Chapter 24

"Pacific War" officially began shooting, the entire crew like a careful instrument to run up.

However, after the first week of shooting, lanli was relaxed instead. After the first episode, the second and third episodes of Eugene's play didn't appear at all. Until the fourth episode, Eugene just appeared. Until the fifth episode, Eugene would join the full-blown Pacific War as a recruit and enter the long and hard tug of war.

For nearly a month and a half, lanli had no work to do, just moved around with the crew. This is the first time for Langley to experience the true meaning of filming: "filming is waiting". This sentence comes from James, the actor of Robert Reich.

In the process of shooting, in fact, most of the time is spent in waiting, even the protagonist. Not only does it take a lot of time for the setting and preparation of each play, but also it takes seven or eight times for each scene to be shot with different actors, different angles and different distances.

Therefore, waiting is a compulsory course for every actor, which is far from the life of the crew in lanli's imagination.

In fact, during this period of time, Langley had no job, so he could have a holiday. Although the whole crew was in Australia, he could go for a walk around the gold coast and come back if he wanted. However, after consideration - Langley had really considered this option, he decided to stay for the simple reason of "Pacific War".

This series is very special, with a time span of more than two years. It truly describes the U.S. military's struggles with Japanese troops in the Pacific Ocean, and has experienced countless battles of life and death, large and small. It can be said that every night and encounter has an immeasurable impact on soldiers.

Langley can choose to go on holiday, but he will be out of the reality of the whole battlefield, and the fault of time span will also affect the performance. Originally, he lived in an age of peace, and his understanding of war came from images and words. He could not really feel the indelible influence of war on soldiers. If he was lazy now, it would be meaningless for him to become an actor, wouldn't it?

Lanli not only chose to stay in the crew, but also experienced hard shooting with other actors, and really felt the test of every battle.

For example, two weeks ago, lenley, Jon Seda, James Becky Dale and other actors lay in the mud of the rainstorm for 49 hours without sleep, and the bath was even more extravagant. That kind of physical strength limit still have to struggle for the test, just with imagination is not to experience; That kind of exhausted still have to worry about the fear of life hanging on the line, just listen to other people's description is not understandable.

The bonus is that Lan Li knows a lot of friends. The experience of sharing weal and woe makes it easy for them to find resonance. This is indeed the quickest and most effective way for Lan Li to integrate into the cast. At the same time, the isolation and exclusion of Richard did not come true.

As September draws to a close, Langley is finally on the stage again, because Eugene has officially landed on the battlefield, which means that he is no longer a foil, but gradually takes over the position of Robert Lecci in the first half of the series and grows into the first leading role of the whole series.

In the twinkling of an eye, the "Pacific War" crew has been filming for more than four months. When they first arrived in Australia, it was still winter, and now it is summer. They will have their summer Christmas for the first time.

"Everyone find the shelter. Just now, the explosion scope has been delimited. Don't exceed the scope line. Again, don't exceed the scope line! Find a shelter ahead of time and follow the route! "

The leader of the special effects team yelled with a loudspeaker. In fact, in the past four months, they have experienced big and small explosions, and they have reached double digits. The actors are no strangers.

However, the scene to be shot today is quite special, because it is in an open playground. Although there are many ruins and bunkers nearby, the content of the scene is that the army is stuck on the way, and in a completely open situation, it encounters an explosion - an air attack from friendly forces. Because of the time error of intelligence, the friendly forces carry out a devastating air attack, It turned into a disaster.

Because it's open space, it's more difficult to control the explosion. In particular, the actors have to cross the square during the explosion. The special effects team is also well prepared. For this play, they have been rehearsing for five days.

"Rookie, rookie." James's joking voice came from his ear. Since the first day, the nickname has been with Langley, even if all the actors in the cast praise Langley's acting skills. However, the nickname also means that lanli is really accepted by everyone.

Lanli is arranging his shoulder belt. He is a mortar gunner, and the mortar on his back is his weapon. Along with the whole shooting process, but there are more rifles on his hand today, so he needs to adjust his posture. Without turning his head back, lanli comes back, "Don Juan, let go if you have farts."“ "Don Juan" is the nickname of James, a kind of romantic.

"I'll bet you big eyes will fall." James's words immediately caused "big eyes" Lamy to complain discontentedly, "Hey! I'm not that clumsy, OK! I'm sure there won't be anything wrong with me today

With his rifle in his arms, lanli looked left and right and confirmed the way forward for a while. "Don Juan, I'll bet you that the big eye will be hit and the clod will hit the forehead!" Although they will not be injured in the explosion, it is inevitable that they will be affected by the explosive, even for the sake of realism.

"Rookie!" Lamy was unwilling to yell, but there was nothing he could do with James and Langley. He could only squeeze his fist depressed. "I will never!"

James and Langley directly ignored Lamy's ambition and talked about whether they could finish shooting the play in three days. Lamy was left alone, which made other actors laugh. Then came the voice of field notes, "all departments are ready."

Lanli interrupted the conversation, slowed down the rhythm of breathing, concentrated his mind and entered the shooting rhythm again.

After hearing the explosion, Eugene bent down and ran in accordance with the established route. The flying dust blurred his vision. From time to time, he could feel the clods hitting him. There was a dense gunshot in his ear, and the ruins under his feet were splashed with a whole row of bullet holes. It was obvious that the air was being attacked intensively, which made him have to start looking for shelter for the time being, The impenetrable attack made him dance wildly on the tip of a knife. A single negligence may lead to his death here.

But he had no time to think about the threat of death. A blank brain rang with the alarm. Every cell in his body could feel the fear of being in danger, which made his steps more stable. He came out of the shelter again and continued to move forward. The beating of the heart and the rhythm of breathing lost their meaning at this moment.

"Card!"

The explosion and shooting stopped suddenly, and David's voice echoed over the whole open space through the loudspeaker, "stay in place, everyone, stay in place. Next, shoot Robert back. The camera team changes the angle, and the actors stay in place!"

Lanli's shoulder relaxed slightly. In fact, the shooting of war scenes is relatively simple, because in the hail of bullets, acting skills need not delicacy and depth, but reality. Relying on the body instinct to cooperate with the props group, special effects group and camera group, this is enough. What's really difficult is the drama after the battle. This is the difference between "Pacific War" and "brothers company". A lot of psychological depiction and character exploration put forward higher requirements for actors and directors.

"Ah A scream suddenly sprang out of the noise and slid sharply across the sky. All of them looked at the source of the sound. Then lanli saw that there was no more than five steps away. Lamy was painfully on the ground, covering his mouth with his hands, and looked as if he had been hurt.

"Merrill down, Merrill down!" Lanli immediately raised his voice and called out by the name of Lamy's character in the play. Meanwhile, he ran quickly to him and said, "are you OK, man?" Although the weight of the explosion is carefully calculated, accidental injuries are inevitable, and when shooting war scenes, everyone has more or less minor injuries.

Lamy's feet were hard on the floor, splashing a piece of soil, but he still didn't make a sound.

Blue Li looked up and down, at least did not see blood, which is a good sign. Immediately, lanli saw that Lamy had been winking at him. Lanli didn't know why, "what's the matter? Did you get hurt or fall down by accident? "

Lamy's expression became more and more anxious. He released his hands and couldn't help moaning. But he still gritted his teeth and said, "I'm ok. I'm ok. Don't let everyone come here. Don't..."

There was too little information. Langley didn't understand Lamy's meaning. "Let the doctor come and have a check." Before the words could be finished, the crew members and other colleagues and actors had come to inquire about the situation with concern. Lanli could only look up and explain, "I don't know the situation, Lamy suddenly fell down, and then called for pain. The medical staff came to check it."

James squatted down beside Langley and asked with concern, "Lamy, are you ok?" Joking at ordinary times is a sign of intimacy. They are more anxious than anyone when they encounter situations.

Lanli frowned. Just last month, he had a dislocated arm and sprained ankle. Although it was not a big problem, he also had a two-day rest because of the arm problem. Looking at Lamy's current situation, it's really not good. He has been lying on the ground. After a few minutes, he didn't turn over, let alone stand up. It seems very serious.

After another scan, lanli tries to see if it's trauma or what's going on... Then lanli sees a strange little detail - what's that? It looks like a branch on Lamy's butt?