King of Special Effects

Yi Yang's parents knew that Yi Yang was going to make a movie when he came back this time, although they couldn't figure out what was going on, they didn't say anything.

Divide people into three groups first, one group is led by Su Yanxin, Tan Xincheng leads the way, and continues to search for several other shooting locations, Ling Lan stays at home and continues to perfect the script, Tian Li starts all the crew's food and drink budget.

Under the leadership of Yi Zhonghua, Yi Yang found the village first.

Although Yi Zhonghua didn't know how to make this movie, it was easier for him to come forward in this village than Yi Yang.

As soon as the village committee heard that a movie was going to be filmed in the village, they immediately agreed to it without saying a word, and promised to report to the town with Yi Yang today, especially for this war-themed movie, which required the use of guns and explosives. Just kidding.

In the afternoon, under the leadership of the village party secretary, Yi Yang went to the town with the copywriting.

The film crew came here to film a movie, which can play a role in publicizing the place, and there is a star Jiang Xin on the list of actors, which is undoubtedly a free advertisement for the place of Changning.

They are also very enthusiastic about this matter, reporting it to the police station, and will send people to strictly supervise and control the use of gunpowder on the set.

However, this thing has to be reported to the next level.

It may take a few days to apply for this thing.

After returning from the town, Yi Yang went directly to the small hill next to the village, and contacted the driver of the excavator to come in and start construction.

The people in the village had never seen a movie shooter, so they were not enthusiastic about it. If the excavator couldn't go up, they used the shovel to dig a trench.

The setting of this position still needs some work. For the bunker tunnel and so on, only a small hole is dug, and a layer of sandstone cement slurry is painted on the outside. As for the bunker, Yi Yang decided to turn two real objects, and the rest Come with special effects.

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A week later, the prop team from Hengdian had arrived in Changning County, and Yi Yang and Ling Lan went directly to the city to pick them up. There was a van and a medium-sized truck full of costumes and gun props.

There are only five people in the props team. The team leader is a middle-aged man in his thirties, and there is a pyrotechnician with them.

This master is not the so-called 'folk pyrotechnician' everywhere in Hengdian. He has a certificate and is a veteran. Inviting him here is directly the price of a third-tier actor.

Take them to have a meal in the city, and then drive directly to the village.

First arrange their accommodation in Yi Anqi's farmhouse, and then go to the set to see the terrain, especially the pyrotechnician Xiong Wei, who needs to do some on-site fireworks planning with Yi Yang in advance.

Several people carried two locked boxes into the room and put them away.

Yi Yang felt strange and asked, Master Xiong, what is this?

The gun is specially made. Although it can't fire normal bullets, it can still be modified. This thing is not a joke. You have to watch it.

After saying this, Yi Yang understood.

In addition to these gun props, there are also some pyrotechnic special effect props for filming. They are all flammable and explosive items, and they are also locked in a box.

According to Yi Yang's request, most of the guns used this time are Thompson M1A1 submachine guns and MI carbines known as battle brooms.

In addition to these, the most common gun is the 38 gun, which is the best item to rent in Hengdian, because as a new generation of anti-Japanese arsenal, this gun has the most items.

The venue has already been found, the only thing left now is that the personnel are in place, the camera and actors are still on the way, and it is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow.

The arrival of the crew made the village lively. When the farm work is not busy, many villagers go to the set to watch the excitement.

In this place for 800 years, there has never been a filming, whether it is old or young, this is enough curiosity for them.

Not only from the village, but the news that a film crew was going to film in Kasi Village was very popular. People from all over the world came to see it, and there were motorcycles parked everywhere.

However, they don't just focus on watching the excitement, they will still contribute to the layout of the fortifications, for example, they will use their hoe to dig for a while when they watch them.

They are all farmers, and doing this kind of work is just like playing.

Yi Yang also prepared a lot of tea, tobacco and wine at the scene. The cigarettes worth a few yuan a pack were broken up and put on some dishes to smoke casually.

Bringing Xiong Wei to the set, he looked at so many people on set, and these dug fortifications, and said with a smile: This place is more professionally arranged than the special venue in Hengdian.

In a few days, two 'bunkers' have been erected on the ground. They were built by Yi Zhonghua, the master of brick and tile, with a single layer of bricks. A real shabby project, if it is really put on the battlefield, the shells will fall with a shock.

However, this is not a battlefield, it is just a filming scene, of course it is how to save costs.

The site of the main peak of this sub-highland is almost arranged, and the other sites are basically completed.

Yi Yang looked at the appearance of the mountain, and said with a smile: You have to hurry up and take pictures. Once the rain comes, this place will be so muddy that people doubt life.

Su Yanxin, the deputy director of location selection, was in charge of the specific planning of the venue. He walked over to Yiyang covered in mud, Fortunately, the folk customs in your place are simple and honest, and the villagers will come to help with the work, and just take care of the meal. If this It would cost tens of thousands of yuan to dig it out like this in other places.”

This is a local tradition. There is no charge for helping with work. Needless to say, if there is something to do, someone will come to help, and they all help each other.

Of course, Yi Yang didn't treat these helpful villagers badly. Yi Zhonghua simply slaughtered a fat pig raised at home and put it in the refrigerator to eat meat every day.

These few days, the yard of Yi Yang's house is full of guests. As for the people who came to watch the excitement, they drink tea and smoke, and when they have seen enough, they will go back to their respective homes.

Now as long as the documents filed in the town come down, the shooting can officially start.

In the past two days, Tian Li has been crazily calculating all kinds of small and big accounts, including hiring excavators, renting props, and the board and lodging of the crew.

Looking at the accounts on the laptop, Yi Yang only felt a headache: This movie cost so much money before the filming started, but fortunately, this place doesn't need to be rented, otherwise the five million is really not enough for my teeth. sewn.

Su Yanxin kowtowed at the side and said, As an online movie, I think our score is a bit too big. How about we go a step further and put this movie in big theaters?

Yi Yang shook his head: Master means to let me try the online movies first, and then make theater movies.

But this online movie is very slow to pay back, and even if it is priced at the highest price of 5 yuan per on-demand, plus the website's share, it may not be able to pay back at that time.

It's not that Yi Yang has never thought about this problem, but now that everything is ready and the stage is set, he can only bite the bullet and go down.

If it doesn't work, you can use the banner of Jiang Xin to get some advertising sponsorship!