Robert Rodriguez

It's going to look like bullets are missing, right? Okay, now I need this part though. I need the part where he's catching the bullet. This little window there. How am I going to do that? With a lens that long, it's going to be all out of focus. It's not going to be slow motion enough. He even knows me and he's like, what the hell am I doing? I say, just lay on the pad and rock up and down.

It's going to look like bullets are missing, right? Okay, now I need this part though. I need the part where he's catching the bullet. This little window there. How am I going to do that? With a lens that long, it's going to be all out of focus. It's not going to be slow motion enough. He even knows me and he's like, what the hell am I doing? I say, just lay on the pad and rock up and down.

It's going to look like bullets are missing, right? Okay, now I need this part though. I need the part where he's catching the bullet. This little window there. How am I going to do that? With a lens that long, it's going to be all out of focus. It's not going to be slow motion enough. He even knows me and he's like, what the hell am I doing? I say, just lay on the pad and rock up and down.

And as you're coming down, that'll look like you're falling as I'm zooming in. Because I'm operating the camera and I'm cutting this in my head. Yeah. And I'm saying, just do it again. He's like, what is it? Rock up, and then as you go down, it's going to look like you're falling. Well done. Okay, so now you've caught a bullet.

And as you're coming down, that'll look like you're falling as I'm zooming in. Because I'm operating the camera and I'm cutting this in my head. Yeah. And I'm saying, just do it again. He's like, what is it? Rock up, and then as you go down, it's going to look like you're falling. Well done. Okay, so now you've caught a bullet.

And as you're coming down, that'll look like you're falling as I'm zooming in. Because I'm operating the camera and I'm cutting this in my head. Yeah. And I'm saying, just do it again. He's like, what is it? Rock up, and then as you go down, it's going to look like you're falling. Well done. Okay, so now you've caught a bullet.

Now, second jump. When you do the next jump, as if we just passed those other moments, you've caught a bullet already. So now you're going to snap it closed and start your turn. It's all you'll get before you hit the pad. Snap, turn, right? So like, okay, this is... I want the cameras to feel like they're dropping with them. That'll give you more of the sensation. So let's actually lower that...

Now, second jump. When you do the next jump, as if we just passed those other moments, you've caught a bullet already. So now you're going to snap it closed and start your turn. It's all you'll get before you hit the pad. Snap, turn, right? So like, okay, this is... I want the cameras to feel like they're dropping with them. That'll give you more of the sensation. So let's actually lower that...

Now, second jump. When you do the next jump, as if we just passed those other moments, you've caught a bullet already. So now you're going to snap it closed and start your turn. It's all you'll get before you hit the pad. Snap, turn, right? So like, okay, this is... I want the cameras to feel like they're dropping with them. That'll give you more of the sensation. So let's actually lower that...

steady cam shot flip it upside down and get a low angle see i look at the sun's right there hasn't gone behind the building yet that and then my camera i lowered my camera down and i got that angle right okay now last jump i bury a thin i said just bear me bring me a thin mattress because i want him to do all the stunts i don't want a stunt guy because he does this himself he just did it in three jumps but the audience will know they'll just be like we believe that this guy can do anything

steady cam shot flip it upside down and get a low angle see i look at the sun's right there hasn't gone behind the building yet that and then my camera i lowered my camera down and i got that angle right okay now last jump i bury a thin i said just bear me bring me a thin mattress because i want him to do all the stunts i don't want a stunt guy because he does this himself he just did it in three jumps but the audience will know they'll just be like we believe that this guy can do anything

steady cam shot flip it upside down and get a low angle see i look at the sun's right there hasn't gone behind the building yet that and then my camera i lowered my camera down and i got that angle right okay now last jump i bury a thin i said just bear me bring me a thin mattress because i want him to do all the stunts i don't want a stunt guy because he does this himself he just did it in three jumps but the audience will know they'll just be like we believe that this guy can do anything

I want you just to finish by turning and cocking the hammer back and firing before you hit the ground. I'll give you two takes for that. Almost gets it there. Then we do a second take. Boom. That one was probably a little better even though you don't really see it. I've got to go do everything now. I've got to cut it. I've got to add the sound effects myself.

I want you just to finish by turning and cocking the hammer back and firing before you hit the ground. I'll give you two takes for that. Almost gets it there. Then we do a second take. Boom. That one was probably a little better even though you don't really see it. I've got to go do everything now. I've got to cut it. I've got to add the sound effects myself.

I want you just to finish by turning and cocking the hammer back and firing before you hit the ground. I'll give you two takes for that. Almost gets it there. Then we do a second take. Boom. That one was probably a little better even though you don't really see it. I've got to go do everything now. I've got to cut it. I've got to add the sound effects myself.

I've got to put the music in myself because music guys would just end up filling it with music and ruin it. Sound effects guys would just fill it full of sound effects and ruin it. I want all the sound to drop out. So as he's jumping, all you hear is the wind in his jacket, the clinking of the bullets as they're bouncing off. So you have this breathless moment, no music, cut the music.

I've got to put the music in myself because music guys would just end up filling it with music and ruin it. Sound effects guys would just fill it full of sound effects and ruin it. I want all the sound to drop out. So as he's jumping, all you hear is the wind in his jacket, the clinking of the bullets as they're bouncing off. So you have this breathless moment, no music, cut the music.

I've got to put the music in myself because music guys would just end up filling it with music and ruin it. Sound effects guys would just fill it full of sound effects and ruin it. I want all the sound to drop out. So as he's jumping, all you hear is the wind in his jacket, the clinking of the bullets as they're bouncing off. So you have this breathless moment, no music, cut the music.

And that moment you cut it so that you're like, I wonder if he's going to make it right. So I go home, I cut it before I even have the visual effects in. I just cut it that night. because I cut my own sound effects. I cut my sound effects in. You can already tell it's going to work. You can already see, even with the bullets not there, you can tell by the sound where they're going to be.

And that moment you cut it so that you're like, I wonder if he's going to make it right. So I go home, I cut it before I even have the visual effects in. I just cut it that night. because I cut my own sound effects. I cut my sound effects in. You can already tell it's going to work. You can already see, even with the bullets not there, you can tell by the sound where they're going to be.