Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

The scene then cuts to Kobe City engulfed in flames and ruins.

"Xiaomeng was forced back into her human form and buried under a pile of stones, plunging the entire city into despair. But just then, the most crucial emotional turning point of the entire film arrived—Takato bravely rushed back to the battlefield!"

"The boy found Aldo, the little dog, tied up, in the fire."

"Faced with the approaching aliens, Takato no longer ran away. Even with his hands bleeding profusely, he desperately tried to break free of the chains!"

"He shouted at the hopeless future amidst the ruins, and it was the future that taught him that the power of belief would surely transform into courage!"

The courage of human children has awakened in this moment!

[This Tier 0 human player with high-quality skills, that comeback was so cool!]

[Xiaomeng gave the child hope, and the child, in turn, became Xiaomeng's light. This mutual support is unbeatable!]

"This scene directly unleashed the boundless power hidden within me!"

"He'll pay for the cheat code!" The future will overturn the heavy ruins, and a new light will emerge!

"Having regained her composure, Xiaomeng countered each move, fighting two opponents alone, and in her hero form, she swiftly slew the Gatsi alien!"

"The aliens on the other side were completely baffled. Where exactly is the conservation of energy? And what is this new form?!"

"He instantly defeated Guts, sent Nakor flying with a single powerful punch, and then rescued his four brothers from the sky!"

"Unfortunately, the seal was still broken by negative energy, and Yapool emerged from the deep sea with the fully evolved ultimate super beast Saurus."

Before the aliens could react, the Yapools taught them a lesson and immediately activated the second stage of the Soul System Nightmare.

"The new form of Saurus possesses a colossal size that blots out the sky and several destructive tentacles, instantly suppressing the five wounded warriors."

"Just when things seemed hopeless, Captain Zoffy and Instructor Taro, swaying their wheelchairs and sparking, crashed through a barrier from deep space and descended, bringing with them Hikari's 'Power Bank'—the Ultra Recharge Technique—which instantly restored everyone to full power!"

Zoffy: I brought five lives! Because this time my bag was a little bigger.

Zoffy and Taro's perfectly timed rescue was so cool, like divine intervention!

[A timely help!]

[Seven Ultras in one frame! This lineup is absolutely top-notch in the entire history of tokusatsu.]

Old Tang continued his explanation:

"The seven warriors worked in perfect harmony, with Seven's head crest, Ace's guillotine, Jack's spark, and the original beam, instantly shaving the monster's tentacles bald."

"However, the Yapool insidiously revealed their trump card—Aya Jinguji was sealed inside the dark crystal atop the monster's head!"

"The older men were all very experienced, and they thought to themselves, 'You arrested her, why should we stop?'"

Faced with the hostage threat, the other Ultras were hesitant to act, and even Mebius was restrained.

"At the final moment of life and death, the six older brothers poured all their light into Mebius's body without hesitation."

"The 'Mebius Infinite Form,' with its dark gold patterns engraved on its chest, has arrived with overwhelming force!"

Old Tang excitedly pointed to the new leather case, expressing his love for it!

"The infinite form design is absolutely amazing!"

"Number Monster starts with zero frames! Xiao Meng transforms into a rainbow aurora, like a magnificent dump truck, speeding through the barrage of bullets, precisely detaching the hostages, and then with a world-destroying 'Cosmic Miracle Attack,' completely annihilating Saurus and the resentment of the Yapool into cosmic dust!"

Old Tang breathed a long sigh of relief:

"As the sun set, Xiaomeng made that V sign to Gaohu as promised, and Gaohu smiled again and put on his team uniform."

"Plus, the return of Taro as Kotaro Higashi, and the poignant moment with the four Ultra Brothers' human forms under the setting sun—it's truly a double whammy of nostalgia and profound message!"

When Aya Jinguji asked Mirai, "Why are the Ultra Warriors willing to go to such lengths for humanity?" Mirai's answer was incredibly pure—"Because they truly love humans."

"But this sentence is the most sincere answer the entire film offers."

The plot is truly satisfying, the logic is tight, and the emotions build layer by layer; it's thrilling no matter how many times I watch it.

[And there are even returning veteran actors! Even Saburo Shinoda, who played Kotaro Higashi, is back!]

[You old scoundrel Gu! Well done!!!]

[The plot has been explained so thoroughly! Shouldn't we move on to the technical analysis next?]

Old Tang smiled and pulled his chair forward:

"Okay, that concludes the first half of the plot's theme. Now, let's move on to the second half—from my perspective as one of the actors, I'll give you a look at the behind-the-scenes filming and visual effects techniques that can only be described as 'industrial miracles'!"

The screen suddenly switched to a green screen and behind-the-scenes footage from the filming location.

"First, we must talk about the aerial combat scenes in the entire movie that left countless viewers exclaiming, 'My eyes can't keep up!'"

"When watching these aerial combat scenes, did you feel an extremely strong sense of immersion?"

"It felt like the camera wasn't fixed in one position, but rather like a personal photographer, relentlessly chasing after Mebius and Hida at high speed!"

"This kind of dynamic cinematic language has a specific name in the animation and tokusatsu world—'Itano Circus'!"

[Holy crap! It really is Itano Circus! The camerawork in the trailer looked so familiar!]

[No wonder the missile's trajectory wasn't straight; it was waving around like it was drunk!]

[Regarding Qian Xuesen's ballistics.]

[The viewing experience is unparalleled! I can't even imagine how stunning it would be on the big screen!]

"Many people think that as long as there are more missiles and explosions in the picture, it is a challenge to the Wild Circus, which is completely wrong."

Old Tang drew several complex arcs on the whiteboard:

"The core of Itano-style air combat has three underlying logics: First, give each missile a 'personality'."

"Look closely, everyone. Some missiles are flying straight ahead, some are being intercepted by anticipating their movements, and some are even making wide turns to encircle them."

"Second, dynamic warping of space."

"In ultra-high-speed shots, wide-angle stretching is used for close-up shots and telephoto compression is used for distant shots. The objects at the edges of the image are deliberately stretched and distorted. This extremely exaggerated perspective difference creates an unfathomable sense of depth on the flat screen."

"Third, and most difficult, is the subjective pursuit of the camera position."

"In the past, special effects air combat often involved both sides standing still and exchanging beams of light."

"But in this film, the production team completely let go of their inhibitions."

"When filming Gauss, the production team deliberately reduced the speed of the air combat by half to accommodate the visual adaptation of the general audience."

"But with this Little Dream movie, the director and special effects team reached a consensus: no more holding back, just floor it!"

Old Tang pulled up a comparison of the storyboard shots:

"Everyone, watch this scene. Infinite Mebius is caught in a death trap woven from tens of thousands of bio-missiles, constantly changing direction and rolling sideways. His golden tail trails stretch for thousands of meters in the air."

"The camera movement in each frame and the trajectory of each missile are all spatial coordinates that the special effects team meticulously calculated frame by frame in the computer."

"That absolute sense of speed, like dancing on a knife's edge, is something you hone through sheer hard work and dedication!"

No wonder this part was so exhilarating to watch; it turns out there's so much computing power behind it!

[The technical capabilities are off the charts; this is a true industrial-grade audio-visual feast.]

We'll never know how much funding is available for the project.

"Now that we've discussed aerial combat, let's take a look at the ultimate micro-management techniques that combine live-action footage with special effects."

Old Tang froze the scene on the Zarab alien transforming into a fake Mebius and crushing skyscrapers in Kobe.

"Everyone, please pay attention to this detail."

Old Tang pointed to a close-up of the fake Mebius's feet, "The fake Mebius that Zarab conjured up, apart from having slanted eyes and a few black shadow patterns on his body..."

"Look at his toes—they're actually slightly upturned, bearing the signature clown shoe feature of the Zarab aliens!"

"This is also a tribute to the original fake Oscar, with extremely subtle adjustments to the suit, which not only shows the comicality of the imposter but also gives the audience a strong psychological suggestion visually."

"And then there's the explosive reaction from the massive landing,"

Old Tang slowed down the playback speed, "Many of the shots from the perspective of passersby are not simply green screen cutouts."

"The production team built a highly detailed miniature model of the Kobe industrial area in the studio, and the surrounding factories and even the nearby employee dormitories were made to look weathered."

"At the moment the miniature model explosives were detonated, high-speed cameras captured the flashes and dust collapse, and then dynamically matched and multi-layered color corrections were applied to the actual streets of Kobe."

Old Tang pointed to the light and shadow on the ground:

"Look at this shot. Although it's set up with a cloudy sky, the highlights reflected on the glass of the building from the explosion on the ground are very distinct."

"The realistic physical sense of fragmentation brought by this physical model is a kind of weighty texture that can never be completely replaced by software CG rendering."

Indeed, many green screen effects simply can't achieve this level of realism; the explosions in this film truly convey that intense, scorching heat.

[Miniature models combined with live-action footage—that's the romance of traditional tokusatsu craftsmen!]

[That old thief is amazing!]

Old Tang picked up his water glass, took a sip, and a mischievous grin spread across his face, hinting at a potential bombshell.

"Next, I'll share some top-secret behind-the-scenes tidbits from our filming experience—you're guaranteed to never hear this anywhere else!"

The screen was instantly flooded with comments like "Speak quickly, speak quickly!"

Old Tang cleared his throat:

"First, there's the scene where the Nackle alien falls to the ground."

"When Xiaomeng knocked down Alien Nackle with her Fiery Punch, everyone saw Alien Nackle slam heavily onto the concrete road, causing the ground to instantly collapse and crack, right?"

"To capture the feeling of being pierced by immense force, this scene was actually filmed twice!"

"The first time, the suit actor jumped backward and fell to the ground on his own, but Gu Nanyan felt that the impact was not enough."

"The second time, the old thief personally stepped in and gave him a push from behind, causing the costume actor to fall at an extremely awkward angle."

"During the final post-production editing, we dynamically extracted and spliced ​​together the most hardcore frames from the two falls, and added pre-embedded explosion and collapse mechanisms to create the heavy impact that felt like bones were being crushed!"

[This is hilarious! Gu, that old scoundrel, personally pushed the costume actor along!]

No wonder it looked so solid when it hit the ground; it was a real physical impact!

[That old thief really likes getting involved in all sorts of weird and wonderful things!]

When is that old thief going to make another cameo appearance?!

"Then there's the scene where Seventh Master is herding sheep on the ranch."

Old Tang burst into laughter:

"That scene was one of the earliest outdoor scenes to be filmed."

"The crew spent several days training the sheep on the ranch by spreading hay, but when filming officially started, the sheep completely defied expectations and ran wild all over the place as soon as the camera started rolling!"

"In the end, with no other option, the entire crew and assistant director mobilized, forming a human wall in a blind spot out of the camera's view, and desperately herded the sheep toward Dan Moroboshi. Only then did they manage to capture that peaceful pastoral scene!"

"It's said that after filming wrapped, Dan Moroboshi's stunt double sat on the grass and joked with the staff, saying, 'I was chatting with sheep the whole time before filming started.' Wow, he was really relaxed to the extreme."

[Wow, the imagery is so vivid! The sight of staff chasing sheep through blind spots all over the mountain is just too real!]

[Seven: Back in the day, I never had this much trouble training Leo in my Jeep (doge)]

[He's so energetic! You wouldn't guess he's nearly ninety!]

Old Tang's smile faded, and his eyes held a hint of respect:

"And there's also Mr. Keiji Takamine, who plays Seiji Hokuto."

"That scene wasn't filmed with a stunt double; I did it myself!"

"In the scene where he catches the glass in the Western restaurant, the original script only said 'Beidou caught the glass.'"

"But the old man took the initiative to suggest to Gu Yongkang on set: 'Could you give me a close-up of my right hand first?'"

"Before seeing the person, let the audience see this Ace Ring that has been with me for decades."

"The old thief adopted this suggestion, and the explosive effect of the final product speaks for itself, as evidenced by the reactions in the comments."

The scene cuts to the sound effects details when the four elders transform.

"Let's talk about sound engineering next."

Old Tang pointed to his headphones.

"The composer in charge of the soundtrack for this film had extremely rigorous control over the symphonic music and transformation sound effects throughout the entire film."

"If you listen carefully with high-fidelity headphones, you'll find that when the four veterans transform, it's not just a replica of the classic transformation sound effects from back then."

"Even when Seven's energy was running low, the rapid beeping sound from the beam lights above his head was a resampling and remixing of the original audio of 'Seven's Assassination Plan'."

"This meticulous sound crafting at the millisecond level is designed to give veteran viewers goosebumps the moment they hear the sound!"

Old Tang even dug out the original TV footage for comparison.

No wonder! When I was watching it with headphones on, I really felt a lump in my throat the moment I heard the red light on Seventh Master's screen!

[A delight for those who appreciate fine sound details; this isn't just about randomly playing an old song, but a genuine respect for history on an acoustic level.]

[A tribute! It's all a fucking tribute!!]

Near the end of the video, Lao Tang brought up a still of Ultraman Mebius standing side by side with the seven Ultra Warriors in the sunset.

"Finally, let's talk about the suit and lighting design of Ultraman Mebius."

Old Tang pointed to the patterns on Infinite Dream's body:

"The underlying design of this shape actually absorbed and improved upon early rejected design concepts."

"Black, red, silver, and gold can easily appear cluttered when spread over a large area, but the design team used dark gold energy flow stripes to perfectly connect the Mebius aura with the full suit of armor, creating a visually indestructible and imposing feel."

"Furthermore, as you can see from the final rendering of the 'Cosmic Miracle Attack,' the team did not use those large, glaring, overexposed light spots, but instead created a fluid halo similar to the colorful aurora borealis in nature."

"This gentle yet pure and sacred light particle effect not only echoes the sublime feeling of the six Ultra Brothers entrusting all their power to the newcomer, but also gives the idealistic miracle of 'turning the impossible into the possible' a truly powerful visual impact!"

Old Tang looked at the camera, his tone sincere and forceful:

"Many people think that tokusatsu films are just about suited actors fighting monsters, right?"

"But once you delve into its entire production process, you'll understand that it's a comprehensive film industry art that integrates mechanical engineering, miniature model sculpting, high-speed dynamics camera work, precise acoustic mixing, and genuine humanistic concern."

"Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers is considered a masterpiece because it answers the age-old question of 'why Ultraman loves humans' in terms of plot, and showcases the ultimate exploration of speed and spatial sense in the tokusatsu industry in terms of technology."

"With every solid shot and every heartfelt performance, it tells us that true classics are not about resting on past laurels, but about using the finest craftsmanship to ignite the inextinguishable light of courage in the hearts of every generation!"

Old Tang smiled and raised his right hand, making his signature V-sign in front of the camera:

"Alright, that concludes this episode of our 10,000-word long video!"

"If you found my behind-the-scenes revelations and technical breakdowns as a GUYS 'insider' quite satisfying, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to show your support!"

See you in the next video!

"Bye~"

The video slowly ended with the stirring symphonic variations of Ultraman Mebius, filling the screen with:

"Paying tribute to the classics"

"Like, comment, and share"

"Thank you, Lao Tang."

The entire video playback interface was completely submerged in the frenzy of tokusatsu fans.