Chapter 686 of the text Hollywood's industrial strength

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At the end of July, "Snail House" premiered on Modu TV. Around the same time, terrestrial channels in Beijing, Nan*Beijing, Hangzhou*zhou, Suzhou*zhou and other cities also broadcast the play.

As in history, this TV series, which did not have any propaganda paving, became popular silently in a low-key manner. The collusion between officials and businessmen, the trading of power and sex, and the impact of cruel reality on the lives and love of ordinary people in the social context of soaring housing prices all deeply attracted the hearts of the audience.

Especially this monologue of Haiping: "Every day when I open my eyes, a series of numbers pop up. The mortgage is 6,000, the food and clothing are 2,500, the kindergarten is 1,500, the personal contacts are 600, the transportation fee is 508, the property management fee is 304, the mobile phone bill is 2500, and the gas and water bills are 200...... That is, from the first breath I woke up, I had to earn at least four hundred a day, at least! That's the cost of living in this city, and the numbers keep me from slacking off for a day. ”

It is about the things around you and me, every urban man and woman who has a 1 square compartment in an office building, pays off the mortgage every month, goes out to take the bus, and eats a boxed lunch at noon, can find their own shadow from the play.

Courageous enough media commented: "In the first half of 2009, "Latent" became popular; In the second half of 2009, "Snail House" became popular. This phenomenon is like, no matter how beautiful idealism is, we have to return to reality after all. ”

There are even those young people who can't afford to buy a house, and they have laughed at themselves on the Internet:

"I bought the book "Ant Clan" some time ago, and I haven't had time to read it, but now that I have watched this drama, I don't think I need to read books anymore."

"I graduated from 211 University and just came out to work. Thanks to "Snail House", thanks to Liuliu, you let me know: I will buy a one-square-meter house on the outskirts of this city after seven years without eating or drinking. ”

"This kind of TV series can be allowed to be broadcast, does the government intend to regulate housing prices?"

Look at the bitterness, but there is no way, so many social feelings have nowhere to vent, and they can only be borne by a TV series. And it was also during this period that the terms house slave and ant clan officially entered the public consciousness.

The hit of "Snail House", no matter what kind of meaning it has or what kind of social topics it causes, investors are always most concerned about commercial value.

The filmmakers of the play are Hua Yi and Shanghai Wenguang, and while they are shocked by its diffusion, they also maintain a dark sense of "picking up leaks".

Especially Huayi, who has been overwhelmed by the two of us in the past two years, has always held his breath. It's not a win this time, but it's OK to be a little nauseous.

As a result, the Internet and the media invariably broke out a piece of news: Liuliu was the first to find Chu Qing, but his vision was too poor and he thought it was a bad drama. Fortunately, Hua Yi's discerning eyes made her decide to shoot.

People with double-digit IQs know that this is obviously a black army, but unfortunately the G-spot is not accurate, so the masses can't get up. The two of us didn't bother to pay attention at all, Sister Wang looked cold, and she didn't even have the interest to fight back.

As for Fan Xiaoye, she is even more ignorant, she has been busy with the preparation of "Guanyin Mountain" recently, and she has no leisure.

It is said that the investor of "Guanyin Mountain" is Laulei, that is, Fang Li's company, and the cost is only 12 million. After she reviewed the budget, she added another part, rounded it up to 20 million, and reduced the salary to a minimum. In addition, she also helped build the team, and the behind-the-scenes personnel such as photography, sets, and sound effects are all top in China.

Li Yu saved a lot of worry and was only responsible for casting.

There are four main characters in the film, Nanfeng is Fan Xiaoye, Peking Opera actor Chang Yueqin is Zhang Aijia, and Soap is Wang Helong, he is an actor in the Chubby Art Troupe, and he belongs to the announcement coffee on variety shows.

The remaining actor Ding Bo did not find a suitable candidate, Li Yu tried some mainland actors aged 20-30, but they were either too mature or too contrived. Later, I went to Taiwan to find it, and finally found a suitable candidate, Chen Bolin.

Chen Bolin was born in 83 and has a very immature boyishness, but his Taiwanese accent is more dramatic, and it is better to use dubbing.

At this point, the team of "Guanyin Mountain" has been preliminarily built and is scheduled to start shooting in October.

…………

Bedford is in the east of England and Cardington is in the east of Bedford.

This is the most traditional aircraft manufacturing site in the UK, with some of the world's most advanced technology and super hangars. In addition to that, it is also one of Nolan's favorite filming bases.

The crew of "Inception" stayed in Japan for two days before they arrived in Cardington. The environment is unexpectedly good, with plenty of vegetation, well-groomed roads, and vast expanses of wilderness and runways beyond the manufacturing area.

Chu Qing sat in a six-seater electric car and drove to the very edge. There's a converted hangar, with plenty of space for any complex set up and full testing to make sure every angle is up to the mark.

"It's here!"

The car stopped, and the two jumped down first, followed by Chu Qing, Xiao Li and Watanabe Qian. He went in with the crowd, and with a single glance, he felt his heart pounding.

The swarthy roof of the shed seemed to stretch infinitely, enveloping this magical area. The set is divided into three pieces according to the scale of the set, with the smallest on the left, the larger on the right, and the most eye-catching in the middle.

What looked like an iron box hung in the air, several meters high and tens of meters long, surrounded by several large rings, as well as countless brackets and bases.

Chu Qing raised his head slightly, looking at this big guy carefully, from head to toe, from top to bottom, there was a cold and mysterious sense of science fiction. If he hadn't heard the jingle sound, he would have thought he was in the factory, not the set.

This is the main filming location, and all the actors, except Marion Cotillard, will meet in Cardington. The pharmacist and the pretender have arrived, and Slyanne Murphy and Alan Peggy won't be there until tomorrow.

Nolan asked everyone to be familiar with these machines, others were fine, but Chu Qing had a very important action scene, which belonged to the key objects.

But he seemed a little absent-minded, and after greeting his friends, he ran to the side of the special effects director Chris Kobod, and whispered: "Hey, Chris, I heard that everything here was designed by you?" ”

"Oh, I can't say that, Hendrix Genetics and Wally have helped a lot, too." Kobode was modest, but he couldn't hide the slightest hint of sè.

He smiled and said, "That's great, can you tell me about these things, especially that big guy." You know, I'm going to fly around in there. ”

"Ha, of course!" The other party readily agreed, and also saved a little bit of showing off.

So, the two of them went to the left first, which was a horizontally placed elevator, about two meters long, with iron mesh sliding doors, full of mottled rust.

"This is the dream elevator that Cobb built for himself, and it was Nolan's idea to lay it flat so that he could get some fantastic perspectives."

Kobod gave him a brief introduction and led him to the right. The setting is slightly larger, the tables and chairs are elaborate, and the environment is elegant, and it looks like a bar.

"This little thing will tilt it 30 degrees, and that ......"

The other party pointed to a small button, and then pointed to the green screen outside the bar window, and said with a smile: "Nolan said it was going to rain, so we were going to rain, who made him God?" ”

"No, no, you are God."

Chu Qing praised it, glanced at the soft cloth piled up in the corner, and had a rough idea of the filming process of this scene.

These two places are okay, and immediately after that, they arrived at the big box that made his heart tremble the most. Not only him, but Kobode's expression also became very solemn, as if he was looking at his most outstanding creation.

"When we first started the preparation, Nolan asked us to rotate 360 degrees to complete the weightless picture he had envisioned. I originally thought it would be about 40 feet long, but now ...... Heh, it's 100 feet. ”

Kobod stepped up the external staircase, slumped in, and beckoned: "You can come up and have a look!" ”

"Oh, okay."

Chu Qing jumped up in two steps, only to see that the space inside was extremely spacious, arranged like a corridor, with walls, wall lamps, hanging paintings, fire hydrants, elevator doors, and garbage cans.

He couldn't help but touch the wall, it seemed to be very hard, but it was very soft to the touch, it should be leather or textile, and pressed it hard, feeling the cushioning force coming between his fingers, and couldn't help asking, "How much force can this withstand?" ”

"Well, you won't understand the specific number, I can only say that when you hit it hard, it will hurt very, very much!"

Kobold joked, looking very interested, and elaborated: "We found a company and designed a merry-go-round system to deliver electricity to the platform. Of course, this is a new way of operating, and we need to balance the weight of the wires and the silicon box so that the load on the platform is not uneven...... We put 8 concentric rings at equal distances on the outside, operated by two engines, and once we started running, we could reach speeds of up to 8 cycles per minute...... I've done a lot of rotating sets before, but this time it's the biggest and most complex, and maybe I can't beat it in my life. ”

“……”

Well, when he spat out a string of terms and was infinitely proud of his work, Chu Qing was completely stupid.

To be honest, there are really not many Chinese filmmakers who have contact with Hollywood, and the few who are successful may not have the opportunity to understand it in depth.

So we are always very strange: the same director, actors, and behind the scenes, the blockbuster made for the Mao family is so good-looking, but ours can only provide slots?

So we are always very subtle: where is the difference between the five cents special effect and the fifty thousand special effects? Could it be that Hollywood's PS level is higher, or that it uses an enhanced version of the Meitu App?

Chu Qing has never participated in any major productions, filming "Torture Room" feels that "Torture Room" is very hanging, and filming "Fast and Furious" feels that this is even better, now that I think about it, they are only the tip of the iceberg.

It wasn't until "Inception" that he suddenly realized that the strength of Hollywood's invincible monster in the film industry was more terrifying than he imagined!

……

After turning around, Chu Qing turned around depressedly and poked in the corner to watch the gang debugging Weiya.

In this scene of weightlessness, Xiao Li and the others are in a state of sleep, and they just need to master their balance and avoid bumps. He's different, and he also has fight scenes, so he'll ask for more.

As a result, Nolan misunderstood, thinking that he was worried about his performance, so he deliberately came over and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Tom will guide you how to do it later, he is very experienced, absolutely no problem." ”

“hat？”

Chu Qing looked confused, big brother, are you sure you're talking to me?

"Although your movements are intense, you can complete the basic part, I think your body is great, it will definitely ...... Oh yes! ”

Nolan continued to encourage, and as if remembering something, he turned to the crowd and shouted, "Tom, are the boys here?" ”

"All in place!"

As soon as the words landed, I saw a person emerge from the crowd, with a scruffy beard and a slightly chubby body, but he looked extremely flexible, which was the film's action director, Tom Struthers.

The thing beckoned, and a strange young man was brought out, and they approached together.

Chu Qing saw that the man was tall and thin, with fair skin, ordinary appearance, and a bit oriental. He was about to ask, when he heard Tom introduce: "Chu, this is Andy, he will be your stand-in." ”

"Huh?"

He was stunned for a second.

"Hello, I'm Andy Badsha." The young man was respectful and immediately reported his full name.

"Oh, there, nice to meet you!" Only then did she react and shook hands with the other party.

To be honest, Chu Qing was a little embarrassed, because he had never filmed an action scene, let alone a stand-in group. Liu Qing, the only one who is a little bit of a play, still goes into battle by himself.

However, in Hollywood, due to the rigor of contractual guarantees and the emphasis on accident prevention, whenever there is a dangerous scene, or when the actor thinks that he is in danger, the crew will prepare a stand-in.

Just like "Inception", Xiao Li's stand-in is Mark Feccia; Slyanne Murphy's stand-in is Steven Iz; Tom Hardy's stand-in is Andy Pygham.

Even the absolutely safe Marion Cotillard, the crew paid for a big-name stand-in: Tracy Rugno. This is a Hollywood god who played Jennifer Aniston and Anne Hathaway.

Another example is the original Joseph, although he promises to play 100% in person, but if you check the detailed cast list of "Inception", you will find that he also used a stand-in, it is this Andy Badsha.

These people are all senior martial artists in Hollywood, just like in China, earning money from selling cabbage and doing the work of selling white * powder.

In fact, Chu Qing really didn't care if he was a stand-in or not, he just didn't understand the effect Nolan wanted, so he said, "Can we try it now?" I want to see your movement ideas. ”

"No problem, come on, you too!"

Tom dragged Andy by, and the three of them got onto the big ring. Nolan set up the camera very excessively, and was taking tidbits, Xiao Li and others crowded behind the monitor, ready to watch in a big way.

(I didn't participate in that event, so you don't need to look for my name...... (To be continued~^~.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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