[US Entertainment] 1994

In the morning, Josh appeared on the set wearing a denim suit and looking good.

"Good morning, did you sleep well last night?"

"Great! How are you guys?"

"Contrary to you, my mind is full of thoughts about today's shooting, and I almost can't fall asleep with excitement!"

On the set, there were voices saying good morning to each other. Josh held a water glass and sat quietly on a chair, waiting for the makeup artist to apply makeup to him, while watching the props crew struggling to move the surprisingly heavy props.

Compared with the time spent on makeup in "The Shawshank Redemption", the time spent on "Speed" is nothing to mention. The makeup artist Lena simply cut Josh's short hair and painted his skin darker. Makeup is all done.

Josh stroked the prickly man's hair and said with a smile, "I can sleep a little longer in the morning."

Lina smiled: "Because your skin doesn't need more modification, it's in great condition!"

Her compliments brought Josh a bright smile. Josh's brown hair was dyed golden yellow by the sun, his eyes were blue, and his smile was so bright that one could see an angel.

Lina couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then walked away covering her flushed cheeks.

She is not a rookie makeup artist. She has been in Hollywood for decades, and she has come into contact with a lot of big stars, but Josh is the only male star who really makes her feel electrified.

Compared with some male stars who are handsome but have terrible skin texture and can only be modified by cosmetics, Josh's skin condition is amazing. Lena originally thought that Josh also hangs around nightclubs like other male stars, but when she really came into contact with The moment she saw Josh's skin, she understood that Josh's monk-like living conditions reported by the media were true and absolutely not fake.

Josh put on a blue and brown frock coat and waited for the shooting to start with a relaxed expression.The first scene to be filmed was the one on the bus, and although the script initially told the story of Jack rescuing the elevator hostages, the crew chose not to shoot that scene first.

"Guys, are you ready?"

Josh nodded: "Of course."

Sandra Bullock: "I can't wait."

On their right, a bus stood quietly, and Josh looked around: "Is this our equipment?"

"That's right," Jane de Bont replied. "A bus converted by a professional—I'm not sure how many of them will be scrapped before the film is finished."

In future generations, the production crew will not need to consider the cost of spending a few cars. As long as there are big names participating and the film has potential, car brands are even willing to give free cars for filming.The famous "Fast and Furious" series of later generations, the first film was not well-known, and when the next few films were filmed, the film frequently scrapped a number of luxury cars, and the value could even reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

Of course, the treatment received by "Speed ​​​​and Death" is naturally not comparable to that of the "Fast and Furious" series. After all, although the box office of the film is excellent, not many people are optimistic about its prospects at the beginning of filming. Not much, including the remuneration of the actors, Josh and Dennis Hopper accounted for more than half, and the remuneration of the heroine Sandra Bullock is the normal price in the industry, given that her popularity is not high enough , her salary is only a little better than that of new actors.

"Now, the filming begins!"

The first scene showed a high degree of difficulty. It told the story of Jack, who had bought things from a convenience store and was about to get on the bus, but witnessed a bus explosion.

As soon as the staff in charge of the blasting guidance finished speaking, the bus exploded. Of course, the fire was definitely not as big as it was shown on the screen. Josh ran towards the bus, covering his face with his hands, but because of the fire It was too big for him to go in and save people.

Josh's face was covered with sweat, and his eyes were sore from the smoke. Of course, this was due to the effect of makeup on the one hand, but on the other hand, it was Josh's real feeling.

But in the end, he could only lower his arms weakly and face the result.

At this moment, the phone in the phone booth rang suddenly.

The call is naturally made by the villain Payne, who tells Jack that he has installed a bomb in a car, and once the bus speed exceeds 50 miles per hour, the car will explode. This is his test for Jack.

Then on the phone, Josh's face was full of anger, he clenched his teeth, his eyes were stained red with anger: "Which car are you talking about?"

"Did you think I would tell you?"

At this moment, Dennis Hopper's scene was not filmed. Although Josh was acting out the conversation with him, he couldn't see Hopper, and he couldn't guess the tone of Hopper's words. He could only guess the other party by his imagination. The tone of voice and the emotions you should use.

Josh didn't want to be too exaggerated. Jack was angry, but Jack was also very calm-this was consistent with his identity as a special police officer. If he lacked calmness, he would not be able to fight against the cunning Payne.

After all, under normal circumstances, it is always the villain who has the upper hand.

Soon, Josh's face turned from anger to calmness. He listened carefully to every request of Pei En, including the time limit, including not allowing any passengers to get off the car, and there were no telephones or radios in the car.

Eventually, Payne told Jack the license plate number and location of the car.

This scene is Josh's one-man show. Although it is a scene between him and Dennis Hopper in the script, Josh is the only one performing from beginning to end.

Josh's facial expression is constantly changing as the plot progresses. First, he is helpless and disappointed that he cannot save people, then he is angry after receiving the call, and finally he is calm after learning the information.

Josh fulfilled Jane de Bont's request perfectly, with few blemishes.

He reached out and touched the sweat on his face. The place near the explosion of the bus was extremely hot. Half of his cheeks were scorched and burned, and the sweat continued to flow down like no money, falling on his clothes and inside the overalls. The white T-shirt he wore was completely soaked in sweat, and Josh felt like he was walking in the desert of Africa, it was terribly hot.

"Is it hot? Drink some water." Sandra Bullock handed over a transparent mineral water bottle, "You're really sweating."

Josh raised his fan and blew the air: "Aren't you hot? I thought everyone at the scene was hot."

Thin guys like Josh are fine, but there are many fat guys who are overweight in the staff, and they are sweating profusely carrying cameras and running around the set, looking much more pitiful than Josh.

"Compared to that, I'm more worried about that..." Josh pointed at the burning bus with a "bang bang" sound in his mouth, "Will there be a second explosion?"

"Impossible." Props Sam stood up and smiled. "They are all professionals. The scene of the car explosion has been filmed thousands of times, and there has never been such a situation."

The explosion scene could have been replaced by special effects, but fans of action movies already have requirements for the authenticity of the movie. If special effects are used in every scene, not only the real effect will be greatly reduced, but also the audience's viewing experience will be affected. .

Because the scene from one bus explosion to another bus being planted with a bomb is continuous, Josh only had a short rest period, and after about 10 minutes, the next scene began to shoot.

Before the sweat on his face was completely dried, Josh galloped into the car and chased after the bombed bus.

At this time, the heroine Sandra Bullock also entered the set under the prompt of the assistant director.