Chapter 329: Lack of Money
The joke is a joke, but the post-production cost is indeed not low. This is not unreasonable.
Even ordinary people should know that the movies and television we usually see, in the final analysis, are actually similar to the rapid switching of multiple pictures.
At the end of the day, and cartoons are a concept.
However, under normal circumstances, the pictures we see are just a few tens of seconds, but in fact, there will be thousands or even more pictures played continuously, which will produce the situation that we watch movies and TV series every day.
When doing computer special effects, it's not like simple imagination, just insert a special color or something.
For the simplest effect, a special symbol stays there without any changes, and certainly doesn't require much money.
But really high-quality special effects, those thousands of images, each of which needs to be specifically modified. Just like a firework, there must be subtle differences in the fireworks inserted into each picture.
So in the final analysis, the simple special effects we usually see are actually not as high-end as computer technology. However, it requires a lot of time and effort, and there must be enough artistic cells to achieve such complex post-production special effects.
Therefore, the value of post-production special effects is generally not low. Even if the requirements for special effects are a little lower, hundreds of thousands or millions are normal.
In the case that Jiang Ziyun has no funds, the price of this special effect is really terrible.
At this time, Xu Qing raised this point. It's not that Xu Qing already has a professional team in his hands.
It's the TV station here, in fact, there is a special effects team that is quite capable.
A small film and television company can't afford to raise such a team. But there are heavy tasks here within the TV station, and without such a team, it is indeed very uncomfortable.
And Xu Qing has a good relationship with Shao Yifei in the advertising department. If the contact is good, maybe you can give Shao Yifei some private work to them. And Shao Yifei and them, if they want to get a price, it will definitely not be as expensive as those professional teams.
Of course, Shao Yifei's team's ability is indeed inferior to other professional teams. If it will pull back and cause the final effect of "Tomb Robbery Notes" to be unsatisfactory, then Xu Qing will definitely not let Shao Yifei and them scourge such a movie.
But the actual situation is that Xu Qing feels that Shao Yifei can give it a try. The settlement cannot be contracted as a whole, and some of the post-production special effects can be slightly taken over at a relatively low price. It can also relieve the financial pressure of the crew.
The capabilities of post-production companies are mainly reflected in the following aspects. The speed of operation of the software and the accuracy of the picture are all a certain degree of artistry.
Movies are like thousands of canvases for post-production artists. It is necessary to have a certain amount of medical cells, and the special effects made are exquisite enough, and the final result is the best.
For example, in the same tens of thousands of short moments, Company A made a piece of, and Company B made a magnificent flower.
It's all about inserting these small special effects into all the short moments.
The workload is actually about the same, but Company A doesn't have any artistic cells, and the small details made are really frustrating. The same amount of work, but the final result is a piece of.
The gap between the two special effects teams, in many cases, is manifested in artistry.
And art is really hard to price most of the time.
As a result, even post-production companies are unwilling to compete with each other, and the prices are different.
The team in front of Shao Yifei's hand is not really like a piece of. But in the end, there is still a gap with a truly professional team.
But this gap is not at the technical level. Those sets of software, those people in Shao Yifei's team, have long been familiar with it, and they can't be more familiar.
There is a gap with a professional team, mainly in artistry.
The artistry of the special effects team is still different from the artistry of ordinary painters. Painters have to do their own work. But the special effects team has a material library.
In the case of a relatively good material library, generally speaking, it is not too ugly, but the same material, how to combine it, and to what extent. Where the highlights are, where other more in-depth processing is needed. The gap is manifested in some of these places.
The same "Tomb Robbery Notes" was handed over to two different teams, and one team could only come up with an eerie green color at every turn to make a set effect. The other team can make more complex, but the most exciting special effects for the audience.
At the end of the day, imagination is also a big limiting factor.
Shao Yifei's team, the strength is actually a little worse. If it was strong, I would have gone out and done it alone.
But when this gap is refined, it is actually limited imagination and insufficient artistic talent. The problem of workload, on the contrary, is not too entangled.
However, Shao's team lacked both of these aspects. Xu Qing is here, but he happens to have a meticulous and clear memory of the original work, which is already very successful.
Xu Qing is not a computer, so he will not play back those details frame by frame. But specifically, which picture should use special effects of what color and what material, Xu Qing actually has a spectrum in his heart.
Xu Qing and Shao Yifei's team cooperated, maybe they could really come up with good results.
In the final analysis, if conditions permit, Xu Qing of course still wants to cultivate his own excellent post-production team.
But in the current situation, Xu Qing is already busy as a dog, and he has not had time to carry out such a layout in some aspects.
If the crew's funds are sufficient, Xu Qing still won't think of a way.
In the final analysis, people professionals do have professional abilities. This point, Xu Qing is indeed incomparable.
But with the current funds of the crew, if you do post-production special effects, you can't even make a splash. Xu Qing really considered trying other methods.
Shao Yifei's team ability, Xu Qing has seen it. "Shengshi Collection", as well as "Qi Xuan Six and a Half", many opening animations, mid-term animations or something, are all done with the help of this team.
To put it simply, the basic ability is indeed there. Under such circumstances, Xu Qing thought of such a possibility.
"The late team?" Jiang Ziyun couldn't help but be surprised again.
I said I'm short of money, so you can't try to save money for yourself in all aspects, right? And the current situation is that it's not enough to make movies and just save money. In many cases, money simply cannot be saved.
If it is a normal situation, the special effects made by such a third-rate team are cheaper. I'm afraid that the level of the whole work will be lowered.