电影里那些动辄上亿的现金纸币都是真的吗

Rappaport is the founder of Atlanta-based RJR Props, a movie prop company that specializes in faux cash for filming. His money was used in "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Fast and the Furious," the Netflix series "Ozark" and in 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar music videos. But printing money is a delicate business, which is why he stays in touch with the men in black.

拉帕波特是亚特兰大RJR Props公司的创始人，这家公司专门为电影拍摄提供道具钞票，他们制造的道具钞票曾出现在电影《华尔街之狼》、《速度与激情》、Netflix连续剧《黑钱胜地》、歌手肯德里克·拉马尔的《50美分》和其他音乐录像带中。但是，制作道具钞票是一门需要非常小心处理的生意， 它和违法犯罪只有一线之隔。

"I wanted clarity about laws and regulations. Most other companies that make prop money are actually producing illegal prop money, and that can get a show shut down and someone fined and jailed."

“我想弄清楚相关的法律法规。很多公司都在违法制造道具钞票，这可能会导致节目停播，相关人士也可能会被罚款或监禁。”

Too good to be fake

技术太好 过于真实

Technically, fake money in the US should adhere to strict federal rules, which include being printed on one side only and being significantly larger or smaller than actual currency. But not everyone is on board with the rules, and incidents do happen.

一般来说，制造道具钞票需要严格遵守联邦法律。法律要求道具钞票只能在一面印刷、整体尺寸要比真钞更大或者更小。但是并非所有公司都能严格遵守法律，所以经常会发生一些意外事故。

In 2001, during the filming of "Rush Hour 2" in Las Vegas, about $1 billion in convincing prop money was blown up during a scene, but some bills escaped destruction and ended up in circulation. That's when the Secret Service got involved. The event set a precedent for prop money makers.

2001年，《尖峰时刻》第二季在拉斯维加斯拍摄期间，面值大约10亿美元的道具钞票在拍摄中被炸毁，但部分钞票并未销毁，而且流出市面。结果需要美国特勤局介入处理。这一事件为专门制造“道具钞票”的道具公司开了先例。

Rappaport said he speaks directly with the government to comply with federal rules while finding ways to create the best possible fake dollars.

拉帕波特称，在制造更加仿真的道具钞票过程中，他会向政府部门咨询，以确保自己没有违反法律。

"Our standard grade prop money is printed on both sides, but has an optical illusion built into it. It looks realistic at an arm's length, but when you start bringing it closer, it actually changes over and it reveals itself as fake." The trick, he said, is to make it look real on camera but fake if somebody tries to spend it at a store.

“标准级别的道具钞票是在钞票的两面都印刷图案，但和真钞在视觉上会有差别。在一个手臂距离外，它看上去十分逼真，一旦拿近了看，便会发现这是道具钞票。”他说道，这个小技巧会使道具钞票在电影里看上去更逼真，但又能避免有些人以假乱真，在现实生活中使用这些道具钞票。

We also have a high grade type, better known as close up money. That's the one you use for a close-up scene, or if somebody is counting money and putting it in someone else's hands. That looks fantastic. But since it looks so real, we can print it on one side only."

“我们也制造进阶级别的道具钞票，也就是大家熟知的用于特写镜头下的道具钞票。在特写镜头下、某位演员在数钱或者把钱塞到别人手中时，就会用到这种道具钞票。但是由于工艺太过精湛，它们看起来太过逼真，因此我们只敢在钞票的一面印刷图案。”

I’m a Not Real

我不是真钞

To comply with federal laws, reproduction money cannot be made by modifying the design of actual money, so RJR Props have created their own design.

法律规定，不得修改真钞的设计以作商业用途。因此，RJR 道具公司进行了自主设计。

"We start from scratch. We start with blank paper. We get a paper that looks incredible. Some of our paper has a color change as you move across: pink-yellow-pink or green-yellow-green. We're the only company in the world that does this because it's very expensive, but we want our money to look right," said Rappaport.

拉帕波特称，“我们重新设计。刚开始我们在普通的白纸上印刷，后来我们发现了一种非常神奇的纸，它可以随着光线角度不同变换颜色：粉色-黄色-粉色或者绿色-黄色-绿色。我们是世界上唯一使用这种纸张的公司，因为它很昂贵。但我们不惜代价，只为了让道具钞票更加逼真。”

At a glance, the high-grade money looks just like the real thing. But once you zoom in, the differences become obvious.

乍一看，这些道具钞票就像真的一样，但一旦拿近了看，就能看到很明显的差别。

Instead of "United States Federal Reserve," the words under the "100" in the top left corner read "Unreal Fake Currency Reserve." The artwork of Franklin's face has been done from scratch, and doesn't have his name underneath it. The seal is a different design, and the two signatures actually read "I’m a Not Real" and "Not Real Currency" instead of the names of the Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury. Nothing survives the scrutiny: even "United States" is spelled with a "W" instead of a "U."

以100美元为例，道具钞票左上角的“100”下面写的不是“联邦储蓄委员会”，而是“假钞货币委员会”。富兰克林的头像是重新绘画的，下面也没有标出他的名字。旁边的印章图案也和真钞不同，真钞上会印有美国财政部和财政部长的签名，而道具钞票则印有“我不是真钞”及“假钞”等字样。道具钞票上的任何元素都经不起推敲，甚至连“United States”的拼写都故意写错，把“U”写成了“W”。

One of the largest orders of prop money RJR has ever filled was for Neflix's "Ozark," in which a drug cartel lawyer, played by Jason Bateman, stashes large amounts of cash in the walls of his house and other locations.

RJR公司接到的最大一笔订单来自于Netflix《黑钱胜地》剧组，杰森·贝特曼饰演的贩毒集团律师将大量现金藏在家中的墙壁和其他地点。

Hollywood of the South

南方好莱坞

The Atlanta area, where RJR is based, has recently become a huge filmmaking capital, thanks to attractive tax credits, and has earned the nickname "Hollywood of the South." It boasts the largest purpose-built studio outside of Hollywood, Pinewood Studios, where "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" were both filmed.

RJR公司的总部位于亚特兰大，得益于诱人的税收优惠政策，近年来该地区已经成为一个知名的电影制作中心，人们称之为“南方好莱坞”。亚特兰大拥有仅次于好莱坞、美国第二大电影工作室——松木工作室。《复仇者联盟3：无限战争》、《蜘蛛侠：英雄归来》等电影都是在这里拍摄的。

To keep up with demand, RJR has about 30,000 different props other than money in stock, including everything from fake cocaine to space capsules (the latter used in the NASA drama "Hidden Figures.")

为了满足电影的拍摄需求，除了道具钞票外，RJR公司还制造了3万余种道具，包括假的可卡因和太空舱（以NASA为题材的电影《隐藏人物》就曾使用过这里的假太空舱）。

A large part of the business is music videos, which fuel a lot of the demand for fake money. "We get music video artists probably 20 times a week, which is really quite, quite a bit if you think about it," said Rappaport.

制作音乐视频需要大量道具钞票，这刺激了市场对道具钞票的需求。拉帕波特透露：“每周大约有20个需要拍摄音乐视频的艺术家来到公司。仔细想想，真是相当多了。”

While most props are rented, money is almost always purchased. But does anybody in the business use real cash?

虽然电影和音乐视频中的大多数道具都是租来的，但道具钞票几乎都是买来的。但是否有人在拍摄过程中使用真钞呢？

"Yes, actually there are a number of artists who use real money," Rappaport revealed. "But I can't say who uses real money and who uses fake money because it would be a security risk."

拉帕波特表示：“实际上有很多人会用真钞进行拍摄，但我不能透露太多，这会给我带来麻烦。”

道具钞票还挺有趣的，小译好想收藏一张呀！但它们毕竟是假的，还是真钞更实用~话说回来，2019年即将过半，大家的钱包有没有变鼓一点点呢