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Chapter 286 - 286 13 Long-Term Planning
Chapter 286 - 286 13 Long-Term Planning
?Chapter 286: Chapter 13 Long-Term Planning Chapter 286: Chapter 13 Long-Term Planning “The ‘Vietnam Battlefield’ footage is relatively easy to deal with,” at least Lieutenant Dan’s legs don’t require any special effects, so there’s no need to worry about continuity errors during shooting. However, Adrian is somewhat concerned about the military consultant they hired, who doesn’t seem to be a professional at all.
With eyes bulging like a goldfish and seemingly never blinking, a slightly balding head, and a bit of a belly, he always looks listless. If it weren’t for his assistant’s repeated assurances that this guy named Ward Burnson really did serve in Vietnam as a commissioned officer and even consulted on ‘Born on July 4th,’ Adrian would have thought he was a fraud.
Burnson does have some substance in his belly; at least the other assistants recognize that he has a standard grasp of tactics, and there are basically no mistakes in his arrangements. So, even though the guy often grumbled about things like “When I was fighting for this country in Vietnam, most of you here were still wet behind the ears,” Adrian didn’t take it seriously.
The shoot went relatively smoothly and had its interesting moments. Hank teased Adrian with the phrase “fire in the hole.” It’s a term frequently used by the US Army to avoid explosions enacted by their own side. When this phrase was called out, Lieutenant Dan was having people throw grenades into a cave, which matched the literal meaning perfectly.
The hardest scene to shoot was probably Forrest Gump running to save someone. The previous shots were fine, but the one where he carries Babu wasn’t so easy. In that scene, Forrest has to carry Babu out before the incendiary bombs fall, so they couldn’t just use a ‘lift and switch to put down’ montage like before. Hank had to carry Williamson, who weighed nearly 200 pounds, for at least a hundred feet—a tough task indeed.
After much consideration, Adrian first had the stuntman try running, then rigged a wire on Williamson to support his weight, and finally let Hank run. Only after that did they shoot the explosion scene. The jet and incendiary bombs would need CG added in post-production, just like the helicopters when they first arrived at the camp.
“Here are the papers you need to sign today.” During a break, Charli handed some documents over to Adrian. She seemed colder than before, but Adrian, who knew her well, didn’t take it to heart.
“Is everything settled? How come I wasn’t aware?” Adrian asked in surprise, looking at the documents in his hand.
“Claude called the day before yesterday. At that time, you were busy with the rain scene, and told me not to disturb you, so of course, I wouldn’t go against your wishes,” Charli said indifferently.
“Oh, yes, the effects in those shots weren’t very good, so I was a bit impatient,” Adrian recalled, and then had a flash of realization. He patted Charli’s shoulder, “Sorry, Charli.”
“Sorry?” Charli raised an eyebrow at him.
“I wasn’t very nice at the time,” Adrian said with a smile, and casually signed his name on the documents.
“I’m used to it,” Charli shrugged, took back the documents, and turned to leave, “Claude will be here in 30 minutes.”
“Claude? What’s he coming for?” Adrian asked curiously, to which Claude himself provided the answer: “Of course, I’m coming to… how do you say it? Visit the set, right? I’ve never seen you work before, and besides, this is my father’s golf course. It would only be right for me to come by, wouldn’t it?”
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