Chatty Hollywood

? “My main purpose is, of course, to use IMAX’s technology to make better movies!”

On the plane to Paris, Charlotte explains her plan to Charlize and Alexis.

At present, most of the indoor scenes of "Inception" have been filmed, and Charlotte took the crew to Paris just to shoot the exterior scenes there.

Among them, including the extremely classic scene in his original time and space——

Paris in reverse.

“Let’s take the ‘Paris Rewind’ shoot we planned to shoot!”

Charlotte gave an example,

"If IMAX technology is used to shoot with a wider and deeper picture and more details, when the streets of Paris are rolled back on the super-large screen, the audience will definitely feel a sense of grandeur. This feeling , which cannot be fully experienced on an ordinary movie screen.”

"And if 3D technology is used to shoot, when Paris on the big screen starts to rewind, the audience will have a sense of reality that the rewinding streets of Paris are getting closer and closer, and are about to hit them in the end - this kind of reality The feeling is very beneficial for bringing the audience into the story, not to mention the exaggerated visual experience.”

At this point, Charlotte paused.

He picked up a bottle of pure water provided on the plane and drank it before continuing,

"In my opinion, IMAX technology and 3D technology will be the focus of the future film technology revolution!"

"These two technologies can enhance the special effects scenes in commercial production to a degree that we can hardly imagine now!!"

"And this is exactly why I managed to acquire a controlling stake in IMAX several years ago—"

"This company has mastered IMAX technology, and its research on 3D technology is quite good. All I need to do is to guide their technical advantages to the film field after mastering them."

"Just like you did when you filmed Sherlock Holmes!?"

Charlize asked thoughtfully.

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"The success of "Sherlock Holmes" has made Hollywood production companies pay attention to the help of IMAX technology in movies. This super-large screen technology is slowly being accepted and promoted by the film industry - so this time, "Inception" ", I want to push it again!"

"Do you still want to use IMAX technology?"

Alexis asked.

"certainly."

Charlotte smiled and said,

"Actually, we have used IMAX cameras in many places in previous filming. You should have noticed it, right?"

Seeing the two women nodding, Charlotte continued,

"However, what can really bring out the full potential of IMAX technology is the grand location of "Rewinding Paris" - in the last "Sherlock Holmes", the real IMAX shots were actually only Ten minutes, this time, I plan to use it for more than half an hour."

"What about 3D technology?"

Charlize said excitedly,

"I see that you had a long chat with IMAX CEO Jerrock a few days ago about the 3D technology. Do you plan to use it in "Inception"?"

"Yes and no."

Charlotte smiled bitterly and said,

"The current development of 3D technology is still somewhat unsatisfactory——"

He shook his head and recalled that the craze for 3D movies caused by "Avatar" in time and space was already between the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010. He couldn't help but feel helpless.

"With today's 3D technology, it's okay to make an animated movie, but it would be more difficult to make a live-action movie. At least, it won't achieve the effect I want."

"But didn't you mean-"

"I plan to use some 3D technology in "Inception"!?"

Charlotte smiled and nodded,

"That's true. However, I don't plan to make "Inception" into a fully 3D movie - I personally prefer to experiment with others, but I don't like to be the guinea pig myself."

"Guinea pig!?"

"The great director Robert Zemeckis plans to combine IMAX technology and 3D technology, and use motion capture technology to shoot a full CGI animated film "The Polar Express."

Charlotte casually revealed a piece of news that is currently not too public in Hollywood.

"For this reason, he and Warner, who invested in this movie, have specifically asked me for help - after all, the best player in motion capture technology in Hollywood is our Spectre studio, and IMAX is also in my company. Under the banner."

"...So, you are going to let the director of the "Back to the Future" series be your pathfinder?"

Charlize couldn't help but roll her eyes at Charlotte.

——In the 1980s, Robert Zemeckis directed the "Back to the Future" series.

Charlize liked this series very much, and indirectly also had a good impression of the director of the movie, so he asked Charlotte,

"Do you think this movie has a good chance of success?"

"Half and half!"

Charlotte shrugged.

"Robert Zemeckis is a director who has won an Oscar. He is also a technical geek. This time he also specially invited Tom Hanks, who worked with him in "Forrest Gump" Silai voiced the protagonist and captured the action. I don’t need to mention Tom Hanks’ box office appeal. Ordinarily, these are all elements of success..."

"but?"

Charlize asked directly,

"Based on what I know about you, there must be a "but" behind it, right?"

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"But - the current special effects technology and 3D technology are not particularly ideal yet. In particular, although the script of "The Polar Express" is good, it is too childlike - this is Spielberg's style!"

"Spielberg is an evergreen figure in the Hollywood director world, right?"

Alexis asked in confusion,

"Robert Zemeckis has collaborated with him several times. It can even be said that he was praised by him. It's normal to have his style - isn't his style bad?"

"It's not bad!"

Charlotte organized her words before continuing,

"It's just that Spielberg's style has not been as popular as before in recent years - this may have something to do with the changing tastes of the new generation of audiences."

"Do you think the audience won't like it!?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't like it."

Charlotte shook her head;

"However, if the audience is not particularly attracted to this style, then they are more likely to notice some of the film's shortcomings."

"Defects caused by those technical problems!?"

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded and said,

"There is also the problem of the relatively young script of the film itself - these are all elements of failure. That's why I say the probability of success and failure is 50/50."

“But whether Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express is a success or a failure, it’s still a success for you in terms of accumulating skills in 3D and special effects, right?”

Charlize smiled bitterly and said,

"That's why you mentioned "guinea pig"..."

"yes!"

Charlotte shrugged.

"Following one another - isn't this how the technical level of the Hollywood film industry is continuously accumulated?"

"..."

Charlotte's words had a bit of "the right path in the world is the vicissitudes of life", but this left Charlize speechless.

——Because he is right!