"Night Man" is a movie about gray heroes, rather than a positive hero image, in the selection of the protagonist, Shao Shuaijun feels that in Hollywood, the most suitable Christian. Bale, the actor who just set off a global frenzy in "Batman: Time to War".

It's a pity that a "Batman" will fry his worth to a height of $10 million, which is not something Shao Shuaijun can afford. After all, if you want to shoot in IMAX and 3D, it is a blockbuster that burns money, and it is not appropriate to spend a lot of money to invite a superstar. The previous audition invitations sent by the Actors Association were basically for male stars with a salary of less than $5 million.

In the end, it was decided that there were three actors who would come to audition, one was Taylor. Ketch, one is Josh. Duhamel and the other one is Jack. Gyllenhill. One of them Taylor. Kechi is the least famous and has the least salary, although he has participated in many movies, he is mainly in supporting roles. Josh. Du Hamin is quite famous, but it is mainly based on TV dramas.

As for Jack. Gyllen Hill is a popular student in Hollywood, and a "The Day After Tomorrow" and a "Brokeback Mountain" have allowed him to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

Among the three actors auditioning, Shao Shuaijun is the most optimistic about Jack. Gyllen Hill, both acting and face. But Jack. Gyllenhill also has the highest asking price, with his agent offering $7 million in a mouth. Shao Shuaijun couldn't accept this, and was only willing to pay $5 million.

In the end, he contacted Li Yu and persuaded Jack. Gyllen Hill a word. For Li Yu, Gyllen Hill is still very face-saving, and after some twists and turns, he agreed to join "Night Man" for $5 million. Played the lead role Thomas. And all the supporting roles in the film were also finalized one by one within a week.

Originally, everyone was still speculating whether there would be Chinese actors in this "Night Watchman", but after the casting dust settled, everyone found that there was no avatar. Of course, it doesn't mean that there are no Chinese behind-the-scenes staff, at least the director Shao Shuaijun is Chinese, and the action director Dong Wei is Chinese.

Because it is an investment led by Dream Chase Entertainment, Shao Shuaijun has the absolute right to speak in this movie, and all the staff have been reviewed by him one by one. to join.

During casting. Mitchell of Summit Entertainment. Bruce led the producer to negotiate IMAX photography and 3D photography. During this period, there were about 300 IMAX theaters in the world, more than half of which were in the United States, and half of this half were science museums. In other words, there are less than 100 IMAX theaters in the United States.

China is even more pitiful. It is expected to be summer vacation until tomorrow. There are also only 9 IMAX theaters.

As the first film to be shot with IMAX cameras, IMAX paid great attention to it, not only renting one of the only seven IMAX cameras in the world to the crew of "Night Watch" for free. It also sent a special person to guide the shooting.

IMAX is a magical projection system that changes the traditional way of projection with a large screen and high resolution. However, IMAX is also the most complex and expensive projection system, which has not been promoted since its inception in the seventies of the last century, and most of them are used in science and technology museums to carry out popular science screenings and publicity.

Because IMAX films are 65mm and 75mm, not all movies can be shown on IMAX screens, and they need to be converted with DMR, and it costs a high price to convert them into IMAX-DMR movies and appear on the IMAX big screen. Originally, "Painted Skin" was intended to be converted into an IMAX-DMR movie, but unfortunately it could not be formed due to piracy.

Now Shao Shuaijun has greater ambitions, he is no longer satisfied with simple DMR variety, but really uses IMAX cameras to shoot. Although he only planned to shoot for ten minutes, it was still a pioneering achievement, which is why everyone was worried about his new film, and the future of IMAX was uncertain, so he blindly used IMAX to shoot.

The first one to eat crabs, I don't know if it's cool or not. But the first one to eat puffer fish was definitely poisoned.

Fortunately, Shao Shuaijun has his plans, and he wants to take this opportunity to pave the way for cooperation with IMAX in the future. China in the future is definitely a huge market for IMAX, and Shao Shuaijun wants to seize this opportunity for cooperation. What's more, it does cost money to shoot IMAX, but IMAX will give some compensation.

The new projection system, the new projection system, it is not so easy to set up, in order to encourage the construction of more IMAX theaters, more films adopt the IMAX format. IMAX has invested heavily in the theaters it has built and movies in IMAX format, and they will sign supply and marketing contracts in advance, as well as some financial compensation.

In other words, as long as "Night Watch" comes out, IMAX theaters around the world will basically release it, and there is no need to negotiate arrangements. For example, the previous "Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones", "The Matrix 2: Reloaded", "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution", "Spider-Man 2", "Harry. Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Batman: Time to Go to War were all converted into IMAX-DMR movies and released in IMAX theaters around the world, and achieved great results.

It is with such assistance that Shao Shuaijun dares to play IMAX camera shooting.

Compared to the cost of IMAX shooting, 3D shooting is more mind-consuming. Although 3D technology has matured, the shooting methods are complex and the materials are relatively difficult, and in the end, the cost is not much less than that of IMAX shooting.

The cast ended at the end of July, and makeup and rehearsals began, which took nearly a month.

The reason for this is that Shao Shuaijun miscalculated the difficulty of 3D shooting.

The 3D films he had been exposed to in his previous life were basically digital films, but now they need to be shot on film. A set of 3D photography equipment weighs dozens of pounds, and it needs to be lifted with the help of equipment. What's even more exaggerated is that the 3D effect is based on the law of the human eye to capture the light.

When a person's two eyes look at an object, the images seen by the two eyes overlap, creating a three-dimensional effect. The same is true for photography, which requires two 2D cameras to shoot together. Modeled after the two eyes of a human.

But here comes the trouble, the human eye has the effect of automatic adjustment, so seeing far and near is a 3D stereoscopic effect. The camera is different and doesn't have the AF to adjust the angle. This requires two cameras to be fixed on a special gimbal, calculate the shooting distance, and then adjust the angle of the gimbal boom after calculation to produce a three-dimensional effect.

There is a saying for 3D shooting in the industry, which is called the three-stage shooting method of insect eye, human eye and giant eye.

It means shooting a close-up, the distance between the two cameras. Be as close as an insect's eyes. If it's a general lens. The distance between the human eye and the human eye is about the same. If it's a long shot, the two cameras need to be as far apart as the giant's eye. There is a formula here to calculate the distance, but there is often a big gap between the calculated and the actual shot.

"How. This video was made. How effective it is. I've been fumbling for a month. It should have been perfectly shot, right? In the studio that was built, Shao Shuaijun and assistant director Josh. McGalallen is asking the special effects artist who is working on the 3D picture in front of the computer.

The special effects artist flattened his mouth. Turn the screen around: "See for yourselves." ”

On the screen, a puppy is running, the picture is blurry and overlapping, Shao Shuaijun and Josh hurriedly put on 3D glasses to watch the effect. True 3D needs to be shown in cinemas to be reflected, and now the computer screen is to compare images in left and right formats, not to see the stereoscopic effect, but to see if there is any asynchrony between images.

Looking through his glasses, Shao Shuaijun's face gradually darkened.

The overlapping images of the puppies on the screen are obviously incongruous, some time periods are coordinated, and some time periods are either advanced or backward. With such coordination, it is impossible to produce a qualified 3D movie, let alone show 3D effects on the IMAX big screen.

"Shao, I'm sorry, we've failed again." Josh took off his glasses, peeled off a toffee and put it in his mouth, and said vaguely, "Although I follow Robert. Directed by Zemeckis, he filmed the IMAX-3D movie "The Polar Express", but it was a full digital picture painting. Suffice it to say that it's too early to make a live-action IMAX-3D movie, and we don't have the technical support for qualified 3D photography. ”

Josh. McGalallen is an assistant director who has been in Hollywood for many years, and the reason why he was invited to join the crew of "Night Watchman" is because he followed the great director Robert Gilrest Gump who filmed "Forrest Gump". Zemeckis filmed the world's first IMAX-3D movie "Polar Express" together. His experience is exactly what Shao Shuaijun needs.

Shao Shuaijun rubbed his hair in frustration and threw his glasses into the ground, he studied 3D shooting in the studio for a month, and the result was still a piece of shit. 3D movies have a long history, and there have been many 3D movies in the last century, but now he can't even grasp the shot of a puppy running.

"Josh, how can this be, why has 3D been developed for so many years, and it still can't meet my requirements!"

"Maybe 3D shouldn't appear, this kind of three-dimensional effect is better in cartoons, and the live-action version, that is, scaring people in horror films."

"No, 3D movies are promising, and the future will be the world of 3D movies!" Shao Shuaijun shook his head.

Josh comforted: "Shao, why do you have to insist on 3D shooting, we can already produce it with IMAX shooting, which is very outstanding." Give up the idea of 3D photography, it will only be a burden on Nightwatch, not a help. Maybe one day 3D technology will develop well, and you can try it again, right? ”

"No, no, no, Josh, you have to understand that I want to make a blockbuster that is worth remembering in history, and when people later mention 3D movies, when they mention IMAX movies, they can't avoid a movie. I'm going to put my name in the history of cinema. Shao Shuaijun lifted his spirits and clapped his hands, "Josh, accompany me to USC, I'm going to the Film and Television Academy to find technical support." ”

"It's useless, 3D film photography, the method we've done is already the most advanced. Don't think about it unless it's a digital movie. ”

Shao Shuaijun turned around and said a little stunned: "There will be, just work hard to find it!" (To be continued......)

PS: The end of the fourth watch, this is a 3000-word chapter, and the criticism of the recent book review has been wave after wave, and Lao Bai is under a lot of pressure.

I can't help but read it, but if I want to write it, I will continue to write it.

Giving up halfway, Lao Bai felt regretful and regretful, but it didn't matter, what Lao Bai wanted to write was absolutely wonderful! I see their criticisms in my eyes, and I correct them one by one if I can accept them, but I don't want to say much about the original movie, I never said that I want to be original now, all for the plot.

Forget it, no spoilers.

By the way, let's ask for a commuter pass.