Chapter 2265

"So, what were you just observing? What is being discussed? I always feel that what is happening here is beyond imagination. "

Asked felicity in a relaxed tone.

Langley could detect the subtle changes in the air, but he didn't ask too much. He just followed felicity's question and looked behind him. "Are you asking this? You won't believe it. The crew is going to build the entire coastline here. "

"What?" Felicity thought she had heard it wrong, so she asked again.

Lan Li laughed directly and nodded his head in affirmation. "I know. I can't believe it. That's why I came here to ask."

"You mean, coastline? The coastline I know? They're going to build the coastline in the studio? " Felicity's eyes brightened, and the light of curiosity and excitement was flashing. "But why? Why don't you go to the coast and shoot on the spot? "

"We'll also go to the coast to shoot in the Maldives. But some shots, especially those that need to produce a lot of computer special effects, will be very difficult to shoot on the spot. In addition to the setting of the green screen, there are also the interference of weather factors. As you know, it's hard to control the weather factors on the beach. " Lanli has rich experience in shooting large-scale movies, and has a more profound understanding of the control of these links.

Of course, lanli hasn't shot the whole work so far, and all of them performed before the green and blue screens in the studio. That may be another matter.

Garris Edwards is also a director who advocates the texture of pictures. We can see from the two works of "monster" and "Godzilla". If conditions permit, he also knows the difference between on-the-spot shooting and in the studio shooting, and he prefers the texture of real shooting.

Unfortunately, the setting of the story of "grand theft one" takes place in space, and the setting of warships, weapons and spaceships in the "Star Wars Series", which also makes it difficult to shoot on the spot. Most of the scenes have to be completed in the studio, and then all of them are produced by computer special effects.

However, Garris still applied for location shooting in Maldives, Ireland and Jordan, hoping to produce realistic effects as much as possible; Katherine Kennedy agreed to Garris's application. As for those limited by objective factors, they are still completed in the shed.

So, there is the present coastline. In those days, James Cameron created a vast ocean in the studio and completed the shooting of "Titanic"; Now, with new technology, they can create sea and beach in the shed, and the effect is more realistic.

But for felicity, it's the first time. Everything is new. It's like coming back to the new year of Hollywood.

"I know, I understand, but... But!" Felicity widened her eyes, but there were so many questions that she didn't know where to start. At last, she abandoned lanli and trotted to the front

I was stunned.

The scene in front of us is neither spectacular nor messy. I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, it's far from the image in my mind.

This is a huge sand pit and a spacious pool - trucks are pouring soft sand on the beach, creating a beach line of nearly 100 yards; The pool is the size of a swimming pool on a university campus, but it's a bit cheap because it's surrounded by dark blue plastic plates. Moreover, the blue screen at the end of the line of sight completely blocks the view and extension of the line of sight, and limits the boundary of the swimming pool.

In terms of scale, it's really huge. The beach and swimming pool occupy nearly 2000 square feet of area. Even if you run around, it will take several minutes. For the photography base, the use of such area is absolutely luxurious, occupying nearly two studios of space.

From a distance, it's just like a busy construction site. It's magnificent. When she just drove by, Felicity's attention was attracted. I didn't expect that such a scene would appear in the photography base, even lanli.

But from the quality point of view, the details are very rough, or even have no details to speak of. It is a simple semi-finished product. There is no artistic conception in the empty sand, and there is no edge in the empty swimming pool. It's neither fish nor fowl, and it can't be defined accurately. It's really silly to imagine what the finished film will be like.

"... how?" Felicity's head is full of question marks, and at last she just comes up with this word.

Langley's eyes were obviously cheerful, and his exultation and excitement could be clearly felt. "That's why people call movies Magic - they transport sand and water tanks, and then they transport plants from all over England. In addition, they will airlift 60 palm trees from Spain to build a whole beach, We will complete a series of blue screen performances in the studio here, which will seamlessly connect with the Maldives film studio. "

These are all the things that lanli learned after talking with the staff. Even though lanli has seen a lot of big scenes, he can't help but marvel at the top blockbusters.

"In addition, they also built a model of the whole Maldives studio at a scale of 1:10, just like Barbie's house. Some aerial effects or pictures of destroying buildings can be shot in the model. On the one hand, it can be more realistic, on the other hand, it can save costs."

Lanli's explanation is just a few words, which successfully outlines the picture in felicity's mind. We have to sigh the great imagination of these technicians.

After a brief shock, Felicity gradually regained her mind, and then another question arose: "but, if you work so hard, doesn't it cost more to make? I mean, instead of shooting on the spot, or maybe, why don't we just make it all with special effects? "

After a lot of nagging questions, Felicity realized that she didn't have a clear idea, and she still didn't understand these behind the scenes technical links. Even if she asked questions, she didn't know where to start, so the questions were confused. "Sorry, I mean..."

"I understand." However, lenley nodded to show her understanding, which surprised felicity to look at lenley. The agitation of the common language made both of them laugh. "This is also my most curious question - I asked Christopher Nolan before, but I couldn't get the answer. He was even willing to spend six months planting a corn field for visual effects, so, I don't think that's what he's worried about

Felici make complaints about the way he tucks too freely.

"Obviously, according to the normal operation mode of the industry, recycling is a means that every crew must learn. If everything goes well in our shooting in Maldives, then the solution is very simple. It's OK to transfer it to other production groups. It's better if other production companies are willing to accept it. "

"But if the Maldives studio works. Because of the influence of the weather conditions, it can not be completed smoothly, or the effect of the film is not as expected, so the crew is ready for the second-hand, we will choose another site nearby to rebuild the Maldives scene. The sand and water in the water tank can be used here, and it will not be wasted easily. "

"Water resources in particular. No matter other companies take over, or we rebuild the Maldives studio ourselves, we will come back here after the water resources are used up, and after the purification, we will wait for the next crew to recycle. "

Simple and clear explanation, let felicity eye opener, "so, you in the 'Star Trek' crew is also like this?"

"According to the original intention, Chris obviously didn't think so much about it, because there is no way to plan ahead in many cases of filming, you know; But the end result is positive. Our crew had a good harvest of corn. Later, we sold it and made a lot of money, saving a lot of costs for the crew. " Lan Li answered sincerely.

Felicity was about to say something, but she got stuck in her throat. After a pause, she realized that lenley was not joking, "Jesus Christ!"

Langley shrugged.

Felicity couldn't help laughing. She felt a little ridiculous and strange. She kept a state of no laughing or crying. "I can't understand the way your big group works. It's all so strange."

"Well, you should know that, as I just asked, our crew should be three times as many as Star Trek, maybe more." Langley downplayed a big bomb and said, "it's bigger than Jurassic world.". It's also a fresh first for me

"Grand theft one" has a crew of more than 400 people. This is the first "400 person" crew in the history of Langley, and is second to none in Hollywood. Judging from the budget scale, Katherine Kennedy approved a $200 million budget for this work.

The cost of interstellar crossing is 165 million, and that of Jurassic world is 150 million. This also means that the first 200 million cost work of Langley's career was born, and its scale and posture have risen to another level - the largest first level work in Hollywood now.

Felicity opened her mouth, and her deer like eyes solidified. For a moment, she could not make any response. Now she has a real sense: what work did she join in? What kind of responsibility do you shoulder? What kind of behemoth are you facing.

The gaping appearance made Lan Li smile, lean forward slightly, and said in felicity's ear, "be careful of mosquitoes flying into your mouth."

Pop.

Felicity immediately closed her eyes, but made a strange sound, just like a robot.