Movie Master

The picture rises slowly, from a horizontal view to a downward view, and the light raindrops fall down densely, and ripples bloom in the stagnant water, reflecting the cloudy sky, and the whole world is plunged into boundless darkness .

Josh knelt down on the ground, hugged Kate tightly in his arms, his warm body lost temperature little by little, and the gorgeous and wanton red dress gradually calmed down, as if life was slowly easing Disappeared, the flamboyant and magnificent mermaid skirt bloomed proudly in the torrential rain like a sunset glow, bursting out the last remaining vitality, and then gradually returned to loneliness. Josh held the pistol in his left hand and placed it lightly on the sky-filled red. The quiet but sharp silver and the dots of diamonds on the skirt complemented each other.

Beautiful composition, beautiful colors, beautiful lens! Everything is so perfect.

This is a comic created by Frank, and it is his famous work. He knows every detail of the story very well. Totally won over Frank.

After reading the materials and shot drawings submitted by Cole, Frank knew that Lance was a talented director, and he almost moved the comics of Sin City to the screen in a true and complete way—here What I'm talking about is not adaptation but interpretation. Lance uses visual art to fully interpret the distinctive style of comics, which is really eye-catching.

However, shot-by-shot drawing is still a sketch after all, and no matter how obvious the visual impact is, it is still very limited. What's more, Frank himself is a master of cartoons, and those sketches are still too amateurish and immature in his opinion. Therefore, Frank came here today with some curiosity and a little provocation. On the one hand, he was curious about the blueprint of the story constructed by Lance, and on the other hand, he wanted to tell Lance condescendingly that adapting comics to movies is not that simple—and it’s still Sin City.

Now, Frank was speechless. He opened his mouth, raised his head and looked at Lance, only to see a pair of calm eyes—the reason for his calm was not because he stayed out of the matter, but because of the strong self-confidence in his heart. Possess confidence, without arrogance, without complacency, without domineering, but with firmness that cannot be refuted. Frank wanted to say something, but found that his brain was completely in a state of shutdown. In the end, he could only look back at the screen again, put on another earplug, and click the play button.

Watching it again weakened the novelty of watching the movie for the first time, but the shocking effect was more obvious, because Frank could notice details that he didn't notice the first time. It is an out-and-out comic method, which has truly evolved the visual and light effects in the original comics of Sin City into reality, and Lance has also injected his own characteristics.

For example, the way the two actors perform.

Frank couldn't believe it. What appeared on the screen were two vases of Josh and Kate—these two actors were almost criticized by countless people for their stifled acting skills. The retro charm of the golden age has become glamorous against the backdrop of black and white images, and the deduction and interpretation between gestures and gestures have an indescribable charm.

Frank didn't know what acting was all about, and he didn't know how to present a good performance, but he knew that Josh and Kate could easily present the nature of the characters, and he could even visualize the characters in his mind. Describe the stories behind the two characters, one is the romantic and suave young master Pian Pian, but a cold-blooded killer, just like the evil James Bond; Stand up to those powerful forces that oppress you...

There is no need for explanation at all, the image of the character has already emerged. If this isn't good acting, then Frank doesn't know what the critics are asking for. More importantly, this video is only three minutes long. In just three minutes, Lance has completed such a huge project—not only making the comics real, not only stylizing the images, but also giving the characters vitality. I can't wait to see the story behind... What happened in this city shrouded in boundless darkness?

So, how did you do it? After watching the video for the third time, Frank couldn't bear the excitement and turmoil in his heart. He took off his earplugs and asked directly.

Green screen, then add a high-definition digital camera, and finally the special effects department added comic patterns to the background. Lance did not hide anything, and simply stated the shooting method.

Frank found that he had no idea about these things, and could only look at Lance dumbfounded, You can do this? Meaning, can such an effect be achieved with the method Lance said?

Lance nodded, Yes, each frame is painted in the way of painting to preserve the comic style to the greatest extent, but it is interpreted in the way of a movie. Lance clicked the play button, using the video as a model, Explained, In the movie, all the scenes will follow the style of the comics, and the character design will be redesigned based on the comics, trying to find a balance between reality and comics as much as possible.

There was excitement in Frank's eyes, So, you plan to shoot the entire movie in black and white.

This is the goal. Lance played back the part where Kate's skirt fluttered, We will deliberately destroy the physical phenomena of reality in some parts, especially in some fighting scenes, where the entire head may be blown off with one punch, and then Or he was kicked away with one kick... This kind of plot is often seen in Japanese manga, so Lance is no stranger, his explanation made Frank chuckle, and then created a A sense of absurdity, but the overall sense of reality.

In fact, Lance has also tried this method in Murder with a Borrowed Knife. This kind of fuzzy feeling between reality and illusion will produce a sense of absurdity in the process of watching movies, and it is impossible to distinguish the difference between reality and movies. The difference is that in Murder with a Borrowing Knife, the reality is greater than the illusion, but in Sin City, the illusion will be greater than the reality.

It's like a cartoon! Frank understood Lance's intention at once.

It's like a cartoon. Lance nodded in affirmation, and then returned his gaze to the screen, We will shoot in color, and then remove the color in post-production and turn it into a black and white image. In this way, The color can be returned to the picture at any time, according to our requirements. Lance's detailed explanation made Frank stand up excitedly, his eyes lit up, as if nerds came to Comic Con.

So, the yellow bastard's skin can be mustard yellow, the kind of mustard yellow that is so bright and disgusting. Frank felt like a big explosion happened in his mind, and countless inspirations collided, Then when he was beaten into a ball When making meat sauce, there is a disgusting yellow slurry on the ground! Frank raised his right hand suddenly, Even his internal organs are yellow! We can dig out his internal organs and express his in this way The feeling of being corrupted from the inside out, even his soul has become filthy.

Lance quickly recorded Frank's inspiration on the laptop, and added, Or someone is always black and white, but when he is in extreme pain, his blood will return to bright red, just like a close-up of color!

Frank nodded his chin quickly, Yes, and in the movie, Goldie can use real skin color and blond hair, as if... Frank seemed to be too excited to express it, trying hard to express it, but But he was stuck abruptly, and Lance took over the conversation, It's as if she is a beautiful existence different from this black and white world, so beautiful that she doesn't exist at all.

It's like heaven! Frank grabbed Lance's shoulder excitedly, shook it vigorously, couldn't help but started to pace back and forth by the bar, his focused eyes were shining with incomparable light, as if the destruction of the world could not affect him general thoughts.

After Lance quickly recorded all the inspirations, Frank finally returned to the bar again, looking at the countless inspirations on the screen, browsing greedily and excitedly. Then, he heard Lance's voice come over again, I want to make color a powerful narrative tool, and even hide emotions, stories, and souls in it, and affect it with a strong visual impact. Every audience watching the movie.

Frank jumped up again, raised his right hand high in the air, and then looked at Lance with bright eyes. Lance knew that Frank was asking him to high-five together, but this was really not something he would do. Lance could only avoid Frank's sight and pretended to continue typing on the computer, but Frank was obviously unwilling to give up. He lifted his foot and kicked Lance's stool, forcing Lance to raise his head again. He even looked at his raised right hand with his eyes, giving an obvious signal.

Lance felt helpless for a while, he could only extend his right hand, and slowly greeted him, intending to be perfunctory. But Frank didn't care about it at all. He pulled his right hand back, making a gesture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, and finally hit Lance's right hand hard, making a crisp sound. It's not over yet...

Frank jumped up excitedly and shouted loudly, Whoa! Whoa! and started circling around the bar, causing the whole bar guests to boo.

What about the light? How do you use the light? Frank trotted all the way back to the bar and said excitedly, but Lance was typing and recording in front of the computer at this time, and did not answer in time, which made Frank take He picked up the beer and drank it in a big gulp to relieve the dryness of his throat. He didn't want to finish it in one breath, so he handed the beer glass to Joe.

Joe put the beer glass under the barrel, turned on the tap, and said with a smile, It seems that you are satisfied enough to be on fire.

Originally, it was just a joke, but it made Frank's excitement pause a little, and he stood there a little awkwardly.