Chapter 131: "Jurassic Park" is finished
I have to say that when the technical conditions are not complete, it is too tedious and hard to shoot a sci-fi masterpiece like "Jurassic Park", and after the preliminary preparation and post-production time, "Jurassic Park" will take nearly a year to complete, and Wang Jie can shoot three or four ordinary films. Fortunately, there are Cameron, Xu Ke, Tang Jili, Wang Jing, and Wu Baige as assistant directors, sharing more than half of the director's work, otherwise Wang Jie doesn't want to rest this year, and he has to eat and live in the crew.
After packing up the studio, the entire crew left Kauai on a cruise ship. On December 20, Wang Jie gave the crew ten days off, and Christmas in 1990 was coming.
This Christmas, Wang Jie and his family spent together in a villa on Long Island, New York, away from Los Angeles, away from Hollywood, away from movies, Wang Jie suddenly felt that these years have been a little simpler, and most of his care for his women has been replaced by materials, Wang Jie decided that in the future, as long as he can, he will try to bring women with him as much as possible and spend more time with him.
After Christmas, the crew regroups at ILM in Burbank. Wang Jie rode an electric car to Industrial Light & Magic's No. 4 studio, and after all the props were transported back to Los Angeles from Kauuai, the crew of "Jurassic Park" restarted filming here.
The electric car turned a few corners and soon arrived at the huge studio area, and from a long distance, Wang Jie could see that there were many people gathered in front of the No. 4 studio, which seemed to be watching the excitement.
As the distance got closer and closer, Wang Jie finally saw what was going on, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
On the wide road in front of the studio, the crew temporarily erected many obstacles with wood and plastic, and the computer and digital experts of Industrial Light and Magic were running up and down with their hands in front of their chests, imitating the movements of the chicken dragon in the book, jumping up and down, probably looking for inspiration for the production of CG pictures.
Although their demeanor was extremely serious, in Wang Jie's opinion, the actions of these guys were inevitably a little funny, not only did they not look like chicken dragons, but they looked like ostriches fleeing in a hurry.
Of course, he knows very well that it is with the serious and responsible attitude of his subordinates now that there will be a huge success of "Jurassic Park" in the future.
After saying hello to the staff at the door of the studio, Wang Jie walked in, only to feel that the light was dim, as if night had suddenly fallen, he could see the flickering lights and the fan that created the wind, obviously Cameron in charge of the command was in the middle of intense shooting.
A huge model of a Tyrannosaurus rex, with the assistance of several cranes, is chasing the Ford convertible off-road vehicle in the 'Wild Run', and Zhao Yazhi, Liang Jiahui and Liang Chaowei on the car are still screaming.
"Ah......h
After Dr. Ellie Satler, played by Zhao Yazhi, screamed in horror, the crew paused.
Originally, the scene of the Tyrannosaurus rex's crazy chase was completed on Kauai, but in order to create a CG composite image, it had to be moved to the studio and shot again.
Wang Jie greeted a few acquaintances and came to Zhao Yazhi.
"Masayuki, you look so cute like this. Wang Jie handed over the prepared wet towel.
"Really, dear, I was just chased by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Zhao Yazhi wiped off the water droplets and mud spots on his face, and pulled him towards the rest area, "How long will this drama be filmed?"
"It's almost over, it should be done in two months, and then it will be all complicated and long post-production special effects. Wang Jie said with emotion.
Before the two of them could say a few words, Cameron walked over.
"Hey, James, I saw you just now, like a general commanding a war. Wang Jie teased.
"You want to laugh at me for being too irritable, there's no way, as long as you pick up the director's tube, it's like this, you can't change it in this life. Well, we're not bad at a job!" James Cameron asked, pointing to the giant model of a Tyrannosaurus rex.
"It's amazing, if it weren't for the lack of life, I would have thought it was from the Cretaceous. "The model of that Tyrannosaurus rex is really realistic.
"After being modified with computer CG in the later stage, it will become a real Tyrannosaurus. "It was Stan Winston who spoke.
"William, we've also built a huge shooting area for you, so you can see what is lacking. Stan Winstanton said.
"Okay, I'll check it out now. Wang Jie responded.
Entering the newly built No. 6 studio, the first thing that caught the eye was the huge Tyrannosaurus rex bone fossil, Wang Jie took a closer look, and it was really true.
"Stan, what did you make of this dinosaur fossil?" asked Wang Jie curiously.
"It's made by ILM employees out of latex and plaster. Stan Winstanton replied.
This studio is mainly arranged as an exhibition hall in the movie, and there are many dinosaur models made of plastic nearby, including velociraptors, miniature brachiosaurs, and triceratops lying on its side.
Although these models are extremely realistic, the fake is the fake, and the appearance of lack of vitality makes people distinguish the real from the fake at a glance.
For future movies, the CG era will gradually open, but at this time, "Jurassic Park" is still more used in models, after all, computer technology is not yet in place.
Walking into the arranged computer control center, Wang Jie looked at the Apple computer brand logo on the monitor, which was not too eye-catching, and couldn't help laughing, for Hollywood, implantation advertising has long become a part of film culture, but the vast majority of filmmakers will control the degree and will not become a product placement in advertising.
"In terms of advertising, Nicole contacted it personally. Zhao Yazhi explained with a smile, "Ford off-road vehicles, computers, burgers, filling cream, etc., can probably recover about 25 million US dollars, speaking of which, thanks to Nicole, she is really capable." ”
"Yes, my women are extraordinary. Wang Jie praised.
"That's also because of you, everyone knows that your work directed by William will definitely be a big hit, not to mention that this is the hugely influential "Jurassic Park". ”
"Hmm...... I'm sure these advertisers will laugh crookedly when the movie is released. Wang Jie said very complacently.
In the future 21st century, Hollywood movies will bid farewell to the period when they relied solely on box office and videotape profits, diversification, and relying on non-theatrical channels to make money will be an inevitable trend in the entire Hollywood film industry. In other words, after entering the new century, commercial films have become more than just movies, and have gradually become a tool for subsequent market promotion.
While "Jurassic Park" is being filmed intensively, the production of post-CG pictures is also in full swing, Wang Jie has already formulated a complete publicity plan for the crew, and on the basis of maintaining a certain degree of mystery, some of the latest shooting tidbits will be released from time to time.
For Zhao Yazhi, this movie is different from other films she shot in Xiangjiang, Dr. Elle Setler has a lot of desperate and action scenes, which makes her suffer a lot.
On February 2, 1991, after more than four months of filming, "Jurassic Park" was officially completed, and the rest was the computer special effects in the later stage, and Wang Jie, the director, had to keep an eye on the post-production.
This movie is the longest cycle of all the movies made by Wang Jie, and whether he will direct similar movies in the future, Wang Jie is ready to talk about it after entering the new century.