“I’ll tell you this, I had to spend two and a half years on the film“ Air ”.
If not for the huge number of circumstances that did not depend on me, unfortunately, I would have spent two and a half years.
I will spend four or five, if with the script and put on this health, life, and so on, "- said Herman Jr.
He also talked about how the filming was planned.
According to him, a few years ago a familiar producer offered him to shoot a war film.
“I agreed, they wrote me a wonderful script.
I did not treat him as patriotic ... I treated that ... at which I laugh, cry, and what is important to me, ”he said.
Herman Jr. added that technologies were invented on how to shoot flights in the film.
“They came up with, built quite large devices that are not available in the country.
They are probably as tall as this studio, ”he said.
According to him, the filmmakers "ideally wanted to bring computer graphics to zero" and use real airplanes and full-size models that climb on purpose-built "devices, so-called gimbles."
The director said that these structures can rotate full-size aircraft in the pavilion.
They also planned to use LED screens.
“LED screens provide reflection and a sense of authenticity,” he explained.
Herman Jr. added that the planes and most of the fixtures were built.
“We started filming, we had delays ... And unfortunately we got into two things at once, since the filming was postponed to the winter period, I rewrote everything before winter.
And there was no winter in St. Petersburg ... Storms started and everything turned sluggish, and our entire airfield, which we had built, began to submerge under water.
And as soon as we got out of this, COVID began, ”he said.
According to him, after that, filming was suspended due to the large number of people on the set.
Also Herman Jr. answered the question whether he would like to receive an Oscar.