Heads Up Hollywood

The scope of the president's special authorization is very wide, including not only the amnesty of prisoners, but also the dispensation of behavior that does not conform to the regulations.

In fact, not only was Tanis Belbin's special approval for American citizenship, Tang En also encountered such a thing some time ago.

Although "Mulan" has the majority of investment from the Chinese side, it is essentially a Hollywood blockbuster filmed in China.

The shooting team and shooting equipment are arranged according to Hollywood's first-class standards.

This story is based on the war between the Central Plains dynasty and the northern nomads, and will capture magnificent scenes of war.

Such a scene must be photographed by aerial photography.

When filming "Heroes" in the past, Lao Mouzi's team also used aerial photography, but that was the most basic and primitive aerial photography method - the cameraman carried the camera and sat on a helicopter to shoot...

This method has high cost, poor efficiency and high risk factor. Let the photographer, an aviation layman, sit at the door of the helicopter and carry the camera to shoot. Under the fear, it will greatly increase the difficulty of shooting.

Moreover, there is also a problem of scheduling and communication. It is impossible to shoot such a big scene in one go. After repeated repetitions, how to arrange the helicopters and photographers in the sky?

These are all questions.

Hollywood has the best aerial photography solution in the world at present. The Super Bowl, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and the live broadcast of large-scale events all use Hollywood's aerial photography solution.

Bundled direct shot of HD camera and helicopter!

That is to say, through fixed equipment, the high-definition camera is fixed on the helicopter. Then through the satellite signal, it interacts with the receiving tower on the ground, so that the photographer on the ground can control the lens direction of the camera on the plane through the engineer, and choose the shooting angle, so as to complete the magnificent aerial photography.

For example, the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games last year used such aerial photography technology to create a very shocking opening ceremony of the Centennial Olympic Games.

Grand ceremonies, live broadcasts, concerts and Hollywood blockbusters in today's world are basically using this aerial photography method.

However, this is limited to mainstream countries such as Europe and the United States.

For China, there is a technological blockade.

There are no technical barriers to the transmission and reception of satellite signals.

However, fixing the high-definition camera on the helicopter and allowing the camera lens to change the angle continuously is a very sophisticated industrial technology, which is much more advanced than the industrial technology of ballpoint pen refills.

Although this is only a civilian solution, it is strictly forbidden to open to countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, in case they learn it and apply it to the military field. During the honeymoon between China and Japan in the 1980s, Japan sold civilian submarine propellers to China, which greatly improved the noise reduction level of Chinese submarines.

As a result, Japan has been severely sanctioned by the United States.

It is not easy to bring this set of aerial photography equipment to China.

Dunn even had a special phone call with President Bush Jr.

"Mulan" is just a commercial film, and its significance is indeed not too great. However, China is going to host the Olympic Games in 2008. At that time, no matter how much you block the technology, you will have to make concessions to the Olympic Committee. You must lend this set of equipment to the Chinese side for live aerial photography of the opening ceremony.

Tang En certainly didn't dare to do the act of leaking secrets from a spy.

However, this set of advanced aerial photography equipment can indeed greatly enhance the viewing and shocking power of the large-scale war scenes in "Mulan".

Just look at the battle scenes in The Lord of the Rings and Heroes to compete. "Hero" uses more actors and more props, but the effect is no different from that of a crane shooting, far less shocking than the aerial photography of "Lord of the Rings".

After some approval, the president gave special approval to allow the crew of "Mulan" to send a set of aerial photography equipment to China for use.

However, this set of equipment must be supervised by a fixed staff member in the crew at all times, and the Ministry of Justice will also send a staff member to accompany it. The daily work of these two people is to take care of this equipment!

The equipment gets on the plane, and the two of them get on the plane.

The equipment got off the plane, and they got off the plane.

At night, they had to arrange the most upscale hotel for the two of them to live in together with this set of aerial photography equipment.

That is, high vigilance 24 hours a day.

All expenses will be borne by the crew of "Mulan".

There was no other way, Tang En could only agree. The world situation is like this, and he can't change it.

Interestingly, the Korean producer of "Mulan" from China Film Group directly contacted the military and found a military helicopter with two military pilots. The quality is very high, and only two meals and refueling are required. , can fly 15 hours in the sky every day!

It will greatly meet the shooting requirements of the crew.

This is just a movie, why the military will come forward, it is not known. Is it a Korean producer who is well-connected and can help the crew enjoy free military services? Or is it that the military is really interested, and is there something tricky about it?

Anyway, the federal staff did not respond, and the crew of "Mulan" was of course happy to see it happen.

Tanis Belbin's special grant of citizenship was too easy by comparison.

Before even reporting to the president, the staff of the White House responded to the news, saying that this matter is in the interests of the United States and will promote the development of American sports, and the president will give a reply soon.

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Dunn returned to Los Angeles to attend the world premiere of "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith".

He was the director of the first part of the "Star Wars Episode 1" trilogy.

In addition, the heroine Natalie was busy with her graduation thesis and graduation defense, so she couldn't find time to come back to publicize. Twain could only take over and help with some promotion.

But even so, George Lucas was not satisfied, and he didn't show a good face to Tang En at all.

The heroine is not coming back?

How dare an actress make such a big decision?

It was Tang En's instigation!

"Ahem, George, I've come here in person, what else do you want? Could it be that my box office is not as attractive as Nat's?" Tang En felt ashamed and looked embarrassed.

If Natalie doesn't come back to promote the movie, it's a violation of the actor's contract.

If it weren't for Twain's face, Lucasfilm could even initiate a lawsuit.

George Lucas snorted coldly, "I don't care if you come or not, I just want my heroine!"

Tang En rolled his eyes, "George, that's boring. You know she's very busy with her studies, and those professors in Israel are all stubborn. If she doesn't pass the defense, it will be even more troublesome."

"Will you fail the defense? Dunn, are you treating me like an idiot?" George Lucas's face darkened.

Tang En scratched his head, chuckled, lowered his voice, and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, George, how did I hear...you want to rebuild the animation department?"

George Lucas opened his eyes wide, "You have a lot of news channels."

Tang En frowned, "George, I remember I discussed this issue with you many years ago. Lucasfilm and Pixar are the only one. You really don't need to create the animation department of Lucasfilm. "

George Lucas disagreed, and said seriously: "I have thought about it since the release of "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones" in 2002. You know the story of the prequel trilogy very well, from "The Clones" Attack" to "Revenge of the Sith", there was a 3-year hiatus during this period. What happened in these 3 years? How did Anakin and other Jedi Knights resist the invasion of the Federation of Independent Galaxies? These are all in the movie The missing void."

Tang En certainly understood.

The length of the film is limited, coupled with many commercial market considerations, the creators had to give up many original exquisite ideas. These wonderful clips can be filled by derived cartoons.

However, cartoons...can produce quality specifications that meet Star Wars standards?

George Lucas is going to do an animated series, not an animated movie.

Compared with animated movies, the production of cartoons must be "shoddy"!

Tang En said in a deep voice: "George, I can understand your feelings. The plot of the "Star Wars Episode 3" trilogy... has received a lot of controversy, and the nature of commercial movies can't let you show your heart too much. Star Wars stories, you want to fill those gaps with cartoons. But I think the 'Star Wars' brand is more important than filling the gaps. It's a high-end brand that can't be sullied with shoddy cartoons."

"Shoddy? I don't think so."

George Lucas deeply disagrees.

He now has money and status.

What I want most is fame.

How to improve self-reputation?

Of course, it is to tell the story of "Star Wars" more perfectly and higher. As for whether the way of telling stories will make money, he no longer cares much.

In the previous life, Lucasfilm planned to launch seven seasons of "Star Wars" cartoons with great ambitions, telling the story of the three years between "Star Wars Episode 2" and "Star Wars Episode 3".

George Lucas wants to tell this story to perfection.

In fact, he did.

Compared with movies, the plot of cartoons is more restrained and profound, fully embodying the style, attitude, ideals and spirit of "Star Wars", and more centered on characters.

However, the commercial market was a complete failure.

Even Lucasfilm's partner, Twentieth Century Fox, refused to air it!

This is a cartoon, not a dreamworks or Pixar animation film with exquisite connotations, adults are not interested in watching it at all.

Let the children see it?

Sorry, but the plot is too deep, dark dialogue and political flavor, children can't understand at all.

In the end, there was no way, George Lucas made a high-profile promise that whoever takes over the animation, if the animation is adapted into a live-action movie in the future, whoever will get the distribution rights!

Even so, many TV channels still refuse to broadcast.

Because George Lucas has very high requirements, cartoons must be broadcast in prime time, and cannot be cut, edited at will, or commercially inserted...

In the end, Warner's Cartoon Network took over.

In those few years, the Disney Channel replaced the Cartoon Channel and became the children's channel with the largest number of subscribers in the United States.

After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the first thing it did was to cut off this series of cartoons! I just created a special topic on Lucasfilm's official website, telling fans all the follow-up plots with words and pictures.

Because of this incident, an angry George Lucas directly withdrew from the production of the new "Star Wars" trilogy.

Twain is determined to win Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" brand.

The cartoons of "Star Wars" are simply destroying the brand's market expectations and fan cohesion.

I don't know if I can stop him. ()

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