During the filming, the crew also borrowed some of Duke's personal belongings, such as a black Rolls-Royce sedan and a private business jet. Stark's mansion in Malibu was rejected by Duke on the grounds that the futuristic sci-fi sense was not enough. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Duke wouldn't charge even a dollar for those personal belongings, but he was free to use his home as a filming location.

Although the speed of information exchange has accelerated, and it has become more and more difficult for celebrities to keep secrets, Duke also does not want to put his home in a movie for the public to see.

Tony? The interior of Stark's mansion can be taken by renting a seaside villa, and the panorama can be easily achieved with a reduced-scale model.

As time went on, some of the dramas were filmed, and after the blue screen location at Warner Studios was built, Tony? Stark's role was also put on Duke's agenda.

"Andy, Rob, how's the preparation?"

After checking the work of other departments, Duke walked to the front of the blue screen, Andy? Serkis turned his head and said, "Don't worry, Duke, Rob will be in the best shape with me." ”

After answering Duke, he looked at Robert Jr. again? Downey, Downey wears a steel suit and helmet without a mask, and wears a specially designed motion capture suit from Weta Studios, with dozens of motion caps, plus a special camera used by the crew. Downey's movements were recorded without omission.

Filming is about to begin, Andy? Serkis vs. Robert Jr.? Donnie made the final explanation, "Rob, forget the trap on your body and the green screen behind you, just take this as a real show!" Remember, real! How you performed before, how you still perform, you don't care about motion capture, it's all the motion capture systems that work with you. ”

Of course, this doesn't mean Robert Jr.? What Donnie usually does. What can be done now, although the Mark II suit is in the setting, is it exactly according to Tony? Stark's body shape and various habits are designed and made, but wearing this metal suit. It is impossible for a person not to be affected.

Is this Duke looking for Andy? Serkis came with the intention of what he did to Robert Jr.? Downey did some simulation training so that the way he walked during motion capture would change a little bit from his usual experience, and that change couldn't be too big. But when placed in the lens, it must be visible to people.

Otherwise, the setting of the second generation of Mark will be overturned by the film itself.

The scene of motion capture shooting, Duke is just in control of the overall situation, and the specific technology and scene layout and computer generation are all handed over to the professional and technical personnel of Weta Studio, but the initial shooting did not go well, after all, little Robert? Downey is just new to motion capture, even with Andy? Serkis's help. It is impossible to become a master in this area in an instant.

Everyone's talent is different, and when it comes to live-action performance, maybe little Robert? Can Donnie dump Andy? Serkis is four streets, but when it comes to motion capture, he keeps making mistakes.

However, Duke had anticipated these for a long time, with both patience and time.

There's also Weta Studios, which has completely updated the motion capture technology and the same motion capture equipment that Duke used before, unlike Duke filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's been eliminated by Weta Studios.

Through the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Weta Studios became famous all over the world, and while becoming famous, it also received a large number of special effects orders. Among them is Disney Studios' "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, when filming "Pirates of the Caribbean", the shooting environment used for motion capture was far worse than when Duke filmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The huge lake set dug up by Cameron was humid and stuffy, and the equipment was extremely demanding.

As a result, Weta Studios updated its equipment. Combining various technologies, a motion capture system called IMOCAP was established, and the second generation of this system was used for the filming of "Iron Man".

Unlike previous motion capture systems, iMoCap is not based on optics, or magnetic fields, mechanics, or ultrasound, but directly from the video images captured by the camera, which makes imocap virtually independent of the environment, as long as the image captured by the camera is recognizable, motion capture can be performed.

In other words, the system does not have to be confined to the front of a blue screen, and can be used in a real environment if needed.

In fact, in Duke's view, no motion capture is a 100% solution, but only a starting point for CGI production.

Based on Duke's director's philosophy, Weta Studios brought an upgraded version of this imocap, which is not particularly concerned about accuracy, but is light and easy to use, and has good maneuverability, which is its advantage.

And, Duke had always wanted the motion capture equipment to be versatile enough, that is, to have as few restrictions on set and actors as possible.

As a result, the IMOCAP system can be used with any type of camera, without any special handling on location or any other complex equipment, and is ready to capture at any time.

In addition, even if there are occasional problems such as occlusion and jumping during capture, even if some of the data is incomplete, it will not affect the entire production, because according to Duke's philosophy, it is necessary to simplify the requirements of reality capture and leave the relatively complex processing process to the post-production staff.

What this brings is a decrease in the difficulty of actor motion capture, little Robert? Downey is arguably the biggest beneficiary of Duke's initiative.

This also makes Robert Jr.? Downey benefited a lot, and after the filming of several motion capture scenes, he begged Duke with great earnestness to reduce the number of times he wore the prop steel suit, and instead use motion capture to shoot.

"The Saunders guys told me that those beautiful coats were specially designed for my body shape, and they must be intimate and comfortable to wear."

Like Tony in the setting? Stark, Robert Jr.? Downey stood next to Duke's director's chair and rambled on and on, "But the truth is, the suit made me very uncomfortable, severely limited my movements, and it was difficult for me to pose the way you wanted, or move the script the way you wanted. ”

Facing the chattering little Robert? Donnie, Duke hasn't said anything, but there is a kind of inexplicable Tony? Stark ran into the real world feeling.

"Duke, dear director Rosenberg," little Robert? Instead of stopping, Donnie crouched down, leaned against the armrest of the director's chair, and said with great earnestness, "Can you consider digitizing that armor in the future?" My head hurts when I see that thing, and I really don't like it. ”

Turning his head, Duke looked at Robert Jr.? Downey, after thinking about it for a while, said in Downey's infinite expectant eyes, "Then we need to make more special effects shots than expected." ”

"This ...... "Little Robert?" Donnie couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Just as he hung his head and was about to leave, Duke suddenly said, "Rob, everything the crew has done is to make the actors' performances better and unhindered, so I can agree to your request, but you have to put on a better performance than before." ”

"I will!" Robert Jr.? Donnie almost raised his hand and swore an oath.

"Really?" Duke showed an inexplicable smile, "Some shots that originally required stunt doubles to be shot with props are not bad for you to generate through motion capture, why don't you do this, let's shoot Tony in the afternoon?" Footage of Stark's flight. ”

Although it feels like there is something in Duke's smile, little Robert? Donnie still said without hesitation, "No problem, I'll go and prepare." ”

It's just that when it's time to shoot, little Robert? Downey found that even if he used motion capture equipment to shoot Iron Man's flight, it felt equally uncomfortable, although he was hanging under the boom, and only needed to pose as the Iron Man flight specially designed by the stunt team, and he didn't need to move at all, but if he insisted on it for a little longer, the whole person seemed to fall apart.

Duke swears that he is definitely not taking revenge on Robert Jr.? Donnie, and even if he had the slightest meaning, he wouldn't tell anyone.

Shoot here, just need little Robert? Donnie doesn't need to do much to pose, and when Iron Man is flying, the camera feels like a long shot that covers the entire action.

Duke tried to make the image feel like it was shot on a tripod with the camera moving and tilting, or with a slide rail, or with a boom, trying not to make the camera seem like it was magically moving through the space.

"We need to do the necessary handling of the action, but it's better for us not to hinder the actors' movements, so that the overall action is like a silly comic action."

Is this Duke to Anna next to him? Prinz said the same thing as in the past, Anna? Prinz would lead a set-up team and shoot some of the shots.

Anyone likes to think the way they like, and so do filmmakers.

Even though he has worked with him for many years, he is deeply influenced by his style, and Duke never forgets to give instructions when necessary.

This flight scene is filmed, little Robert? Downey was lowered from the boom, and although it was only a few minutes before and after, he was dangling as he walked towards Duke, as if he was going to fall at any moment.

However, Duke ignored him because someone came to him specifically on the set.

"You're engaged, Wallace?"

Hear Wallace? Duke was somewhat surprised by Lee's invitation, "Who is the bride?" ”

Wallace? Lee smiled embarrassedly, "You know, her name is Kate?" Beckinsale. ”

Duke was not too surprised by this answer, and after thinking about it, he said, "I will attend on time." (To be continued.) )

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