China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 402 The Beijing Film Festival is over and the Shanghai Film Festival is coming again

In addition to Marco Muller's request, He Fang also talked with Luc Besson for a long time.

He Fang had discussed cooperation with Luc Besson a few years ago, but it never materialized.This time Luc Besson came with his new ideas and new projects.

That's right, he is preparing to shoot "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," the first film in his "Valerian" series. In fact, this is a very imaginative movie, and it is also very sci-fi. It is actually a very good one. Unfortunately, the box office in another time and space was mediocre. It is said that the cost was US$2.1 million, but the global box office was only US$2.25 million.

It was obvious that this movie was losing money, and it was a serious loss, because the loss of this movie caused Luc Besson's French Europa Film Company to not recover for several years.

Since the investment is so large, how can we save costs?First, he wanted to find the post-production department of Huying Group to help him with post-production to save costs.

In fact, basically 70% of the cost of the movie "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" was spent on special effects. The special effects of "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" are really awesome.

Therefore, if the special effects cost of "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" can be saved by 10%, it will save US$1470 million. If it is saved by 20%, it will be US$2940 million. If it is saved by 30%...

Every time he saves money, Luc Besson is making pure profit. This temptation is very big.

Now the whole world knows that the post-production department of Huying Group is the cheapest, high-quality and most cost-effective place in the world. Even many top Hollywood movies come here for post-production, not to mention that almost all the special effects of He Fang's movies are done here. of.

How are the special effects in He Fang's movie?Globally recognized as not bad.

So, here comes Luc Besson.

"Mr. Besson, you are doing the right thing if you come here to do special effects post-production. If you have time, you can watch it on my crew for a few days. Now we have also developed the most cutting-edge virtual production technology in Hollywood. I believe you will love it." on this technology.

This technology eliminates the need to use green cloth to cut out images, and makes the actors' performances more graspable. It is no longer necessary to use a green stick to indicate the actor's point of view as before.There are many advantages, which you will understand when you get to the set. "

He Fang introduced Luc Besson enthusiastically.

"I know this technology, but I have never had the opportunity to check it out on site. Since you have it here, I must learn it." Luc Besson was also ignited by He Fang.

"Hmm, this technology can not only save money and time, but the key is that it can realize many of the director's ideas..."

In fact, this virtual technology can not only virtual scenes but also virtual characters. For example, you can scan the models of supporting characters into the computer, then model them, project the background through the LED screen, and then add some real scenery on site. It makes the protagonist feel like he is performing in a real scene, and you can also see countless supporting characters interacting with him.

Character scanning, scene and prop scanning have long been applied to the game industry, but the real application to the film industry has only emerged in the past few years.

Such advanced film technology, as long as the more you use it and become more proficient, it will actually stimulate the director's creative thinking and let the director have a lot of imagination.

This is something that those literary and artistic directors who only put the camera in that direction and then start shooting artistic long shots will never want to touch it, nor dare to touch it.These directors are very pitiful. They have been playing with film technology all their lives, and in the end they may be eliminated by film technology. When they look back on the day they are eliminated, they will feel how pathetic they are.

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While He Fang was making a movie, he and a group of filmmakers held discussions here for several days, all about the details of the film festival, discussions on film production techniques, and even a small discussion on future film themes. of changes.

Of course, there are also discussions about film art. Film art is divided into two categories: literary and commercial. It happens that He Fang is good at both.

This group of filmmakers stayed in Changsha for about three days, and then everyone left satisfied, and they all benefited.One of the benefits is that I work as a judge with a salary every year. The second benefit is that I learned something from He Fang, and everyone discussed the purest cutting-edge technology of movies.April ended like this, He Fang continued to shoot his movie, and time felt particularly fast in May.

Because I am extremely busy every day, and I am almost halfway through filming the movie.

And at the end of May, the Shanghai Film Festival Organizing Committee sent an invitation to He Fang, inviting him to participate in several important forums of the Shanghai Film Festival.

These include "Opportunities and Challenges: Dialogue on Chinese Film Policy", "The Next Stop for Chinese Films: Prosperity Goes to the Left, Crisis Goes to the Right", and "Where Do Film Talents Come From?"These three important forums are "Mutual Learning of Chinese and Foreign Film Education".

本来还有6月14日、15日的两个重要论坛的，但是何方参加不了，因为《环太平洋2》要到15号才能杀青，所以何方只能参加16号与17号的论坛了。

He Fang may not be very interested in being a judge, but if you invite him to participate in the forum and you happen to have time, this can still give you face. After all, they are all from the industry, and it is not good if he is too high-minded and difficult to invite.

拍到了6月15日就相当于《环太平洋2》历时73天的正式拍摄，加上前面剧本围读，演员总共进组了95天的时间。

It takes nearly 100 days to join the cast, which is common among Hollywood crews, but not common among Chinese crews.

Because Hollywood crews work on an eight-hour day, plus weekends off, it's normal for their movies to take 100 days to shoot.Usually the shooting cycle of some special effects blockbusters exceeds 120-150 days. Of course, the shooting cycle of 150 days is already considered the longest.

Some movies, such as "Avatar", took two years to officially shoot, not counting pre-production and post-production.

Again, a movie like "Pacific Rim 2" doesn't have a weekend time loss. It takes 73 days to complete the official shooting, which is neither too fast nor too slow.

"Pacific Rim 2" was finished at noon on June 6th. The main reason was that everyone couldn't wait to go home, so the filming was a little faster.

After the last scene was shot, the whole crew cheered when He Fang called out that it was finished.

"Each department should pack up their things, and then go through the rental return procedures for those who need to return in the afternoon. After returning the things, go back to the room, take a good shower, and get ready. The banquet will be held at seven o'clock in the evening. Don't be late." The production director held up a big the trumpet shouted.

After He Fang also had a few chats with the photographers, event reporters, and others, flowers were brought to the scene and a final cake was also presented.

The main creators received the flowers and took a group photo before finishing the cake. Chief surgeon He Fang made the first cut of the cake, and then the production director began to cut the cake into fine pieces.

……

After finishing the cake on the spot, He Fang left the scene and went back to his room to rest.

But when he returned to his room, there was a knock on the door. He Fang looked and it was Fan Bingbing.

"I don't know when we will get together next time. Let me eat first." Fan Bingbing said as he took off his clothes.

"...Okay, let's eat, let's eat..."

(End of this chapter)