Chang Hongsong and Xiao Yang looked at the concept drawing carefully. Although Tang An's art skills were average, he could at least tell them what it was. It had everything it needed, and it wasn't a work of art.
Tang An was not in a hurry, he leaned on the chair with his legs crossed and waited.
After three or four minutes, they exchanged the drawings and put them down after another few minutes.
The two looked at each other and Chang Hongsong said.
"Mr. Tang, your drawing is very intuitive. We immediately had a three-dimensional image in our minds."
Chang Hongsong praised again, this is not a photo shoot, these pictures are definitely not beautiful.
But Tang An has been a director for so many years and has seen countless art drawings. The most basic thing is to let others know what you are drawing.
Otherwise, no matter how gorgeous or well-painted it is, it will be of no use and you won’t even take a look at it.
"Mr. Tang, this shouldn't be a powered armor, right? Hollywood science fiction movies should rarely use mechas like this." Chang Hongsong first raised his own question.
Xiao Yang immediately answered, "This should be similar to the exoskeleton in "Special Forces", but it's a little different."
Compared to Chang Hongsong, who is switching to management, Xiao Yang knows a little better.
Tang An nodded, "Yes, this is an exoskeleton. It's a little different from "Special Forces" released in the summer."
Tang An took one of the drawings and began to talk about his thoughts, "The exoskeleton is not a power armor. A very important reason is that it has a highly modular main skeleton. The suit shown in this picture is flexible and can carry armaments.
There is a relatively balanced relationship with defense, focusing on protecting parts such as the torso, forearms, and legs that are more important for combat. This concept comes from the cuirassiers of the queuing and shooting era. In order to increase flexibility, they
Only some of the main torso was protected."
Chang Hongsong and the others nodded. Judging from the drawings, this was not an iron mantle that covered the whole body like Iron Man. No one could be seen, but it protected some key parts.
Xiao Yang asked again, "If you are fighting alien creatures, even if you are hit elsewhere, you will be seriously injured."
"Mr. Xiao is right, but if you want to cover the entire body, you lose flexibility. The mecha worn by the soldier is mainly to protect him from being attacked and to continue fighting, rather than to stand there and take advantage of the upper body.
It is utopian to pursue the defensive power of Tony Stark when attacking an artifact that remains unscathed for hours.”
"This is a design issue, and it's also related to the plot. You two don't have to worry about this." Tang An said with a smile.
Since it was related to the plot, Xiao Yang said nothing more.
Tang An continued, "Then comes the attack method. The main weapons used for the firing effect are gunpowder and Gaussian propulsion. Its fire control system and weapon safety are integrated into the handle of the forearm weapon rack, and some are operated by buttons."
"It's at this location." Tang An pointed to the arm on the drawing and said.
"Four firing points that can fire simultaneously: firearms with two-hand components, weapons stored in the telescopic robotic arm on the back, small-caliber guns and guided rocket nest groups."
In the movie, these soldiers are similar to paratroopers who land behind enemy lines. They do not have the support of armored vehicles and artillery, and they focus more on individual combat capabilities.
In addition, the distance of the firefight with the alien tentacle monster is within 200 meters, which has determined the principle of carrying firearms in the exoskeleton: the more guns and ammunition the better, and the more intense the firepower in the same period of time, the better.
"What style do these weapons use?" Chang Hongsong asked.
Tang An thought about it and said, "Using the top-notch equipment of the same type in our country as a prototype, it looks more lethal and mysterious. You can make several more plans. I will take a look at the three-dimensional diagram when it comes out.
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Chang Hongsong nodded, "No problem."
Nowadays, when advertising, you have to make several plans, let alone something so important.
"The weapons on the back robotic arms must be able to fire non-directly. When using them, they do not affect the free movement of the hands. The weapons on both arms use magazines, but the process of changing the magazines is automatic. They are bound to the rotorcraft as a turret.
Use ammunition belts to feed ammunition. Spare ammunition, PDW such as pistols and grenades are stored in the inner tactical vest and leg sleeves."
"These two sets are somewhat different from the standard set. One set does not have weapon racks for both hands and supporting firearms, and the armor plates on the legs are fewer than the standard style. The other set is thicker and has larger machine guns and artillery."
This is the one for the heroine. People use ship-cutting knives, so they have to be flexible.
The other set is thick and provides heavy fire support. These exoskeleton soldiers are in a team of ten, and each team is equipped with a heavy weapons hand.
The price of the thick armored cannon is slow movement. The first teammate to receive lunch in the movie was wearing this heavy armored suit and failed to avoid the downed gyrocopter after successfully airborne. He was smashed alive.
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It took a whole morning, until after one o'clock in the afternoon, for Tang An to explain clearly his thoughts and all the characteristics of the exoskeleton, mimicry's attack methods, and characteristics.
Although the appearance of special effects is enough, it can only be done well if you fully understand it.
Chang Hongsong looked at the time and realized that it was past lunch time. He quickly said apologetically, "Mr. Tang, it's getting late. I've made a reservation at a nearby hotel. Why don't we go have dinner first."
"That's fine." Tang An nodded.
I haven't felt anything since I've been talking about it all morning, and I felt a little hungry when I stopped.
Went to a hotel next door, a four-star hotel, which was pretty decent.
After two bites, you still have to talk about things. In China, there is no way to concentrate on eating while talking about work.
"Mr. Pang, the exoskeleton mecha must be made first, what will be used for this shooting, and the subsequent shot scripts. After you calculate the specific time, cost, and what hardware and software are needed, you can make your own decisions. In this regard, you
It's professional. If the funds are not enough, Director Wang, Mr. Chen and I can invest a little more."
Tang An didn't say that he paid special effects fees in advance before the project started. He's not a bad person.
The company's start-up capital was insufficient, so they just increased investment and increased their own shares. In the end, the profits from special effects fees were not divided among their shareholders.
"No problem, Mr. Tang. In the afternoon, I will have people make three-dimensional models first and make a few more. After Mr. Tang decides, he will immediately start making exoskeleton mechas to ensure that they meet your requirements." Chang Hongsong agreed immediately.
There is nothing we can do about this. We have technology but no capital. If the company wants to develop, it must accept external funds, and it is inevitable that their shares will be diluted.
Otherwise, by the time you develop slowly, others in your industry will have already stepped ahead of you.
Any fool knows how to choose between 5% of Tengxun's shares and 100% of the shares of a small company.
Tang An also said that Ye Jintian will come over tomorrow as the film's art director to study with them.
After all, the things you make still have to be photogenic. They may be handsome in person, but they won’t look that good on camera.
The crew is always a unit, and photography, lighting, art, props, and makeup must all coordinate with each other.
After dinner, we went back to Tiangong Yicai and had a chat with the designer who created the three-dimensional images.
By the time those sets of exoskeleton mechas are almost finished, his storyboards, actors and other preparations should be ready.
After leaving Tiangong Yicai, we went home directly. We will go to Huayi tomorrow to ask Chen Guofu to help find the location.
Most of the scenes in this movie were shot in real life, and actors had to be found first to let them get used to the exoskeleton.