The Best Entertainment Era

Many people from Weta Studios were mobilized to the Avatar project department. The special effects personnel brought by James Cameron himself were more involved in coordinating and coordinating work, rather than being directly responsible for special effects production.

The young Neil Blomkamp Neil still serves as the crew's deputy director of visual effects.

The work ended early that day, and James Cameron was in a good mood. He revealed to several of his cronies that investor Ronan Anderson would come to Wellington, New Zealand soon. Two capital investments of up to 50 million US dollars.

If Avatar wants to achieve the ideal shooting effect, the only way to go is to burn money.

Hearing that Ronan Anderson was coming to Wellington, Neil Blomkamp could not help but have some thoughts, but seeing James Cameron and thinking of his kindness to him, he felt that this matter was the most important thing. Good to say hello to James Cameron in advance.

James Cameron has never restricted his subordinates to start a business. If he can get his support and recommendation, Ronan Anderson will also pay attention to it.

Seeing that James Cameron had left the office and was about to return to the hotel after get off work, Neil Blomkamp Neil quickly followed.

What's the matter, Neil? James Cameron looked behind him curiously: What's the matter?

Neil Blomkamp Neil scratched his head and said, It's something.

James Cameron appreciates Neil Blom Camp Neal, otherwise he would not let a young man under the age of 30 become the deputy of the visual effects department of the crew.

He stopped: If you have something to say, just say it.

Neil Blomkamp Neil said with an embarrassed smile: I mentioned it to you last time, last year I made a science fiction short film about aliens.

James Cameron remembers, saying, The Alien in Johannesburg?

Unexpectedly, James Cameron still remembered, and Neil Blomkamp Neil hurriedly said: Yes, that's it. Knowing that James Cameron was short on time, he asked directly: Boss, can you spare the time? A little time, help me watch this movie?

Yes. James Cameron admired Neil Blomkamp Neal, and his own experience made him naturally support his subordinates to start a business: Neil, do you have other ideas?

Neil Blomkamp Neil did not hide: After finishing the short film, I had the urge to make a feature film. Once this idea appeared, I couldn't suppress it anymore. Before you called us into the crew , I finished the script and some related designs.”

Having said that, he scratched his head again in embarrassment: Just now you said that Ronan Anderson would come, so I wondered if I could find a chance to show him my short film and script...

James Cameron showed a kinder smile on his serious face. After all, this is the young man he discovered firsthand: Let's go, let's find a place to watch your video.

Neil Blomkamp Neil carried the CD with the short film with him. This is Weta Studios, and the most indispensable thing is the playback equipment.

In less than ten minutes, James Cameron finished watching Neil Blom Campnell's science fiction short film.

Although it is very rough and the degree of completion is not high, the short film is well shot and very thoughtful. James Cameron asked directly: Are you reflecting South Africa's apartheid policy?

Neil Blomcamnier said: Yes,

Not only South Africa, I think the apartheid policy existing in human society is a cancer.

James Cameron patted him on the shoulder: Ronan will come tomorrow afternoon, and you will be with me then.

Neil Blomkamp was overjoyed instantly, and quickly said, Okay, okay...

Bring your script and proposal. James Cameron, considering that Neil Bloom Campnell has been following him since the post-production of Titanic, has served him for seven or eight years in a blink of an eye , this kind of small thing that is just recommended to him by the way is nothing: Neil, be well prepared. Impressing Ronan Anderson is not as easy as the outside world makes it sound.

People outside are saying that Ronan Anderson appreciates and likes to promote newcomers, but James Cameron has dealt with Ronan Anderson a lot, and he can see this so-called rumor very clearly: that newcomer and new project can impress Ronan Anderson, for one reason only, Ronan Anderson can see profit prospects from it.

Otherwise, let alone his recommendation, even the recommendation of Ronan Anderson's best friend Tom Cruise will not work.

In the afternoon of the second day, Ronan arrived in Wellington on time, put his luggage at the hotel, and immediately brought relevant financial and assistant personnel to the Weta studio to meet James Cameron.

Weta Studio is not so much a company as a big factory. Most of the studio is a special effects studio converted from a factory building. For the filming of King Kong, all the relevant special effects were produced here.

Accompanied by James Cameron and other crew members, the investor Ronan walked into the already built special effects studio.

As soon as he entered, Ronan saw a familiar figure, Jessica Alba, wearing a motion capture suit, was doing some strange movements in front of the camera according to Andy Serkis' request.

Ronan is a layman for motion capture, and he can't see the way.

James Cameron introduced: The crew is working on the 3D modeling of the Na'vi. He saw Ronan looking curiously at Jessica Alba and said, I found Jessica. , to help the crew test the 3D model of the motion capture system.”

Ronan nodded slightly, and asked, Are you going to cast Ms. Alba as the heroine?

James Cameron shook his head: It has not been confirmed yet, Jessica is only responsible for testing the model system.

Ronan didn’t say any more. James Cameron and Jessica Alba have a good relationship. It’s not a secret in Hollywood. There will also be a reunion with James Cameron.

Even, when preparing for the sequel of Avatar, the reunion of James Cameron and Jessica Alba also aroused speculation about Jessica Alba's role in this series.

There are also rumors that there is ambiguity between James Cameron and Jessica Alba.

Ronan was the first to disbelieve this rumor, and the possibility is infinitely close to zero.

Perhaps, in the eyes of most people, Jessica Alba is a very beautiful woman regardless of the east or the west.

But in the eyes of James Cameron, Jessica Alba is also commonplace.

Those who know a little bit about James Cameron can easily find that Jessica Alba does not conform to James Cameron's usual aesthetics at all.

To put it simply, Jessica Alba's facial contours are too soft, not square enough, and the lines are not tough enough; her body is too slender and not strong enough...

After watching around the crew, the people around him gradually dispersed. James Cameron suddenly said, Ronan, do you have time? I'll show you a sci-fi short film.

Ronan was curious: What short science fiction film?

Because of James Cameron's great reputation, Ronan naturally attaches great importance to it.

James Cameron beckoned over to a young man and said, This is my assistant, Neil Blomcamnier, who made a short sci-fi film that spawned a feature film. Plan, I don't know if you are interested?

The one recommended by James Cameron is definitely not rubbish. Ronan glanced at the very strange young man in front of him and said, The one you recommended is unusual. Of course I want to see it.

Neil Blomkamp Neil received a signal from James Cameron, and hurried forward to introduce himself: Hello, Mr. Anderson, I am Neil Blomkamp Neil, from South Africa, currently in The crew assisted James with some of the VFX work.

Ronan shook hands with him and said, Nice to meet you.

Neil Blomkamp Neil didn't talk too much, he closed the curtains in the office, opened the projection equipment he had prepared before, and played his sci-fi short film he shot last year.

James Cameron just made an excuse and got out of here.

He is only responsible for referrals.

That's hard to come by.

Ronan's attention was also focused on the short video, especially when he saw the aliens appearing, he couldn't help frowning slightly. This alien, like a prawn or an arthropod, naturally carried an inexplicable sense of joy.

It seems to have seen it somewhere?

Of course, he has never seen aliens. He may only have seen aliens imagined by humans through film and television works or other pictures and other materials.

In the United States, there are many rumors about Area 51. A very large number of people have always believed that the American government has absolutely concealed the truth. In a hidden area of ​​a certain state, there must be a facility to hide the truth about aliens...

The short film is very short, only a little over six minutes, but the plot and theme are very clear. It tells the story of a group of aliens who came to the earth because of accidents, and were arranged to live in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a result, they continued to conflict with the local residents. In the end, the government had no choice but to enclose and isolate aliens, and set up special temporary residences for aliens.

Even if he doesn't know much about South Africa, Ronan can tell that this young man from South Africa is clearly reflecting South Africa's apartheid policy through short videos.

Having said that, a country like South Africa is even more wonderful than the United States.

Ronan has never been there, but I heard Charlize Theron mention that, according to South African Diamonds, her country's economic situation and social security seem to have become worse than when she was a child.

At the end of the short film, Ronan looked at Neil Blomkamp Neil and said, A very thoughtful short film.

Neil Blomkamp Neil quickly sent the prepared script and proposal.