China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 179 The Sixth Largest Film Company

The filming of "Gravity" did not take too much time. Although the actors were a little uncomfortable with the performance at the beginning, they figured out a suitable performance method after about five or six days.

So in fact, it only took nearly 50 days to shoot. After all, the movie only had two actors, and even Wu Yue was the only actor most of the time. The shooting scenes were also quite fixed, and most of the shots were shot in a light box.

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Only the last shot took a while - Wu Yue landed back to Earth on the Tiangong-2 return capsule, and finally landed on a lake not far from the shore.

After Wu Yuezheng got out of his space suit, he swam to the shore and successfully landed ashore after falling down several times. Of course, this plot is quite exaggerated. An astronaut who has been in a weightless environment for a long time in space will also fall back into the atmosphere when the return capsule falls back.

Due to the unbearable falling speed of the human body, it is considered a gift to be able to stand up, let alone take off a heavy space suit underwater, break free from the entanglement of seaweed, and then swim to the shore.

However, this plot is a relatively big highlight in the movie. It not only symbolizes the process of the birth of life, but also serves as a metaphor for the milestone event of the fish in the water landing for the first time.

Combined with the heroine's tenacious survival process in space, it can be said that this ending design is a sublimation of the film's theme, and in Chen Jingxing's version, it can also be a metaphor for the Chinese astronauts' re-start after encountering a major disaster.

, the ambition to make a comeback.

This plot required actual underwater filming, and a huge pool was built in the studio. Wu Yue insisted on not using a stunt double, although as a southern actor she can swim and participated in the filming before filming.

After more than a month of diving training, it still took more than a week to complete the filming of this episode.

It stands to reason that after the actors' scenes are filmed, the movie will be completed, but it is very inappropriate for the "Gravity" project. It can even be said that the film production of "Gravity" has just begun, and the actors cannot let go.

, problems may be discovered at any time during the post-production process, requiring actors to reshoot.

However, Chen Jingxing did have some free time after finishing the live-action shooting process. The next step is the work of the special effects artist. Chen Jingxing, the director, only needs to track the progress on his mobile phone every day, and at the same time go to Ink every few days to see the effects of the special effects shots.

This also means that Chen Jingxing has free time to participate in the promotion of "Source Code", because it is already late April, and the promotion of "Source Code" has already reached the sprint stage before its release.

During the meeting with the main creators and interviews at the media preview, although the media reporters regretted the director's absence, they were not dissatisfied, and no one accused Chen Jingxing of being a big name and disrespecting the media.

It seems that his status as a celebrity has reached a level where he doesn't need to worry about these things. Chen Jingxing always thought that it was Xu Wenshen's outstanding communication skills and good dancing skills that prevented him, a real director, from repeatedly missing key publicity links for the movie without causing dissatisfaction from relevant parties.

Normally, directors at this stage start to appear in various programs, go to various cities for road shows, hold preview screenings for media critics, communicate and build relationships with theater chains, and even have meals with theater managers.

"Boss, you really have no idea about your identity. You are not only the director of "Source Code", you are also the boss of DreamWorks."

The main reason is that he basically hasn't had a good rest in the past year. In addition to worrying about the "Gravity" project, he also has to follow up on animation projects and the filming of Chinatown and Mekong River. He even painted "The Matrix" during the Spring Festival.

Storyboard, I really want to relax.

In the eyes of many people, DreamWorks is no longer just a rising star film company, it is even a film and television giant close to the five traditional studios.

After thinking about this, Chen Jingxing took advantage of the situation and asked for leave from Xu Wenshen. He had the right to use it and it would become invalid upon expiration.

Chen Jingxing suddenly realized that he had thought that his film achievements had given him some kind of immunity, but he didn't expect that the capitalist was his talisman.

Expressing his sincere gratitude to Chen Jingxing, Xu Wenshen, the producer of "Source Code" who was busy promoting the movie, smiled and dismissed Chen Jingxing's conjecture.

And from the data point of view, this positioning is not an exaggeration. Last year alone, DreamWorks' domestic box office exceeded 1.45 billion, and the total box office for the year was less than 30 billion. This result is already second only to the five major

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Of course, it is also possible that he is eligible to enjoy this special treatment because he has actually made a few well-received and well-received movies.

Chen Jingxing's status may not be as good as that of the CEOs of the five major studios - after all, the five major studios are comprehensive film and television giants that integrate production, distribution, artist management, and even span the TV, music, and theater industries. They have great influence on the entertainment industry.

The profound and wide impact cannot be measured simply by box office.

If you include the overseas box office, it even surpassed Jangho Culture, which had the worst box office last year.

If it were not for this level of status, even an award-winning film master would never dare to neglect the publicity and distribution of the film, let alone gain the collective understanding of the theater chain and the media.

Of course, Chen Jingxing dares to do this because the release time of "Source Code" is not a popular time. If it is the summer National Day release or the Spring Festival release, then the competitors all have deep backgrounds and the publicity war will be much more intense. Naturally, he does not dare to do this

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However, real rest no longer exists for Chen Jingxing. After evading the announcement of "Source Code", the copyright transaction for the "Signal" TV series still needs Chen Jingxing to come forward.

But he is already at the level below the top five. It is not an exaggeration to call him a big shot in the entertainment industry.

Coincidentally, Chen Jingxing was busy filming the movie during the final stage of the promotion of "The Signal" and at the critical moment of the promotion of "Source Code", and was basically invisible in the main promotion process.

Although some people are negative about DreamWorks' recent big moves, some are bullish, and even more people can't understand it, but it is this act of spending a lot of money and expanding in all directions that has elevated DreamWorks' status.

The paradox is that Chen Jingxing's two absences made the theater chain and the media accustomed to his style. The absence of him as the film director in the communication with the theater chain did not make the theater managers feel any dissatisfaction.

Naturally, it is not an online copyright, but broadcast on stars.

The "Signal" TV series has been finalized for some time, although the post-production has not yet been completed - Mo is busy with too many projects, and there is not much manpower and energy to allocate to "The Signal".

But the rough cut version has already been released. It can be said that the final effect of the TV series has been basically determined in this version.

Many domestic first-tier satellite TV stations have been interested in "The Signal" before, but DreamWorks' asking price is indeed a bit high. In addition, the number of episodes of the TV series is a bit small, which is really unfavorable for the TV station to sell advertising. Therefore, there is a game between the two parties.

, several first-tier satellite TV stations plan to watch the finished film before making a final decision.

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