Behind-the-scenes production of deep-sea crazy sharks

This film has been prepared for four years because of its difficulty in shooting and complicated computer stunts. The shooting location was in the underwater studio where Titanic was filmed. Most of the shark scenes in the film are real sharks, and most of the actors have been trained in diving. All this was achieved by the famous action film director renny harlin, who tried to surpass the masterpiece Jaws 25 years ago.

As an athlete in the sea world, the mako shark is far less famous than the great white shark, but it is famous for its speed of more than 60 miles underwater and unparalleled flexibility. They are grumpy, fierce and aggressive, even large prey. The incubation period of mako shark is about 12 months, but the movie "Deep Sea Mad Shark" focusing on mako shark variation has been bred for four years. At the end of 1994, producers Allen Leach and Tony Ludwig received a script. They recalled: "This script about sharks is an unprecedented masterpiece after Jaws. The sharks in Jaws are still in the natural environment, while the sharks in Deep Sea Sharks appear in our world after a series of changes, so the basic premise of the movie story. The two producers immediately recommended the script to Warner Bros. He knew that shooting this film required top-notch special effects technology, studio facilities that can accommodate huge water and underwater scenes, young actors who can complete diving and stunt shots in the film, and directors who are good at action movies and big scenes. " "It took us two years to know where to start this film," Ludwig said. Facts show that the filming of this film depends on technology. At that time, "Titanic" had just started shooting, and the producers built Fox Baja Studios for this purpose. The series of films using computer simulation technology also achieved great success, which made us realize that the shooting time of "Deep Sea Mad Shark" was ripe. "The joining of action film director renny harlin is another turning point in this film. Ricky and Ludwig believe that only Harlem can control the grand concept and suspense plot of the film. Harlem said: "Deep Sea Shark is a spectacular horror film, famous for its action thriller. This is not a science fiction movie that takes place in outer space. I think real stories and people are very important. The sharks in the film are real, and their threat is well known, so what we have to do is to make the audience feel that fear. "When looking for the protagonist of the film, Harlem and the producers fully borrowed the usual trick of classic horror movies, that is," Who will be next? " Harlem explained: "We want to use excellent and reliable actors, but they don't have to be movie stars. Like the first alien, no one predicted that sigourney weaver would become a star of tomorrow. We want to make the audience unable to judge the development direction of the characters and the plot, and then deeply feel the truth and vividness of the characters. "In order to present a lifelike tiger shark in the film, the creative staff began to design sharks one year before the film started shooting. Harlem said: "One of the secrets of the great white shark's success is that sharks rarely appear. Because of the limited technical conditions at that time, they had to do so, but this disadvantage turned into an advantage. After 25 years, audiences accustomed to electronic models and computer images need to see more surprises. We seamlessly integrate electronic shark, digital shark and real shark images to create a real effect that is enough to confuse the real with the fake. At the beginning of the film, we first created various characters, and then slowly introduced sharks to show their amazing abilities. We let sharks and actors appear in the picture at the same time, and it is unobtrusive and subtle. "The design team watched the shark videos one by one and carefully analyzed and studied the movements and habits of sharks. Walt Conti, director of Shark Sports, said: "We must first find the vitality of sharks. They will swim slowly all the time, then suddenly open their mouths to bite their prey and burst into amazing energy, so imitating the speed and explosiveness of sharks is our biggest challenge. In addition, the upper and lower jaws of the shark are not closely connected with the head, so the action is very unique. As far as I know, no crew member can completely simulate the complex jaw movement of sharks like us. "