Chapter 426: New film special effects, I want to improve
After the celebration, the invited people went home.
Zhang Yimou called Li An as agreed.
After hearing this, Li An smiled bitterly and finally agreed.
This matter was rather embarrassing for him.
Because the set rules and regulations make it clear that movies shot abroad do not count.
And what he has the most contact with is foreign capital.
Li An thought for a while and felt that he couldn't interrupt his rhythm just because of this kind of thing.
In this competition between directors, some people were about to give up from the beginning.
Outside of these contestants, insiders are very enthusiastic about this matter.
After returning home, most of the people who attended the celebration party talked about the competition between the great directors with their friends.
There are even some people who like to gossip and start talking on the phone with their friends on the road before going home.
For actors, competition for big directors is a good thing.
If nothing else, if the directors have a sense of urgency, they might be more diligent and speed up preparations and filming.
This increases the overall opportunities for actors.
There are already actors watching these great directors’ new moves.
After Chen Linfeng set off a fire, he didn't feel too much pressure and just followed his own pace.
During the release of "The Ugly Duckling" this month, he only occasionally participated in some promotional activities with Liu Qianqian.
Most of the rest of the time is free.
He naturally put his thoughts into the later stages of "Your Name".
The finishing touches for previous filming were done by Lu Yang and Guo Fan.
Judging from the results, it did quite well.
In the subsequent editing work, Chen Linfeng did not come up with anything new.
"Your Name" is different from "Taken", the narrative rhythm is perfect and does not need to be adjusted.
In his opinion, this work is the pinnacle of Xin Haicheng's work.
Just follow it.
Chen Linfeng's directing ability has improved now, and he often makes targeted changes to the works he "referenced".
In most cases, it will take the work to a higher level.
After all, it is based on the shortcomings of the original work in the previous life.
It may be because of the author's intellectual disability or other reasons.
These shortcomings are the result of a large number of viewers after a long period of precipitation.
There is great representation.
If you make changes on this basis, the effect will be extremely obvious.
This is one of the reasons why his works always produce better results and receive higher evaluations than those of his previous works.
To a certain extent, this highly targeted change may even correct the bad work of the previous life.
After all, some works themselves are not bad at all, but they are just not done well in certain aspects, and there may be room for changes.
A typical example is "The Ming Dynasty", the plot in the first half is really good.
As long as the second half of the plot is deleted and the first half is slightly changed, it will naturally be the basis of a good work.
Furthermore, in a movie like "Jiang Ye", it might be good to replace Da Chen's son with another actor.
However, this novel has not been written yet, and Chen Linfeng has no interest in writing it out in advance.
On the contrary, he has already obtained the copyright for "Celebrating More Than Years", a work produced in 2007.
This TV series has a good reputation in later generations. You can try to start it in the future.
After all, most of the main characters in the play can now be played directly.
"Director Chen, do you think this effect is okay?" Qu Zhining pointed at the picture playing on the computer and asked.
Chen Linfeng's thoughts were interrupted and he looked ahead.
On the screen, a meteorite broke through the clouds and rushed downwards like a shooting star.
He asked the people at the Divine Beast Special Effects Studio to create pictures that combined beauty and realism as much as possible.
To this end, he also drew some original paintings based on the original works from his previous life.
Chen Linfeng's painting skills have not improved much, but they are still at a sufficient level.
It's still good if you take your time.
Just switching from the two-dimensional painting style to the 3D effect will give people a big change in perception.
At least in the painting, the meteor streaks across the night sky with a long tail. It would be difficult to convert it into a realistic special effect.
This kind of visual residual phenomenon of the trajectory of meteors in the atmosphere cannot be made so long, otherwise it will be easily distorted.
In particular, Chen Linfeng also drew a scene where the male protagonist looks up at shooting stars.
Almost half of the sky was contaminated by this meteor trail.
This kind of lens is indeed beautiful, but in reality, it would be a headache for the special effects artist to make it into a special effects picture.
Qu Zhining scratched his head for a long time before he made a version that looked somewhat similar.
As a result, he was killed unceremoniously by Chen Linfeng.
Now this is the second edition.
Chen Linfeng looked at it carefully for a while and felt that it still didn't work well.
The problem with the previous version was that it pursued reality too much and had no sense of beauty.
This version still has this problem. It tries its best to take care of the ideas in Chen Linfeng's paintings, but the result is too inconsistent.
"The overall color should have a dreamlike and strange feeling, so that the audience can ignore the parts that are not consistent with reality as much as possible. Other parts are fine, and the efforts are in the right direction." Chen Linfeng praised.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I understand. Let's make another version as soon as possible." Qu Zhining grimaced. As the person with the best technical skills in the studio, he was assigned to be responsible for this special effects shot and to communicate with the boss. work.
I really lost a lot of hair.
Fortunately, the boss didn't say anything else. He had very clear requirements. He even drew the renderings and didn't say anything like "colorful black".
But therein lies the trouble.
The boss's aesthetic requirements are too high, so it is very difficult to do.
Chen Linfeng saw his sad look and comforted him, "Don't worry, let's take it slow. Ensuring the effect is the first priority."
"That's nice to say. If you don't limit the time, I'll spend a year making it for you. I promise I won't tell you anything." Qu Zhining cursed in his heart.
But he also knew that they were still not good enough.
It would be very difficult to develop materials that are not available abroad.
This kind of special effects picture with a two-dimensional meaning is completely different from the Western special effects style. It is another style of painting.
There is no reference when doing it, so we have to take detours.
Similar to the Eastern mythology style, you have to start from scratch.
However, Eastern mythology has some real-life buildings and materials as references, but now there is nothing like this.
The difficulty is indeed not low.
Chen Linfeng had just finished the review here and went to see the explosion footage that another team was working on.
This is relatively smooth.
After all, similar shots are not uncommon in various film and television works, and can be applied to many materials.
In the original work of the previous life, the explosion scene was not highlighted, but Chen Linfeng added it.
The movie version of "Your Name", although the theme is still the emotional scene of body swapping.
But in terms of special effects, Chen Linfeng tried his best to make it as big as possible.
This is preparation for future science fiction films and is also one of the gimmicks of the new film.
You can’t always make urban films, science fiction blockbusters are the exclusive province of great directors.
After the filming of "Your Name" was completed, Chen Linfeng visited the special effects studio most often.
Only in this way can he ensure that the final picture meets his requirements.
Many domestic directors actually lack this link, thinking that they can just leave the special effects to special effects companies.
I don’t know if they are being arrogant or not caring at all.
Special effects artists are also jobbers, and they generally meet the requirements. No one will study it carefully, but it is not their own thing.
If you don't take it seriously, others will dare to deal with you.
The director himself will be the one who suffers at that time.
Chen Linfeng deeply remembered his working-class mentality in his previous life, so he maintained attention and communication throughout the special effects aspect.
In September, there is another important thing.
That is to participate in various activities organized by the Cultural Association.
Starting from this year, various organizations under the Literary and Art Association will change their terms one after another.
With his current level of development, he has the opportunity to be in various associations and organizations such as film and TV series, actors, writers, directors, screenwriters, etc.
Of course, Bamboo Mat is not like that. Although these organizations are not purely official organizations, they are at least semi-official.
Age is a factor that has to be considered.
Even Chen Linfeng's performance can, to some extent, get rid of age considerations.
The organizations themselves will still be aware of the impact.
Therefore, most organizations consider positions such as deputy chairperson or important director.
Of course, the most important ones are the Literary and Art Association and the Writers’ Association.
What Chen Linfeng needs to fight for is the local deputy positions in these two organizations.
Judging from the current situation, the leadership of these institutions and organizations, especially the top levels, are very happy to see him increase his efforts and lean into the organization.
After all, his reputation is too great. As long as he meets the procedures, he can even be selected and turned into a mascot.
Building a reputation for these institutions and gaining attention is a big plus, and it can be regarded as a very profitable business.
Chen Linfeng's own thoughts are the same. Even if you ask me to be a mascot, I am willing.
In this way, at least you have an identity when speaking. What you say will be different if you have an identity or if you don't.
Especially in non-public areas, where the channels for receiving information are different from ordinary people, the influence of the Internet is not that easy to use.
In fact, saying it is a mascot also depends on the place.
Like Zuolian, as long as he can talk, he cannot be a mascot.
In the first decade of the 21st century, who dared to ignore the most famous international writers who expressed their opinions on the direction of literature or literature-related matters? Who can ignore it?
The same principle applies to the film and television industry.
Therefore, there are also a large number of old guys who are reluctant.
This caused quite a contradiction.
What Chen Linfeng has to do is to eliminate such contradictions as much as possible.
Therefore, since the "Hurricane Rescue" incident, he has been almost busy, and he has begun to actively participate in various activities organized by the old guys.
At least on the surface, we respect tradition and our predecessors.
This gesture really won some people's hearts.
Even though many people know that Xiao Chen is just showing off.
But a nationally renowned person is willing to show off, which is a sign of respect in itself.
Who wouldn't be confused when they see Xiao Chen being polite to him or even saying a few compliments?
Therefore, when achievements and status are achieved, it is not that difficult to win people's hearts.
(End of chapter)