Chapter 308 True and False 3D
"Will all the previous blockbusters under your name be converted into 3D?" Yang Hongtao asked in a tentative tone.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Not really, I just picked some more suitable films, but there are also quite a few, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accept orders from domestic peers in the next two or three years!"

When Yang Hongtao heard this, his mouth was still slightly open with a look of astonishment.

The main reason is that Jiang Heng has shot too many blockbusters in recent years, and most of them are above standard.

When it was in 2D, it was already shocking.

If everything is converted into 3D, will there be any chance for others to survive?
For example, when Ningxia Film's "Painted Skin" was released, Jiang Heng took out a 3D-converted film to compete with it. Thinking of such a scene, Yang Hongtao couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his tone became more gentle.

"Then we have to congratulate Director Jiang. With so many blockbuster movies being re-screened, he will make a lot of money!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "It's not all about making money. It's not that audiences today just like to watch 3D movies. We in the film industry should try our best to meet the needs of the audience, right?"

Yang Hongtao didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and thought to himself, "He's even better at speaking than I am!"

He hurriedly said, "Director Jiang cares about the people's viewing needs, and he deserves the title of 'national teacher'!"

Jiang Heng burst into laughter when he heard this!
In theory, the Olympic Games had not yet opened at this time, and the saying of "national master" was only circulated in a small circle.

But since the 3D version of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back in Heaven" was released, countless Chinese people have regarded this film as the best special effects blockbuster in the world, and the name "National Master" has become popular.

Every time Jiang Heng heard someone say this, he would still be more or less humble.

"I don't deserve the title of 'national master'. I'm still busy with the opening and closing ceremonies! Director Yang, Director Chen, can we have some time to have a meal and talk?"

"Okay, okay, we won't delay you, so we'll leave first!"

Yang Hongtao and Chen Jiashang said goodbye immediately and left the Olympic Stadium. Yang Hongtao asked with lingering fear: "How many movies has he made in these years?"

“About ten.”

"If every movie was converted into 3D, how much more money would be made?" Yang Hongtao's eyes turned red with envy.

Chen Jiashang is similar. After all, as a director, he has only a few works that he can show off over the years.

Compared with Jiang Heng, it is impossible not to feel unbalanced.

The two chatted as they walked, and had a lively conversation about the topic of converting Jiang Heng's works into 3D.

But Jiang Heng didn't know that he only planned to re-screen a few films.

After all, this matter is suspected of being a "money-making" operation. If all the previous films are re-screened, it would be too ugly and would cause a backlash from public opinion.

Furthermore, in the future, there will be a large number of post-converted 3D movies on the market, which are the so-called "pseudo 3D".

The quality of the video is really not that good.

The reason is simple. True 3D movies use the method of observing scenery with the human eye. Two movie cameras placed side by side are used to represent the left and right eyes of a person, and they simultaneously shoot two pictures with slight horizontal parallax.

During the screening, special polarized glasses can superimpose the left and right "double images" on the retina, and the brain nerves can produce a three-dimensional visual effect, thus showing a series of coherent three-dimensional pictures, allowing the audience to feel the magical illusion of "being there".

"Pseudo 3D" is a lazy way to save time and effort. It uses an ordinary camera to shoot a flat image, and then uses software on a computer to create several slightly staggered layers.

Because the staggered distance is calculated using a formula based on the distance between the front, middle and back scenes of the camera, there is naturally a deviation compared to the picture taken by "true 3D".

The biggest drawback is that the image lacks a sense of depth, which makes the audience feel "too flat". On the contrary, the subtitles with simple composition look more three-dimensional than the picture.

Jiang Heng has a "super microscopic computer", so he can naturally solve this problem and convert it into a film comparable to "Havoc in Heaven".

If they claim that it took years to make a movie, then that's fine. If every movie is much better than the other movies, and the production is very fast, then it's hard to explain.

As for the first 3D converted movie, it was Jiang Heng’s favorite "Lion Camel Ridge".

If this film was produced by Hollywood or domestic companies, it would definitely be a failure.

The reason is simple, because a lot of the fighting scenes in the film take place at night.

In the past, Hollywood companies made so many "China-exclusive 3D versions" to make money!

Most of the special effects scenes are night scenes. The conversion was a bit messy, and the brightness of the xenon lamps was low during screening, so the viewing effect was a mess.

Thanks to Jiang Heng's "plug-in", the 3D effect can be made better, otherwise he would not have done this.

After finishing the morning work, Liu Yifei suddenly called.

She has now gone to Hengdian with the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

The film started shooting in mid-July, and the scenes other than "Ning Caichen" were filmed first.

Liu Yifei first shared her experience in the morning, and then asked: "By the way, will there be a 3D version of this movie?"

"Why do you ask this?"

"That's right, I'm just curious!"

"to be frank!"

"Well, this is the first blockbuster we co-starred in. I just hope it can have a higher box office and better word of mouth!" Liu Yifei whispered.

What was not said is that Guo Fan has been talking about it from time to time recently, saying that if this movie were to be a 3D version, although the box office would not be as high as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", it would definitely be very high.

After listening to it many times, Liu Yifei memorized it.

The actual box office revenue of the film has little direct relationship with her because she is paid for it.

Just thinking that this was the first special effects blockbuster starring her and Jiang Heng, and hoping that it would be a double success in word of mouth and box office, she couldn't help but ask.

As for Jiang Heng, to be honest, he has never considered releasing a 3D version of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

After all, it was directed by Guo Fan, and there were a lot of things going on at the Olympic venues, so time passed by in a flash.

When Liu Yifei suddenly mentioned this, he thought for a moment and said, "We can make a version and let Guo Fan shoot normally first, and then convert it to 3D during post-production!"

Liu Yifei was one of the seven fairies in "Journey to the West". She had seen how Jiang Heng filmed, and she also roughly knew the difference between "real and fake 3D".

"Oh, the effect, it won't be too different, right?"

Jiang Heng smiled, "If someone else did that, the effect would definitely be mediocre, but for me, it's different!"

"Okay, I believe you!" Liu Yifei was satisfied and hung up the phone after saying a few words.

In the evening, Da Tiantian suddenly called and said in a tone of extreme surprise and joy: "Brother, it's up, the stock has gone up, it's reached several daily limits, you are amazing!"

Jiang Heng laughed when he heard this, "Did you just get online? How come you only discovered this now?"

Da Tiantian said embarrassedly: "I forgot! Who made the stock market so bad this year? It keeps falling. When I opened the trading software, it was all green. It made me look green!"

Jiang Heng burst into laughter when he heard this!
(End of this chapter)