Donn's "The Avengers" hasn't been filmed yet.

Last year, he only completed the live-action part of the shooting, and this year, he will finish the green screen part of the shooting.

Back in Los Angeles, he went straight to Universal Pictures' Experimental Studio 2.

He has received the news that the test of virtual photography has been completed.

In other words, if Donn makes "The Avengers" again this summer, there will be no more technical obstacles!

Don lets Lily Collins go home and then calls Robert Downey Jr.

In less than a month, the Marvel movie "Iron Man" starring him will be released. And at the end of this month, the premiere of the film will be completed in New York.

During this time, Robert Downey Jr. has been busy with publicity work and has not talked about other offers.

Of course, there is no invitation.

He is still in a sensitive period, and important films dare not use him.

"Good spirits!"

Seeing Robert Downey Jr., Donn was pleased with his mental outlook. Much better than when I met him in the past two years, and there is no doubt that Marvel film series such as "Iron Man" and "The Avengers" have allowed him to resume his career ambitions.

Robert Downey Jr. smiled inwardly, "I have found a suitable alternative medicine, and the current situation has indeed been controlled." Everything is slowly getting better. ”

Don nodded and said, "Definitely, after "Iron Man" is released, you will return." No, it's better than it used to be!"

"Thank you. ”

Robert Downey Jr. was deeply grateful.

Tang En smiled: "Let's go, let's go in and have a look, you go to perform a section and test it yourself." ”

"Okay. ”

Robert Downey Jr. was interested.

Virtual photography is a very new concept.

In the studio, in addition to a group of computer workbenches, there are green screens all around.

It's completely different from a traditional photography crew.

Robert Downey Jr. was also a little confused, "Is that it?"

Don smiled, "That's it!"

Robert Downey Jr. looked at the empty surroundings and was shocked.

Is that all right?

In the past, he has participated in several green screen shoots, and they all need to be equipped with certain props. But here, there's only a green screen, nothing at all!

Donn went to the monitor and asked the technicians to bring up a set of sets of New York's Central Park sets according to the 3D storytelling version of "The Avengers".

"You're Iron Man now, and you're the Wasp, whatever you want. ”

Hearing Donn's words, Robert Downey Jr. adjusted his state, and half a minute later, made an "OK" gesture.

This kind of gag comedy, and it is a commercial film, it is relatively easy to perform, and it does not need to pick too many details like literary films.

"Let's go!"

"Oh, where did you come from? Oh, I see, you just went from wasp to big, right? You're amazing...... Of course, I have that skill too. However, you change the whole body, and I change the lower body. ”

I have to say that Robert Downey Jr. really has a bit of comedy talent.

And his acting skills are very good, this improvised line with body movements and facial expressions to achieve good results.

A few simple words made the whole audience laugh.

"Good, good!"

Don chose to stop.

The technicians have already tested it, and let Robert Downey Jr. perform a live segment, mainly to see how it looks.

"It's not appropriate for such a meat joke to appear in a movie, right?" Robert Downey Jr. walked over with a smile, also very satisfied with his performance.

"As long as it doesn't affect the grading, it's fine." We're not Disney, we don't have a children's brand. ”

In the previous life, when Marvel and Paramount cooperated, there were bed scenes in the movie. Later, Disney took over Marvel, and the scale became very small, not to mention bed scenes and sensitive meat jokes, and even smoking scenes were not allowed.

In many cases, the lack of meat will make it much less interesting.

Look at the comedies on the market, which one doesn't have "sexual" overtones?

Soon, the technicians were ready to do the commissioning.

In the monitor, Huo Ran appeared in the picture of Central Park, and then an Iron Man with red armor all over his body and only his face exposed, and opposite him, there was even a Wasp.

Although the Wasp's model is rough and can't move, such a picture shot is enough to shock Robert Downey Jr.

He couldn't believe his eyes: "How did this happen?"

"This is our latest virtual photography technology, which is to key the footage in real time and then composite it into a pre-made 3D storyboard," says Donne. This will save a lot of the hassle of post-review and the risk of reshooting, which will shorten the shooting cycle and reduce the cost of shooting. ”

To be precise, it was James Cameron's new technology specially prepared for "Avatar", which was taken by Donn and now implemented in "The Avengers".

Robert Downey Jr. was pleasantly surprised and said, "The computer can make the armor? Doesn't that mean that I don't have to wear that bulky armor when I'm filming?"

When filming "Iron Man", Robert Downey Jr. had to wear more than 50 pounds of armor, which was still built-in plastic armor. If it is an all-metal armor that shows the inside, it will weigh more than 100 catties.

Weight is still secondary.

The key is sweltering!

Especially when shooting in the summer, this feeling is too sinful!

There were many times when Robert Downey Jr. had feelings of nausea and heat stroke.

It would be nice to be able to shoot without wearing armor.

Tang En shook his head and said: "It's not good at the moment, you look at the monitor, the picture here, there is a clarity problem visible to the naked eye, if it is placed on a large screen, the visual effect will be worse." At present, this technology can only be used for on-site analysis and cannot be used in post-production of special effects. ”

This kind of virtual camera and real-time cutout technology, even if it is another 20 years, it is impossible to directly present the live picture as the final picture of the movie.

The movie is facing the big screen, especially the huge screen like IMAX, which must be carefully made for each frame, which cannot be completed in a short time, and requires a long time of post-production.

However, let Robert Towne Jr. not wear armor to film...... With the current technology, it can be done.

It's just not necessary.

Spend more!

How can filming not be hard?

As long as the cost can be reduced, it is natural for the actor to suffer a little.

Live-action armor is also more realistic than post-production armor.

Of course, wait a few years, or even wait for "Iron Man 3" to finish...... At that time, Marvel had to give special treatment to star actors like Robert Downey Jr.

In addition to the high salary, it is impossible to make him wear armor.

All the shots of wearing armor are done by stand-ins.

Robert Downey Jr. just needs a face.

Then cut his face to cover the face of the stand-in, and it was done. Another big name, Scarlett Johansson, does the same a lot of the time.

Hollywood's dedication is to ensure that the film is profitable.

No one wants to suffer when the income is secure.

Many bad styles in the film and television industry are actually coming out of Hollywood.

Another example is Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean". After this guy's "Captain Jack" became famous, he began not to memorize his lines, and when he arrived on the scene to help the concept, he said it again. Sometimes the lines are too long...... Well, let's replace it with numbers.

The difference is that Hollywood has the world's top video technology, which can cover up the faults of the big-name actors in this bad atmosphere, and they can't see it at all.

The entertainment industry in other countries does not have a top-level production level, but if they want to learn bad habits, the result can only be spurned.

Robert Downey Jr. is still at a low point in his career, and it is impossible to ask too much, so he has to say, "Okay, I'm really looking forward to the day when the technology will make a breakthrough." ”

Donn laughs, "The 3D storyboard is the equivalent of a draft. Well, of course, it's rough. If you want to create a 3D storyboard as if it were a text, it's not a technical problem, it's a creative problem. ”

It's like a writer writing without a draft.

It's not just a matter of neat handwriting, but also a problem of the connection of the plot in one go.

……

After passing the technical test, the filming of the second part of "The Avengers" has also entered the daily routine.

In mid-July, the film will be restarted.

At the same time, Donn received another piece of news that News Corp.'s acquisition of Myspace had been confirmed and approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

It's just the final signature and official announcement.

This marks the next few years when News Corp and New Globe will compete fiercely in the field of online social networking!

Murdoch was the biggest financier of President George W. Bush's re-election.

In terms of policy, News Corp will definitely receive a lot of preferential treatment, and the White House will give the green light all the way.

Murdoch is so ambitious that it was even recently rumored that he was going to buy Wall Street's Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal!

Barry Diller came to Donn's office and gave him a very comprehensive analysis of the group's strategic direction.

Next, the biggest rival of the New Globe Group is not Disney, not Time Warner, but News Corporation!

Although the newspaper industry is declining, it still has a very large influence.

News Corp is the leader of the newspaper industry, with a public opinion advantage that even Disney and Time Warner can't match, and is the only giant in this field.

If New Universal wants to further expand its scale, it must take a long-term view, not only focusing on the short-term competition with Disney's travel and vacation business, but also focusing on News Corp.

Because of the impression of his previous life, Don has always taken News Corp to heart.

He even thought about waiting for the economic crisis to snatch the Twentieth Century Fox from News Corp.

Turn the six major patterns of Hollywood into the big five!

News Corp.'s Murdoch, who seems arrogant, is actually no better than Viacom's Lei Shidong. Two old guys who are half-cut into the ground, their thinking is outdated.

However, Barry Diller's suggestion still attracted Donn's attention.

Indeed, in the past few years when George W. Bush was in office, News Corp. has developed very smoothly!

If it is allowed to develop like this, even if there is an economic crisis, even if it has a huge amount of money, it will be difficult for New Globe to buy Twentieth Century Fox......

You must know that the most lacking business sector of New Globe is the unlimited TV network, and the FOX TV network of Twentieth Century Fox is the best choice.

And the only option.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors