I absentmindedly played with my family for a day, and when I returned to the hotel that evening, I couldn't wait to open the camera enthusiast forum.

What kind of camera is this? I've never seen it": "Today I heard that the crew of "Avatar" was in Zhangjiajie, so I rushed over, and finally I was fortunate to see the helicopter that the crew of "Avatar" was filming in the air. But to my surprise, I found that they had never seen a camera before, and a high-definition large picture was attached for identification. ”

After typing, send the picture to the attachment and post it together.

In less than half a minute, someone replied: "There is a camera that you don't know?" I'll take a look. ”

Then more and more people poured into the post.

"Hey, what kind of camera is this?"

"A big sticker."

"Looks like the picture isn't P."

"I don't know either, which of you know?"

"Looking at the dual lens, it should be 3D, but the body size is 2 times larger than the 3D camera, and it is estimated to weigh 100 pounds, so it must be a different camera."

"Blessed is the cameraman with such a big camera!"

"I dare to conclude that it is the camera technology that I want to develop for special effects, and this new technology may increase the depth of the picture, or it may increase the resolution of the picture, or it may increase the fullness of the grain."

"There is a bit of truth upstairs, but this is not very likely, because the current quality of the film is enough, and no matter how big it is, it doesn't make sense, unless there is a bigger movie screen."

"Upstairs stupid!"

Waited for an hour or two, and there were a lot of replies. But there is no one who knows this camera, and there is no reliable analysis. Unfortunately, what ****** didn't know was that someone came up with the right idea, but it was considered impossible.

In the end, someone sent the picture of the camera to a foreign counterpart to see if there was anyone who knew him.

The news of the use of a new type of camera by the crew of "Avatar" quickly spread outside, which attracted the attention of many film companies, but unfortunately Hope Film and Television has been silent and unable to speak at all.

There are quite a few Wang Hei who sneered: "This is simply grandstanding, thinking that with a big camera, you can let others promote it for free." ”

The director of "Fake Hero" also bluntly said: "With a fund of 4 billion, I don't know how to spend it when I make a movie." Even if you splurge it, you won't spend that much. So I think the investment in 4 billion is definitely inflated. The real one may only be 3 billion, and there is another possibility that it is money laundering. But I'm more convinced that it's a grandstanding. ”

At this time, the news that Huaxia was going to invest $4.4 billion to make a science fiction movie had been widely spread around the world. After it was confirmed, it also caused an uproar among fans and filmmakers in these areas. And North America, where the film industry is most developed, was shocked by the news.

A commentator from North America's "Variety" said: "Movies don't mean that you have to invest big if you want to. With current cinematic technology. An investment of $100 million to $200 million is the most appropriate, and this is also the amount of blockbuster investment that many film companies have been exploring that is most in line with the current situation. Once it exceeds $300 million, it becomes much more difficult to invest. Where does the money go? How to spend it reasonably? Will it be wasted? How can we ensure a balance between investment and income? Will there be huge losses? These are the key questions. ”

"Time Magazine" also reported: "After experiencing the **** "Shocking Demon Thieves", the director of Huaxia dared to touch the forbidden area of blockbuster investment all at once, I don't know if he is stupid or crazy, or a real genius?" Let's wait and see. ”

The Chicago Times: "With less than a year and a half to January 1, 2013, it's unlikely that you'll want to make a $4.4 billion movie......

And Sam Raimi, a famous international director who directed the "Spider-Man" series, also said on his official website: "I tried to increase the amount of investment in the "Spider-Man" series every time, but in the end I gave up because I didn't know what the increased funds would be used for. If a film company says it's asking me to direct a $400 million blockbuster, I think my first instinct would be to take out a mop and kick this person out, am I that stupid? ”

Abroad, everyone expressed disbelief at the $4.4 billion investment in a movie, or thought the director was crazy, but their rhetoric was much more subtle than the derogatory rhetoric at home.

And Cameron and Alfonso Caron, who fought with Lin Mu, personally called Lin Mu to confirm.

Cameron on the other end of the phone can be said to be extremely excited, and his words do not hide the extreme excitement at all: "You really want to invest $400 million to make a movie??" You're such a genius!! Oh~~ I envy you so much!! It's better to be a boss, you can shoot whatever you want, I have long wanted to make a blockbuster film of more than 300 million US dollars, but I contacted several film companies and refused, which made me so sad. It's so painful to think about a lot of money for me to spend!! ”

Alfonso Cuarón, on the other hand, is the complete opposite: "Although I don't dare to make a film with such a big investment, I admire you!" ”

It is clear from the phone call in the personalities of the two that Cameron is a radical filmmaker who is not easily satisfied, while Alfonso Cuarón is more sedate.

In the end, Lin Mu discussed some things in "Avatar" with the two of them on the phone, of course, it should be kept secret, Lin Mu still kept it secret and did not leak it.

The experience of the two made the young Lin Mu gain a lot, and of course, they were also shocked by Lin Mu's thinking.

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On August 20, "Fast and Furious 3" was fully offline around the world, with a total box office of $9.1 billion, which was the envy of countless people. At this time, "Biochemical Apocalypse 3" has also accumulated an astonishing box office of $6.5 billion worldwide, which makes the whole Hope Film and Television Group inexplicably excited.

And at this time, "Avatar" finally began to officially shoot.

The studio has been set up, divided into more than a dozen areas, including the command room area of the headquarters, the organic cabin area, and the square area...... Each zone corresponds to one or more scenes from the movie.

Because of the large number of computer special effects, it will not use real shooting, but use traditional studio green cuts, and then put them into the computer. Just like "The Hobbit 2" in the previous time and space, most of the filming was done in the studio, as for the live shooting? Sorry, no.

As a science fiction movie in which 60% of the shots cannot be shot in real time, and there are far more virtual actors than real actors, the filming of "Avatar" is destined to be completed mainly by computer stunts, although Lin Mu has repeatedly emphasized that special effects can never replace the story as the protagonist of the movie, but Lin Mu knows that there is no way to improve "Avatar" only by relying on personal heroism and the storyline of love, and dazzling special effects can achieve "Avatar".

However, after years of development, Hope Special Effects has accumulated a large number of experienced special effects technical team, for example, the lighting special effects team, which can bring 3D visual effects to people with light operation alone, which is so awesome.

Therefore, I hope that the technology of special effects is enough to combine the things in the studio with the computer to make a super gorgeous audio-visual feast movie.

Filming is about to begin, and the actors are ready and in high spirits.

Lin Mu held the big demon king's horn: "Logistics group, bring three sets of clothes and helmets, try it for the first time today." ”

The logistics staff transported three storage boxes by car shortly after, and after opening the boxes, they took out three sets of clothes and three helmets from them.

"Ah Feng, you come first." Lin Mu pointed at Xie Tingfeng and said.

"Okay!" Xie Tingfeng walked to the logistics staff excitedly, and under the service of the staff, he carefully put on the suit and put on the helmet. It's a very expensive garment.

After a period of bad work, everyone knows that this is a new technology that is responsible for transmitting human movement data to the computer.

Lin Mu watched him get dressed while instructing the other staff: "Open the digital model in the computer." ”

Soon the computer revealed a humanoid figure made up of a mesh lattice, lanky, tall, and with a prominent tail.

At this time, the staff also pressed the start button of the clothes and helmets.

When he saw that Xie Tingfeng was a little fluttering, Lin Mu couldn't help but say, "Come, Ah Feng, take a few steps, first take an S, and then a B." ”

Hahaha~~~~ There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Xie Tingfeng was a little bitter.

"Just a joke, now it's officially started, Ah Feng does a few actions and has an exaggerated expression."

Xie Tingfeng made an expression of slamming the ground and laughing in the demarcated area, and then made an expression of angry yelling......

After the staff got the action and expression data, they transferred it to the virtual model, and after buffering for 5 minutes, the lattice character model finally moved.

Because of the lack of rendering, everyone can only see a lattice virtual human pounding the ground while laughing and yelling angrily in the computer, which feels so funny.

"It's called virtual shooting." An assistant director explained to the others.

Many people have seen this technology for the first time, and they feel amazing, and they also know how much of a sensation this technology will bring to the film industry.

An irrepressible excitement!! Everyone felt as if they were part of a history-making operation. Little did they know that the movie would use IMAX technology that they had never seen before, and that was the main event.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it's the National Day.

In this month and a half, the filming progress of "Avatar" was very fast, and the team became tacit after a week of running-in and commanding.

Since most of them are filmed in the studio, and the virtual actors have more scenes than real actors, the amount of filming is less than that of ordinary blockbusters. According to Lin Mu's prediction, by April next year, the film will be completed, and then officially enter the post-production stage.

Although there are a large number of security guards and walls so that they have no way to enter the studio to have a look, every time Liu Tianwang and Robert Downey Jr. appear international superstars, it will cause a lot of cheers, and then further attract countless tourists to Zhangjiajie.

Although Wang Hei is constantly giving "Avatar" the title of the second "Wuji" big investment bad movie, although fans subtly think that this movie will become a bad movie, Liu Tianwang, Donnie, Xie Tingfeng are famous enough, and the close contact is enough to make those tourists scream excitedly.

When the managers of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park saw the summary of the monthly tourism data for August and September, they were happy to find their teeth: the number of tourists increased by 50% compared with the same period last year, which is extremely amazing.

Where is this partner, it's simply the God of Wealth. I am glad that I did not despise "Avatar" at the beginning, and I am even more glad that I actively cooperated with the crew to settle in and build, thinking that I must cooperate with the work of the "Avatar" crew wholeheartedly.

In addition to crew work. During this period of time, Hope Special Effects Company has encountered difficulties, the volume of external business has been seriously reduced, and the outside world is also spreading various things that are not conducive to Hope Special Effects, such as high fees, poor service attitude, and cutting corners...... Anyway, it should be as dark as it should be, so many film companies that want to find special effects in the later stage will retreat, and turn to other special effects companies and special effects studios.

Compared with the various slanders outside, Hope Film and Television has not had any reaction, and it is still very low-key, since the business volume has decreased. Lin Mu gave them some quests. Among them are the more famous cartoon movies "Ice Age" and "Kung Fu Panda" in the previous time and space. In addition, the film can be shot however it wants, and the acquisition plan is also proceeding in an orderly manner. Every other week, President Bi Han will report to Lin Mu on the progress of the acquisition.

At present, the online media platform has found 3 companies that are interested in selling, and the network ranking is not high. Mismanagement. But fortunately, the organizational structure and personnel are relatively perfect.

More than a dozen TV stations were contacted. Unfortunately, there has been no progress yet.

The animation company that negotiated with Feilong Animation has also entered the final negotiation stage, and it is expected to officially enter the stage of signing the agreement in November and December.

In terms of the acquisition of Huaxia's domestic cinema chain, it is not going well. In the end, Bihan discussed with the management team and decided to change the strategy, while building cinemas in urban centers above the third level, while acquiring/attracting private cinemas, building a new cinema chain, and cooperating with the IMAX cinema construction plan, the cinema line will be built in the direction of high-end exquisite luxury, giving people more advanced and comfortable enjoyment. (To be continued.) )