Chapter 144: A lot of planes

& amp; nb logo white ordinary helicopters, five camouflage gunships, hovering in their respective positions. (Fictions Collection ~ Reading Network) On a normal helicopter, Wang Yang, with his seat belt fastened, stood at the entrance of the cabin door, listening to the huge roar of the propeller turning, and he looked at the Sower below through the viewfinder in his hand Help slums.
Soweto slum is located in the south of Johannesburg city center, it is the largest slum in Africa, and now covers an area of ​​120 square kilometers, including 33 towns, inhabited by nine black tribes such as Xhosa and Zulu. What is different from other slums here is that it also has some brick houses, even beautiful large houses built by rich black people, but the area under the helicopter is all broken metal squatters, and the roof is covered with bricks. , Rags and other debris.
"Fly to the right, try 30 meters first!" Wang Yang shouted towards the driver's seat. Brandon, the pilot who controlled the helicopter, gave a thumbs-up and said, "Received!" There is a flight crew, and several film crew members such as Harry George and the lighting engineer holding the camera.
After Wang Yang gave the order, the helicopter flew to the right immediately, the wind rushed head-on, his hair flew up, his cheeks were aching, he kept watching the picture in the viewfinder and saw that it was adjusted to A suitable camera direction shouted: "Stop!"
Below an entrance to the slums, on the bumpy dirt road, there are more than thirty white lightning-protected armored vehicles lined up, as well as several camouflage armed chariots, all on standby. The shots to be taken are mainly connected pictures, such as armored convoys driving into the ninth zone in a murderous manner, air forces looting in the sky and so on.
In order to take these shots well, and save time and effort quickly, the crew has been well prepared and practiced walking during rehearsal; there are also eight cameras to shoot in all directions, three in the air, directed by Wang Yang; ground five On the stage, there is Vale-Fister sitting in front of the team, behind the team, and in the front of the vista ... Each machine has an assistant director or a photography assistant in the palm of the camera, in order to capture rich materials from different angles.
"Well, this is a good position." Wang Yang put down the viewfinder worn around his neck and picked up the intercom around his waist. He said: "Varley, Valet, this is Yang. Are you all ready? Vr." The intercom immediately heard some hoarse voices from Varei: "Everything is ready, vr." Wang Yang yelled, "Entering the final inspection stage, five minutes later 'Operation Lightning' officially started, vr."
He smiled and put down the intercom, looked back and said, "Hey, fat guy, what are you doing standing there? Come here!"
I saw Harry George, who was holding the camera, moved slowly, and his fat face was full of tension, and his voice was trembling: "Brother, I think I seem to be a fear of heights, so scared ..." Wang Yang haha With a smile, he lifted the cabin door and stretched his foot to kick the fat man. He smiled and scolded: "Damn the fat, who are you lying to! You're wordy, I will kick you down!"
Amidst the rumbling sound, everyone on the helicopter suddenly smiled, and Harry George swept away his nervousness, resolutely raised his head, raised the camera and said: "Well, I am a warrior!"
"Fat guy, remember?" Wang Yang looked at Harry with a beard and suddenly thought of something, as if it was a long time ago, and it seemed that it was just a few days ago, he smiled and said: "" Donald and Heaton " A trace of doubt flashed on Harry's fat face. He frowned and thought about it, and suddenly laughed aloud: "Ah!" Donald and Heaton ", a panoramic overhead shot!"
Wang Yang nodded with a smile, at that time they were pointing at the TV at McDonald ’s, discussing how a set of cross montages of Donald and Heaton should be photographed ... He looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside and the miniature model below In the slums, spread his hands and said: "Rumble, this is the helicopter." Harry looked at the helicopter, his eyes full of flying spirit, deep breathed: "This is a panoramic shot!"
"K, everyone, everyone!" Wang Yang clapped his palms a few times. Everyone responded and picked up the equipment. He said to the intercom: "Here is Yang. Everyone listens, and when they are ready, vr "Then the other 7 cameras all answered" Ready "and" Everything is ready "... Wang Yang took a deep breath and looked at the convoy on the ground and the helicopter group around the distance, shouting:" Guys, Operation Lightning, n! "
As soon as the sound started, the armored convoys were suddenly started, driving one by one into the slums within the wall, the helicopter group in the air was also flying according to the predetermined orbit, when the convoy slowly stopped, each The white armored vehicles immediately jumped out of the crowd of mnu security guards, the ninth area site administrator, and others, and each walked to the broken metal house on all four sides.
& amp; nbt! Seeing that the performance process of this lens was completed, Wang Yang shouted and stopped, and then asked Vale-Slante and others through the machine: "How? "
There is no actor performance in this kind of lens, and there is no special stunt problem in coordination, so the key lies in whether the photographers can complete their tasks well. Harry George smiled with his thumbs up: "Director, I have no problem here!" The voices of Vale and others also came out of the machine one by one: "Good shooting!", "Perfect performance." ... Wang Yang happily yelled and shouted: "Then guys, prepare for the next set of shots! Try to complete these scenes today!"
Today is the tenth day of the crew coming to South Africa. As early as the Vancouver shooting stage, producer Stephen McCormick came to Johannesburg to arrange matters, including finding suitable slum areas, dealing with local governments and security companies, and renting. These helicopters and armored vehicles ... As soon as the crew arrived in Johannesburg, Wang Yang determined several scenes in Soweto on the first day, and began shooting the next day. Everyone ’s efficiency and enthusiasm were very high, I hope to finish shooting early Go home early for Christmas.
It was less than three months before 9/11. At this moment when everyone was a startling bird, almost all crews withdrew their framing plans, or Australia, Hong Kong and other places. The entire Hollywood was reluctant to leave the United States. In South Africa, it is a dangerous slum. The media have called it "the movie is not dead", and fans of the fans have also sent their own blessings, hoping that Miracle Yang and the entire crew can return safely.
& amp; nb) Of course, Soweto is also not a utopia. In addition to the Israeli army expert security company in the United States, the crew hired more than a dozen professional bodyguards, and also signed a contract with the local hlls-ats company in Yoborg. On security, the crew must spend at least US $ 3 million before and after.
Do n’t drive around randomly, lock the door while driving, do n’t park for strangers, bring your own Euro banknotes, do n’t resist when robbed ... But these hidden dangers are not high for the crew, because everyone is under heavy protection, The armored car came to Soweto; either stayed quietly in a hotel in the center of Joborg. No one came here for tourism.
The filming work in Soweto was smooth, basically within expectations, and the crew did not clash with the locals. Before leaving, Wang Yang told every member to respect each other! After arriving in the slums to determine the shooting location, the crew sent many gifts to the local children, including chocolate, Coca-Cola and other foods, as well as football, basketball, rugby and other sports supplies, and some toys; in addition, they also have to invest more than a dozen to build Basketball hoop.
These actions changed the local people's attitude towards them from "hostility" to "doubt", and agreed to their framing shooting; and some stubborn people, facing the bodyguards loaded with guns, did not dare to act rashly.
"No. 13, please move about ten meters to the left!" Wang Yang looked at the sky outside through the viewfinder and ordered the communicators to adjust the position of the helicopters. The helicopter carrying them circling sideways, UU reading books www. Right in front of the uukanshu.com hatch is the group of helicopters. The next shot to be taken is that they fly together to the alien spaceship, and now they are in array.
With his words, a helicopter on the left suddenly moved past the night. Watching the nearly twenty helicopters roar and set the position, Wang Yang nodded and said to Harry George next to him, "Man, get ready." Harry gasped and squatted down, carrying the camera. The front is accurate. Wang Yang looked back at the driver's seat and shouted, "Brandon, wait for me to start, you will control it to rise slowly, k?"
"Received!" Brandon responded loudly. Wang Yang confirmed it again with the viewfinder, then picked up the communicator and shouted: "Everyone is ready!" After a while, he shouted again: "3, 2, 1, n!"
Booming-in the blue sky, under the sun, a huge group of helicopters flew forward, where there were no alien spaceships, only a blue sky, and the slums below, and Johannesburg in the distance.
"Mom, hurry up and come to see, a lot of planes!" A black child sitting on the ground and playing with mud suddenly jumped up in excitement, looking up at the helicopters flying over. In the roar of "Rumble," he jumped and shouted excitedly, "A lot of planes! One, two ..."