Summer is a difficult season for perennially dry Los Angeles, so it's good to get out and about once in a while, but be sure to be prepared for strenuous exercise, or simply opt for air-conditioned indoor activities such as billiards and table tennis.

"Woo~"

A crisp collision sounded, and the white ball hit the black number eight with great accuracy, and the black ball fell straight to the bottom pocket, and the tall girl who had just straightened up her waist high-fived and Scarlett celebrated, and shouted by the way, "Yes!" ”

"You two lost again!" Gail? Gado said to Natalie, who was holding the club, "In the best-of-three system, we've won two games in a row, Nat." ”

"Looks ......," Natalie shoved the club into Ryan's hand next to her, "I lack athletic cells." ”

"You're thinking too much."

From Gail? Gado walked over, Ryan took the club from her and Scarlett's hands, and after placing it, he continued to say to Natalie, "When you came back from Australia, you were often distracted, could it be that something went wrong in the middle of the shooting?" Or has Sophia, the director, finally become a female tyrant on the set? ”

"You're all wrong."

Scarlett pulls up Natalie and Gail? Gado walked to the corner of the entertainment room, took out the three boxes of cream ice cream that had been put in earlier from his refrigerator, and handed them to each other, and then said to Ryan who came over, "Nat has been thinking about a new movie lately, and this time she is both the director and the starring role, and she is under a lot of pressure. ”

"Well-funded." Ryan sat down next to Natalie, "You can also go to New York to shoot on location, Jenkins Films has already contacted a theater." ”

"Don't worry." Natalie scooped up a scoop of ice cream and put it into Ryan's mouth, "I'm just thinking about some of the filming techniques, which are different from the bright style of "127 Hours" and tend to be darker. ”

"It's better to make a 3D movie." Gail? Gado put down the box of ice cream and had a bad idea. "3D version of Wonder Woman 2, 3D version of The Hunger Games 2, plus 3D version of Black Swan ......"

Presumably noticing the strange glances of the other three looking at her, the long-legged girl blinked, "Don't you think it's a good idea?" ”

"Gail." Scarlett wiped the white cream from the corners of her mouth directly with the back of her hand, "I think it's better than your idea to let Nat shoot the whole process with an IMAX3D camera!" ”

"Wonder Woman 2 is planned to only have about 25 minutes of full IMAX 3D footage." Gail? Gado gestured to the cream on Scarlett's other mouth, "There's still ...... over here."

After Scarlett wiped it off, she added, "It is said that Transformers is only 30 minutes of full IMAX3D footage. If that's the case, "Black Swan" will set a record. ”

"You two ......" Ryan couldn't help but shake his head, he knew the two girls were just joking, "Okay, don't talk about these jokes, you should have read the script, if you master the role well, it won't be difficult to get a few nominations for Best Supporting Actress or something." ”

After saying that, he looked at Gail again? Add. "Not you, Gail."

Although Gail? Gado has been popular all over the United States since "Wonder Woman", but like most model-turned-actors. It is not a big problem for her to cope with a role like Princess Diana, and if she wants to show more acting skills, she needs more honing and accumulation.

Besides, she and Scarlett? Johnson's literary young woman came from a different background. The first movie in life was a commercial superhero movie that could no longer be commercial, except for the Teen Choice Award and the Saturn Award, and the acting award at the mainstream awards. There is little hope in the short term.

"I think the Saturn Award for Best Actress is also good." Gail? Gado grinned and said, "I don't have much to pursue in this either. ”

The four of them laughed a few words, and Natalie took the initiative to change the subject, "Ryan, do you think 3D and IMAX technology will definitely develop?" ”

"You've all seen IMAX3D movies." Ryan tapped the table gently, "How do you feel about the stimulation of the senses?" ”

"It's okay." Natalie gulped down ice cream, "If you look at it for a long time, your eyes will be tired." ”

"Pretty good." Is this Scarlett? Johnson, "I love 'The Polar Express.'" ”

"It's exciting!" Gail? Gado gave a few examples, "I went to see it while filming "Wonder Woman 2" in Washington, and the audience was full of praise for the visual effects of "Jurassic Park 3". ”

"If the audience has demand, it will bring market benefits." Ryan opened his mouth and ate the ice cream that Natalie had delivered, "In the next few years, these two technologies will go a long way, and there will even be a film that has reached a peak with IMAX3D that has not been seen before." ”

"You're not talking about Transformers, are you?" Scarlett knows that the pinnacle of what Ryan is talking about must be commercial achievements, "Could it be that this machine will surpass "Titanic" at the box office?" ”

"It's not Transformers."

The person who answered was Natalie, but there was still Gale in the room? Gado, an outsider in the strict sense of the word, couldn't help but look at this side, and after Ryan nodded lightly, she continued, "Scarlett, you should know, James?" Cameron, starting a few years ago, had a big plan. ”

"So to speak." Scarlett immediately understood, "James, that tyrant, are you ready to prepare the story of that alien?" ”

"Actually."

Ryan guessed that Chubby Girl heard it from Taylor, "Disney Studios transferred $100 million in upfront funding yesterday. ”

A few days ago, Disney's regular board meeting was dedicated to James? Cameron's project, Ryan is naturally fully supportive, he will also be the producer, the last time he worked with the tyrant on the set, what happened, fans around the world basically know, the board of directors almost as quickly as possible to pass this resolution.

Of course, what has been determined so far is only the upfront cost of the system, according to James? Cameron himself estimates that without three years, the film will not be released at all, and it is not yet time to make efforts in terms of publicity.

"May I ask...... "Gail?" Gado looked very curious, "How much is Director Cameron going to spend this time?" ”

"His current estimate is $200 million." Ryan made a gesture that everyone understood, "There will definitely be additional costs in the later stage, and it should not exceed $300 million." ”

He clearly remembered that the production cost of the film in his previous life was not very high. Compared to "Superman Returns", it is much worse.

"I don't know what the future holds for 3D films." Scarlett? Johnson poked the ice cream in the box with a spoon and the conversation turned back, "But I know that Jurassic Park 3 has been a huge success with 3D and IMAX. ”

"In recent years, the equipment side has been vigorously promoting these two technologies." Ryan is speaking of the most basic truth, "The number of 3D screens and IMAX theaters is the foundation of the success of Jurassic Park 3." ”

After nearly two years of development, both the 3D screen and the IMAX theater have more than doubled compared to the original release of "The Polar Express".

"I remember hearing you say that." Natalie frowned slightly. Looking at Ryan, "The 3D technology applied now seems to have a lot of flaws. ”

"That's right." Ryan nodded first, "You should know how 3D movies work, right?" ”

Scarlett and Gail? Gado shook his head at the same time, and Ryan had no choice but to say, "In the simplest and most popular terms, the current 3D technology allows the audience to wear special glasses and see the left and right portraits of the same object through the left and right lenses, so as to restore the tiled movie picture into a three-dimensional feeling." But this is easy to bring a problem, if the viewing time is too long, it will cause some people to get dizzy or headaches. ”

"This is the analysis of the medical experts we asked for." He pointed to his eyes. "If the human eye is a little slow to receive the picture, it will reflexively want to catch up with the changes in the picture, and then it will need to 'urgently call' more brain power. Many people feel uncomfortable because of this. ”

"Besides, I think you should be able to think of it." Ryan continued, "Watching this kind of film too often. There is no benefit to the eyes of adolescents, especially developing children. ”

"Then why promote this flawed ......"

Not done yet, Gail? Gado realized that he had asked a stupid question and laughed embarrassedly.

"I'll answer you, Gail."

Coughing lightly twice, Scarlett took out a few commercial cells, "We have discussed the defects of high ticket prices and dark colors of 3D movies before, but the high ticket price is actually an advantage of 3D movies, at least for theaters." ”

She looked at Ryan, who gave her an encouraging smile, and Chubby immediately said, "Compared with traditional 2D movies, the stereoscopic effect of 3D movies is the most powerful advantage, and home projection equipment is not yet able to popularize 3D technology, so going to the theater to watch 3D movies is almost the only option." ”

"In pursuit of higher business profits, so ......" Chubby shrugged playfully.

Ryan gave Scarlett a thumbs up, the situation is okay now, and in a few years, whether it is North America or theater companies on the other side of the Pacific, even if there is a 2D version, they often only give 3D movies a screening period, such as "Alice in Wonderland" in the previous life is a unified distribution of 2D and 3D, but most of the theaters he knows only show the 3D version, and a big reason is that 3D tickets are expensive and the profits are higher.

Merchants are born for profit.

After dinner at Scarlett's house, Ryan and Natalie stayed until late before returning to Natalie's villa through the door that connected their garden.

"I'm going to New York in a few days."

The two walked slowly along the garden path towards the villa, Natalie took Ryan's hand and gently swayed around, "My friend introduced me to a ballet choreographer, I'm going to meet over there." ”

"Take care of yourself." Ryan tapped her pointed chin, "You're thin again, just leave the film preparation to the executive producer." ”

"I know." Natalie leaned close to him, "but there are some preparations that require the director's own involvement. (To be continued......)