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1 00:00:07,382 00:00:09,343 It's the auto pilot. What's it doing? It's the auto pilot. What's it doing?
2 00:00:12,763 00:00:14,848 Mayday, mayday, mayday. Mayday, mayday, mayday.
3 00:00:15,098 00:00:16,642 One of the things that attracted me to the script, One of the things that attracted me to the script,
4 00:00:16,892 00:00:17,935 the first episode, was, it had the first episode, was, it had
5 00:00:18,185 00:00:20,312 this fantastic plane-crash sequence. this fantastic plane-crash sequence.
6 00:00:20,562 00:00:22,773 The way that Ben had written it was played just as much The way that Ben had written it was played just as much
7 00:00:23,023 00:00:25,442 off the passengers as it was off the pilots off the passengers as it was off the pilots
8 00:00:25,692 00:00:27,903 who are wrestling with this machine as it was going down. who are wrestling with this machine as it was going down.
9 00:00:28,153 00:00:31,615 Visualizing the plane crash has always been quite tricky. Visualizing the plane crash has always been quite tricky.
10 00:00:31,865 00:00:34,076 You can throw a lot of money and have all those effects You can throw a lot of money and have all those effects
11 00:00:34,326 00:00:36,370 and all these things, but in the end, you know, and all these things, but in the end, you know,
12 00:00:36,620 00:00:38,497 its the drama that sells it. its the drama that sells it.
13 00:00:38,747 00:00:39,915 I think there were two ways I think there were two ways
14 00:00:40,165 00:00:42,125 that the plane was really important. that the plane was really important.
15 00:00:42,376 00:00:44,670 The first way is that it felt like a new way The first way is that it felt like a new way
16 00:00:44,920 00:00:47,381 of integrating that idea of the midpoint of integrating that idea of the midpoint
17 00:00:47,631 00:00:51,051 and the border into the action of the story and the border into the action of the story
18 00:00:51,301 00:00:55,264 but also the debris of a plane crash being full of stories. but also the debris of a plane crash being full of stories.
19 00:00:55,514 00:00:58,475 Who was on the plane, what's in that suitcase, Who was on the plane, what's in that suitcase,
20 00:00:58,725 00:01:01,979 what does that tell us, so it gives you plot what does that tell us, so it gives you plot
21 00:01:02,229 00:01:05,607 way beyond the actual crash itself. way beyond the actual crash itself.
22 00:01:05,857 00:01:07,859 There were 3 elements that we used There were 3 elements that we used
23 00:01:08,110 00:01:10,153 to try to make the sequence be as...as gripping to try to make the sequence be as...as gripping
24 00:01:10,404 00:01:11,613 and thrilling and also believable and thrilling and also believable
25 00:01:11,863 00:01:13,240 as it possibly could be. as it possibly could be.
26 00:01:13,490 00:01:15,200 The first was that we got a real plane on the tarmac. The first was that we got a real plane on the tarmac.
27 00:01:15,450 00:01:17,452 Having a real plane and being able to shoot Having a real plane and being able to shoot
28 00:01:17,703 00:01:19,413 from inside the cockpit down to the tarmac from inside the cockpit down to the tarmac
29 00:01:19,663 00:01:22,416 and do the reverse solidified the idea in the audience's mind and do the reverse solidified the idea in the audience's mind
30 00:01:22,666 00:01:24,293 that we are using a plane. that we are using a plane.
31 00:01:24,543 00:01:26,211 We went to a real plane in Stanstead, We went to a real plane in Stanstead,
32 00:01:26,461 00:01:27,629 and we filmed passengers getting on, and we filmed passengers getting on,
33 00:01:27,879 00:01:29,923 and we filmed the pilots talking to each other. and we filmed the pilots talking to each other.
34 00:01:30,173 00:01:32,134 At that point, you will cut to the passengers At that point, you will cut to the passengers
35 00:01:32,384 00:01:35,387 going onto our controllable cabin going onto our controllable cabin
36 00:01:35,637 00:01:37,264 we can effect and do everything because, obviously, we can effect and do everything because, obviously,
37 00:01:37,514 00:01:40,142 in Stanstead, you can't touch any exterior of a plane in Stanstead, you can't touch any exterior of a plane
38 00:01:40,392 00:01:41,727 or move it or anything like that. or move it or anything like that.
39 00:01:41,977 00:01:43,729 Element number two was, uh, the fuselage. Element number two was, uh, the fuselage.
40 00:01:43,979 00:01:45,439 We thought originally that it'd be a good idea We thought originally that it'd be a good idea
41 00:01:45,689 00:01:47,691 or buying a fuselage, filming that sequence in the fuselage, or buying a fuselage, filming that sequence in the fuselage,
42 00:01:47,941 00:01:49,735 and then tearing it to pieces to re-assemble it. and then tearing it to pieces to re-assemble it.
43 00:01:49,985 00:01:52,529 However, there was a great company that we found However, there was a great company that we found
44 00:01:52,779 00:01:55,365 Who have a purpose-built, ready-to-go fuselage. Who have a purpose-built, ready-to-go fuselage.
45 00:01:55,616 00:01:56,950 We wanted to make it, obviously, look as dynamic We wanted to make it, obviously, look as dynamic
46 00:01:57,200 00:01:58,869 As it possibly could because we were going to be using it As it possibly could because we were going to be using it
47 00:01:59,119 00:02:00,370 During the crash sequence. During the crash sequence.
48 00:02:00,621 00:02:01,496 We have to sort of simulate We have to sort of simulate
49 00:02:01,747 00:02:02,914 The...the sense of flight movement. The...the sense of flight movement.
50 00:02:03,165 00:02:04,333 We're doing that by putting lights on cranes We're doing that by putting lights on cranes
51 00:02:04,583 00:02:06,293 So we see light moving in and out of the windows. So we see light moving in and out of the windows.
52 00:02:06,543 00:02:09,463 I had the sun moving and the cabin static, I had the sun moving and the cabin static,
53 00:02:09,713 00:02:12,758 And that would alternate between what is actually happening And that would alternate between what is actually happening
54 00:02:13,008 00:02:15,177 Inside the aircraft, so if the aircraft Inside the aircraft, so if the aircraft
55 00:02:15,427 00:02:18,555 Is pulling up, the light would go down, Is pulling up, the light would go down,
56 00:02:18,805 00:02:20,599 And you'll see the effects through the cabin. And you'll see the effects through the cabin.
57 00:02:20,849 00:02:24,394 You see the, uh, light move over the faces and vice versa. You see the, uh, light move over the faces and vice versa.
58 00:02:28,482 00:02:29,900 So other big effect that we used today So other big effect that we used today
59 00:02:30,150 00:02:32,611 Is the image shaker, which is on the camera, Is the image shaker, which is on the camera,
60 00:02:32,861 00:02:36,740 And that is to recreate the actual shake of a cabin. And that is to recreate the actual shake of a cabin.
61 00:02:36,990 00:02:38,200 You may have noticed things are a bit bumpy You may have noticed things are a bit bumpy
62 00:02:38,450 00:02:39,368 At the moment. At the moment.
63 00:02:39,618 00:02:40,911 Apologies for that. Apologies for that.
64 00:02:41,161 00:02:43,121 You basically create another lens in front of your lens You basically create another lens in front of your lens
65 00:02:43,372 00:02:47,209 Which then you can shake and rotate electronically, Which then you can shake and rotate electronically,
66 00:02:47,459 00:02:52,214 And that plus performance recreates a shaking cabin. And that plus performance recreates a shaking cabin.
67 00:02:52,464 00:02:54,257 The third element was the cockpit, obviously, The third element was the cockpit, obviously,
68 00:02:54,508 00:02:55,967 And that's where most of the action takes place. And that's where most of the action takes place.
69 00:02:56,218 00:02:57,511 That was probably the hardest element. That was probably the hardest element.
70 00:02:57,761 00:02:58,929 We had to find a cockpit. We had to find a cockpit.
71 00:02:59,179 00:03:00,430 We looked...again, we looked at building one, We looked...again, we looked at building one,
72 00:03:00,681 00:03:02,349 But they are, obviously, very difficult builds, But they are, obviously, very difficult builds,
73 00:03:02,599 00:03:03,892 Very expensive builds. Very expensive builds.
74 00:03:04,142 00:03:06,061 What we managed to find after an exhaustive search What we managed to find after an exhaustive search
75 00:03:06,311 00:03:09,064 Was a company who had a flight simulator cockpit. Was a company who had a flight simulator cockpit.
76 00:03:09,314 00:03:10,524 The next thing that we needed to do The next thing that we needed to do
77 00:03:10,774 00:03:12,734 Was to find images to put in front of it. Was to find images to put in front of it.
78 00:03:12,984 00:03:15,278 We went out and filmed with an aerial photographer. We went out and filmed with an aerial photographer.
79 00:03:15,529 00:03:17,572 He went out and took his plane out over the sea. He went out and took his plane out over the sea.
80 00:03:17,823 00:03:19,700 That gave us the footage that we could then play back That gave us the footage that we could then play back
81 00:03:19,950 00:03:22,202 On the day rather than having to use green screen On the day rather than having to use green screen
82 00:03:22,452 00:03:24,246 And do it all in post, which is, obviously, a lot more expensive. And do it all in post, which is, obviously, a lot more expensive.
83 00:03:24,496 00:03:25,747 The huge bit was done on projectors, The huge bit was done on projectors,
84 00:03:25,997 00:03:27,165 And we have one, another one, on a crane And we have one, another one, on a crane
85 00:03:27,416 00:03:29,418 Which is simulating the sun so, again, we get Which is simulating the sun so, again, we get
86 00:03:29,668 00:03:30,919 That sort of movement of light. That sort of movement of light.
87 00:03:31,169 00:03:34,005 One of the most complex elements in the scene One of the most complex elements in the scene
88 00:03:34,256 00:03:37,843 Was how we would cue off of the visuals Was how we would cue off of the visuals
89 00:03:38,093 00:03:40,846 Because ordinarily with a flight simulator, Because ordinarily with a flight simulator,
90 00:03:41,096 00:03:44,891 You pull back on the stick, and the outside moves, You pull back on the stick, and the outside moves,
91 00:03:45,142 00:03:47,978 But because this is being shot with real footage, But because this is being shot with real footage,
92 00:03:48,228 00:03:50,814 It was really quite difficult because there's are all sorts It was really quite difficult because there's are all sorts
93 00:03:51,064 00:03:53,150 Of things the control columns needed to do Of things the control columns needed to do
94 00:03:53,400 00:03:55,318 That they wouldn't do in reality, That they wouldn't do in reality,
95 00:03:55,569 00:03:56,945 Being pulled out of, uh, Being pulled out of, uh,
96 00:03:57,195 00:03:58,697 The one of the pilot's hands, et cetera. The one of the pilot's hands, et cetera.
97 00:03:58,947 00:04:03,869 Rather unusually, we would have to fly the sequence real time. Rather unusually, we would have to fly the sequence real time.
98 00:04:04,119 00:04:06,329 It was the only way we could coordinate it. It was the only way we could coordinate it.
99 00:04:06,580 00:04:07,706 The result that we found is, one, The result that we found is, one,
100 00:04:07,956 00:04:09,458 That it was truly scary for the pilots. That it was truly scary for the pilots.
101 00:04:09,708 00:04:12,127 They were really fighting as the controls were forcing it They were really fighting as the controls were forcing it
102 00:04:12,377 00:04:14,838 To go down in the sea, so i think that's why To go down in the sea, so i think that's why
103 00:04:15,088 00:04:16,882 We manage to, you know, above and beyond the fact We manage to, you know, above and beyond the fact
104 00:04:17,132 00:04:18,300 That we cast some great actors, That we cast some great actors,
105 00:04:18,550 00:04:20,719 They managed to get great performances. They managed to get great performances.
106 00:04:28,393 00:04:31,271 On a practical level, there are times On a practical level, there are times
107 00:04:31,521 00:04:33,064 When i wish there wasn't a plane When i wish there wasn't a plane
108 00:04:33,315 00:04:36,193 Because it took so much logistical attention Because it took so much logistical attention
109 00:04:36,443 00:04:39,654 Both in terms of how we realized a plane crash Both in terms of how we realized a plane crash
110 00:04:39,905 00:04:43,283 In an interesting, exciting way and how we absolutely held on In an interesting, exciting way and how we absolutely held on
111 00:04:43,533 00:04:45,619 To the fact that this isn't just a great, big, splashy, To the fact that this isn't just a great, big, splashy,
112 00:04:45,869 00:04:48,997 This is about the human impact of killing that many people. This is about the human impact of killing that many people.
112 00:04:45,869 00:04:48,997 This is about the human impact of killing that many people. This is about the human impact of killing that many people.