As a director, Duke's perception of space will directly affect the final effect of the film, he and his scientific advisers have been in close contact with NASA, throughout the preliminary preparations, Duke continued to consult the space agency's experts on the space scene, but as the exchange deepened, the result was that he felt like a fool, and his understanding of space was not enough at all, if it was really shot in accordance with the reality of space, the film would not be ready until this time next year. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After going through all kinds of painful revisions, Duke made a decision, accuracy is as much as it can do, and he will not be nitpicky.

Duke turned his main energy back to the design of special effects and the improvement of the key prop 'light box' for shooting the gravity imbalance scene.

The crew's simulation of space lighting effects needed to be unprecedentedly efficient and accurate, and the film's massive CG production inevitably brought another challenge, which was how to make the live action and CG environment composited seamlessly.

The lighting of the actors' performances is usually different from the CG environment, and if the lighting is not right, the composite effect will look unnatural, which requires finding a way to match the live lighting and CG ambient lighting.

Duke's director of photography, John? Schwartzman and VFX Supervisor Tim? Webb eventually came up with a bold solution – to make a fuss about the LED screen of the light box.

The four walls of the light box are all composed of LED screens, which play videos or pictures that simulate the surrounding environment, and the lens controlled by the robotic arm rotates flexibly in this space, and the visual effects team is responsible for playing the pattern of the virtual scene on the LED screen to match the subjective perspective of the actors......

In this way, the image displayed on the LED screen will illuminate the actor and put the actor in the environment, as if space is revolving around the actor.

Duke had planned to shoot only half of the footage in a light box, and the other half would be lit by mechanical movement. But in the actual test, this device works well and is highly efficient. The image quality is also quite good, and the problem of lighting in space is completely solved when shooting.

These LED screens produce light effects that are more realistic than ever before. When Scarlett did a test shoot in this space, she was able to get a reflective effect directly on her body, solving the problem of diffuse reflection and lighting on all clothes.

If you want to get a shot of an astronaut rotating in space, it is very troublesome to set up a light in green screen conditions, but in a light box, you only need to adjust the content on the LED screen, and every pixel of the LED screen is a light, about 1.8 million. Each crew member is able to control it individually.

However, there are two sides to everything, and for post-production, keying all these LED screens is much more troublesome than green screen keying.

In today's Hollywood, where there are so many large-scale CG scenes, it's rare to shoot without a green screen, but Duke decided to shoot a lot of the shots with a light box, which is better than the green screen. Being able to provide some assistance to the actors can let them know what the environment is at that time, so that they can perform accordingly.

Gravity is undoubtedly a complex project. The complexity of combining virtual and live footage was compounded by the constraints of time.

Aside from the contact with Lucasfilm by the professional team that was focused on being formed, Duke threw all the rest of the work to Tina? Fei transferred the rest of her energy to the preparation of this film.

All sorts of jobs awaited him.

Together with ILM's team, Duke plotted the trajectory of the Earth in the film, which would determine what the Earth would look like in the film; And John? Schwartzman worked with a team of animators to create a low-resolution preview version of the film's animation to determine the virtual camera's movements; I also worked with a team of technical directors to design the lighting for each virtual set in the film, so that the existing CG assets were optimized so that the finished shot could be rendered and fed back quickly when shooting.

Remove these. Duke also has to communicate with two actors, which is the only thing he can be thankful about. The film does not require a large cast like "Inception", and there are only three actors who actually appear. He himself will make a cameo appearance in one of them, and Scarlett, who has the most scenes? Johnson has actually been preparing for this film since the original Cannes Film Festival, and he usually has a lot of communication with Duke.

To play the role of an astronaut, George? Clooney like Scarlett? Johnson, like him, is practicing yoga in order to make his body more flexible.

"It's worth it."

In the training hall at Warner Studios, George? Clooney said to Duke, "Although my character died early......"

Duke didn't answer him, but looked at Scarlett, who was walking to the locker room, and asked, "I heard Scarlett say that you're going to invite her to an event?" ”

"Yes, I have a similar philosophy to her." George? Clooney looked over there as well.

Duke is well aware of George? Clooney was talking about political ideas, thought about it, and said, "The White House wanted to invite me to an official dinner next year, but I didn't have the time, and I recommended you to them." ”

"Recommended me?" George? Clooney was a little surprised, then smiled, this is the opportunity he had always dreamed of, "Thanks, Duke, I really don't know what to say." ”

"You're welcome." Duke just smiled.

George? Clooney has always wanted to copy Ronald? Reagan's life trajectory was delicate enough, and then he said, "If you need help, just ask." ”

Duke reached out and patted his arm gently, "I'll call you if you need to." ”

The sound of high heels falling on the floor rang out, Scarlett? Johnson walked over with a grunge and looked at Duke and George, who were smiling tacitly? Clooney couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about, it seems to be very speculative." ”

Don't wait for George? Clooney spoke, and Duke said, "I just told George that if he ran for president, I would definitely vote for him." ”

George? Clooney couldn't help but laugh, if there really was a day, he would need the support of someone like Duke.

The three of them laughed a few words, and left Warner Studios one after another, Duke and Scarlett returned to their home in Malibu, and as soon as they entered the lobby of the Eye-shaped Villa, Scarlett turned on the stereo, and the whole living room was filled with peaceful classical music.

This is a habit that Scarlett has forced herself to develop since the beginning of "Gravity", her character needs to explode in silence, and her performance needs to match the unusually quiet atmosphere of outer space.

In fact, Duke knows very well that although Scarlett's personality has changed a lot after the great changes in the family, she is not a person who likes to be quiet at the root, and she is full of enthusiasm like all young girls.

Listening to classical music is a way for Scarlett to adjust herself.

On top of that, she's also practicing some slow dancing as an amateur relaxation, and Scarlett is a person who wants to do wherever she wants, which in her words makes her more relaxed and closer to being an astronaut.

In fact, although Duke never said it, Scarlett knew very well that she would go through an extremely painful filming process, and she knew that Duke would be very strict and even strict with her.

But she has faith in herself, and she is sure that she will not lose to anyone, even if that person is recognized inside and outside the circle as the best acting Natalie among the actors born after the 80s? Portman!

The other party's "Black Swan" is ready to appear at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, aimed at the Oscars, although she is influenced by Duke, she is not too interested in the Oscars, let alone Leonardo? DiCaprio is a crazy maniac, but it seems to be very good to become the first post-80s actress.

And she also listens to Tina? Faye said that this actress, also from New York, did something against Duke at the Cannes Film Festival, Duke's enemy, that is her Scarlett? Johnson's enemies.

Scarlett Jean Tina? Did Faye inquire, Natalie? Portman has gone to Venice.

Venice in August hasn't even opened for the festival, but many filmmakers from all over the world have already arrived. Portman and his mother Shelly came to Venice early, and the film "Black Swan" brought together her countless efforts and was also her hope to achieve one of her major goals in life.

The film had previously been screened in a very small area of Los Angeles, and her performance was well received by many heavyweights in the academy, according to her mother and the consensus within the Jewish Club of Hollywood, as long as the timing and work are right, her will definitely fall to her.

But sitting on the balcony of the hotel, Natalie? Portman looked at the streets and water features of Venice, his thick eyebrows were always slightly wrinkled, and he didn't seem to be happy because of this, but not very happy.

"Dear ......"

Mother Shelly walked up to the balcony and placed a glass of juice in front of her, "You haven't eaten since you came from the airport, so hurry up and drink this glass." ”

Picking up the cup, Natalie just took a sip, then put the cup back on the table in front of her, leaning on the rattan chair with an absent-minded look.

Before she came from New York, she got the agent Martin? Miller's notice, Duke? Rosenberg's new film is almost finished and is about to start shooting, and there are rumors in the circle, this intensely prepared film is likely to help Scarlett? Johnson hit the Oscar for Best Actress.

After hearing the news, Natalie? Portman's heart sank, and with her cleverness, she could naturally think of something.

Natalie knew very well that she had to do more to win an Oscar. (To be continued.) )

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