Chapter 133: Special Effects Makeup Artist
After Lin Nan and his party left the airport, they first went to the hotel to put down their things, and after a short pause, they immediately began to go to the location of the first target makeup artist.
Special effects makeup artist is a very special branch of the profession of makeup artist, most of them work in TV and movie crews, the job of special effects makeup artist is to use special effects makeup technology and various materials to produce a variety of bloody atmosphere effects, age-changing makeup, high-imitation body parts, plastic makeup, body painting, remote control dolls and so on.
Among them, all kinds of bloody atmosphere effects are: burns, burns, abrasions, bruises, fractures, eye gouging, bleeding, blood spraying, etc., the effects made by highly skilled special effects makeup artists are very realistic, and even can't tell the real or fake at all, and the combination of age makeup and high-imitation body parts can even be said to be a kind of disguise.
There are no particularly outstanding personnel in this profession in China, but in foreign countries, especially in the United States, this profession has been developed rapidly because of the prosperity of the film industry.
Compared with computer special effects, special effects makeup is cheaper, and in some ways, he can do the effects that computer special effects can't do at all, and it is more realistic than computer special effects, so it is widely used in many types of movies.
Now, Lin Nan's next film is in great need of an excellent special effects makeup artist with enough work experience to help him complete this part.
The meeting had already been booked through an intermediary, and in the makeup artist's studio, after Lin Nan and his party came here, they were also amazed by the various puppet models placed around.
"That's too realistic, isn't it?" Li Zhenning stood in front of a middle-aged female head, looking at the delicate skin and eyes that looked like a real person, and couldn't help but exclaim.
Just when Li Zhenning involuntarily wanted to reach out and touch the mold, she was grabbed by Lin Nan's arm: "Don't move, people who engage in these things generally have a weird temper!" ”
Hearing Lin Nan say this, Li Zhenning also reacted that her behavior just now was a little inappropriate, and quickly withdrew her hand, it was the first time she saw these realistic dummies, so she couldn't help but want to touch them.
After stopping Li Zhenning. Lin Nan looked at the various works placed around, and instantly had no doubts about the personal ability of this special effects makeup artist he was about to meet, in terms of technology, this is definitely a top special effects makeup artist.
Under the leadership of his assistant, Lin Nan soon met the makeup artist, who was about thirty years old, slightly fat, with white skin, golden hair, and green eyes with a hint of blue light, which was a very traditional image of the Chinese people.
This special effects makeup artist is called James. Ryder. It was the one that Wei Junbo found among the several makeup artists they found that best met Lin Nan's requirements. Very good at making bloody atmosphere effects. has helped many thriller movies do special effects makeup, and is also relatively famous in the circle of special effects makeup artists in the United States.
After seeing Lin Nan and the others, James put down the thing he was making, and then walked over to Lin Nan and the others with a laugh: "Welcome to my special effects makeup studio, you should have already seen my work." How does it feel? ”
With Lin Nan's clumsy English level, he naturally couldn't understand what James was saying at all, and for him, there was no difference between James's language and ET's language, and they were completely incomprehensible.
It wasn't until Li Zhenning translated it into Chinese for him that Lin Nan hurriedly responded: "Not bad, not bad!" ”
Li Zhenning glanced at Lin Nan without a trace when she heard Lin Nan say this, she naturally couldn't translate this obviously polite words literally, so she also polished Lin Nan's original intention, which made Lin Nan and James both puzzled how they could translate such a long string of words in just a few words.
As it turned out, Li Zhenning's flattery achieved quite good results. This was evident from the grinning angle of James' mouth, and after a few casual words, James led everyone into his office, a group of people who seemed inappropriate in the slightly chaotic studio.
Once you're sitting down, it's time to get down to business. James is clear about the intention of Lin Nan and others, and for Huaxia, to be honest, he is not particularly resistant, and if he needs to, he is not impossible to go.
James's attitude is also the reason why Lin Nan came to him in the first place, because this is a person who is very likely to be moved.
"Mr. Lin, my assistant has already told me about your intentions, it doesn't matter to me where this movie will be filmed, what I am most concerned about is the situation of your movie, I want to know if it is worth my trip to China!" James squeezed his slightly fat body into a single sofa, and said to Lin Nan with a little seriousness on his face.
James's words were very clear, Lin Nan glanced at Wei Junbo, and Wei Junbo handed the information that had already been prepared to James.
After James got the information handed over by Wei Junbo, he looked through it carefully, and after a while, he raised his head with a hint of astonishment, looked at Lin Nan blankly and asked, "That's all?" ”
"Well, that's all!" Lin Nan nodded and answered James's doubts, translated by Li Zhenning on the side, it was not surprising that James could ask Lin Nan like this, because there was really not much on the information that Wei Junbo gave James.
"What we're planning to do is a series of thriller crime films, and this series will be completed with six or seven films, and this series of movies is different from ordinary thriller movies, it has a very wonderful plot that is difficult to guess." Lin Nan said to James who was frowning: "As for the more specific, I can't tell you more for the time being, after all, you haven't signed any contract with us yet, I hope you can understand!" ”
After Lin Nan finished speaking, he sat there and waited for James's reply, seeing that James frowned and did not react for a long time, Lin Nan decided to add a dose of fierce medicine to James.
"The whole shooting only takes about a month, and I will pay you 100,000 US dollars!"
As soon as Lin Nan said this, James's body shook slightly, 100,000 US dollars, and it only took a month!
This is several times higher than his usual salary, it is impossible for him not to be moved by 100,000 US dollars a month, and now Lin Nan is a master who holds a lot of money in his hands and is not short of money at all, is it possible that the producers over there in Huaxia are so rich and generous, James couldn't help but think.
"Mr. Lin, you let me see your sincerity, but I still need to think about it, after all, this is more than a simple shooting experience for me!" James stood up and held out his hand to Linnan.
Lin Nan held James's hand, he clearly knew that James really needed to think about this issue carefully, after all, going to Huaxia to shoot a movie is not a casual thing, and the success of this movie is likely to affect James's career in Hollywood, so he must be cautious.
After Lin Nan left, James's assistant asked James: "Boss, why don't you just agree to him, the conditions he offered are very generous!" ”
"What about the pay, you go and investigate this Lin Nan, I need to know some of his experiences before making a decision!" A gleam flashed in James' eyes, and then he instructed his assistant, who nodded when he heard it and immediately went to investigate this Lin Nan.
They knew Lin Nan's basic information and the company he worked for, and it was not difficult to find a detailed and specific experience, so the young assistant quickly sorted out all the information about Lin Nan and gave it to James.
James immediately began to look at Lin Nan's information after getting it, the more he looked at James, the more frightened he became, he originally thought that someone as young and generous as Lin Nan must be a descendant of a big family, but he didn't expect that all the resources in the hands of this Chinese man were actually created with his own hands.
Although he didn't understand Lin Nan's works very well, the results he had achieved were clear at a glance, not to mention the title of "miracle maker" given to Lin Nan by the Chinese media, all of which made James shocked.
After reading these materials, James had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he obviously had a decision in his heart: "O man who was born to create miracles, I would love to see what miracles you will create for me this time!" ”
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After leaving James's place, it was already late, and after returning to the hotel for dinner, Lin Nan made a transatlantic call to Zhan Xiaonan and his mother respectively and then went to sleep, he was very tired today.
Early the next morning, Lin Nan and his party continued to set off to find the next special effects makeup artist, just halfway through, Wei Junbo suddenly received a phone call, and after hanging up the phone after saying a few words, Wei Junbo immediately said to Lin Nan with a trace of joy on his face: "James agreed!" ”
Hearing Wei Junbo say this, Lin Nan's eyes also flashed with a hint of joy, once the most needed special effects makeup artist is found, then the next thing becomes very simple, I originally thought that James would have to think about it for a few days, but I didn't expect him to agree after only one day, which made Lin Nan, who was already ready to stay in the United States for more than half a month, greatly relieved.
After the signing was completed, Lin Nan held James' hand and smiled: "Mr. James, welcome to join our team!" ”
"I'm curious about the movie you were talking about, can you tell me what kind of movie it is?" After watching Lin Nan's experience, James can be said to be very curious about the next movie that Lin Nan will shoot, so he asked as soon as he signed the contract.
James's urgency made Lin Nan slightly surprised, and then a hint of an unpredictable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This is a movie that teaches people to cherish life and be grateful for life!" ”
ps:
Hey, when I looked at the textbook before the exam, the only thing I thought was: what! What! What is this?