Chapter 203: Virtual Reality Shooting, Breaking the Limits (Part 3)

"The Matrix 1" caused a movie-going frenzy when it was released last year, and its philosophy, while being admired, was also pointed out to be a foregone conclusion. And some of the classic lines that Chen Tiandu deliberately distinguished from the original when he created them, which are also respected by many hacker fans.

For example: "Did you know that an egg breaking from the outside is food, and breaking through the inside is life...... Are you going to be food to break from the outside, or is it life in the true sense of the word? ”

Borrowing eggs to imply, borrowing eggs to lyrical, aiming at the real and virtual worldview of the Matrix, you have a feeling of loftiness when you hear it.

"Everybody's eyes are open, but it doesn't mean that everybody is looking at the world, many people hardly see with their own eyes, they only listen to other people's descriptions, and the world they see is always what others describe. Is your world seen with your eyes, heard with your ears, or ...... Feel it with your heart? "Have you ever had a dream that feels particularly real?" If you can't wake up, how can you tell if it's real or fake? Do you have a feeling that you are half-asleep and half-awake? "The truth is that you are a slave, neo, and you are imprisoned in the prison of ideas. ”……

These theories have also been excavated by the powerful media, in fact, we can already see them in Orwell's novels ("1984", "Animal Farm", etc.), as well as in the articles of many philosophical sages.

However, they were all known to a wider group of people through "Hacker 1".

It can be said that beautiful action scenes and deep philosophical concepts are the main reasons for the success of "The Matrix".

Today's press conference. It also seems to evoke the memories of countless fans when the movie was released last year, and many unexplained issues have been taken out one by one for the production team to give a reasonable explanation. And the most controversy and criticism. Undoubtedly, there are many technology-like bugs in "The Matrix", among which the seemingly biggest bug is the most debated in the media, which is the use of the human body as a battery.

"I'm a reporter and director of the Chicago Tribune, what do you think of the criticism that the scientific knowledge in The Matrix is baseless and pseudoscientific?" The newspaper was not friendly, and Chen Tiandu remembers that many of the questions they asked were harsh.

Pity. In this press conference, everyone came prepared, how could they be asked this question.

Chen Tiandu replied seriously: "Actually." The composition of any school of knowledge is to assume that something is true, and then to deduce something new based on that thing. These hypothetical things cannot be proven or proven. Hence the call of the axiom. So. There is no point in dwelling on whether the axiom itself is correct or not; What should be entangled is the process of arguing something new, that is, the process of deriving theorems. ”

"As a result, some of the arguments about hackers seem pointless, such as the flight of squid violates the theory of fluids, humans cannot be used as batteries, and so on."

"Now that science in the world of The Matrix has advanced to this point, it is entirely possible that the above scenario is entirely possible: squid may make this form of flight according to other scientific theories, and human brain waves may be used as an energy source."

He concludes: "The only explanation for this argument. It's like: 'Those who understand us, don't have to explain.' If you don't understand us, why explain? We created the world of the matrix, not to write a scientific paper. ”

This question is obviously a bit strong, but "people who understand us don't have to explain, and people who don't understand us don't have to explain." This sentence is very coercive and has attracted applause.

No matter what the problem, he will not refuse to come, and he will deal with it easily.

Jun Ji-hyun saw the central figure of the audience, Chen Tiandu, who was "scolding Fang Xuan", and his heart couldn't help but rise with admiration, and his eyes couldn't move away from him, "...... It's amazing! ”

Compared with some media that like to ask questions about entanglement and professional knowledge, more gossip media are not so particular.

There is no doubt that the first "Matrix" was a face movie.

For the vast majority of female audiences, and even male audiences, the content is actually not important, as soon as Neo played by Christmas Chen appears, there will be nosebleeds all over the face, and the brain will automatically swell, congestion, and die; The field of vision automatically narrowed, and all the idlers and miscellaneous people were ignored, and they could only receive messages from Mr. C, and their eyes were full of Mr. C's beauty and high-quality flesh......

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is a real message from a female fan on the official website, and there are not a few fans downstairs who hold the same opinion. And for the majority of male audiences, it is obvious that they want to see Kate in a leather coat and two guns in hand, abusing the enemy a hundred times, a hundred times.

There is also a voting option on the official website, and among the scenes that the audience is most looking forward to seeing: Neo Superman is in first place, and Kate and Charlize are in second place with a slight difference...... This is evident from this.

Throughout the press conference, the leading actors played an active atmosphere. Hugo Weaving is the worst, saying that before the movie started, he had been specially trained for more than three months, all for a fight, and he was about to toss things wrong.

Zhou Yunfa's joining also made the Chinese media more concerned and concerned, asking him why he chose to join this play.

Zhou Yunfa joked: "The director is warmly invited, I really can't refuse." And with such a good script and such a strong lineup, no actor will let it go lightly. Chen Tiandu also patted the horse and said: "Fa Ge has always been an idol when he was a child, and it has been a dream for many years to be able to act with him, and now I finally have the opportunity to come true." When I asked him, it took a lot of effort. ”

Under the auspices of the host, several main creators gaged, some lifted each other's poles, and some humorously complained.

The leading actor also interacted with the more than 2,000 fans who came to the scene, and every time he greeted him, he would win the loud cheers of the fans in the audience, which was like a festival.

The entire press conference lasted nearly two hours, and "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" and "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution" finally officially kicked off filming in a noisy atmosphere.

The next day, some members of the crew moved to France to start filming.

The media reported the most on the launch of "The Matrix". Instead, new technologies are used, such as "digital photography", "virtual reality shooting", and so on. Because about the content of the movie, I thought about it after the whole press conference. Only to find out that there is nothing useful at all, and I can only report this.

At the end of the previous film, "Neo finally realizes his ability and mission, and after being resurrected from a bullet, he becomes an omnipotent "savior", and he returns to Zion, the human base, with his girlfriend Trinity and Captain Morpheus. Warmly welcomed by the people.

At this time, the "Matrix Matrix" decided to strike first, sending 25,000 electronic squid to attack the Zion base; Morpheus, Neo and Trinity are once again in the "Matrix". Find the "Keysmith" and prepare to complete redemption by destroying the Mother Body from within. The idea is right, and it can also show the audience the inner scenes of the matrix that they prefer.

But this qiē naturally won't be so easy, and Matrix agent Smith, who should have been eliminated by Neo, seems to have something wrong. Detachment from the control of the "mother". Possessing terrifying replication abilities that hinder Neo's actions. And in the process of finding the keysmith, he also encountered strong resistance from the matrix boss twins......"

For the entire two follow-up series of films, the shooting sequence is still from the outside in, with the exterior shooting first.

And the location scene that was filmed at the beginning was the most complicated street chase scene. Morpheus, Trinity and the twins are on the highway, starting a big scene of an unprecedented chase battle.

In this shoot, another new technique was put to the test.

Throughout the film. New technologies are emerging all the time, and the digital camera mentioned at the launch event is just one of them. After Aiman gets a new toy. Get the hang of it quickly. Digital cameras are richer in footage than film cameras in the first place, because digital cameras can shoot 40 minutes of footage, while a box of film can only shoot 5 minutes.

Moreover, the choice of digital machine is also conducive to cost constraints and saves more money for post-production of special effects. If you shoot on film, the film ratio can only reach 1:3, which limits the space for directors and actors to play, and the use of digital machines can solve this problem lightly.

This is already an obvious trend, and the future must belong to the world of digital photography.

The film ratio of "The Matrix", which was shot with a digital camera, can reach up to 1:20, that is, one shot can be shot 20 times, and the director can fully choose and may shoot more materials for backup.

In addition, the importance of the revolutionary technology of "virtual shooting" in these two sequel films is undeniable.

Only with this technology can we perfectly reproduce the irrational scenes of the entire matrix world. At the previous launch conference, Hugo Weaving complained that he had been filming and practicing hard for several months before the camera was turned on, in fact, he was preparing for the most important fight scene in "The Matrix 2: Reloaded".

Shooting camera movements from previously impossible angles is almost impossible: directing the camera freely around Neo and 100 Smiths, or interspersing them arbitrarily to find a more reasonable angle, allows the camera to smoothly transition from super slow to super high speed.

In the final movie, viewers will see the camera rotate around the center of the fight at supersonic speed, shooting the last shot that plays at regular speed. It can be said that "virtual shooting" has liberated Chen Tiandu's infinite imagination as a director. He no longer has to stick to the original, and he can also create a higher level of viewing enjoyment.

Moreover, in "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution", Smith has copied the filmed Smith. The ultimate battle with Neo in the rain will be completed, and only this technique can be completed. Unlike "virtual shooting", this on-set shooting scene is a road battle, using another equally important "pre-visual" technology, which aims to "put an end to other car chases".

"Car chase, see car chase!"

"Sure enough, there is no end to imagination."

Chen Tiandu has already experienced the baptism of the hot scene in "Fast and Passion", and has stricter requirements for this scene, and the group is also more ambitious than the sky, and is committed to creating a car chase scene that people can't surpass.

Because this is in the world of the matrix, no matter how many impossibilities are made possible here.

The characters here are also more "superhuman", they can leap more than ten meters as soon as they rush up, and ordinary means such as crashing cannot cause them any harm at all.

So, the question in front of Chen Tiandu, how to use unconventional means to complete this car chase drama, to achieve a breakthrough, but also to appear different and cannot be replicated, "How to express it?" (To be continued......)