Amputee man uses special effects to realize his dream of "running"
Netizens lamented, "I feel very warm, this is the most powerful video I've seen this year"
Recently, the video of the double amputee boy "running" again became popular on Bilibili.
In the video, with the help of special effects, Shaoxuan (pseudonym), who lost his legs at the age of 7, saw himself running again after 19 years.
After the video was released, countless netizens were moved: "Suddenly I feel very warm. This is the most powerful video I have seen this year."
Sudden car accident in childhood
The care of the people around him let him out of the shadows
"My life so far has been divided into two stages. Before 2003, I was like a cub, running between heaven and earth, happy and free. After 2003, I had a cage, which locked my body, and also It locked my mind." Shaoxuan said in the video he shot.
In 2003, 7-year-old Shaoxuan's life was changed by a sudden car accident.
"I can't remember how I felt at that time. My brain activated its self-protection mechanism," Shaoxuan said.
When the incident happened, the uncle who was not far away helped him make an emergency bandage, and stopped the car to send him to Anhui Hospital.
Shaoxuan could clearly recall that when he got to the hospital, he saw his two leg bones standing in front of him.
After the operation, he learned that he had been amputated, and he began to lose his temper with those around him.
Mom and Dad know that he is sad, so they hide the sadness in their hearts, face him with a smile, and take care of his life in every possible way.
"I can get out of the shadow of the car accident, and I am most grateful to my parents." Shaoxuan said recalling that time.
Shaoxuan was full of gratitude to everyone who helped him out of the shadow of the car accident, "There is no bed in the hospital, and the doctor tried to free up a bed for me. After I was discharged from the hospital, I went to have a prosthetic. Throw me a birthday party. When I got back to school, the teachers and classmates helped me as much as possible."
Shaoxuan said that it was the people around him who gave him strength, which allowed him to gradually walk out of the shadows and become optimistic and cheerful.
In high school, the boys in the class went to play basketball together, and Shaoxuan could only watch from the sidelines. At that time, Shaoxuan was very envious of them, and often thought how great it would be if he could also run and dribble vigorously for layups.
Network "encounter" special effects team
Amputee young man embarks on a journey to realize his dream
On March 29 this year, Shaoxuan was moved when he saw the special effects video produced by Tim's team.
The 7-year-old double-thigh amputee relies on a wheelchair to travel, hoping to use special effects to see himself running again.
Shaoxuan sent a private message to the Tim team, "I really want to know what it would be like to run if I hadn't amputated." More than an hour later, Shaoxuan received a reply, and the Tim team thought "you can try it."
"I hardly fell asleep that night because I was so happy." Shaoxuan was very happy because he had the opportunity to realize his dream.
Immediately, with the help of Tim's team, Shaoxuan embarked on a journey to realize his dream.
In June, Tim's team worked out a shooting plan - shooting Shaoxuan's upper body, and then using special effects to create the body and legs.
The plan also determined that Shaoxuan's upper body should be photographed by hanging wire.
However, this requires Shaoxuan to go to Hangzhou, where Tim's company is located, for pre-training.
"I expected it to be an AI face change, but I didn't expect it to be so formal." Shaoxuan immediately decided to leave.
Before departure, Shaoxuan told the whole family that he was going to Hangzhou to realize his dream. Although the family members were worried, they still respected his wish and let him complete the trip to Hangzhou.
Trying hard to adapt to Diaowia filming
"No matter how hard and tiring you must persevere"
For the shooting, Shaoxuan went to Hangzhou three times in total. The shooting process was beyond Tim's team's expectation and it was extremely difficult.
It was the first time to hang Wia, but it was full of difficulties.
Because Shaoxuan didn't have the center of gravity on his legs, he was almost lying in the air, unable to maintain a standing posture.
"The main stress point of the wire is on my shoulders. In order to maintain my balance, I have to shift my weight to my shoulders and use my whole body, which makes me sore. My shoulders are very painful from the rope of the wire. "Shaoxuan said.
Shaoxuan practiced for two days, spending several hours every day, but he never thought of giving up, "Because these are necessary to realize dreams, and nothing can be done easily. Persist." Shaoxuan was very optimistic about the difficulties he was facing.
The Tim team also racked their brains to alleviate Shaoxuan's pain during the filming. Finally, during the official shooting, they put on a custom-made Wia suit for Shaoxuan, which relieved Shaoxuan a lot of pressure, "Put on that suit After the wire is worn, the force is distributed to the whole body, so you won't be very tired." Shaoxuan recalled.
At the end of June, Shaoxuan came to Hangzhou again for official filming.
After 7 o'clock in the morning, they went to the basketball court to prepare for the shooting of playing basketball.
The shooting content is very simple, shoot the ball, run, shoot, but the process is not smooth.
Shaoxuan, who hadn't run in 19 years, found it difficult to put on a running posture naturally.
A process of swinging the arm forward has been repeated more than 30 times.
For the best shooting effect, Tim called to stop again and again, and Shaoxuan adjusted his movements and expressions again and again.
Shouting to stop again and again, and starting again and again, Shaoxuan began to feel a little unconfident, but Tim's team members always encouraged him.
Later, they came to the field lawn in Anji City, where the scenery was beautiful, and Shaoxuan took a shot of standing up and running from the grass.
Since there is no fulcrum for the wire device, Tim rented two cranes to install the wire device.
During the two days of shooting outdoors, Hangzhou had just ended the continuous rainy season, and it was sunny, the sun was scorching, and the weather was hot.
Although the Tim team prepared sunscreen for Shaoxuan, Shaoxuan's arm was sunburned after 8 hours of filming every day.
"Filming is really not easy, and I feel very happy and relaxed after finishing." Shaoxuan likes the feeling of working hard with the team, "It makes me feel great to really integrate into a group."
The special effects video team used
Nearly five months of post-production
After that, Tim's team spent nearly five months in post-production.
Since the human eye is very familiar with the movement of the human body, the difference between the movement of the upper body and the lower body is even a fraction of a millisecond, and the audience will find distortion.
Tim's team adjusted version by version, modified frame by frame, changed from summer to winter, and finally polished the final product.
On November 20th, Tim played this video for Shaoxuan.
Seeing myself "standing up" from the grass, the sun shining on my face.
Shaoxuan was a little surprised, "The movement was a little stagnant at first, but then it became smoother and smoother." He ran into the basketball court, shot the ball into the basket, and ran into the cyberpunk world.
As soon as the camera turned, he ran across the grassland and up the winding green hills.
Shaoxuan raised his head, facing the direction of the sunrise, and looked into the distance.
After watching the video, Shaoxuan had mixed feelings, "Now I have many emotions in my heart, and suddenly I feel like I don't know what to say." Shaoxuan will still feel sad about the fact that he can't really run in this life, but he can He was very happy to see himself running.
Shaoxuan loves the presentation effect of the video very much.
When Tim asked him whether this special effects challenge was considered a reality, he nodded vigorously and gave an affirmative answer, "The video not only captured all the scenes I wanted to achieve, but the effect far exceeded my expectations."
Learn to shoot and edit videos
Speak up for people with disabilities
In February of this year, Shaoxuan resigned from his finance job due to some reasons.
Inspired by Tim's team, he also wanted to start learning how to shoot and edit videos.
In April this year, when Tim came to Shaoxuan's home, he encouraged Shaoxuan with his experience of learning video editing from scratch, "Let's start doing it now!" Tim said.
Shaoxuan then borrowed a camera from Tim, and took time out of work to learn video editing by himself.
In July, Tim gave Shaoxuan a drone, and he used the drone to shoot at scenic spots in Hefei.
On December 2, 2022, Shaoxuan released a "It lasted 9 months!
The video of Me and the Hurricane's Dream Journey" not only records the process of chasing my dream, but also captures the difficulties I encountered when traveling.
After the video was released, the number of views exceeded one million. Netizens left a message, "The greatest respect for the disabled is to treat them as ordinary people." Some netizens also suggested, "We must pay attention to the needs of the disabled in action, such as the construction of a barrier-free environment. , because it’s really important for people with disabilities.”
Shaoxuan is very happy to let the situation of the disabled be seen more through his voice.
In the future, Shaoxuan also plans to make more videos recording the daily life of the disabled to reflect the difficulties of the disabled and speak out for the disabled.
Positive and optimistic face life
"Treat yourself as a normal person"
For young people who are disabled after encountering accidents, Shaoxuan gave his own advice - don't be too sad and inferior, regard yourself as a normal person, and live a good life.
Shaoxuan said that when he went to university, he entered a school for the disabled, and gradually integrated into the group, and became good friends with two classmates.
They will travel together, eat together, and help each other in life.
"We can empathize better, and everyone is more mature in college, and it is easier to make suitable friends than in high school." Shaoxuan is very happy that he can make these two friends like ordinary young people .
"Even if we do some things, it will be two or three times more difficult for us than others, but when it comes to what we can do, we should treat ourselves as normal people and do our best." Shaoxuan said optimistically.
(Beijing Youth Daily's article/Intern Song Jiamin, reporter Wang Jingyi)