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Chapter 750 - Chapter 741 Stand-ins and Actors

"So, this suit is still the best."

Walking out of the dressing room, Scarlett Johansson complained to others.

"I heard that the earliest Batman suit couldn't even turn the neck." Yumi whispered.

"Yeah, Black Widow's outfit is an improved version of several generations of superhero tights."

Scarlett swung her arms and said, "But even if I wear this, it's still really uncomfortable. Not only is it inconvenient to move around, but there are also all kinds of small problems."

Scarlett rubbed her neck and said helplessly, "I don't know what those audiences are thinking. How can they wear clothes that are not even convenient for moving around? [Beep!]"

"Hmm…"

Hearing such explicit words coming out of Scarlett's mouth, Yumi and Illya's faces turned red.

"Hey, Scarlett." Nanaya reminded, "Don't lead the kids astray."

"They are already 20 years old, they are not young anymore~" Scarlett laughed at Nanaya, "Don't you think it would be good to let them become women earlier? Ah, our great director."

As she spoke, Scarlett licked her lips with the tip of her tongue, looking like a female hooligan.

"Sorry, I'm a serious person."

Nanaya replied, waving his hands.

Yumi and Illya both showed a hint of disappointment on their faces when they saw that Nanaya didn't say anything.

"Sister Scarlett, this is unacceptable! I should have been the first one to come here."

Lily, who was following behind Nanaya, waved her little pink fists and glared at Yumi and the other girl with hostility.

Yumi and Illya glared back almost at the same time.

Bang!

Nanaya hit Lily on the head with a knife.

Lily looked at Nanaya with tears in her eyes: "Brother-in-law! You hit my head like this all day long. Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to grow up?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't talk if you have small breasts."

Nanaya pushed the girl with blonde ponytail over.

"Brother-in-law, your breasts aren't that big!"

Lily really wanted to bite Nanaya.

Nanaya ignored her. He went straight to talking to Scarlett and the others about the things they needed to pay attention to during the filming.

Lily felt a little bored. It was not her turn to film yet, so she could only observe others around the set by herself.

She looked to the other side of the road. The set had been basically set up, and the entire ground had become bumpy and stained black.

The road in the camera was blocked entirely with prop chains.

Several staff members were busy working under the command of Ryougi Ori, while Nanaya's assistant Bali was discussing something with Shonan.

Lily turned her head back.

At this time, Nanaya had already finished explaining the precautions for the next scene and asked the actors to practice their movements on the set according to his requirements.

There was basically no problem for Inukai and Illya, they just had to move a few steps as required.

But the story is different for the other actors who are going to play servants, especially Scarlett.

Because this scene involves a lot of aerial movements, she needs to make various dodging and maneuvers on the wire.

That's not all. In order to ensure that all difficult moves can be completed smoothly, she also needs to exchange identities with her stand-in from time to time.

This made Lily want to laugh, because Scarlett had to use not just one stand-in for this scene, but four or five.

Of course this is not the point. The point is that these stand-ins are all men without exception.

These men are similar in height and build to Scarlett Johansson.

I wonder if the audience will be drooling over the sexy Medusa doing all sorts of seductive fighting moves while watching the movie.

How would you feel if you knew that most of these actions were performed by a man with various padding stuffed under a tight uniform.

Lily thought those people would be disillusioned.

In fact, it's not just Scarlett Johansson. Lily herself and Yumi also have many male stand-ins.

In fact, there are female stand-ins, but the work they have to do is completely different from that of male stand-ins.

The scene was quickly set up, Nanaya gave the actors a few final instructions, and then the filming began.

The first shot was of Medusa falling from the sky.

Although the overall framework of the FGO prologue shot by Nanaya was based on the more than one-hour special episode of FGO in the previous life.

However, modifications have been made in many places.

The part that has undergone the biggest changes is naturally the action scenes.

Although the production quality of the special episode of the previous life cannot be said to be bad, if you look closely, you can still feel the problem of limited budget.

Especially the fight scenes, although they are not terrible, the feeling of insufficient budget is very obvious.

Nanaya naturally had to improve this part when he started.

Having filmed countless action movies, he naturally knows what kind of servant battles the audience wants to see.

Compared to Medusa's silly appearance by the river in the animation, a gorgeous and stunning appearance is naturally what the audience most wants to see.

However, for this kind of wire jumping or other similar dangerous actions, Nanaya will not let the actors shoot in person, but all of them will be completed by stunt doubles.

It is certainly admirable that Jackie Chan and Tom Cruise are dedicated to their work without using a stunt double, but for Nanaya, this is completely unnecessary trouble.

Those two big stars will appear in person, not only because they are action superstars, but also because they themselves are the biggest selling point of the movie.

But the biggest selling point of FGO has never been the actors themselves, but the characters in the story.

No one cares whether the actors who played Medusa or Mashu used body doubles.

Not to mention that Scarlett and Yumi were not professional action actors.

Even if the actors wanted to perform on stage themselves, Nanaya would not allow it.

You should know that the shooting schedule of the FGO series is linked one by one.

If there is a problem with an actor in the middle, causing the filming plan to be delayed, it will not just be the movie that will have problems.

Nanaya still remembers clearly the time when Benny broke both legs due to an accident.

He doesn't want this to happen again.

There is also the issue of insurance. For example, during the filming of Seven Nights, the crew purchased personal safety insurance for the actors, with a maximum payout of tens of millions of dollars.

In this case, if the representative of the insurance company in the crew saw Nanaya letting the actors shoot dangerous scenes, he would probably fight with Nanaya.

Actors who insist on performing in person will be blacklisted by the insurance company.

Jackie Chan loved to perform on his own too much, not only did he suffer from many injuries, but he couldn't even find an insurance company to pay for his injury.

In fact, Nanaya's worries were correct.

When filming the close combat scene between Medusa and Mashu, a small accident occurred.

One of Scarlett's stunt doubles sprained his ankle when he jumped off the side when landing on one foot in mid-air during the scene where she did a Medusa backflip.

Not only was the entire ankle swollen, but judging from the screams he heard when the crew doctor examined him, it seemed likely that he had broken bones.

So the crew immediately sent a special car to take him to a nearby hospital for treatment.

However, the crew did not stop filming and continued to operate.

Nanaya has prepared more than one stand-in for Scarlett, so naturally the next actor will take her place.

As for the injured actor, there will naturally be someone special from the crew to deal with it.

For actors who are accidentally injured, Nanaya will of course provide sufficient financial compensation.

The insurance company will not be petty with the crew because of the injury of a stand-in.

After all, the amount of compensation for a stuntman's injury is completely different from that for the actor himself.

The former only costs a few hundred thousand dollars at most, while the latter starts at millions of dollars.

Scarlett spent most of her time watching from the sidelines while the action sequences were being filmed.

Most of the stunts were performed by the stuntmen without showing their faces.

All Scarlett had to do was go back on stage to shoot the next frontal shot.

Show your face to the camera, say a few lines, and then show off your proud figure.

Nanaya will edit these shots together in post-production to ensure that there are no flaws when the audience watches the film in the theater.

Bang--!

Bang--!

The sound of metal knocking rang out again and again, and the ground under the feet of the two servants cracked piece by piece.

Inukai and Illya, who were hiding behind Yumi holding the shield, put their hands in front of them to block the strong wind caused by the fighting between the servants.

The strong wind and flying sand and gravel made it impossible for them to raise their heads. It was their first time to encounter inhuman combat and they felt for the first time the power of the Servants.

"Hahaha!!"

An arrogant laugh came out of Scarlett's mouth.

It was only a thin hook spear, but its attack was like a sledgehammer.

Although Yumi blocked every attack from the opponent, she was still forced back step by step.

"Mashu! Be careful!!"

Inukai, who plays Ritsuka, shouted at the schoolgirl who was standing in front of him.

Yumi swung her shield hard and tried to counterattack, but it was easily deflected by the opponent.

A photographer with a camera was following behind the two fighting people and filming them.

The other two huge IMAX cameras kept Scarlett and Yumi in the center of the lens from an aerial perspective.

"Little sister, you have to be careful."

Scarlett's yellow square pupils, which had changed from cosmetic contact lenses, stared at the pink-haired girl in front of her.

"My gun is a weapon that kills the undead. If you get stabbed, the wound will never heal. Even if you have the ability to completely heal your body, it will be useless!"

After saying that, Scarlett launched another attack on the dining table.

The end of the hook-shaped spear hit the shield hard.

The hair dryers nearby turned on the sand-blowing mode again at the right time.

"Cut!"

Nanaya called a halt to the filming, and he waved his hand at the actor, saying in a praising tone, "OK! We'll shoot the next scene in 15 minutes."

"senior."

As soon as Nanaya finished speaking, Ori, who had been waiting for an opportunity, stepped forward and said, "Director Peter and Miss Washimine Shion are here. They want to see you."

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