The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 83 "Source Code"

In Chen Jingxing's view, this "Signal", which is a Sinicization of the previous plane "Black Hole Frequency", has three main elements that are more commercialized than his previous two films.

First of all, there are more big scenes.

At the beginning of the movie, the father who is a firefighter saves an explosion accident that may be caused by an overturned oil tanker. This opening scene not only contains the classic "last minute rescue" scene, but also an explosion scene.

The second is the family relationship between father and son. This is a story of mutual rescue between father and son. Whether it is science fiction, suspense or other film and television works, if it is not connected with human emotions, it will appear a bit cold and not humane enough. , and at the same time its market will appear relatively narrow, "Comet" and "Fatal Identity" are actually such slightly cold science fiction films.

Such sci-fi films may be able to stimulate the audience's excitement for a while, but it is difficult to resonate with the audience, and it is also difficult to move the audience, except of course the sci-fi films that explore more grand propositions.

The last commercial element is nostalgia. The time and space where my father lived was in 98. Although there were only more than ten years apart, the development and changes of Huaguo can be described as earth-shaking. changes are even greater.

In this movie, Chen Jingxing will try his best to restore the style of the late 90s, which can also arouse the nostalgic resonance of the post-80s and even some post-90s.

Coupled with this exquisite butterfly effect-style story structure, it signals that this movie will not be inferior to "Comet" and "Fatal Identity" in terms of sci-fi creativity, but far exceeds it in terms of emotional resonance.

Another project, "Source Code", is closer to what the public thinks of as a sci-fi blockbuster in terms of story structure and rhythm. Of course, it is actually only a medium-cost film, and its commercial attributes are not inferior to "Signal".

"You want to make a real train?" Zhang Jingyan asked in surprise after hearing his request for "Source Code".

Chen Jingxing gestured with a smile: "It's not an ordinary train, it's a high-speed rail. To be precise, it's just a 1:1 model. It doesn't need many. You only need to build three carriages, and the rest will be resolved later."

It is not without precedent for domestic films to make model trains. "A World Without Thieves" and "Let the Bullets Fly" were all filmed in this way.

"Even so, a lot of special effects shots are still needed, such as the scenery outside the high-speed rail car, which requires a lot of green screen shooting. The special effects shots may be several times that of "Signal". I don't want the same effect, I want the best effects, so this film will require a long period of preparation, a reliable post-production visual effects company, sufficient production funds, and sufficient communication with the special effects company." Chen Jingxing said seriously.

The special effects of domestic film and television dramas are not high. In addition to poor technology and short money and time constraints, another important reason is insufficient communication and extremely low efficiency.

Directors don't understand the post-production, and they don't understand movies in the later stage. There is still a lack of effective communication with each other. The directors don't know what they want, or they can't express what they want.

After a long time, it became a trash can for dirty work in the director's mind.

Problems with lighting?Let it be fixed later.

Did the staff enter the camera?Repair later.

The actor's actions are not in place?Isn't there a later stage?
Post-production special effects have become a wiper for various problems in shooting, but the funds for post-production special effects are not much, and they are often owed by the producer, and the production time is very tight.

This puts the domestic post-production special effects companies in the dilemma of less money, more work, and less time. They can only do it perfunctorily. The technology is not very good, and they have to fool Party A, so the effect will come out just like [-] cents.

Therefore, in Chen Jingxing's vision, the production cycle of the movie "Source Code" may be relatively long.

Then Chen Jingxing, Zhang Jingyan and Xu Wenshen discussed for a long time before Zhang Jingyan left satisfied with the script.

Of course, Chen Jingxing didn't just contact Huanshi.com for his new movie. There was a clear requirement in the financing agreement that Huanshi.com, Penguin Video, Tianrun Pictures and Lianhe Cinemas had priority investment rights.

Chen Jingxing also sent messages to the other three companies. If the other three companies were not willing to invest, he would consider giving other film companies a chance... No wonder.

DreamWorks is currently unable to distribute the film, but it is not impossible for the producer to monopolize it. Of course, this possibility is not high.

But no matter what, Chen Jingxing's bottom line is that DreamWorks' investment in the production of the two films cannot be lower than 50%.

The key now is that the special effects company must be determined first, and must be deeply involved in the preparation of "Source Code". It is best to be a domestic company. also can?

Xu Wenshen interrupted Chen Jingxing's thinking: "Mr. Chen, I'm afraid you don't have time to think about movies recently. The exchange training class for going to the United States will start soon."

Chen Jingxing was astonished and said, "So fast?"

Xu Wenshen nodded: "Besides, the Film Bureau will host a start-up briefing before going to the United States for study and exchange, and the leaders of the Film Bureau will also attend the meeting. As the first batch of exchange study class members, you may even have to give a speech."

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Chengdu, in an office building of a creative park.

Xu Sheng was looking at the samples of special effects shots produced in front of the computer.

It is now 8:30 in the evening, and most of the employees in the company are still working hard in front of the computer. The special effects industry is a physical effort, and overtime is the norm. Working all night often happens, sometimes a week It can even reach hundreds of working hours.

Time is the most precious thing for special effects companies, and the time left for post-production special effects in domestic film and television drama production is usually very limited.

This leads to people being idle to death when there is no list, and busy to death when there is a list.

In addition, the production cost of domestic film and television works is generally allocated to the post-production ratio is very low. Such a thing of three years after opening does not exist in the special effects industry. Therefore, special effects companies can only follow the model of "small profits but quick turnover". Only by receiving as many orders as possible can we support the team, which further compresses the production schedule, so most visual effects companies do post-production for film and television dramas, just like rushing homework in the last two days of vacation when they were young.

In fact, Xu Sheng's company's current main profit is advertising. The later stage of accepting film and television dramas is mainly to make a name for themselves in order to receive more advertisements, and the second is to maintain the team.

"Brother Xu, didn't you say that you have an appointment with a client for dinner tonight?" A staff member came out to pick up coffee and asked suspiciously when he saw Xu Sheng still in the company.

Xu Sheng looked at his watch quickly, and said in surprise: "I almost forgot, the time is up, so I'll go first!"

(End of this chapter)