Chapter 212 New Filming Technology

Zhang Yimou's "Three Guns" was set in a desert in Ganzhou, and the grievances and love and hatred all unfolded in this inn.

I heard that the crew has recently moved back to the capital, and reporters who visited the set reported that Shang Jing, Yan Ni and others have newly joined the crew.

"Wow, a skit mixed with a martial arts story. I can't imagine how it will turn out."

During the training camp, Jiang Wen did not forget to speak out, severely criticizing the shoddy blockbusters in the domestic film market and saying that he would shoot this movie with all his heart.

Feng Xiaogang's "Aftershock" is also set to start filming in late June. Perhaps Tangshan's barbecue gave him confidence, so he directly announced that the box office will exceed 500 million. He is full of confidence.

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There is a saying: Movies are the art of directors, TV series are the art of screenwriters, and dramas are the art of actors.

Although it is a bit one-sided, it still makes sense, because movies are meant to tell stories or emotions, and the director is the one who decides the final direction of the story.

"Inception" directed by Nolan obviously has such characteristics. Although the script was provided by Gu Wei, Nolan captured its essence, coupled with cool post-production special effects, this movie can leave a strong mark even in Hollywood.

At the end of June, Warner also began to promote "Inception" on a large scale, and Hollywood media have also been bombarding it during this period.

Although the finished film has not yet been seen, many fans are still full of expectations.

The first wave of publicity was to hype up the film's story and background. Warner Bros. contacted several major Hollywood media outlets to interview director Nolan.

At this point, Nolan had no hesitation and just boasted about it. Besides, he had the capital to brag. There were many Hollywood blockbusters this year and the competition was fierce. Most of the revenue of a movie depended on the box office, and the box office harvest period was generally only a few weeks. If he couldn't save face during the promotion, then it would be the end of him.

"Well, the script was provided by Director Gu Wei. It's a very exciting story. The first time I saw it, I wanted to film it."

When facing an interview with a New York Times reporter, Nolan brought up Gu Wei again.

“Director Nolan, is the main selling point of this movie science fiction or the wonderful story?”

In her opinion, if it is science fiction, she can emphasize it in the report later. If it is just telling a story, the emphasis can be biased.

"I can tell you with certainty that it has both, and both are wonderful. I believe it will go down in the history of film."

The reporter was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but out of professional ethics, he quickly reacted and realized that special effects production has always been a case of you get what you pay for. Looking at the investment in this movie, the special effects are definitely guaranteed.

Among the blockbusters released at the end of June is "Transformers 6: Revenge of the Fallen".

Paramount Pictures' big-budget special effects film grossed $6060 million in North America on its first day of release, setting a new single-day box office record and ranking third in history after "Interstellar" and "The Dark Knight."

Megan Fox, who became famous with the movie "Transformers", enjoys super high popularity all over the world.

Recently, she was spotted by the producer of another popular Hollywood film series, "Tomb Raider".

"Tomb Raider 3" changes its female lead, and "King Kong" Megan Fox kicks out Angelina Jolie."

The news quickly spread throughout Hollywood.

Angelina Jolie directly ripped: "I don't think she has acting skills."

Afterwards, the two had a heated argument on Twitter.

Since the idol has personally come out, how can the fans bear it? Both sides mocked and scolded each other.

From acting skills to appearance, from appearance to temperament, and then talked about private life.

To be honest, reading their reviews is as exciting as watching Hollywood blockbusters.

Anyway, we advocate freedom of speech here, so everyone can say whatever they want. If it really doesn't work, you can just send a lawyer's letter, it doesn't matter.

This also made many domestic female stars see the power of Hollywood blockbusters, and they became more jealous of "Inception" starring Liu Yifei.

Once this movie in which she plays the leading role is successfully released, the gap between everyone will be widened, and they may even feel like they can't catch up.

Zhang Ziyi was the one with the most complicated emotions at this moment, because Liu Yifei's existence had seriously threatened her status in Hollywood and in China.

In the past, when people talked about Hollywood, she was the one they talked about the most. Now it’s Liu Yifei’s turn, but she can’t do anything about it. Her fiancé hasn’t responded yet, and this matter is enough to keep her busy.

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After Gu Wei and his party arrived in Los Angeles, they moved directly into Beverly Hills. The housekeeping of the villa had already been arranged in advance.

"I'll accompany you to the New York premiere, but I guess I won't be able to go to the promotions in Paris and London."

While here, Gu Wei plans to keep a close eye on the production of several movies. There are also some investment issues that need to be resolved.

"Yeah, after the promotion in Europe is over, we'll go back together."

The next morning, the weather was sunny and windy.

Led by Nolan, Leonardo, Tom Hardy, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and other main creative staff appeared on time at the New York premiere.

Warner's arrangements were sufficient and reporters from all media outlets were basically present.

There were many security personnel responsible for maintaining order on the scene, but even so, a stampede almost occurred.

There's nothing we can do about it. Leo is too much and has so many fans that it's a bit scary.

The format of the premiere was still the same old one, with various interviews, and then the invited guests walking on the red carpet, with fans screaming from time to time.

Liu Yifei wore a white embroidered dress, which was elegant and dignified, showing the unique cultural connotations of China.

Compared to attending the premiere, Gu Wei preferred to be on set, smiling the whole time, his face almost stiffened from smiling. "Director Gu Wei, you wrote the script for this movie, do you have anything to say about the movie?"

The pretty female reporter held up the microphone and interviewed with a smile.

"I can only say that this is a wonderful story. I haven't seen the finished film, but I think Director Nolan will give me a surprise."

"So what do you think about the movie's box office..."

The essence of publicity is bragging, and the service purpose is not to refund tickets. For the sake of box office, Gu Wei Ke praised it as much as he could.

"Crystal, this is your first Hollywood blockbuster starring role. Many people feel that your influence in Hollywood has surpassed other actresses in your country."

Hearing this, Gu Wei looked at the reporter, who was quite good at adding fuel to the fire.

"Compared to some of my predecessors in China, I still have a lot of room to learn and improve."

Liu Yifei answered modestly and smiled at the reporter.

"Well, that's not what you said last night."

Gu Wei looked at the young lady in surprise.

After greeting Leonardo, Nolan and others, the premiere began with movie watching time.

Gu Wei had watched this movie more than once in his previous life, and when he saw it again, he still thought it was a classic.

"Your acting skills have improved a lot."

"Of course. Director Nolan was very strict during the filming."

The two of them watched and whispered.

There are more than a thousand special effects shots in "Inception", half of which are very difficult to produce. Looking at the constantly changing images in the camera, Gu Wei could only sigh at the strength of Warner's engineers.

“I don’t know how long it will take for my company to reach this level.”

Gu Wei thought silently in his heart.

"Gu, what's going on?"

Nolan on his right turned to ask him a question, and the other person's eyes showed an expression of wanting to be praised.

Gu Wei didn't say anything, but gave him a thumbs up. The two smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

As a professional director, Gu Wei saw something new in the film.

The film presents an intact building to the audience through surround shooting, creating a more realistic feeling while also breaking through the inherent framework of traditional film shooting.

In addition, the surround shooting also makes the action scenes in the film more visually impactful. For example, in the car accident scene, the panoramic shooting makes the audience feel as if they are at the scene, feeling the same sense of crisis and speed as the protagonist.

Some scenes in the movie are a fusion of special effects and real-life shooting. The film uses a technology called CGI to synthesize special effects and real scenes. Nolan also called Director Gu to explain in detail.

This technology involves advanced computer science and requires a large amount of computer resources and assistance from a top international team.

Based on this technology, filmmakers can place actors in almost non-existent or highly imaginative backgrounds.

Just like the gravity reversal scenes, rotating corridor scenes and water submersion scenes, they are all classic, and no other film has used such techniques before.

"Clap clap clap."

The applause from the guests was the best recognition, and many people were talking loudly after the film ended.

Afterwards, Nolan went on stage again, thanked everyone for their recognition, and also talked about many interesting things that happened during the filming.

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After the New York premiere, many Hollywood stars' comments appeared on the Internet.

At the same time, many film critics also gave it extremely high praise.

Maybe it was due to Warner’s public relations, Gu Wei didn’t even notice any negative reviews.

Well, maybe there was, but it was deleted very quickly. The power of money was fully demonstrated at this moment.

In early July, Liu Yifei and Qin Hao followed the Nolan team and set off for Europe for promotion.

At the same time, "Transformers 2" also landed in China.

Han Sanping is now much calmer when facing imported blockbusters, after all, practice makes perfect.

But he still underestimated the extent to which domestic moviegoers loved this series of films.

The box office on the first day was 3371 million, setting a single-day box office record for imported films. 50 cinemas in the capital scheduled more than 2100 screenings, nearly ten times the number of screenings of other films in the same period.

This also means that other movies have no room to survive.

If we think about the "Inception" released in the middle of this month, other domestic film and television companies may want to die.

Old Han's reputation has deteriorated a lot, and who knows how many people are cursing him behind his back.

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(End of this chapter)