Chapter 64: Filming in Progress
For this "Wasteland", Catherine can be said to have paid a bloody price.
She even adopted bullet time.
Bullet time is a visual effect technique that was popularized in the film The Matrix. Neo dodging bullets in that scene is extremely impressive and also a typical representation of bullet time.
In the 21st century, bullet time has its own specialized technology, but Catherine can only make do. She uses an array of still cameras surrounding the object (not film cameras) to achieve this effect. The camera array is triggered in sequence. Combining each frame shot by each camera creates a rotating view of a static object, and sometimes Catherine can even use this technique for super slow-motion effects.
This technology actually existed as early as the 1950s, and "The Wild Bunch" also used it. The slow-motion shooting had a profound impact. However, no one has yet discovered the wonderful part of this technology - bullet time, which is the essence of this technology.
And such technology requires a huge amount of funding. Catherine can be said to have spent money like water for this technology.
The first use of this technique was by Sean Connery in the wilderness shooting Death Claw, and later appeared multiple times.
That death claw, Catherine also spent a lot of thought on it. The "exploding head" death claw was not an actor, but a model container filled with pork, pig brain and blood. In this way, the bullet shoots out, and then completely captures this scene in the camera, making it look incredibly realistic.
The influence of the Hays Code gradually waned, and by 1962, their enforcement was more lax. Catherine no longer had to worry at all.
Sean Connery is the first protagonist.
He plays a mysterious drifter in the film, wandering on the edge of light and darkness. Catherine's requirement for him is to let Sean Connery maintain a "profound" expression as much as possible, so that the temperament of this character can be fully revealed.
While Freeman plays a naive young man who escaped from a shelter and knows nothing about the outside world. He has a kind heart, but in the wasteland, he is the kind of person who would be sold out by others and still help them count their money.
Three people with different identities gathered together.
Catherine now tries to capture the shadow of future American blockbusters, art-house films still have a market in this era, and Catherine also wants to give this film some depth of thought.
Of course, if this era doesn't need ideas at all, Catherine would also abandon it without hesitation. After all, $20 million is not something she wants to throw away, at least she needs to make a profit first.
Catherine can be said to have fully devoted herself to her directing career, and her performance has even surprised the crew.
She didn't look like a minor girl at all when she was filming. The stunning level of performance she showed to the director can be said to have shocked everyone.
Although Catherine only studied directing as her second major, it was just for fun, and without the efforts of this life, she would not have succeeded. In the first 12 years of her life, Catherine can be said to have been accumulating. Accumulating thickly and releasing thinly, this is the king's way.
In the film, there are many zombies, a kind of mutated human being after nuclear war, but it is a completely different species from humans. Humans who have been exposed to strong radiation and special viruses will also become zombies.
To ensure a smooth performance, Catherine had the extras in the drama troupe get up at five o'clock every morning and put on makeup for three hours.
The film opens with Connor out hunting in the wilderness.
At this time, he found Li Xiaolong being surrounded by robbers. The dynamic armor on Li Xiaolong's body had broken down at this time, and because of the blow to the back of his head, he also lost his memory. However, his fighting instincts were still there, so at this time, he quickly used emergency escape to dismantle the armor, and then engaged in hand-to-hand combat with these robbers.
Bruce Lee unleashed his fury and kicked several poor extras out of ten or more meters, then let them go to eat dirt. This move has a great visual effect, but it doesn't have much killing power - if someone is kicked by Bruce Lee with all his might without retreating and unloading the force, this guy will probably be seriously injured or even killed.
At this time, a thug suddenly pulled out a gun, and at this moment, Connery shot the opponent dead.
This is the content at the beginning of the movie.
The two then arrived at a small town where Freeman was being swindled by a group of people.
The filming of outdoor scenes also involves a lot of wilderness survival knowledge and some things that may only be used in the doomsday, it can be said that this is also one of the selling points of the film.
The outdoor scenes were shot with some bumps, but the final completion time was better than Catherine's expectation. During the filming process, Freeman was learning by himself, fortunately, he originally played a silly boy. Although still awkward, it has become a different person from the beginning.
After meeting Freeman, Connelly vouched for him and that seemed to resolve the issue with Freeman. The three of them walked off together.
Immediately afterwards, Bruce Lee wanted to repair his armor, but this was high-tech and required a lot of money.
He decided to accept the village's offer and go in search of a water purification chip to drive the already broken water purifier in the village, with rich rewards.
In the future of Fallout, all external water sources are highly irradiated and cannot be consumed directly.
Due to the lucrative pay, Connery and Freeman, who wanted to return a favor, also accepted the task on the other side.
They finally reunite in an expedition searching for a water purification chip.
According to intelligence, there was a water purification chip in an abandoned shelter, so the team decided to go over.
After much trouble, the chip was finally found, but the team suddenly started infighting!
Everyone wants to swallow that chip alone in exchange for a generous reward.
At this time, a super death claw burst in, and only three main characters survived the entire team.
At this time, Bruce Lee regained his memory and decided to go find the Triad's location. However, it turned out that the place was in California, while Bruce Lee was a member of the East Coast Triad, so he was ostracized everywhere.
In California, there is also a New California Republic NCR.
The overt storyline follows Connor's adventures, while the covert one is about the behind-the-scenes struggles between the Brotherhood, NCR and various other organizations, which can only be discovered by attentive readers.
Finally, after the three people had been through all sorts of things, they ended up together again. Lee decided to head back east, Freeman decided to stay and fix this place up, while Connery lit a cigarette and then bid them farewell like that.
At this time, Freeman asked Connor what he was.
Connery didn't look back and left with a "A-man."
It means "a person" or "a man", can also represent "humanity", and has a vague connection with the Christian "Amen". Moreover, Catherine deliberately did not leave subtitles here, giving everyone a place to think.
