From a child actor in this life (691),
the actions Su-hyeon had to do were not complicated.
The moment he was discovered by a two-person team of ‘guards’, he shot ‘guard 1’ who was trying to take out a club with a gun with a silencer, and when ‘guard 2’ tried to hit the radio, he kicked the radio, dropping the radio, and hit the opponent’s hand on the wall. Lightly neutralize it by shooting it with the magazine.
Afterwards, when ‘Guard 1’, who was shot, swings his fist to attack somehow, he dodges it, shocks the wounded area, and breaks his neck by looking for an opening.
‘And even the guard who was trying to hit the radio is taken out with one shot right in the center.’
At first glance, the scene seems extreme and cruel, but as it was planned and executed in advance, there were not as many dangerous parts as it seemed.
When a person punches, they can get really excited and take extreme action or exert too much force, so all the actors prepared more carefully when performing the action.
“Who is there!”
When the actor playing the role of ‘security’ shouted and announced the start, Soo-hyun took out a gun from the holster and pointed it at the opponent.
The moment the opponent appeared to flinch in surprise from the firearm, he pulled the trigger.
‘One step first.’
Since the sound the audience would hear was inserted during the editing process, Soo-hyun only took a brief motion and immediately turned her attention to the next actor.
Since it was an automatic pistol, it would have been nice to just fire another shot, but the action wasn’t that simple.
‘So far it’s good.’
As soon as the radio fell out of the other person’s hand, Su-hyeon immediately thought of his next move and moved.
Thanks to the coordination in advance, his movements while performing ‘one choice’ were fluid, and the stunt actors also used their hands and feet as planned to enhance the sense of realism.
But not every performance was always a perfect fit.
“Ugh…!”
Unlike the recent trend of action filming, ‘Hyuga’ filmed long scenes connected to capture the realism of the scene and used few compositional tricks.
This means that even if there is no feeling of hitting, there is some level of contact.
Timing was important to minimize the impact, but Su-hyeon, who had to pay attention to the two people, was a step late in slowing down.
Of course, I felt some of the blows from the other actor.
“…!”
The stunt actor, who accidentally hit Soo-hyeon, showed embarrassment for a moment.
It was obvious that he was wondering whether to continue filming or stop and check due to an unexpected accident.
‘No way.’
Soo-hyun, who thought she was going along well, turned around as soon as she felt her co-star’s hesitation.
Even though it was unexpected, the brief shaking came out quite well.
In order to save the scene, we had to stop.
“….”
Only after completing the scene of killing the two ‘guards’ did Suhyeon stand alone and take a deep breath.
The moment he raised his head and gazed at the camera with serene eyes.
“Cut.”
Director Heo, who had been watching all this time, finally called cut and cut off the scene.
“Soohyun, it looks like you really got hit, so go check it out.”
“yes? yes Su-hyeon, are you hurt? Are you okay?”
While Soo-hyun was wiping the area where she had been scratched with the back of her hand, director Je-hee Heo checked the monitor and sent a staff member nearby to Soo-hyun.
When the staff member came up to her in a huff and asked how she was doing, Suhyeon smiled and said that she was okay.
There wasn’t a momentary blow, but it wasn’t enough to cause a fuss.
“I’m sorry. Are you okay?”
“yes. are you okay. Do not worry.”
Even towards his co-star, he smiled and showed that he was not angry.
Because he was the one who made the mistake first, and it was difficult to say that he was hurt at all.
Unlike Soo-hyun, who passed it off like that, the stunt actor still lowered his head with a clouded expression.
“sorry. I should have checked and adjusted more…”
“It’s really okay. “Please take care of me again later.”
A role that did not even have a name and was simply called ‘security’ was a position that could be replaced by someone else at any time.
If you don’t like the lead actor and tell them to change, it’s a position that can be easily replaced.
Even though Soo-hyun was kind, he couldn’t help but notice it, and Soo-hyun, who knew this, reassured the actor, who continued to make similar apologies.
I didn’t want to be sensitive to mistakes, in case they were intentional.
“Soohyun, I think you can pull off this scene properly. It came out very artistic. see.”
As Soo-hyun approached Director Heo, Jae-hee pushed the monitor and pointed at the screen.
Suhyeon was also satisfied while watching the video being played.
The moment he was hit, he stopped and immediately counterattacked, which was cool and unstoppable.
‘Great my judgment.’
The catharsis felt when a crisis turns into an opportunity and is reborn as a good scene is always a good feeling, no matter how many times you experience it.
I guess I become addicted to this feeling and fall more and more into acting.
Su-hyeon smiled while hearing the director’s praise.
There was a little accident, but the result was very good.
* * *
“Not good.”
When taking a short break after finishing filming the part, Soo-yeol disagreed with Su-hyeon’s opinion that it was okay as long as the results were good.
The direction Crown pursues has always been clear.
Actor’s safety.
Craftsmanship and professionalism toward acting came second.
“No matter what you do, having a healthy body comes first. “Don’t overdo it.”
“It didn’t hurt that much. “It would have been more of a waste to cut the scene there.”
“The actor consciously tries to save himself, but when faced with a situation, he has a strong personality that tries to solve it somehow. So, please think about safety one more time.”
Su-hyeon thought for a moment about Su-yeol’s earnest request.
It is true that he does not give up at critical moments, and it is also true that it is difficult to correct him.
But sometimes it had to be that way.
‘More than anything, this incident really wasn’t unreasonable… Well, it’s true that I lost a lot of trust, but still.’
If there is a brake in life, you also need an accelerator.
Su-hyeon decided to take a look at this point.
I know you’re worried, but I’m really happy about it.
Still, Su-hyeon was an adult who knew how to take responsibility for her own decisions.
“First of all, I’m sorry for giving you so much to worry about recently. “It is true that I was reckless in the case of the voyeur.”
“Actor.”
“But this time it’s really okay. And since I’m an actor, I think there are some parts where I have to be a bit greedy when it comes to acting.”
I appreciate your concern, but in the end, ‘actor Kang Soo-hyun’ is herself and she is the one who sets the direction of her work.
Su-hyeon made this point clear.
The worries of those around me only caused my central axis to shake and I lost direction.
“I will also pay more attention to safety. So Soo-yeol, please trust me a little more.”
Many people worry about children running, but few people worry about adults jumping.
In the end, it was a matter of whether it could be done or not, and whether it was impossible or not, and Su-hyeon hoped that Su-yeol would believe in her potential and be at ease.
‘I appreciate your loving concern, but it’s painful for both of us to continue to be like that.’
Suhyun decided to train her body a little more to prepare for the risk of injury.
The coexistence of flexibility and muscle was a difficult problem, but not one that could not be solved.
“…Rather, I am sorry. “It seems that restrictions were increasingly placed on the actor in the name of safety.”
“no. This is how they fit together. “It’s right for me to be more careful about my body.”
Suhyun smiled warmly as she saw Suyeol admitting her mistake.
I was relieved that the slight differences of opinion and friction that the ground became harder after the rain seemed to have worked in a positive direction.
‘First of all, I need to increase the stretching ratio.’
If you fall often, you can build a body that won’t hurt you even if you fall.
Today again, Suhyun laughed as she brought up the theory that exercise is omnipotent.
There was a lot to do to achieve both safety and high-difficulty action.
* * *
While he was looking for a dramatic solution with his manager, the filming set-up was already completed.
Suhyun stared at the scene with a nervous expression.
Just like the previous shoot, this time we were planning to illuminate the entire screen with a master shot and then begin coverage shooting.
“Soohyun, here you roll over on your waist like this to avoid the opponent’s attack and use the opponent as a meat shield.”
“yes.”
“In one-on-many battles without long-range weapons, ultimately, reducing the number of people is important.”
Director Jeong Cheong-ho demonstrated the movements one by one and figured out the movements that Su-hyeon should do.
As many people were intertwined and moving, the sums and movements that had to be memorized were not simple.
“Actually, even if I were to film the entire shot, it would be better to stop for each movement, but the director wanted to properly capture the image of me getting tired.”
“Director Heo is also strict about that aspect.”
“Anyway, when editing, you cut out various cuts and connect them. “I’d rather pay attention to each movement.”
The martial arts director revealed that he was not satisfied with Director Heo’s decision.
It seemed like they wanted to go a little safer, as there had been a small accident just now due to misalignment.
“There is nothing wrong with taking pictures from different angles. “If it’s not good, you can just go ahead and cut it.”
“That’s true, but… Soohyun is so good at following along.”
“thank you.”
Adding a little bit of gold lacquer, Soo-hyun worked hand in hand with nearly 30 action actors.
I wondered if it would be right to have dog fights like this in a research lab instead of gangsters fighting at a construction site, but if I thought about all that, the movie wasn’t fun.
‘In the end, what’s important is the attractions.’
And such attractions are bound to cost money.
After refining her movements with the stunt actors for nearly an hour, Soo-hyeon began flexing her arms and legs with increasing confidence.
The movements that came together steadily gained speed.
“Kuh…”
“Are you okay?”
“yes. I’m fine. “Please kick with a little more force with your legs.”
Men were not the only stunt actors.
Although the number was small, there were a few women mixed in, and they too joined together to attack Su-hyeon.
They moved nimbly and had a different taste from the male actors.
‘If male actors emphasize realism, female actors stretch out their arms and legs as much as possible to give off a glamorous look? So the camera is allocating more scenes?
Soo-hyeon, who had a strange thought for a moment, took down the actors who were attacking her one by one.
Soo-hyeon’s movements against enemies like a bullfighter fighting an angry bull made viewers happy.
“It’s good. “I think we can just keep going like this.”
“thank you.”
“It’s all thanks to Suhyun following along well. Go for it.”
After completing the rehearsal in one hour and forty minutes, the martial arts director left the set feeling more relieved than when he first started.
Suhyeon approached the door and took his place.
As I looked across, I saw a mannequin of ‘Michelle’ in a test tube.
Even though I knew it was a mannequin, I thought it was alive because of the hair and clothes shaking with the liquid.
“Then let’s go in… Action!”
After confirming that the actors were in their proper positions, the director announced the start, and silence fell on the set.
Su-hyeon moved, scanning the ‘enemies’ with cold eyes.
All you can hear is the sound of the wind as your limbs move, the dull sound of your feet falling on the floor, and your heavy breathing.
In that gorgeous silence.
“You shouldn’t have touched it.”
Su-hyeon became the perfect ‘choice’.