Lance is inevitably a little apprehensive in his heart, because this is the digital realm, and it is James's territory. @他刚才的行为确实是让詹姆斯哑口无言, but he has no way to predict James' attitude at the moment, if he completely angers James, not to mention whether James will remember him as a nobody in the future, but it is really not good for the "acquired" crew.

However, Lance didn't have much of a choice, so he could only leave James and Scott behind for the time being and focus all his attention on the concept art discussion session in front of him.

"So you're saying that this cold wave invades all the way south along the North Pole and freezes the entire Northern Hemisphere?" Jonathan asked, pointing to a concept art on the slide, frowning.

Lance stood next to the slide and nodded, "I hope to be able to think of the cold wave as a combination of a tsunami and a tornado, and along the way, those fragile buildings will drop below freezing, turn into icicles, and a gust of wind will shatter into countless pieces." This sentence silenced all three people in the office, and in addition to Jonathan, Matthew Butler and Chris Watts were also members of the "acquired" special effects production team.

"And this picture?" Matthew pointed to the picture on the slide, as a landmark building in New York, the Statue of Liberty can be said to be the world's premier landmark, at this moment, the entire Statue of Liberty is surrounded by icicles, all of which protrude spikes of different lengths in the same direction, and more importantly, the lower part of the statue of the goddess has been surrounded by ice fields, only a third above the chest remains.

"This is the effect of the cold wave invasion, I hope to create two or three cold wave escalations in the movie, each time is stricter than the other, this is the effect after the most severe zhòng, as a landmark, the Statue of Liberty is used to display, more visually striking than the Empire State Building." Lance quickly explained, "The Hudson River, and indeed the Atlantic Ocean, were frozen to the appearance of the Arctic Ocean, and the river and sea rose rapidly from the ice, freezing all the buildings in sight. ”

Since the direct destruction of the White House on "Independence Day", the destruction of landmarks has become a routine in disaster movies, because it can make the audience more empathetic, and the impact and shock are more turbulent. But even so, Lance's idea once again silenced everyone in the office.

Imagine that the whole world is icy and snowy, only a patch of white, and the only object you see on the vast snowfield is the Statue of Liberty surrounded by icicles, and when you pass by, you stand on the chest of the goddess statue, and the insignificance of that reckless contrast is magnified to the extreme in an instant.

Jonathan's eyes couldn't help flashing with excitement, James's previous concept drawings were very good, which cannot be denied, if it is in a hundred out of 100 points, at least 80 points, but on the whole, James's idea is still traceable, magnificent and magnificent, but it lacks a little spark that makes people shine and shake their minds. For a disaster movie like "The Day After Tomorrow", James's eighty points are not enough, it needs a hundred points, or even one hundred and twenty points.

At this moment, Lance was showing Jonathan a "one hundred and twenty" VFX concept art, and his body couldn't help but lean forward, "So, you mean, all buildings are frozen up, and even if you hide in the building, you can't resist the cold, right?" ”

"Yes!" Lance's eyes lit up, Percy quickly adjusted under Lance's signal, and accurately found the slide, "Actually, I hope to create such an effect in the second wave of cold waves, but the third wave is even more ferocious, even marble, steel, concrete, etc. will form frost, become extremely hard at the same time, but also become extremely fragile, a tornado comes, maybe the whole building will be crumbling." ”

On the slide, the quaint marble building is also covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and even faintly visible magnified snowflakes, and in the depths of the building, a group of people shudder and huddle together, snuggling up next to a small flame, seeking warmth. Compared to the empty building, the flame of desperate survival makes the frozen building indescribably shocking.

Jonathan also stood up at this moment, and said excitedly, "We can design for the sea to invade New York, and the guide zhì freighter will also enter New York City, next to the Statue of Liberty, there can be two ...... No, a freighter sank halfway, just like the Titanic sank, the bow sank and the stern was raised, but when it sank halfway, it was frozen by the cold wave and inserted directly into the ice, and the stern was raised high and could even be compared to the statue of the goddess, and the two buildings were watching each other alone, and beyond that, nothing could be seen on the entire ice field. No, I think it means that at the end of the year, you can see New York City, which has become a kingdom of ice and snow. ”

Lance didn't speak immediately, but carefully conceived the picture Jonathan said in his head, and then his eyes lit up little by little. In many cases, the visual impact of a direct contrast is often stronger than that of nothing. "Excellent! It's really outstanding! ”

Before Lance could speak to Jonathan, Chris walked up behind Percy, "We should write this down." Percy, however, glanced back at Chris, "I've written it down." Then he tapped his finger at the notebook next to him—Percy had apparently already written down all his creative ideas.

Chris touched his nose, "I just think it's more convenient to use a computer." But after glancing at Percy, he still had no intention of letting go, and Chris could only take the notebook left by James on the table and quickly get busy on it.

Lance and Jonathan didn't notice this small detail, Jonathan drew an exaggerated circle with his hands in the air, "It's very difficult to get a shot of the flood flooding New York City, we should refer to the previous tsunami documentaries to see how it should be designed." Thirty-story waves? That doesn't seem to be enough...... God, God! ”

"No, no, the flood is flooding New York, and we don't use special effects." Lance interrupted Jonathan, who was extremely excited, which suddenly made Jonathan Chris and Matthew stunned, and their disappointed expressions were beyond words, and Jonathan was even more excited, "Why?" Why! Don't you believe in our strength? How can this be! ”

"Because it's too expensive." Lance shouted, which suddenly made Jonathan's passion come to an abrupt end, and Lance lowered his tone, "Calm down, it's just because it's too expensive." I've done my homework before, and the shot of the flooding of New York City was all done with computer special effects, which required at least 20 million or so, and our budget was only 100 million dollars, which was too much of a percentage. "It's only 2003, and the rendering of floods and tsunamis is still not mature enough, and even the strongest digital field in the industry needs to spend a lot of time and money to make zuò, and the effect of making zuò is not realistic enough.

There were so many special effects in "The Day After Tomorrow" that a budget of $100 million had to be budgeted to make the most of it, and Lance had carefully considered the scene of the flooding of New York City, and decided to shoot it live-action.

"So, are you going to build a model?" Jonathan is an otaku, but his knowledge of movies is not limited to computer special effects.

Lance nodded, "I'll make a miniature model and put it in a tank and flood the whole of New York City." At the same time, a second relatively small water tank is set on both sides of the water tank, and when shooting, the gate between the two water tanks is opened, and the blowing system is used to impact it, creating a storm effect. ”

In the layman's opinion, the shooting of commercial movies is not difficult, because there is no plot structure, there is no character building, and only the computer special effects and movie rhythm need to be controlled well, and the quality of the finished product will not be too bad. But this is a misunderstanding, if you want to make a commercial film, it is not difficult, but if you want to make a successful commercial film, it is very difficult.

What's more, the box office performance of "The Day After Tomorrow" in the previous life was good, but it was far from amazing, it can only be said to be a passing grade. Lance didn't take the film because he wanted to play the insurance card. Therefore, as early as the planning stage, Lance began to read a lot of materials and try to create this film in his own way and with his own ideas as much as possible. Not only the script, but also in terms of visual effects, Lance also came up with a lot of novel ideas.

"In fact, this one only has a panoramic part, and I plan to use computer special effects, and I will shoot the rest of the parts in real life, as much as possible to increase the realism to the extreme, and at the same time increase the details of the film." Lance had no intention of hiding his ambitions.

Jonathan opened his mouth, and at this point he finally understood why Lance was challenging James's authority, because according to Lance's conception, there was not as much work in the digital field as he thought. In other words, a large part of the budget that should have belonged to the digital realm has been diverted to live action.

Thinking back to the concept art that James designed, Jonathan was really a little laughable, and Lance almost overturned James's idea more than halfway, "You know, you're going to put us out of work." ”

Lance raised an eyebrow slightly, "You know, I need a shot of the cold wave gradually freezing all the buildings, even the flags flying in the air, for a full three minutes. ”

Jonathan closed his mouth and nodded his chin slightly, then showed a hesitant and tangled expression, "Yes...... This shot can take two or even three months. That's true, and then Jonathan crossed his hands on his hips and said with a curious expression, "So, you mean, just a few sets of shots are enough to consume half a year's time?" ”

"No, I mean, just a few sets of shots are enough to define the thrilling nature of the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow.'" Lance's words were calm and sincere, and that sly touch was hidden in the depths of his eyes, exuding a faint light. >