Chapter 34 Digital Studio Shooting
In Beijing, in the newly built digital studio of the Beijing Film Studio, a group of actors who had just returned from the Northeast were a little confused.

Because this place doesn't look big, the wall and the floor on one side are both green, I don't know what kind of craftsmanship was used.

There are many lights on the ceiling, and there are various machines, equipment, monitors, etc. at the entrance.

"Wow, couldn't The Matrix be filmed in such an environment?" Ge You asked in a low voice.

Wu Yizu was a little shy and nodded slightly, saying, "To be honest, I still don't quite believe it. It just feels magical!"

Xu Qing still spoke in a coquettish voice, "That's true, who will play the dinosaur? It won't all be computer special effects!"

Wu Jing came over with a long pole and said, "Here, this is it, let's play the dinosaur!"

"What? Are you kidding?"

Everyone didn't believe it and started questioning Wu Jing.

The latter said: "I really didn't say that, the director said so!"

"How is it possible, a stick plays a dinosaur?"

"He's really not wrong!"

Jiang Heng walked over and said to everyone, "When filming, the red light above the stick represents the head of the dinosaur. You can imagine looking at the whole body of the dinosaur, but your eyes will eventually fall on the red light."

The reason for this arrangement is to avoid the actors' line of sight being inconsistent.

If everyone is looking at the dinosaurs and screaming, but one person is shouting at the air, the scene will be ruined.

A similar problem occurred when Cheng Long played two roles in "Twin Dragons".

When the twin brothers Ma You and Wan Ming are talking, their eyes often don't meet.

However, considering the era when the film was shot, it is already shocking for one person to play two roles and appear in the same frame, so some flaws are acceptable.

This film is different. Jiang Heng wants to sell it overseas. The special effects are easy to deal with, but the actors must be perfect.

Jiang Heng continued to talk about the key points to pay attention to during filming. Xu Qing came forward and said, "What did the dinosaur look like? We can't imagine it just by looking at a stick!"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Don't worry about that. The dinosaur renderings and storyboards that appear in the film have already been drawn. I'll show them to you before filming."

Seeing everyone's serious expressions, Jiang Heng encouraged them, "Don't worry, it's actually very easy to shoot. Just follow my instructions and everything will be OK!"

Everyone hurriedly said, "Director Jiang will definitely be satisfied!"

In fact, Jiang Heng was not fooling anyone. This scene is indeed relatively easier to shoot, at least there are not many places where motion capture can be used.

Because dinosaurs had no facial expressions!
It's not like shooting the Na'vi in ​​"Avatar", which requires realistic facial expressions, but this makes the film much easier.

They just need to follow the storyboard script drawn by Jiang Heng and perform the corresponding actions of being chased by the dinosaurs, escaping, confronting, and counterattacking.

On the first day of filming, it was just as Jiang Heng said. Everyone just had to look at the dinosaur renderings Jiang Heng provided, and then look at the pole with a red light and make corresponding movements and expressions. It was done in one take, and it felt easier to shoot than the real scenes.

Feeling that everyone was in good shape, Jiang Heng took many shots and didn't finish until midnight.

Ge You was born in 57. He is just in his early s, but he already looks like a "grandfather". He lay weakly on the chair, listening to the sound of "click" in the distance, and muttered: "It's done, no matter how urgent it is, we can't shoot in one day!"

Now many staff members are from Beijing Film Studio, and one said, "Teacher Ge, can you talk to the director?"

Ge You stood up and pounded his lower back, "Okay, I'll go!"

When he came to the monitor, he saw Jiang Heng reviewing what he had just filmed. A staff member was holding a long pole and using the red light on it to "attack" Wu Jing. The latter had a terrified expression on his face and kept making various rolling and dodging movements.

Ge said worriedly, what can you see just by looking at this?

Little did he know that after the "deduction" and "supplementation" of the super-microscopic computer, Jiang Heng saw a huge dinosaur chasing Wu Jing in a rainforest full of tropical atmosphere, trying to swallow him in one bite.

After the contents of the monitor were finished, Ge You said, "Director, you've worked really hard today. Let's go out for dinner later?"

Seeing his tired expression, Jiang Heng naturally understood what he meant, "Okay, let's call it a day. I'll treat everyone to a meal. If you're in a hurry to go home, I'll reimburse you for your taxi and midnight snack expenses. If you're not in a hurry, come along!"

"Good! Long live the director!"

Knowing that Jiang Heng made a lot of money from "The Matrix", these people were not polite at all. Except for those who were really anxious to go home, the rest followed the group to eat.

On the way, these people were still talking about how generous Director Jiang Heng was, unlike other crews who were so stingy.

Once the conversation started, the group was no longer sleepy and talked about their filming experiences in the past few years, each one more talkative than the other.

Then they talked about how much Jiang Heng could earn, as if they had become actuaries.

"Tell me, Director Jiang Heng, how much money can you get?" Xu Qing said in an exaggerated tone.

Ge You was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes, but his eyes lit up when he heard this. "I think it should be at least 4 million US dollars! Over million worldwide. Even if some countries sell copyrights, if we average it out, we can get a quarter of it!"

"I think it should be possible. In markets with larger box office revenues like North America, Britain, France and Germany, Director Jiang split the revenue among all the films. The revenue in North America alone was 1.43 million!" Wu Aizu said in his unique Hong Kong Mandarin accent.

Xu Qing's eyes lit up. "One hundred million US dollars, that's a lot of money! I can't make that much in my lifetime!"

Ge You waved his hand and said seriously: "Hey, you think too much, you won't be able to earn it even in your next life!"

"Hate!"

"Hahahaha!"

In fact, these people have discussed this since CCTV News reported the North American and global box office performance of "The Matrix" yesterday.

But they still enjoy discussing it over and over again without any jealousy.

The main reason is that Jiang Heng earned too much money, more than many people could imagine.

In 98, one hundred million US dollars, how much money was that!

When many places and departments heard the news, they were thinking about how to get in touch with Jiang Heng and get some donations.

It’s a pity that there is no connection or phone number.

Even if some people called him, Jiang Heng would not answer.

As the saying goes, people are afraid of becoming famous just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. At his situation, he has to spend some money, but he also has to donate it to places in need.

As for assets, they should also be dispersed to reduce risks, with a portion each in the Mainland, Hong Kong, and overseas.

In the mainland, the most worry-free investment is to buy land or house in Beijing.

Because at this moment the housing prices near the Second Ring Road in Beijing are only two to three thousand per square meter.

Thinking that July would be the month for the famous 7 housing reform, Jiang Heng felt more and more that he had to find time to buy some houses.

(End of this chapter)