned out for field shooting.

Of course, this tank is not here yet. After all, the rental fee is so high that it will be released only when it is needed.

For this reason, the filming of related locations was moved to the UK specifically for the convenience of transportation.

This is really an old antique, compared to the amount of money, it is more expensive than Nicholas Cage's starring.

However, it's all worth it.

If you don't take photos of real guys, how can you vividly and truly restore this story that happened in the European battlefield?

"All departments are ready." Ryan walked over and said quickly.

"Well, I know." Lyman returned to the shelter, greeted Lieutenant Colonel Logan who was sitting in the lounge chair, and then picked up a bottle of mineral water that had been opened next to it.After unscrewing the bottle cap and taking a big sip, he turned and walked to the director’s monitor. He picked up the loudspeaker and shouted: "Five minutes, it’s about to start. Check the studio facilities and Layout."

The crew entered the final preparation before filming started.

Heath Ledger and Nicholas Cage and other protagonists walked to the "Furious" tank parked at the door, and under the command of the dispatched tank team members, they became more familiar with the tank and then practiced their position.

A group performance composed of dozens of veterans was also led by Sandy, and once again became familiar with the positioning that needs to be used when shooting, and strived not to steal the spotlight and be a suitable background for shooting.

In this crew, except for the big-name Nicholas Cage and Heath Ledger, who is gradually gaining fame, there are no other well-known actors, plus the idea of ​​Jonathan Gavin, to perform this group. , Also minus a large amount of capital, and even comes with good news.

Because of the shooting plan, military representatives also invited Lieutenant Colonel Logan to lead the team, which shows that the military is very satisfied that the crew can think of those veterans.

It can be said that it has reduced the funding pressure and gained additional gains.

Even if the actor's expenditure is compressed to only 30%, it is still a little nervous.

No way. Although many real guys don’t need money and are funded by the military for free, they still have to pay for maintenance.

Those ordnances are big money lovers, as well as the cost of food for the actors. It can't be too bad.

Most of them are veterans, as well as a few starring actors in the crew, so this pay cannot be reduced.

As for the loss of film and the deliberate use of clothing, money is also needed.

In order to create reality, Lehman really made a big deal this time.

After five minutes passed, the director Lehman nodded to the waiting scene. He watched the scene and placed the scene in front of the camera. Then, he said: "Furious, location scene No. 1, 23 Scene, act one, action—"

A total of two cameras were used to arrange the camera positions outside the scene.

One is installed on the left side of the camp gate, and the other is in the center of the camp, supported by high rails.

The camera lenses of the two cameras just crossed over, forming a 45-degree viewing angle of space.

Thomas and another camera crew each operated one. Since the lighting conditions on site were very good, there was no additional lighting, and only reflectors and shading plates were used to adjust the brightness of natural light and the desired light and shadow effects.

Nicholas Cage was wearing a tank suit, with goggles on his head, standing in the "Furious" tank, half of his body was exposed from the opening.

His body was bloodstained, and his face was blackened by gunfire, setting off the white and tender skin around the eyes protected by the goggles.

An image of a veteran who had just left the battlefield stood up very well.

And such a war drama that pays attention to details must be true, naturally, it is even more difficult to dress up the characters.

Stepping on cavalry soldiers’ boots, wearing tanker jackets, M1938 leather gloves, M1 helmets and tank caps inside (this hat is not bulletproof, so a steel helmet is reinforced on the outside, which is used to mount communication equipment ).

The earphones used for communication are HS-18 type, and the transmitter inside the tank is T-17 type (after the war, the artillery is rumbled, and they can’t hear clearly when standing together, so the tanks are equipped with these). There is also an infantry radio station.

As for the eye protection goggles, everyone wears the M1938 model. Only the "sergeant" played by Cage wears goggles produced by the German army, which means the seized spoils and symbolizes the image of his veteran.

Maya Meschede, the crew member in charge of the film's costume design, is even more rigorous. He also went to Berlin to find the old clothes from the 1940s. The distribution of every button to every pocket is extremely authentic.

In the camera, several military vehicles driven by group performances drove into the camp from far and near, followed by tanks driven by Nicholas Cage and others.

It moved forward steadily, but it seemed that there were some problems with the direction and speed, and it was almost out of the range that the outdoor lens could capture.

Lehman also noticed this situation, frowned, and called out, "Cut!"

The busy crew immediately stopped, and everyone looked at Lehman.

Lehmann stood up from behind the monitor and walked all the way to the position of the tank "Furious" before he said, "What's the matter? Didn't you notice the wrong direction? The camera is almost out of sight."

"My fault, I'm a little nervous, I haven't tried this." A soldier in the driving position who was controlling the tank said apologetically, "I was a little confused just now."

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