Don't call me Master, call me Director

After hearing that Shen Er wanted to have an IMAX camera, the IMAX company immediately sent it across the Pacific Ocean to Er Ye.

Not only the equipment, IMAX also specially appointed a technical team to Fuyuki City to assist Shinji's film crew to familiarize themselves with the equipment.

At this time, Shinji is working with Chengzi and Medea to study the usage of IMAX cameras.

It's just that their research methods will definitely cause the IMAX staff to suffer cardiopulmonary arrest.

Because Shinji and the others directly tore apart the million-dollar IMAX camera.

Chapter 107 IMAX Corporation: Heart!lung!step!stop! (plus 3/4)

IMAX cameras are not cheap, and a 3DIMAX digital camera costs $100 million.

But now because of the immature technology, the price of a 2DIMAX film camera is only a lot more.

But now this million-dollar device has been disassembled into parts and neatly placed on the desktop of Xingyue's research room.

The reason why Shinji would do this is very simple. He wanted to prove whether the technology developed by Orange and Medea could be used on IMAX cameras.

When Shinji was filming UBW and HF, Orange and Medea came up with a lot of weird film projection techniques.

Some of them are useful, some of them are not, and some of them seem to be very useful but can't be applied to movies.

For example, Medea made an AR-like projection device based on its own projection glass ball.

This looks very novel, but there is no way to use it in movies.

The venue required for AR screening is too large, which will make the viewing experience of audiences in different seats in the same theater very different.

Although the current movie halls also have the so-called "emperor seat", because the audience is looking at the same plane, the viewing experience of most seats will not be much different.

At least not so much that the audience chanted "RNM, money back!"

But once it is switched to a three-dimensional display of AR projection, it will be different. The line-of-sight distance between the first row of viewers and the last row of viewers will be very different.

However, this technology is not useless at all. Shinji thinks that future games may use this technology to increase the sense of presence in the game, so he registered a patent.

Finally, after picking and choosing among the various technologies invented by the two female magicians, Shinji finally selected two technologies: naked-eye 3D technology and vibration technology.

These two technologies were chosen because both 3D movies and 4D vibrations have been proven in Shen Er's previous life, and it is feasible to use them in movie projections.

Of course, the performance effect of the 3D and vibration technology of the magic version is much better than that of the technology version.

Before Shen Er crossed over, 3D technology had been developed by the whole people, not only the 3D technology with glasses was popularized, even the naked eye 3D technology was also in practice.

However, glasses-free 3D technology has too many restrictions, and the only successful product is the old 3DS series.

In fact, even the handheld games did not perform too amazingly. Except for a few works, Er Ye played with 3D turned off in his previous life.

Before Shen Er crossed, there were always rumors that James Cameron's "Avatar 2" would use naked-eye 3D effects, but until Shen Er crossed, it only stayed at the stage of rumors.

Anyway, judging from the last information Shinji learned, Cameron will still use 3D glasses.

probably......

Regardless of the fact that the "Avatar" series has been scheduled for the fifth installment in 2028, but in terms of Cameron's attributes as a beating king, he is considered to be very good if he can produce "Avatar 2028" in 2.

Anyway, in Shen Er's opinion, his own technicians can develop the technology to watch 3D without wearing glasses, which is already better than Cameron.

In fact, from a purely technical level, the naked-eye 3D technology developed by Orange and Medea is very different from the 3D movie technology that requires wearing glasses.

No matter what kind of technology, all 3D technologies of the technological version use the visual difference of the eyes to achieve the three-dimensional effect.

So when the audience does not wear 3D glasses, what they see is a 2D picture with ghosting.

But the 3D technology of the magic version is different. It records the magic fluctuations during shooting.

When playing, through a special projector and screen, different magic fluctuations are projected in a three-dimensional manner.

That is to say, the images played are three-dimensional, which is why the audience can see them directly with the naked eye.

Another vibration technology is similar, it also records the magic fluctuations during shooting, and then shows them in a special way.

In fact, the vibration of this technology is not a vibration in the physical sense, but the impact of magic fluctuations on the human mind, which makes people feel the illusion of vibration.

Comparing two completely different technologies, Shen Er really doesn't know which one is better than the magic version and the technology version.

The technology version is to process the finished film after shooting and editing, while the magic version requires special processing during shooting, which will lead to a much higher shooting cost of the movie.

Because until the final editing step of the film, no filmmaker can guarantee that this part of the shot will be used.

Shinji, who has made two films, knows this too well, but he has deleted countless scenes by himself.

But the magic version is not useless, at least it does not need to process the picture frame by frame like the technology version.

"Forget it, at least my technology does not require wearing 3D glasses, those who already wear glasses will appreciate me."

Shinji shrugged his shoulders and said briskly.

"It's us."

Orange with a cigarette in his mouth reminded: "Student, you didn't do anything to invent."

The second master shrugged his shoulders and responded, "Then how do you calculate the consumption of mana for shooting and broadcasting?"

Unlike technology that can be used by plugging in electricity, magic needs to consume mana.

In this world of declining mystery, how to ensure the long-term effectiveness of projection magic is the key point.

"There should be no problem."

Medea, who was inspecting the parts of the IMAX camera, raised her head and replied, "Just connect the projection equipment to the local spiritual veins. No matter how poor the spiritual veins are, they are enough to support the magic power needed to play the movie."

"Is there any specific data?"

"Although I haven't done any experiments, but according to my calculations..." Medea replied after thinking for a while, "Even the lowest level of spiritual veins can be used without depleting the spiritual veins themselves. At least 80 magic movies can be screened at the same time."

"Are there so many?"

Shinji raised his head in surprise.

"Because modern magic is too inefficient in applying the magic power of spirit veins, most of the magic power is consumed in the process of transformation." Medea said disdainfully, "I don't know if ancient magic has been lost, or modern magic itself has developed too much. Difference."

Translated, Medea means: "I am not targeting anyone, everyone here (modern magicians) is rubbish".

"What about the shooting?" Shen Er asked another question, "Since the fluctuation of magic power is to be recorded, the camera also needs magic power, right?"

"That's less."

Medea picked up a part of the IMAX camera with one hand, and opened the folding fan with the other hand: "Even if it is this IMAX camera, it is enough to use the three artificial gemstones that have stored magic power that you made, Master."

After smoking a cigarette, Chengzi continued: "There are actually two biggest problems restricting the promotion of this technology. One is that the installation of projection equipment requires a professional magician. The other is that the filming actors need to have magical powers. Only in this way can we record Under the fluctuation of magic power."

"Actors must have heroic spirits?"

Shinji asked curiously.

"At least it has to be a magician." Cheng Zi lit a second cigarette.

[Well, it seems that the magic world is going further and further on the road of entertainment. 】

Shen Er felt that when his technology was promoted, the old men in the circle would hate him even more.

But those old people's feelings are related to Shen's dick, and he cares more about another thing.

"Is there no way for ordinary actors to use this technology? This is not conducive to the promotion of technology in the circle."

After thinking for a while, Medea gave a suggestion: "Actually, Master, the slime you developed may be feasible to improve. It's just that its magic power fluctuation is single, and it will only protrude when projected, which is very abrupt. .”

"Then let's do this first, you two will focus on studying the slime and see if there is any way to make it suitable for shooting."

Shinji patted the table to make a conclusion.

"Right, one more thing."

"what?"

Shinji pointed to a pile of parts spread out on the table and said, "We need to assemble this thing now."

Cheng Zi yawned suddenly: "...I've been working overtime for several days, I'm going to take a break."

Medea took out a roll of parchment: "Master, I have other technologies to deal with, so let's go first."

Then, Medea and Cheng Zi left the research room one after the other, and Shen Er stared at a pile of parts.

"Hey! You two! Don't go!"

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The next day, Shen Er summoned the technical team leader sent by IMAX as a company consultant, and showed him naked-eye 3D and vibration technology.

Of course, Shinji would not tell the truth that this is a magic technique.

He just told the team leader that this is a new technology developed by Xingyue, which is very suitable for IMAX.

This is true, because magic circles need to be engraved on the screen. The bigger the screen, the more magic circles can be engraved, and the better the viewing effect will be.

From this point of view, the technology developed by Orange and Medea is a natural fit for the IMAX screen.

When he heard that Xingyue Company had glasses-free 3D technology, the team leader was stunned.

But when Shen Er showed the glasses-free 3D effect in the temporary screening room, the other party immediately became excited.

The team leader is not stupid, he can naturally see the benefits of applying this technology to IMAX.

Because this is naked eye 3D technology!

In the current world, not to mention naked-eye 3D, even ordinary 3D movie technology with glasses is far from mature.

Under such circumstances, how could IMAX give up the opportunity to completely lead all competitors and lead the development of the market?

"Director Matou, please rest assured that IMAX will fully cooperate with you. We are very much looking forward to seeing the birth of a naked-eye 3DIMAX movie."

The team leader smiled like a flower.

"Just ask what you want, and I will definitely satisfy you."

"Ask... I do have one."

Shinji nodded embarrassedly.

"any request?"

"I rented two IMAX cameras from you, and one of them was dismantled by me. Can you rent me a new one?"

"...I lost you Rem!"

Chapter 108 The Great Director Matou Arrives at His Faithful Tsuburaya Company

Shinji's request is too much for IMAX, and no one has dared to do this to their cameras since the company was founded.

Any carbon-based organism with a normal brain development would not behave as outrageously as Shen Er.

It's a pity that the Shen Er that the IMAX company is facing is not an ordinary person. There is nothing in this world that his second master would not dare to do.

What makes IMAX even more sad is that they must follow Shinji's lead, otherwise the director may not bring himself to play.

So IMAX urgently shipped another camera from North America, for fear of delaying Shinji's film production.

As for the camera that was dismantled, it was included in the production cost of the film, and the damaged cost would be replaced after the film made money.

Fortunately, the sacrifice of the camera was not in vain. Medea has already clearly understood the structure of the IMAX camera. After the new camera is delivered, it only needs to make slight improvements to it, and there is no need to dismantle the machine again.

Now that the technology and equipment are complete, Shen Er is going to ask Tsuburaya Company to hold a press conference to directly inform the outside world of the new round of Tsuburaya Company.

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Johnny's Building, Shibuya, Tokyo.

Grandpa Kitagawa looked at the financial statement in his hand and sighed helplessly.

"Hey~~"

As the president of the top four firms in Japan and a heavyweight in the Japanese entertainment industry, Janis Kitagawa was in deep distress at this time.

Recently, the performance of Johnny & Co. in all aspects has been very unsatisfactory.

Not to mention the massive decline in the sales of various peripheral products of idol stars, the TV dramas starred by their artists have been thundering one after another, and the ratings have been appalling.

The most terrible thing is that the ratings of the first episode of the new drama "Engine" broadcast by Johnny's ace idol Takuya Kimura in April was only 4%.

What's worse is that according to audience feedback, "Engine" has a worrying rating, and it is estimated that the ratings will continue to drop in the future.

Although Mr. Kitagawa believes that Takuya Kimura's popularity among female audiences, no matter how low it is, it is impossible to drop 20%, but this is not something to be proud of.