美国电影里的假钱从何而来?
Where does fake movie money come from?
Updated 22nd February 2019
Written by
Jacopo Prisco, CNN
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“I just got out of a meeting with the Secret Service. I’m still in the parking lot[1],” said Rich “RJ” Rappaport at the beginning of our phone interview. The reason for the meeting? Some discussion about fake money[2].
“我刚和特勤局开完会。我还在停车场，”里奇·拉帕波特在我们的电话采访开始时说。开会的原因是什么?一些关于假币的讨论。
Rappaport is the founder of Atlanta-based RJR Props, a movie prop company that specializes in faux[3] cash for filming. His money was used in “The Wolf of Wall Street[4],” “The Fast and the Furious,”[5] the Netflix series “Ozark” and in 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar music videos. But printing money is a delicate business[6], which is why he stays in touch with the men in black[7].
Rappaport是亚特兰大RJR道具公司的创始人，这家电影道具公司专门为电影制作假现金。他的钱被用在了《华尔街之狼》(The Wolf of Wall Street)、《速度与激情》(The Fast and Furious)、Netflix电视剧《奥扎克》(Ozark)以及《50 Cent》和肯德里克·拉马尔(Kendrick Lamar)的音乐视频中。但是印钞票是一件很微妙的事情，这就是为什么他与黑衣人（政府人士)保持联系的原因。
“I wanted clarity about laws and regulations[8]. Most other companies that make prop[9] money are actually producing illegal prop money[10], and that can get a show shut down[11] and someone fined and jailed.”
“我想要知道明确的法律法规。大多数其他制作道具钱的公司实际上都在生产非法道具钱，这可能会让一个节目被停播，有人会被罚款和坐牢。”
Too good to be fake
太好了，不像是假的
Technically, fake money in the US should adhere to strict federal rules[12] (outlined in the Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992) which include being printed on one side only and being significantly larger or smaller than actual currency. But not everyone is on board with[13] the rules, and incidents do happen.
从技术上讲，美国的假币应该遵守严格的联邦规定(1992年的《反假币法案》概述了这一点)，其中包括只印一面，而且比实际货币大或小得多。但并不是每个人都遵守这些规则，确实会发生意外。

This is not real money. Credit: rjrprops.com
这不是真钱。来源:rjrprops.com
In 2001, during the filming of “Rush Hour 2[14]” in Las Vegas, about $1 billion in convincing prop money[15] was blown up during a scene, but some bills escaped destruction and ended up in circulation[16]. That’s when the Secret Service got involved. The event set a precedent for[17] prop money makers.
2001年，在拉斯维加斯拍摄《尖峰时刻2》(Rush Hour 2)期间，约有10亿美元的逼真的道具资金在一个场景中被炸毁，但一些纸币逃过一劫，最终进入流通。这时特勤局介入了。这一事件为道具钱的厂商树立了一个先例。
RJ said he speaks directly with the government to comply with federal rules[18] while finding ways to create the best possible fake dollars. He makes two types: one for close-ups[19] and one that will look real from about 15 inches away. He calls them high grade and standard grade.
RJ表示，他与政府直接对话，以遵守联邦规定，同时寻找创造最佳假币的方法。他有两种类型假币:一种是近距离拍摄，另一种是在15英寸外看起来很真实。他称它们为高等级和标准等级。
“Our standard grade prop money is printed on both sides, but has an optical illusion[20] 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[21].” The trick, he said, is to make it look real on camera but fake if somebody tries to spend it at a store.
“我们的标准等级道具币印在两面，但里面有一种视觉错觉。它在一臂的距离上看起来很真实，但当你开始拉近它时，它实际上改变了，它显示自己是假的。”他说，关键是让它在镜头前看起来像真的，但如果有人想在商店里消费，就看出是假的。
“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.”
“我们还有一种高等级产品，也就是大家熟知的特写拍摄的钱。这是一个你用来拍特写的场景，或者如果有人在数钱，然后把钱放在别人手里。看起来非常棒。但因为它看起来如此真实，我们只能用一面来打印。”
Ima Not Real
我不是真的
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.
为了符合联邦法律，不能通过修改实际货币的设计来获得复制货币，所以RJR道具创造了自己的设计。
“We start from scratch[22]. We start with blank paper. We get a paper that looks incredible. Some of our paper has a color change[23] 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.
“我们从零开始。我们从白纸开始。我们得到了看起来不可思议的印刷纸。我们的一些纸会随着你的移动而改变颜色:粉-黄-粉或绿-黄-绿。我们是世界上唯一这样做的公司，因为它非常昂贵，但我们希望我们的钱看起来是真的，”Rappaport说。
At a glance[24], the high-grade money looks just like the real thing. But once you zoom in[25], the differences become obvious.
乍一看，高档货币就像真币一样。但是一旦你放大，差别就变得明显了
Instead of “United States Federal Reserve,” the words under the “100” in the top left corner read “Unreal Fake Currency Reserve[26].” 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 “Ima Not Real” and “Not Real Currency” instead of the names of the Treasurer of the United States (changed to “Treasurer of the Treasurer”) and the Secretary of the Treasury (turned into “Secretary of the Secretary”). Nothing survives the scrutiny: even “United States” is spelled with a “W” instead of a “U.”
左上角“100”下面的字不是“美国联邦储备委员会”，而是“虚幻的假货币储备”。富兰克林面部的艺术作品是从零开始创作的，下面没有他的名字。印章是另一种设计，两个签名实际上是“Ima Not Real”和“Not Real Currency”，而不是美国财务主管(改为“财务主管的财务主管”)和财政部长(改为“财政部长”)的名字。任何东西都经不起推敲:即使是“United States”的拼写也是“W”而不是“U”。
In the walls
藏在墙里
How much does prop money cost? RJR sell theirs in stacks of 100 bills[27], with the standard grade going for $45 per stack, and the high grade for $65. They also make a special “distressed[28]” type of money that looks like it’s been in circulation. That costs an extra $20.
道具钱要花多少钱?RJR以100张一摞的钞票出售，标准版的45美元一摞，高档版的65美元一摞。他们还制造一种特殊的“受损的”货币，这种货币看起来好像一直在流通。那要多花20美元。
“It’s very difficult to make, harder than people would imagine. It’s made by hand. Every bill is wrinkled, creased, stained, cigarette-burned. Everything that you might find on money in circulation, that’s what we do to it. It’s a difficult process, usually requiring 15 or 20 people sitting around a table.”
“这很难做到，比人们想象的要难。这是手工做的。每张钞票都皱巴巴的，褶皱的，污迹斑斑的，还有被烟熏过的痕迹。凡是你能在流通货币上找到的东西，我们都做到了。这是一个艰难的过程，通常需要15到20个人围坐在一张桌子旁来完成。”
One of the largest orders of prop money RJR has ever filled was for Neflix’s “Ozark,” in which a drug cartel lawyer[29], played by Jason Bateman, stashes[30] large amounts of cash in the walls of his house and other locations.
RJR接到的最大一笔道具费订单来自奈弗利克斯的《奥扎克》(Ozark)。在这部电影中，由杰森·贝特曼(Jason Bateman)饰演的贩毒集团律师将大量现金藏匿在他家的墙壁和其他地方。
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/rjr-props-fake-money/index.html
文化艺术
注释
[1] parking lot
注释:停车场
备注:n. 停车场
[2] fake money
注释:假钞
[3] faux
注释:仿制的[fo?]
备注:adj.人造的；仿制的
[4] The Wolf of Wall Street
注释:《华尔街之狼》（电影名）
[5] “The Fast and the Furious,”
注释:《速度与激情》
[6] delicate business
注释:微妙的事情
[7] the men in black
注释:和政府机构有关的人
备注:The Men in Black
    黑衣人
[8] wanted clarity about laws and regulations
注释:想要法律法规的明确性
[9] prop
注释:道具 [pr?p]
备注:n. 支柱，支撑物；支持者；道具；（橄榄球中的）支柱前锋；（语法）结构词；（马快跑时的）骤停；（戏剧、电影的）道具；（非正式）道具管理员；（非正式，飞机的）螺旋桨
v. 支撑；放置；用……撑住（某物）；（马等挺直前腿）骤停
[10] prop money
注释:道具钱
[11] shut down
注释:关闭
备注:停工，关闭
[12] adhere to strict federal rules
注释:遵守严格的联邦法规
[13] not everyone is on board with
注释:并不是所有人都遵守
[14] Rush Hour 2
注释:尖峰时刻2
[15] convincing prop money
注释:逼真的道具钱
[16] circulation
注释:流通
备注:n. 流通，传播；循环；发行量；（图书的）借出
[17] set a precedent for
注释:开创先例
[18] comply with federal rules
注释:遵守联邦法规
[19] close-ups
注释:特写镜头 [kl?uz?p]
备注:n. [电影] 特写镜头，特写；小传
[20] optical illusion
注释:视错觉
备注:视错觉，错视；光幻觉
[21] it reveals itself as fake
注释:它显示自己是假的
[22] start from scratch
注释:从头开始
备注:从头开始；白手起家；从起跑线开始
[23] color change
注释:颜色渐变
[24] At a glance
注释:乍一看
备注:一瞥；看一眼
[25] zoom in
注释:放大
备注:v. 放大
[26] Unreal Fake Currency Reserve
注释:虚假货币储备
[27] in stacks of 100 bills
注释:一叠叠百张钞票
[28] distressed
注释:受损的[d??strest]
备注:adj. 痛苦的；忧虑的；贫困的；受损的
v. 使痛苦；使紧张；使困苦（distress的过去分词）
[29] drug cartel lawyer
注释:贩毒集团的律师
[30] stashes
注释:藏匿[st??]
备注:n. 藏匿处；藏匿物
vt. 存放；贮藏
vi. 存放；藏起来