Chapter 339. 【The shock of the blockbuster】
After a simple interaction with fans, Yi Feiyang and the crew of "Iron Man" were asked to conduct a live interview.
For this link, Yi Feiyang and others have long been prepared, and in the face of the reporters' cannonball-like questions, the big guys are all answered, answered cleverly, and answered advancedly. So it didn't take much effort to get through this link.
After the Q&A session, the work before the premiere was almost done, so Yi Feiyang took the initiative to invite guests and reporters into the screening hall to enjoy the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster "Iron Man" together.
It was close to eight o'clock in the evening, when Yi Feiyang, Hathaway, and Jessica sat down together, at this time, the movie was about to start, and the dim movie hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the big screen in front of them. Yi Feiyang's eyes seemed to have a burst of light, and he said in a suppressed voice: "It's started." "Next to Hathaway, Jessica, Robert Downey Jr., Nicolas Cage, Ivanka, Pals...... Everyone held their breath for a moment. Because they know that the time to test their results is coming, and it would be false to say that they are not nervous, after all, this is the hard work of the big guy for several months. In order to shoot this drama, a lot has been paid.
In the back rows, Matthew Libatik, a gold medal photographer in a suit, has two dark circles under his eyes and stares at the screen without blinking; Fat Jack, the assistant director sitting next to him, muttered nervously: "God! I don't know if the shot I shot is still there. In fact, he was just pushing the rail car, and the camera lens had already been adjusted.
At this time, the lights in the movie theater suddenly dimmed, and the scene was quiet for a few seconds. The audience looked at the big screen in front of them. Under the "Wow" special effect sound. I saw the mermaid logo of the fast-switching dream entertainment released on the screen, and for a while, several fanatical fans behind them actually stood up and applauded, causing the audience in front to look back and stare at the back, and reminded loudly:
"Hey~ Sir, please be quiet, we're here to watch a movie."
A few seconds later...... The screen goes black, and then the screen switches......
The movie has officially begun!
Throughout the cinema, the audience heard the sound of a low propeller ringing in their ears. The eardrums of the shaking ground hurt a little, and then I watched the screen and saw a heavy helicopter flying in the air in a vast desert.
The huge spiral sound, and the sand and dust raised by the propeller air flow around the fuselage, obscured the sky and the sun, and fans felt that the sandstorm seemed to blow towards them, and the audience was immediately pulled into the war-torn Iraqi desert.
Film critics couldn't help but be slightly surprised, such a real scene, of course, was not made by computer special skills, it seems that the filming of "Iron Man" this time was really hard work......
To know about this "low-paved" series of helicopters. It is the most powerful helicopter in the U.S. military, with three engines. With an astonishing 6 rotors, this is the first time it can bring people such amazing visual effects, but it is extremely expensive to rent and extremely difficult to shoot flight footage, so it is rarely seen in movies...... It was really surprising that Dream Entertainment could use such a large weapon, and this was the first time that the main armed helicopter of the U.S. military appeared in the movie......
But just as everyone was amazed by this scene, there was a sudden burst of rhythmic rock music, the camera switched to the helicopter cabin, the small Huiwei HIFI speaker vibrate, and several heavily armed American GIs looked at the people sitting in it.
The camera slowly pushed from the ice cube hitting the wine glass in the man's hand in the center of the cabin to the Ray-Ban sunglasses on his face, and in the sunlight outside the window, Robert Downey in a suit looked chic and uninhibited, from the watch, suit, tie to every piece of his clothing exuded a luxurious bearing.
"Are you going to take me to a court-martial, it's crazy~ What did I do? It feels like you're going to strangle me, aren't you allowed to speak? Hey GI......" Donnie asked with a charming smile on camera.
Just at the beginning, the suave Tony Stark jumped on the screen, and it is undeniable that Donnie's excellent acting skills immediately gave all the audience a stunning feeling.
"Wouldn't it, man, this is the legendary addict, the drug addict? His acting skills turned out to be so good! ”
"Yes, I've only heard negative news about him, but I didn't expect this guy's acting skills to be good!"
"It seems that China Yi is betting right, Donnie's treasure knife is not old!"
"It gives people a new feeling as soon as they show up!"
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The audience was talking about it, and there was a 180-degree change in their perception of Donnie.
Frankly speaking, Donnie seems to have to make a comeback this time, and many fans don't have much hope for him, in addition to Downey's repeated bad habits, people also wonder if his acting skills will regress after so many years? After all, the times are different, and now it's 2002, no longer the 80s and 90s that he was dominant. The train has been accelerated, the Internet has become popular, it can be said that there is a huge generation gap between that era and this era, and it is not easy to cross this gap and break through yourself.
But now that people have been relieved, Donnie's acting skills have said it all, and yes, tell everyone that the once superb acting Downey is back.
To be precise, Robert Downey is not paying attention to the movie at this moment, he is carefully observing the audience's reactions, paying attention to the changes in their expressions.
When he saw that the audience seemed to recognize his acting skills, Donnie's hanging heart finally let go.
The film continues to be screened.
On the screen, "Tony Stark" played by Downey was very happy to accept the photos of American soldiers, with a relaxed and humorous atmosphere, and when the comic book fans in the audience were praising Downey for playing a very good prodigal, suddenly a rocket flew in front of the helicopter head-on, "boom"!! In the explosion of the skyrocketing fire, shards of glass and metal seemed to splash towards the auditorium, and the huge sound effect shook everyone's seats slightly.
A couple of timid female viewers. I was so frightened that I exhaled softly
The audience was just as caught off guard as Downey on screen. I felt the slices pass over my face. How the space is spinning, as disgusting as losing the center of gravity.
Many viewers even felt their ears buzzing, as if they were "Tony Stark" in a runaway helicopter......
The film critics in the back row were all surprised to react, looking at each other and the people next to them, all thinking about why there is such a realistic effect~?
The two professional film critics in the back row who have studied photography quickly figured it out, and one of them exclaimed, "This was shot with a 'shaky lens feel'?" ”
"It's kind of like ...... But the effect seems to be much more realistic than the 'shaky lens'...... How is this done? The man next to him also said with a surprised face.
This seemingly abrupt sense of shaky camera used to be very similar to the 'shaky camera sense' that was used as a pseudo-documentary technique in "Saving Private Ryan". And Yi Feiyang obviously uses this method as well, but it seems that he uses it better than Spielberg?
How is this possible!?
The gold medal cinematographer of this movie, Matthew, heard this conversation in the back row, and couldn't help but admire Yi Feiyang in his heart, only he knew that this real feeling was not a simple 'shaking lens sense', but Yi Feiyang used two cameras to shoot at different angles, and then played it with alternating frames on both sides, resulting in a sense of reality that is not 3D, but extremely three-dimensional.
This technique was also unheard of before Matthew...... Only Yi Feiyang knows. In fact, this method was invented by the famous "photographic weird" Lucas Eterling in 2010 when he was filming "The Battle of Los Angeles", which caused a wave of amazement in the photography world at the time. It was only after 2011 that this method was widely used in filmmaking...... It is definitely the first of its kind in this era, and it would be strange if insiders were not shocked when they saw it.
While these professionals marvel at the technology, the hit helicopter in the camera has been forced to land to the ground diagonally, and the atmosphere of this humorous and light-hearted superhero story just now suddenly seems to have entered another cruel real world, with whistling bullets, explosions next to it, and scattered shrapnel fragments...... The soldiers, who were still talking and laughing just now, were hit by bullets, blood splattered and fell to the ground screaming.
"Don't move, stay here~~" A white soldier had just finished yelling at Donnie's "Tony Stark" when he saw a bullet coming out of his forehead, and bright red blood splattered "Tony Stark" all over his face......
Audiences who have watched countless superhero movies on the screen never expected such a shameful and shocking shot, and they were all stunned...... Tightly grasping the handrail that was trembling slightly by the sound......
Bloody soldiers trembling and curling on the ground, squadron leaders wailing after being shot in the chest, desperately calling for help in the burning engine room, the bloody smell of killing and despair permeates the camera...... It is also in the theater, and everyone's heart is permeated.
is completely different from what everyone expected, and it should be a superhero "Tony Stark...... Curled up on the ground like a mouse, holding his head, wailing in horror...... Completely stunned by the brutal and bloody war......
Eventually, a bomb landed in front of his eyes...... The deafening explosion sent the playboy unconscious......
After a buzzing white explosion echoed, as if a century had passed, in the whispering of the Arabic "Quran" prayer like a god, the audience and Tony Stark woke up again, and in the darkness, they could see the camera, the muzzle of the gun, and a group of Arabs wearing hooded and veiled headscarves......
At this time, the picture suddenly turned, and the opening credits of "Iron Man", which is very modern and metallic, made the audience seem to wake up from a nightmare......
From just now, the series of real and cruel war scenes, everyone who was depressed couldn't breathe, their minds were numb, and they barely eased up until this moment......
It can be said that this super production shot by Yi Feiyang shocked everyone from the beginning, whether it was the use of lens technology, or the foreshadowing and rendering of the storyline, as well as the reality of the audio-visual effects, it was greatly unexpected.
"It is worthy of being the best work of China Yi, is the future super director really going to be born?"
"Yi's filming techniques have surpassed this era, just watching the beginning of this drama is surprising enough!"
"We're still looking forward to the next miracle ......"
In the cinema. The miracle continues.
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Meanwhile. The sci-fi movie "Spider-Man" produced by Columbia is also a hit in major movie theaters in the United States.
As the No. 1 evil guide in the United States. Sam Raimi is a horror filmmaker, especially his "Evil Dead" series, which laid the foundation for his evil director. However, if you watch this series carefully, you will find that Sam Raimi actually contained a lot of ambition from the beginning, especially in the third part of "Evil Dead", Sam Raimi boldly tried "war scenes" and turned the original small-budget movie into an "epic" with large scenes. It can be said that this bold move or creativity has attracted the attention of many film companies, and it is more clear that this young director has the potential to shoot "blockbusters".
Now more than 20 years have passed, and the evil little director who once shot horror movies has become the most appealing director in Hollywood, shooting countless movies and blockbusters, and this time he directed "Spider-Man" is even more expected.
In the words of one veteran fan: "We are all expecting Sam Raimi to do a new miracle, and his horror films are excellent." His action movies are also excellent, and I hope this sci-fi blockbuster won't disappoint us! ”
That's right. That's what the big guys expect from Sam Raimi and what Colombia expects from him.
The great director Cameron once said that there are few big directors who can press on Yi Feiyang's head, and Sam Raimi is one of them.
As long as Sam Raimi has been pressing on Yi Feiyang's head, then this Chinese director who is in the limelight will not want to sit smoothly in the position of "super director"!
Why is this happening?
If you study carefully, you will find that the development paths of Yi Feiyang and Sam Raimi are extremely similar.
Both of them were born in horror films!
Both of them started out on a low-cost route!
The two have also completed the transformation of the film!
The difference is that Sam Raimi has always developed his career with the support of big studios. And Yi Feiyang founded Dream Entertainment even more powerfully, and used the power of Dream Entertainment to develop his own career.
If Sam Raimi is an out-and-out screenwriter and director, then what is more suitable for Yi Feiyang is a filmmaker and careerist!
Now, Yi Feiyang wants to climb over Sam Raimi, the mountain that weighs on his head, complete his jump from director to super director, and bring more resounding intangible benefits to his career and company; As for Sam Raimi, he has high hopes for Columbia, as well as his own sense of honor, and the idea of not being surpassed by juniors, all of which make him unable to be soft and want to suppress Yi Feiyang at the bottom.
But the throne to victory is destined to have only one master, therefore, this war is destined to be miserable, if you lose the box office, you will lose your net worth, honor and faith.
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Office of the President of Columbia Pictures, USA.
President Abbas chewed his cigar and looked triumphantly at the data report. Next to him, sitting is the great American director Sam Raimi.
"Hi dear Sam, congratulations, our 5,000 movie theaters in North America have reached 86% occupancy! In other words, our drama has already managed to attract American audiences, and future victories are just around the corner! ”
"Really?" Sam Raimi didn't take his opponent lightly in the slightest. "Although there are only more than 5,000 theaters in Fantasy Entertainment, and there are only more than 2,000 in the North American market, in my opinion, they haven't lost yet, yes, as long as the premiere is not over, winning or losing is not decided!"
"You have too much heart, Remy, in my opinion, even if that Yi Feiyang has the ability to turn the sky, it is impossible to go against the sky this time!"
"The world is unpredictable, let's see the results after the premiere!"
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In North America, more than 5,000 movie theaters under Columbia are almost full, especially those young students, who are very enthusiastic about the drama "Spider-Man".
"This is the best sci-fi movie I've ever seen!"
"Love Sam Raimi's work, it's really cool!"
"I love Spider-Man, and I'm going to win this time!"
Almost all the viewers who are watching "Spider-Man" shout praise.
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returned to the premiere of Yi Feiyang's "Iron Man" again.
Compared with "Spider-Man", which was sought after in theaters, this drama has also been staged to a thrilling moment.
Downey's male protagonist "Stark" transforms into Iron Man for the first time.
On the big screen, the camera cuts to Iraq. The bearded terrorist who once abused "Tony Stark". A civilian is being stomped to the ground. Next to it were the terrible screams of women and children.
At this time, the soundtrack suddenly became tense and magnificent, only to hear the sound of bursts of air cutting through the huge stereo, and the terrorists who were about to shoot a row of civilians looked up, and saw a glowing red dot in the sky falling from the sky, and the transparent red Iron Man's hands and feet sprayed raging flames in his hands and feet, slowly falling from the sky......
There was a muffled sound of "ding", and the smoke and dust rose in a ring all over the sky. The hero who descended like a demon god came, and the moment he saw Iron Man's cold mask lit up, everyone's excitement was raised to their throats...... And the terrorists were frozen......
Iron Man, whose palms were emitting flames, hovered 20 centimeters above the ground, slowly moving towards the man holding a gun at the terrorist, looking at him from a quiet distance like a demonstration, the golden mask illuminated according to the face of the scorching angel, exuding an inviolable divine aura......
The originally fierce terrorist suddenly distorted his face in fright, and shouted uncontrollably and picked up the AK47 machine gun "Da Da Da" and fired at the Iron Demon God in front of him.
Countless bullets struck the red steel god, splashing radiant sparks. Brilliant and dazzling, and the red steel demon god just met the strafing shot. Floating in the air and standing still, he waited until he finished firing all the bullets before raising his fist, the camera was half a second slower, and with a bang, his flaming fist hit the opponent's cheek directly, the terrorist man's face was terrifying and hideous, and under the slow mirror of high-speed photography, his whole head appeared a layer of concussion and swaying, and he was directly shattered.
His body swirled as if it had been hit by a heavy truck, and it crashed into the cliff behind him.
And when the other terrorists hadn't reacted, the red steel demon god had already raised his palm, and the flame impact in his palm had already erupted like lightning, "Peng~!" Disheveled~! Disheveled! In a series of bursts of air, the terrorists in his vicinity were burned to charcoal......
"Wow!" The audience was a little intimidated, especially those comic book fans, is this still the cynical playboy 'Tony Stark'?
Looking at Iron Man, who is like a god possessed, showing his various high-tech weapons on the screen, killing terrorists, super dazzling light and shadow effects and cool high-tech equipment, the screening hall is a low "Whew!" "Exclaim~~
As a loyal fan of action movies, Mike, a reporter from "Entertainment Xintiandi", was a little dumbfounded when he saw it, which is completely different from the dull slow-paced fights of previous superhero movies......
is different from the action scenes in previous science fiction films, and at this moment, Iron Man on the screen completely combines dazzling fighting actions with high-tech weapons on his body, showing a smooth and dazzling new fighting skills, punching and kicking, jetting high-speed movement, rattlesnake missiles as sharp as blades on the ankles, exquisite shotgun launches under the winged armor under the shoulders, and the perfect use of all weapons is endless, completely subverting the limits of people's imagination......
And what is even more charming is that it shows that this set of high-speed and beautiful actions is so explosive that it is boiling, and the action links are extremely smooth, under this style and temperament, the sequence arrangement of the shots is still so mature and natural, and it does not make people feel dizzying or green and simple, on the contrary, there are some novel lens angles and techniques! This set of fighting terrorists with real and gorgeous special effects is a top-notch visual treat.
It's so exciting! The fans sitting in the back row couldn't help but open their mouths wide, and they were fascinated in their hearts, as expected, it was not a director from Hong Kong, the action scenes did have a unique place, this group of shots has been seen to be level, at least he completely surpassed other Hollywood counterparts for such a level of scene control!
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In the movie theater, a Colombian sent from the back seat sighed and sent a report to the Colombian headquarters in the bathroom.
"Iron Man is great, the action is grand, and the audience reacts strongly!"
Immediately, the news spread like a meteor...... (To be continued......)