Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 954 The mentality of filming has collapsed (7000 words)
"Houston, can you hear me? This is Kuvorski, and our current position is about 900 meters from the Explorer." Matt said.

"Crack!" Chen Hao shouted, "Clooney, pause before saying that you are 900 meters away from the explorer, and at the same time make a movement of turning your head, as if looking at the explorer, and then report Out of distance."

"Okay, director!" George Clooney replied.

"There is also a mechanical arm, which allows Clooney to maintain a 360-degree rotation. After the lines are over, you have to pull it. Don't be too violent. Just let Clooney change the direction a little and fly out of the camera." Chen Hao said.

"Got it!" Guo Fan said.

At this time, George Clooney was wearing a space suit and was suspended in mid-air by three mechanical arms.

After the satellite debris destroyed the Hubble Telescope, Ryan Zhou was thrown away. As an astronaut, Matt drove the jet propulsion to find and rescued Ryan. At this time, they were returning to the Explorer and searching for Sharif's body.

This section only shoots the scene where Matt leads the way and flies in front, so it can be filmed even if Mr. Xun has not joined the group.

"Okay, do it again!" Chen Hao shouted, "Start!"

"Start!" Fumino repeated.

Because Chen Hao and the monitor are outside the space light box, it is the actors, Du Jie who controls the photography and lighting, Guo Fan who controls the actor's mechanical arm, and the executive director Wen Muye who really complete the precise coordination of shooting inside.

Chen Hao was not inside, so he communicated to Wen Muye through the walkie-talkie, and then Wen Muye conveyed Chen Hao's instructions.

"Houston, can you hear me? This is Kuvorski, and our current position is about... 900 meters away from the Explorer." Matt said, "Dr. Zhou and I want to search for the remains of the space mission expert Sharif. Then go back to the capsule, can you perform this mission?"

"Roger that!"

While speaking, Clooney's body was mobilized by the mechanical arm to slowly rotate in circles. After speaking, Clooney activated the "propeller" on his body, changed direction and moved forward, flying out of the camera.

The propeller here is just a model and cannot be powered by jets. However, in the later stage, the CG special effects will create jet effects at the four corners of the propeller, and then cooperate with the actors to turn, and it will be seamless.

"Ka, the turn after the lines were too violent, please slow down." Chen Hao said, "Do the last turn again."

As an old astronaut driver, it is impossible to be so violent and reckless when manipulating the thrusters. He should be more proficient and handy.

After taking another shot, Chen Hao nodded in satisfaction.

Then it's not really a shot to use, it's just practice.

After the film "Gravity" was released, it was called the magic film of the year, and it has a lot to do with the 17-minute long shot at the opening.

Long shots are often more realistic and can also enhance the audience's sense of substitution. The long shot at the beginning slowly surrounds from the long shot to the middle shot, and finally switches from the third person to the No.1 point of view.

The audience can only see the heroine's facial expression and No.1's panting sound when calling the perspective, which further strengthens the audience's experience of the heroine's sense of fear and powerlessness.

After truly realizing that there is no gravity in outer space, even a slight push may cause endless tumbling drift.

Spacewalking, the feeling of weightlessness, the impact of objects, and the change of proportions, the audience is dragged into the three-dimensional space with a soothing long mirror, and there is no flaw after that to destroy its sense of placement.

The long shots of dazzling skills are sprinkled with some American talk and humor, and it does not feel lengthy and deliberate. The appropriate perspective conversion allows the audience to enter from multiple dimensions, and can better understand the feelings of the characters.

Compared with the current sci-fi movies, which are almost all chasing violent conflicts and complex scenes, "Gravity" is the opposite, pursuing minimalism and reducing elements to a minimum.

The minimalist narrative, on the contrary, will make the vast beauty and magnificent loneliness the main body, creating a sci-fi thriller space opera texture at the beginning.

However, it is extremely difficult to shoot long shots. If you want to shoot well, you must accurately calculate the movement of the actors, the trajectory of the camera, and the precise use of the robotic arm.

During this period, neither the actors nor the crew could make mistakes, otherwise they would have to do it all over again.

So in order to shoot this stunning long shot at the beginning, the crew had to practice more, rehearsing George Clooney's part before Mr. Xun came.

After Mr. Xun joins the group, he will continue to rehearse to ensure that he can do one shot to the end.

This requires the precise cooperation of actors, photography, lighting, etc. from the entire crew, which is naturally a very difficult challenge.

"Good job." Chen Hao walked into George Clooney and said.

"As long as you're satisfied," George Clooney said, taking off his spacesuit.

Although I only wore two ribs and shorts inside, it was already soaked through. The temperature in the space light box was indeed very high, and there were many strangle marks on my body.

"Tomorrow, Mr. Xun will join the group. We will start filming after we train her in moving and lifting the robotic arm," Chen Hao said.

"No problem." George Clooney said.

George Clooney's acting skills are still passable, coupled with a handsome old man's face, and a magnetic voice, it can give people a sense of security, and he interprets this old astronaut driver very well.

"Then see you tomorrow!" Chen Hao said.

Afterwards, the crew finished work and returned to the hotel where they were stationed.

When we got to the hotel, Mr. Xun just arrived.

So after a hasty dinner, Mr. Xun, Wen Muye, Guo Fan and Du Jie all came to Chen Hao's room to discuss tomorrow's shooting.

After all, there is no room for mistakes in the long shot at the beginning, otherwise we have to start all over again. In order to avoid mistakes, we can only make all the preparations in advance as much as possible.

The five of them discussed until very late, and then they were going to rest, but thinking about tomorrow's shooting, Chen Hao couldn't sleep, so he picked up the key and went to Sister Shi's room.

"Ah...uh..."

Sister Shi, who was already asleep, was taken aback. After feeling the familiar smell and touch, she slowly relaxed her body, "No, you can take a bath first."

"Then let's wash it together." Hearing this, Chen Hao immediately hugged Sister Shi and said.

"No, I've already washed it." Sister Shi said coquettishly.

"Then you can wash it for me." Chen Hao smiled, and then walked into the bathroom with Sister Shi in his arms.

……

Early the next morning, when Chen Hao came to the crew, the crew was already busy preparing.

Chen Hao walked up to Mr. Xun and looked at it, "How is the effect of the training?"

Mr. Xun heard the words and directly made a gesture to show his muscles, but he was still thin and small, but there were some lines on his arms.

"It seems that the training is good." Chen Hao said with a smile.

"I used to exercise when I was filming "Painted Skin 2", so now my physical strength has improved a lot." Mr. Xun said, "In addition, as you said, I focused on learning the state of the face and body in a state of weightlessness. It should come in handy in time."

"It's very useful." Chen Hao nodded, "This is also the biggest reason for you to go to the space center for special training. But you still have to be prepared to endure hardships. After all, you have to be hung up often, and it doesn't feel good."

"I know." Mr. Xun said, "If you are in our line of work, if you can't endure this hardship, then you can't be called an actor. Don't worry!"

Hearing this, Chen Hao thought of the peanuts of later generations, who shouted to the heavens and earth when their hands were scratched a little, sent them to the hospital with great enthusiasm, and the wound might heal a little later, so he couldn't help but nodded with a smile.

Then Chen Hao went to see the shooting plan, while Guo Fan and Du Jie began to explain the specific positioning requirements to Mr. Xun. If you want to complete it in one go, you must move accurately without any mistakes.

For half an hour, Mr. Xun had been memorizing his positioning requirements, and directly used the mechanical arm to start practicing.

Seeing Mr. Xun tirelessly practicing his positions, and asking Du Jie and Guo Fan for corrections from time to time, Chen Hao couldn't help but nodded. He has both acting skills and professionalism, and he is indeed a good actor.

And this "Gravity" can basically be said to be Mr. Xun's one-man show alone. As long as Mr. Xun performs well, Chen Hao believes that she still has a high hope of being nominated for the Golden Globe and Oscar.

After another 10 minutes, Wen Muye came over and said, "Director Chen, it's time to start!"

Chen Hao heard the words, "Then let's start!"

In the space light box, the screens on three sides are pitch black, and only one side shows a pattern of the earth in space.

Speaking of it, this space light box simulates space, and it can better give actors psychological hints, which is conducive to actors entering the state.

In order to facilitate Mr. Xun to enter the state, the crew also prepared a section of the simulated Hubble telescope, which is convenient for Mr. Xun to shoot and repair the shots.

""Gravity" Scene 1, Scene 1, Shot 1, pop!"

Mr. Xun was hoisted by the mechanical arm and was repairing the Hubble telescope. George Clooney slowly circled an arc from above, and circled to Mr. Xun from the other side of the Hubble telescope.

"The communication card is being restarted." Ryan said thoughtfully.

"Thank you, Doctor!"

"How's your place, Sheriff?" Matt asked.

"It's almost done, battery packs A1 and C are being replaced." Sharif replied.

"Are you sure, Houston is most worried about this similar reply." Matt said.

"Tell Houston not to worry, that's not good for the heart." Sharif said, "Okay, the replacement is complete."

"Thank you, Sharif, you are the biggest contributor, you can relax today." Matt said.

"Shredded coconut, huh..." Sharif cheered.

"Hahaha……"

George Clooney swipes past camera three after circling the Hubble telescope.

"The communicator has been restarted." Ryan Zhou said again.

"Communication failed."

Mr. Xun was hanging by two mechanical arms at this time, his legs were slightly bent instead of stretched, this is the correct posture in space without gravity, it seems that the special training at the space center was not in vain.

Ryan Zhou pressed the device in front of him, "What about now?"

"Or not!"

"Then I'll check again." Ryan said thoughtfully.

In the distance, George Clooney is flying in circles, appearing and disappearing from the camera from time to time.

……

Chen Hao looked at the monitor and nodded in satisfaction. So far, everything has been going well.

It seems that both of them put their heart and soul into the rehearsal and positioning before, and they are also very serious. I only hope that this state can be maintained.

"A Russian satellite was destroyed by a missile attack. The explosion produced a large number of debris that is moving at a speed of [-] miles per hour. Its orbit does not coincide with yours. There is no problem for the time being. The specific situation will be broadcast at any time."

Mr. Xun moved slowly under the traction of the mechanical arm. After he stopped moving, because he couldn't stand up, he grabbed it with his left hand, with a flustered expression on his face, and Chen Hao was very satisfied.

At this time, the entire crew was paying attention to the two actors, for fear of disturbing them and causing mistakes.

"Attention! Attention! The debris from the explosion of the Russian satellite hit other satellites, created more debris, and is flying towards you faster than bullets, do you understand?"

"Got it!" Matt replied.

"Lian, finish work and put it away," Matt said.

"Wait a minute, it's initializing, just wait a moment." Ryan continued to light the device.

"End now, Ryan." Matt said sternly.

"Sorry, okay." Ryan said helplessly.

"Okay, Sharif, we are going to retreat." Matt finished flying to the Explorer, "Explorer, get out of Hubble!"

"Got it." Sharif said.

"Lian, please return to the Explorer." Ryan said anxiously.

"approve!"

Matt flew to Ryan and said, "Unlock the buckle."

"Crack!" Chen Hao shouted suddenly, "There have been casualties, why didn't Sharif appear in the camera?"

"Sorry, the robotic arm is not well controlled," Guo Fan said.

"Okay, let's take a rest first, this is the first time we took pictures here, everyone performed well." Chen Hao said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, and it was a pity that they had been acting correctly before, but they didn't expect that the actors did not make mistakes, and there was something wrong with the mechanical arm.

"How do you feel?" Chen Hao walked into the space light box and asked.

"I'm fine, he should be more uncomfortable." Mr. Xun said.

She hasn't moved, so it's okay, but George Clooney has been flying, and I guess his waist should be uncomfortable.

But there is no way, if you want to take a shot to the end, you will encounter various emergencies.

"What's the situation with the robotic arm?" Chen Hao asked.

"It's a human factor, and it's not well controlled," Guo Fan said.

Chen Hao frowned slightly when he heard this, "Be fully prepared, don't stop the entire shooting because of a small human error, this is too irresponsible to the actors and the entire crew."

"Understood, it will definitely not happen next time." Guo Fan said.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, and went to chat with George Clooney to comfort him. After all, it was the two actors who suffered the most in Yijing.

If they were not too old, the two of them would probably be able to bear it.

"Everyone, prepare again, and the filming will start again in 10 minutes!" Chen Hao said.

After 10 minute, shooting continued.

""Gravity" Scene 1, Scene 1, Shot 2, pop!"

"Start!" Chen Hao shouted.

……

"Crack!" Chen Hao yelled, "The platform where Mr. Xun is on is not thrown out hard enough, it needs to be more swift! In addition, let Mr. Xun turn around 4 times, and then unlock the buckle!"

……

"Crack!" Chen Hao said, "Lighting and lighting, when Clooney is facing the No. 3 camera, he is facing the sun, and the lighting should be a strong yellow light, brighter and more dazzling!"

……

"Crack!" Chen Hao said, "What's the matter with the LED lights? Why is it always the picture of the earth, the dark universe, and the starry sky, why is the picture gone? People are rolling around, and the background remains the same. Isn't this too fake!"

……

"Crack!" Chen Hao shouted, "Forget it, let's take a rest first, and Lao Du, Lao Guo, and Xiao Wen all come over, and we will discuss how to shoot!"

The first filming seemed to be going well, but when the filming was done later, there were many loopholes and various problems appeared.

It is indeed too difficult to take one shot to the end, and a long shot that lasts 17 minutes.

I don't know how many times and how long it took to shoot that one-shot movie to complete such a difficult shooting.

The key is that with many failures, the mentality of the entire crew has become a little rough, and some low-level mistakes have even started to occur. Obviously, there is a problem with everyone's mentality and they must be adjusted.

"How about we divide this 17-minute long shot into two or three long shots?" Guo Fan suggested, "It shouldn't make much difference, right?"

Everyone looked at Chen Hao when they heard the words, because everyone knew that long shots were difficult to shoot at the beginning, but they didn't expect that it would be several times more difficult to implement than imagined.

Many mistakes made everyone's mentality collapse.

Chen Hao shook his head directly when he heard the words, "What I want to shoot this "Gravity" is shocking effects, and the long shot at the beginning is the most important thing.

Although the difficulty is indeed great, we have only just started, and everyone is still getting used to it, and the tacit understanding is not enough. If you fail once, you will come for the second time, and if you fail twice, you will come for the third time.

People can shoot movies with one shot to the end. I don't believe that we can't finish a 17-minute long shot.

Everyone, be patient and calm down. The shooting has just started, and we have plenty of time, even if we grind it out, we have to grind out these 17 minutes.

As long as we finish this long shot, believe me, we will be famous in the history of the film together. In the future, in space disaster movies, this 17-minute long shot we completed together will be an unavoidable hurdle, and it will be mentioned by countless people. Reminiscence of the classic lens! "

"Director Chen is right. There is no smooth sailing in filming. As long as everyone works hard together, there will be no bad shots." Mr. Xun said.

"Don't worry, I'll risk my life to accompany the gentleman." George Clooney said.

"Then I'll go and operate it proficiently to ensure zero mistakes." Du Jie said.

"I'll go too." Guo Fan said.

"Thank you both." Chen Hao looked at Mr. Xun and George Clooney and said.

"The director is too polite, this is what we should do." Mr. Xun said.

George Clooney said with a smile, "To be able to become a member of the famous photo history lens, I have to fight my old bones."

"Don't worry, the effort is definitely worth it." Chen Hao said, "Ten years later, when it comes to space disaster movies, "Gravity" will definitely bear the brunt!"

After calming down the mentality of the entire crew, everyone once again performed their duties, preparing to continue to chew on this 17-minute tough bone.

But the difficulty is not just for fun, it is impossible to complete it all at once.

So just the beginning of the 17 minutes, Chen Hao spent a week and still couldn't finish it smoothly.

……

When the crew of "Gravity" worked together to sharpen the camera, on March 2012, 3, the first film "The Hunger Games" released by Liangtianchi Films this year officially landed in theaters in North America and around the world.

Liang Tianchi Pictures has high hopes for this "Hunger Games", and regards it as the successor of the "Twilight Saga" series.

Therefore, Liang Tianchi Films spent a lot of money on publicity, arranged double-digit program interviews, made film stills appear on the covers of more than 50 magazines, and planned many reading sessions, fan sites, and plot discussion areas. and other activities.

Turned a "teen science fiction adventure" that was originally only aimed at teenagers and whose influence was at best comparable to the "Percy Jackson" series into a national action in the United States, which successfully doubled the sales of the original novel and reached film distributors and novel publishers win-win!

At the same time, a super-large screening scale of more than 4000 theaters was arranged, hoping that "The Hunger Games" would become a blockbuster and meet the company's expectations.

Major Hollywood companies and the media are also paying close attention to this movie, after all, everyone knows the mind of Measuring the Ruler.

If "The Hunger Games" really succeeds, then Tianchi Films' No. [-] title in Hollywood will become more stable.

North American weekend box office list (2012.3.23-2012.3.25):
No. 1, "The Hunger Games", with a box office of 15500 million U.S. dollars this weekend, Tianchi Pictures, with a cumulative box office of 1.55 million U.S. dollars, 4137 theaters, and an investment cost of 7800 million U.S. dollars;
No. 2, "Dragon and Tiger Boys", with a box office of 2130 million US dollars this weekend, Sony Columbia, with a cumulative box office of 7105 million US dollars, 3121 theaters, a decrease of 41.3% from last week, and an investment cost of 4200 million US dollars;
No. 3, "The Story of Old Lace", with a box office of US$1310 million this weekend, worldwide, with a cumulative box office of US$17730 million and 3677 theaters, a decrease of 42.5% year-on-year, and an investment cost of US$7000 million;
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This week's champion is "The Hunger Games", which was released on a large scale in 4137 theaters. The explosive box office of up to 1.55 million US dollars quickly rewrote a series of box office records.

First, the revenue of the midnight show was as high as 1970 million US dollars, becoming the seventh highest box office of the midnight show in film history, and the first in the midnight show of non-sequel films;
Second, the scale of public screenings as high as 4137 ranks first in the scale of films produced by independent production companies and non-sequel films;
Third, the single-day income on Friday was as high as 6800 million U.S. dollars, ranking fifth on the premiere day and single-day income list in film history;
Fourth, the single-day income on Saturday once again reached 5100 million U.S. dollars, ranking second in the film history’s Saturday single-day income list, second only to the 3 million U.S. dollars of "Spider-Man 5133";
第五，周日单日收入3600万美金，位列影史周日单日票房榜第四位，次于《暗夜骑士》（4359万）、《蜘蛛侠3》（3993万）和《怪物史莱克3》（3612万）；

Sixth, the total revenue in the three days of the weekend was as high as 1.55 million US dollars, ranking first in the box office list of the opening film in March and the box office list of the opening film in the spring!The third place in the box office list of film history, second only to "Harry Potter 7" (1.69 million) and "The Dark Knight" (1.58 million);

Seventh, the income of a single hall is as high as 37467 US dollars, ranking third in film history, second only to "Hannah Montana Concert" (45561 yuan) and "Harry Potter 7" (38672 yuan);

Eighth, the second fastest time in film history to break through the $1 million mark, second only to "Harry Potter 7";

Ninth, becoming the third fastest in film history to break through the US$1.5 million mark, second only to "Harry Potter 7" and "The Dark Knight";
Tenth, by the way, it helped the total box office revenue of this week to reach the highest single-week in March and spring in the history of film history; at the same time, it ranked ninth in the single-week revenue list of film history;

No.11, some inexplicable rankings, for example: the first female hero movie opening, and the third (temporarily) total box office (behind "Terminator 2" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", but it is only a matter of time before it surpasses);

Doomsday apocalypse-themed films ranked first in opening and total box office; live-action TV films ranked first; and science fiction adaptation films ranked first in opening and (temporarily) fourth in total box office (behind "Jurassic") Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and Jurassic Park 4);

No.12，继续莫名其妙的排名，本周位列影史No.1No.2最大差距榜第三位，前两位分别是《哈利波特7》与《变形金刚3》（相差1.47亿）、《蜘蛛侠3》与《后窗惊魂》（相差1.45亿）；

As a film produced by an independent production company with a cost of only 7800 million US dollars, "The Hunger Games" achieved a 200% box office cost-benefit in the first week, and achieved a blowout opening box office in March that is rare in the summer season. .

Successfully suppressing such great films as "Spider-Man 3" and "Alice in Wonderland" has achieved great success. It has to be said that Liang Tianchi Pictures is almost miraculous behind the scenes!
Liang Tianchi Pictures' marketing strategy on "The Hunger Games" is in stark contrast to Disney's "Alien Battlefield".

Disney is still the traditional indiscriminate bombardment, with various hot-blooded scenes edited into trailers, various stunt clips that stimulate hormones, and posters of hunky men all over the streets and alleys.

In contrast, the trailer of "The Hunger Games" is indeed suspected of being "cheating", but it makes the audience feel a sense of expectation that "all the highlights are in the feature film".

And "The Hunger Games" is no longer obsessed with 3D special effects, and most of the film copies are released in 2D. Who knows that this move has actually promoted the attendance rate of IMAX theaters.

"Hunger" had a total of 268 IMAX screens this week, contributing a box office of 1060 million US dollars, and the average income of each screen was as high as 4 US dollars!Undoubtedly a big surprise.

The media's comprehensive evaluation was 68 points, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was as high as 86%. Among the judges who participated in the voting, 183 people voted for Fresh Tomatoes, and 30 voted for Rotten Tomatoes.

Among them, the "New York Daily News" scored full marks, "As strong and fearless as fans expected, adding an exciting and contemplative style to a limited number of adventure segments!"

"Most memorable: The dry gags, cheesy plot, stuffy dialogue, and decadent performances... all gone! Again! This is not another Twilight saga! "

"Whether in terms of action design, allegorical depth, or cinematic effects, this film is the best science fiction work since "The Matrix"."

"This film has completely changed the positioning of the original "popular youth science fiction". (Achieving this) is not only through faithful exploration of the film's theme, but also from the deep and extensive resonance of the theme!"

"This film successfully achieves such a balance: it not only ensures the original flavor of the original spirit, but also does not lose the all-round entertainment needs, so as to achieve the overall splendor of the film!"

"Slimming down the adventure-packed adventures of the 'Harry Potter' series, and condensing the endless heroic stories of 'The Twilight Zone', The Hunger Games perfectly fits existing material!"

……

There is no doubt that "The Hunger Games" has achieved great success, and Liang Tianchi Pictures has achieved its goal.

And not only that, just looking at the box office and word-of-mouth of "The Hunger Games" in the first week, I'm afraid it is even more amazing than the first "Twilight Saga" with a box office of 1.87 million US dollars in North America and 3.51 million US dollars in the world!

Liang Tianchi Films has undoubtedly developed another super blockbuster movie series!
(End of this chapter)