Although Miss Scarlett gave a good performance and was very serious when working on the set, Nanaya also admired this hard-working actor very much.
However, the subtitle of this Fate movie is UBW instead of HF. Rider is just a tool to introduce Caster and Gilgamesh.
After finishing this part of the scene, Scarlett's filming mission was over and it was time to leave the crew.
As usual, Nanaya also arranged a farewell party for Scarlett.
After drinking the farewell wine, Nanaya and several crew members sent Scarlett to Tokyo Airport.
"We had a very pleasant cooperation this time and hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
At the entrance of the terminal building, Scarlett was saying her final goodbye to Nanaya.
"There will definitely be. For example, I believe that Medusa will appear again."
Scarlett smiled and shook her head: "You are still as mysteriously confident as ever."
Nanaya said lightly: "This is just the most basic judgment based on reality. But no director would say that a movie is not good before it is finished, right?"
"I can't argue with you anyway." Scarlett held out her hand. "See you next year during the movie promotion period. I'll be your tour guide when you come to the United States."
Nanaya also extended his hand, and the two said their final goodbyes.
"You said one thing wrong."
When Scarlett was about to board the plane, Nanaya whispered:
"We will meet again in July this year." Nanaya blinked at the surprised Scarlett, "The Fate project will participate in the San Diego International Comic-Con, and you will participate in the early promotion as an actor."
"Okay, see you in July then."
Scarlett waved to Nanaya and boarded the plane back to North America.
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Rider actress Scarlett Johansson is gone, but the scenes related to Rider have not completely ended.
No matter how you look at it, summoning Pegasus is Rider's final ripple. No, it is Sister R's final ultimate move. Would she be worthy of the name of Medusa if she doesn't do it in a way that shakes the world and makes the ghosts cry?
Therefore, in this final section, Nanaya needs to make the teaching building of the private Homurahara Academy experience a "gas leak", or a wave of heavenly "art".
Anyway, these days, art and explosions have long been equated.
The explosion scene was divided into two scenes, one in the indoor corridor and the other in the outdoor teaching building.
The first scene mainly shows the tragic situation after the explosion, while the second scene is to visually show the destructive power of [Bellerophon].
So Nanaya prepared to really blow up a building.
Of course it is not a real building, but just a small-scale model that looks good in appearance.
As Scarlett leave and he returned to the suburban warehouse of Kobe City on July 7, the crew members were putting the final touches on the model.
"Old Li, are you ready?" Nanaya called to Li Wenshu who was giving orders.
Seven Nights is not a director like Michael Bay who makes explosions as easy as eating popcorn.
Although he knew that explosions were an effective means of attracting audiences, Nanaya was not as skilled as Lao Li in actual operation.
"Almost done. We're already doing the final thread embedding. We'll definitely be done today."
Making models and then destroying them is not unfamiliar to Lao Li, who came from Tsuburaya.
But this time it was much more exciting than the time in Tsuburaya.
Although it is called a model, it is actually much larger than the simple miniature models that Tsuburaya often uses, which are only one person tall at most.
"I hope nothing unexpected happens. If it fails this time, we'll have to spend another two weeks starting over. The entire shooting schedule will be messed up then."
Nanaya looked at the building model in the distance. More than a dozen staff members from the blasting team were busy working up and down around the model.
The building model is five meters high, and the main body and interior decorations are all made of polystyrene.
This includes the rooftop and third-floor corridors of the teaching building, notices and hanging paintings in the corridors, desks and chairs in the classrooms, blackboards, etc. Almost everything that should be in a school is included in the model.
From the appearance point of view, except for the smaller proportions, it is basically the same as a real teaching building.
For such a detailed model, the cost is secondary. The time it takes to make it again if any problems arise is what Nanaya is most concerned about.
It's too time-consuming and labor-intensive.
This model was certainly not made just for the explosion scene. It will also be useful for the exterior shots of the teaching building in the middle of the battle, and for showing the tragic situation of the private Homurahara Academy after the explosion.
But the most crucial part is the explosion scene that is about to be shot.
"Don't worry." Li Wenshu signaled Nanaya not to be nervous. "I have blown up dozens of building models, if not hundreds. I know how to deal with them."
Nanaya is still very confident in Lao Li's professional qualities.
"Ori! Shonan!"
Nanaya shouted to the two people, "What about the camera?"
The two of them are each responsible for an IMAX camera and will record the entire explosion process from two angles.
"It's okay, senior." This is Ori who is standing on the ground.
"Are you ok~?" This is Shonan standing on a special crane platform.
In fact, Nanaya would like all three channels to shoot together to accumulate more material for this rare shot.
However, because the two cameras were too close to the explosion scene this time, in order to prevent problems with the cameras after filming, Nanaya had to reserve one camera as a backup.
After all, he had broken one some time ago.
"I wonder when Uncle Mediterranean will be able to deliver the third batch of cameras. After filming the explosion scene this time, I will only have one camera left."
Nanaya rubbed his hands and said eagerly.
[Is it already scheduled to break before I even took the photo?]
Li Wenshu, who was standing next to Nanaya, had a frown on his face. He felt that if the people from IMAX heard what Nanaya said, they would definitely go crazy.
Although the camera had been set up long ago, it took an hour before filming actually started.
After all, there were a lot of explosions involved, plus a series of preliminary preparations such as laying out hidden cables, which all took a lot of time.
Such tedious preparations are all for a shot that lasts less than half a minute in the movie. It can only be said that explosions are something that only wealthy crews can afford.
"Clear the area now, everyone evacuate to a safe area. Anyone who doesn't leave will be stuck there later or I'll use explosives to send him flying!"
After making sure all preparations were ready, Nanaya picked up the microphone and shouted to everyone.
After everyone evacuated, Nanaya asked Lao Li to conduct a final check to ensure that everything was safe.
Rather than spending several weeks re-doing the scene after the explosion fails, Nanaya would rather spend more time on inspection now.
"Okay."
After completing the inspection, Li Wenshu trotted back to Nanaya.
"Time it."
Following Nanaya's order, a huge countdown sound began to sound from the broadcast on the field.
"10!"
"9!"
...
Listening to the sound echoing in the venue, Nanaya whispered to Li Wenshu: "This scene reminds me of the bridge bombing scene when I was filming "Illya"."
"Don't be ridiculous. Compared to today's scene, the bridge bombing was nothing."
Li Wenshu sighed.
When he took on the collaboration with Erque Studio (although it was not called that name at the time), he never thought that he would one day become the action director of a movie with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars.
He can even direct such a large-scale explosion scene.
You have to know that at that time, the cooperation between [Erque Studio] and Tsuburaya was considered high-end.
If it weren't for TBS's request, Nanaya probably wouldn't even be able to enter the door of Tsuburaya Productions at that time.
Li Wenshu estimated that unless he was blowing up a real building or a real oil tanker, the scene he was performing at that moment would definitely be one of the top explosion scenes, even in Hollywood.
[I didn't expect that the young director has grown to this point. In comparison...]
Li Wenshu thought about the current situation of his old employer, Tsuburaya.
"Hey~"
Old Li let out a sigh.
At present, Hideaki Tsuburaya is sharpening his knife, ready to oust his elder brother Masahiro Tsuburaya.
No one within Tsuburaya thinks that Tsuburaya will fail in this matter. Rather, most of Tsuburaya's employees (especially female employees) hope that the bastard Masahiro Tsuburaya will get out of here as soon as possible.
But is Hideaki Tsuburaya a qualified leader?
Li Wenshu expressed strong doubts about this matter.
Li Wenshu has already seen the project called "Ultraman Nexus".
The ambitious Hideaki Tsuburaya had no intention of keeping it secret. He regarded this work as the beginning of Tsuburaya's rise again and promoted it crazily within the company.
But Li Wenshu knew very well that Tsuburaya Hideaki was just fooling around.
Li Wenshu, who has been working beside Nanaya since the second part of "Kara no Kyoukai", is no longer a humble man.
It may be difficult for Lao Li to produce a successful commercial special effects drama by himself, but Li Wenshu already has his own psychological standards for whether a special effects drama can be commercially successful.
In his opinion, this project called Project N is deep and dark enough, but it just lacks the elements to be a big hit.
Li Wenshu believed that he was not the only one who saw this, but everyone subconsciously ignored it.
"Detonate!"
As the voice on the radio sounded, a deafening explosion occurred on the top floor on the right side of the model building, and then the upper two halves of the building model were directly shattered.
The explosion was loud but not too powerful. The flames and smoke were within the predetermined control range and all the staff on site were not hurt.
[Tsuburaya is already ill, it is time for it to break free again and be reborn. ]
Li Wenshu looked at the building model with debris flying around it. He felt that it was time for Tsuburaya Company to undergo such a drastic change.
Tsuburaya has fallen several times in history, but has successfully stood up every time.
Li Wenshu believed that this time was no exception.