25 incredible stunts in the movies that are performed by real people
In recent decades, the hromakee has become a reliable associate of filmmakers who want to create something spectacular in the simplest possible way. Some films are shot almost from beginning to end on a green background, after which they turn into a kind of reality using computer technology.
In recent decades, the hromakee has become a reliable associate of filmmakers who want to create something effective in the most simple way. Some films are shot almost from the beginning to the end on a green background, after which, using computer technology, they become a kind of reality. However, there were, there are and will be amazing scenes in the cinema, which, despite all the overshooting complexity in their incarnation and even the danger to the actors and stuntmen, are being shot live. Today, we recall 25 vivid examples that confirm that spectacular scenes can do without CGI.
"Steamboat Bill" (1928)
The Legend of Silent Cinema Buster Keaton himself performed dangerous stunts even before they even got into fashion. For example, this scene with the participation of an actor and a director. It looks funny, does not it? But it's worth noting that the real wall that fell on Keaton could have killed him if the crew had made a slight mistake in calculating the trajectory of the fall.
The Stagecoach (1939)
One of the greatest Westerns in history has not been without a tense scene of a chase in which horses, people, guns and stagecoach have blended.
Ben-Hur (1959)
In with The turn of the last century, such a scene of the chariot race could be removed only live. In the cult peple of William Wyler, "Ben-Hur" did it at a grandiose level.
"French Connection" (1971)
This scene of persecution from the picture of William Fridkin was filmed in the midst of the most real busy movement on the streets of New York. During the filming even injured cars of ordinary citizens who absolutely did not plan at such a price to become part of the film. Damage to their property, fortunately, was repaid, and this scene has forever entered the history of the cinema.
"Live and let die" (1973)
Impossible to imagine a James Bond film without a couple of amazing tricks. In the movie "Live and let die," the famous British agent "007" had to literally go the dangerous road from real crocodiles.
"The Man with the Golden Pistol" (1974)
The main archeologist and adventurer of world cinema Indiana Jones often got into the most sophisticated situations. In one of the chapters of his adventures, he was to ride with a breeze in a truck. Harrison Ford and his backup, this fun trip cost a lot of bruises and injuries.
"Police history" (1985)
Jackie Chan is recognized in the world cinema master of tricks . He even has his own school of stuntmen. It was the independent execution of dangerous devices that made him a legend of the militants, at the same time becoming the cause of an unimaginable number of injuries and fractures. Choose one spectacular, but the real scene of the trick with his participation is almost impossible, so in today's selection from the beloved millions of viewers, the actor immediately two seats. In the comic thriller "Police Story", Chan made such a dangerous descent, simultaneously receiving serious burns.
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
When we say "James Cameron", we often mean "master of special effects". However, it was Cameron who built for the shooting of the Titanic a pool of 4 million liters, and the model of the giant ship was only 38 meters shorter than the original (231 and 269 meters respectively, and that, they say, he agreed to this reluctantly). As for the "Terminator", in the sequel due to the perfectionism of Cameron, the helicopter flew over the bridge from overclocking, although it was originally intended to shoot everything on reduced models. The director hardly managed to persuade the film crew and the producers to take this step: no one had any confidence that the helicopter would not crash into the supports.
"Speed" (1994)
On the set of the film "Speed", "a total of 11 buses" suffered - especially hard to the poor fellows this stage was given with a jump. Honestly, it should be admitted that there was no break on the highway (no one would simply have directed the director Jan de Bont such surveys), but the bus with the driver at the wheel actually jumped on the springboard for 6 meters. After a couple of not-so-good takes, the bus took off as it should, but gravity caused it to fall off the asphalt powerfully and take several "facing" cameras, which were supposed to capture the "full-face" flight. As a result, in the film itself we see the moment of landing from behind and to the right - the rest of the cameras were swept away.
"Who am I?" (1998)
Some of Jackie Chan's tricks are completely like absolute madness. In the action movie "Who am I?" The actor picked up and rolled down the high-rise. As with the roller coaster. The height is 200 meters ...
"Mission: Impossible 2" (2000)
In the network, you can find a picture similar to the one in the clip - a knife, brought to the eye. Even as an image, it titillates nerves so that I want to brush off an imaginary knife, and what did Tom Cruise feel? ..
"13th District" (2004)
Casino Royale »(2006)
Unlike the other two episodes from the Bond film franchise that came to our collection, this scene with a chase and a fight was performed by Daniel Craig on his own. It was removed six weeks, by the way.
"The proof of death" (2007)
The former stuntman Zoe Bell debuted as the acting lead actor in the film Quentin Tarantino "Proof of Death," where she was in one of the scenes rolled on the hood of an oil mask. The journey is, frankly speaking, not for the faint-hearted.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
In Hollywood movies, it's generally epic to jump from windows to windows, and viewers like to watch it - especially if in the frame of Matt Damon.
"Beginning" (2010)
This scene from the fantastic thriller of Christopher Nolan was inventively shot in a special rotating installation. By the way, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt during the filming of this difficult episode coped without the help of a backup.
"Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol" (2011)
Fight with Jackie Chan on the number of stunts in the movie, probably just impossible. But Hollywood has its own worthy stars, which left a significant mark in this matter. A small, but remotely Tom Cruise has an impressive track record of his spectacular action scenes. Many of them fall on the explosive franchise "Mission Impossible". In the episode "Phantom Protocol", for example, the actor independently climbed the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon (2011)
Suddenly, in our selection there was a place filled with CGI movie of the franchise "Transformers" of Michael Bay. In the episode "The Dark Side of the Moon" there is a scene in which several people in wingsuits plan around the city. Ignore the explosions and robots around, because the stunt himself with the planning of the stone jungle was performed live by the stuntmen, having previously perfected this dangerous reception in the mountains of Norway.
"The Dark Knight: The Renaissance of the Legend" (2012)
< div class = "video">The final part of Christopher Nolan's trilogy about Batman contains a grandiose scene that most filmmakers (if they dared) would realize with graphics. Nolan bravely decided to shoot this episode without the help of CGI.
"Mission Impossible: A Tribe of Outcasts" (2015)
The Star Amerian was likewise not limited to one place in our collection. "Why not take a ride from the inside on a huge airplane," thought Tom Cruise and performed this trick himself.
"Fast and the Furious 7" (2015)
Yes . This is real shooting. During the filming of "Fast and the Furious 7" out of 300 purchased sports cars, more than 270 "killed" were killed. It took two weeks to realize this trick - first the directors tried, dumped three or four cars from the plane, watched them land (at least one parachute did not open). Then, when they realized how to shoot it, they were sent to jump from the plane together with the parachutists' cars, which shot what was happening on the cameras installed on the helmets. Of course, there were no fault of the Diesel engine and the company in the cars - these shots were already filmed in the studio.
"On the crest of the wave" (2015)
Despite (to put it mildly) the dubious cinematographic value of the film "On the crest of the wave", this scene with planning was shot live. And it looks impressive.
