muscle actor

Chapter 391 What is the picture?
"Hello Director Ang Lee!"

Ding Cheng looked at the kind old man in front of him, and finally saw the number one director in Chinese, the record holder who won two Oscar statuettes.

"I hope you can help me this time!" Li An took out the script, handed it over with both hands, and said seriously: "The team of more than 500 people has polished the technology for two years, success or failure depends on it!"

Ding Cheng took the heavy script with both hands. The old man in front of him was a little tired. The global box office of his last work was a loss, which instantly made this director who has already become a god be questioned.

After carefully reading the script, Ding Cheng secretly sighed, and had to say that Li Ang was indeed old!

If Li Mubai in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a review of his own middle age, what he has to face this time may be a moment of hesitation before standing in an older state.

After Lust|Caution, more and more people labeled him as a technology addict, and he has indeed gone further and further on the road of technology exploration.For example, "The Fantasy Drifting of Boy Pi" made a tiger that is difficult to distinguish between real and fake, and filmed the sea in a pool to shoot a new height of 3D water play.

Starting from the previous film, I tried to create 120 frames, so that the cruelty of the battlefield and the glitz of the show are presented on the big screen in an extremely realistic state.

This time, it is actually designed to continue to explore simultaneously in the creation of digital simulation characters and 3D+4K+120 frames?
"No way, this is my way of fighting aging." Li An saw Ding Cheng's thoughts, and said frankly: "When I was young, I thought I didn't have much experience and made many mistakes. thing."

"Now that I know more about the moves, I feel that it is getting more and more difficult to make movies. Unlike when I was young, I actually do everything right."

Ding Cheng did not speak. The name of the script is "Gemini Killer", which tells the story of a middle-aged and elderly person looking back at the growth of a young man. Although the setting of human cloning makes the film more sci-fi, it has never escaped Ang Lee's consistent Theme of:

Individuals face the confusion and exploration of themselves and the world, and it is like a continuation of the intergenerational relationship motif between father and son.

To put it bluntly, it's corny!

"Actually, this idea is not mine. It has been going around in the industry for more than [-] years."

Li An looked at the young man in front of him. Although it was the first time we met and chatted, he had seen many works, and he was absolutely capable of mastering any subject matter.

The reason why we met was not only an invitation for a new work, but also to hear the other party's opinion. After all, this young man has never acted in a bad movie since his debut, and has never made investors lose a penny. This is simply a miracle!
"The story itself didn't attract my attention, but if the strange feeling of a person facing himself is presented through visual effects, this element attracts me very much."

Ding Cheng listened attentively and could feel the other party's lack of confidence. This is an unbelievable state for a top director. You must know that the director is king on the set.

It can be seen how much pressure Ang Lee is under this time!

"What about high frame rate 3D, digital human creation, digital aesthetics..." Ang Lee suddenly showed a smile that was not a smile, and said sarcastically: "It seems that these new film technologies that ordinary audiences don't understand have now become 67 years old my label?"

"Countless people said that Ang Lee, who used to tell stories and was full of philosophical thoughts, became a complete technologist?"

"I'm not interested in technology at all!"

"Zero!"

"Zero interest!"

The old man gave Ding Cheng a 0 gesture with a little excitement, and tried to explain: "I just want to see that thing and experience that thing. For that, many people engaged in technology followed me to endure hardships and stand hard work, hoping to develop it. .”

"It's a really beautiful world, and for me, that unreal world is real. Once I see this, I'm confused. It's attracting us, but many people don't realize it, still learning film... "

Ding Cheng took a deep breath and looked at the excited old man, feeling a bit in a state of madness?
Of course, I also understand what the so-called new world is in his mouth, 4D... 120 frames of ultra-clear image quality... and even digital analog panoramic technology...

For these things, he actually gave up the advantage of being a god in storytelling, and desperately devoted himself to the field of commercial films that he was not good at. He was doing it despite huge doubts, public opinion pressure from the film industry, box office pressure, and financial pressure. this matter.

What is the picture?
After calming down, the old man became more tired, but as if he had experienced venting, the atmosphere was more relaxed.

"I said three years ago that what I fear most is whether the next 120-frame movie in this world will be my movie."

"It feels as if many people will come into this new world like me, but it seems that it is not the same thing."

"As long as someone is still willing to invest and has the opportunity, I will continue to try. If not, I have no choice. After all, it requires a lot of money."

"Fortunately, many people think that this thing is interesting. For example, the boss of Tianwu wants to invite me to make this movie, and he also thinks that technology is fast enough to realize it..."

When these words were spoken, it was not so much a chat as Li An cheering himself up.

"In the past, some movies have tried to create digital humans, but the plots of real-person reproduction or resurrection did not last long in the movie, such as "Terminator 5" and "Captain America 3"..."

Ding Cheng asked earnestly: "This time you plan to realize the digitization of the entire film of the star clone, and try to pursue the highest degree of restoration. It is completely created by digital technology, including the skeleton skin, and every hair has to be done meticulously. Emotions must be affected. It takes effort to study any cell, and this workload..."

"That's why I call him the most expensive actor in Hollywood!" When it came to specific details, Ang Lee seemed to regain his self-confidence: "It is two or three times more expensive than the salary of the most expensive superstar."

"All cameras and racks had to be rebuilt, and every place had to be measured when shooting the young male lead. Dozens of machines required a lot of battle..."

"During filming, the actors and I had to rely entirely on our imaginations. When the two male protagonists appeared in the same shot, we had to act as our middle-aged self first, let a stand-in help him walk and measure the light, and then use motion capture technology... ..."

"Then perform the young self accurately according to the position of the stand-in just now, and at the same time use special effects to create the whole body dynamics, 100% restore all the details..."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Ang Lee took a sip of coffee and said, "Actually, I have tried twice in the past, the first time was filming "The Incredible Hulk", and it may even be the first person to do this, which is to try to digitally create human beings. "

"Later, the tiger in "Life of Pi" was also made according to this principle. The big guy was more successful, and it was a living thing, not a huge thing without physical principles."

"I learned a lot from the tiger, such as how to imitate a living thing to make it come alive. Whether it is imitation, or it has a lot of experience in performance..."

Hearing Li An's eloquence, Ding Cheng was a little helpless. The old man gave him the impression that he was a scholar with a gentle appearance at first.

It was only after communicating that I discovered that my heart was actually restless. To put it more simply, it was boring!

It is his boredom to always look inward and dig deep into himself,

Constantly exploring the boundaries of new technologies is the new Sao!

(End of this chapter)