101 Light and Shadow
Bai Zhe adjusted the position of several cameras, aiming multiple lenses at Zhuang Xi in the center of the venue from different angles.
After running a few photo studios, he rented a set of joint 3D cameras.
This kind of 3D camera has a low degree of intelligence, and it is troublesome to adjust the equipment, but the recording effect is okay.
"OK, let's start recording."
"Don't you need makeup?"
Zhuang Xi still has shiny powder blue hair and tattoos on his arms. When she officially took the stage, she wanted to return to her old self.
"No, just keep the silhouette close to the one you performed. I recorded the image of "Metamorphosis" because I wanted to make a three-dimensional silhouette of you. β
"Three-dimensional silhouettes?"
"I'll show you when it's done."
She nodded, ready for her pose. Bai Zhe seems to have some unique designs in the light and shadow effects of the stage.
"3, 2, 1, start."
After the two recorded it three times, Bai Zhe successfully got the video material.
He had watched his colleagues operate in the studio before, and recently watched an online class to learn how to use it, and his first time he got started was quite smooth.
The resulting image recorded with a 3D camera can be projected directly on the stage using a projection device.
After returning to the basement den, Bai Zhe processed the materials, and the effect was good.
He connected the rented equipment, stepped on the inductive switch, and the disc-shaped holographic projector on the ground released light and shadow to form the image of Zhuang Xi, and danced.
Does Bai Zhe want to enrich the stage effect with stereoscopic projection?
"The clarity is a bit low. Also, wouldn't it be strange to add the same image as me? β
The two have gotten along very well, and she doesn't have much scruples, talking about her objective feelings.
The more stage effects the better, but the cooperation with the performance itself is the core.
"Well, I don't have the money to rent HD equipment, so I'm going to do a little bit of processing for the images. Like this"
Bai Zhe adjusted, the stereoscopic projection changed from color to light blue, his facial features became blurry, and he could only see the outline clearly.
Oh, three-dimensional silhouettes.
"You try it, get ready and step on it to start the projection."
He turned off the device. Zhuang Xi stepped on it with some curiosity, and the stereoscopic image almost completely overlapped with her.
She took a step sideways to separate from the projection, and the two danced in unison, as if a silhouette had been peeled off her.
After a short period of dancing, the projection freezes at the moment when you raise your hand and turn around. Bai Zhe pressed pause.
After a few moments, the projection danced again, a bar or two behind Zhuang Xi. Freeze frame again after a dance.
She thought about it, and the effect was much more interesting.
"How many of these projections are you going to use on stage?"
"Four, or eight, the silhouette transitions from pale blue to dark blue.
Each time you step on a piece of equipment, a silhouette is added to the stage, and a clip dances with you before going into a freeze frame, and then dislocates with you to a different part.
After "Metamorphosis" entered the third part, I planned to freeze all the silhouettes in different moments as backgrounds. β
Bai Zhe expounded his thoughts, and he believed that Zhuang Xi would understand and like this design.
Different silhouettes, different stages, different frequencies.
Her eyes lit up. This kind of light and shadow effect is very consistent with the theme of "Metamorphosis".
"As for the timing of the start of the silhouette, I plan to use the pauses in the dance itself, such as 27 seconds, 51 seconds."
Zhuang Xi nodded. Activating the device at a pause allows her movements to coincide with the silhouette outline.
"Each pause has more than half a second, I practice it, and I have time."
Adding silhouettes should reduce the thinness and perhaps make the theme stand out.
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[Do you have a way to rent a screen in this location?] γ
Bai Zhe encountered a little difficulty when renting the giant screen.
The rent is not very expensive. It costs 300 per minute in the evening prime time, 450 per minute for stereoscopic images, and 1800 for the broadcast of "Metamorphosis".
The problem is that the companies that operate the electronic screens in this area do not accept live streaming.
[The other party does not accept the live broadcast, and the video samples must be handed over to them for review]
It's hard for them to prepare a show. If you have to submit samples, the live performance and the electronic screen will only be misplaced.
N: [Impossible, renting an electronic screen is not just about giving money]
Bai Zhe did not go to Hohokolin again this time. Catch a hairy hair, and you're going to be bald.
[Maybe we are renting for individuals, not in the name of the company]
N: [I won't chase stars with public money!] I see, it must be that your credit rating is too low]
Hey, hey, hey, it's heart-wrenching.
He has been struggling with food and clothing all year round, and he has only recently shown a little sign of being well-off. Zhuang Xi is a bankrupt black household.
The credit ratings of the two, one D and one F. Sad story.
N: [How many screens are you going to rent?] I let people buy on their behalfγ
That's it. Bai Zhe beeped quietly in his heart.
γTwo or three piecesγ
N: [Oh, this position, directly opposite the muse, brave enough!] γ
N: [Three pieces are not enough, you can rent all these around, and you can surround the muse]
The idea is good.
[Funds, may be a little tight]
N: [If I don't have enough money, I'll take care of it first.] How long do you want to rent? γ
γ4 minutesγ
N: [Short, too short!] Eight minutesγ
[What are the remaining four minutes for?]
N: [Put it again]
If he hadn't seen Grius, Bai Zhe would have suspected that N was a fraudster, or a salesperson for electronic screens.
This master usually probably wraps the electronic giant screen to play and support his idols.
N: [No problem, I'll order it]
Bai Zhe gritted his teeth. If something goes wrong, it's a big deal to run away.
γOKγ
After a while, N had a reply.
N: [What time slot?] γ
[A better time in the evening, about five days later.] The exact time has not yet been decided]
N: [It's already booked, wait for you to confirm the time, as soon as possible]
Is this booked? Not for three minutes.
No samples required, no deposit required. Bai Zhe felt that they and N were not the same species.
[Let's discuss it, right away]
N: [Looking forward to your performance, don't be too bored]
[It won't be boring]
In addition to the previously agreed bodyguards, they owe N again.
If you can't give the muse a ruthless blow, N will definitely be dissatisfied. When the time comes, they estimate that time is running out.
The two decided on the performance time according to the progress of the preparatory work. Five days later, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, the weather forecast was clear.
There are only eight days left in the time limit for the creation of the commission, and it is almost stuck.
Everything depends on the effect of the first performance, and success or failure depends on it.
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The Hikora spare machine lies flat on the repair table, its body disassembled into multiple parts, revealing the light alloy skeleton and miniature engine inside.
"Haven't you found out the problem yet?"
Shalan's tone was a little solemn.
If the standby anomaly at the time had happened once in public, Muse Media would have been finished, and all her efforts up to this point would have been in vain.
That kind of terrifying scene would ruin all the good images they had designed and maintained for Hicora in a matter of seconds.
"Nope. The program and hardware were checked several times, but no one was found. β
I was resurrected (50%).
Today was robbed again by the Black Cat family. One of them is a bit like a loving father.
(End of chapter)