Made in Hollywood

"A true hero needs more than just fighting power." Duke raised his right hand and pointed to his chest, "And a firm mind."

According to the setting of the script, Firosha is an actionist, behind a series of actions, there is an extremely strong heart.

Superhero movies have been bombarded over the years, and topics such as "Batman and Iron Man fight, who will win" seem to never go out of fashion. For superheroes, everyone seems to focus on combat effectiveness. The rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutations, people with superpowers go, and those without superpowers spend money. In short, superheroes are a group of guys who can fight better than ordinary people.

But don't forget, super villains are also a group of rich and superpowers, even more awesome than the protagonist, whether it is a ninja master or a bald man, a hydra or a Ultron, which one is not a waste of money and hard work? What about the superhero team?

The reason why heroes become heroes is not only because of their fighting power, but also because they have a strong heart.

Although this sentence is clichéd, it is precisely this that made Iron Man give up his identity as a weapon dealer and put on iron armor, made Batman unmask the mask of a playboy and become a dark knight, and made Spiderman clinking poor and still working part-time in class Void to save the world.

It is not because they are stronger than ordinary people that they want to protect the world, but it is because of their firm belief and determination to fight for it that they try to become stronger.

Hearing this, Charlize Theron showed a thoughtful look, and after thinking for a few minutes, she said, "Ferosa can be said to be one of the most outstanding female characters I have encountered. It is indeed like what you said, The role is not because she is stronger in combat, but because she is firstly portrayed as an independent person in the movie. She is not a person who appears to fall in love with the male protagonist, and secondly, she is a woman."

"Fury Road" is definitely the opposite of the popular sci-fi movies today. Even Duke has to admit that even Natasha Norman, who has continuously appeared in the Marvel series and is extremely important to the entire series Agent Nove is actually a foil for the men. In the two movies she appeared in, the world was saved without Black Widow.

And the image of the Black Widow is also quite single "beautiful and sexy"-the audience's impression of the Black Widow is that "the front is convex and the back is good, the combat power is outstanding and the personality is cool" so stereotyped that they don't consider the people who go to the battlefield at all. Whether it will be inconvenient to wear it like this is a practical question.

However, Ferosa is different. Duke has already made plans. Throughout the film, although she has a pretty face, she has a big bald head; although she has long legs, she is wrapped in trousers and never exposed.

Basically, she is treated the same as Tom Cruise, who has muscles but never broke his shirt. The plot line she follows basically has nothing to do with whether she is a girl or not, and she cooperates tacitly with the male protagonist, even more brilliantly, and it is very reasonable not to fall in love at a critical moment when the war is raging.

The last few years at Duke. Why do countless movie fans like the male characters in YY superhero movies to be gay? Because of the tacit understanding that you only leave your back to protect you at a critical moment of life and death, and you charge forward and I snipe from a long distance. It is much more touching than the male protagonists who rescued the princess and then pretended to show it!

Duke then went to the stunt department with Charlize Theron, where a mechanical arm specially designed for Charlize in proportion to her body was ready.

With the help of two staff members, Charlize Theron put on the mechanical prosthetic hand.

She flipped her prosthetic arm and looked around. Said to Duke, "I am not only bald, but also have a broken arm."

Duke shrugged, but did not answer her words. In fact, the reason is very simple. A woman must pay more than a man to climb such a high position in a doomsday world.

These settings are also in line with the consistent approach of Hollywood movies. In Hollywood movies, the future is either a beautiful mess or a doomsday madness.

After sending Charlize Theron away, Duke summoned Anna Prinz and others to the film room, watched the video of the second audition together, and confirmed the remaining main actors.

The five angels from Victoria's Secret were unanimously approved first, and the biggest role of these characters in the film is embellishment.

The remaining two important roles are basically confirmed, James Franco will play the role of "Son of War" Nux, and Anthony Hopkins will play the villainous big boss Undead Joe.

Of course, these will be determined after Charles Rowan negotiates with their agent.

The literary drama in this film is almost so small that it can be ignored. All the preliminary work is almost preparing for the action scene.

After being approved by Duke, various prop vehicles quickly entered the modification stage, but the huge amount of more than 150 vehicles cannot be completed in a short period of time. Duke has also set aside enough time for the prop team and other departments. Finish before filming starts in December.

"Fury Road" wants to catch up with the Cannes Film Festival in May next year, and the time is still a bit tight. Duke has reserved 80 days for the film to shoot, but many important stunts require on-site shooting, and he has done well. I made plans to shoot overdue.

Such a film is much more complicated to shoot than those green screen films.

Duke is not against the green screen CG technology, and is in favor of this technology that can streamline the shooting process, which also represents the future development direction.

The development of film is always closely related to the progress of science and technology, just like the progress of productivity, which cannot be stopped by anyone.

However, compared to on-site shooting, CG special effects that are brilliant enough tend to cost more money.

We all know that producing CGI special effects for movies is a very expensive thing, but specifically, where is the money spent? How much does a movie cost to make satisfactory special effects?

There are many places to spend money to produce special effects for movies, the largest proportion of which is labor costs. For big productions like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Spider-Man," the post-production often requires a team of hundreds of people.

In Hollywood, ten or even more than twenty special effects companies and studios are responsible for the special effects of many big-investment movies. Many of them are animators and compositors with many years of work experience, and their wages will definitely not be low.

At the same time, the production cycle of quite a few films can be as long as several years, and the expenses are naturally indispensable.

To put it simply, good special effects are piled up with money.

In the country where Duke once lived, countless movies and TV series were complained about special effects for 50 cents. In fact, the gap in the middle is not entirely due to technology.

For Hollywood special effects companies, many projects are outsourced to studios around the world, some of which are produced on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and technical factors are not the key.

Duke has worked hard in the industry on the other side, and it is clear that this gap mainly comes from two aspects.

One is funding. Looking around the world, it is impossible for any country’s films to reach the investment level of Hollywood’s mainstream production. The market and audience of these films also determine that it is impossible for film companies to invest so much money, and the funds are for special effects. The essential.

The second is the production concept, which has a greater impact than funds.

In mainstream Hollywood productions, using green screens instead of live-action shooting often means spending more money, post-production time, and the requirement for picture excellence; while in Duke’s former industry, when live-action construction is difficult and costly When there are too many problems, directors or producers will use CGI special effects technology. In their inherent concept, this is just an alternative method that can save time and money, and the final effect can be imagined.

There is a very interesting thing about the special effects industry. If you want to achieve 80% of the quality in your mind, maybe 20% of the funds and time are enough, but often the final 20% of the quality will cost you hundreds of dollars. 80/10 time and money!

It can be said that filming only occupies a very short time in the film production cycle. Even Duke, who can cheat, has to spend several times the time in pre-production and post-production. Sometimes he also wants to know How did the legendary films of directors who did not need to participate in the pre-production and only a few weeks of post-production succeed?

This is simply more fantasy than the Arabian Nights.

For a film like "Transformers", if there is no perfect pre-preparation and a lot of time spent, how could there be such excellent special effects?

The film was officially released from North America at the beginning of November. After more than five months of screening, the film took away 461.55 million US dollars from the North American market. For a non-sequel film, such a result is good enough .

Although the performance of "Transformers" in the North American market is not as good as that of "The Dark Knight", it is obviously more popular in overseas markets. So far, the film has received 768.77 million US dollars from overseas, thus pushing the global box office to more than 1.2 billion The US dollar mark reached 1.23032 billion US dollars, surpassing the global box office figures of "The Dark Knight" in one fell swoop.

Moreover, the overseas screening of "Transformers" has not yet ended, and the global box office figures still have room for further growth.

In terms of peripherals, the global popularity of "Transformers" has also surpassed that of "The Dark Knight". The different settings and genres of the two films determine the treatment they can enjoy in the global market.

It is undeniable that "The Dark Knight" is more outstanding and exciting, and "Transformers" is seriously biased towards popcorn, but the overseas box office of "The Dark Knight" proves that after leaving North America and the English-speaking region, it is somewhat unacceptable.

The commercial performance of a film is not in proportion to whether the quality of the film itself is good enough or not.

Duke is very clear that the commercial performance of "Fury Road" cannot be compared with "Transformers" or "The Dark Knight", but the film can also find enough audiences, and profitability is not a problem.

After entering December, he led a huge convoy into New Mexico. (to be continued ~^~)

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