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Chapter 753: The System Births a Genius
Under this circumstance, little Gilbert was a little hesitant and thought about just going to Rome to shoot.

At this time, the Paris municipal government became anxious.

"You can see the Eiffel Tower from here. When I was shooting, I wanted to make this street explode."

The accompanying Paris city officials were shocked and thought it was a large-scale explosion.

"Director Gilbert, is your explosion very destructive?"

Little Gilbert thought about the effect in his mind, and then said, "It won't be very big, just a lightweight explosion effect, at most it will flip the car over and break the glass or something."

As he spoke, Gilbert Jr. took the rendering and explained it to the accompanying officials.

Only then did they feel relieved. After returning and communicating with the crew, they immediately issued a filming permit to the "Inception" crew.

This made French filmmakers very angry, and they cursed the Paris City Government in newspapers, on the Internet and other platforms.

The Paris government has its reasons, as the economy is already in a downturn due to the financial crisis. The Hollywood crews are here to film, to promote Paris.

With good publicity, there will be more tourists and more revenue.

If you filmmakers can make good films and promote France, is it necessary to invite Hollywood filmmakers to come?

This is true, but the Paris city government was soon drowned in the saliva of French filmmakers saying that they did not understand the art of film.

Anyway, the filming permits have already been issued, and the Paris city government is just letting it sit there.

The investigation went smoothly, and Gilbert Jr. flew to Morocco. There was a scene in Mombasa in the film, and Gilbert Jr. did not plan to go to Kenya to shoot it, as it was not convenient.

It just so happens that Morocco in North Africa is a nice place. It is also one of the filming locations for many Hollywood movies and is known as Mollywood.

It was convenient to put the Mombasa scenes here, and it also ensured the safety of the crew.

At first glance, the name sounds like a brother to Monaco on the Mediterranean coast, but one is a European country and the other is a North African country.

The climate and culture of each region are different, so it really doesn't matter.

After inspecting the location scenes, Gilbert Jr. returned to Los Angeles. This year's Los Angeles seemed to be particularly hot, much hotter than Morocco.

However, the scorching weather did not interfere with the crew's work. Little Gilbert first went to see the actors' preparations.

Leo is not very good at action scenes, but after some basic training, he looks pretty good, at least his postures are pretty good.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's training was more complicated. He performed all the scenes in the revolving hotel corridors himself, and the practice was quite effective.

The addition of Simon Pegg is a highlight. Compared to the actor that Gilbert didn't know, Simon Pegg's own sense of humor can add a lot to the film.

Tony Leung is an excellent actor, but he must feel a little strange filming in a foreign country.

But Gilbert's team is not as discriminatory and xenophobic as other Hollywood crews. They have worked with many Chinese actors and even Chinese workers behind the scenes, so they are not so unfamiliar.

After feeling the crew's goodwill, Tony Leung felt relieved and devoted himself to studying the script and understanding the role.

At the same time, Tony Leung also had a mission, which was to observe how Hollywood crews operated, and he also took a lot of notes.

But honestly, Gilbert Jr. didn't think it would be of much use.

Haven't actors like Cheng Long and Jet Li made enough Hollywood movies? Cheng Long in particular has filmed many A-level blockbusters in succession.

Did they bring about a big change to Hong Kong films or even Chinese films? No. In fact, the degree of change they brought was not as great as the group of Chinese film and television practitioners trained by Gilbert Jr. when he went to China to shoot the "Lord of the Rings" series at the beginning of the century.

But unfortunately, these outstanding talents have not been gathered together and used.

After the end of the "Lord of the Rings" series, it was divided up by major film and television companies, and the advantages cultivated by the system disappeared.

Movies have never been able to advance with just one or two geniuses; this is a matter of industry system. Hollywood has a sufficiently mature system, which is the secret to its dominance in the global film market today.

It is not that Hollywood dominates the world because it has film geniuses such as Gilbert Jr., James Cameron, and Spielberg.

Many people have misunderstood the cause and effect relationship. Genius is certainly necessary, but without the power of the entire industry system, no matter how many geniuses there are, it will be useless.

In addition to being busy with preparations, Gilbert Jr. also attended an internal preview of "Avatar".

There is no doubt that the outstanding 3D movie and its groundbreaking technical performance completely conquered all the people who participated in the internal preview.

Everyone praised the movie highly, and James Cameron's years of hard work were not in vain.

After the movie, Gilbert Jr. chatted with James Cameron.

"Unparalleled viewing experience, epoch-making technology, you are destined to create miracles." Gilbert Jr. was generous with his praise.

James Cameron smiled bitterly and said, "As long as you are satisfied, if the movie is not good, you investors will probably feed me to the fish."

"Now there is no such worry. Believe me, this movie can surpass Titanic."

The King of the World is still the King of the World. He is very arrogant: "Of course, I believe in our movie, and you should believe in me too."

The topic turned to Gilbert Jr.'s new movie, and James Cameron asked, "Dude, why don't you try 3D technology?"

Young Gilbert suddenly had an idea and thought that it was not impossible to make "Inception" into a 3D movie.

But after thinking about it, Gilbert gave up and said, "There are not so many colorful pictures in the new movie, and I also noticed that the 3D effect is obviously not as good in dim light as when there is enough light.

For a film like Avatar, which focuses on visual effects, the 3D effect will be outstanding.

But for other movies, the 3D effect may not be applicable.”

Gilbert Jr.'s words are very pertinent. After the release of "Avatar", there will definitely be a 3D craze. However, Gilbert Jr. does not intend to follow this trend. It's not that he is as stubborn as Christopher Nolan.

Instead, after careful evaluation, the conclusion was reached that making "Inception" into a 3D movie would not achieve a better viewing experience.

The 3D effect may even weaken the original feeling that the film wants to bring to the audience.

What is the selling point of "Inception"? In addition to the visual spectacle of Paris turning upside down, the biggest selling point is its brain-burning plot and hot and impactful action scenes.

If the 3D effect distracts the audience too much, making them focus on the visual effects and ignore the plot, it would be a loss for "Inception".

Of course, Gilbert Jr. will not miss the benefits of 3D technology and will naturally want to have a piece of the pie.

Disney's new film "Alice in Wonderland", the one that Gilbert Jr. recommended Emma Watson to, is a film that is planned to be produced using 3D technology.

In addition, after the success of "Avatar", the 3D conversion of the "Lord of the Rings" series will also be carried out. The "Hobbit" series directed by Peter Jackson will also use 3D technology.

(End of this chapter)