A movie is born from scratch, so where is the starting point?

The starting point may be Qing Zhiyuan's brain, or the memories of "The Matrix" he saw in his previous life, but if you go back, it should be the Wachowski brothers or the Wachowski sisters in another parallel time and space (because both of them have changed their natures one after another)

The two planes should not intersect, but because of a special existence like Qing Zhiyuan, there is some kind of wonderful connection.

One plane is the source of another.

Maybe this should be another science fiction, right?

However, in this world, in this timeline, the severed connection between time and space makes Qing Zhiyuan's brain memory the starting point of everything, and then promotes the formation and development of the movie.

The "Matrix" trilogy was detached from Qing Zhiyuan's brain, turned into a script and storyboard, and then handed over to producer Fumie Hitotsubashi.

Qing Zhiyuan is like Prometheus the fire thief, stealing the fire of the Matrix from another time and space, and then lighting the torch and passing it to Hitotsubashi Fumie.

She will then exercise her powers as a producer and use it all as a starting point to start building the world of the Matrix.

It is the filmmaker's mission to strive to make them go from words to movies that can be seen and heard.

A filmmaker is in a way similar to a gamemaker.

She will be responsible for the production and production of the entire film and the subsequent distribution, etc., unlike the game, Hitotsubashi can hire a very capable director to act as the game producer or main planner, and then she only needs to control all the financial budgets and do a good job of logistics and publicity operations.

It is equivalent to giving the product to the director Wen Hui to help the director solve the problems after the remaining films.

……

So after handing over this stick to Fumie Hitotsubashi, her first task is to choose a suitable and excellent director for "The Matrix".

With such a mission, she came to the United States.

As soon as the plane landed and stepped on the land of Los Angeles, Fumie Hitohashi looked at the clear blue sky above his head and took a deep breath.

"Good, I'm back again."

She laughed.

More than a year ago, Hitotsubashi was a production assistant who came out of Hollywood, but after returning to Neon, he was recommended to Sei Chi Won by director Shunji Iwai.

Now Hitotsubashi Bunka has the opportunity to display his ambitions and talents again.

With a suitcase in his hand containing the Matrix script and storyboards, as well as a laptop with copies of relevant materials, Hitotsubashi feels like he has the whole world in his hands.

What remains to be done now is to pass on what is in it to the next torchbearer.

……

Hitotsubashi was the first to find James Cameron.

James Cameron, born on August 16, 1954 in Ontario, Canada, is a Hollywood film director and screenwriter.

In 1984, he became famous for writing and directing the science fiction movie "The Terminator".

And now, Cameron has just finished the full production of "Titanic" and is ready to bring the film to the big screen at the end of December this year.

Where Hitotsubashi takes a fancy to him, the first guy is a senior director, and among many Hollywood directors, Cameron is very good at shooting science fiction themes, especially some movies related to smart machines.

For example, the Terminator series is a story about how the robot who travels back from the future to save the heroine overcomes difficulties and finally defeats the enemy to save the world.

There is also Alien 2, which is also a sci-fi theme.

Under Cameron's shooting, it has a strong sense of narrative, and at the same time, the action is quite good.

Rhythm control ability, imagination, camera sense, narrative ...... Strong in every way.

When he saw Hitotsubashi Bune, Cameron was still a little surprised-

Because this little girl looks too young.

I don't feel like a full-fledged producer at all.

Hitotsubashi Fumie is a very beautiful mixed-race child, which Cameron realized at the first sight of her, and even had the idea of how to work together and let her play a role when making movies in the future.

After the two introduce each other, Cameron invites Fumie Hitotsubashi to sit down.

Now that "Titanic" is finished, Cameron has a little free time to return home and live for a few days.

It won't be long before the whole world will run propaganda around.

"Director Cameron, I'm the producer of the Moon River Group, you can call me Glores." Hitotsubashi itself has an English name in the United States, and only when it comes back to neon will the Japanese name be used.

"Hello, hello." Cameron shook her hand.

"This is the script we want to prepare, it's called 'The Matrix', and I want you to take a look at it."

Fumie Hitotsubashi put the outline of the script and the first part in front of Cameron.

Cameron looked at the script on the table, and instead of reaching out, he hesitated and refused, "I'm sorry Miss Loris, I may not be able to be the director of this movie."

I don't know if you know, I've just finished making a movie right now.

The movie is about to be released, and there may not be more energy to devote to the next one. ”

Fumie Hitotsubashi nodded, "I understand that, but the Matrix itself is a movie that takes time to prepare, and we want to make it a world-class blockbuster, so you can wait until you're done with what you're doing before taking over, even if it's next year." ”

Cameron couldn't help but laugh when he heard the world-class blockbuster.

This kid is still too young.

How can a world-class blockbuster be so easy.

Cameron has seen too many producers who come to him with so-called [excellent scripts] and "world-class movies", not to mention that he has never even heard of the film and television company Yuehe.

But......

He admired the perseverance in Gloris's eyes.

Hesitantly picked it up and looked at it twice, Cameron said, "Otherwise, how about you put the script here first, and I'll give you an answer after I've finished reading it?" ”

That being said, his subtext is-

Since I refuse you to your face and don't listen, then I'll wait for a while and then push it off.

That would be more respectful and give the other person a step down.

Seriously, Cameron has his own plans, just finished filming Titanic, I just feel that everyone is prostrating, and the filming process of more than two years has been really exhausting.

He decided to give himself a long vacation after the movie was released, take a good rest for a year or two, and then slowly think about what he would shoot next.

Therefore, in fact, no matter what kind of script Yuehe brought, and how much budget the company has, he is not ready for the next step.

……

"Okay, in that case, then I'm too embarrassed to bother anymore."

Fumie Hitotsubashi picked up his purse and stood up.

Cameron smiled and was ready to see the pretty girl off.

However, Hitotsubashi didn't intend to leave, but said to him, "Before we go, I hope Mr. Cameron can take a look at the storyboard we made, which is only about two minutes long, so it won't delay you too long." ”

"Huh?" Cameron was stunned for a moment.

In the end, she agreed to her request.

What's so good about a one- to two-minute storyboard?

But it's true that as Ichibashi Wene said, it won't take much time, and since it's all here, I'll just send her away after reading it.

But......

When Fumie Hitotsubashi took out his laptop and showed him the storyboard drawn by Seoh Chi Won, it was later remade by Pokeni's art team in an animated way, and it became an animated video.

The latter's eyelids twitched.

In the picture, Neo, who is wearing a black trench coat, is dodging the bullets fired by the other party, and the bullets are slashing through the air, but Neo moves his limbs as if possessed by a god, dodging all the bullets.

The whole shot, including the action and the special effects, can't help but be amazing.

Although it is only an animated demonstration, it completely expresses the effect that Qing Zhiyuan wants.

In addition to this animation, Pokeni also made several other classic scenes.

After reading it, Cameron's heart beat wildly.

He has a strong instinct that this neon film and television company has extraordinary strength in terms of technology, and at the same time, the film is absolutely shocking enough in terms of expression.

"Miss Clores,"

Kameh stood up solemnly and invited, "Can you briefly describe this story for me?" ”

Hitohashi Fumie smiled slightly.

It seems that the storyboard made by Mr. Qing Zhiyuan really had an effect.

Seriously, even Hitotsubashi couldn't believe that Qing Zhiyuan could draw such a beautiful storyboard, and the whole set of action and battle scene design was very imaginative.

James Cameron pondered for a moment after listening to Hitotsubashi's introduction.

Fumie Hitotsubashi is very expressive, and she presents the whole story to Cameron through oral narration.

At this moment, even if he hadn't read the script carefully, Cameron was still deeply shocked.

This film not only has strong commercial elements, but also has a strong philosophical core, which makes people think about it carefully.

And that idea of a virtual world will take root once it enters your heart, and people will fall into endless fear.

It's horrible.

This script.

At the same time, Cameron himself realized that he had made a big mistake before.

This company should not be taken lightly, and it should not be preconceived that the girl in front of you is nothing more than a megalomaniac.

The real megalomaniac is actually himself.

This script is indeed world-class.

Cameron, as a veteran Hollywood director, realized this immediately.

So...... Do you want to do next?

Cameron was really a little overwhelmed.

He expressed great interest in the story and thought it was a project with great potential.

However, he also mentioned some concerns.

He felt that the film required a lot of special effects and action scenes, which could be a big challenge for the production team.

Ichitsubashi understands and tells James Cameron that she has worked with a great team of special effects and has a detailed plan in place to deal with these challenges.

"In that case, I'm actually quite interested in this movie, can you give me some time to think about it?"

……

After saying goodbye to James Cameron, Fumie Hitotsubashi went non-stop to visit several other directors, basically all of whom she thought were suitable and could shoot movies well.

A good script, coupled with good special effects technology, and a sufficient budget, must be handed over to a reliable director anyway.

Of course, Hitotsubashi Fumie will not be stupid enough to hang himself from a tree, although it can be seen that Cameron is indeed very excited, but Hitotsubashi Fumie is not sure that this guy will really agree in the end.

And if his new movie is released at the end of the year, then The Matrix will really not be in the making until this time next year.

The cost of time is also a cost.

It's better to find a few more alternatives.

……

The second director Ichitsubashi found was Martin Scorsese, who was very good at making action movies, and many of the most extreme themes came from him

In his previous life, this guy had shot many famous movies, and the most famous one should be "The Wolf of Wall Street".

Scorsese is similar to Cameron, at first he also showed a lack of interest, and even Hitotsubashi Bunka made an appointment several times and was rejected by him, or asked her to mail the script to him, and finally under the continuous insistence and efforts of Hitotsubashi Bune, he must ask to meet, so that he can sit down and talk together.

Again, it was a bit perfunctory at first, but when he saw the storyboard animation shown by Fumie Hitotsubashi, Scorsese showed great enthusiasm.

The acumen of a Hollywood director made him realize that this would be a very valuable commercial film, and if it could be filmed successfully, it would definitely be a box office hit.

Later, Hitotsubashi found Quentin Tarantino, who is also a well-known Hollywood director, and Quentin is very good at shooting action movies, especially crime themes.

He is the top class in B-grade films, and he is a must in terms of action feedback and expressiveness.

Now the most famous are the two movies "Reservoir Dogs" and "Vulgar", both of which are sinful themes.

Especially vulgar, it is simply a strange flower in the industry, the actor died suddenly after more than an hour, and there has been no similar shooting method before.

made many viewers fail to change their thinking for a while.

The violence in Quentin's movies is more like a romantic element in the game, showing violence in a variety of creative ways that make it funny but not scary.

Quentin has too many masterpieces, and the most famous in his previous life should be "Kill Bill"

In the same way, after conquering Quentin, Hitotsubashi visited many other directors one after another.

……

After about a month, Hitotsubashi negotiated with different candidates and sent the final results back to the company.

Just as she was about to return to China, a young director came to the door.

The name of the person who came was Christopher Nolan, a young man with a ass and a chin, and he was quite handsome.

After some introduction, Hitotsubashi Bunka learned that-

Nolan seems to have heard about the script of "The Matrix" somewhere, and Moon River is hiring a director, and he has a great passion and interest in it, so he wants to give it a try.

Hitotsubashi didn't know how this guy got the news, but since she had come, she patiently listened to Nolan's self-introduction.

At this time, Nolan was still a fledgling newcomer, about the same age as Hitotsubashi Bune, and he was only 27 years old now.

As a director, this guy's qualifications are actually too shallow.

Hitotsubashi hadn't heard much of him.

However, Hitotsubashi Bunka still admires this young man, who is very similar to her, with courage and momentum.

"In that case, what would you do if you were to be the director of The Matrix?"

She showed Nolan the classic bullet dodge shot and asked the question.

Nolan thought for a moment and stood up,

"I'm going to start by wrapping up 120 cameras of the same style around the scene, and the cameras need to be nearly 12,000 frames per second, arranged in a circle, and the camera height is lowered in turn."

Nolan is wearing a black suit today, but he is full of passion when he performs.

Even in the small hotel room where Hitotsubashi lives, he still takes a firm step, making a circle in the living room, comparing the position of the camera in the air.

This made Hitohashi Fumie, who was watching from the side, laugh.

"Then each camera shoots separately, and every 1/120th of a second between the two adjacent cameras."

"In post-production, only one or two frames of each individual camera are retained, so that the coherent effect is the surround effect of the bullet passing through the air, and then through computer technology, the picture of the bullet passing through the air is edited, which is the effect of bullet time."

Nolan recounted with a glimpse of energy.

Fumimi Hitohashi smiled without saying a word, and then handed the script to Nolan.

After reading it, this guy was amazed.

"It's amazing, such an excellent script, if it can't be given to me, it's really a pity, there won't be a second person in this world besides me who can shoot it."

"Tell me?" Hitohashi bune clasped his hands and picked his chin.

In order to avoid suspicion, the door was left open throughout the whole process.

"In order to distinguish and imply the virtual and the real, I would implant something special in the colors, such as the mirror, Neo in the mirror, and the contrast of light and shadow in the virtual and the real.

The virtual world is more realistic, but it is necessary to use this realism to add some pale colors, such as the sky, buildings, glass curtain walls......

These are used as hints.

The more this is the case, the more it can give the illusion of daydreaming.

I don't know where the real thing is, and when the time comes, in the real reality, the picture will be darker, the colors will be heavier, and it will look more unreal, but it just so happens that this is the reality. Nolan was foaming at the mouth and was full of passion.

As I listened, Hitotsubashi entered into thought, imagining the picture Nolan depicted.

Seriously, there was something about this young man that scared her.

At first, she thought that this guy was just a very young and pretentious person, but after actually talking, she would think that Nolan still had his own ideas.

……

After returning to Neon, Hitotsubashi compiled a detailed report and submitted it to Seoh Chi Yuan.

The latter glanced at the list.

What?!

Cameron actually asked for $10 million?!

Let's take a look at the next few years.

Qing Zhiyuan searched for a young guy.

Christopher Nolan, with an offer of $1.5 million.

"That's it." Qing Zhiyuan knocked on the list.

Hitotsubashi Bune is about to go crazy laughing.

I didn't expect the acting president to choose a cheap one in the end.

"This director is a newcomer, I'm not sure he has enough quality." Hitotsubashi said.

"Then why did you put him on the list?"

Hitotsubashi was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Probably a woman's intuition." He managed to convince me and was enthusiastic, and I thought maybe I should give him a chance. ”

"Isn't that enough?"

In fact, when Qing Zhiyuan saw the list, he had a rough idea in his heart.

Although Hitotsubashi doesn't know Nolan, she has a strong intuition.

For Qing Zhiyuan, any director on this can actually be, the reason why he chose Nolan, in addition to his talent, the key is -

Or is he cheap enough.

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