I think many will agree with me that lately militants have been guilty of using wires. Especially Chinese ones. Especially in the genre “wuxia”, or, roughly speaking, “fantasy”. I bring to your attention a small but interesting article about how one of the scenes in the film was filmed with Jet Li “The Sorcerer and the White Snake” (The Sorcerer And The White Snake):
Charlene Choi, who starred in the role Green Snake, is terribly afraid of heights, but the director of fight scenes Chin Xiu Tan said that to bring the thousand-year-old legend to life, high-altitude flights were necessary, so she had to agree. We didn’t regret it either Jet Li.
In one of the scenes Wen Zhang flies with Green Snake on hands at a height of about 80 meters. Although Chin Xiu Tan guaranteed the safety of the trick, and even demonstrated it with his own example, Charlene Choi I was terribly scared and worried. Not every brave person will agree to hang on a thin wire at the 20th floor level. When they lifted her up, she closed her eyes and whispered: "How scary. Don't look down, don't look down." She literally grabbed her hands Wen Zhang, who was raised with her. In addition, there were four huge fans blowing on the set, which caused their clothes to cover their faces, and the number of unsuccessful takes increased. I had to get up and down at least five times. It took almost the entire day to film an episode lasting from 2 to 3 minutes. Charlene Choi и Wen Zhang spent more than an hour in the air. No wonder the face Choi after filming she was as pale as chalk, and for half the day she could not utter a word, as she was scared half to death.
In another episode, she had to be lifted straight out of the water so that a colorful trail of droplets would form in the air.
Nowadays, most complex action scenes can be done using CG during post-production, but Chin Xiu Tan I decided to achieve the most realistic and impressive result. To recreate the spirit of the East and the mystical atmosphere of the legend in the film, he lifted almost the entire cast into the air. Even Jet Li was no exception. Xiu Tang said:
“Usually in Jet Li films there is no need for a send-off, but this time we are talking about a fantasy action film. In battles, not only real kung fu is used, but also magic. Fa Hai can jump to a height of two floors, how to do this without wires?”
Source: popularasians.com
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Tags: The Sorcerer And The White Snake, Wen Zhang, Jet Li, Raymond Lam, Tony Chin, Charlene Choi
Yes, height is a scary thing! I myself work at heights and I know what it is. But sooner or later you get used to everything =))