Chapter 899 Old Monster Xu Visits the Class (33)

Ding Sheng's "A Better Tomorrow" is "A Better Tomorrow 2018"!

Shen Changlin was very confused, why did Ding Sheng dare to remake it?

Who gave him the courage?

Remaking "A Better Tomorrow" is a thankless task.

As for today's mainstream movie-goers, who doesn't know "A Better Tomorrow"?

The three characters of Brother Hao, Ajie, and Brother Xiao Ma are textbook-level character settings. They must have inner charm and charm, and have related conflicts.

With the three characters developed to such a complete degree, it became easy for the screenwriter to advance the plot.

The perfect performance of the three actors enhanced the inner tension of the characters.

A has-been boss, a reluctant younger brother, a brother who is a policeman...

When Xiaoma finally said to Ajie: "Actually, we are brothers."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ma was shot and fell down. Sometimes I think about it, maybe the director wanted to tell us, "Actually, as brothers, there is no need to say too much. There is not so much care, not so much hatred!"

What new ideas can you discover?

The reason why the villain came to power was because he wanted to sleep with his sister-in-law?

Forget it, a pure Jianghu film cannot be made...

It doesn’t have that taste anymore!

The fireworks of the last century in Hong Kong, the order and rules of the world at that time were like yellowed pages of a book. They can be used as a memorial but can no longer be used as a guide.

Shen Changlin just said: "Unless Ding Sheng can find Leslie Cheung, I will not invest!"

Lao Guo was stunned for a moment: "Leslie Cheung? He passed away!"

"...Yes, so it's impossible for me to invest!"

Just as he was about to hang up, Lao Guo said again: "Wait a minute!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Director Xu Ke is going to visit the cast of "Assassination of Novelists"..."

"Really? I'll call and ask!"

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I have a question, why are the directors of "A Chinese Ghost Story", "New Dragon Inn" and "Swordsman" not Xu Ke, but the audience generally thinks that they are Xu Ke's works?

Well, in fact, directors like Xu Ke and Du Qifeng all came from TV stations, and their behavior inevitably tainted the TV station's habits - as long as they are named producers, they like to have full control: they have to control the script, teach the actors themselves, and shoot the shots themselves. , the editor has the final say!

Isn't this what the public defines as a director?

Therefore, many films produced by Xu Ke are classified as Xu Ke's works because he is too strong and dominates all aspects of the film...

Xu Ke's creative power was so strong back then that he wanted to shoot a lot.

But one person always has limited energy, so he just assigns some projects to other people for execution, but he himself is too controlling and assertive, so basically he has the final say.

For example: Although it is true that most of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was executed on-site by Cheng Xiaodong, this subject matter was what Xu Ke decided to do. He also purchased the copyright from Li Hanxiang, and Xu Ke also controlled the casting and production style. .

Even in the post-editing period, he also personally started the soundtrack - watching Huang Zhan finish writing "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Don't Come at Dawn", and "Tao". Among them, "Tao" was originally supposed to be sung by Lin Zixiang, but due to the schedule, he couldn't accommodate it. Xu Ke simply forced Huang Zhan to sing in person...

Including when I invited my idol director Hu Jinquan to shoot "The Swordsman", in the end I only used Hu Jinquan for one or two scenes, and I re-shot the rest, which made Hu Jinquan half angry to death!

To say that Xu is a control freak is actually not an exaggeration at all.

But in the past few years, I feel that his desire for control has shrunk a lot...

I feel like maybe it’s because I’m getting older and my energy is not as strong as before, or maybe it’s just because I’m focused on what I want to shoot and don’t care much about actors and the like...

Otherwise, why would Zhao Youping be used in "The Dragon King of Shendu"?

Why did "The Four Heavenly Kings" use Ruan Jingtian and Ma Sichun?

Because Chen Guofu recommended it?

It’s a joke. When Xu Ke was young, he didn’t give face to anyone. He only believed in himself. He felt that Wang Zuxian was suitable for Nie Xiaoqian, so he hired her against all opinions!

Can you say that Zhao Youping is suitable for Di Renjie?

It can only be said that he has sacrificed a lot for the display of special effects in recent years...

Therefore, compared to Chen Guofu, he prefers to work with Shen Changlin - since "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", the two parties have cooperated very well. Both the production and the actors have given him an unprecedented sense of smoothness.

He doesn't have to worry about the script. Changlin Film and Television's screenwriting team is full of talents, and a very ordinary story can be turned into a masterpiece!

Mr. Xu has been committed to catching up with Hollywood in terms of technology...

Why did you take over the filming of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"?

On the one hand, he has always wanted to do a Journey to the West theme, and on the other hand, 400 million yuan in funding ensures that he can achieve the effect he wants!

In fact, the cost of "Nine-Storey Demon Tower" is 250 million, but it is claimed to be only 400 million...

He knew that Shen Changlin was very interested in special effects blockbusters, and he had been cultivating a domestic special effects team since "The Band of Thieves".

Today I finally made "Assassination of Novelists" - Oriental Fantasy!

I’ve always wanted to visit the class…

See how young directors use special effects!

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"Assassination Novelist" has already released the behind-the-scenes footage, it's just for publicity!

It is also a fact: for the first time, virtual shooting, motion capture, real shooting, CG and other technologies are integrated and used. It not only challenges the most cutting-edge shooting technology, but also realizes a new set of standardized industrial processes. It can be said that A new revolution in the domestic film industry...

Xu Ke walked into the studio and everyone was shocked!

Oh, the photo studio in Qingdao!

The filming of Mountain City is over, and the crew moved to Qingdao...

Xu Ke was extremely surprised: "More than 20 studios?"

Shen Changlin introduced: "We are divided into fifty groups, and each group makes different things..."

"What's the hardest thing?"

"The red-haired ghost... is 15 meters tall, has four arms, 400,000 hairs, and 900,000 pores. The rendering time for a single frame ranges from 16 hours to 30 hours, and the cost is about 2 million per minute!"

With that said, he said to Xu Jiandao, the person in charge of special effects who was traveling with him: "Show Director Xu the effect!"

"Director Xu, please come this way..."

Then Xu Ke... got a little jealous!

This special effect is much better than its "Four Heavenly Kings" counterpart!

Especially the red-haired ghost's appearance, compared to the white-haired orangutan in "The Four Heavenly Kings", it's so weak!

Xu Jian specially released a fighting effect, which made Xu Ke even more jealous - the hair effect of the monster model in "The Four Heavenly Kings" and the flexibility of the limbs and joints during action were poor!

“How much did this special effect cost?”

Shen Changlin glanced at Chen Zhixi, who said: "We invested 150 million in the early stage, mainly for equipment development, concept simulation and mold manufacturing. The actual production cost about 150 million..."

"Device development?"

"Virtual filming...otherwise the actors wouldn't be able to join the fight!"

"Virtual shooting?"

The so-called virtual shooting is real-time picture feedback supported by a series of technologies such as motion capture, real-time engine, and camera tracking...

In the past, when shooting special effects blockbusters, they were basically shot against a blue-green screen background - the shooting scene faced the uniformity of the images "behind" the blue-green screen (after keying). Although there were conceptual designs, including early foreshadowing and other means, it was not consistent with the background.

Compared with live shooting, blue and green screen shooting still cannot allow all the main creators to "immerse themselves" and achieve efficient and precise collaboration among multiple departments.

"Live Virtual Shooting" was born and developed under such requirements.

Through real-time tracking, real-time keying, and real-time rendering technology, camera shooting and CG elements are synthesized in real time, bringing digital space, perspective, movement, light and shadow to the shooting scene, providing the director with a real-time preview of the picture!

This kind of real-time preview is an extension of the previous animation preview, and combined with the live shots to continue to convey the creative intention of combining narrative and visual effects, thus making the entire team's creation smoother.

It can be regarded as an "on-site upgraded version" of blue-green screen shooting technology.

It provides guarantee for the integration of the entire process of film and television industrialization.

With this set of tools in "Assassination Novelist", the team pre-synthesizes the virtual characters that have been motion-captured in advance into the scene. The main creative staff can see the size, position and movement of the virtual characters in real time...

The closer the picture is to the finished effect of the movie, the more helpful it is for the director to schedule actors, cameras and virtual characters, especially when encountering complex shooting angles and spatial position relationships.

By the way, this is how "The Mandalorian" was filmed!

Xu Jian, the person in charge of special effects, saw a lot of things. Xu’s eyes became brighter and brighter: “How much does this thing cost?”

Chen Zhixi said: "It's quite expensive, mainly because there are too few people who know how to operate it."
Chapter completed!