muscle actor

Chapter 393 This Pit Cannot Be Jumped
Li Anchang sighed, he could already see Ding Cheng's hesitation, after all, he is someone who has seen big scenes, especially in Hollywood, no matter how good a director is, he is used to being rejected.

Since I came here, it’s good to make a good relationship, and I will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, so I relax and say: "So far, there is no theater that has the projection equipment that plays 4K + 3D + 120 frames!"

"On the contrary, in the mainland, nearly 30 theaters have reached the highest projection standard of 4K+3D+120 frames, the most in the world."

Ding Cheng nodded, obviously feeling the other party's abandonment, and relaxed, and suggested: "The soft science fiction concept of human cloning is not uncommon in Hollywood today, and the character setting of the desperate agent is not a big selling point even in China... …”

"An investment of more than 1 million US dollars may be a bit risky!"

Li An nodded, admiring Ding Cheng's frankness, Ding Cheng continued: "As for one person playing two roles, I have some experience."

"Shadow Chase?" Li An suddenly answered, "I've seen it, it's an excellent work!"

Ding Cheng was taken aback. Since the other party had seen it, he would share a lot of experience. Although there is no fate to cooperate this time, as a leading figure in Chinese films, he still does not want this work to encounter Waterloo again.

The most typical is to let the actors perform twice in the same scene, during which the camera positions, lighting, composition, etc. are kept the same, and then the actors change their costumes, move according to the marks on the ground and play another role, and finally achieve simultaneous appearances through post-production.

From Cheng Long's "Double Dragon Club" in 92, it was relatively early to use computer screen synthesis technology, allowing actors to play two roles, and finally presented in one screen.

One is good at fighting, the other is not, one is gentle and the other is reckless, and there are many scenes between himself and his opponent.

Even though the original technology was still a little blunt and there were many bugs, but in Hong Kong Island at that time, seeing two Cheng Long in a movie was still very amazing.

Mainland audiences are more familiar with the 92 classic TV series "Legend of the White Snake". In the last few episodes, the recognition scene where Xu Shilin's high school champion went to meet Xu Xian was also filmed in the same way.

When I was a kid, I was so shocked to see it!
With the continuous advancement of technology, the dream of digitally creating humans in movies is approaching step by step. The most significant progress is the birth and development of motion capture technology.

At the beginning, motion capture only realized a small number of special effects shots, such as the first movie "Total Recall" that used motion capture technology in 90, and a few seconds of Schwarzenegger passing through X-rays.

By Cameron's "Titanic" in 97, the CG character movement library was established with the help of motion capture technology, and "Final Fantasy" in 01 set a new milestone.

"The Lord of the Rings" created the famous motion capture character - Gollum.Since then, Andy Serkis has become No. 1 in motion capture, including the subsequent "King Kong" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series.

In 08, David Fincher used "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to try an old version of Brad Pitt's head. Cameron's "Avatar" in 09 further matured the motion capture technology.

The maturity of the capture technology is increasingly unable to meet the digital live-action needs of more and more ambitious directors.

So the 15-year-old "Terminator 5" realized Schwarzenegger's rejuvenation through CG. In the movie, there was a fight scene between the old version of himself and the young version of himself. Although it was very short, it has already burned a lot of money.

These use technical means to realize the reproduction or resurrection of real people to some extent, but they do not appear for a long time, often only for a few minutes or individual clips, and it is impossible to interact with real actors for a long time.

Until last year's "Alita", 7000 million U.S. dollars was abruptly created a super high imitation virtual person, with her as the protagonist to tell the story of the feature film, and live among the actors in the real world.

The result was a mess!
Facing this legendary director, Ding Cheng felt conflicted.Ang Lee has been regarded as a legend by countless people in his life.But the pain, maybe only he himself knows it well.

Looking back on his film career, it is destined to be his wandering career.Even he himself once recalled: In the eyes of Baodao people, he was regarded as a foreigner since he was a child...

In the eyes of Americans, he is a Chinese director who came to Hollywood to work hard...

In the eyes of mainlanders, they are the people of Baodao across the sea...

So no matter where you are,
No one can escape the fate of outsiders!

Such Ang Lee is undoubtedly lonely; and his movie kingdom is also unable to escape loneliness.Compared with the grand occasion when 3D technology was widely used in the whole world in just a few years, the world's acceptance of 120 frames is obviously much slower.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the only person in the world who has explored 120 frames. Even the sequel of "Avatar" by the technological madman Cameron only uses 48 frames per second.

When "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" was released three years ago, there were only two screens in the United States that could support the highest format. Today, that number is zero.

This is why no American company is willing to invest, but in the end it is the fellow Chinese who help pay the bill.

There is a saying that Ding Cheng can't spit out fast,
Why don't you continue to make literary films?

Even Brokeback Mountain,
I would also like to act!

Looking at the back of the old man leaving, I am full of respect in my heart. No matter how advanced the technology will be outdated, just like from silent films to sound films, from black and white films to color films...

In the process of changing film history, how many former pioneers are only experimental products of the times after all.Of course, there will be great winners. Ding Cheng sincerely hopes that he can become the pioneer of a new era.

I just can't help but feel bad,
He has always been serious about making movies, even if he is faced with a script like "Gemini Man" that is completely unsuitable for him, he is willing to spend so many years conscientiously.

But the biggest problem is that he is over sixty years old,

How long can we go on?
Because today's era is no longer a prosperous age where masters are born in large numbers. As the most internationally influential Chinese director who has won numerous awards, Ang Lee is not just staying in the 120-frame world with empty technology.

No matter how awesome you are, you have no obligation to make everyone responsible for a person's fantasy.

Ding Cheng heaved a long sigh. As a person of the same kind, he could feel the persistence of the old man. What's more, this is only the second part. I heard that there is a third part waiting?

I have filmed so many scenes, read countless scripts, and I don’t know if it’s because of my muscle training. My instincts are getting stronger and stronger, and I can often get an answer at the first glance.

It is also because of this that it has come to this day. It has basically never accepted bad movies and never lost money. This is also the main reason for its good reputation.

After all, movies are a money-burning art, and no one is willing to pay for the director's imagination. There is no absolute standard for any subject matter. Even niche suspense films can create box office miracles.

To put it bluntly, what the audience wants is very simple.
Just a wonderful good story.

(End of this chapter)