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Chapter 390 Everyone Calls Me Tangtang (Please subscribe for the second update!)
"Mr. Xiao, how are the special effects and transformation going?"

"It's going well, and there is no problem in finishing it before December. Our three companies have found several special effects teams to take care of some simple areas. A total of 12 special effects personnel have been dispatched, 1600 employees are responsible for 700D conversion, and 3 employees are responsible for special effects."

"We need to speed up the progress and try to finish it before November." Tang An frowned.

Compared with the high production cost, the time spent is also the bulk of a movie.

"Edge of Tomorrow" does not have a lot of special effects shots, and there are few CG shots. It is just like this that it takes more time to convert than many blockbuster films.

This is why animated movies and movies with more CG shots are easier to convert and the effect is better.

Later, the 3D effect of many animated films is better than that of live-action films. That is because all the shots are made in CG, and the original data is preserved. As long as the data is used to do it again, it is more realistic than live-action films.

"Edge of Tomorrow" has few CG shots. If you simply copy the screen and do depth and matching, it will become a pseudo 3D movie.

There are not many CG shots in this movie. Although it will be more realistic, there is no specific data for each shot. Modeling must be done every second instead of simple keying, so as to achieve the real 3D effect.

Most of the time is spent on calculations, and each frame has to go through hundreds of calculations.

The problem of time is also a headache for Xiao Yang. As the special effects director of the crew, he travels back and forth between the capital and the company every once in a while, but he can't help it.

"Director Tang, apart from our three companies in China, the rest of the companies either have business, or the hardware and software can't keep up. There is really no way." Xiao Yang said distressedly.

"Then we can only make everyone work overtime."

Tang An sighed, Yangyang Huaxia definitely has no shortage of people, but there is not enough talent alone, the hardware and software cannot keep up, and complex calculations cannot be performed.

Now some movies are also being converted into 3D, and reliable special effects teams have business, and other small companies have no money to buy equipment and software.

The software and hardware cost tens of millions a year, and a single business can’t pay back the cost. I don’t know if I will live in the future.

However, the characteristic of Chinese people is that they can endure hardships, and working overtime is commonplace.

Another week has passed in April, the second big scene, another location not far away, an abandoned town, is filming an emotional scene today.

Arrived at the scene at 8 o'clock in the morning, and at 9:[-] o'clock, everything was almost set up. Tang An took the walkie-talkie and asked various departments, "Is everything ready?"

"Photography OK!"

"The lights are OK!"

"Props OK!"

"Okay, all departments are ready, and the actors are in place!"

"Eight scenes, one shot, one shot!"

"start!"

Liu Ye and Tang Yan reset it countless times, and after all kinds of hardships, they found a helicopter that crashed here, but the fuselage was a little damaged, and it could still start flying.

At this time Tang Yan was already injured, and Liu Ye bandaged his back wound in a half-ruined house.

"Even if we drive away the helicopter, there is no armor, no ammunition, and it will be dark soon, we might as well go back to the house just now, rest for a night, and come back early tomorrow morning."

As soon as Liu Ye finished speaking, Tang Yan smiled, "There is some food in that supermarket, and you can open two bottles of wine. There is also a well-preserved bed in the room. The soft mattress can make you sleep well."

"Crack!"

As soon as Tang Yan finished reading his lines, Tang An yelled to stop for the first time.

"Don't laugh in the first half of the sentence, relax your tone, and ease the expression on your face, laugh in the second half of the sentence, and draw your gun before you finish speaking."

"I know the director." Tang Yan quickly raised his hand to signal.

"Old Zhang pay attention to snapping close-ups of his face."

"Eight scenes, one shot, two shots!"

"start!"

The filming continued. Tang Yan performed very well this time. His tone was relaxed in the first half, as if he agreed with Liu Ye's idea, and then he smiled. He was laughing at Liu Ye and that he had found such a partner.

At this time, Liu Ye also showed a relaxed smile, and successfully prevented Tang Yan from sending him to death.

But then Tang Yan was stunned for a moment, pulled out his gun and pointed it at Liu Ye's head without any hesitation.

"Then I'd rather reset once!"

"Don't wait, that's a dead end." Liu Ye quickly reached out to block Tang Yan's hand.

"I'm tired, I'm in pain, but I'd rather do it all over again."

Tang Yan was injured, his body was a little weak, and his voice was very low, but his expression was very serious, he stared at Liu Ye closely, and spoke word by word.

Coupled with four or five scrapes and blood on the face, stains on the face and forehead, messy hair, and a wound wrapped in gauze on the shoulder.

The image of a resolute revolutionary fighter who is not afraid of suffering emerges.

"Let's eat something first. I'll find out where the key is."

"10 minutes."

"it is good."

"And then I kill you."

".it is good."

Liu Ye found tea and instant coffee in the cabinet beside him, and turned around to ask.

"Coffee or tea?"

Before Tang Yan could speak, he suddenly said, "You like coffee."

The water had already boiled, so he washed the cup and made a cup of instant coffee for Tang Yan.

Tang Yan picked up the cup and shook his head, "You can find coffee."

Liu Ye smiled and took out a few more packets of sugar, and poured a packet for Tang Yan.

"Thank you."

"By the way, you usually add two packets of sugar."

Liu Ye tore open a bag of sugar again and poured it in.

After doing all these skillfully, the smile on Liu Ye's face became more and more relaxed and happier.

But Tang Yan noticed the clue and stared at him coldly.

Holding the packing bag in his hand, Liu Ye didn't dare to look at her, got up and walked to the other side.

"There's a shirt over there that you should be able to wear."

Without looking twice, I found a long-sleeved shirt directly.

The camera caught Tang Yan in front of her, her expression changed again and again, she got up and looked around.

"How many times have we been here?"

"How many times have you come?"

"Where's the key?"

"Give."

"You know how to drive, have you ever driven?"

"I only know how to take off, but I haven't learned how to land yet."

"Then what are you doing here? What a waste of time!"

Tang Yan grabbed his coat angrily, put it on casually, and walked outside.

"You will die if you start the engine." Liu Ye helplessly called out to her from behind.

"You can only live so long!"

"No matter what I do, you will die here!"

"Pass!"

In a perfect scene, the two protagonists have fully integrated into the roles.

I don't know how long this state will last. Tang An didn't stay for long, and immediately continued to the next game.

The camera turned to the outside of the house, Tang Yan rushed out of the house, followed by Liu Ye.

"There is a mimic lying in ambush 20 meters away. As soon as you start the engine, it will rush out and attack you."

Tang Yan was unmoved, "Take your weapons and get on the helicopter!"

Liu Ye emphasized, "There are more ahead, only one of us can survive."

Tang Yan had already boarded the plane, turned his head and glanced at him, "Come on!"

"The only possibility is that you go to the supermarket to hide, where there is food and drink, and wait for me to come back there."

"I am a soldier of the Neighborhood Army, and I am ready to sacrifice at any time!"

"But you will die, die here!"

"I can't save you. If I kill Ω, your death will become an established fact. I can't save you."

"Is it that important how I am?"

Liu Ye looked at Tang Yan with some sadness, and kept shaking his head, "I wish I had never met you, but I can't help it."

For Tang Yan, they only met for one day, but Liu Ye has spent countless days with her.

After all, women are sensitive, and she has also seen her lover die in front of her more than 300 times, and she has experienced this feeling.

"After the war started, I was selected to be a member of the Special Forces. Since then, my name has been War Rose. Didn't you always want to know my original name?"

"My name is Tang Tang. People used to call me Tang Tang."

After saying this, Tang Yan resolutely started the helicopter engine.

"Pass!"

"Very good." Tang An applauded without hesitation.

After this location is over, there are only two locations left.

The original dam scene was changed to the Yellow Crane Tower, and the Louvre was changed to the Three Gorges Dam, which is even more spectacular in comparison.

There are only a few exterior scenes at the Yellow Crane Tower, and the interior scenes have been filmed before.

The location of the Three Gorges Dam was set up on a riverside where the current is not too fast. Of course, it was the Three Gorges Dam that was blown into ruins.

In mid-May, the crew completed the last scene at the Ministry of National Defense, and "Edge of Tomorrow" was officially completed!
After five and a half months, the shooting of this sci-fi blockbuster finally ended.

(End of this chapter)