Chapter 1079： special approval

The president's special authority has a wide range, including not only amnesty for prisoners, but also concessions for non-compliant behavior.

In fact, it is not only the special approval of Tanis Belbin's American citizenship, but Dunn also encountered such a thing some time ago.

Although "Mulan" is the largest investment from the Chinese side, it is essentially a Hollywood blockbuster filmed in China.

The shooting team and shooting equipment are arranged according to Hollywood's first-class standards.

This story is based on the war between the Central Plains Dynasty and the northern nomads, and it will capture a very grand and large-scale war scene.

In such a scene, aerial photography must be used.

When filming "Heroes" in the past, Laomouzi's team also used aerial photography, but it was the most basic and primitive aerial photography method - the cameraman carried the camera and sat on the helicopter to shoot...

This method has high cost, poor efficiency and high risk factor. Let the photographer, an aviation layman, sit at the gate of the helicopter and carry the camera to shoot, which will greatly increase the difficulty of shooting.

Moreover, there is also a problem of scheduling and communication. It is impossible to shoot such a big scene in one go. After repeated repetitions, how to arrange the helicopter and photographer in the sky?

These are all questions.

Hollywood has the best aerial photography solution in the world at present. The Super Bowl, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and the live broadcast of major events all use Hollywood's aerial photography solution.

Bundle of high-definition cameras and helicopters!

In other words, through fixed equipment, the high-definition camera is fixed on the helicopter. Then, through the satellite signal, it interacts with the receiving tower on the ground, so that the photographer on the ground can control the lens direction of the camera on the plane through the engineer, select the shooting angle, and complete the magnificent aerial photography.

For example, the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games last year used such aerial photography technology to create a very shocking opening ceremony of the Centennial Olympic Games.

This aerial photography method is basically used in the grand ceremonies, live broadcasts, concerts and Hollywood blockbusters in the world today.

However, this is only limited to mainstream countries such as Europe and the United States.

For China, there is a technological blockade.

There are no technical barriers to the transmission and reception of satellite signals.

However, fixing the high-definition camera on the helicopter and allowing the camera lens to change the angle continuously is a very sophisticated industrial technology, which is much higher than the industrial technology of ballpoint pen refills.

Although this is only a civilian solution, it is strictly forbidden to open to China, Russia, North Korea, Iraq and other countries, in case they learn it and apply it to the military field. During the Sino-Japanese honeymoon period in the 1980s, Japan sold civilian submarine propellers to China, which greatly improved the noise reduction level of Chinese submarines.

As a result, Japan was severely sanctioned by the United States.

It is not easy to bring this set of aerial photography equipment to China.

Dunn even had a phone call with President Bush Jr.

"Mulan" is just a commercial film, and its significance is indeed not too big. However, in 2008, China is going to host the Olympic Games. At that time, no matter how technically you block it, you must make concessions to the Olympic Committee, and you must lend this set of equipment to the Chinese side for live aerial photography of the opening ceremony.

Of course Dunn dared not do the act of spying leaking secrets.

However, this set of advanced aerial photography equipment can indeed enhance the viewing and shocking power of the large-scale war scene in "Mulan".

Just look at the war scenes in The Lord of the Rings and Heroes and you'll be able to compare them. "Hero" uses more actors and more props, and the effect that can be shot is no different from that of rocker shooting, which is far less shocking than the aerial shooting of "The Lord of the Rings".

After some approval, the president gave special approval to allow the crew of "Mulan" to transport a set of aerial photography equipment to China for use.

However, this equipment must be supervised by a fixed staff member in the crew at all times, and the Ministry of Justice will also send a staff member to accompany it. The work of these two people every day is to take care of this equipment!

The equipment gets on the plane, and they get on the plane.

The equipment got off the plane, and they got off the plane.

At night, they had to arrange the most upscale hotel for them, and live in together with this aerial photography equipment.

That is, high vigilance 24 hours a day.

All expenses will be borne by the crew of "Mulan".

There is no way to do this, Dunn can only agree. The world situation is like this, and he can't change it.

Interestingly, the Korean producer of "Mulan" from China Film directly contacted the military and found a military helicopter with two military pilots. The quality is very high, and he only needs two meals and refueling. , can fly 15 hours a day in the sky!

It will greatly meet the filming requirements of the crew.

This is just a movie, why the military came forward is unknown. Is it the Korean producer who is well-connected and can help the crew to enjoy free military services? Or is the military really interested, what tricks are there in it?

Anyway, the staff of the Federation did not respond, and the crew of "Mulan" was of course happy to see it happen.

In comparison, Tanis Belbin's special grant of citizenship is too easy.

Before even reporting to the president, the White House staff replied, saying that this matter is in the interests of the United States and will promote the development of American sports, and the president will give a reply soon.

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Dunn returned to Los Angeles for the world premiere of "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith".

He is the director of the first part of the "Star Wars" trilogy.

In addition, the heroine Natalie is busy with her graduation thesis and graduation defense, so she has no time to come back to promote it. Dunn can only take over and help with some promotion.

But even so, George Lucas was not satisfied, and he didn't give a good face to Dunn at all.

The heroine doesn't come back?

An actress, dare to make such a big decision?

At first glance, it was Tang En's encouragement!

"Ahem, George, I came here in person, what do you think? Could it be that my box office appeal is not as good as Nat's?" Dunn felt ashamed and embarrassed.

If Natalie doesn't come back to promote the movie, it's a breach of the actress contract.

If it wasn't for Dunn's face, Lucasfilm could even sue.

George Lucas snorted coldly, "I don't care if you come or not, I just want my heroine!"

Dunn rolled his eyes, "George, it's boring. You know that she is very busy with her studies now. The professors in Israel are all stubborn. If she fails the defense, it will be even more troublesome."

"Will the defense fail? Dunn, do you think you are an idiot?" George Lucas' face turned black.

Dunn scratched his head, smiled, lowered his voice, and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, George, how did I hear... You want to rebuild the animation department?"

George Lucas widened his eyes, "You have a wide range of sources."

Dunn frowned, "George, I remember I discussed this issue with you many years ago, Lucasfilm and Pixar are one family. You really don't need to create the Lucasfilm animation department. "

George Lucas disagreed and said sternly: "I've thought about it since the release of "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" in 2002. You know the story of the prequel trilogy very well, from "The Clones of the Clones" There was a 3-year hiatus between "The Attack" and "Revenge of the Sith". What happened in those 3 years? How did Anakin and the other Jedi resist the invasion of the Confederation of Independent Systems? These are all in the movie Missing void."

Of course Dunn can understand it very well.

The film's length is limited, coupled with many commercial market considerations, the creators have to give up many original ingenious ideas. These wonderful clips can be filled by derivative animations.

But animation...can it be produced to Star Wars standards of quality?

George Lucas is going to make an animated series, not an animated movie.

Compared with animated films, the production of cartoons must be "shoddy"!

Tang En said solemnly: "George, I can understand your feelings. The plot of the "Star Wars" trilogy... has been subject to a lot of controversy, and the nature of commercial films cannot allow you to show your heart too much. The Star Wars story, you want to fill those gaps with cartoons. But I think the 'Star Wars' brand is more important than filling the gaps. It's a premium brand that can't be tainted with shoddy cartoons."

"Shoddy? I don't think so."

George Lucas deeply disagreed.

Now he has money and status.

What I want most is fame.

How to improve self-reputation?

Of course, it is to make the story of "Star Wars" more perfect and grander. As for whether the storytelling method will make money, he doesn't care much.

In the previous life, Lucasfilm had ambitious plans to launch 7 seasons of "Star Wars" cartoons, telling the story of the three years between "Star Wars 2" and "Star Wars 3".

George Lucas wants to tell this story to perfection.

In fact, he did.

Compared with the movie, the plot of the cartoon is more introverted and profound, and the style, attitude, ideal and spirit of "Star Wars" are vividly reflected, and it is more character-centered.

The commercial market, however, was a complete failure.

Even Lucasfilm's partner, 20th Century Fox, refused to broadcast it!

This is a cartoon. It's not an animated movie with exquisite connotations like DreamWorks and Pixar. Adults are not interested in watching it at all.

Let the children see it?

I'm sorry The plot is too deep, the cryptic dialogue and the political flavor, children can't understand it at all.

In the end, there was no way, George Lucas made a high-profile promise that whoever took over the cartoon would get the distribution rights if the cartoon was adapted into a live-action movie in the future!

Even so, many TV channels still refuse to broadcast.

Because of George Lucas's high requirements, cartoons must be broadcast in prime time, not cut, not arbitrarily edited, and not allowed to insert commercials...

In the end, it was Warner's Cartoon Network that took over.

In those few years, Disney Channel replaced Cartoon Network as the most-subscribed children's channel in the United States.

After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the first thing it did was to cut off this series of cartoons! Just built a special topic on the official website of Lucasfilm, and told all the follow-up plots to fans with words and pictures.

Because of this incident, an angry George Lucas directly withdrew from the production of the new "Star Wars" trilogy.

Dunn is determined to win the brand of Lucasfilm and "Star Wars".

The "Star Wars" cartoons are simply destroying the brand's market expectations and fan cohesion.

I don't know if I can stop him. ...

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