Back to Terminator.

The publicity of the Disney TV channel is only one part of the overall publicity.

Before filming, Yin Jun asked Cameron to visit IMAX, and after the Canadian returned to his hometown, he was full of praise for IMAX technology, and he also raised his hand in favor of what Yin Jun said about using IMAX to shoot.

Anyway, this money is not paid by yourself, and it is better to use the boss's money to experiment with new technologies.

The first commercial film use of IMAX also caused Cameron to shoot very slowly.

"The Terminator" started in June last year, and all the resources were equipped in June, but Cameron filmed for 6 months, and the filming was completed at the end of December.

Then, starting in January, "Terminator" began to work on post-production special effects at a special effects company in the digital field, and the final editing was not completed until the end of March.

In other words, in fact, when preparing for the release, the production team over there was still working overtime, but they had edited the clips of each promotion in advance for publicity.

Fortunately, Cameron is not a card god now, not the super director of "I am the king of the world", so he knows that Yin Jun is scheduled to be released in early April, and he has stayed up all night since the post-production time, and he has also stepped up editing, and the whole team works for more than 16 hours a day!

Don't think that Americans are selfless dedication, which goes beyond working hours, and they all need to work overtime, double to triple it.

Therefore, by the time the final cut of the film came out, the production cost of $20 million was spent cleanly, and an additional $10 million was overspent!

Cameron was tired and happy, because he not only controlled the overall situation of the crew, but also participated in post-production and took the biggest ideas himself.

What's more, he actually got the final editing right, the biggest power that was more cautiously withdrawn by the Hollywood Seven after "Heaven's Gate" hurt United Arts Film Company, was actually entrusted to him by Yin Jun's trust, which made him moved and full of energy.

In a way, the reason why Cameron is so expensive to make is entirely because he feels that he can only live up to Yin Jun's trust if he does "Terminator" the best.

As for money or something, that's all about later, and making a good movie is the most important thing.

Okay.

The original production cost of "Terminator" was only around $7 million.

started filming "Terminator" a few years earlier, but the cost exceeded by about 300%, and if you add the depreciation of the currency, it is overspent by 400%!

Although the cost of filming in the IMAX version has increased significantly, the increase is too shocking.

This is still the production cost, and the publicity cost Yin Jun also boldly allocated 20 million US dollars for the use of the global market, of which 10 million US dollars was placed in North America, the first market to be released.

In his previous life, the company that produced "The Terminator" was just a second-rate small production company, and even Cameron had to give up his director's salary and dividends, just to let himself be in full control of everything, but in the end, he almost couldn't even make up the production fee.

Otherwise, why do you think they would choose Arnold Schwarzenegger, who only has a figure, because he is cheap?

In the previous life, the production company couldn't even make up the production costs, let alone the publicity costs, so "The Terminator" was basically released in a small amount of publicity, and then through word-of-mouth, it finally collected $40 million at the box office, and also made a small profit of about $6 million.

Then on the follow-up DVDs and global copyrights, I made tens of millions of dollars in a few years.

It is only because of these tens of millions of profits, coupled with the special effects technology that Cameron hopes to achieve, that "Terminator 2" was born seven years later, which made "Terminator" a super IP!

This life is different.

Yin Jun told Cameron at the beginning, you give me to do it seriously and do my best.

The truck driver is so strained, although he is not a big director now, but the budget of 20 million US dollars is spent cleanly, not to mention, and another 10 million US dollars of production costs, such courage, even Tang Shuxuan is a little worried about him.

However, Yin Jun had already told Tang Shuxuan that all of Cameron's requirements would be accepted as long as he could do it, so Tang Shuxuan gave the money so simply, but he was also worried about what kind of fate this young man would usher in after he messed up.

Do you say Cameron is worried?

It depends on what time it is.

When he was filming and post-production, he didn't think about it at all, and never thought about it.

When the post-production was completed and the final cut came out, and Yin Jun was invited to come over and watch, he felt a little empty.

For this reason, he specially called Schwarzenegger as well, thinking that if he was scolded, the future son-in-law of the Kennedy family could also help disperse the fire.

Yin Jun didn't scold him at first, but sat in an IMAX theater in the Kirin North American theater that was specially vacated, and called the theater directors of Disney and United Arts Films, as well as Robert Iger, Wu Siyuan and others, to watch this "Terminator".

As a super blockbuster known as the best sci-fi film of the 20th century in the future, although "Terminator 1" is not as amazing as the liquid robot in the second part, and not as evil as the beautiful female liquid robot in the third part, the significance of its existence is extraordinary.

This is the first time that someone has made a robot look like a human, and then in the process of fighting, it has made a half-human, half-machine appearance, this refreshing design gives people a powerful and shocking viewing experience.

Schwarzenegger, who has always been half-red and not black, became famous in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for his glory in the next 40 years.

Some people have said that if it weren't for the large number of fans of Schwarzenegger, he would not have been able to put him in the position of governor of California just by virtue of his status as the son-in-law of the Kennedy family.

And some people have said that if one day the US Congress amends the bill and agrees that "non-American-born Americans can run for president," then it will certainly be for Schwarzenegger.

It's a pity that Schwarzenegger's trip to the governor of California did not bring him many plus points, on the contrary, it made people feel that his governing ability was relatively mediocre, which could be regarded as cutting off his road to president.

A person can have such great prestige and fame by acting in movies, Schwarzenegger is definitely the first person in the world.

Reagan doesn't count, he's just a more famous actor, and he's more famous as president than he is as an actor.

"Terminator" has achieved it, and there is also a card god.

Although Cameron's most famous film is certainly not "The Terminator", this sci-fi film full of imagination and excellent sound and shadow effects has shown Hollywood his outstanding ability, which has given him the opportunity to direct more films in the future.

So it can be seen that the success of "The Terminator" is actually far greater than the success of the film itself, and the meaning it attaches to the film world is also extraordinary and unique.

In this life, as the first audience to see the final cut of the new "Terminator" in addition to the director and production staff, Yin Jun watched it very seriously.

But Yin Jun didn't have the same amazement and uproar as several other people when he saw the terrifying robots killing in all directions.

He had been quietly watching the last subtitles appear.

This made Cameron and Schwarzenegger a little apprehensive.

To be honest, when Cameron made the final cut, he invited Schwarzenegger and them to watch it, and everyone in the crew liked it and thought it would definitely do well at the box office.

But it is clear that everyone likes the movie, why is there no reaction on Yin Jun's side?

Even if Yin Jun is the screenwriter, all the plots of the script have already appeared in his mind, but the shock of this real movie light and shadow effect should not be comparable to the imagination in his mind.

"Boss, what do you think?" Cameron asked, swallowing his saliva and shuddering a little.

He was originally confident, but Yin Jun's reaction made him lose confidence.

"Good. ”

Yin Jun nodded, and then a little smile appeared on his face: "James, you didn't disappoint me, you did a good job in this script!"

Call......

You said it earlier!

Cameron let out a long breath.

At this time, Wu Siyuan and Robert Egger next to them had the courage to congratulate Cameron and praise him for his good shooting - Yin Jun didn't speak before, if they went to congratulate, in case the boss felt that the shooting was not good, it would be bad, so they endured it before.

Yin Jun naturally didn't say polite words.

I watched "Terminator" a few times in my previous life, and I felt that in fact, the effect and background were still a bit rough, and "Terminator 2" was really good.

But in this life, Cameron used an IMAX camera, and the work he made at four times the price is definitely a work of conscience.

Not only is the overall style very modern, but the fullness of the characters and the compactness of the plot are even better.

In particular, the special effects technology, including the various shapes of the T800, has a feeling of no realism, especially when the T800 is injured in the fight, revealing the hideous half of the machine's face, with the IMAX screen, the effect looks shocking.

and when it broke its leg, crawled forward on the ground, and wanted to kill the heroine, the creepy sense of urgency presented by the entire giant screen is also very commendable.

Of course, if you want to say that there is a fundamental difference between the 30 million and the 7 million, there must be.

In my previous life, there was no IMAX version.

The sense of urgency that comes to your face, as well as all kinds of tense and exciting car chase scenes, look at IMAX and it is definitely a very, very cool feeling.

The huge, imminent impact is completely suffocating.

Compared with the ordinary version, the IMAX upgrade is the feeling of a real movie feast.

It's no wonder that after watching IMAX and 3D action movies, many people can't lift their spirits when they go to see the ordinary home theater version.

It's no wonder that all future super blockbusters, the kind of blockbusters with excellent special effects, will have such high box office results - if you don't go to the cinema, how can you enjoy such a perfect movie viewing experience?

It's not a grade at all!

Even if there is no 3D yet, just an IMAX screen is enough to make people marvel inexplicably.

The current audience is really much more blessed than the audience in another time and space!

You only have to look at the group of people in the film industry who were stunned and stunned just now, and you will know how much impact this will have on ordinary audiences!

You must know that these leaders of the theatrical distribution department of Disney and United Arts Films were a little dismissive of IMAX before, and they felt that it was a waste of money!

Now that I've watched the IMAX version of Terminator, I think they'll never talk this nonsense again.