China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 149 To establish an animation department

Although DreamWorks took advantage of the popularity of the release of "The Signal" to announce the project for a TV series version, in fact, the crew has not yet been established, the director has not been confirmed, and one of the three remaining leading actors has not yet been confirmed.

Simply now that Deng Chao and Sun Li have been confirmed, there is no need to look for the de facto leading actor from the traffic. If the aura of traffic is removed, there will still be many young actors with acting skills.

These days, some film and television companies and brokerage companies have indeed recommended many artists to him, and among them there are also young actors who are suitable for this role.

Chen Jing made several lists and asked people to contact them one by one for auditions. Of course, Chen Jingxing did not intend to decide on the role alone.

Two of the three leading actors in the "Signal" TV series have been confirmed, so the director's opinion should be respected for the remaining role.

Usually we say that film art is the art of directors, and of course it is also the art of producers in many places, while the soul of TV series is more often considered to be the screenwriter.

In many countries with relatively developed film and television industries, screenwriters do have the highest status in the production process of TV series. It is not uncommon to hear news that actors offend screenwriters and then their characters are written to death.

Usually more experienced drama fans will pay more attention to screenwriters when choosing TV series.

Although many TV dramas are now pursuing light and shadow and the art of lensing, generally speaking, story and narrative are still king, and the status of the screenwriter is unshakable.

Even in Europe and the United States, the special effects industry is a hard and tiring job with little money and a lot of work. Of course, this is compared to other technology companies in Silicon Valley.

While everyone at DreamWorks was busy preparing for the crew of the TV series "The Signal", Chen Jingxing came to Mo's office in Beijing.

Weta Digital also became a top studio thanks to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Asian special effects companies are particularly involved because most of their animation work is outsourced from top special effects studios in Europe and the United States.

If there is a conflict between an actor and a screenwriter, the chances are that the actor will not be the one to leave.

However, Mo has stopped accepting outsourcing at all. The two projects "Signal" and "Source Code" have already overwhelmed this small and medium-sized special effects studio, and its manpower has doubled in a few months.

However, Xu Wenshen knows a lot of TV drama directors, and the four shareholders of DreamWorks have many directors, so Chen Jingxing first handed over the selection of directors to Xu Wenshen, and then gave him a shortlist, and then he came back

Make the final decision.

The status of producers, directors, and actors is basically higher than that of screenwriters.

However, Chen Jingxing came not to inspect the office environment this time, but to announce the first phase of his plan for the future development of Mo.

After the second round of financing, Chen Jingxing has planned to find a larger office space for DreamWorks and Mexico City Office to work.

Of course, the cheaper the better for outsourcing. Whether it is a Korean company or a Chinese company, the working environment will only decline under this kind of outsourcing competition, and it is impossible to improve.

CaptainT has grown from a small studio with only 20 people to the leading special effects giant today by doing special effects for comic-book movies that did not have big capital attention at the time.

Mo's office space in Beijing is smaller than that of DreamWorks, but the number of employees has expanded to nearly a hundred people. Coupled with so many machines, it seems quite crowded.

"Mr. Chen, do you mean that we will make animated movies in the future?" Xiang Xuan, the leader of the animation team, asked with surprise and joy.

Therefore, in the domestic TV drama industry, the director's status is still unmatched.

He originally thought that Chen Jingxing came here this time for the "Gravity" project. After Chen Jingxing revealed the plan for "Gravity" to him last time, he went back and excitedly shared the good news with the other three founders. Everyone

We are all very excited. Being able to participate in a heavy industry film production of this level is of great significance to Mo. Not only is this their wish, but such a large project will definitely greatly improve Mo’s technical strength.

Only Chen Jingxing and the four founders of Mo were present at the meeting.

Of course, in China, none of the above is true. The status of the screenwriter in the crew is not to say supreme, but also among the bottom.

And this involves Chen Jingxing's blind spot. All the directors he met were film directors, and they were all in trouble, making it impossible for them to come to his place to film TV series.

If the boss of another special effects company saw Mo's working hours and salary, he would immediately conclude that Mo has no competitiveness at all in the outsourcing field.

It was also the first time that Chen Jingxing came as the owner after Mo became a controlling subsidiary of DreamWorks.

Most of Mo's original fifty-odd employees have followed. After all, after getting rich, their salary has been greatly improved. They are also among the best in the post-production visual effects industry in the country. In addition, Chen Jingxing directly merged the special effects production department into

After joining the crew, working hours have also been greatly improved.

Therefore, we still need to be more cautious when choosing a director. In particular, Chen Jingxing also hopes that the "Signal" TV series can reflect the quality of a movie, with a first-class story, and even better composition and shots.

The employees who were recruited later also worked directly in the capital. Although Mo was still a company registered in Chengdu in name, in fact his work location had been completely transferred to the capital, except for the change of registration place and some industrial and commercial procedures.

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However, the mental outlook of the employees is very good. After all, Mo's salary and working hours are already the first-class conscience in the special effects industry, and it doesn't even look like a special effects company at all.

The only director who signed the contract, Guo Fan, is also busy with "Operation Mekong". Besides, the contract is for him to make a movie, not a TV series.

Industrial Light and Magic was born thanks to "Star Wars".

Mo's original headquarters was in Chengdu. Ever since DreamWorks took a stake and handed over the post-production special effects production of "The Signal" and "Source Code" to Mo, Xu Sheng rented an office building in the capital.

Therefore, instead of looking for a tool person, you should try to find a director with real talent and knowledge, and for those with real talent and knowledge, you must give them some respect.

Xu Sheng also looked at Chen Jingxing in surprise.

In their eyes, "Gravity" will be an opportunity for the cuttlefish to jump over the dragon's gate. Even if they have to work for top foreign special effects studios, it is still a very rare opportunity.

Of course, there were still people who were worried about whether "Gravity" could be produced. After all, an investment of more than 100 million US dollars is not just a play. However, with the popularity of "The Signal" and DreamWorks' second round of financing, they are no longer worried about it.

Worried about this issue.

This time they heard that Chen Jingxing was coming to the company. They were all prepared to have an in-depth chat with Chen Jingxing about the detailed planning of "Gravity". They were also prepared that the big boss might ask questions related to "Gravity". Xu Sheng was also prepared.

Recommend a top international studio that Mo has done outsourcing for as the main special effects team of "Gravity".

Unexpectedly, Chen Jingxing did not talk to them about "Gravity", but began to understand Mo's animation technology and revealed the imagery of the animation work he wanted to create.

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