Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 400 Immortal Emperor
You can hang a spaceship or space station model here, and change the background to space, so you can create a scene of a spaceship floating in space, which is pretty good.

While several people were chatting, Liu Tianxian was running back and forth in the digital space with a flashlight, and the camera was swaying with her, automatically controlled.

If she is given tools, she can climb the rock wall.

On the cliffs of the digital space, the scene changes as she moves, and the light from the flashlight is clearly visible on the stone wall.

"Okay, okay, don't ruin it. This background alone costs 40 US dollars." Fang Hong pulled her out.

This small space, plus the photography and system, and other equipment, cost several million dollars.

"It's so real, just like Tomb Raider."

Liu Tianxian sighed and asked, "Hey, is this made of a green screen or something?"

"No, it's LED. By then, the entire place will be enclosed and turned into a huge digital space." Yao Qi drew a big circle with his hand.

It is equivalent to forming a circle. If people drive inside it, riding a motorcycle will feel like racing in the city.

Liu Tianxian could imagine the scene, the panoramic virtual effect was very shocking.

"Sister Fei, you've worked hard. Come and have a drink of water." Fang Hong put one hand on Liu Tianxian's clothes and diligently opened a bottle of water for her, like an assistant.

"Don't think that I won't hit you just like that." Liu Tianxian still remembered what happened just now. She opened her mouth and took a sip. It was still warm, which was good.

"If beating me makes you happy, then go ahead and hit me as many times as you can." Fang Hong sounded like that was the truth.

"Hahaha."

Liu Tianxian was so happy that she didn't want to beat the man.

Seeing that she was smiling beautifully, Fang Hong suddenly kissed her.

Liu Tianxian subconsciously tilted her head to avoid it, but her mouth still touched her face, and she raised her foot to kick Fang Hong in the butt.

There are so many people here, and you don’t even notice the occasion!

The others just pretended they didn't see it. Out of sight, out of mind. Those who saw it couldn't stand these two people anyway. Yao Qi said, "Boss Fang, let's go check out the light box."

"Okay." Fang Hong gestured to lead the way.

Several people followed to another place. There were no fancy facilities here, just a hollow-looking box.

This box is quite big, 6 meters high, equivalent to the height of three or four people, and about 3 meters wide.

Chen Zhixi and Guo Fan are checking the facilities here. This is the equipment that truly simulates space and the interior of a spacecraft.

Lu Dabo is also here. He works here, arranging people to move things and acting as a supervisor. Of course, he is also a supervisor in this film and television base.

As Fang Hong's lackey, he naturally has to help understand the specific developments of his industries.

"Principal, Fairy Sister." Lu Dabao was very discerning.

Fang Hong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I heard you made millions from stock trading."

"This is all thanks to you, the principal, and also to the Fairy Sister." Lu Dabao flattered like it was free.

"What does it have to do with me? I didn't teach you how to trade stocks." Liu Tianxian said.

"It's all thanks to you. Without you, I definitely wouldn't be able to make money." Lu Dabao spoke kindly as if he didn't want any money.

"As long as you make money, I'm happy for you." Liu Tianxian said casually.

Maybe this is how the little guys survive.

"It's a good thing to have this awareness, it's good."

Fang Hong casually praised him and ignored him, then asked, "Can I take a look inside the light box?"

You can’t see anything from the outside, but the whole world is inside.

"Okay." Guo Fan gestured.

Due to the limited space in the light box, not so many people could enter. Only Fang Hong, Liu Tianxian and Guo Fan could enter.

Other people can see the scenes inside through monitors and computers. The lights and images inside are all controlled by computers.

When the three people entered the light box, it was like entering outer space. The Milky Way was under their feet, and they were surrounded by countless galaxies of all sizes. A real planet appeared before their eyes.

It was just like what they saw in 3D, except they were in 3D and blended into the scenery.

"Look, fairy."

After Fang Hong finished speaking, he crushed a planet floating in front of him.

The planet shattered and exploded, and the shock wave it caused spread far away, so the simulation was pretty realistic.

This is controlled by a control console outside. They can see what is going on inside in a 360-degree panoramic view. If a woman is wearing a skirt, their underwear can be seen clearly.

"Let me try it too." Liu Tianxian asked curiously.

Liu Tianxian stretched out her hand and a planet appeared out of thin air in her hand. In fact, there was nothing in her hand, it was just a visual effect.

Her eyes lit up and she smiled, "Does this count as picking stars with my hands?"

"Yes, you have become an immortal, nicknamed the Immortal Emperor, and are the master of this universe." Fang Hong teased her.

"This Immortal Emperor will smash you to death." Liu Tianxian held the planet and threw it at him.

The planet actually flew towards Fang Hong.

"Ah! Immortal Emperor, please spare my life, I'm going to die." Fang Hong held his chest, looking like he was about to die.

Seeing him acting weird, Liu Tianxian hit him jokingly, but it was quite funny since filming technology is so advanced nowadays.

Seeing how amused the two were, Guo Fan was speechless. They came in to see how this thing worked, not to play with it.

The two played around for a while, and then realized that they were here for serious business. After all, they had to understand how to shoot, so they restrained themselves. "The inner wall here is made up of 196 LED panels, each panel is 0.6×0.6 meters in size, and each panel has a total of 4096 LED lights, similar to a cubic kaleidoscope."

Guo Fan continued, "The brightness and color of the LED light are controlled by a computer. Its function is to assist the camera in lighting. Everything you see is made up of light."

"This is better than a green screen. At least when we are performing, we know what kind of environment we are in." Liu Tianxian said.

If it's a green screen, you're just facing the air, which is awkward.

"However, the image displayed on the inner wall of the light box is still relatively rough. The good thing is that the director can see the fusion of the actors and the space background on the monitor." Guo Fan said.

Fang Hong nodded to show that he understood.

This means that it can only be used as an auxiliary, and all backgrounds still need to be rendered through post-production CG, so that it will look more realistic to the audience.

"How do you simulate the IRIS system, free tracking shooting, and space tumbling that we mentioned earlier?" Fang Hong asked.

Guo Fan pointed to a location and a long mechanical arm stretched out from the corner of the wall. The arm was very flexible and could move freely.

Around the camera are white lighting equipment. When the camera moves, the lighting equipment will also move at the same time.

“All you need to do is fix the actor on a stand, and the camera can create the illusion that the actor is moving or floating.”

Guo Fan explained and gestured, "Let's go out and see the demonstration effect."

"I'm performing here, and by the way, I'm also experiencing the way of shooting in space to get a feel for it," said Liu Tianxian.

"This was done by a professional stuntman." Guo Fan said.

"I want to try it." Liu Tianxian said.

"There's nothing special about this. During the filming process you just need to use your face and get the expressions right. Not many body shots are needed," said Fang Hong.

After all, she was wearing a space suit, so her figure could not be seen. In the movie, the only part on the spaceship was the part where the heroine took off her space suit, and that scene must have required Liu Tianxian to do it herself.

"I still want to give it a try. After all, this is my first time watching a space science fiction movie like this." Liu Tianxian said seriously and was not joking.

"Okay, let her try." Fang Hong gestured.

"Tianxian, come with me." Guo Fan motioned Liu Tianxian to follow him, and then walked out of the light box.

After exiting the light box, I returned to the real world, where I felt like I was really in the universe.

Now begins the demonstration of tumbling and suspension in space. Liu Tianxian puts on her performance costume and is fixed to the rack, ready to begin the demonstration.

The performance costumes are tight-fitting, similar to the ones used for light spot capture. The helmets, space suits, arms, etc. can all be added with CG special effects in post-production.

Fang Hong came to a small room, which was the control console. Several technicians were sitting in front of computers, editing materials and controlling the light in the light box.

Here you can see the scene in the light box. Liu Tianxian is fixed on a rack, which is wrapped with a green screen and will be removed later.

"Relax, no need to move." Guo Fan gave an instruction and took out the light box.

Liu Tianxian kept a casual posture and saw that the scenery around him had turned into a dark universe, deep, boundless, mysterious and unpredictable, with no end in sight.

And she was like a tiny speck of dust, feeling infinitely lonely.

Fortunately, there are countless stars dotted around, so it is not too dark. Such an environment can easily make people despair.

"Fairy, let's begin." Fang Hong's voice appeared in the light box.

Liu Tianxian nodded, indicating that it was okay. The lonely feeling she had originally had disappeared instantly after Fang Hongyi spoke.

I am still on Earth, not in space.

When everything was ready, the camera controlled by the IRIS system tracked and filmed around Liu Tianxian.

What the computer saw was Liu Tianxian tumbling in space.

"With that zero-gravity visual effect." Fang Hong thought it was good.

If you only look at the footage presented in the computer, without looking at the footage in the light box, you will see the zero-gravity effect.

"Hollywood's previous technology was that they hung people on a device and then manipulated them like puppets to achieve the zero-gravity effect," Liu Yin explained.

"People cannot control themselves and need a system to control them," said Fang Hong.

"Yes, if people control themselves, they will have a sense of power, and it will not be real," said Yao Qi.

Several people talked about the awesomeness of this light box plus IRIS system. Liu Tianxian inside performed the show without moving. She didn't feel that she was tumbling, and she didn't need to look at the camera.

"Let's stop here!" Fang Hong thought it was almost done.

The technician controlled the camera to stop rotating, the image in the light box returned to normal, and Liu Tianxian was taken down from the shelf by several staff members.

Liu Tianxian took off her performance clothes and walked out, just in time to see Fang Hong and his group.

Fang Hong asked: "How do you feel?"

"I feel very lonely. How desperate it would be if I were alone in space." Liu Tianxian shook her long hair.

The performance clothes I wore just now covered my hair as well.

"That's right."

Fang Hong took out a down jacket and put it on her from behind: "Let's go, let's go home."

Liu Tianxian stretched out her arms, put on her down jacket, and pushed her hair back. Her hair just happened to fall on Fang Hong's face, smelling sweet.

We also visited all the studios, including the filming equipment of "Gravity".

After a few months of preparation and completing the spacecraft and space station models, we can basically start shooting.

I just don’t know whether Tiangong can be blown up.

(End of this chapter)