I'm a movie star on earth

Chapter 236 Special Effects Problem
The filming of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Finding the Dragon" has officially started, and at the same time, another "Nine-story Demon Tower" is nearing the end of filming, and the leading role is Li He's old acquaintance Zhao Youting.

Whether Li Hyuk's version of Hu Bayi is more attractive, or Zhao Youting's version of Hu Bayi is more outstanding, depends on the audience's judgment.

However, the film crew of "Looking for the Dragon" still encountered a lot of troubles, mainly because of some technical and scene problems.Although the scenes in the United States have been moved to China for shooting, there are still some exterior scenes that are difficult to get. The crew still needs to apply for a visa, and a film crew will go to San Francisco to shoot exterior scenes.

Another problem is the big problem of all Chinese film and television dramas: special effects.

I don't know when, the five cents special effects specifically refer to the special effects level of Huaxia film and television dramas. In the past, there were fascinating plots to attract the audience, which made most audiences ignore the special effects.But in the past few years, even the plot part has not been done well, so the original shortcomings have been infinitely magnified, and then an inherent impression will be formed. Even if the special effects are done well, the audience will still think that you are a fifty-cent special effect.

In addition, there is another problem that is quite troublesome, that is, there must be no ghosts.This situation is quite funny. The domestic horror films produced in recent years are the victims of this rule.But the policy of the big scissors is there, and all we can do is to cooperate, so "Looking for the Dragon" has made a lot of changes in the script, including the scene of the devil's resurrection in the second half of the film, and the illusion brought by the meteorite. Get fooled.

It's not that I don't want to shoot according to the original work, but I can't do it like this, and I can't pass the trial!

During the filming, Li He also had the honor to meet the author of the original work, Tian Xia Ba Sing. Tian Xia Ba Sing is actually very satisfied with Li He, but he looks younger, but Li He's acting skills often make people ignore that he is just a 23-year-old actor.

According to Tianxia Bachang himself, he didn't want to be a screenwriter at first, but the director Wu Ershan lied to him, saying that he wanted to be a consultant, but then he held meetings every day and became a screenwriter.

It’s funny to say that after the scene in Hengdian ended, the crew moved to the grassland for filming. Originally, it was planned to start shooting a few months earlier, but they were worried that the actors would not be able to stand it because it was too hot, because they needed to wear thick costumes.But in the blink of an eye, it’s winter, and the weather is cold, so I don’t need to worry about it being too hot. I wear thick costumes to keep warm.

However, regarding some scenes of catacombs and fortresses, in addition to setting up real scenes for shooting, the crew is doing green screen production.But something went wrong at a critical moment. The originally planned Hong Kong Island special effects production company failed to negotiate, and they quit.

When the filming ended that day, Li Hyuk saw that Wu Ershan was frowning, and stepped forward to ask, "Director, what's wrong?"

"Get in the car and talk..." Wu Ershan got into the nanny's car, Li He followed, and the car returned to the hotel.

"We had some problems in the production of special effects, and a special effects company quit." Wu Ershan said.

"Didn't sign a contract? Ask them to fulfill the contract, or pursue legal responsibility." Li Hyuk suggested.

Wu Ershan clapped his hands and said: "That's the problem. I don't know how they talked about it. They stopped working before signing the contract. This is a waste of time."

At the beginning of the "Looking for the Dragon" project, several special effects companies in the Mainland, Hong Kong Island, Nanbang and other places were found to co-produce.Now I have run away from a special effects company that is in charge of the most important part of the green screen, and now I am in trouble.

Li He smiled and said: "This matter is simple, as long as you don't think it's too expensive."

"It's all about this, and you don't like expensive ones. Do you know any special effects companies?" Wu Ershan was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked

"I don't know, but someone does. Just wait, I'll get in touch." Li Hyuk agreed to this matter. After all, if the production crew delays the construction period, it will also waste his own time.

Who to ask for help is naturally Mr. Ridley Scott, who has a wide network of contacts, and it is not a problem to introduce a good special effects company.Coincidentally, the crew of "The Martian" is still filming in China, so it should be no problem to call at this time.

"Hi, Lee, I was talking about you with Matt just now, if you want to add some drama to you, you will call." Ridley Scott said.

"Director, there's no need to add scenes, I'm here to ask you for help." Li Hyuk cut to the chase.

"Oh? What is it? I will do it for you if I can."

"It's like this. The new film I'm participating in needs a special effects company with excellent green screen technology. I don't know what good options you have. The price is not a problem." Li He said.

Ridley Scott thought for a moment before saying, "I'll get someone to contact you. No one will refuse such a good opportunity to make money."

"Okay, thank you, contact this person if you have any news." Li He told Ridley Scott about Wu Ershan's contact information.

The old man acted vigorously and unambiguously, and sent an email to his assistant in North America.A few days later, while Wu Ershan was waiting anxiously, Ridley Scott's assistant contacted him and provided a long list.

Wu Ershan was surprised and delighted. After some research and decision, he chose Tippett Studio, which is well-known in the industry. Its founder came from the famous Industrial Light and Magic. Later, it gradually developed and became a world-class special effects production company.

In this way, Tippett Studio made a special trip to shoot a team to Huaxia, and worked with Nanbang's digital creative company and Huaxia's Mojingtianhe company to produce special effects.

In the past few years, the domestic special effects industry has developed very fast, but in terms of level, let alone North America, even Nanbang next door can't compare.However, the Huaxia entertainment industry is not short of money, since it can't compare, then please come here.What's more, a certain Huaxia company directly learned from Penguin and bought it. If the technology is not as good as yours, it will buy your technology, so that yours will be mine.

It's a pity that if it was a few years earlier, it could have been bought by Digital Domain. This is a special effects production company as famous as Industrial Light and Magic, but it went bankrupt due to poor management.

In short, the problem of special effects production was solved, and the shooting of the film was on track. The crew rented two large studios in the capital, built a real scene, and cooperated with the green screen shooting.After all the grassland scenes were over, the scene shifted to the capital to start the most tedious filming.

As 2015 approached, good news came from North America. With "Burst Drummer", Lee Hyuk was successfully nominated for the No.70 [-]nd US Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Music/Comedy.

As soon as the news came out, public opinion boiled again...

This year can be said to be a year for Li Hyuk's career to rise. Several films he starred in have sold well at the box office, and he has also won a lot of awards. Now that such a big news comes again, many people are really excited.

Regardless of whether Li Hyuk can win the award or not, the enthusiasm alone is enough to make people excited.

Ordinary people might be incoherent with excitement, but facing the compliments from the crew, Li He seemed very calm. Damien Chazelle had communicated with him before, and being nominated was already the greatest achievement. For this reason, Li He He also paid nearly $100 million in public relations expenses.

Spending 100 million yuan to buy a nomination seems stupid, and there is suspicion of buying awards, but in fact everyone is doing this. Now the Weinstein Films, which are in full swing, spend tens of millions of dollars on public relations for Oscar judges every year Dollar.

Therefore, whether you can win an award depends not only on your own strength, but also on your public relations. Of course, some films cannot win awards no matter how public they are, because the most important thing about an award is its authority.

　Three more chapters tonight...

　　
　
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