Levy's idea surprised all the people here, and after the surprise, Clark was the first to speak, "You're talking about 3D technology, right?" If you can take on this important responsibility, it can only be 3D technology, but as far as I know, 3D technology is not very mature until now, right? ”

It wasn't surprising that Clark immediately thought of this technique after Levy finished speaking. It can be said that 3D movies have always been the direction of people's efforts, and if there is any film technology that can make people willing to pay money, then 3D technology is definitely the most likely thing.

Turning the film into three-dimensional, of course, will attract a lot of audiences. The more movies are made, the more realistic they are, and the effect of 2D is not as real as 3D.

Back in the 30s, 3D technology had some rudiments, and in the last century, 3D technology has been developing, and this is not something particularly mysterious. If 3D movies can really be realized, then its value is naturally immeasurable, but can 3D movies be realized? This is also a great question.

For a long time, 3D technology was not very mature. 3D movies have never been very accepted by traditional directors, firstly because this technology is immature and is suspected of fooling people, and secondly, because 3D technology does not wear 3D eyes, the pictures seen are overlapped, easy to blur, and the details of the film cannot be reflected. For many directors, attention to detail is an inevitable pursuit, so they can't even accept digital shooting, let alone 3D technology?

In Levy's memory, not to mention others, it is Nolan, a person who resolutely resists 3D movies. That was after 3D movies were already very popular, and he refused to accept them, let alone now, when 3D movies basically didn't have any finished products?

Clark: Their suspicions are normal. After all, they, unlike Levy, are very clear about what lies ahead.

"As far as I know, such a technological breakthrough is not very difficult. Now Warner is planning to make a new cartoon, using 3D technology. Moreover, they came up with the idea of combining 3D technology with the IMAX playback system, which might have unexpected effects. ”

Levy's words. Let a few partners immediately raise their heads, this news, is a bit amazing. There is no doubt that the combination of IMAX and 3D technology will produce excellent results - because countless people have already tried it before.

Unlike 3D technology, which existed as early as the 30s, IMAX playback technology only began to appear in the 70s, although this projection system can project better movie effects. The cost is high, transportation is difficult, and it has not been popularized for a long time, for the film industry. They haven't been getting enough of it.

However, in recent years, with the repeated increase in the cost of film investment, these problems are no longer a problem. Last year, Apollo 13 launched an IMAX version of the movie, and Star Wars has always been IMAXIZED. Not to mention that just this year, The Matrix 2 broke through the technical problem of no more than two hours in an IMAX movie, making this technology a step further. Right now. The Matrix 3 claims to be released in both traditional theaters and IMAX theaters at the same time, and this technology is gradually maturing.

3D technology and IMAX technology can be said to be mature technologies that have only matured in recent years, but their effectiveness has indeed been verified for a long time. Although these two things are quite expensive, and in the past, they were limited to time, and no movie would use them, but in some places where no expense is spared, IMX technology and 3D technology have already begun to be combined - in some science museums, planetariums and other places, such technology has long been used to shoot documentaries.

If this technique is used to shoot films......

"It's going to sound beautiful." Clark replied. He has been to the planetarium, and through the technology of the planetarium, he has seen documentaries under the combination of IMAX technology and 3D technology. Those documentaries are indeed more amazing than traditional films. If those technologies could be used in movies, what would movies look like?

It's exciting to think about.

"If 3D technology and IMAX technology are combined...... How much does the cost of the film have to go up? Clark was fascinated by the technology, but Alexander immediately thought about the cost.

3D movies are twice as difficult and twice as financially expended. Coupled with IMAX technology, such a movie is even more expensive.

Now the investment in a Hollywood blockbuster has to be about 100 million, and if these technologies are used again, the investment amount will have to be more than doubled. Plus publicity, how much does a movie cost? Invest 300 million in a movie? This kind of thing is really beyond Alexander's imagination.

300 million US dollars, in the 90s, a movie that achieved this box office could be regarded as a successful commercial blockbuster, but now, this is actually a movie investment. Levy's suggestion, where is what to challenge the Titanic, his suggestion is that the Titanic box office cannot be filmed at all, and the movie is a failed attempt.

"The technology is not yet mature, and making a movie is a bit risky. No matter how I listen to it, I feel so hanging. Alexander frowned and shook his head again.

"Movies have to be tried, and they always have to be adventurous. Without risking, where did the new stuff come from? Clark began.

"But you have to consider the cost - if you really shoot this kind of movie, the box office is less than 1 billion, it's a failure."

There is some truth in Alexander's words, the bigger the investment, the greater the risk. Even if Hollywood's investment has been increasing over the years, such a large investment is still too risky.

"But I think it's still possible." Levy spoke.

"Why?"

"Because 3D technology is not particularly mature, but in some ways it has already been tried by some pioneers. Isn't it already in use in cartoons? ”

Levy's rhetorical question only made Alexander snort coldly, "I don't know about filmmaking, but I know about investment." We haven't done cartoons before, but I still know what to invest in. If you want to change the cartoon to 3D, you can spend a little effort on post-production, and you can invest in 3 additional achievements. But the movie wants to be made in 3D, equipment. Venue, time, these things all cost money, and the cost of a movie has to be doubled, so can it be the same? Moreover, not many people have tried to shoot under 3D technology now, right? I don't have any experience, how can I shoot? ”

The question raised by Alexander is very real, and it is indeed something that has to be considered. The biggest challenge of 3D technology is not only technology. It's about the lack of experience in shooting. New technology means not only technology, but also shooting methods.

But Levy has long had an idea about this.

"If other people have any experience, we will use it first, and who says that these shallow experiences cannot help us?"

"These experiences? How can we help? Alexander wondered.

"In Three-Body Problem 2, human beings have further contact with Three-Body Beings. 1 It has already been said that the Trisolarans will arrive on Earth three hundred years later. Then there will definitely be scenes of human life three hundred years from now. Secondly, in the Three-Body Problem 2, there will definitely be more cosmic environment shooting, including cosmic warfare. It also includes the human space station, and there are some other parts of the imagination, so I'm also thinking about how to better present these images in front of the audience. Of course. When I think about that, I also think about it - what if the film was made in 3D? ”

"Think about it. We must have a cosmic environment in our movie, right? The parts of the spaceship, the parts of the space station, these parts, were originally in outer space. The environment of outer space is naturally the best place to shoot special effects, because those scenes can only be shot through special effects, and if the shooting is good, we can really reproduce the reality through special effects. ”

"This sounds like fun." Clark listened to Levy's words, and immediately spoke, "The real reproduction of weightlessness, and the background of space, these things sound good...... Representing this in 3D sounds like a lot of fun. ”

"Then there is the fact that this film will deal with the situation of the earth in 300 years. This part is also a movie under the picture of science fiction. Such a movie scene, if we design it well, can also be very close to the animation effect, so that the use of 3D technology in the film is one step closer. ”

"In this way, there are a lot of things in our films, and we use the experience of existing animation films, as well as some experience of space documentaries. These things are enough to make our movies outstanding. And, most importantly - Alex, it's a brilliant gimmick. ”

This time, Levy's words made Alexander's eyes light up. Compared to the problem of shooting, this problem is what he can understand better.

He couldn't be clearer about how much a 3D movie gimmick can bring to the movie.

Looking at Alexander, who understood, Levy smiled and stopped talking.

In fact, in his memory, even when Avatar was released, 3D movies were still not popular. When Avatar was screened, 98% of the screenings were still in 2D. However, that movie caused enough sensation to make it the first in history.

The success of that film was also largely due to publicity and excellent production. On the one hand, the crew played out the title of the first 3D movie, and on the other hand, they did produce a very delicate silhouette of the planet, which was almost animated, which made their film a success. Although the movie is said to be 3D effect, in fact, in those scenes dominated by human activities, the 3D effect may not be much stronger than other movies. What really stands out about it are the fantasy scenes that resemble animation.

And now, if Levy can make a movie that is not bad, or even better, and robs this sensation, why not? What's more, he is not shooting fantasy scenes, but cosmic scenes - isn't the success of gravity because the special effects are filmed as real?

"What's more, I didn't say that I was going to shoot now...... Now that there is no script, what are we shooting? The filming of this movie still has to be prepared for a while. (To be continued......)

PS: In yesterday's chapter, it should be ten years later, the first fifty may not be able to enter, less typing.