Chapter 256: Short Film
"500 years later, the Earth's population is swelling, and human survival is under pressure. Under the leadership of the great powers led by China and the United States, mankind formed a new government, and the whole world English and Chinese were the lingua franca, and began to migrate to space. "The trailer begins with a subtitle that introduces the context in which the story takes place.
Deep in the night, in a quiet bedroom, a little boy of five or six years old woke up from a dream. He rubbed his eyes, walked out of the room, and headed for the bathroom.
A man's voice rang out: "I've been having the same dream for many years, and it's from a real experience from my childhood. ”
The lighting in the corridor is dim, there is no sound, and the atmosphere is a bit terrible. The little boy stopped suddenly, his eyes shining with horror. He saw a man walking towards him, his face gloomy like a shadow, vague. The man passed by the little boy, walked into the wall, and disappeared into thin air.
The little boy was frightened, and when the man disappeared completely, he let out a terrible scream.
With a "whew", the actor Jason sat up from the bed, panting in his mouth. The picture flickered, and the scene in the dream kept flashing, and this time he saw the four words "Maple Knife City" on the man's T-shirt.
In a flash, Jason appears in the hospital, and a man with a gloomy face says to him, "All you see is hallucinations. It is a hospital that treats patients with mental disorders. ”
"What do you mean......" Jason gasped, "I'm a psychopath. ”
"The condition is quite serious. The man nodded, "You need immediate treatment." Then came four sturdy men in white coats.
The picture changed, still in the hospital, a gray-haired old man looked at Jason, wiped the thin sweat on his forehead, and said, "You completely remember!"
Jason, who was full of beard, looked coldly at the old man in front of him: "Yes." I remember how you put me in a mental hospital and how you declared me a madman. His voice gradually lowered: "Later, I really became a madman and an idiot......"
The old man sighed and said, "I know this incident hurt you, but you must help us now......"
"Help you?" Jason interrupted, "Why should I help you?" he yelled, "You ruined my life." Turned me into a piece of waste. Tears welled up in Jason's eyelids.
The scene transitions to a group of heavily armed police officers blocking the door of the room, and a young policewoman shouts inside: "You have been surrounded, immediately lay down your weapons." ”
Suddenly there was a loud noise from inside the door, and there was no movement after that. The policewoman raised her gun and fired two shots at the door lock, then kicked the door open.
In the room, a man was lying in a pool of blood, dressed in pajamas, with a knife, with an oddly patterned knife piercing his right chest. Beside him stood a man in a black cloak. Wearing a mask of Peking Opera masks.
The policewoman did not hesitate and fired directly at the black cloak. The bullet hit the black cloak, but the black cloak was not injured. His body quickly faded and then disappeared into thin air.
The scene turns again, two gunshots are fired, and a corpse falls to the ground. The black cloak volleyed towards the ceiling of the hall, its feet lifted as if it were going up stairs. The guards began to shoot at the black cloak, but the bullets missed him. The black cloak faded rapidly. Disappeared into a corner of the ceiling.
The voiceover sounded Jason's voice: "Our current world is actually made up of six worlds. Six parallel worlds overlapping each other. ”
Towering buildings, offices.
Jason's face changed slightly: "That person, he can move freely in six parallel worlds. He is a murderer, who comes and goes without a trace, and is in charge of life and death.
The old man nodded: "In fact, such a person appeared, and there were two of them. One of them was that terrible murderer. And the other one is you!"
A flying machine that flies to a small island in the Pacific Ocean.
The old man said to Jason, "As long as you pass through the sentient beings gate, you can unleash your full potential, and it won't be long before you can freely travel to and from different worlds with your own strength!"
The Gate is very similar to the Stargate in the sci-fi movie "Stargate", it is a huge ring, but it is much larger than the Stargate. It is more than twenty meters high. As the Gate of Living Beings activated, a blue curtain of light lit up on the ring. Jason didn't hesitate and stepped into the blue light curtain.
The bright light flashed, and Jason found himself standing on the side of a road, and some tall buildings could already be faintly seen in front of him. There was a street sign in front of him that read: Four kilometers, Maple Blade City.
In the huge square, there is a statue more than 50 meters high in the center. The statue was dressed in a black robe and wore a mask, and it was the killer with the ability to travel through space. Countless people in front of the statue bowed and worshipped, shouting "my God" in their mouths. A young girl said to Jason, "That's our god, the god of the free heavens!"
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The film prepared by Zhang Ran is fifteen minutes long, the first five minutes focus on explaining the main plot of the story, and the last ten minutes focus on the final showdown between Jason and Alexander.
The last ten minutes are the most important content of the entire promotion meeting, "Time and Space Warrior" is a sci-fi action movie, for action movies, the action should be put to the maximum, and it is better than anything.
Zhang Ziyi knew that if the ten-minute scene could not satisfy the filmmakers, the entire promotion effect would be greatly reduced. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Zhang Ran, Zhang Ran had a shallow smile on her face, her expression was indifferent, and she thought that Zhang Ran was really calm enough, and she didn't feel worried at all.
The huge square has a platform several meters high, and in the center of the platform is a cross. Once again, Jason stood in front of Alexander, looking determined.
The filmmakers on the scene all knew that the final battle was coming, they all held their breath, some people subconsciously sat up straight, and everyone stared at the screen intently.
On the screen, Jason took the lead in attacking, and his offensive was fierce and ferocious. The fight between the two people became more and more intense, and the fight scene of the rapid editing and advancement was extremely hot, and the two fought from the ground to the air.
During the fight, Alexander dodged Jason's attack again and then kicked Jason in the stomach. Jason was like a cannonball. Shot from the air at a building. In the strong impact, a large hole was punched into the wall, and Jason disappeared into the building.
Alexander hovered in mid-air and smiled coldly, but he couldn't laugh anymore. Jason suddenly appeared from behind him and kicked him in the body.
Alexander slammed into the ground. Smash the ground into a big crater and get dusty. As soon as Alexander stood up, Jason flashed in mid-air and came out from behind Alexander again and attacked.
The whole fight is somewhat similar to the fight in the later movie "Ant-Man", "Ant-Man" becomes smaller when defending and larger when attacking. Ant-Man's attack disappeared in an instant, and reappeared in an instant, giving people a strong visual impact.
However, Jason's attack is different from Ant-Man's. When he attacks, he travels from the first world to the second world, and then returns from the second world to the first world, and goes around the enemy's back to attack. Because his speed is very fast, it feels a bit similar to "Ant-Man", like teleportation, giving people a strong visual impact.
The whole fight lasted for several minutes, and the two men fought from one world to another. And then there's the third world...... Both are superpowers, and their abilities are comparable. It is simply impossible to completely knock out the opponent. Jason also knew this, and finally used a stratagem to lead Alexander into the "Skynet" that he had already set up, and crucified him with a hammer.
When all the 15-minute short films were played, almost all the studios on the scene looked at the screen in amazement, and the effect of the 15-minute short film far exceeded their expectations, especially the 10-minute fight scenes.
They were really blown away!
Before seeing this trailer. Most of the people at the scene didn't know Zhang Ran and hadn't seen his movies. However, they believe that Luc Besson can attach so much importance to this project, so much to this young director, his level should not be low. Now they know why Luc Besson values the young man, and the pace of the film is excellent. The shots are particularly imaginative!
Imagination is very important to a director. This imagination is not the ability to make up a story, but the ability to use the director's technique to construct a concrete and visible screen image according to the situation depicted by the screenwriter with words. Mediocre directorial shots are often mediocre, and clever directorial shots are often imaginative.
Shots of beheadings are common in film and television works, and mediocre directors often give a close-up of the knife, followed by a shot of the knife being wielded, and then the head falls. However, after Ma San was beheaded by Hanaya Kozaburo in "The Devil is Coming", Jiang Wen used a subjective lens to see the world from the perspective of Ma San's head, the camera rolled and fell, and the world turned blood-red in an instant. This shot fully demonstrates Jiang Wen's strong imagination as a director!
In the fifteen-minute short film, Zhang Ran shows an astonishing imagination, creating a cold and solemn world through the design and scheduling of the camera.
The filmmakers at the scene began to applaud, at first there was only one person cold applause, gradually, more and more, more and more, louder and louder, until the whole scene was full of applause.
Zhang Ziyi smiled like a flower, and she believed that this movie would definitely be popular. When the movie is released, he may really be able to become an international star!
Luc Besson stood up and smiled: "Gentlemen, girls, that's all for today's presentation, it's party time, let's have a fun night! Finally, thank you again for coming!"
After watching the short film, the feedback given by the film company was quite good. Vincent Maraval, director of WildBunch, said to Zhang: "I have participated in countless world blockbuster conferences, and this event impressed me the most, and I can only describe it as unbelievable. Your trailers are fantastic, the pacing is fantastic, and the shots are imaginative. I admit that after watching the trailer, I really wanted to see the movie, and when the movie is released, it will definitely take the world by storm. ”
Kossri, the chairman of the Berlin Film Festival, clasped Zhang Ran's hand and said excitedly: "This film will shake the world by blending Eastern and Western cultures. We are very much looking forward to seeing the full film soon. He warmly invited "Time Warrior" to participate in the screening in Berlin next year, and said that the festival will provide as much convenience as possible.
Almost all of them expressed a willingness to cooperate, but did not discuss the details of the contract. Before the film festival, they evaluated it according to the script, cast, film genre, theme, etc., and there was a psychological price, but now the effect presented in these fifteen minutes is much higher than expected, and they have to re-evaluate before they can make an offer. (To be continued.) )
PS: Yesterday this chapter was stuck!