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Chapter 178: Studio Records

Chapter 178: Studio Records

"It's a comedy again, and it's not bad to produce two comedies a year. "Sophie began to judge the box office potential of "Fake Marriage" from the story, and there is no doubt that it is definitely a notch higher than "Gain and Loss", and the box office potential is also huge, which is very suitable for this year's highlight: "When your script is written, I will go to Carl and ask him to help prepare for the filming."www.biquge.info ”

"Can't you wait a while?" Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but be depressed, Sophie just came back and pushed it out again, so she couldn't continue to stay alone in the empty room. Sophie smiled: "That's so fast, from you writing the script to preparing for filming, it will take at least two weeks, and then the sweetheart will be almost finished." Baby, I guess it's coming soon, her film started filming so early. ”

Sophie is back, Liang Xiǎo Long's whole person seems to be a lot more energetic, and he has become more diligent in the crew, only complaining about the crew and the crew, and finally even the hard-working Hillary is depressed: "Captain, didn't I catch you that day, do you need to fix us like this?" What she said was naturally that Liang Xiǎo Long wore stockings that day.

"No, aren't everyone in good shape?" Liang Xiǎo Long is a little inexplicable, in his opinion, the crew works very hard, and no one is very tired, so he works according to the ideal schedule.

"The key is jing." Hillary depressedly explained to him that the key was that Liang Xiǎo Long was too affectionate and worked too hard in the crew. So when everyone saw the director working so hard, they naturally didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, so they could only be themselves, they must work cautiously, and they must not make a mistake and drag the crew back.

"So, I should be a little lazy?" Liang Xiǎo asked depressedly, and Hillary immediately agreed: "That's right, there aren't many things I want you to do anyway, let's do it for my subordinates." Liang Xiǎo Long nodded, then sat down on a chair and shouted, "Drama, bring me a cup of tea." "It's a well-known fact that Liang Xiǎo Long doesn't like coffee, so the crew has tea for a long time. Soon, the drama manager brought the tea, and Liang Xiǎo Long took a sip: "It's not bad, I'll take a breath first, and then call me when I'm ready." ”

Yes, the pressure on Jing Shen is far more terrifying than the overdraft of physical strength, and Liang Xiǎo Long also appropriately forced himself to be lazy, don't make the crew anxious, Bi is broken.

It didn't take long to shoot "Million Dollar Baby", the point was that post-production was time-consuming and difficult, and after only two weeks in Los Angeles, all the shots were completed, and Liang Xiǎo Long gave the crew another two days off. During this time, the script of "Fake Marriage" has been completed and the filming is completed, and Sophie has to follow the crew to shoot her new play. It is worth mentioning that the director of "Fake Marriage", like in his previous life, is Annie. Fletcher, that is, Hollywood's first choreographer, is the director of "Hip-hop Boy".

Counting, this is the fourth time Anne has worked with Yanhuang Film Company, the first time she choreographed "The Police and the Thief", the second time she choreographed "The Bride Is Not Me", and the third time she directed "Street Dance Boy". Liang Xiǎo Long originally planned to release "Street Dance Boy 2", but when he thought of this drama and was not in a hurry, he kept dragging it out, in fact, there are already many film mi's echoes Yan Huang Film Company to hurry up and release a new film, that kind of kung fu street dance is really cool.

Carr has also talked to Liang Xiǎo Long many times, and Liang Xiǎo Long also agreed to launch "Street Dance Boy 2" next year, but in terms of script, Liang Xiǎo Dragon chose to delegate power, because the plot of "Street Dance Boy 2" in his previous life is indeed much worse than "Street Dance Boy", and it cannot be regarded as a very successful film, so it is better to give Jiāo to Hollywood screenwriters, maybe they can bring forth the new and create a more perfect song and dance film.

"My dear, after filming this drama, I'll rest for a while, let's have a child." Before parting, Sophie leaned into Liang Xiǎo's arms and whispered. Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, with his age, he was actually not suitable for having children, but his parents were urging him very tightly, especially Ye Ying, who had already nagged more than once to want to hold his grandson. So Liang Xiǎo Long also has plans in this regard, anyway, his career has been very successful, and having a child will not affect his career.

The filming in Los Angeles has been completed, and after a two-day break, the crew rushed to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Weta Digital Studios has sent a convoy to drop everyone off at the hotel and shoot will start the next day.

After several years of development, Weta Digital Studio has grown to 65,000 square feet of studio and more than 600 creative employees to design and produce a variety of large or micro props including professional prop modeling and repair, creature prop making, armor weapon crafting, miniature carving, large scenes, sets, and costumes. It can be said that the current Weta Digital Studio is already a first-class special effects company in Hollywood. Moreover, the company is full of confidence that it will be able to catch up with and surpass Industrial Light and Magic in terms of special effects in the future and become the leader of this industry.

Liang Xiǎo Long didn't go to the hotel to rest with the rest of the crew, but went directly to the company: "Richard, take me to see the props." Richard laughed, "You're really in a hurry, come with me." ”

In the movie, there are a lot of props, if before the 90s, because there were no digital special effects, the props were made by simulation. For example, in "King Kong" filmed in 1933, the prop King Kong in it is a giant toy King Kong. With the development of science and technology, the use of digital special effects is becoming more and more extensive, and many props can be made very blurry, such as a later "Transformers", whose props are just a xiǎo robot, and all aspects of transformation are simulated with digital technology. Of course, there are still many props that are still designed in simulation, such as knives and guns.

Liang Xiǎo Long carefully examines each prop, and often asks about its function, which makes Richard cry and laugh. But this is also normal, the preparation of props is done by the prop master, and the director only needs to use him in the right place, otherwise the director has too much to learn.

"This thing receives instruments, right?" Liang Xiǎo Long pointed to a giant machine, with flowing water-like lines, and various templates were also simulated designs, and people who didn't know would definitely think that this was a cutting-edge machine. But in fact, it is just an iron word, you may keep it after you use it, maybe you will use it in the future, if you feel that it has no use value, you will dismantle it, recycle, and it is similar to garbage.

"That's right, of all the props, this one is the most exhausting." Richard laughed, "How does it feel?" Meets the requirements, right? ”

"Of course, perfectly." Liang Xiǎo Long smiled: "What about the xiǎo-type accessors used by ordinary people? ”

Richard took out a watch and pressed a switch, and some data would be displayed on it: "The production price is slightly higher than that of an ordinary electronic watch, as long as you enter the corresponding program, you can display various numbers and data, and you can use it in other movies in the future." Liang Xiǎo Long said: "The shape is good, when the film is released, the company can develop this watch, I believe young people will like it." ”

After a pause, Liang Xiǎo Long said: "Design a few more watches, and divide them into various grades, so that you can develop the commercial value of this aspect." Richard laughed: "Okay, anyway, the designers are ready-made." But Captain, you're becoming more and more like a jiān merchant now. Liang Xiǎo Long shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "The one who is close to ink is black." Richard had a black line, it seemed, and said secretly: "It seems, I didn't bring you bad, right?" ”

After visiting the props, Liang Xiǎo Long took Peter to visit the digital studio, all kinds of mainframe computers looked at Liang Xiǎo Long a little dizzy, but Liang Xiǎo Long also studied patiently, after entering the 21st century, if you want to become a high-end director, you must understand special effects technology, otherwise you can only shoot those emotional films, comedies and the like, and although there is no shortage of good works in this kind of film, the box office is 108,000 miles different from commercial blockbusters.

The next day, the studio officially started, almost one fight after another, and the other clips were basically filmed. However, these fighting scenes are not easy to film, because the scene is not single, nor is it ring-style, but a reality simulated by digital technology, such as mountains, such as lakeside, not as good as cliffs. In the filming scenes, these scenes do not exist, only a few simple platforms can be built, and then some props can be used, and then let the actors complete it through their own imagination, which is several times more difficult to shoot than traditional action movies.

Liang Xiǎo Long holds a pile of blueprints with patterns of a cliff in various directions. He constantly explains to Hillary and her opponents, asking them to imagine the fight and how to move in the ring. In the actual filming process, the actions are basically broken down, basically a few actions have to be stopped once, and then Liang Xiǎo Long continues to explain to them and continue shooting.

Here, it is worth mentioning that Hillary's opponents are all selected from kung fu martial arts gyms. In fact, Liang Xiǎo Long also pays attention to the development of this aspect, through this way, he can find some way out for the students of the martial arts hall, maybe there will be some stars in the martial arts hall, and it will also attract more people with star dreams to join the martial arts hall. Moreover, in this regard, not only Yanhuang Film Company, but also other Hollywood film companies also have contracts with kung fu martial arts gyms, on the one hand, they give some sponsorship fees to martial arts gyms, and on the other hand, martial arts gyms send martial arts talents or some dragon actors to them.

"Oh, oops." Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't bear to close his eyes, and Hillary once again fell down because she didn't stand on her feet. Liang Xiǎo Long doesn't remember how many times she fell, and for Hillary, filming these scenes is not much different from being abused. However, in such a scene, unless the foundation is extremely solid like Liang Xiǎo Long, anyone has to fall a few times. It's a good thing that the protective measures are in place, otherwise Hillary would have fallen out of shape a long time ago.

"Let's get some rest." Seeing that Hillary was filming her ass and was about to be filmed again, Liang Xiǎo Long hurriedly spoke out to stop it. Hillary did not refuse this time: "It's okay, I feel that the physical exertion is too serious, and if I don't rest, I will have to fall for a while." Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but look depressed, feelings are the reason why she wants to rest.

Liang Xiǎo Long asked someone to give Hillary Nong something to eat: "Eat some first, otherwise you will have to fall later." Hillary Clinton laughed, "I've never made a scene like this, and it almost tortured me to death." Liang Xiǎo Long said: "That's because you yourself are too desperate." Hillary said: "I think it's because the basic skills are not solid enough, and when the film is finished, I will go to the kung fu gym to sign up and take a few more action movies." ”

"That's a good idea." Liang Xiǎo Long agreed, Hillary's acting skills are undoubted, but after all, it is not a standard beautiful NV, it is a bit of a hard line, and if you can improve your athletic ability, you can expand your acting path well.

One fight after another, when all the fight scenes were filmed, Hillary got a set of numbers that made her very depressed, she was already thin, but she lost two kilograms in more than 20 days, and her féi loss score was outstanding. At this time, the film is also close to completion, and only the audience remains.

Because the film is integrated with virtual technology, the ring is virtualized, and the audience is naturally also virtualized. And in this regard, in order to create a visual effect in an all-round way, Liang Xiǎo Long is also ingenious, there is no kind of traditional stand, but let the audience float, such as the duel on the cliff, the audience can stand on the edge of the cliff, can float on the cliff, or float in the sky.

The filming of this aspect and the filming of the scene are staggered, and when they are in post-production, they are merged together. However, the filming in this area is not easy, especially testing the acting skills of the extras, who are to be dropped in the air with a tightrope, and then show the degree of the ring battle through a series of physical non-physical predictions such as expressions, cheers, and exclamations.

"Hey, man, can you shout more seriously?" Liang Xiǎo Long held his head high and looked at the actor who was dropped in the air, the actor laughed so hypocritically just now, it was like watching a battle in the ring, it was like a fox hiding in the shadows.

"This brother, don't tremble, be natural." Liang Xiǎo Long shouted at the actor who was hanging on the bamboo, this is a scene that shows a duel in the bamboo forest, and many audience members either hang on the pillar and step on the bamboo tip if they want hemp. But since it's virtual, you can't use the expression of fear in reality, everything has to feel like you're sitting in a chair and watching the game comfortably.

Collecting shots, constantly collecting shots, over the course of a week, Liang Xiǎo Long collected two or three thousand shots, and the filming of the film was finally completed: "It's finished, tonight, Wellington Hotel, don't get drunk and don't go home." ”

The film was finished, and at the celebration banquet, Liang Xiǎo Long said goodbye to the crew one by one, and of course, he was very sad to get drunk in the end. The next day, Hillary Clinton and the others returned to the United States, and in the following time, Yanhuang Film Company will arrange a lot of promotional activities for them, while Liang Xiǎo Long will stay at Weta Digital Studio to continue the post-production special effects production activities.

On the second day after the film was announced, the major media in the United States had already made a lot of noise, and the Los Angeles Times wrote: Time entered the first year of "Cops and Thieves", which only had an investment of 15 million US dollars, and the investment in the film directed by the captain himself gradually increased, and last year's 80 million US dollars investment "My Captain, My Group" magically won eight Oscar nominations, becoming the first film in history to break the billion mark at the box office. And this year, the investment in "Million Dollar Baby" has been increased again, up to $160 million, what kind of film will it create?

What kind of story is told in "Million Dollar Baby" has always been a mystery, but yesterday, Yanhuang Film Company has announced that the film has been completed, according to an interview with a reporter from my newspaper, the captain has returned to his old job, "Million Dollar Baby" is an action movie.

"Action movie?" Many people were stunned, everyone responded positively to the action movies produced by Liang Xiǎolong, and "Police and Thieves" and "Black Fist" have explained everything. But does an action movie cost $160 million? Unless you pull in a bunch of superstars and build them up with a salary.

But "Million Dollar Baby" is obviously not like this, Tom's salary is $25 million, Morgan's salary is $15 million, Hillary's salary is $5 million, and the three main actors are only paid $45 million, so where is the remaining $115 million used? The answer is that most of them are used in special effects, so this is a super-sized action movie.

Naturally, the actor who likes action movies cheers loudly, but is it really just an action movie? The Chicago Sun wrote that it was an inspirational film, while the New York Times said it was an emotional film, and the Wall Street Journal said it was a sci-fi blockbuster...... All kinds of theories have been circulated, which has confused the filmmakers, and they naturally want to find out if they are confused, so people are paying more and more attention to this film. It can be said that this is another successful case of publicity.

After reading these reports, Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but be happy: "The company's propaganda department mén is definitely stronger than the eight giant companies under the leadership of Carl, and every film Jiāo in their hands can quickly attract the attention of the masses and cause the biggest repercussions." At the same time, Liang Xiǎo Long was also secretly glad that he had chosen the right person in the first place, and giving the company Jiāo to Carl was more reassuring than anything else. Now, Liang Xiǎo Long has already considered whether to give a part of the shares to Carl at the year-end meeting, without him, the company would not be so large now.

While he was thinking about these things, Karl called him first: "Brother, read the newspaper, right?" Are you satisfied? Liang Xiǎo Long joked: "Expected. Karl sighed: "It seems that I have made too many success stories, and you are used to it and disappointed." Liang Xiǎo Long smiled: "Don't play treasure, what's the matter with me?" ”

"Big deal" Carl changed into clothes in a serious tone, grandma said, it has been two years since the opening of the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym, its influence is very huge, and it has also cultivated a lot of talents, so the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym, ABC TV, Yanhuang Film Company and Disney Company all think that the time is ripe and will prepare to hold a ring match. Moreover, the ring competition is not inside the kung fu martial arts hall, but for the whole world, and at the same time it is named the martial arts conference, which is also bullish enough: "I also took the opportunity to hold the martial arts conference, and at the same time, I also used this incident to further promote "Million Dollar Baby", after all, it is a film of the ring competition. Similarly, you can also use "Million Dollar Baby" to promote the martial arts conference, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"So what do I need to do?" Liang Xiǎo Long obviously doesn't have much concept of these things, so he has always been, tell me, what I need to do, and then I will complete what is within my ability, and you professionals will do the rest.