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Chapter 432 DreamWorks’ innovation of movies

"8.7 million? Is it high or low?"

"It's pretty high, right? I checked that the online movie with the highest box office now is only 40 million. Most online movies are considered successful if their box office exceeds 10 million. 8.7 million in one night must be considered a success, and the production cost is still low.

...Ahem."

"Why are you coughing? The production cost is indeed low, and the profit has already doubled." Chen Jingxing said with an indifferent expression.

The day after the premiere of the first episode of "Black Mirror II", although it is a Saturday, there is naturally no weekend for domestic filming. This kind of thing has to be done step by step. At this stage, DreamWorks can only try to ensure that every day

The shooting time will not exceed nine hours, which is already a much more comfortable working environment than other film and television companies and other crews.

Actors and stars receive high salaries, and there is nothing to complain about. It’s just that the salary of other crew members and stars is not in the same order of magnitude. They are considered part-time workers. Being able to control their working hours every day is actually quite big for ordinary part-time workers in the film and television media industry.

Welfare.

Since the filming started today in a studio, the entire crew of "Inception" was quite relaxed from top to bottom, and their mood was also very positive.

It is indeed more difficult to go on location. Actors and stars have nanny cars, but it is relatively more difficult for ordinary staff. Both actors and staff like to shoot in studios.

In Chen Jingxing's movies, the actors always come in early. It's human nature to wait and see.

Because today is mainly a rehearsal and not a formal shooting, the actors did not put on makeup or change costumes, and gathered around chatting until the props were ready.

However, there are actually only a few people who really care about the "black, deep and residual" style.

"Search" can be said to be an unprecedented expression technique. When the project was approved, Chen Jingxing said that it was a "desktop movie". At that time, he did not have much understanding of it.

"Black Mirror II" and "Director II" are both blockbuster programs of Fantasy World in the spring, and they have spent a lot of effort on marketing.

"Then you have to congratulate Director Ji." Chen Jingxing brought the fight to Director Assistant Ji Xuan who was looking at a stack of information in his hand.

"A textbook-like work of character reasoning, amazing!"

Although Ji Xuan is only an assistant director now, he is obviously the seed of the future being cultivated by DreamWorks. Moreover, the first episode of "Black Mirror II" that he directed, which premiered yesterday, is definitely a hit. With DreamWorks behind him, the future is uncertain.

As for the second Tian Xinye, the relationship must be maintained well.

Although the story titled "Searching" in "Black Mirror II" also contains satire and a satirical display of human society based on the Internet age, it is ultimately a happy ending story.

Naturally, he has nothing to complain about. Being able to personally participate in such a film innovation is definitely a valuable experience and wealth.

"Black Mirror II: The biggest truth in this world is that we are fake enough!"

How to combine the desktop screen recording materials of computer operations that normal people find so boring that they can doze off step by step, and turn them into a fast-paced, suspenseful and authentic mystery movie that can even create a thriller atmosphere.

Of course, both Huanshi.com and DreamWorks have invested a lot of marketing efforts, especially since Huanshi.com is also broadcasting the second season of the variety show "The Birth of a Director" at the same time. After all, "The Director" is originally created by DreamWorks to select people to shoot.

The director of "Black Mirror II" was just born, so there is a strong linkage between the two.

The stories that the other four directors are responsible for are all real video works, and the production costs are tens of millions.

Although Luo Chen is a stable first-line actor in China and is well-known internationally, at his level, he understands the importance of a director.

Make the mouse and keyboard "anthropomorphic".

In addition, the first episode of "Black Mirror Ⅱ" did not involve crotch enhancement, so it was natural for the media to follow suit and start hyping her.

"With creative shooting techniques that have never been seen before, "Black Mirror II" has lived up to fans' expectations!"

"It was revealed that the production cost of the first episode of "Black Mirror II" was only one million, but the plot twist was breathtaking."

But as the director of the first "desktop movie", his name will definitely be mentioned in the history of movies, maybe after DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing, but whenever people mention "desktop movie", "Search" will definitely

It is a work that cannot be avoided.

Ji Xuan himself was the first director to try something new, but he only gradually realized this during the creative process.

Luo Chen said: "We congratulated Director Ji when we arrived. I was also thinking about inviting Director Ji to dinner."

"Searching" is the project name of the first episode of "Black Mirror II". The English name is "Searching". "Black Mirror II" has a total of five stories, each story has a theme.

However, even if we ignore the media, ordinary movie fans and audiences have more praise than disdain for "Black Mirror" that came out two years later.

No matter whether the so-called "desktop movies" can be carried forward in the future, whether anyone will take this path later, or whether it can become a niche form of film expression like pseudo-documentary.

""Black Mirror II" was launched and changed from a mini-series to a 90-minute online movie series. It became the number one broadcast overnight. There are still four episodes left. The editor can't wait..."

""Black Mirror II" starts airing, a suspenseful case happens on the computer screen!"

It's basically a blanket of praise. If you just look at the titles of media reports, "Black Mirror II"'s debut yesterday can be said to have zero negative reviews.

What Ji Xuan said is indeed the truth. The story of "Search" has no camera language and not many actors. It is also a logically rigorous mystery film. The script is the most important, and the director actually has little room for creativity.

Early the next morning, the actors of "Inception" were discussing the stunning debut of "Black Mirror II". On the Internet, after a night of deliberation, the feedback on the first episode of "Black Mirror II" also triggered

had intensive discussions.

Ji Xuan quickly modestly said: "No, "Search" is mainly the script created by Director Chen and the writing team. I actually don't have much credit."

Moreover, I learned how to describe the inner activities of the character from the direction of mouse movement, speed, drag, click hesitation, after text input, whether to change, delete, send or not.

When he was initially assigned to shoot this story, he was actually a little dissatisfied. After all, the budget was the lowest, only 1.6 million.

To say that it is a revolution in film form is certainly not to this extent. Generally speaking, the film revolution is a revolution from black and white to color, from silent films to sound, but it is still appropriate to say that it is a rare innovation and experiment.

It is also a disappearance case, and the first episode of "Black Mirror I" is so cruel and cruel that it is suffocating.

The actors are either students selected from the acting academy or unknown drama actors. The film is set on a computer desktop from beginning to end. The protagonists are the mouse and keyboard. Two computers can produce almost all the materials.

However, when Ji Xuanzhen participated in the production of the project, he gradually changed his view. Especially when he actually started to edit the computer desktop screen recording materials of clicking the mouse and typing the keyboard, the difficulty was really beyond his imagination.

Ji Xuan is the director of the first episode of "Black Mirror II". He is one of the five directors selected by Chen Jingxing in the first season of "The Birth of a Director" last year. He is an advertising director and is only 29 years old this year. He is considered a good director in the director's profession.

Very young.

And when he finally edited the film, he finally realized that he had almost participated in some kind of avant-garde film experiment.

Although there are relatively in-depth discussions on parent-child relationships and the role of the Internet in relationships between people, there is no doubt that these things are not sharp enough, cruel enough, or dark enough.

Even the pseudo-documentary shooting technique that was more popular in the past few years did not abandon the camera and image composition.

After hearing Chen Jingxing's words, Zhang Ruoyun smiled and complimented: "Doesn't this just mean that you are awesome, director?"

I really can't do it myself, it looks like playing with a ticket.

The veil of tenderness has been completely torn off. Although it discusses technology, the mockery of human society and human nature itself is quite intense and profound, even to the point of horror.

“DreamWorks made its first foray into the internet and won the first battle!”

This process is almost like magic. He basically pondered the script and kept learning while transforming into an editor and cooperating with another editor from DreamWorks to piece together the movie.

The other four directors of "Black Mirror II" might even envy him with such qualifications.

Mainly because it is not dark enough and not as sharp and cold as the first season of "Black Mirror".

It was only when I actually participated in the production that I realized what "desktop cinema" is. It can be seen as a broadening of the boundaries of film expression techniques and technology, and it is a magical film experiment.

"DreamWorks continues to maintain high standards and the best suspense film of the year is released!"

"'Black Mirror II' returns with a bang, and its first episode revolutionizes filmmaking!"

To put it more bluntly, this is a movie edited from computer desktop screen recordings and screenshots.

Not that no one expressed disappointment, especially some fans of "Black Mirror" who were disappointed with the first story of "Black Mirror II".

You don't know where to spend your money on a movie like this.

"The first episode of "Black Mirror II", "Searching," set a box office record for an online major opening with 1.9 million effective views!"

In fact, the vast majority of viewers and movie fans do not have such an obsession. Many people even feel that this more satisfactory happy ending makes them like it more, is easier to accept, and makes the movie-watching experience more comfortable.

And most importantly, even the most senior fans and moviegoers have no time to discuss whether "Black Mirror II" is more superficial.

The "tabletop movie" format brought about by "Black Mirror II" has triggered more discussions, and even obscured the story of the work itself to a certain extent.

To be honest, the case in the first episode of "Search" is not very amazing. It is excellent but not to the point of being a masterpiece. However, when this good suspense story is combined with the "desktop movie" format, it is enough to make people feel...

Shocking.

(End of chapter)