My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 609 Light and shadow technology, "Dragon Gate" is finished!
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[-] Locomotive (Sha Tin) studio.

Hanging lights.

It creates the loneliness of the lonely moon. In the inn, the swords and guns are cold, and the people's hearts are even colder.

Zou Lin's lighting set team showed their strength as the number one lighting team on Hong Kong Island.As the direct descendant of Director Wu's descendant, this scene is enough for many lighting crews to learn from.

The figures are very heavy, and the local lighting adds a three-dimensional effect to the actors on the scene.

In this film, Wu Xiaozu carefully used the lighting technique of front side lighting. This kind of lighting is also called oblique side lighting, which is a basic technique of character light source.

It is also the "yin and yang face lighting" that is often used when describing movies in Qidian entertainment articles of later generations. How high-end it is when you mention it...it actually looks like His Royal Highness Qiao Biluo~. . . .

In terms of lighting, Wu Xiaozu, Zou Lin and the photography team considered it comprehensively for a long time, and finally chose the back side light, so that the layers will be clearer, the lines will be clearer, and the background and people will hardly overlap, and the shooting effect will have a sense of depth .

Lighting itself is a very time-consuming job. Basically, when filming, the whole crew is waiting for them most of the time.

The key light sets the tone of the scene, and the fill light modifies the key light. Metering can separate the protagonist from the background and provide additional effects. Different light sources have subtle differences, which will cause different effects.

This is important not only for the overall depth of field of the frame, but also for revealing characters, emotional value, and other clues that have plot weight.

The characters in the picture are more real and have a clear touch.Well, the bloody smell coming directly is the rivers and lakes!

Wu Xiaozu has always cared about this kind of details.

The quality of a movie is revealed by every detail.

now.

People, scenery, and shadows are filled in the lens, but they can leave blank space in the picture and create a strong sense of space. This is undoubtedly the most perfect portrayal of Wu's style.

Except for the later IMAX-3D, whether it is a film movie or a digital movie, it is a flat rectangular image.

A big part of directing, lighting, and camera work is trying to make this flat art look as three-dimensional as possible—giving it depth, shape, and angles, and making it as close as possible to a living, real-world setting.

Lens aperture, focal length, movement, set design, color, and actor positioning all contribute to this, but the most important of these is definitely lighting.

Many films in later generations really have no skills at all, and the main emphasis is on the imperfection of these most basic things.If you want to innovate, at least you must know the basic skills and techniques.

Wu Xiaozu himself is also promoting the popularization of basic professionalism.

At least the directors from his team can ensure their professionalism in terms of professionalism.

In terms of the style of Wu's disciples, Wu Xiaozu kept it and allowed it to develop, but in terms of basic quality, he always emphasized the need to consolidate.

In this case, he conceived the blank space.

This is Wu Xiaozu's new picture quality for this ancient costume martial arts movie.The combination of traditional martial arts films and emerging film technology presents the most characteristic style of this film era.

Director Hu Jinquan actually tried the aspect of blank space in the screen as early as in "Xia Nv", but limited by the equipment at that time, he couldn't really show it.

This kind of progress between thick ink and light is not only a demonstration of director skills, but also a concentrated expression of the professionalism of equipment and personnel in the film industry.To put it bluntly, this is a kind of technological innovation and innovation in film thinking.

When we watch old movies, there will always be a sense of jumping frame by frame. In fact, this is a technical defect.

In the 80s, the most perfect use of film at the existing technical level was basically achieved.

At this time, it is not the green screen or blue screen that is transferred to the special effects job, but the on-site special effects results plus the integration of computer technology in the later stage.Even the makeup special effects and props in the early stage occupy a large part.

Taking "Terminator 1" as an example, it is undoubtedly a B-grade movie dressed in science fiction and suspense in essence. The special effects can be regarded as crude, but this crudeness is still very attractive in the eyes of later generations This is the question of the film director's level of use of technology.

The industrial foundation cannot be smoothed out in a simple sentence or two.At this time, the gap between Chinese-language movies and Hollywood is like the difference between "Star Wars" and "New Shushan Swordsman".

Just as later generations of Hollywood used green screen cutouts to complete the recovery of Marvel movies, we used technology to complete "Cutouts Don't Admire Yourself". technology gap.

In this movie, Wu Xiaozu also tried many special effects, makeup, wire and other techniques that he had never used in large quantities before. learned more.

Just like if there is no "Double Heroes", there will be no "God of Gamblers: Now War".Without these two's experience in large-scale scene scheduling and camera movement, the scenes of thousands of troops in "Dragon Inn" this time would not be so smooth.

The "Little Broken Ball" that exploded in later generations is known as the first year of Chinese science fiction movies. Behind this movie is a group of new generation film directors and filmmakers such as Wu Ershan, Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Guo Fan, etc. Industrial learning and catching up.

Of course~ There is a mysterious source behind this--Andy Lau~manually funny~cough cough~ If you push it, you will find that Andy Lau has promoted the new generation of mainland filmmakers~O(∩_∩)O haha~
Wu Xiaozu's filming of this film also allowed many filmmakers such as Brother Kai, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Jianxin, Li Shaohong, Gu Changwei to study in it. Is it really because they are cheap and squeeze their value?

indeed!

But in addition to this, he is also doing a little bit for the motherland's film industry!
Traveling eight thousand miles like the wind, no matter the date of return!

...

"Dragon Inn" crew.

Director Wu folded his hands, stood on the chair and watched the group scene of the people in the room, with a serious expression.

After returning from the Golden Horse Awards, he focused more on filming.Dozens of chapters have passed, and the movie hasn't been released yet. This is simply unforgivable~ Humph~ If it weren't for the author's handsome looks, he would have been out of the trap a long time ago!With a wave of his arm, he shouted "Ka!", and all the cast and crew looked at him in unison.

""Dragon Gate" has gone through several months, tossed and tossed around, day and night, and we struggled together. We have faced the endless yellow sand together, and also encountered my personal reasons.

Wu Xiaozu's voice is soft, but sincere and serious.

Members of the Yuan family, Li Zhizhong, Ye Weixin, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Pan Hengsheng, Huang Yuetai, Luo Licheng, Lin Chaocheng, Hu Weili, Lu Guanting and other staff members, Li Lianjie, Gong Li, Chen Daoming, Hu Yinmeng, Qiu Ma Da, Liang Jiahui, Zhen Zhidan and many other leading actors listened carefully.

Many people are quite touched.

Time flies, the mainland and Hong Kong Island, so many days and nights, this drama is a drama recognized by their memories in their careers.

"I've always thought that making a film is like living as a couple.

Today's movie wrapping up is like a temporary separation between husband and wife.

I love you all, we are walking halfway, one is separated and the other is wide, the rest of my life is long, and my family is still waiting for me.

Everyone has worked hard and hope that this drama can achieve each other's success. There is no right or wrong when we part today.

I hope you will go here and be happy.

I announce——The crew of "Dragon Inn" has officially wrapped up! "

"Clap clap~"

Many actors and crew at the scene couldn't help applauding. This drama is indeed very hard.

Whether it is for the staff in the mainland or Hong Kong Island, this is the first time they have had such a cooperation. What they encountered during the filming of the whole film is really emotional. Today's finale, most of the There is a sense of relief.

Coupled with the fact that Wu Xiaozu's words are full of pen and emotion, it also makes everyone think a lot.

"Tonight the film crew has a supper at Dragon Phoenix Restaurant!" Wu Xiaozu didn't forget the wrap-up banquet.

The investment in this drama is complicated, and he doesn't need to save money.

Even if the filming is over, it is still planned to increase investment, and how to do the specific accounting needs professionals to be responsible.

Isn’t the accountant just cheating... Bah~ Calculate the expenses reasonably~
The production team of "Dragon Gate" was finished, and several media including "Daily Daily" interviewed it long ago.

The company's publicity for the release of the film has already started from the film's completion.

It's also about keeping the movie hot.

Because the post-production of this drama has already started synchronously during the filming period, the production process has been shortened, and the title song of the same name will be released at the right time, and the pre-roll advertisements will appear in due course.

At the same time, matters related to mainland auditing are also under consideration.In this regard, Xiying Studio has endorsed it, so it is not a big problem.

This movie may become Director Wu's least profitable movie at the box office.

The most important reason is naturally that this drama is destined to lose the Wanwan market.

In the mainland market, Wu Xiaozu definitely couldn't sell off the copyright, so he needed to negotiate the split of the account. Fortunately, this is not difficult, and he has the advantage of Xiao Guicao Sui.

In 1981, the mainland promulgated the "Measures for the Administration of Imported Films" for leftist film companies such as Yindu (Great Wall, Phoenix, Xinlian), Jade Bird, and Zhongyuan.This is also the basis of "Dragon Inn".

At this time, the mainland has only one action for co-productions - 100% support!

Even "Black Sun 731", a movie with a relatively large scale of content, was released in the mainland without a single cut. Now it seems that it is more than a miracle? ?Now it is the work of the 4th Academy for the record.Even in 1988, it won the No.11 "Popular Film" "Hundred Flowers Award" special award!

Wu Xiaozu also asked Li Hanxiang to write a proposal, hoping to promote the early arrival of film splits, and at the same time give greater preferential policies to China-Hong Kong co-productions.

Of course, these proposals are for face, and Wu Xiaozu still hopes to have better results.

This model of box office distribution is impossible now.

The degree of reform and opening up is not enough.

In the previous life, in 1994, "The End of the World" was the first to use the box office sharing model to implement it in Modu, Jinmen, Imperial Capital, Zhengzhou, Yushi, and Pengcheng. At that time, it was released for a week, and the box office was more than 1100 million!

However, at this time, "Dragon Inn" can win the treatment of domestic films, of course it has more advantages.

Although there is no way to divide the box office, and it is impossible to control the screenings in counties, townships, and even the screenings in second- and third-tier cities, it is already the best result.

Back then when he was making co-productions, Wu Xiaozu didn't go all the way to the box office.

And no matter what, it is impossible for this drama to lose money.

Even though the Mainland has not split the box office accounts, Wu Xiaozu will still choose to send the company's employees to estimate the box office results in various big cities - the purpose is to show the film dealers in other places!

Moreover, as the relationship between the two sides of the strait continues to improve, it is also the general trend for co-productions to enter the Gulf within two years.It's nothing more than playing the banner of Hong Kong movies.

　It should not be released in the short term, and there are no recommended positions~ Take your time.

　　


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