China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 162 "Source Code" postponed

There is a lot of hype on the Internet about Chen Jingxing's new movie. Although most netizens, including Chen Jingxing's fans, are cautiously optimistic about the decline, there are indeed some friends who are fishing in troubled waters and even shifting the focus from "Gravity".

It came to the TV series "Signal" that was being filmed.

However, after internal evaluation at DreamWorks, it was deemed that there was no need for public relations.

As long as the heat is not particularly negative, it is still heat and will be beneficial to the "Signal" TV series.

Even if you don't like it, if the TV series starring Sun Li is shown on TV, will the audience still not watch it?

And on the Internet, there is the first TV series produced by Chen Jingxing and the fame of the movie "Signal". Even if you think he is a piece of shit, you can't help but take a look - the first episode of the online broadcast is definitely

It's free, so you won't suffer any loss if you check it out.

Chen Jingxing is confident that as long as viewers click in to watch, he will be attracted by the quality of the TV series.

After the "Gravity" project was officially approved, DreamWorks and several production partners worked non-stop on the preparations.

As Chen Jingxing had expected, Tianrun Pictures and United Cinemas still withdrew from the production of the film despite many communications.

What surprised him a little was that although these two Internet companies, Huanshi.com and Penguin Video, did not understand the project at first, they were quite active in investing.

In the end, DreamWorks, as the main producer, invested 400 million yuan in the production share, accounting for 50%.

In addition, even if you buy these equipment, you will not be able to use them without professional talents.

Chen Jingxing’s current main job is to connect with Legacy, a special effects studio owned by Universal.

If you just want to shoot a special effects blockbuster, this is undoubtedly the best choice.

An investment of 800 million can save 300 to 400 million. How big a benefit is this? The cost saved can be used to make several medium-production movies, and only 1.2 billion in box office can earn back the cost of 400 million.

The chief producer of the film is Qin Zhonghe, with DreamWorks Fantasy World and Penguin Video each sending a producer.

This kind of consideration does not require any high-profile efforts to cultivate domestic special effects talents. The word "profit" is enough to explain it. If "Gravity" was produced by a domestic special effects studio, the shooting budget could even be cut in half.

Of course, the money is not paid out in one lump sum. The 800 million budget is also paid in stages. If the budget exceeds the budget, the four producers will need to discuss and agree to increase the capital proportionally.

Chen Jingxing wants to build his own high-standard special effects studio. At this stage, it is just for filming "Gravity". I will buy whatever equipment is needed.

Legacy's special effects team first evaluated what kind of shooting plan was needed to achieve the shooting effect of "Gravity", what kind of special effects shooting studio was needed, and what kind of equipment was needed.

However, he still likes the setting of the fire extinguisher, not because it is scientific or not, but because it is a plot that seems reasonable and imaginative to ordinary viewers, and it also adds some romantic color to the film.

However, because the Tiangong large space station will be destroyed by satellite debris at the beginning of the film, it doesn’t actually involve too many internal details. The appearance is just about the same.

Xu Sheng mobilized most of the staff to concentrate on the CG preview of "Gravity", which means using relatively rough CG to present the entire movie. Chen Jingxing, as the director, naturally also had to participate.

The CG preview can be used as a reference for the finished film effect that Chen Jingxing needs to achieve. The preliminary work of Legacy experts is to design special effects and shooting implementation plans for each shot of the entire 90-minute CG preview.

There are no obstacles for the domestic special effects industry to purchase foreign special effects equipment. The only obstacle is money. Many times, you don’t have the need at all. Naturally, you don’t need these machines. Even if you have the need, you can just place the order directly with a foreign studio.

Simple.

It has been a long time since Hollywood has seen a hard sci-fi movie about space. "Star Wars" does not require the effect of weightlessness. Even if weightlessness is involved, it is only a short-term weightlessness. It is completely different from "Gravity" in terms of shooting difficulty.

A large amount of information on the International Space Station is currently open to the public. After all, it is a multinational cooperation and has been built for many years. However, many details are still confidential. Chen Jingxing even plans to contact the Russian space department and invite a consultant.

Originally, Universal wanted "Gravity" to be filmed directly in the United States, but Chen Jingxing directly rejected this seemingly reasonable request.

As the chief producer, Qin Zhonghe is responsible for liaising with the aviation department. After all, the large Tiangong space station and the small Tiangong-2 space station involved in the movie require the aviation department to provide information and guidance.

The solution was not easy to achieve overnight, because many of the shooting effect requirements of "Gravity" have not been encountered by Legacy. For example, the effect of full weightlessness in the simplest movie has never happened in a Hollywood movie.

Penguin Video and Fantasy World each invested 150 million; while China Film Group invested 100 million, becoming the fourth largest film producer.

Chen Jingxing's principle for the project "Gravity" is to be as real as possible and as scientific as possible. Even his positioning of "Gravity" is not a science fiction film. It is harder than hard science fiction and is a near-future space disaster film.

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Especially at the beginning of the movie, the protagonist is repairing the Sky Survey telescope. According to Chen Jingxing's idea, it is best for the core module, experimental module, and optical module of the large space station to be close to reality. Of course, if it really involves leaks or the like, changes can be made.

After all, we have to consider that the main special effects contractor for this movie is an American company.

It is reasonable because it is the most economical plan to shoot in the United States, because there is Legacy’s ready-made special effects photography studio, various machines and shooting conditions are also very complete.

Legacy has already sent a team of more than 20 people to China in advance. This group of people is mainly special effects artists and experts in program design and problem solving, and more people will come in the future.

But Chen Jingxing not only wants to shoot a heavy industry movie, he wants long-term benefits. Through this movie, he wants to establish special effects production capabilities close to international standards. In the future, DreamWorks will shoot more heavy industry movies. He needs

Mo can take on bigger and more special effects tasks.

Of course, the Chinese space department must also hire a consultant to control the design and modeling scale of the space station, as well as some scientific facts involved in the movie.

What really involves the internal details is the protagonist’s second springboard, the International Space Station, and the final springboard, Tiangong-2.

In addition to Legacy's experts who communicate with Chen Jingxing and Xu Sheng all day long to design shooting plans, Mo's work team is also not idle.

For example, in the original plot design of using a fire extinguisher to change the protagonist's orbit and approach the Tiangong, he planned to consult a scientific consultant to see if the change could be more reasonable.

Also because most of Mo's manpower was diverted to the CG preview of "Gravity", the post-production of "Source Code" could not be completed as scheduled.

The consequence of this is that "Source Code" may not be released during the Spring Festival.

Although many people objected, Chen Jingxing did not have much regret about it. He was confident in the quality of the film.

Whether it is released on May Day or in the summer, he does not think it will affect the film's performance too much. If you can't go short-term, you can go long-term, and good movies can drive the market. "Source Code" is not specifically for

A movie shot during the Spring Festival.

(End of chapter)