Made in Hollywood

"smart phone?"

Flipping the Apple concept machine in his hand, Duke leaned back in his chair and looked at Steve Jobs opposite, "Is this Apple's next-generation flagship product?"

Steve Jobs nodded, perhaps because he has more interest in Duke, the businessman has a temperament, his attitude looks much better than before, and he rarely smiled and said, "How do you feel? "

"Very good." Duke put it on the table between him and Jobs, "I believe it will be popular all over the world in the future."

"Inevitable." Steve Jobs has always been confident.

Although it has not been used before, Duke is sure that this is basically the first-generation kidney machine, just listening to Jobs, the mobile phone is still in the experimental improvement stage, and it is too early to go on sale.

Of course, if this phone goes on the market, Duke would rather continue to use his customized Nokia version. Although this smartphone has all the most advanced related technologies available today, it is far less than any copycat he has ever seen. smartphone.

According to Steve Jobs, the iPhone generation only supports the 2G network connection provided by at&t, which is easy to lose packets and disconnect. The key is that the network speed is like a tortoise, comparable to the torture of dial-up Internet.

"Duke, you are very good at sci-fi movies and are always full of fantastic ideas." Jobs suddenly asked, "What do you think can be improved with this phone?"

Seeing that Jobs rarely asked this question, Duke couldn't help frowning, recalling it for a long time, and then said, "Steve, I think you can put app.store on this smartphone."

app.store is a part of it, which is a service software for many Apple devices. Allow users to browse and download some applications developed specifically for Apple devices. Users can purchase paid items and free items, and download the application directly to their Apple terminal, including games, calendars, translation programs, image galleries, and many useful applications Software.

Jobs' eyes lit up immediately, but he was not too excited, and continued to ask. "Anything else?"

"This concept phone can't change too much background, only the black color set by the system." Duke has a rare opportunity to show off in front of Jobs, and he is a major shareholder of Apple. The better the kidney machine is sold in the future, the better he will make a profit. The more, "the system has no copy and paste function, it cannot connect to the computer wirelessly, there is no navigation, and the camera pixel is too low. It cannot directly record..."

Duke said, and Jobs nodded, "I really didn't expect it. Duke, you have such a deep understanding of mobile phones. What you proposed is indeed a lack of concept phones, and it is also a technology that needs to be improved in the future."

"Future?" Duke was slightly surprised.

"Of course it is the future," Steve Jobs said of course, "My plan. Every time a new model is launched, and some corresponding functions are changed. For example, we can add apps to the second-generation machine. store, the third-generation machine has increased entertainment functions, and the fourth-generation machine has completely updated the camera..."

He opened his hands and said, "Only when the functions are continuously improved, users will pay for Apple's products. One launch. It is definitely not in Apple's interest."

Hearing this, Duke couldn't help but nodded his head heavily. Steve Jobs was indeed a businessman, and he was definitely a model of his learning.

When leaving, Duke originally wanted to take a concept machine with him. He didn't use it himself, and it was good to give Scarlett Johnson as a toy, but he was sternly rejected by Steve Jobs.

Duke also didn't take it seriously. After all, this is a product under development and confidentiality is a must.

With emotion towards Steve Jobs as a businessman, after Duke returned to Los Angeles from San Francisco, he went into intense filming again. In the past few days when he was away, the crew did not stop working and still functioned normally. Linz temporarily took over Duke's position to control the shooting progress.

Even after Duke arrived, she still took a team to shoot. The two-line shooting also ensured the crew's progress and allowed enough time for complicated post-production.

In the studio, Robert Downey Jr. wore a motion capture device, jumped off a three-foot-high platform, and landed heavily on the black mat. Duke frowned after watching all this through the monitor.

"Rob..." he shouted to the camera, "do it again."

Robert Downey Jr. nodded, walked up to the stage again, waited for the scene to call out, and jumped off again, standing on the mat at the same time with his feet.

Duke didn't look at the monitor this time. He kept his eyes on Robert Downey Jr., and saw his feet landing, and finally found out the problem.

"Jimmy, Rob." Duke raised his hand and called both the lead actor and action director. "Let's have a briefing."

Jimmy Carter has been in charge of action design, knowing that Duke is not satisfied with the scene he designed, and asked, "Something went wrong?"

"Don't you think Rob's way of landing from the flight is too ordinary?" Duke pointed to Robert Downey Jr., "Jimmy, Iron Man jumped directly to the ground, it's too uncharacteristic."

Robert Downey Jr. scratched his head and deliberately said in a very stinky tone, "I think Duke's words are very reasonable. This way of playing on the stage can't show my cool and cool side."

"Rob..." Jimmy Carter pointed to him, probably because he was often irritated by the words of this joke, so he simply ignored him and asked Duke, "Give me a hint. I am good at designing according to your requirements. Sexual things are a headache."

"Each superhero has its own unique way of playing." Duke thought for a moment and said, "In "Iron Man", Tony Stark always appears in a flying state after he becomes Iron Man. Jimmy What you need to do most is to distinguish Iron Man’s flying method from other superheroes, so that the audience’s first reaction to him is—this is Superman or Peter Pan."

Duke has always been responsible for these concepts. He explained, "Iron Man does not have superpowers; he is just wrapped in a heavy but invulnerable high-tech product. Superman takes off quickly but likes to slowly land. , And Iron Man took off very slowly because of his heavy coat. But when he landed quickly, it was accompanied by a dull noise."

Over the years, Jimmy Carter has accumulated enough experience. Hearing what Duke said, he immediately thought of a solution. "In normal landings, Iron Man can also slow down and land. When he appears on the battlefield, he will Jumping from the air in a thunderbolt-like manner will produce a huge impact. Tony Stark needs to use one knee to cushion the impact, and this method is also cool enough."

Robert Downey Jr. immediately agreed, "Good idea."

After speaking, he and Jimmy Carter both looked at Duke. These two people know very well that Duke is the only one who can make a decision.

"This is really different for Iron Man to distinguish it from other traditional heroes that have been produced. It is also a good starting point for us."

This problem was solved. Duke temporarily changed the shooting plan and moved to other scenes first to leave enough time for Jimmy Carter and Robert Downey Jr. to practice. Don't look at this as a trivial action. But to achieve the shooting effect, it also requires a lot of repetitive practice.

of course. This only solves part of the problem, but there are also other problems.

For example, Iron Man is based on the ground. He needs natural movement. This aspect is not only about shooting, but also through post-production special effects.

Industrial Light & Magic worked closely with Weta Studio, in accordance with Duke's requirements. With the heart to produce a lot of cg without fear of death, while shooting, I made a lot of key frame animations for this movie, and some motion capture animations in a straight line.

Like Duke said, those superheroes who can succeed on the screen. All have their typical characteristics, with signature moves that can make the audience unforgettable, such as Superman standing with his chest raised and his fists akimbo, and his cloak fluttering in the wind.

But Duke’s style for Iron Man is more organic. Although he wants Iron Man to have a magical movement speed, he does not want to distract the audience from the false comic structure. Instead, he manages to insert gestures in each action. , To enhance the impression left by people.

Among them is a scene where the original special effects have been completed after the filming-Iron Lord flies back to attack Iron Man, and Iron Man grabs his arms and jumps into the air with a rocket jet launcher.

This set of actions is much stronger than letting him pose in place. Another crucial moment is when he is in the sky, he quickly raises his fist to fight back at the attacking scene of Iron Man. In that frame, Iron Man is just right. In the middle of the lens.

Solved some of the problems in the Iron Man action scenes, and the shooting progress gradually increased. Before Christmas, Duke had completed the shooting of all the action scenes, and the rest were relatively fragmentary shots. He was with his mother and Scarlett in New York. Lee Johnson moved to work again after the Christmas holiday.

The earlier the filming is completed, the more time left for post-production. According to the plan, the film must be released in the summer next year.

The remaining shots are all Tony Stark's silly and relatively funny shots.

Just like actors, directors are not good at them. Duke has never been good at shooting funny scenes, but Robert Downey Jr. is an expert in this area. Under his leadership, several actors have begun to perform on stage. , Duke is also happy to choose suitable materials.

For example, a rivalry between Robert Downey Jr. and Rachel McAdams.

Pepper Boss, played by Rachel, complains about flying around the country to buy a mansion for Tony Stark.

"After you buy the next manor, I can write your name on the gate of the manor. It will be called Bots Manor."

Hearing this, Rachel McAdams had an idea and said, "It's better to write it on the room book."

During the last period of filming, the crew was rarely full of cheerful atmosphere. After the New Year, when 2006 arrived, the filming of "Iron Man" was officially completed. (To be continued...)

ps: It's the end of the month, let's have more monthly tickets and recommended tickets. There is no deposit, and we need to motivate it every day.