Chapter 79: Industrial Light & Magic
Discussions on the Internet are abuzz, and curiosity about "Blood in the End" is getting higher and higher as time goes by.
The fragmented videos and pictures taken by many netizens can only quench their thirst, and the CCTV recording channel also accidentally shot some clips.
To be famous, both topicality and quality are indispensable. Now that topicality exists, it depends on quality.
Taking advantage of this wave of discussion, the first episode of "Blood and Peace" was launched with everyone's attention.
The episode is not long, just over 20 minutes. However, the promotion was so good that many people watched it. As soon as the first episode was aired, there were forums discussing the first episode.
This is a semi-documentary format, with professors also commenting and actors simulating.
The initial discussion was all about the shooting effect, and everyone was shocked by the effect of the holographic projection!
[It’s so beautiful, it really lives up to expectations, the effect of holographic projection is really amazing!]
[The scene is so realistic, recreating the ancient battlefield!]
[Made with conscience! I hope others can learn from it.]
[Citi has special effects, we in China have origins and have holographic projectors! The effects are much better than special effects!]
[It’s so bloody! It truly restores the cruelty of the Battle of Changping.]
[It’s the first time I’ve seen such a huge formation, it’s so awesome! The origin technology is really awesome!]
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Slowly, everyone was attracted by the plot of "Blood in Changping". The charm of the documentary was slowly accepted by everyone. They discussed the significance of the Battle of Changping and the battle experience of the Qin and Zhao armies. As a commentator, through
The television media presented the content of the military geographical features involved to everyone, allowing everyone to understand that there once was such an earth-shattering war on the land of China.
However, the special effects team and company far away in Citi were not in such a good mood at this time.
Industrial Light & Magic, which ushered in a new era of special effects with "Star Wars" and became the "leader" in film special effects, was also holding a meeting at its headquarters in California at this time.
To this day, Industrial Light and Magic still represents the top production level in the world's film special effects industry, and its technical achievements are unparalleled.
In those days, special effects "departments" were rare in Hollywood.
When Star Wars was first filmed, the people who made up "Industrial Light and Magic" could be called "three religions and nine streams". Some were engaged in architecture, some were in modeling, some were in advertising, and some were in mechanical design. There was almost no one.
Working in movies. But there are also advantages: this energetic group is full of hippie spirit and completely escapes the restrictions of the system.
To date, Industrial Light & Magic has provided visual effects production services for more than 300 films.
It can be said that from 1975 to the present, the development of Industrial Light and Magic is the history of the development of modern special effects, and it is well-deserved to be the world's number one in the field of special effects.
But if you step into the conference room today, you will definitely be surprised. The entire conference room is filled with smoke, making it difficult to open your eyes. This is an unprecedented situation.
Brightman, who is sitting in the first seat, is the general manager of the company. The projector behind him is playing the first episode of "The Great War" that has just been screened. A layman can watch the excitement, but an expert can watch the door.
At this time, seeing the finished film, a group of company executives and technical staff looked gloomy.
Especially since I heard that Origin’s holographic projection only took three days from production to application!
Three days is enough for what? Even if Industrial Light and Magic comes, at most it can set a goal for a movie? Maybe the special effects director and the art director discuss a certain action?
It’s impossible to make anything of practical significance anyway!
"I think Origin Company must be spreading rumors! How could it be possible to create such a grand scene in three days!" A special effects director took a puff of a cigar and gritted his teeth, as if the cigar was Origin Company!
"This is meaningless. If you spread rumors, you will only be more passive when they are exposed later. No one is stupid enough to do such a thing that is harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself!"
Brightman's figure was a little blurry in the smoke, but his affirmative tone made everyone suffocate again, and the conference room fell into dead silence again.
The current special effects industry is full of competition and the market competition is fierce, which reminds everyone of the once-famous digital field.
When the digital field was founded by Cameron, it was second only to the Industrial Light and Magic special effects company. Even Industrial Light and Magic did not dare to ignore the three-dimensional technology research in the digital field. Its digital synthesis software Numk can produce dynamic or static image effects. In "
In "Titanic", this technology was used to recombine the model ship and the matte painting of the background to create a magnificent landscape of sailing on the sea.
But later when Cameron left, special effects expert Winston and others left. He had produced special effects for science fiction blockbusters such as "Transformers 3" and "Avengers". It has more than 300 experienced special effects artists and a 13,000-square-meter studio.
, still went bankrupt in September 2012, which has to be lamented.
Now, for example, Weta Digital has the Massive program, which allows a large number of independent characters to move independently according to pre-set rules. This New Zealand visual effects company became famous with the success of the "Lord of the Rings" series. It has won four times
Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
This special effects company, which started from a small workshop, has become the number one competitor of Industrial Light and Magic. It once collaborated with Industrial Light and Magic on "Avatar" to produce special effects.
So Brightman has always been wary of this company.
Others, such as Sony Imaging Studio with its "performance capture" technology system, esite with digital color processing technology, etc., are all opponents that cannot be underestimated.
Industrial Light & Magic relies on its world-leading technology to dominate the visual effects field. It seems to have unlimited success, but it has never dared to stop. Once it loses its technological dominance, Blaney can imagine what Industrial Light & Magic will do.
Steps into the digital realm…
The emergence of Origin's holographic projector now challenges its position as the world's number one special effects company, because whether it is processing time or effects, no matter how you look at it, Origin's holographic projector is slightly better! How can we not let the people from Industrial Light and Magic
fear.
"Gentlemen, what should we do? We can't keep wasting it like this, right?" the deputy manager asked anxiously.
"Go to China!" Brightman stood up with a decisive tone. Things will only get worse if we delay any longer. Now we can only go to China to seek cooperation or technical support from Origin Company!
"Is it necessary to go to China?" The deputy manager frowned, somewhat disagreeing with Brightman's opinion. In his mind, China has always been a backward country, but they were lucky enough to create a holographic projector.
Citigroup will definitely be able to crack it. When the time comes, they will only need to acquire this technology themselves. Are they still afraid of a fledgling origin?
"Idiot!" Brightman roared in his heart and almost blurted out. How could the assistant manager not count yet? How long had it been since he was still thinking about that unrealistic thing?
"Bill from Microsoft went to China in person to seek cooperation! Now if you look at Microsoft and then Apple, don't you understand?"
Chapter completed!