I'm not just a director

Although the crew has repeatedly tried and tried to go through it.

But when it came time to shoot the scene where the street exploded, something went wrong.

There was no way, the film crew had to re-sign the venue contract with Paris, and it took three days of repeated filming for this scene to pass.

After the filming of this scene, everyone was completely relieved.

After all, there are too many uncertain factors in this game.

If we say that the previous "rotating space" was a waste of manpower, material and financial resources.

Then the explosion scene is purely on this basis, through a lot of experiments and trial and error to achieve the result.

After filming the street explosion scene, Jiang Peian and Zhang Ziyi had another "space folding" scene.

Audiences who have watched "Inception" or "Avengers" must be very familiar with this scene.

In the dream world in "Inception", the entire streets of Paris are folded, full of science fiction.

And "The Avengers" also pays tribute to this scene, which is specifically manifested when the Ancient One mage fights other warlocks.

This part will be handed over to the visual effects team of Industrial Light and Magic.

If it were placed in later generations, this part could probably be solved with a special effects plug-in. Although it is a bit rough compared to the scenes in the movie, it can still be seen as a prototype.

But now it is 2002, although the famous visual effects synthesis software of later generations, such as AE, had released the first version as early as 93.

By January 2002, it had been changed to version 5.5, but in Jiang Pei'an's words:
Difficult to use.

And the effect is worrisome!

Not only Jiang Pei'an thought so, but also the special effects personnel of Industrial Light & Magic, so it required them to spend a lot of time developing software for visual effects synthesis.

These are all matters of Industrial Light and Magic. As the world's most professional special effects company, they must have their own considerations.

What Jiang Pei'an can do now is to strictly control the final imaging results.

……

When Jiang Pei'an and others were filming abroad, some films were also released in the domestic film industry.

For example, "Looking for a Gun" by Lu Chuan who was almost "difficult to give birth", and "The Flower Blooms" which was finally released in three years by the short, big and tight Xuezang.

The former made more than 700 million box office in China, and also attracted Columbia Company to purchase the overseas distribution rights of the film at a price of 150 million US dollars (about 1200 million yuan).

The latter has a good reputation. This is the first film of Shorty, and it has invited Zhou Xun, Xia Yu, and Pu Shu as the leading actors.

Looking at the cast, anyone with a discerning eye can guess that this is a youth literary film.

At this time, Zhou Xun and Pu Shu are still very young, and they are the most beautiful couple images in the hearts of literary youths.

It was also after filming this movie that the two fell in love with each other not long after they met because of the movie, and soon established a relationship.

It is said that during the filming of the film, Zhou Xun, who was too tired from filming, caught up in the lounge, and Pushu stood guard outside the door, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

Even the director Xiao Dasong was stopped, and the two had a big fight over this.

However, this relationship is destined to have no good results. In 2002, when the movie was released, the two broke up...

Compared with domestic literary and artistic films, some foreign films have also been released during this period that have influenced future generations.

For example, Tobey Maguire's version of "Spider-Man", this movie quickly caused an uproar in the North American market once it was released.

The North American box office is 4 million US dollars, and the global box office is 8.5 million US dollars. If there is no accident, such a result will directly lock this year's North American box office champion...

During the filming period, Jiang Pei'an also went to the cinema with Hu Jing to enjoy the original "Spider-Man".

I have to say that despite watching it many times, Jiang Peian still appreciates Tobey Maguire's performance.

……

In the following time, the crew of "Inception" filmed in famous scenic spots all over the country.

It was not until the end of June that all the parts related to the location were resolved.

On July [-]rd, Jiang Pei'an led the crew back to China from Norway.

It was a hot summer in China at this time, and Jiang Pei'an felt a wave of heat blowing towards his face just as he set foot on the land of the capital.

"Finally back home."

Jiang Pei'an sighed.

The production director Gao Chengsheng had already returned to China before them, and had already rushed to the airport to pick them up.

"Director Jiang, you have worked hard all the way."

Gao Chengsheng gave Jiang Pei'an a big hug.

"Old Gao, you have worked hard, not only to help me worry about the crew's affairs in China, but also remotely control the crew's eating and drinking when they are abroad."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Hahaha, this is all my job, let's go directly to the set to see?"

Gao Chengsheng asked.

Jiang Pei'an nodded and said:
"Time is tight and tasks are heavy, so I took Lao Zhu, Di An and Wu Ershan to the set first.

The others went back to the hotel to rest first, and went to set up the scene in the afternoon, and the shooting will start tomorrow. "

"Okay, let's arrange it like this first, and I will take you there."

"By the way, what's the situation with Li Lianjie?"

Jiang Pei'an suddenly asked.

"Well, I have been in touch with Li Lianjie, and Director Zhang's side is about to wrap up.

In another week, he will finish filming and come to our crew from there. "

Hearing Gao Chengsheng's words, Jiang Pei'an nodded. "Heroes" was almost finished at the end of July.

Jiang Pei'an wanted to have a seamless connection with Li Lianjie, and the filming had to be arranged in advance.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, and our domestic scenes will be accelerated next.

By the way, what about the modeling side? "

"It's all been built, but for some shots, like the snow mountain bunker, you may have to take a trip to the location, and the location is in the snow area."

"Good guy, it's snowing in July. This is, you eat popsicles in the air-conditioned room, and we wear down jackets on the mountains. It's really exaggerated."

Jiang Pei'an joked with a smile.

"Hahaha, who made Director Jiang write such an exaggerated script? To be honest, I am looking forward to the scene when our movie is released."

"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed."

The two sat in the car and chatted, and arrived at their destination in a short while.

There is wasteland all around here, only the central part of the wasteland has a building similar to a hotel.

"Considering that you want to take real shots and blow up the building, there is no hotel in China that can do this for us, so we simply built a hotel on the ground with a high-rise building.

When the time comes to blow up the building, let's use the built one, some detailed interior scenes, and then use the scene to shoot. "

Jiang Pei'an looked at the hotel from a distance, smiled and said:
"These are all for movie effects, don't feel bad, everything will pay off."

This return, of course, refers to the return on the box office.

Lao Gao smiled slightly and said:
"I have never doubted Director Jiang's ability. There is no way to make a movie without spending money. Compared with that Qin Palace, we are just playing around."

After strolling around the "hotel", Jiang Pei'an nodded in satisfaction.

Lao Gao, the supervisor, was not in vain. Although he would blow up sooner or later, there would still be some close-up shots after all.

The texture of the hotel is good, so it won't be worn out in the special effects shots.

After staying in the hotel for a while, Jiang Pei'an went to other places to look around.

Considering the cost issue, most of these buildings were built in the suburbs of Beijing. After a day's running, Jiang Peian had an idea.

With some out-of-town scenes removed, "Inception" can basically be finished in the remaining two months...

After returning to China, except for the scene scouting on the first day, Jiang Pei spent the remaining time in the shooting safely and physically.

One week after the domestic launch, Li Lianjie finally joined the team.

"Welcome Brother Jie to join the team. I wanted you to rest for a few more days, but our time does not allow it."

Jiang Pei'an greeted him.

Li Lianjie smiled and said:
"It's okay, I am also a person who can't be idle, and I can reduce some psychological burden by starting work directly.

Otherwise, I always feel that there is nothing to do, and I am always thinking about it. "

"Hahaha, I am also like this, who makes us all excellent people."

Jiang Pei'an joked.

"It's hard for me not to agree with Director Jiang's point of view, hahaha."

The two smiled at each other.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Jiang Pei'an began to introduce Li Lianjie's upcoming scenes.

Since Li Lianjie did not participate in the previous filming, Jiang Pei'an made some adjustments to Li Lianjie's role.

To be honest, Jiang Pei'an was really tangled up when adjusting the scenes.

Li Lianjie and Cheng Longca are on the same level, so first of all, the two should be roughly consistent in terms of roles.

At the very least, it can't appear who is overwhelmingly more than whom.

Otherwise, "Inception" will definitely be drowned by the spit of fans of these two when it is released.

In addition, because a considerable part of the scenes were filmed abroad, Li Lianjie did not participate in it in the early stage.

Therefore, Jiang Pei'an arranged for this part of the plot to be shot indoors as much as possible. After all, it is easy to create scenery indoors, so it will not be confusing, and even if it is not good, there will be green screen cutouts.

After taking care of all this, Jiang Pei'an was able to start filming with confidence.

"Director Jiang, I probably understand everything, shall we start filming this afternoon?"

Li Lianjie asked with the script.

"Don't worry about it. I have optimized the plot part. Brother Jie, your task today is to smooth out the plot first, and then start shooting tomorrow."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Okay, I can walk around the crew first, can I?"

"You can do whatever you want."

After Jiang Pei'an settled Li Lianjie here, he returned to the set and immediately received a call:
"Anzi, what do you mean, you stopped my buddies from visiting the class? Hurry up and let your people go."

This loud voice almost deafened Jiang Pei'an's ears.

You don't need to guess Jiang Pei'an to know who this person is:
"Brother Wen, give your phone to the staff next to you first."

"I'm Jiang Pei'an, please let me go, thank you."

"Alright Director Jiang."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Zhu Decheng beside him suddenly came over and asked:
"Jiang Wen?"

Jiang Pei'an nodded and said helplessly:
"Who else can have such a loud voice except him."

"Difficult master, I heard that the young master of Lu Tianming's family has been tossed so much by him, is he here to make trouble for our crew?"

Zhu Decheng obviously knew Lao Jiang, and the two had cooperated several times before, and the relationship seemed to be pretty good.

Jiang Pei'an shook his head and said:
"No, I met him when I was filming a movie in Yunnan Province, and we are quite right-tempered."

Not long after, Lao Jiang rushed over with domineering steps, looking like a big bear from a distance.

However, seeing that Jiang Pei'an was filming, he didn't bother him, but chatted with Li Lianjie who was watching from the sidelines.

Jiang Pei'an nodded to him as a greeting, and then started filming...

"Brother Wen, what brought you here, your filming of "Heaven and Earth Heroes" is over?"

During the intermission, Jiang Pei'an walked over and said with a smile.

After Lao Jiang was banned from filming, this guy has so much energy that he has nowhere to vent.

From 2001 to 2005, he starred in films such as "Looking for a Gun", "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", "Green Tea", "A Letter from a Strange Woman", and "The Mansion Gate".

It is simply a high-yielding sow.

Of course, some people said that he was preparing funds for the next film.

After finally waiting for the ban to be lifted, this guy is directly worth the entire net worth of Stud from "The Sun Also Rises".

This film tells a story that seems to be scattered but connected in a rare circular narrative structure.

In the eyes of academics, the film is also considered an art film.

However, because there is a lot of blank space in the plot and there is room for imagination, most viewers reported that they could not understand it.

To be honest, this kind of stream-of-consciousness movie, even if the time is set back more than ten years, it is still confusing when you first watch it.

"Heroes of Heaven and Earth" is Lao Jiang's main film this year. It is jointly produced by Columbia Film Production, Huayi and Xi'an Film.

Its director is Huaxia senior director, He Ping.

As a director, although he has not made many films, they are all classics.

For example: "Swordsman in Shuangqi Town", "Cannonball Double Lantern", "Sunshine Canyon" and so on.

Although he hasn't made movies for several years, the films produced and planned by him, such as "Party A and Party B", "Big Wrist", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are all well-known works.

It was such a director who turned a costume film like "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" directly into a science fiction film.

No matter how you think about it, you can't figure it out, it's just full of slots...

"Hey, don't mention it, the crew encountered some problems and stopped again."

Old Jiang waved his hands unluckily.

"what reason?"

Jiang Pei'an asked.

"Hmm... It's hard to say. The director said it was a technical problem, and I guess so too."

Old Jiang said depressedly.

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly, thinking that Lao Jiang was also interesting, Lao Mouzi didn't use him to shoot "Hero".

He went to shoot "Heaven and Earth Heroes".

"Heaven and Earth Heroes" was launched almost at the same time as "Heroes", but now that Lao Mouzi is about to finish, he is still on hold.

"Well, don't talk about such bad things.

Anzi, I came here this time to inquire about the crime. I was still talking to Brother Jie just now.

Director Zhang just doesn't need me, he has his own considerations, what about you kid?
They all vacated the crew of "Hero", but they still didn't leave a role for me. What do you think? "

Old Jiang had a loud voice, it sounded like he was arguing.

Jiang Pei'an didn't listen to him at all and said with a smile:
"Brother Wen, my role is fixed, and the filming of the scenes is almost over. Now only Brother Jie's part is not filmed. Do you want me to give you the role of Brother Jie?" (End of this chapter)