Looking at the energetic Lan Li, and the expectant Rooney, Emmanuel exchanged glances with Alfonso and Timothy, and was finally convinced, nodded his head, and once again devoted himself to the discussion of work.

"So, what do you want to know?" asked Emmanuel on his own initiative.

Lan Li and Rooney looked at each other reflexively, and briefly exchanged glances, and both couldn't help but smile.

Rooney said, "Please continue with the discussion just now, the two of us as observers, if there is a part that requires the cooperation of the actors, we can speak at any time, or, if in doubt, we will just open our mouths." ”

Emmanuel nodded contentedly, this was obviously the best, but when he was about to speak, he was a little stuck for a while, and suddenly he didn't know where he had just discussed, but Lan Li gave a friendly hint, "Increase the track, the camera is extremely complicated to move." ”

This immediately awakened Emmanuel's memory, and he nodded again and again, "Yes, I discussed with Alfonso and Timothy, hoping to show the sense of space and majesty of the entire universe more magnificently, so we need to go from panorama to close-up, close-up, and then from close-up through the movement of the camera position, back to the panorama, and even the perspective of God of the protagonist......"

After gushing, Emmanuel began to express his professional opinions, and even stood up, on the small whiteboard next to him, and used a black carbon pen to present the movement of the camera and the scheduling of the scene.

This was the first meeting between Emmanuel and Lan Li, and the two of them immediately cut into work mode without even introducing themselves, as if Lan Li and Timothy Webb met for the first time, and also, Lan Li and Alfonso Cuarón met for the first time.

Only by truly witnessing the camera scheduling and scene structure drawn by Emmanuel can we understand how the magnificence and majesty of the film "Gravity" came to be, and can we understand Emmanuel's talent and talent as a top cameraman. The magnificent scene presented by the movie is a larger blueprint behind the scenes-

Emmanuel's mapping of the entire space clouds, the position of the Earth, the sun, and other planets, the location of the space station, and the location of the derelict satellite that was blown up, and then sketching out the entire camera position and composition, was only the first step.

Emmanuel then broke down the wide angle, depth of field, composition, and position changes in the perspectives of different positions and characters, and included all the details of the 18-minute long shot, so that all the working groups present could be included in one shot.

The complexity of the whole scheme is comparable to that of an academic paper on physics or astronomy, which is told for more than 45 minutes, just to tell about a "camera walk" problem.

And that's not all.

Immediately afterwards, Alfonso appeared again to supplement the appearance, detailing the relative positions of the Sun and the Moon under the lens of the Hubble telescope, the subtle changes in the positions and angles of the two references as the camera moves, and of course, most importantly, the model of the Earth, the model of the Earth in the moment of overlooking from space.

The fullness and fullness of the details are really eye-opening.

Not only did Alfonso and Emmanuel continue to interrupt and communicate, but all the other staff members who participated in the meeting also raised the problems that may be faced in the actual operation process from their own professional perspectives. The discussion is in full swing, and I can't stop it.

Later, Lan Li learned that in order to shoot this film, Alfonso specially watched the relevant documentaries of the Hubble telescope to understand the trajectory of the telescope in space, and through Warner Bros. as a medium, he found a current astronaut in NASA as a consultant to restore the space scene from a real perspective.

Now, they're trying to turn the idea in their minds into reality. After five years of preparation, there is still a lot of work to be done before entering the actual battle.

In such a heated discussion, the only one who can't interject is Lan Li, more precisely, it should be the actors, Lan Li and Rooney can't find the entry point, those technical problems are basically heavenly for the actors, and the speed of thinking can keep up with the pace of everyone's discussion, which is already very rare.

But for the two actors, this is still very beneficial, really understand the movement of the camera and the scheduling of the scene, even if they do not understand the theory and technical knowledge, but can see their position in the whole link and become a part of it.

Lan Li or Rooney, they were all engrossed in it, not participating in the discussion, but listening attentively, and relishing, from time to time, the two of them exchanged ideas, in Emmanuel's blueprint, dissecting their own position, and the issues that need to be paid attention to during the performance-

Lan Li had already entered the lightbox to experience it, but Rooney hadn't yet. Therefore, the perspective of Lanli undoubtedly has more reference value.

"Lan Li, what do you think, or do you have questions?" In the midst of the noise, Emmanuel's voice came, and he seemed to notice Lan Li and Rooney who were talking to each other, as if in the classroom, the teacher caught the students talking in private, and then ...... The teacher called the name.

There was something joyful about the scene.

In an instant, all eyes were focused on Lan Li and Rooney, and it was not so pleasant to become the focus of attention in this way.

Lan Li and Rooney both couldn't help but chuckle, glanced at each other secretly, and finally Lan Li took the initiative to speak, "I have a lot of questions, countless questions. Just as Emmanuel was about to open his mouth to respond, Lan Li continued, "The biggest problem is here, I don't know how to ask questions, I don't feel like I belong here." ”

While joking, frowning slightly, and showing a confused expression on his face, the atmosphere in the studio suddenly became relaxed, and everyone couldn't help laughing.

Only Emmanuel is an exception.

Emmanuel still stared at Lan Li with a serious face, and his stern expression did not change at all, and even became more profound.

Seeing this, Lan Li put away his smile and said seriously, "I do have some questions. The whole eighteen minutes weren't really long shots in one go, and there were some technical difficulties that couldn't be solved, so you were going to split it into two long shots and find an accurate entry point to stitch the two shots together, right?"

Emmanuel didn't say anything, but Alfonso nodded in affirmation.

"Have you ever considered that the shots that show the whole picture of the earth will be completely computer-generated shots, all of which will be made on the computer, and maybe this can be a natural bridging point? Lan Li put forward his thoughts, "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. ”

As Lan Li said, the lens produced purely by computer can be seamlessly connected to the camera, the camera and the camera movement, which can indeed solve the problem of cohesion in the production process of long shots.

Previously, Alfonso and his team were so focused on conceiving the fluidity of the entire lens production, invisibly ignoring the diversity of shooting techniques, and even Timothy was brought into the pit for a while, without thinking outside the frame. As long as they are given enough time, they can get along with each other and solve the problem, but now Lan Li tells different possibilities from the perspective of a complete layman and an outsider.

Emmanuel crossed his hands over his chest and made a defensive gesture, as if he still refused to forgive Lan Li so easily, but his eyes were still not as sharp as they were just now, but fell into his own thoughts.

"In addition, you're going to use the IRIS robotic arm to manipulate all the camera pans, every angle, every position, every movement, it's all carefully designed and arranged, and then you can help the light change in the light box, and you can move the whole shot in any direction and any angle, shoot any frame, and solve all the technical problems by changing the characters and the background lighting, right?"

This time, Lan Li's words made Emmanuel nod his head involuntarily, this was the core and summary of all their discussions just now, obviously, Lan Li did not wander, not only did not, but also participated in it with full attention.

Immediately, Emmanuel realized his nodding motion, lifted his chin in embarrassment, retracted his expression, and put on a serious expression again. It's just that the small movements that change slightly reveal his tsundere.

Lan Li didn't puncture, but continued, "So, my doubts are, what is the job of an actor?"

It's a bit stupid to ask such a question. Not only Emmanuel, but everyone else also chuckled, and subconsciously prepared to tease Lan Li, but the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't help but be stunned-

They don't know how to answer.

After thinking about it, I suddenly realized: Indeed, what should an actor do? In the whole discussion of the technical part, the actor is a completely forgotten part.

"Rooney and I just discussed it and we came to similar conclusions. Lan Li continued, "During the whole filming process, we had to clearly understand the timing of all the action and the direction of the camera movement, etc., clearly know what we were doing, what the crew was doing, where to look at what moment, when to show what action, when to complete what kind of performance, in other words......"

After a slight pause, Lan Li glanced around, "In other words, we are just a part of the puzzle, like chess pieces, placed in the corresponding positions, and the whole picture is complete, and that's all." As for the technical part of the discussion, we only need to sit in and not participate in the discussion. ”

The words seem to be correct, as if this is the truth, but after such expression, it is strange to listen to it, and then match the situation just now...... In an instant, all eyes were on Emmanuel.