Chapter 1049： Hollywood has bad vibes too

Dunn's "Avengers" is not finished.

Last year, he only completed the live-action part, and this year, he will complete the green screen part.

Back in Los Angeles, he went straight to Universal Studios' Experimental Studio 2.

He has received the news that the test of virtual photography has been completed.

That is to say, if Dunn makes "The Avengers" again this summer, there will be no more technical obstacles!

Dunn let Lily Collins go home, and then called on Robert Downey Jr.

In less than a month, the Marvel movie "Iron Man" starring him will be released. At the end of this month, the premiere of the film will be completed in New York.

During this time, Robert Downey Jr. has been busy with publicity and has not talked about other invitations.

Of course, no invitation.

He is still in a sensitive period, and important movies are afraid to use him.

"In good spirits!"

Seeing Robert Downey Jr., Downey was very satisfied with his mental outlook. So much better than when I saw him in the past two years, there's no doubt that Marvel franchises like Iron Man and The Avengers have brought him back to his career ambitions.

Robert Downey Jr. smiled restrainedly, "I found a suitable alternative medicine. The current situation has indeed been brought under control. Everything is slowly getting better."

Dunn nodded and said: "It will definitely be. After "Iron Man" is released, you will come back. No, it is better than the past!"

"thanks."

Robert Downey Jr. is deeply grateful.

Tang En said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go in and have a look. You can perform for a while and test it yourself."

"OK."

Robert Downey Jr. is interested.

Virtual photography, a very novel concept.

In the studio, except for groups of computer workstations, there are green screens all around.

It is completely different from the traditional photography group.

Robert Downey Jr. was also a little confused, "Is that so?"

Tang En smiled, "That's it!"

Robert Downey Jr. looked at the empty surroundings, and his heart was inevitably shocked.

Will this work?

In the past, he has participated in several green screen shoots, and they all require certain props. But here, there is only green screen, nothing!

Dunn came to the monitor and asked the technicians to call up a set of background scenes of New York's Central Park according to the 3D story version of "The Avengers".

"You are Iron Man now, and your opposite is the Wasp, just play it."

Hearing Downey's words, Robert Downey Jr adjusted his state and made an "OK" gesture after half a minute.

This kind of gag comedy, and it is a commercial film, is relatively easy to perform, and does not require as many details as literary films.

"start!"

"Oh! Where did you come from? Oh, I see, you just grew from a wasp, right? Your ability to be big and small is amazing... Of course, I have this skill too. But , what you change is the whole body, what I change is the lower body."

I have to say, Robert Downey Jr. really has some talent for comedy.

And his acting skills are very good. This temporary creation of a line is matched with body movements and facial expressions, which achieves very good results.

A few simple words made the entire staff laugh out loud.

"Okay, not bad!"

Dunn chose to stop.

The technicians have already tested it and let Robert Downey Jr. perform a live performance, mainly to see the effect.

"It's not appropriate for such a dirty joke to appear in a movie, right?" Robert Downey Jr. came over with a smile, and was also satisfied with his performance.

Tang En said: "As long as it doesn't affect the rating, there is no problem. We are not Disney, and there is no children's brand effect."

In the previous life, when Marvel and Paramount cooperated, there were still **** scenes in the movie. Later, when Disney took over Marvel, the scale became very small, not to mention **** scenes and sensitive meat jokes, and even smoking scenes were not allowed.

In many cases, without the meat and fishy, ​​the fun will be greatly reduced.

Take a look at the comedies in the market, which one is not "sexual"?

Soon, the technicians were ready to debug.

On the monitor, a picture of Central Park suddenly appeared, followed by an Iron Man in red armor with only his face showing, and even the Wasp standing opposite him.

Although the model of the Wasp is relatively rough and cannot be moved, such a scene is enough to shock Robert Downey Jr.

He couldn't believe his eyes: "How is this done?"

Tang En said with a smile: "This is our newly developed virtual photography technology. In other words, it is to perform real-time keying of the shooting images, and then synthesize them into a pre-made 3D storyboard. This will save a lot of post-review. The hassle and the risk of reshoots, which both shorten the shooting cycle and reduce the cost of shooting.”

To be precise, it was a new technology specially prepared by James Cameron for "Avatar", which was taken by Dunn abruptly, and now it is realized in "The Avengers".

Robert Downey Jr. said in surprise: "The computer can make armor? Does that mean that I don't have to wear that bulky armor when I'm filming?"

When filming "Iron Man", Robert Downey Jr. had to wear more than 50 pounds of armor, which was still built-in plastic armor. If it is an all-metal armor showing the interior, the weight will exceed 100 pounds.

Weight is second.

The key is sultry heat!

Especially shooting in summer, this feeling is too painful!

There have been many times when Robert Downey Jr. has had nausea and heatstroke.

It would be wonderful to be able to complete the shoot without the armor.

Tang En shook his head and said, "It's not enough for now. Look at the monitor. The picture here has a problem of clarity visible to the naked eye. If it is placed on a large screen, the visual effect will be even worse. At present, this technology is only Analysis that can be used for on-the-spot shooting cannot be used in post-production special effects.”

This kind of virtual camera and real-time matting technology, even after another 20 years, it is impossible to directly use the live picture as the final picture of the movie.

The movie faces the big screen, especially the giant screen like IMAX. Every frame must be carefully produced. This cannot be finished in a short time, and requires a long post-production.

However, let Robert Down Jr. do not wear armor... With the current technical means, it can be done.

Just not necessary.

Excessive spending!

What's not so hard about filming?

As long as the cost can be reduced, it is only natural that the actors suffer a little.

Live-action armor is also more realistic than post-production armor.

Of course, after a few years, or even after the filming of "Iron Man 3"... At that time, Marvel must give special treatment to star actors such as Robert Downey Jr.

In addition to the high salary, it is impossible to make him wear armor.

All the shots of wearing armor are done by stand-ins.

Robert Downey Jr. only needs a face.

Then pluck his face to cover the avatar's face, even if it's done. Another big name, Scarlett Johansson, does the same thing a lot of the time.

Hollywood's dedication is to ensure the film's revenue.

In the case of stable income, no one wants to suffer and suffer.

Many bad styles in the film and television industry are actually spread from Hollywood.

Like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean. After this guy's "Captain Jack" became famous, he started not reciting his lines. He went to the scene to help with the idea, and he said it again. Sometimes the lines are too long... well, just use numbers instead.

The difference is that Hollywood has the world's top imaging technology, which can cover up the faults of big-name actors with such a bad ethos, and can't see them at all.

The entertainment industry in other countries does not have the top production level, but they have to imitate and learn bad habits, and the result can only be cast aside.

Robert Downey Jr. is still at a low point in his career, and it is impossible to make too many demands, so he can only say: "Well, I really look forward to the day when technology makes breakthroughs."

Tang En said with a smile: "The 3D storyboard is equivalent to making a draft. The draft is of course relatively rough. If you want to create the 3D storyboard as the text, this is no longer a technical problem, but a creative problem."

It's as if a writer writes without drafting.

Not only is the handwriting neat and tidy, but also the cohesiveness of the plot.

...

After passing the technical test, the shooting of the second part of "Avengers" has also entered the daily routine.

In mid-July, the movie will restart.

At the same time, Dunn received another message, News Corp.'s acquisition of Myspace website has been confirmed, and passed the review of both boards of directors.

Just the final signature and official announcement.

This marks that in the next few years, News Corporation and New Universal Group will launch fierce competition in the field of online social networking!

Murdoch is the biggest funder of President Bush's re-election.

In terms of policy, News Corporation will definitely receive a lot of preferential treatment, and the White House will give the green light all the way.

Murdoch is very ambitious, and it has even been rumored recently that he wants to buy Wall Street's Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal!

Barry Diller came to Dunn's office and made a very comprehensive analysis with him on the strategic direction of the group.

Next, the biggest rival of New Universal Group is not Disney, not Time Warner, but News Corporation!

Although the newspaper industry is declining, it still has a very large influence.

News Corp. is the leader of the newspaper industry. It has a public opinion advantage that even Disney and Time Warner can't match. It is the undisputed giant in this field.

If New Universal wants to further expand its scale, it must take a longer-term perspective, not only to focus on the short-term competition with Disney's travel and vacation business, but to pay attention to News Corp.

Because of the impression of the previous life, Dunn has never paid attention to News Corporation.

He even thought about grabbing 20th Century Fox from News Corporation when the economic crisis hit.

Turn Hollywood's six patterns into five!

News Corp's Murdoch looks arrogant, but in fact is no better than Viacom's Redstone. Two half-cut old guys with outdated thinking.

However, Barry Diller's suggestion still attracted Dunn's attention.

Indeed, in the past few years when George W. Bush was in power, News Corporation developed very smoothly!

If it continues to develop like this, even if there is an economic crisis, even if it has a huge amount of money, it will be difficult for New Universal to buy 20th Century Fox...

You must know that the business sector that New Universal currently lacks the most is the Unlimited TV network, and the FOX TV network of Twentieth Century Fox is the best choice.

Also the only option.

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