Movie: The crow
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found this well investigated it on the internet
Brandon Lee died during a mishap on the set. A scene required a gun to be loaded, cocked, and then pointed at the camera. Because of the close-range of the shot, the bullets loaded had real brass caps, but no powder. After the cut, the props master (not the arms master - he had left the set for the day) dry-fired the gun to get the cock off, knocking an empty cartridge into the barrel of the gun. The next scene to be filmed involving that gun was the rape of Shelly. The gun was loaded with blanks (which usually contain double or triple the powder of a normal bullet to make a loud noise). Lee entered the set carrying a bag of groceries containing an explosive blood pack. The script called for Funboy (Michael Massee) to shoot Eric Draven (Lee) as he entered the room, triggering the blood pack. The cartridge that was stuck in the barrel was blasted at Lee through the bag he was carrying, killing him. The footage of his death was destroyed without being developed.
Brandon Lee died during a mishap on the set. A scene required a gun to be loaded, cocked, and then pointed at the camera. Because of the close-range of the shot, the bullets loaded had real brass caps, but no powder. After the cut, the props master (not the arms master - he had left the set for the day) dry-fired the gun to get the cock off, knocking an empty cartridge into the barrel of the gun. The next scene to be filmed involving that gun was the rape of Shelly. The gun was loaded with blanks (which usually contain double or triple the powder of a normal bullet to make a loud noise). Lee entered the set carrying a bag of groceries containing an explosive blood pack. The script called for Funboy (Michael Massee) to shoot Eric Draven (Lee) as he entered the room, triggering the blood pack. The cartridge that was stuck in the barrel was blasted at Lee through the bag he was carrying, killing him. The footage of his death was destroyed without being developed.
Found this too, after looking some more:
The following scenes were completed after Lee's death:
-Draven first enters the apartment after digging himself out of his grave: footage of Lee walking through an alley in the rain was digitally composited into the scene where he walks through the doorway. Computer technology added drops of water to the door frame to make the water on his back not seem out of place.
-The shot of Draven falling from the window was made by digitally compositing Lee's face (complete with simulated blood) onto a body double.
-The scene where Draven puts on his make-up was filmed using a double. The face in the smashed mirror was Lee's, computer-altered to fit the shards. The image of Draven walking towards the window with the crow on his shoulder was a double with Lee's face added during lightning flashes.
-When Sarah visits the apartment, we never see Draven's face as it is a double.
The following scenes were completed after Lee's death:
-Draven first enters the apartment after digging himself out of his grave: footage of Lee walking through an alley in the rain was digitally composited into the scene where he walks through the doorway. Computer technology added drops of water to the door frame to make the water on his back not seem out of place.
-The shot of Draven falling from the window was made by digitally compositing Lee's face (complete with simulated blood) onto a body double.
-The scene where Draven puts on his make-up was filmed using a double. The face in the smashed mirror was Lee's, computer-altered to fit the shards. The image of Draven walking towards the window with the crow on his shoulder was a double with Lee's face added during lightning flashes.
-When Sarah visits the apartment, we never see Draven's face as it is a double.
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Ya, that's really messed up. :-\
I remember hearing something about filming for the movie Jesus Christ Superstar, in which one of the characters (possibly the character "Jesus," I don't know, I never saw the actual movie, lol) had to be hung. They had some kind of setup where the noose went around his neck, but was supported at the back by some kind of hook thing. Unfortuneatly the hook thing didn't work at all, and after 30 seconds of "superb acting" they started to realize something was wrong. The actor ended up being ok, and they may even have used that actual take, but still, that would be terrible to have everyone just think you were "acting out" a life and death situation when in actual fact it was a life or death situation. Crazy stuff...
I remember hearing something about filming for the movie Jesus Christ Superstar, in which one of the characters (possibly the character "Jesus," I don't know, I never saw the actual movie, lol) had to be hung. They had some kind of setup where the noose went around his neck, but was supported at the back by some kind of hook thing. Unfortuneatly the hook thing didn't work at all, and after 30 seconds of "superb acting" they started to realize something was wrong. The actor ended up being ok, and they may even have used that actual take, but still, that would be terrible to have everyone just think you were "acting out" a life and death situation when in actual fact it was a life or death situation. Crazy stuff...