Chapter 245 Popular special effects, breast enlargement method
Shishi has a very manly side, which is in sharp contrast to his cute and gentle appearance.
The contrast between men and women in Sanye, which was originally the most difficult thing to do, was easily shown by Shishi, without any trace of performance...
Everyone in the practice room was stunned, it was completely natural.
Liu Shishi will play the male role of Sanye, and Jing Tian will open the book and copy.
All the dramas of the three-leaf line were activated at once, and all the problems were no longer problems.
After the filming of Your Name was on track, Li Mingyang did not speed up. Instead, he followed the original plan and ended the work early as soon as the filming was completed.
Never shoot one more scene.
Sometimes... we even finish shooting at noon and call it a day.
Li Mingyang has the original film in his mind, as well as a set of storyboards customized by Zhang Zhao for him. Once the crew is on track, he can control the progress of the crew at will.
It’s not easy to keep accounts if you finish shooting ahead of schedule.
For every extra day of delay, hundreds of thousands will be credited to the account...
In order to delay, Li Mingyang also dedicated money to engage in some activities in the inn.
We also encourage everyone to go sightseeing in Dali.
Most of the crew knew what Li Mingyang was doing, especially the people behind the scenes in Hong Kong, but no one would hinder Li Mingyang.
Because generally delaying time is caused by increasing the requirements for filming, tossing actors and behind the scenes, and it is legitimate to delay time.
Li Mingyang gave everyone a holiday, and everyone was very happy.
Of course, there are also people who are unhappy, and that is producer Chen Jiashang.
The executive producer usually represents the producer.
The supervisor is mainly responsible for the overall budget of the film crew and the preparation of the specific shooting schedule of the film.
Supervise the director's artistic creation and financial expenditure on behalf of the producer, and also assist the director in arranging specific daily affairs.
It is one of the two most important positions in the crew.
Li Mingyang blatantly defrauded the crew of their money. As the producer, if Chen Jiashang did not take care of it, even if he did not take a dime, he would still be responsible, and it would be the main responsibility.
He first talked to Li Mingyang. Li Mingyang agreed well, but he didn't listen to the advice at all.
There was no other way, so he had to call the two producers, Wang Changtian and Zuo Shandiao.
The attitude of the two people made Chen Jiashang feel chilled.
One told him to mind his own business.
The other one asked him to change the shooting schedule and extend the shooting time in Dali.
Chen Jiashang finally discovered it.
The two of them are conniving towards Li Mingyang... Anyway, the money is not personal, it belongs to the company...
Chen Jiashang sighed and went back to the house to change the shooting plan. He changed it again and again, but suddenly thought of something and became furious.
"Damn it! I can't seem to get any money, so I'm working for nothing..."
Chen Jiashang scratched his head in his room and complained.
Li Mingyang was video chatting with Zhang Zhao in his room to communicate about the progress of the special effects.
Industrial Light and Magic has already completed some of the special effects, and the effects are just average... not at all on the level of the world's number one special effects company.
From Li Mingyang's point of view, the money was not worth it.
But Zhang Zhao thinks it is very good...
It can only be said that the aesthetics of the two are not in the same era.
"Industrial Light & Magic headquarters has given feedback. If you are not satisfied, you can terminate the cooperation. It is best to give a reply today..."
"The store is bullying customers!"
"That's not true. They are very sincere. Your job is a big project, costing 60 million yuan. The other side sent a team of ten people to do technical direction. They produced more than 20 design drafts of Meteor. This attitude is really shameful. It’s much better than in previous years.”
Special effects are notoriously high-cost and low-profit... Of course, the premise is to create beautiful and realistic effects.
The special effects of Life of Pi are so awesome, it even won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
However, on the day of the awards,
the special effects company "Rhythm Special Effects" that helped Ang Lee win the award for best visual effects was facing the fate of bankruptcy. Nearly 500 special effects producers protested outside the Oscars ceremony over the company's unexpected bankruptcy filing and layoffs.
Why do special effects iterate so quickly?
Because the labor cost of special effects production is too high, at least 60% in Hollywood and 70% in China.
The labor cost of special effects production remains high.
In this case, if there is no strong cash flow to support the operation, the special effects company will inevitably face considerable risks. Once the balance cannot be collected, the capital chain will be broken, and even wages will not be paid. rise.
In Hollywood, special effects companies generally serve movie companies, and then the funny thing happens.
The movie box office tanked, the movie companies went bankrupt, and the special effects company expected to lose the final payment.
In the next few years in the United States, the film market will be very sluggish, and special effects companies will frequently close down.
Even the world’s number one Industrial Light & Magic is no exception.
In the end, Industrial Light and Magic chose to embrace Disney's lap. If you don't embrace it, you can't live...
The prosperity has declined, and a large number of Hollywood special effects companies have closed down.
Fortunately, the surviving special effects companies changed their strategies, streamlined their staff, and focused on software development. They ushered in crazy iterations. The pictures became more and more sophisticated, but the production costs became lower and lower!
“I have already drawn the storyboards for the shooting star special effects, and made them look like that. I have the nerve to say that I am the best in the world, please change them for me. If you can’t change them well, don’t do anything else!”< br>
"What exactly are we going to accomplish...Wait a minute, the person in charge of Light and Magic needs to communicate with me."
Zhang Zhao stood up and left. About five or six minutes later, he came back, bringing Here comes the good news.
“They agreed to continue changing, but they need you to give a new picture style. It is difficult to create dazzling special effects in a realistic style...”
Li Mingyang opened some previous special effects concept videos.
All videos are designed according to the same set of storyboards, which are very rough and can only be viewed roughly.
There are many special effects styles, involving many different engines, and each engine has a different focus.
Among them, the realistic style is the most expensive. For example, in 2012, the production cost of the film was as high as US$200 million.
Every shot is paved with thick dollars.
Nearly 80% of all funds were spent on special effects.
The actors are all bargains who have 'reduced their pay'...
"Animation style..." Li Mingyang thought for a moment and said.
“Isn’t it too childish?” Zhang Zhao said.
"What the audience sees is the effect, so let's do it this way. Once the concept video is done, send it over."
After deciding on the animation style, Light and Magic made the concept video in only five days.
This concept video makes Li Mingyang feel like watching Life of Pi...
But it is too blurry, and the light and shadow performance is not magical enough.
Li Mingyang made new improvement requirements to Zhang Zhao,
Since Light and Magic can create a starry sky effect close to that of Boy Pi, why not make a Boy Pi!
Anyway, the other party didn’t mention more money...
Then, Li Mingyang was miserable. After Light and Magic found the direction, he worked very quickly. He had to spare more than two hours almost every day. time to communicate about meteor effects.
Li Mingyang, who originally did not want to waste time on changing special effects, still did not escape the fate of changing special effects...
The only consolation is that the crew did not have any surprises. The filming work of the three-leaf line Very smooth.
Jing Tian even had an idea and came up with new ideas and acting skills while filming Breast Enlargement Technique.
The same expressions are very vivid.
A total of five sessions of ‘Breast Enlargement Technique’.
In the last scene, Jing Tian was rubbing his chest and crying bitterly.
There is no feeling like Jingtian, and there is no feeling like Sanye.
It was the feeling after Lin Xing entered Sanye's body.
Across time and space, it feels like finally finding the one you love.
……
June 30, the last day of June.
After revising more than seventy drafts, Light and Magic finally achieved the feeling Li Mingyang wanted.
Some scenes have been revised for more than 50 drafts. Maybe after the 30th draft, ordinary viewers can no longer see the difference, but they still need to be revised.
For example, when moving, whether there is a smooth arc, whether it will bring uncomfortable feeling to people's vision, such small things will be considered for a long time.
There are many details like this, and Industrial Light and Magic is indeed the world's number one special effects company.
They really revise it for you bit by bit. Every time they revise a draft, the details will change, making the picture smoother, more magical, and more comfortable.
Until...no stiffness or discomfort at all!
Provide the audience with the highest visual enjoyment.
Meteor effects, the rest of the effects are not that complicated.
Meteor special effects, Industrial Light and Magic are losing money.
This is easy to calculate. The meteor effects total 160 seconds, and the price is 6 seconds of 100,000 US dollars.
The price is more than 2.66 million US dollars.
According to the exchange rate, it is almost 18 million.
With 24 frames per second, it takes ten hours to render one frame.
The total rendering time is up to 38,400 hours.
This is just the rendering time after finalization.
The rendering time for the previous modifications has not been included, because the image quality before finalization was not very high. It was revised more than 70 times, which is almost 60,000 hours.
The total is almost 100,000 hours.
One hundred thousand hours, 18 million, this price is similar to that in China, and far lower than the price in Hollywood.
The reason why Industrial Light & Magic has to do it at a loss is because what they want is the special effects left behind your name.
The remaining special effects are mainly aimed at beautifying the scenery with sunlight, water droplets, fog, flash, etc... Industrial Light and Magic has very mature technology and can make a lot of money.
"Huh... finally done." Li Mingyang stretched, lay back on the bed, and continued to sleep with Jing Tian in his arms.
It's now past four in the morning...it's still dark.
The person who worked on the special effects really worked day and night. I called him at around three o'clock in the middle of the night to let him see the effect.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Jing Tian was woken up by the alarm clock.
I opened my eyes drowsily and found that there was a foreign object in my body.
Jing Tian started to swing skillfully, and when it was smooth, he crawled away.
After rinsing himself in the bathroom, Jing Tian changed into a nightgown, opened the bedroom door, and yawned as he came to the living room.
The makeup artist has been waiting there for a long time to put makeup on her.
As a director, Li Mingyang naturally lives much better than others.
A large suite with three bedrooms, each bedroom has an independent bathroom, a large living room, a tatami dining room, an open kitchen, and a full set of supporting facilities.
Other people’s rooms are all kinds of uncomfortable and crowded.
The place where Li Mingyang and Jing Tian lived was spacious and comfortable.
While drinking coffee and putting on makeup, Jing Tian soon woke up. At this time, she suddenly remembered something.
"I have a rest today, no filming..." Jing Tian patted his forehead.
(End of this chapter)