Non-famous Actor

"Director, what is this?"

"Director Xiaogang, in order to enhance the sense of reality, this is a miniature camera called skull caps that I asked the R\u0026D department of Damai Technology to design. Well, it is actually a facial expression capture head-mounted device.

Because it adopts the latest technology, the performance of capturing the actor's facial expression in terms of clarity, angle, sensitivity, etc. is more than 6 times higher than that of traditional technology. "

"Haoko, what's that?"

"Director, that is the latest 3D digital photography system, marked Fusion 3-D Camera System in English.

The function of this system is mainly for sports shooting, in the functions of channel dual-lens synchronous zoom, follow focus, aperture control, motion control, mirror control, baseline control, independent convergence control between the two cameras, etc. beyond traditional technology.

In addition, in the actual filming of "Avatar", the photography team will also connect three types of cameras: F950, HDC1500 and F23. "

"Junior brother, where are the things hanging on the studio?"

"Brother, the equipment hanging above has a special name called collaborative camera, which is called Simulcam in English.

To put it bluntly, this system is to spread more than 130 digital cameras on the top of the entire studio, thus building a technical platform dedicated to capturing performances.

During the movement of the actors, the camera will transmit all the captured data to the system by tracking the reflection of near-infrared light emitted by the on-set LED lights.

Afterwards, the system combines the actor's movement with the reflection of the spectrum to obtain a three-dimensional model of the entire shot. "

When they came to Studio No. 1 of the Oriental Movie Metropolis, whether it was Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, or the well-informed Zhang Yimou, they were all like curious babies at the moment, no matter what they saw, they had to open their mouths and ask carefully.

Even like Zhang Yimou, he took notes very seriously.

Of course, Sun Hao didn't hide his secrets. While the actors were still "putting on makeup" to adjust their emotions before the performance, he took these three big names in the Chinese film and television industry to wander around in the No. 1 studio. As long as they asked, Sun Hao immediately explained.

"Haoko... what is this?"

After wandering around the studio for half an hour, half an hour passed, but Zhang Yimou, who was dedicated to learning, didn't intend to stop.

Seeing the device Zhang Yimou was pointing at, Sun Hao didn't speak, but raised his hand to greet Liu Ye, the leading actor who had just put on his "makeup" and put on his "costume".

"Yezi!"

"Director, are you looking for me?"

Liu Ye was very excited.

"Avatar 1, 2" production cost plus publicity cost more than one billion US dollars, this kind of huge investment is the first time in the history of world film, and as the absolute male number one of the two films, no matter what happens, he will leave a mark in the history of world film Follow your own footsteps.

What's more, if the Oscar judges give an interview, I may be able to win two Oscar winners in a row.

"Um…"

Seeing Liu Ye, Sun Hao nodded, and then pointed to the center of studio No. 1.

"Yezi, go over there and do a few moves, that is, running and jumping.

Firstly, I want to check the shooting equipment, and secondly, I want to talk to a few directors about the virtual camera. "

"OK!"

Liu Ye agreed, and immediately walked towards the center of the venue.

But at this moment, someone beside him laughed.

"Pfft..."

"I'm sorry, director, I just see Liu Ye wearing this outfit is a bit funny, because there is even a long tail on the back, haha..."

As he said that, Zhang Yanyu, who had a very low smile, burst into laughter again.

"Sister Maggie, don't laugh, go and change quickly.

If you laugh again, I’m sure I’ll change your role, for example, an aborigine on Pandora, and then you’ll be like Liu Ye…”

"Director, I was wrong, I promise I won't laugh anymore." Before Sun Hao finished speaking, Zhang Yanyu made a bow with both hands, and then quickly went to the temporary dressing room.

"Haozi (junior brother) (director), you are awesome!"

As soon as Zhang Yanyu turned to leave, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, and Feng Xiaogang said at the same time.

"Hehe, so-so, I dare not say anything else, let's use words to make sense of this new Cannes actress."

And just as Sun Hao was being humble in front of his old friends, he jumped up and down in the middle of the shooting location, and Liu Ye, who jumped onto the cabinet and then jumped off the cabinet, completed Sun Hao's arrangement at this time.

"Director, I'm ready, can you see if you can use it?"

"OK!"

Hearing the sound, Sun Hao made an OK gesture to Liu Ye, and then brought Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Xiaogang to the front of the two computers. On the wall behind the computers was a huge LED screen of nearly ten square meters. .

"Director, Senior Brother, Director Xiaogang, the equipment you saw just now is actually a virtual camera, and the virtual camera is mainly to allow the director to observe and direct the actions of the actors in real time.

For example, just now Liu Ye himself was moving in an open space, and then jumped up and down on that cabinet, but what he saw on the camera was him performing in a virtual CG environment..."

"Can real-time performances also be displayed on this screen?" Before Sun Hao finished speaking, Jiang Wen asked curiously.

"Of course!" Sun Hao smiled and introduced the multiple functions of the virtual camera.

"The virtual camera can not only simulate the shots in the movie, but also can choose the camera angle arbitrarily, control and coordinate the movement or arrangement of various CG objects, and you can see the visual effect of the combination of live performance and virtual scene in the first time."

…………

The communication between Sun Hao and the three directors lasted until 8:15 and 8:18. "Avatar 1, 2" with a total investment of more than one billion US dollars in production costs and publicity costs was officially launched.

As usual, Sun Hao's film still didn't have any opening ceremony. It was just that Sun Hao told everyone on the walkie-talkie which hotel the kick-off banquet will be held at and what time it will be held in the evening.

Since the performance is performed in a virtual scene, this requires that the actors must have rich performance experience and have enough brains. Therefore, for the first scene of the crew, Sun Hao chose several "veteran" to perform.

Liu Ye, Nicole Kidman, Zhou Xun, Chen Minghao, Qin Hao and Yuan Quan.

When these "veterans" were standing in the open space in the middle of studio No. 1, Xu Jinglei, the executive assistant director of the crew, came over with a few pictures.

"Everyone, the next scene is very simple. You are the natives of Pandora, jumping in the forest, hunting with bows and arrows, and chasing a prey to the mountain stream and waterfall."

What he said was the plot of the story, and the picture in his hand showed the general scene. After everyone looked at the picture, they greeted Sun Hao one by one.

"Director, I'm ready."

"Director, I'm OK here."

...

"Director, I'm fine, let's start shooting now." Nicole Kidman, who played Neytiri, was more cautious, thinking for a moment, and then gave Sun Hao an OK gesture.