The behind-the-scenes production of the end of the world

The crew filmed two space shuttle launches at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The first time was the launch of Columbia during the day, which was used to test and determine the camera viewing angle, shooting speed and other related settings. The second time was the night launch of Atlantis, which was a particularly important real shot of the whole film. In order to present the spectacular scene of night launch in the film, the crew used 15 cameras, of which 12 cameras were placed in the safe area of the launch pad. Because the light changes sharply when the rocket is launched, which may endanger the expensive photographic equipment, the photography and scenery department specially made a shell for the camera and lowered the position of the camera to prevent the camera from being damaged by the violent vibration when the rocket is launched. In addition, in order to filter the fuel gas, the film crew also made a special filtering device for the camera lens.

Late special effects

After shooting the night launch scene, the art and visual effects department immediately took over. They added extra booster rockets to the picture, thus giving the space shuttle enough power to land on the asteroid. There are 13 special effects companies involved in filming, and the special effects directors in charge of all this are Pat McLean and Richard R. Hoover of Dream Mission, who have worked for Alien 2, Die Hard Rowen Rowen, The Dead Xiong Feng, True Lies, Apollo 13 and But Ding Feng.

Prop making

The outer space drilling truck in the film was designed by michael white, the artistic director, and John Fraser, the special effects coordinator, was responsible for manufacturing the drilling truck. Because the crew didn't want to adopt the traditional truck appearance, he started with the Hummer chassis, installed an advanced suspension system, followed the original subframe and suspension, and assembled the Chevrolet engine. The final drilling truck weighs 22,000 pounds, is 65,438+02 feet high and 26.8 feet long. Although the body is heavy, its top speed is still 45 miles per hour.