Chapter 1056 so Small

Before 8:30, the crew of "Gravity" arrived at Lake Powell, which is connected to the Colorado River, more than 200 kilometers northwest of Phoenix.

There are only two scenes left today, one is the actual shot of the return capsule falling into the lake from high altitude, and the other is the heroine Ryan Stone played by Judy swimming from the lake to the shore. As for the interior of the return capsule and underwater scenes, it has been completed in the studio in Los Angeles. Therefore, Eric hopes to get it all done in one day, and everyone can move freely in the next few days.

In the open space beside Lake Powell, everyone gathered around Eric to discuss the next shooting plan, because Nickel just discovered a problem that he had to pay attention to temporarily.

"The weather is very good today, which is very suitable for the shooting of the landing scene. However, because the weather is so good and there is no wind at all, it is easy to be covered by the parachute after the return capsule falls, which affects the shooting of the camera, so we have to temporarily make some The wind blows the parachute open."

After Nickel finished speaking, the other main creators of the crew couldn't help frowning.

At other times, it's of course just a minor issue, just call in a blower. Even to blow open a parachute with an area of ​​more than one square kilometer, Hollywood can find corresponding high-power blowers. When Eric was filming "Tornado", he even used a Boeing aircraft engine to create a hurricane.

However, today's situation is more special.

Phoenix definitely doesn't have the high-powered blower the crew needs, which needs to be shipped from Los Angeles. Even if the helicopter was used for consignment, it was estimated that it would be almost noon. After it was shipped, it was installed and debugged. It was difficult to say whether the shots could be finished in the remaining time.

If you wait until tomorrow, with the ability of a large number of media reporters gathered in Phoenix, it is estimated that hundreds of people will come to personally ‘witness’ the landing of the return capsule, then it will be lively.

Everyone was discussing countermeasures, and a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd: "Mr. Williams, if you just want to blow off the parachute, it's actually very simple."

Everyone stopped talking, and their eyes focused on a big man who was nearly two meters tall standing outside the crowd.

That was one of four helicopter pilots on the VH-60 piloting team named Mark Bierman. Mark Bierman once served in the US Marine Corps. He is in his 40s and has more than ten years of experience in helicopter piloting. He also participated in military assistance to Afghanistan in the 1980s, which can be described as rich experience. After he retired, he worked in a helicopter leasing company in Los Angeles. He started helping Eric fly a helicopter six years ago, and was later hired by Eric with a high salary to work for him.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Mark Bierman smiled a little embarrassedly, pointed to the two vh-60s parked not far away, and said directly: "The wind blowing from the wings of a helicopter is comparable to a blower. Much more."

Hearing Mark Bierman's words, everyone's eyes turned to the helicopter again. William Stewart took a few glances and said, "The wind from the helicopter should be blowing down, right?"

Mark Bierman said: "Just come over."

A pencil held by Eric turned around between his fingers, and without much hesitation, he pointed to the open lake in front of everyone, and said, "Mark, I want the wind to blow from west to east, you can show it first. Let me see."

Mark Bierman nodded, but patted another pilot who was younger than him on the shoulder, and said, "Let Tim come, he is more skilled."

Eric glanced at the pilot named Tim Torres beside Mark Bierman, nodded, and did not object.

A few minutes later, the vh-60 took off from the shore, turned to the center of Lake Powell, hovered for a while at a height of seven or eight meters from the lake, and then began to look up and lean forward. A gecko slowly climbed upwards, although the height of the helicopter was more than ten meters above the lake,

But the powerful blowing force of the wing still swayed obvious ripples on the lake on the east side.

Seeing this situation, Eric had already made up his mind, and at the same time felt that the generous annual salaries he offered to several pilots were worth the money.

However, the flight or performance above the lake was obviously not over yet. The helicopter slowly climbed for a while, and then began to flip slowly but flexibly, making a 180-degree inverted U-shaped flight trajectory in the air like a fish leaping over the water.

Seeing that this was obviously a performance in the category of flying stunts, everyone couldn't help but applaud, and Eric couldn't help but clapped his palms.

Tim Torres guessed that he felt everyone's reaction, and he did a few difficult moves in a row before driving the helicopter back to the shore. Eric watched the helicopter stop on the shore, smiled and said to Mark Bierman next to him: "Mark, you tell Tim, if he dares to drive like this when I am on the plane, I will fire him immediately. of."

Amid everyone's laughter, Mark Bierman shook his head and said, "Of course not."

The details of the specific plan were discussed in detail, the parachute problem was solved, and the crew began to formally prepare for the shooting of the landing scene of the return capsule.

A vh-60 lifted off slowly with the reentry capsule and props team members. Eric and Nichol were divided into two photography teams, respectively cruising on the lake in two speedboats prepared in advance, waiting for the reentry capsule to land.

In the walkie-talkie, it was confirmed that the vh-60 had flown to the altitude determined in advance. After the other departments were ready, Eric issued the order to start shooting.

The model of the return cabin was thrown from an altitude of 1,500 meters. Under the remote control of the props group, the parachute was opened accurately. Another group of props engineers on the ground were also preparing to carry out the ejection operation of the hatch. As for the reverse thrust rocket when it approached the ground , it is completely 'authentic', Eric has someone custom-made from Russia, and it can be activated automatically when it is one meter away from the ground.

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Before 8:30, the crew of "Gravity" arrived at Lake Powell, which is connected to the Colorado River, more than 200 kilometers northwest of Phoenix.

There are only two scenes left today, one is the actual shot of the return capsule falling into the lake from high altitude, and the other is the heroine Ryan Stone played by Judy swimming from the lake to the shore. As for the interior of the return capsule and underwater scenes, it has been completed in the studio in Los Angeles. Therefore, Eric hopes to get it all done in one day, and everyone can move freely in the next few days.

In the open space beside Lake Powell, everyone gathered around Eric to discuss the next shooting plan, because Nickel just discovered a problem that he had to pay attention to temporarily.

"The weather is very good today, which is very suitable for the shooting of the landing scene. However, because the weather is so good and there is no wind at all, it is easy to be covered by the parachute after the return capsule falls, which affects the shooting of the camera, so we have to temporarily make some The wind blows the parachute open."

After Nickel finished speaking, the other main creators of the crew couldn't help frowning.

At other times, it's of course just a minor issue, just call in a blower. Even to blow open a parachute with an area of ​​more than one square kilometer, Hollywood can find corresponding high-power blowers. When Eric was filming "Tornado", he even used a Boeing aircraft engine to create a hurricane.

However, today's situation is more special.

Phoenix definitely doesn't have the high-powered blower the crew needs, which needs to be shipped from Los Angeles. Even if the helicopter was used for consignment, it was estimated that it would be almost noon. After it was shipped, it was installed and debugged. It was difficult to say whether the shots could be finished in the remaining time.

If you wait until tomorrow, with the ability of a large number of media reporters gathered in Phoenix, it is estimated that hundreds of people will come to personally ‘witness’ the landing of the return capsule, then it will be lively.

Everyone was discussing countermeasures, and a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd: "Mr. Williams, if you just want to blow off the parachute, it's actually very simple."

Everyone stopped talking, and their eyes focused on a big man who was nearly two meters tall standing outside the crowd.

That was one of four helicopter pilots on the VH-60 piloting team named Mark Bierman. Mark Bierman once served in the US Marine Corps. He is in his 40s and has more than ten years of experience in helicopter piloting. He also participated in military assistance to Afghanistan in the 1980s, which can be described as rich experience. After he retired, he worked in a helicopter leasing company in Los Angeles. He started helping Eric fly a helicopter six years ago, and was later hired by Eric with a high salary to work for him.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Mark Bierman smiled a little embarrassedly, pointed to the two vh-60s parked not far away, and said directly: "The wind blowing from the wings of a helicopter is comparable to a blower. Much more."

Hearing Mark Bierman's words, everyone's eyes turned to the helicopter again. William Stewart took a few glances and said, "The wind from the helicopter should be blowing down, right?"

Mark Bierman said: "Just come over."

A pencil held by Eric turned around between his fingers, and without much hesitation, he pointed to the open lake in front of everyone, and said, "Mark, I want the wind to blow from west to east, you can show it first. Let me see."

Mark Bierman nodded, but patted another pilot who was younger than him on the shoulder, and said, "Let Tim come, he is more skilled."

Eric glanced at the pilot named Tim Torres beside Mark Bierman, nodded, and did not object.

A few minutes later, the vh-60 took off from the shore, turned to the center of Lake Powell, hovered for a while at a height of seven or eight meters from the lake, and then began to look up and lean forward. A gecko slowly climbed upwards. Although the height of the helicopter has exceeded the lake surface by more than ten meters, the strong blowing force of the wings still swayed obvious ripples on the lake surface on the east side.

Seeing this situation, Eric had already made up his mind, and at the same time felt that the generous annual salaries he offered to several pilots were worth the money.

However, the flight or performance above the lake was obviously not over yet. The helicopter slowly climbed for a while, and then began to flip slowly but flexibly, making a 180-degree inverted U-shaped flight trajectory in the air like a fish leaping over the water.

Seeing that this was obviously a performance in the category of flying stunts, everyone couldn't help but applaud, and Eric couldn't help but clapped his palms.

Tim Torres guessed that he felt everyone's reaction, and he did a few difficult moves in a row before driving the helicopter back to the shore. Eric watched the helicopter stop on the shore, smiled and said to Mark Bierman next to him: "Mark, you tell Tim, if he dares to drive like this while I'm on the plane, I'll fire him immediately. of."

Amid everyone's laughter, Mark Bierman shook his head and said, "Of course not."

The details of the specific plan were discussed in detail, the parachute problem was solved, and the crew began to formally prepare for the shooting of the landing scene of the return capsule.

A vh-60 slowly lifted off with the reentry capsule and props team members. Eric and Nichol were divided into two photography groups, respectively cruising on the lake in two speedboats prepared in advance, waiting for the reentry capsule to land.

In the walkie-talkie, it was confirmed that the vh-60 had flown to the altitude determined in advance. After the other departments were ready, Eric issued the order to start shooting.

The model of the return cabin was thrown from an altitude of 1,500 meters. Under the remote control of the props group, the parachute was opened accurately. Another group of props engineers on the ground were also preparing to carry out the ejection operation of the hatch. As for the reverse thrust rocket when it approached the ground , it is completely 'authentic', Eric has someone custom-made from Russia, and it can be activated automatically when it is one meter away from the ground.

Seeing that this was obviously a performance in the category of flying stunts, everyone couldn't help but applaud, and Eric couldn't help but clapped his palms.

Tim Torres guessed that he felt everyone's reaction, and he did a few difficult moves in a row before driving the helicopter back to the shore. Eric watched the helicopter stop on the shore, smiled and said to Mark Bierman next to him: "Mark, you tell Tim, if he dares to drive like this while I'm on the plane, I'll fire him immediately. of."

Amid everyone's laughter, Mark Bierman shook his head and said, "Of course not."

The details of the specific plan were discussed in detail, the parachute problem was solved, and the crew began to formally prepare for the shooting of the landing scene of the return capsule.

A vh-60 slowly lifted off with the reentry capsule and props team members. Eric and Nichol were divided into two photography groups, respectively cruising on the lake in two speedboats prepared in advance, waiting for the reentry capsule to land.

In the walkie-talkie, it was confirmed that the vh-60 had flown to the altitude determined in advance. After the other departments were ready, Eric issued the order to start shooting.

The model of the return cabin was thrown from an altitude of 1,500 meters. Under the remote control of the props group, the parachute was opened accurately. Another group of props engineers on the ground were also preparing to carry out the ejection operation of the hatch. As for the reverse thrust rocket when it approached the ground , it is completely 'authentic', Eric has someone custom-made from Russia, and it can be activated automatically when it is one meter away from the ground.