Heads Up Hollywood

Twain's "The Avengers" hasn't finished filming yet.

Last year, he only completed the live-action part of the filming. This year, he will complete the green screen part of the filming.

Back in Los Angeles, he went straight to Universal's Experimental Studio 2.

He has received news that the test of virtual photography has been completed.

In other words, if Tang En shoots "The Avengers" this summer, there will be no technical obstacles!

Tang En let Lily Collins go home, and then called Robert Downey Jr.

In less than a month, the Marvel movie "Iron Man" starring him will be released. At the end of this month, the premiere of the film will be completed in New York.

During this period of time, Robert Downey Jr. has been busy with publicity work and has not talked about other invitations.

Of course, there is no invitation.

He is still in a sensitive period, and important movies dare not use him.

"Good spirits!"

After seeing Robert Downey Jr., Tang En was very satisfied with his spiritual outlook. Much better than when I saw him in the past two years, and there is no doubt that Marvel's series of films such as "Iron Man" and "Avengers" have restored his career ambitions.

Robert Downey Jr. smiled restrainedly, "I have found a suitable alternative medicine, and the current situation is indeed under control. Everything is slowly getting better."

Tang En nodded and said, "You will definitely. After "Iron Man" is released, you will come back. No, it's better than before!"

"Thanks."

Robert Downey Jr. is deeply grateful.

Tang En said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go in and have a look, you go perform a part and test it yourself."

"OK."

Robert Downey Jr. was interested.

Virtual photography is a very novel concept.

In the studio, except for groups of computer workstations, there are green screens all around.

It is completely different from traditional photography groups.

Robert Downey Jr. was also a little confused, "Is that all?"

Tang En smiled, "That's it!"

Robert Downey Jr. looked at the empty surroundings and was inevitably shocked.

Is this all right?

In the past, he has participated in several green screen shootings, all of which required certain props. But here, there is only a green screen, nothing!

Tang En came to the monitor and asked the technicians to call up a set of backgrounds of New York's Central Park based on the 3D story version of "The Avengers".

"You are now Iron Man, opposite you is the Wasp, play whatever you want."

Hearing what Tang En said, Robert Downey Jr. adjusted his state, and half a minute later, he made an "ok" gesture.

This kind of gag comedy, and it is a commercial film, is relatively easy to perform, and does not require as many details as literary films.

"start!"

"Oh! Where did you come from? Oh, I see, you just grew up from a wasp, right? Your ability to suddenly grow and shrink is really amazing...Of course, I also have this kind of skill. But , what you change is the whole body, and what I change is the lower body."

I have to say that Robert Downey Jr. really has a bit of comedy talent.

And his acting skills are very good. This impromptu creation of a line combined with body movements and facial expressions has achieved very good results.

A few simple words made all the staff laugh.

"Okay, not bad!"

Tang En chose to stop.

The technicians have already tested it, let Robert Downey Jr. perform a live performance, mainly to see the effect.

"It's not appropriate for such a dirty joke to appear in a movie, right?" Robert Downey Jr. walked over with a smile, also very satisfied with his performance.

Tang En said: "As long as it doesn't affect the classification, there is no problem. We are not Disney, and we don't have children's brand effect."

In the previous life, when Marvel and Paramount cooperated, there were sex scenes in the movie. Later, Disney took over Marvel, and the scale became very small, not to mention sex scenes and sensitive pornographic jokes, even smoking scenes were not allowed.

In many cases, without meat, the fun will be greatly reduced.

Look at the comedies in the market, which one does not have a "sexual" color?

Soon, the technicians did the debugging.

In the monitor, a picture of Central Park suddenly appeared, and then there was an iron man in red armor with only his face exposed. Opposite him, there was even the Wasp standing.

Although the model of the Wasp is relatively rough and cannot move, such a scene is enough to shock Robert Downey Jr.

He couldn't believe his eyes: "How did this happen?"

Tang En smiled and said: "This is our latest virtual photography technology. In other words, it is to key images in real time and then synthesize them into the pre-made 3D storyboard. This will save a lot of post-censorship The trouble and risk of reshoots can shorten the shooting cycle and reduce the cost of shooting.”

To be precise, it was James Cameron's new technology specially prepared for "Avatar", which was taken over by Tang En abruptly, and now it has been realized in "Avengers".

Robert Downey Jr. said pleasantly: "A computer can make armor? Doesn't that mean that I don't have to wear that bulky armor when I'm filming?"

When filming "Iron Man", Robert Downey Jr. had to wear more than 50 kilograms of armor, which was a built-in plastic armor. If it is a full metal armor showing the inside, it will weigh more than 100 catties.

Weight is second.

The key is sweltering heat!

Especially when shooting in summer, this feeling is too painful!

There were many times when Robert Downey Jr. suffered from nausea and heatstroke.

It would be nice to be able to shoot without wearing armor.

Tang En shook his head and said, "It's not working at the moment. If you look at the monitor, the picture here has some clarity problems that are visible to the naked eye. If it is placed on a large screen, the visual effect will be even worse. At present, this technology is only The analysis that can be used for on-site shooting cannot be applied to post-production special effects.”

This kind of virtual camera and real-time matting technology, even if it takes another 20 years, it is impossible to directly use the live picture as the final picture of the movie.

Movies are faced with big screens, especially the super giant screens like imax. Every frame must be carefully produced. This cannot be completed in a short time, and requires a long period of post-production.

However, let Robert Twain Jr. not wear armor to film... With the current technical means, it can be done.

It's just not necessary.

Increased expenses!

Is there anything hard about filming?

As long as the cost can be reduced, it is only natural for the actors to suffer.

The live-action armor is also more realistic than the post-production armor.

Of course, wait a few years, or even wait until the filming of "Iron Man 3" is finished... At that time, Marvel will have to give special treatment to star actors like Robert Downey Jr.

In addition to the high salary, it is impossible to let him wear armor.

All the shots of wearing armor were done by stand-ins.

Robert Downey Jr. just needs a face.

Then pick out his face to cover the double's face, and it's done. Scarlett Johansson, another big name, does the same thing a lot of the time.

Hollywood's dedication is to ensure the movie's revenue.

In the case of secure income, no one wants to suffer and suffer.

Many bad styles in the film and television industry are actually spread from Hollywood.

Another example is Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean". After this guy's "Captain Jack" became famous, he didn't recite his lines, and he went to the scene to help the idea, and he said it again. Sometimes the lines are too long...well, just use numbers instead.

The difference is that Hollywood has the world's top imaging technology, which can cover up the faults of such bad-tempered big-name actors without seeing them at all.

The entertainment circles in other countries do not have the top production level, but they want to imitate bad habits, and the result will only be cast aside.

Robert Downey Jr. is still at a low point in his career, and it is impossible to make too many demands, so he can only say: "Well, I really look forward to the day when technology will make a breakthrough."

Tang En said with a smile: "The 3D storyboard is equivalent to drafting. The draft is of course rough. If you want to create a 3D storyboard like a text, this is no longer a technical problem, but a creative problem."

It's like a writer writing without drafting.

Not only is the problem of neat handwriting, but also the problem of cohesion of the plot in one go.

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With technical tests passed, filming for Part 2 of The Avengers has begun.

In mid-July, the movie will be restarted.

At the same time, Tang En received another message that News Corporation's acquisition of the MySpace website had been confirmed and passed the review of the boards of directors of both parties.

All that's left is the final signature and official announcement.

This marks that in the next few years, News Corporation and New Global Group will compete fiercely in the field of online social networking!

Murdoch is the biggest benefactor of President Bush's re-election.

In terms of policy, News Corporation will definitely receive a lot of preferential treatment, and the White House will give the green light all the way.

Murdoch is ambitious, and it was even rumored recently that he wants to acquire Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal!

Barry Diller came to Tang En's office and gave him a very comprehensive analysis on the strategic direction of the group.

Next, the biggest rival of the New Universal Group is not Disney, not Time Warner, but News Corporation!

Although the newspaper industry is declining, it still has a very large influence.

News Corporation is the leader in the newspaper industry, possessing an advantage in public opinion that even Disney and Time Warner can't match, and it is the unrivaled giant in this field.

If New Universal wants to further expand its scale, it must take a longer-term view. It should not only focus on the short-term competition with Disney's travel and vacation business, but also pay attention to News Corporation.

Because of the impression from his previous life, Tang En has never paid much attention to News Corporation.

He even thought about snatching Twentieth Century Fox from News Corp. during the economic crisis.

Turn Hollywood's six big patterns into five big ones!

Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation looks arrogant, but in fact he is no better than Viacom's Redstone. Two half-buried old guys with outdated thinking.

However, Barry Diller's suggestion still caught Tang En's attention.

Indeed, during the past few years when Bush was in power, News Corporation developed very smoothly!

If it goes on like this, even if there is an economic crisis, even if it has a huge amount of money, it will be difficult for New Universal to buy Twentieth Century Fox...

You must know that the business sector that New Universal lacks the most at present is the Unlimited TV network. The Fox TV network of Twentieth Century Fox is the best choice.

It is also the only option.

. Nine Heavens Emperor