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Claire thought for a while, and then asked: "What is the latest technology of Light and Magic?"

Claire most wanted to know the latest development of Light & Magic's studio.Although there are many contacts in USC, the school's learning is still lagging behind.

With this kind of computer technology, you never know how many steps the outside technology companies are "leading" the school.

Dawn thought for a while: "Well...they've been busy with the source sequence recently."

Light & Magic invented a computer processing method called "source sequence" and applied it to the science fiction movie "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan".

Dawn rubbed his head: "I think you've been doing well recently."

"I've watched your movie too. "Frida" was shot very well. Why didn't Industrial Light & Magic do the special effects?"

Claire thought for a while: "Salma went to find Vita."

Dawn remembered George throwing him to Claire, and explained: "When George knew we knew each other, he always mentioned you in front of me, saying that I should learn from you."

Dawn was unhappy: "What do you want to learn? Do you sit in the first row every time?" He said he was not good every time.

Claire patted him on the shoulder: "You are still young."

"Hey, what's young?"

Dawn pouted dissatisfiedly: "We are the same age."

Claire said: "Lead the way quickly, didn't you say you want to show me the internal technology?"

"That's good." Dawn thought for a while, and according to George's instructions, brought Claire to the CG department.

Industrial Light & Magic is an American company with a bright style. The office space is large and open, and pets can be brought to work. The sports and leisure area has a variety of varieties. The whole building is full of CG models and hand-painted, as well as young artists in simple clothes and high spirits. .Claire can feel a very pure atmosphere, that is, youth, movies and dreams.

Dawn is very familiar with the company, which is why George asked him to explain.Just seeing the computers on each workbench, he explained to Claire as he walked: "George felt that the expensive IT infrastructure was outdated and even affected the output of his works, so he established a cooperation with Dell and purchased More than 200 Dell workstations, servers, etc. By transforming their existing data center, Dell has helped them improve the efficiency of lens production and the hours of rendering at night. The number of shots that the studio can produce per week is more than five times that of the original, And the hours of rendering jobs per night have nearly quadrupled.”

A few years ago, the studio could provide customers with no more than 200 shots per year. After cooperating with Dell, the studio can produce 1000 shots per year.

Originally, each wolf had only 200 million hairs, but after using Dell's workstation, each wolf had as many as 1000 million hairs.

He walked to the podium, then opened the ppt, and opened a model diagram for Claire to see:

"It's a hand drawing of the character Stained Glass Man."

Dawn continued: "If it is done, this will be the first computer-generated special effect of color characters in film history."

"You know it! In 1989, Light & Magic created the first computerized three-dimensional character in film history for the sci-fi classic "The Abyss", which laid a further foundation for the production of Master Yoda in "Star Wars Episodes"."

"The T2 we created in "Terminator 1000" became the first computer-generated protagonist in film history. The satirical comedy "Leap of Longevity" brought Light and Magic the fifth Oscar, because Light and Magic used a computer for the first time Simulates human skin successfully."

"In "Jurassic Park", for the first time in film history, there are characters created by digital technology that can breathe and have real skin, muscles and action textures."

Dawn is a little proud.This is ILM.This is Industrial Light and Magic.

Characters with real skin and action textures?Claire was intrigued.

Dawn changed another picture, which is a still photo of Star Wars, and said: "It is the first time in "Star Wars" that the high-tech is presented in a realistic sense. The surface of the spaceship is bumpy, and various creatures wearing all kinds of old weapons gathered in the bar... The audience can feel a sense of intimacy and presence at once."

Ridley Scott admitted that "Star Wars" "let me finally understand how to make the future have texture."He later filmed "Alien" and "Blade Runner" in this way. The dilapidated future city in "Blade Runner" has now become a design classic in the history of film.

Dawn took a sip of water, because he also participated in Star Wars, and said: "This time, 1650 people were also called together to create Star Wars. There are 65 characters played by real actors and 42 characters created by computers. The company A quarter of the supervisors are used to share responsibility for the film at the same time. Each supervisor is responsible for multiple shots of action and visual effects. In the end, in the film, the lightsaber fight is upgraded again, and the war scene of the big scene is also Unprecedented magnificence, a large number of aircraft that have never appeared on the screen quickly appeared on the stage, and there were also refreshing shots of large warships shooting each other."

Dawn kept switching the pictures on the screen, and the special effects were dazzling.

Dawn and Claire explained the principle: "Looking at these two pictures, one is a real shot scene, and the other is a scene shown in a movie. In fact, it is an ordinary street, but through digital matte painting, it is Many sci-fi elements can be added in it, such as viaducts in the air, futuristic tall buildings towering in the distance, etc.”

Then we talked about sensors: "The performance of clothes with sensors requires actors to have extremely rich imagination. They often wear a bodysuit with many sensors buried outside the clothes, and then perform the role they play. After transmission, the computer will carry out post-processing. The streets of the future world are all drawn."

Just like now, there are many best-selling movies in the world that could not have been made even ten years ago, such as "The Avengers", "Rejuvenation" and "Pi". No matter how wonderful the script is, it can only be locked in the studio drawer. Ash.It is the visual effects that carry the human imagination and expand the boundaries of the film.

Dawn said it well.Detailed and easy to understand.

At this moment, Claire seemed to think of something, and suddenly said, "Wait."

Dawn stopped to put down the ppt and asked, "What's wrong?"

Claire yelled to stop him, real and textured skin, future streets, special sensor effects, sci-fi elements, and aircraft.

Something came to mind.

She is getting more and more excited.

The adrenaline was a little soaring, and some inexplicable longing appeared in the blue eyes.

"Then we

Is it possible

shoot that? "

Dawn saw that she was a little abnormal, and asked a little strangely: "Which one?"

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At this moment, in a certain country on the other side of the ocean, Sato worked overtime until late like every day before, and then had to choose to take the last tram home.

After taking off his suit, he hung the clothes in the cabinet, poured a cup of tea in the living room, and then sat down at the computer desk.

Although I have been busy for a long time, I still can't forget one thing.

The habit developed from middle school has been preserved until now.He turned on the second channel on the computer, entered the discussion area of ​​his favorite anime, and fell into deep thought.Because he saw the top questions on the front page.

"How to Deeply Understand Attack in the Shell? "

There are many long text answers below.

Sato thought for a long time, and the heat of the tea had disappeared, but in the end he could only type on the keyboard:

"What am I?"

"The body can be replaced, the memory can be tampered with, and the mind can be deceived, and the ghost is in the fog. The world of the shell gives people an indifferent and deep sense of anxiety."

"Ghost in the Shell."

Then he looked at the latest news at home and abroad.Among them is a special introduction to the Oscars that have just ended.

He found nothing in it that attracted him.So I finished my tea and started to do unfinished work.

At two o'clock in the morning, the work was over, he went to bed after washing up, and the bookshelf beside the bed was his favorite place to stop.

At a glance, the most striking thing is a row of discs.

All kinds.Variety.

But he only had one on the bedside table.This is a group photo of "Public Security Nine Classes".

Before going to bed, he would carefully look at the cover, and then put it away neatly.

Then climbed into bed, covered the quilt, and then looked up at the ceiling. In the dark night, the room illuminated by the neon lights outside the window was like day.This is the central area of ​​the city, every inch of land is expensive, and the flow of people is surging.

He continued to stare at the ceiling.

long time.

What am I?

who am I?

He still thinks about this question, just like when he was in middle school, he thinks about it every day, every day, without interruption.

Although he answered fluently, he didn't understand.Every day, I don't understand.

However, this question is philosophically strange.Like every night before, no results.He finally rolled over, fell asleep, and had work tomorrow.

Just like every day before.