Although Hugo had already seen the finished version of "Independence Day", he was still amazed by the process of witnessing all the VFX production process, and Walker-Engel (Vel), the head of "Independence Day" VFX, also explained to Hugo in detail the sense of location in three-dimensional space, and he took Hugo directly to their "war room", and used Lego bricks to cover up every detail of the important scenes in the movie.

Rick and the others had already left because they felt too bored, only John and Walker accompanied Hugo, and the three of them discussed more and more energetically, which also made Hugo feel the difficulties of film visual effects production in a more comprehensive way, and many times a ten-second shot often required them to complete the production of several days or even weeks, frame by frame. The wonderful shots presented on the big screen are just still pictures in the hands of these technical otaku, which makes people sigh at the power of special effects technology.

It is no wonder that many commercial blockbusters and 3D computer animations have a very long production cycle, and the production of computer special effects has never been an easy task.

This is the process of Hugo's comprehensive understanding of another type of work in the film production industry in addition to the position of screenwriter - of course, this will help Hugo's performance, but the real part of the special effects of the film is the director, and Hugo is destined to have no talent for directing. But it is undeniable that this gave Hugo a deeper understanding of the production of films, and after making a breakthrough in acting, a whole new world was unfolded in front of him.

"Wow, you've really made my people get pumped up." A low, majestic voice came from the doorway, which made Hugo and John in the room look up in unison, and Walker was still talking about it, "Maybe we can exaggerate the proportions a little more like an ant standing in front of Mount Everest, highlighting the horror of the alien battleship and the daunting ...... of the hero's task."

Hugo took his gaze back and said to Walker, "This ratio is too much, you have to take into account that the actor can only launch one bomb at the last moment, and he blew up the main control room, but will the entire spaceship blow up in a chain reaction?" Even if they could, wouldn't there be any other aliens to escape? So, I think you should take an elephant and Mount Everest in proportion. ”

Listening to Hugo's slightly ridiculous metaphor, John couldn't help but laugh, but Walker nodded sincerely, "Yes, I'm drawing a design scale first, and then I'll see the effect." With that, Walker waved at Hugo, "Thank you." He turned around and walked outside, and when he passed the door, he hurriedly said hello, "Hey, George", and then walked away without pausing.

The man standing at the door spread his hands helplessly, "We're used to it here, and I've been ignored too many times in front of them. ”

"People who are really engaged in their work don't have time for flattery, do they? George. Hugo thinks it's normal, but in fact, these people in ILM, including George Lucas, are all idiots, dedicated to the research of computer special effects technology, and their focus and dedication are the key to success.

"I like that view." The man standing in the doorway was none other than the one-of-a-kind George Lucas, "John, thank you for your help today, I think you can be relieved." ”

John blushed a little by George's words, obviously before Hugo's arrival, John was unwilling to accept the reception work, at this time was poked by George like this, John glanced at Hugo apologetically, and said with a light smile, "It's a pleasure today, I hope there will be a chance to meet next time." "That's true.

After watching John leave, George walked into their battle room, "When many people come here to visit, most of them don't have any interest in this place, but you and Walker and John have been here for more than half an hour, which is really rare. ”

Hugo and George have met several times and talked many times, but they have never been alone, after all, the two have no experience of working together directly, and they do not want to "Independence Day" but build a bridge between them.

"I'm just publishing some unrealistic fantasies, and I don't have much credit for it, you have to know that fantasies are something that everybody has." Hugo looked at the Lego toys in front of him that had not been dismantled, and the colorful spaceship model did not have the majesty of "Independence Day", but seemed more childlike. Hugo couldn't help but wonder, he really didn't expect that ILM could still use toys like this.

George walked over, took a closer look at the Lego toys on the table, and shook his head, "No, you're wrong, everyone can fantasize, but not everyone's fantasies make sense." ”

Hugo felt like he had been hit in the knee, because he was obviously not the kind of person with a lot of imagination, "Also, not everyone's fantasy can become a reality, so we need to communicate, we need a team, we need different ideas to collide, and this can burst into sparks." George continued, which made Hugo nod his head as well.

Behind closed doors, you will never be able to create something new.

"That's why I'm very interested in your testing ground on the first floor, I used to fantasize about having one when I was a kid, and then I used cardboard boxes to make Transformers armor and use the handle of a broom as a weapon to fight with my friends." Hugo smiled about his childhood memories, which made George smile as well, "But when I saw on the big screen that you used motion capture technology to capture the actors' performances and then create virtual characters, I knew that my imagination was too poor and too far from real innovation." I used to talk to my friends about how cool the battle mode in Star Wars is......"

"Wait, what did you say?" George suddenly interrupted Hugo's words, which made Hugo stunned, "Uh, the lightsaber from 'Star Wars'?" George shook his head, "No, no, a little bit ahead." ”

Hugo felt George's serious gaze, but he was completely confused, and at this moment he felt that he was not in the same plane as these technical talents at all, "I don't have imagination? Hugo tried to remember the words, but everything was just what he thought of, and he wasn't making a speech, so he didn't remember at all, "You use motion capture technology, uh...... Capture the actors' performances? ”

"Yes, that's it!" George grabbed the edge of the table and looked at Hugo curiously, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Hugo doesn't understand it anymore, "Motion capture technology, it's the kind of technology you used when you created Master Zào Yoda, let an actor play the role, you can capture his movements through some high-tech, and then make a virtual character on the computer, this method is more realistic and natural than special effects makeup technology, because the movements and expressions of virtual characters can be consistent with real people." ”

Motion capture technology, another milestone in the development of the film industry, whose iconic character was Gollum in the Lord of the Rings series, and later in Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Dawn. of。 the。 pla。 of。 the。 Andy Serkis, known as the first person in motion capture. Serkis) used motion capture technology to experiment with Orangutan Caesar, and delivered a performance that was enough to impact the Oscars.

This is also a new field developed after green screen acting and the development of computer special effects, which puts forward super high requirements for actors. Among the countless works in the long history of the development of motion capture technology, "Avatar" is even more famous and irreplaceable.

Hugo didn't remember these things very clearly, he remembered that Master Yoda in "Star Wars" made it this way, but why was George surprised?

"No, no, Master Yoda is a completely virtual character, our technology has not reached that high level, we use models to assist in dubbing." George's words suddenly made Hugo Sparta, sure enough, don't pretend to understand, Hugo completely confused the "Star Wars" series with the "Star Wars Prequel" series, Master Yoda really relied entirely on computer special effects technology when it came out in 1999, at this time the computer special effects really fully matured, "This idea you just now gave me an inspiration, why can't we use actors to play Master Yoda?" Then use guò computer effects to complete a more realistic effect! ”

Fortunately, George didn't continue to investigate, but thought that it was Hugo's whimsy, but Hugo was stiff in place, he didn't really know much about these computer technologies, for fear of saying too much and making mistakes. But George was reluctant to let go of Hugo, "Why do you have such thoughts? That's pretty bold, do you have any special ideas? ”

In fact, what Hugo didn't know was that ILM had been focusing on the production of computer special effects, and later Master Yoda completely relied on computer special effects to produce it, and the lifelike effects made countless people marvel. Motion capture, on the other hand, is a different technology that was not ILM's original specialty.

The one who really took motion capture to life was Weta Digital (WEDA). digital), which was founded by Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings series, and his friends. "Avatar" is the first film in film history to be completed entirely by motion capture, which was jointly completed by Weta Digital and Industrial Light & Magic.

Of course, later Industrial Light & Magic also made a historic contribution to the advancement of motion capture technology, which gave birth to the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." of。 the。 pla。 of。 the。 apes)" is such a magnificent epic blockbuster.

Founded in 1993, Weta Digital is now just a newcomer, and no one has even heard of the company's name.

Hugo didn't know much about this, but he just said it so loudly that Hugo immediately froze in place. Sure enough, don't pretend to understand if you don't understand, otherwise it's only yourself who will suffer. But now? What should we do now? Hugo looked at George, who was full of anticipation, and the words were stuck in his throat, "This ......"