Li Dongsheng absentmindedly played with his family for a day, and when he returned to the hotel that evening, he couldn't wait to open the camera enthusiast forum.

What kind of camera is this? I've never seen it": "Today I heard that the crew of "Avatar" was in Zhangjiajie, so I rushed over, and finally I was fortunate to see the helicopter that the crew of "Avatar" was filming in the air. But to my surprise, I found that they had never seen a camera before, and a high-definition large picture was attached for identification. ”

After typing, send the picture to the attachment and post it together.

In less than half a minute, someone replied: "There is a camera that you don't know?" I'll take a look. ”

Then more and more people poured into the post.

"Hey, what kind of camera is this?"

"A big sticker."

"Looks like the picture isn't P."

"I don't know either, which of you know?"

"Looking at the dual lens, it should be 3D, but the body size is 2 times larger than the 3D camera, and it is estimated to weigh 100 pounds, so it must be a different camera."

"Blessed is the cameraman with such a big camera!"

"I dare to conclude that it should be the newly developed camera technology of Tianwang Special Effects, and this new technology may increase the depth of the picture, or it may increase the resolution of the picture, or it may increase the fullness of the grain."

"There is a bit of truth upstairs, but this is not very likely, because the current quality of the film is enough, and no matter how big it is, it doesn't make sense, unless there is a bigger movie screen."

"Upstairs stupid!"

Li Dongsheng waited for an hour or two, and there were many replies. But there is no one who knows this camera, and there is no reliable analysis. It's a pity that what Li Dongsheng didn't know was that someone put forward the right idea, but they were all considered impossible.

In the end, someone sent the picture of the camera to a foreign counterpart to see if there was anyone who knew him.

The news of the use of a new type of camera by the crew of "Avatar" quickly spread outside, which attracted the attention of many film companies, but unfortunately Tianwang Film and Television has always been silent and can't speak at all.

There are quite a few Wang Hei who sneered: "This is simply grandstanding, thinking that with a big camera, you can let others promote it for free." ”

The director of "Fake Hero" also bluntly said: "With a fund of 4 billion, I don't know how to spend it when I make a movie." Even if you splurge it, you won't spend that much. So I think the investment in 4 billion is definitely inflated. The real one may only be 3 billion, and there is another possibility that it is money laundering. But I'm more convinced that it's a grandstanding. ”

At this time, the news that Huaxia was going to invest $440 million to make a science fiction movie had been widely spread around the world. After it was confirmed, it also caused an uproar among fans and filmmakers in these areas. And North America, where the film industry is most developed, was shocked by the news.

A commentator from North America's "Variety" said: "Movies don't mean that you have to invest big if you want to. With current cinematic technology. An investment of $100 million to $200 million is the most appropriate, and this is also the amount of blockbuster investment that many film companies have been exploring that is most in line with the current situation. Once it exceeds $300 million, it becomes much more difficult to invest. Where does the money go? How to spend it reasonably? Will it be wasted? How can we ensure a balance between investment and income? Will there be huge losses? These are the key questions. ”

"Time Magazine" also reported: "After experiencing that shit "Shocking Demon Thieves", the director of Huaxia dared to touch the forbidden area of blockbuster investment all at once, I don't know if he is stupid or crazy, or a real genius?" Let's wait and see. ”

The Chicago Times: "With less than a year and a half to go until January 1, 2013, it's unlikely to make a $440 million movie......

And the famous international director who directed the "Spider-Man" series, Sam . Remy also said on his official website: "I tried to increase the amount of investment in the Spider-Man franchise every time, but in the end I gave up because I didn't know what the increased money would be used for. If a film company says it's asking me to direct a $400 million blockbuster, I think my first instinct would be to take out a mop and kick this person out, am I that stupid? ”

Abroad, everyone expressed disbelief at the $440 million investment in a movie, or thought the director was crazy, but their rhetoric was much more subtle than the derogatory rhetoric at home.

And Cameron and Alphonso Caron, who fought with Wang Shang, personally called Wang Shang to confirm.

Cameron on the other end of the phone can be said to be extremely excited, and his words do not hide the extreme excitement at all: "You really want to invest $400 million to make a movie??" You're such a genius!! Oh~~ I envy you so much!! It's better to be a boss, you can shoot whatever you want, I have long wanted to make a blockbuster film of more than 300 million US dollars, but I contacted several film companies and refused, which made me so sad. It's so painful to think about a lot of money for me to spend!! ”

Alfonso Cuarón, on the other hand, is the complete opposite: "Although I don't dare to make a film with such a big investment, I admire you!" ”

It is clear from the phone call in the personalities of the two that Cameron is a radical filmmaker who is not easily satisfied, while Alfonso Cuarón is more sedate.

In the end, Wang Shang discussed some things in "Avatar" with the two on the phone, of course, it should be kept secret, Wang Shang still kept it secret and did not leak it.

The experience of the two made the young Wang Shang gain a lot, and of course they were also shocked by Wang Shang's thinking.

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On August 20, "Fast and Furious 3" was fully offline around the world, with a total box office of $910 million, which was the envy of countless people. At this time, "Biochemical Apocalypse 3" has also accumulated an astonishing box office of $650 million around the world, which makes Tianwang Film and Television Group inexplicably excited.

And at this time, "Avatar" finally began to officially shoot.

The studio has been set up, divided into more than a dozen areas, including the command room area of the headquarters, the organic cabin area, and the square area...... Each zone corresponds to one or more scenes from the movie.

Because of the large number of computer special effects, it will not use real shooting, but use traditional studio green cuts, and then put them into the computer. Just like "The Hobbit 2" in the previous time and space, most of the filming was done in the studio, as for the live shooting? Sorry, no.

As a science fiction movie where 60% of the shots cannot be shot in real time, and there are far more virtual actors than real actors, the filming of "Avatar" is destined to be completed mainly by computer stunts, although Wang Shang has repeatedly emphasized that special effects can never replace the story to become the protagonist of the movie, but Wang Shang knows that there is no way to improve "Avatar" only by relying on personal heroism and the storyline of love, and dazzling special effects can achieve "Avatar".

However, after years of development, Tianwang Special Effects has accumulated a large number of experienced special effects technical team, for example, the lighting special effects team, which can bring 3D visual effects to people with light operation alone, which is so awesome.

Therefore, with the technology of Tianwang special effects, it is enough to combine the things in the studio with the computer to make a super gorgeous audio-visual feast movie.

Filming is about to begin, and the actors are ready and in high spirits.

Wang Shang held the big demon king's horn: "Logistics group, bring three sets of clothes and helmets, try it for the first time today." ”

The logistics staff transported three storage boxes by car shortly after, and after opening the boxes, they took out three sets of clothes and three helmets from them.

"Ah Feng, you come first." Wang Shang pointed at Xie Tingfeng and said.

"Okay!" Xie Tingfeng walked to the logistics staff excitedly, and under the service of the staff, he carefully put on the suit and put on the helmet. It's a very expensive garment.

After a period of bad work, everyone knows that this is a new technology that is responsible for transmitting human movement data to the computer.

While watching him get dressed, Wang Shang instructed the other staff: "Open the digital model in the computer." ”

Soon the computer revealed a humanoid figure made up of a mesh lattice, lanky, tall, and with a prominent tail.

At this time, the staff also pressed the start button of the clothes and helmets.

When he saw that Xie Tingfeng was a little fluttering, Wang Shang couldn't help but prank: "Come, Ah Feng, take a few steps, first take an S, and then a B." ”

Hahaha~~~~ There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Xie Tingfeng was a little bitter.

"Just a joke, now it's officially started, Ah Feng does a few actions and has an exaggerated expression."

Xie Tingfeng made an expression of slamming the ground and laughing in the demarcated area, and then made an expression of angry yelling......

After the staff got the action and expression data, they transferred it to the virtual model, and after buffering for 5 minutes, the lattice character model finally moved.

Because of the lack of rendering, everyone can only see a lattice virtual human pounding the ground while laughing and yelling angrily in the computer, which feels so funny.

"It's called virtual shooting." An assistant director explained to the others.

Many people have seen this technology for the first time, and they feel amazing, and they also know how much of a sensation this technology will bring to the film industry.

An irrepressible excitement!! Everyone felt as if they were part of a history-making operation. Little did they know that the movie would feature IMAX technology that they had never seen before, and that was the main event...... (To be continued......)