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The post-production of "Afterimage of Death" was troublesome.

Since it is a live-action movie, the later stage of this film is quite different from "The Witch's Journey". Most of the special effects are somewhat illusory.But it is not a particularly illusory movie. As a psychological horror film, it needs a lot of special effects assistance, but it is not a fantasy special effect.

In the movie, there is no supernatural phenomenon in the background of the story itself.Therefore, the unnatural influences actually come from the hallucinations of the characters, or suspicions and ghosts.This requires special effects to appear both real and unreal.

This contradictory requirement stumped the new art engineer.

This type of special effects particularly requires imagination, and how to combine real images with visual afterimages is also a problem.

After thinking for a long time, the artists could only consider using a few more image flashes.

I'm so tired, I might as well come to a fantasy blockbuster.

After the filming of "Afterimage of Death", Xingzhe conducted a test screening inside, and the effect can be said to be quite outstanding.Although Lin Zewen watched it several times during post-editing, but to be honest... the performance on the big screen is different.

Especially at this time, the techniques of body shape and one-way lens are used.

But after watching it, Xingze still held a small meeting to discuss and discuss the shooting method of the movie.Du Sitong said: "The movie is really interesting, and it works very well with the stereoscopic technology. But the whole body-length lens is still not suitable for viewing... The first few rows are okay, but the expressions and subtle movements in the last few rows look a little blurry. Live-action movies are different from animations, but we can still make the heroine fly around in the witch movie."

Tan Yuan nodded: "Originally our plan here is to use a flat screen to add close-ups, but "Afterimage of Death" uses too many places on the edge of the screen, and it is difficult to find the right time. Even if we can, it is a bit restrictive —Sure enough, it should be like another method that can expand the form of expression.”

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In this way, after everyone expressed their thoughts, Tan Yuan took a hand to record the opinions of all parties, intending to use it as the direction of the next meeting and technical adjustment.

Then Lin Shu talked about non-technical issues: "Although we haven't released it yet, the basic internal rules still need to be determined. Although there are no bloody and violent scenes in the afterimage of death, it is still a horror movie after all. Ticket sales Pay attention when you are here, minors are arranged in the back seats, and children under the age of 12 should not be put in."

Zheng Fangcheng agreed one by one.Lin Shu said again: "It's the same for those with heart disease. The reminder should be printed clearly on the receipt, and it should also be added on the poster."

Zheng Fangcheng continued to respond.

After a period of time like this, it was time for "Afterimages of Death" to continue to be released.

In fact, in terms of content, this story cannot be regarded as a horror film, but an ordinary drama film with revenge and punishment as the core.

The main character in this film is the setting of the boss behind the scenes. There are many in various games, but there are not many in TV dramas or movies.It is even rarer that the behind-the-scenes boss belongs to the righteous side.Lin Zewen grasped the plot well. Although the two sisters pretended to be gods and ghosts, every time they killed people, they were counter-kills, which is the so-called "justifiable self-defense", which at least guaranteed political correctness.

Afterimage of Death is not actually a literary film, it follows the route of a typical commercial film.From the beginning of the film, the beautiful heroine, the home suspected to be controlled by the stepmother, the repressed sisters and the sister who died at the beginning, seemed to have turned into a ghost returning.

Its structure follows a typical three-act structure from the beginning, and the story is also a happy ending that commercial films love.If there is any difference, it is that the final victory does not come from the good fortune of good returns, but from the wisdom and courage of the two sisters... This is probably the only point in the whole story that is not so "traditional".

In the movie, the two sisters are set with high IQs. The younger sister is a pharmacist, and the older sister is a movie prop maker, each with their own abilities.Du Sitong said with a smile afterwards: "I can see it. This story tells us that people have skills, and the success rate of cheating people is higher."

This is not a story of good over evil, this is a story of wisdom over evil.

After the movie was officially released, many people bought tickets just out of novelty—after all, "The Witch's Journey" has been shown for a while, and not everyone is interested in animated movies.

The poster on the movie is a bust of the heroine played by Tang Mengzhu and her younger sister. The two are sideways, facing each other across the title.The sister on the left is black and white, with empty eyes and expressionless face; while the sister on the right is expressive, with a look of fear and sadness, which is hard to guess.

With the background color of deep gradient, it looks very flavorful, and it is easy to convey the general style of the story to the audience.

Although many viewers watch [-]D movies just to see something fresh, they will not refuse richer choices or more interesting stories.

Thriller is a type of film that is easy to attract crowds, so many viewers soon began to walk into the screening hall, wanting to know what a three-dimensional thriller can look like.

And the facts did not disappoint them.

The light settings of stereoscopic theaters are far more abundant than those of flat movie theaters, and their forms of expression are also different.The light of traditional movies is combined with the picture from the beginning, but the light of stereoscopic projection is rendered separately.This makes the light of the picture particularly natural and realistic, and it is also particularly powerful.

After everyone entered the screening hall, they thought it was an ordinary horror story at first, but as time passed, everyone was attracted by the story.There is a big difference between the ghost on the screen and the ghost on the other side of the glass wall a few meters away.

When the heroine looked at the mirror, and a face with a distorted smile was reflected in the mirror, there were screams in the theater, and people who could hold back were startled.

Even men, there are always times when they can't help but throw themselves into the arms of their girlfriends (or boyfriends).In the three-dimensional projection hall, there was a strange scene in many shows of "Afterimages of Death" that day—there were obviously full seats, but there was often no one in the first row, empty as if they had been bitten by something.

But there are a bunch of people who have bought tickets, but they are not willing to watch from their own seats at all, preferring to run to the back and stand to watch.

This scene was ridiculed by the reporter, and even appeared in the newspaper.

Not long after the film was released, although not many people had seen it and there were geographical restrictions, it was quickly praised by many parties.A girl said with satisfaction that this is the aura that a horror movie should have. When watching it, her heart was plopping all over the place, and it couldn't be more praiseworthy.

However, some people also said that the film was well shot, and the only shortcoming was that it was not thrilling enough.It's not so much a thriller as it is a feature film with horror elements.

Although the evaluation is so polarized, most people still agree that it is a good film, and there are many evaluations on the Internet.Stereoscopic cinema is still a new thing, and for various reasons, there are strong regional restrictions.As a result, many people who have watched it have the opportunity to proudly show off their movie-watching experience on the Internet.

Many people said that they have decided to do a second brush.

This kind of evaluation inevitably makes many people mistakenly think that "Afterimage of Death" is really not very scary, and it is an excellent feature film.As a result, many men and women with advantageous geographical conditions booked tickets for the new film when they were free, planning to watch it when they had time.Because of such reviews, the movie halls were soon full, and the number of shows of "The Witch's Journey" was severely squeezed, and new films soon occupied most of the time.

Screening halls are almost hard to find.

Moreover, there is no way for this film to be stolen, and the source of the film cannot be found at all at night.

This is also a matter of course. At present, even home-use projection crystals are not popular yet, and the display methods of [-]D movies and flat movies are completely different. Even if someone steals the recording, unless it reshoots the [-]D movie and edits a flat version. Otherwise, due to the difference in viewing methods, the pirated films cannot even be watched at all.

Because of this upsurge, the popularity of [-]D movies gradually began to spread. Many people complained on the Internet that there is no corresponding screening hall in their city, which is very inconvenient.

Good reviews for "The Witch's Journey" and "Afterimage of Death" also spread.A well-known comment account on the Internet also wrote a comment on the two [-]D films, saying: "The new [-]D films still have many shortcomings, but they also have advantages that cannot be compared with traditional [-]D films. Two films, one animation and one thriller feature film, both took advantage of the advantages of playback equipment, but they didn't just rely on this advantage to become popular."

"Although these two films have taken advantage of new technology, they are phenomenal films that cannot be underestimated. Some people may think that my use of 'phenomenal level' is too exaggerated, because I have seen these two films so far. The number of people in the film is still relatively small. But if someone goes to Yanjing or the commercial street in Binhai now, they will find that the little black cloak has become a fashion. The release time of "Afterimage of Death" is still short, but I can predict it completely In the past two years, if you apply for the pharmacist exam or want to learn special makeup, the number of people who make movie props will increase by a few percentage points."

"Closer to the story, the story of "The Witch" is smooth, the characters are vivid, and its core idea is a bit deeper than ordinary commercial films, but it is much easier to understand than too many literary films. Not obsessed with the horror atmosphere itself, but very measured about the grievances and grievances of a wealthy family, and created several protagonists and supporting roles with their own contradictions. The directors of these two films are very good at constructing Goddess-level characters, "The Witch" is like this, and "Death" is also like this."

"In the same movie, some stories show that the protagonist is hateful, while others are cute. When Dan Lan was making "The Witch" and Lin Zewen was shooting "Death", they undoubtedly created cute characters. These two films The characters in this film have a common feature, that is, they like to face up to difficulties in the face of crisis, and they have an extremely optimistic spirit."

"'Never give up'... is a spirit of life that many movies like to instill in the audience. We have too many classic lines that can be used to illustrate this spirit. In "The Witch" and "Death", it is not used Lines like that try to convince the audience, but it really keeps showing up in every action of the characters."

"In "The Witch's Journey", the mountain city collapsed, and the heroine led the crowd to dig out the survivors. During the digging process, she was persuaded to 'give up' three times. The first time was when everyone's physical strength and magic power were exhausted. Sometimes, implying that the exhaustion of ability hinders people's progress. The heroine ignored the persuasion, indicating that she was not hindered by the limitations of the flesh. The second time was when the moon climbed into the evening sky, and the second female persuaded her, "It's already dark, It is impossible for anyone to live anymore', which means that the exhaustion of hope prevents the progress. The heroine stands up, swallows the bread and water and continues to dig, which means that the temporary rest gives her the courage to move forward again. The third time is The male protagonist's abandonment means that "time is passing, if you delay any longer, you will meet the wizard king's troops", the female protagonist kicks him to set a trap, and chooses to fight between fighting and fleeing. We have an old saying that nothing happens Third, in the movie, after three failures, the heroine digs out the dying little flying dragon from the ruins, and this opposite plot greatly strengthens the shaping of her character."

"There are many other similar episodes."

"In contrast, "Afterimage of Death" does not have a lot of intentions to express the optimism of the characters. Instead, it is calm and wise, but this is another form of 'never give up' spirit. In the hospital ward, Knowing that it would be easy to show flaws once she rescued her father, but the 'sister' did it anyway, and then she disguised the ward as an attack by evil spirits. Her calmness, boldness, intelligence, determination, and kindness... all inevitably arouse admiration .”

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Comments and reprints like this appeared one after another on the Internet, which quickly activated everyone's curiosity about these two movies.At this time, the restriction of the small number of screening halls came out, and many people wanted to see it but could not find the location where it was screened.

But all kinds of discussions are getting more and more heated.In fact, Xingzhe has no plan to build more stereoscopic theaters this year, because the funds needed to build a theater chain are too large, and Xingzhe itself has decided to focus on technology research and development and network platforms.

Then at this time, Xinggui received a special cooperation intention.