Why did Yang Ye want to film a red classic like "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom"?
Actually, the main reason... is to experiment with technology.
He made this movie just for the scene of "Yang Zirong fights the tiger up the mountain".
Typical dumplings made for a dish of vinegar.
In Xu's version of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", the big tiger was made with CG. Today's CG technology is not that mature and cannot be made.
It is impossible to use a real tiger. Yang Ye is very fierce, but not fierce enough to challenge a tiger in a duel. He is not a tiger.
Even if there is an animal trainer, it is impossible for the animals to cooperate with the filming.
Then it can only be done using a combination of model + CG.
If you can make a tiger today, you can make a dinosaur tomorrow.
Some people may say that tigers are more difficult to make than dinosaurs, right?
Because everyone knows what a tiger looks like, and it is easy to fool someone. As for dinosaurs, no one has ever seen them.
To be honest, I underestimate the physical effects. In the movie "Wolf Totem", most of the wolves in it were made with models.
For example, if you want to shoot a scene where a wolf bites a horse, it is impossible to use a real wolf to bite the horse.
How to take pictures? Horses use real ones, and wolves use fake ones.
Put a strap inside the fake wolf's belly and wrap the strap around the real horse.
Then let the horse run, and at the same time let someone beat the horse from behind. It feels like a wolf is biting the horse while it runs.
Then anger the horse and let it kick the fake wolf.
When it was finally photographed, it looked just like the real thing.
The special effects of Chinese films in the original time and space are too backward, and they are just following the footsteps of Hollywood. After Guo Fan made "The Wandering Earth 2", he said very happily: "We have reached the level of Hollywood in 2005."
Look, industry professionals tell you that there is a 20-year gap in standards.
Yang Ye's Ziqi Company has been established for so many years and has recruited many professional talents, including craftsmen from big countries like the eighth-level workers.
These days, labor in the mainland is cheap, but the technical level is very high. For example, some artists can be easily recruited.
In terms of special effects makeup, they are already very powerful. The special effects of "Terminator 2" this time are obvious to everyone, and the next step is to create simulated special effects.
Movie special effects are divided into two major categories. One is the computer special effects that everyone often hears about, CGI.
The other category is physical special effects, which are real and can be touched by hand.
In later generations, computer technology has become more and more advanced. Many running animals and so on are made with computer special effects, but those related to actors still use physical special effects.
Zi Qi Company not only wants to develop computer special effects, but also physical special effects. It must be grasped with both hands, and both hands must be strong.
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Since Yang Ye still has two projects to do, "Attack on the Wall" and "Searching for the Dragon", "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" can only be postponed.
But this is just right. In two years' time it will be the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It will be released at that time, which is even more appropriate for the occasion.
People from the Filmmakers Association heard that Yang Ye wanted to use the latest technology to shoot "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom". They were a little confused at first. How could he, a Hong Konger, fall in love with the red model film?
In fact, each of the eight model operas can be regarded as a classic. It was created by a large number of outstanding Peking opera actors and playwrights in a special period when most traditional operas could not be performed, and they mobilized the power of the literary and art circles across the country to create New branches of Peking Opera and ballet.
Of course, due to the particularity of that period, the works and characters were inevitably too stereotyped, resulting in some plots being too blunt and the characters not being fleshed out enough.
The later version of Xu's version of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" is a new compilation of an old drama. It follows the routine of Hollywood genre films. It has an extremely smooth rhythm, is highly entertaining and enjoyable, and gives people a super feeling. The hero messes into the red classic sense of déjà vu.
The only problem is... the modern drama is too redundant, Han Geng's roles can be cut off entirely.
The two endings were also very delayed. It was for the sake of passing the trial, which is understandable.
What Xu Ke really wanted to shoot was the second ending, but that ending was too "anti-Japanese drama".
If you were to shoot now, it wouldn’t matter, because the late 1980s to the 1990s was the most open and free era in China’s history, and Yang Ye could play freely.
Yang Ye just raised the matter. Next, the Filmmakers Association will report the matter to the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. Only after the above agrees, can the matter be finalized.
After the matter is confirmed, various departments can mobilize manpower and material resources to cooperate with the shooting.
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Early in the morning, Yang Ye was practicing martial arts shirtless on the balcony when the doorbell rang.
Yang Ye opened the door and saw Gong Li standing outside looking pretty in a white dress.
Gong Li was a little embarrassed when she saw Yang Ye's naked upper body. She blushed and said, "Mr. Yang, good morning!"
Yang Ye smiled and said, "Classmate Xiaoli , come so early?”
Gong Li said shyly: "I promised to come over to accompany you to school today. I was afraid of delaying things, so I came over earlier."
"Come in first!" After Gong Li entered the room, Yang Ye He poured her a glass of water and said, "You sit down for a while and I'll finish this set of punches."
"Okay!"
Yang Ye every day Exercise is indispensable, so he no longer cares about Gong Li, just boxing and lifting iron on the balcony.
Gong Li had nothing to do, so she held her chin up and watched Yang Ye practice with great interest.
Yang Ye has practiced martial arts all year round and has a strong body and powerful martial arts.
It was morning now, and the orange-red sunlight shone into the room. Gong Li looked against the light and saw drops of sweat falling like pearls on Yang Ye's toned figure.
What a strong man! Gong Li looked at it, her heart suddenly pounded like a deer, and she couldn't help but become crazy.
Yang Ye did not realize that Gong Li had fallen into his "beautiful man trick". After punching and rolling, he returned to the room from the balcony and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet!"
"Then I'll call them and ask them to deliver two breakfasts!"
Yang Ye called and said, "I'll take a shower first."
"Okay!"
Yang Ye took a shower and changed clothes. The waiter had already served breakfast.
The Liuguo Hotel provides a Western-style breakfast, which Yang Ye doesn't really like to eat, but Gong Li eats it well.
While the two were eating and chatting casually, Yang Ye suddenly asked: "Classmate Xiaoli, I found that you look very much like the same person."
Gong Li smiled and said: "Yes. Not like Yamaguchi Momoe?"
"Hey, you know?"
"More than one person said that, when "Blood Doubt" was broadcast, I was still in middle school. Some people came to school to see me because they heard that I looked like Yamaguchi Momoe. Later, when I went to college, it happened that "Fist of Heroes" was released. Some time ago, my classmates at school also said the same thing. He told me the same thing. Mr. Yang, do I really look like her?"
Yang Ye put down his knife and fork, looked at Gong Li's face carefully for a while, and said, "Actually...it's not very similar. Those who said they looked alike had never seen Baihui in person. They had only seen it on TV and in movies. From some angles, your temperaments are indeed somewhat similar."
Gong Li felt a little more at ease when Yang Ye said this. Among the people she knew, Yang Ye was the only one who had met Yamaguchi Momoe. , speaking can be said to be very authoritative.
Gong Li actually doesn't like people saying that she looks like Yamaguchi Momoe, because she feels that if she does, she will become a substitute for others, and she wants to be herself.
"I heard that Yamaguchi Momoe is your lover, is it true?"
Yang Ye was stunned: "Why are you still asking about my family affairs."
"Ah, I'm sorry, I... was just curious, so I couldn't help it, so I asked."
"It's true, Baihui is my wife. But please don't tell it everywhere, because I don't I like people to talk about my family affairs."
"I know, I won't talk nonsense."
"Speaking of which, Director Zhang chose you to be the heroine of "Red Sorghum." , You do have some insight. Do you know why Baihui became so popular?"
Gong Li shook her head: "I don't know!"
Yang Ye started to show off, and he said: "The Japanese have an aesthetic trend called the beauty of mourning.
To put it simply, we Chinese like the prosperity of branches full of flowers, but the Japanese prefer The beauty of the falling cherry blossoms may be due to the fact that the islands are located in an earthquake zone. The special geographical environment and frequent natural disasters make them feel that life is fragile and good times are fleeting.
< br>Like falling cherry blossoms, red maples and fireworks, when they reach the ultimate beauty, it means that the next second is fleeting, and there is a poignant beauty of being born toward death.
This aesthetic view of sadness as beauty, It not only affects Japanese works of art, but also penetrates into Japanese people's aesthetics of characters
There is always a hint of melancholy between Momoe's eyebrows, giving people a feeling of melancholy. She is the beauty that best conforms to the Japanese aesthetic concept of sadness.
That’s why she is called the ‘God of Sakura’ and ‘Sakura of the Snow Country’ by the Japanese. In fact, Baihui himself was deeply affected by this kind of material sadness.
So when she was only 20 years old, at the peak of her career, she resolutely retired and returned to her family. "
After hearing this, Gong Li couldn't help but sigh: "So that's it. She is really amazing. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it. "
Yang Ye continued: "Zhang Yimou's aesthetic concept is deeply influenced by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, and he also highly admires the beauty of this kind of sadness.
And your temperament is somewhat similar to Momoe, and there is a faint sadness between your eyebrows.
This kind of temperament will have a unique and refreshing beauty under the lens. For filmmaking, it is rare, something that can only be encountered but cannot be sought.
Xiao Li, you are very lucky, you have a natural film face, and you have chosen the path of film appropriately. Work hard, given time, you may be able to become famous all over the world! ”
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Illustration: The beauty of mourning in "Hero" is also one of the reasons why this movie can create a box office miracle in Japan.
In fact, the picture that turns all red later is more suitable, but... maybe the system thinks that all red is too bloody? No trial! I don’t understand o(╯□╰)o(End of chapter)