Three three six!
Stop filming!
You do one, two, aaaaand…
We gathered here today
to shoot a new advertising video for World of Tanks,
starring Dolph Lundgren.
One, two, three!
Action!
Well it’s about a guy who’s frustrated with his situation in life,
and I think we all are frustrated to some extent.
Hands!
Y’know, he’s trying to, my character in this thing,
he’s trying to find how to be a modern man, y’know,
and I guess I’m trying to find that too
‘cause sometimes I feel a bit old-fashioned,
so I think there is some similarities.
Dolph Lundgren is the much-loved actor from 1980s action movies,
and he’s looking for something that interests him personally
as an old-school man.
But he sees that the world has changed,
and modern men have completely different hobbies.
No!
Keep playing, you just give him glasses
while looking at the vinyl, got it?
This is like a short film,
using more advanced motion picture techniques
than a commercial usually does.
So, my task was to make it cool, make it fun,
make it amusing and very cinematic.
You should be absolutely relaxed,
only your mouth should move,
but you need to speak with this accent.
The headstand will let you balance your inner chakras.
Thank you. Okay!
I’m highly impressed, because this is an unusual video.
First of all, its running time is unusual,
it’s more like a movie.
Ok, is somebody sitting there?
Rehearsal!
Aaaand…action!
Impromptu takes are really awesome.
When a guy, for example, takes a knife for whatever reason
and starts doing things that he hasn’t been asked to do at all,
but they look so great on camera
and highlight his character, this is really cool.
How about you just try…
It’s easy to play a bad guy on the one hand,
but very difficult on the other.
You need to balance this “believe-don’t believe” thing,
and all those nuances.
Delicious ciabatta?
This is comedy, and it comes more naturally.
There is a bit of overplay, and it’s nice.
Yeah, it’s funny.
It’s going to be an incredible ad.
It got real, man. I was seeing things…
Dolph is a great actor.
We have a fantastic set design, great director,
and a really efficient team in Belarus,
it’s my first time there,
and I really enjoy the shooting.
Ciabatta, yes.
I like ciabatta even though I did like twelve takes in this last scene here with this
flipping bread, y’know,
but I think the last take was funny.
I must serve you…
some of the delicious ciabatta.
And yeah I still like ciabatta.
It’s my ciabatta.
It’s fun to do comedy y’know;
different from all the action stuff I do so,
I’ve had a great time.
Two one one!
Guys, come on let’s take a picture.
Full light, everybody, come here.
Hooraaaaaaay!
Look how cool this is!