hollywood melon man

Chapter 285 The beautiful rape of little Gilbert
In today's motion capture field, Andy Serkis is the first person today.

Motion capture technology has quickly become popular in Hollywood movies since it was used in film shooting by James Cameron in "Terminator 2".

The subsequent film "Iron Fist" directed by Gilbert Jr. was the first film to use motion capture technology on a large scale.

This "Lord of the Rings" also requires the use of motion capture technology, and Andy Serkis will complete the filming of Gollum in the motion capture studio.

Because the entire crew of "The Lord of the Rings" came to China for filming, the special effects studio owned by Little Gilbert also came to China and established a branch here.

The special effects studio has an office in Beijing and also built a motion capture studio.

However, this motion capture studio is temporary. The reason is very simple. This technology is too high-end and cannot be used by Chinese filmmakers for the time being.

Although "The Lord of the Rings" came to China for filming, this was a special situation after all.

In the days to come, there will definitely be very few Hollywood movies filmed in China. Therefore, keeping Hollywood's high-end special effects studios here is a loss-making behavior from a commercial perspective.

Without a sufficient market environment, even advanced technology will not work.

It was with this in mind that Little Gilbert set up a branch studio in Beijing and also built a temporary motion capture studio.

When the filming is over, the motion capture studio will be dismantled, but the branch studio will remain.

With Gilbert Jr.'s worth, it is not a big problem for him to keep this sub-studio that is destined to lose money, but this special effects studio is of great significance to Chinese filmmakers.

Apart from anything else, at least if you want to produce special effects for movies in the future, you can go to this special effects company in Beijing.

Similarly, considering personnel issues, this studio will definitely recruit Chinese staff in the future. Little Gilbert also tried his best and used this studio to cultivate some technical talents for Chinese filmmakers.

Although it may not do much, it is at least better than nothing!

In his previous life, he was involved in the Chinese film and television industry. Although he was a director of major online movies, he was at least considered an insider.

Now that his identity is different and his perspective is different, what he can do is limited and he can only do this. No matter how much you do, people in North America will start to wonder why you came to China.

Andy Serkis' motion capture shots were handled by special effects supervisor Brian Fantahoe, who was also responsible for the entire trilogy's special effects production.

When little Gilbert came to this motion capture studio in Beijing, Andy Serkis was filming.

In order to let his Chinese colleagues see the advanced technology of Hollywood, Gilbert Jr. specially invited Tian Chongming, national teacher Zhang and other more than a dozen domestic directors to visit the entire process of Andy Serkis' performance.

Brian Fanterjo said: "Our entire performance process is completed in this shed. We use the feedback data from the surrounding reflection points to record the action data.

Then in post-production, computers are used to process these lenses, and finally the lens conversion processing is implemented. "

National Master Zhang asked curiously: "How much does a set of motion capture equipment like yours cost?"

Brian Vantehoe smiled and said: "We use optical motion capture equipment, which was developed by our engineers together with Industrial Light and Magic.

This set of optical motion capture equipment has the advantages of high precision and refinement, but the disadvantage is that it is relatively expensive.

The development price of the set we are using is about US$45 per set. "

Gilbert Jr. added: "This is mainly because it is rarely used. There are no more than ten sets of this equipment in the world, and we cannot keep the development costs down."

When the imperial master heard the price, he shook his head and said it was not feasible.

Four hundred and fifty thousand US dollars, equivalent to more than 3.7 million RMB per set, is enough for him to make a movie. But they only used it to shoot some shots, and not necessarily how many of them were included in the feature film.

At this time, Guo Shi has no concept of blockbusters. He will wait until Ang Lee shoots "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

One thing I have to admit is that in his previous life up to 2008, Guoshi was the well-deserved number one director in China.

As for the compromise with capital later, I can only say that everyone has his own ambitions and everyone has his own choice, so there is no other way.

However, because of his poor choices, he negates the achievements of the national teacher. People are all multi-faceted, and at least the early National Masters made considerable contributions to Chinese-language films.

Tian Chongming was concerned about another matter: "I heard that after you finish filming these scenes, you will dismantle the motion capture studio?"

Little Gilbert nodded and said: "Yes, in today's Chinese film market environment, this technology is too high-end and you can't use it."

Tian Congming felt that this sentence was harsh, but he also knew that what little Gilbert said was the truth.

He said: "If China Film buys this equipment, will you sell it?"

Seeing Gilbert's disbelief, Tian Chongming added: "At the same time, we will also hire professional talents to serve as guidance engineers to help us master this technology."

Little Gilbert shook his head and said: "Old Tian, ​​have you ever considered that this equipment is expensive, and the cost of each start of shooting is astronomical, and not many Chinese film crews can afford it. If you want to use this technology, Chinese It is estimated that the film will take more than ten years of development to meet the requirements. "

"I understand, but..." Tian Chongming said firmly: "I still want to try and keep this equipment in China. I don't want to make any money, but mainly to bring some inspiration to domestic filmmakers."

It has to be said that Tian Chongming is one of the few bosses within Scissors who has a hard-working spirit and a far-sighted vision.

In 1994, he led the market-oriented reform of Chinese films. Now, almost five years have passed, and the Chinese-language film market is showing some signs of prosperity, and Smart Nakata has made a great contribution to this.

In order to promote the progress of Chinese-language films, he brought the "Lord of the Rings" project from Hollywood to China. Now he wants to keep advanced equipment in China and promote the industrialization of Chinese-language films.

However, according to the words of little Gilbert, today's Chinese-language films are in their infancy, like a babbling baby that can't even walk.

industrialization? Nowadays, most Chinese-language films are made in workshops, and they are the kind of manual workshops that don’t even have machinery and equipment.

Learning too high-end technology all at once is like trying to run before you learn to walk. It won’t work.

This is one of the reasons. Another reason is that even in Hollywood, motion capture technology is an emerging technology.

Such a high-tech technology is a novelty even in Hollywood, let alone China.

This can basically be said to be the core essence of Hollywood. If such a technology was casually sold to Chinese filmmakers by Gilbert Jr., it would be a little troublesome if others knew about it.

You know, motion capture can be used not only in the field of film shooting, but also in fields such as automated scientific research and sports rehabilitation.

Such a technology is a sensitive technology, and the gentlemen in Washington restrict the outflow of such technology.

The reason why Little Gilbert was not prevented from setting up a temporary motion capture studio in China is probably because Little Gilbert is one of our own and will not disclose these technical parameters to the Chinese.

Besides, what would happen if it was revealed?
With the level of science and technology of the Chinese people, it would take more than ten years to thoroughly study it. By then, the equipment would have been updated, and now this equipment is outdated.

Of course, this limit still needs to be limited.

So little Gilbert had to regretfully reject Tian Chongming: "I'm sorry, Old Tian, ​​it's not that I don't want to, but this technology belongs to the high-end field and is restricted for export.

Once the filming is complete, we will dismantle it. "

Tian Chongming expressed regret. He didn't blame little Gilbert. He knew that little Gilbert could not do much. He had given him enough help.

It can be said that it is difficult to find an international friend in Hollywood who has the same status and status as Little Gilbert and is friendly to Chinese filmmakers.

"It's okay, little Gilbert, I'm just asking. Since there are difficulties, I won't bother you too much." Tian Chongming said.

A dozen big directors followed and heard the conversation between the two. In the end, they didn't talk about it. These directors also felt it was a pity.

They were really jealous when they saw Andy Serkis performing in the studio, wearing high-tech equipment.

Little Gilbert thought for a while, then said with a arrogant attitude: "You can come and visit at your free time, but remember not to take pictures, take notes, or touch.

In the end, the equipment breaks down and you can’t afford to pay for it. "

Tian Chongming felt that there was something in little Gilbert's words, as if he was hinting at him.

He glanced at Brian Fantahoe next to him and thought to himself that it was a good thing that this man couldn't understand Chinese. Otherwise, would little Gilbert also be in danger if he hinted like this?
After getting the hint, Tian Chongming immediately thanked him: "Thank you, little Gilbert. We will definitely not take pictures, take notes, or damage the equipment."

"Well..." Little Gilbert glanced at Tian Chongming meaningfully, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.

After that, whenever he had free time, Tian Chongming would bring a group of old men in their sixties or seventies to visit. Occasionally, energetic middle-aged people in their thirties and forties would come with them.

These people were euphemistically called staff members of China Film Group Corporation, but looking at their attitude towards technology speculation and analysis, little Gilbert felt that it was not simple.

At first glance, these are the big guys from a certain courtyard, and they are all leaders in the academic world.

People like this come here to analyze, and the motion capture technology has been completely scratched.

Unfortunately, because it is still in use, the equipment cannot be disassembled, otherwise it could be studied more clearly.

However, Little Gilbert has made arrangements, and after use is over, this set of equipment may be damaged inexplicably. It's just a broken piece of equipment, and nothing can be 'researched' out of it, so it should be disposed of as rubbish.

Tian Congming understood that this was the opportunity given by little Gilbert, and they had to seize it.

Tian Chongming suddenly thought that a few decades ago, there was a very strange group of people who used to be dogs when they were young, called Rare. So, does little Gilbert's behavior count as a traitor?

(End of this chapter)