Chapter 344

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After David Ellison's loan was in place, Stanton studio injected capital into the ice and fire studio established with 20th century fox. The first capital of 20th century fox was also in place. The song of ice and fire: the game of power was officially approved, and the preparation of this fantasy series was also announced.

Of course, preparatory work has been going on for a long time. More than a year ago, Murphy and George Martin were polishing the script.

At the same time, Murphy also issued a call order to his team. Although he didn't understand why he suddenly changed from making a movie to directing a TV series, everyone responded positively.

After long-term cooperation, they also found that following Murphy, both fame and fortune are within reach.

Working with familiar people can undoubtedly reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.

Because of the investment, the song of ice and fire: the game of power is mainly divided into two parts. The Stanton studio is led by Murphy, and the 20th century fox is in the charge of kalafes.

This can also maximize the guarantee that the crew can work in the predetermined direction.

Murphy and carafes will also have some friction in their work, but they will not affect their personal relationship. The two people with the greatest power in the crew can cooperate sincerely, and the contradictions among the people below will be reduced accordingly.

Moreover, in the 20th century, fox was more involved in production and distribution, and it was Murphy's team that was really used for actual preparation and shooting.

There is no change in the heads of all departments in the team, but people like Philip Raschel and Helena espora are very clear that they must keep up with Murphy's progress, otherwise they can only be eliminated, so they have made some adjustments to their respective responsible staff.

For example, Philip Raschel's shooting team dismissed a photographer who had been involved in the shooting of the lost lover and the dead waiter, and recruited three new photographers. The number of main photographers of the whole shooting team reached five, so as to meet the shooting needs of the song of ice and fire: the game of power.

Helena espora's art and setting team is no exception. Murphy has never shot anything similar to fantasy in the past, and many people in her team don't have much work experience in this field. Recruiting new people is a necessary choice.

There is also David Robbie's make-up, clothing and modeling department. They not only need to recruit new staff, but also need to study some clothing characteristics of medieval Europe, and then synthesize the descriptions in George Martin's books to design clothing and character modeling that meet Murphy's requirements.

In this process, many old employees who have worked with Murphy several times have left the big team, and more new people have joined in. One of the most effective ways to maintain competitiveness is to let go of the old and accept the new.

The fierce competition in Hollywood, even if outsiders have heard of it, is a normal natural change. While Murphy is competing with other people and projects in the market, he must also let the team have a good competitive atmosphere.

Everyone's peaceful and steady work is just an ideal state, which is not suitable for Hollywood with fierce competition.

Song of ice and fire: the game of power is a drama, a work full of fantasy elements, and the crystallization of the cooperation of all. It is also a huge project highly dependent on location, design and photography to make the illusion come true. Because of its huge "physique", it needs the cooperation of many hands.

Murphy is always aware of this. To complete such an epic TV series, a close team is essential.

Before deciding to shoot digitally, preparations for the first season were in full swing. After testing by Murphy and Philip Raschel, the crew chose Sony F35 as their camera.

The reason why we chose this digital high-definition camera is that the Aleksa digital camera made in Germany did not appear in this era, and also because Sony F35 can present the clothing and materials in front of the lens.

Frankly speaking, Murphy is very impressed by the German arri company's Aleksa high-definition digital film camera. Unfortunately, it will be several years before it comes out.

Since fox won a tax rebate of up to $6 million from Northern Ireland in the 20th century, Murphy did not hesitate to set the main shooting base of the show in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after an investigation with karafitch. Meanwhile, it is basically certain that he will shoot the scenes of Westeros in Belfast.

In addition, several location investigation teams headed by Paul Wilson also set out in advance to find suitable location shooting sites in Europe and the United States.

There is not only one shooting team in the crew, but also Paul Wilson and Seth Logan, who are sure to join the crew, will be responsible for a shooting team to shoot some regional plots, which can also effectively improve the work efficiency of the crew.

After several times of cooperation and long time of joint work, Murphy still has sufficient confidence in Seth Logan and Paul Wilson.

Of course, he also solemnly warned Seth Logan that the crew didn't need too many humorous scenes.

This is also a good opportunity to train Seth Logan. No matter what kind of theoretical study, more practical operation experience is needed in film production."In recent years, a large number of popular dramas have emerged in North America, but fantasy series have never appeared on prime time TV series."

A huge conference room in fox building was full of people. They all looked at the front. Murphy stood in front of them and said, "our song of ice and fire: the game of power can fill this gap. It will be a work containing sword, dragon and magic."

This is a preparatory meeting of the crew. Except for the actors who have not yet been identified, the heads of all departments have come to 20th century fox to participate in this meeting.

Since there has never been any successful fantasy TV series in the past, although these guys who have been with Murphy for a long time choose to continue to cooperate with him, it is hard to avoid beating the drum in their hearts.

Murphy called this meeting, mainly to elaborate some ideas, and strengthen the confidence of his team.

If the people in the team do not believe that their fantasy series can be successful, it will certainly affect the actual work effect.

As a producer representing 20th century fox, kalafes sat on the left side of the conference table, but he didn't say much, leaving the stage entirely to Murphy.

She knows exactly when she is and what she should do.

"In terms of the incredible popularity of fantasy themes such as the Lord of the rings trilogy and Harry Potter series, fantasy series is the most successful film theme."

Standing at the front end of the conference table, Murphy is holding the table with both hands, looking confident and full of momentum. "But in the past, there has never been a fantasy series of TV series. If anyone dares to try, it must be us. We are a team that can shoot any black theme"

Song of ice and fire: the game of power has a typical dark wind, whether it is painting or not Face color, or plot direction, is it not so.

That's why Murphy chose this series. What he's good at is this style.

"But fantasy subjects often mean high production costs."

Murphy has never thought of shooting some messy content to fool the audience, which will easily destroy the appeal he has accumulated over the years. However, the production cost is also a problem he needs to consider, and he must come up with a practical solution. "The high production cost is usually a big reason why fantasy series can't be released. When we shoot the game of power Will pay more attention to the development of characters, characters and plots, and avoid those large-scale war scenes. "

Large scale war scenes cost a lot of money. After all, it's not a summer commercial film, but a TV series that pays more attention to the plot. In addition, it's the first season. Instead of spending money on war scenes, it's better to further polish the plot.

In fact, in the original book, the full-scale outbreak of war did not appear until after the first volume.

Murphy straightened up, walked back and forth two times, and said, "this is not a story of tens of thousands of ORC armies crossing the prairie like the Lord of the rings, because the most expensive production is the creation of non-human creatures. In the first season of the game of thrones, there are not many of them. "

Without those fantasy creatures, the huge cost of CG production can undoubtedly be saved.

If he is just an ordinary director, Murphy will definitely ask the producer to continue to invest more, but he is not. In addition to the director and producer, he is also one of the major investors in this series, and he must consider the return on investment.

The investment of tens of millions of dollars is definitely not a small amount for Murphy. Once the investment fails miserably, even now he will be hurt.

After all these years of struggle, he just accumulated tens of millions of dollars.

"We're not shooting movies that tend to be teenagers like the Lord of the rings trilogy"

even if he is a fan of this series, Murphy can't deny that the Lord of the rings series has some childish style, which is absolutely not suitable for power games. "What we shoot is a work watched by an adult audience, and my ideal finished series is extravagant It's gorgeous, bloody, dark, weird and sometimes even amazing. Malice and goodwill are intertwined, just as unpredictable as life. "

His voice is more and more loud. "I want the audience to watch this series for various reasons, such as the tension of the plot, death and hope, the ice wolf of fate, fantasy elements and fantasy space, family disputes, temptation of power, deviant and cruel violence."

Murphy's eyes swept over everyone in the room and said, "and the most important thing is to remember the core idea and ultimate definition of the series." It's not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.