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According to the original plan, Duke was going to go on vacation to Australia with Scarlett, but the day before departure, news came from Marvel Studios that "Captain America" was going to Louisiana to shoot some of the shots, many of which were Natasha? For Normanov's role, Scarlett could only go to the crew to report first. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Duke went to Wellington alone, and he came to New Zealand not only for a holiday, but also to James? Cameron's crew take a look.

In the first half of this year, James? Cameron's new project, codenamed "880 Project", has been officially established, although in his style, it is far away from filming and even selecting actors, but important preliminary preparations have begun.

After getting off the plane, Duke went directly to Weta Studios, and met James in the studio's professional studio? Cameron.

Although there is no friendship between the two, Duke is one of the film owners who occupies one-third of the investment quota, and he still has the name of a producer in the project, and he also has the power to ask about some things.

However, Duke knows exactly what to do with James? Cameron gets along and will not interfere with each other's work unless it involves financial issues.

James? Cameron also received Duke and gave a brief introduction to the project.

In fact, he also knows very well that if he wants to get enough power, he must build strong confidence among investors and producers.

Walking in a busy studio, James? Cameron introduced some of the scenes and equipment to Duke, and said his plan, "I will use 3D technology to shoot the film, and some scenes will use IMAX cameras, I talked to Twentieth Century Fox, and it will be divided into three screening methods: ordinary 2D, 3D and IMAX3D. ”

Duke nodded. "The number of 3D screens is increasing rapidly, and the increased ticket price is also a guarantee for the box office."

It's all empty to talk about anything else, he and James? Cameron knows that this investment is all about making money.

Approaching a brand new camera set, Duke stopped. Going around in circles, this camera was different from traditional 3D cameras and IMAX cameras that had been used.

"James, is this a new device you've developed?" Duke asked curiously.

"That's right." James? Cameron is still a little proud, "The film will mainly be shot in it. ”

Duke just asked, and didn't say much, compared to all the directors in the world. James? Cameron was the pioneer of cinematic technology.

As an investor, Duke has done enough to understand.

Back in 2000, James? Cameron and partner Vince? Pace began developing a new camera system with the support of Sony Electronics, which used two Sony HDCF950HD cameras to create a three-dimensional environment. This became the 3-D virtual image capture system.

The technology was first used in the 2003 IMAX film documentary "Ghost of the Abyss".

Subsequently, James? Cameron also asked his peers to help him test this technique. Rodriguez experimented with "Very Little Agent" and "Stereo Shock", and most of the subsequent 3-D stereoscopic films were shot in this way.

Over the past few years, Cameron has continued to refine the technology to create a stronger, more dynamic three-dimensional effect without making the viewer dizzy. With many experiments and applications, this technology matured day by day, and was finally applied to the filming of "Avatar".

Arguably. Without the experiments and improvements of the past few years, Avatar would not have been born.

This is also the reason why Duke has never considered "Avatar", and it is even more fantastical to pull this film out and shoot it casually.

Not only that, but in James? Under Cameron's introduction, Duke saw several new devices. It's all new technologies developed and improved by the king of the world for the new film.

The vast majority of the images in "Avatar" rely on CGI generation, so they are being filmed. The live-action performance and the final CG look have to fit perfectly.

To achieve this, Cameron developed a virtual camera. In order to provide more accurate previews when filming live performances, the camera can observe the actors' movements and interact with the virtual world in real time, allowing the director to adjust and direct each scene on the fly.

While the actor performs, he can preview the image of the actor "incarnating" as a nearly 3-meter-tall blue Na'vi walking on Pandora through the LCD screen on the side.

According to Cameron, the new technology renders a more intuitive and visible image, allowing producers to instantly see what the virtual background looks like in the live performance footage, and accurately determine whether it is the final image they want.

"It's like a powerful game engine, and if I want to fly in the air or change my perspective, I can do it instantly." I can also turn the whole scene into a 50:1 model set and weave through it. ”

In addition, unlike Duke's past productions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and motion capture films such as "Iron Man", James? Cameron has also revolutionized motion capture technology.

In addition to the need for the actors to wear tights full of capture points during filming, a set of "co-working cameras" was also set up in the studio to complete the work.

The system consists of hundreds of digital cameras spread across the roof of the studio, forming a capture stage.

The camera tracks the reflection of the near-infrared spectrum from the LED lights on the scene, transmits the captured data to a system, and then combines the reflection of the spectrum with the movement of the actor to obtain a three-dimensional model of the entire lens.

This data is then mapped to post-computer processing to give the CG scene a highly realistic look.

If from a purely technical point of view, all the directors in this world have to be in James? Cameron was ashamed of himself.

In Duke's view, this tyrant on the set is the real movie wizard, even if those directors who take the Golden Lion, Golden Bear, Golden Palm and even the Golden Man are not convinced, even if those film critics belittle the big boat, they can't change a fact, for the development of the entire film industry, James? Cameron has done so much more than they do!

After a brief walk around the studio, Duke didn't stay long, and when he was about to leave, he said, "James, if you need to, you can call me directly." ”

"You have confidence in me?" James? Cameron's words blurted out.

Duke shrugged, "We had a pleasant and successful collaboration on Titanic. ”

Thinking of Duke's full support for him on "Titanic" back then, James? Cameron sighed softly and said, "The success of "Titanic" is indeed a satisfying thing, I have made several documentaries since then, it can be said that I have basically left the original circle, I need to change a way of working and living, making a movie like that is a very torturous thing." ”

He gestured a few times and said, "I've been away for nearly 10 years, and I'm back, and I know a lot of people are looking forward to it, and many more people are wondering, can I still make a movie?" It's normal for people to think like this. ”

Duke just looked at him, and the director, who was far from the mainstream film industry, seemed to have some emotion.

"The box office of Titanic? It's too good indeed, "James? Cameron shook his head and said very seriously, "I don't think "Avatar" can break the box office record of "Titanic", and my purpose in making this movie is not to break anything, not to mention that I don't think any movie will surpass this record in the next few years." As long as Avatar can make money for investors like you, I'm happy. ”

It seems that James? Cameron himself has no confidence.

Of course, if it weren't for the rapid development of 3D and IMAX, Duke wouldn't think that "Avatar" would have been able to cross the hurdle of the big ship.

The increase in fares is a factor that cannot be ignored.

James? The news that Cameron was preparing a new film in Wellington had already been released by Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, and when Duke left, he was surrounded by some media reporters.

"Rosenberg Director ......"

A reporter from North America struggled to hand over the microphone under the interception of security personnel and Duke's bodyguards, "It is said that investors, including you, have made far more investment than "Titanic" for director Cameron, James? Cameron has been away from the mainstream film industry for so long, and you still have faith in him? ”

"I'm confident in James' new project," Duke simply said, "James? Cameron's artistic charm is universally recognized, and I don't think anyone would doubt his commercial value for film. ”

After saying that, he got into the car under the escort of his bodyguards, stopped paying attention to the reporters around him, and said to the driver, "Go to Mount Victoria." ”

At the foot of Mount Victoria, he also has a holiday estate, which he bought during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and later from time to time with Ivanka? Mr. Trump came over for a vacation, but after the two drifted apart, Duke rarely came back to the house, entrusting the estate to a specialized housekeeping company.

Some time ago, Tom? Cruise called him, and he and Nicole? Kidman bought a large farm in Australia and invited him to visit it and, if interested, to become a neighbour by buying a home nearby.

Duke is still a little interested in Australia's vast and relatively cheap land, where many wild animals lack natural predators, and if you build a hunting ground, you can come and hunt and relax every year.

Duke came to the foot of Mount Victoria, and someone had asked him to meet him.

I haven't seen each other for a few years, and the other party asked him to meet in New Zealand, which may also have some special significance, such as reminding him a little bit of that good memory and softening his heart on some things. (To be continued)

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