Chapter 557 Newton's coffin board can't hold it anymore! (6000-character chapter)
The Vatnajökull glacier near the town of Hepburn in southeastern Iceland is the second largest glacier in the world. Yesterday, Tang An and the actors arrived at the town of Hepburn in the south, which is also where the crew is based.
After jet lag, we headed to the glacier early in the morning under the leadership of a local guide.
"Wow, it's so spectacular. How could there be such a place on earth!"
As soon as he approached the glacier, Yang Mi couldn't help but exclaimed as he looked out the window, his face full of excitement.
"What's all the fuss about? You can go to Antarctica another day and have a look." Tang An, who was looking down at the storyboard, replied angrily.
"But you can't see this kind of scenery in China. It's much more beautiful than the glaciers in China."
Yang Mi didn't take it seriously. The closer he got to the glacier, the more excited he became, until the car drove onto the world's third largest glacier at 1,500 meters.
"It's really a glacier. Most of the many glaciers in China are snow-capped mountains, but none of them are like this."
Yang Mi got out of the car and took two steps, stamped his feet and jumped twice.
"It's true. I've been to the large glacier that seals Tanggula Mountain. It's a big snow mountain. There's really no such thick ice layer. And it's said that this glacier is full of volcanoes." Liu Ye continued.
Yang Mi suddenly said, "No wonder I don't feel cold at all."
"Volcanoes are one reason, mainly due to the influence of the Atlantic warm current, which flows from the south. The north of Iceland is in the cold zone. In many places, even grass cannot grow, only moss can grow." Liu Ye explained.
"Brother Ye, how do you know?"
"I checked this glacier before coming here. It is a famous summer resort in Iceland."
Tang An ignored their chatter and reached out to call the production director Zhao Lei over.
"Old Zhao, please bring some people to move all the equipment down. Let's debug it first and be ready."
"Okay, Director Tang."
Zhao Lei tightened his scarf and nodded in agreement.
Yang Mi saw Old Zhao shrinking his head and joked, "Director Zhao, you are so afraid of the cold. I feel that this glacier is not too cold. It is not as cold as the winter in the capital."
Zhao Lei sighed, "Hey, aren't you too old? I can't compete with Miss Yang and you young people."
As he was talking, Zhao Lei realized what he was doing and said quickly, "That's why I have to exercise hard. I have been swimming in Yuyuantan last winter. Many young people can't swim as fast as me."
"Then don't say anything. I have to keep an eye on them as they work. These boys are lazy when no one is watching them."
After saying that, he pulled off his scarf and trotted over, shouting at the field attendant who was moving the equipment.
He glanced down and took a deep breath. Fortunately, he could still see his feet.
I am only in my forties, in my prime, why am I old?
All parts of the crew are preparing for the first scene that is about to be filmed. A tent has been set up on site, and the actors have all gone in to put on makeup.
Tang An came to the huge spaceship that had been assembled. Although it was a little different from the original one, it was full of high technology and metallic texture, and it was definitely something far ahead of this era.
Of course, it's fake, and a crane and a wire rope are used to coordinate the filming.
After checking around, he found that even though Tang An had been here two months ago to confirm the location, seeing it again now still amazed him.
The miraculous craftsmanship of nature is so great. There are countless gorgeous and magnificent places on the earth that have not yet been discovered.
But now is not the time to sigh, nor can I copy a poem on the spot.
When we came to photographers Zhang Li and Zhou Jixun, they were showing off a new guy with several photographers.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhou, are you familiar with the new machine?"
"Director Tang, it's just a bit heavy, and it's all a camera. It won't be a problem for more than a month to get started." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Zhou Jixun sighed, "I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to use 70mm film to shoot a movie. This is the real art. I will be satisfied if I can shoot this once in my life."
Zhang Li also said, "This is the first time that Director Tang has filmed it in decades. There was an opportunity for a 15-minute documentary from the Geological Bureau before, but unfortunately I still didn't get the chance."
Isn't it? It's the only IMAX film in the country.
Only government units can sometimes use it to make documentaries of ten to twenty to thirty minutes, or science and education films.
Tang An gently stroked the only four msm980 cameras in the world. This is art, art that represents the limits of the film industry. Those nonsense movies simply insult the word art.
In theory, it can shoot at the ultimate resolution of 18k, and the master tape can reach 8k after production. Even after copying, it still has a resolution of 6k.
If the 70mm film is converted into digital iamx, it will look like 5k at most.
Even if there are 8k cameras in the future, the projection will be 4k.
Tang An sighed, "After the film was made, there was no place to show it. In China, there are only 5 commercial imaxes available now, plus the one in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum that is generally not used for commercial screenings, that is, 6 screens can achieve a perfect screening effect.
And it is said that 4 of them plan to replace their imax digital projection equipment. It is estimated that in a few years, there will be no imax film halls in the country."
"Maybe by then, digital cameras can also achieve the effects of 70mm film."
"It's difficult. Even if you shoot digital IMAX now, you still have to manually add digital grain in the later stage to simulate film grain."
We were originally talking about work, but as we talked, we became emotional, and Tang An also stopped the topic.
The general trend cannot be changed. Unless the cost of imax film projection equipment is 10 times lower, cinemas will abandon digital imax and Chinese giant screens and replace them with film imax.
Otherwise, it would be useless without a screening room.
The cost of a Chinese giant screen hall is only 2 to 3 million yuan, and there is no need to pay more than 400,000 yuan in copyright fees per year, while the digital imax is 7 to 8 million, and the film imax hall costs nearly 15 million.
15 million yuan per hall, more than 400,000 yuan in copyright fees per year, and a lot of maintenance fees and operating expenses. It takes only a year of the monkey and a horse to earn back the money.
An hour later, the actors put on their makeup and put on their spacesuits and came out. Tang An started filming the scenes opposite Liu Ye and Fu Dalong, and then waited until they were ready to film the rest in the afternoon.
He brought a group of people to the shooting location, and the assistant director took two actors to try out the scenes and moves.
30 minutes later, the photographer, lighting, and stunt team were all ready.
Tang An sat back on his chair, looked around with a loudspeaker and shouted, "Today is the first scene of "Interstellar", everyone, cheer up and have a good start!"
"All departments prepare!"
"The actors are in place!"
"Scene 72, one shot at a time!"
"start!"
The first shot is a long shot. Liu Ye and Fu Dalong are only walking on the glacier. The camera slowly zooms in from a high altitude in the distance, which is basically no problem.
This first shot was shot with 70mm film, and then the second close-up shot of the two people was shot with 35mm film.
"Okay! Next shot!"
"start!"
An electric fan was blowing in front of them, and snowflakes were constantly drifting over.
Liu Ye walked behind Fu Dalong, chatting with him.
"I am honored to participate in this great project, but after the camp is completed and the safety of the spacecraft is confirmed, it is time for me to call it a day and go home."
Fu Dalong walked in front and said, "I know you are concerned in your heart. Even if you don't have family, you still miss other people very strongly. This is a deep-rooted human emotion that no one can avoid."
Liu Ye answered, "Don't underestimate this feeling."
"Click!"
At the end of one piece, Tang An called to stop and told the prop team, "Turn down the electric fan, and the snowflakes don't need to be too big."
Then he looked at the two actors wearing spacesuits and helmets, and warned, "When speaking, speak at a normal speed. There is no need to deliberately increase the voice. The breathing rate should be slightly faster and the pace should be slower."
After five minutes of preparation, start again.
The second shot was completed successfully.
Then comes the second scene.
The two used the air pressure devices on their arms to jump down the valley.
"Do you know why we don't send robots to explore? Robots are incomparable to humans. They have no fear of death."
The character played by Fu Dalong has been sleeping on this planet for many years. He finally found a companion and suddenly started to talk a lot.
"The human survival instinct allows us to create miracles when we are on the verge of death."
He stopped Liu Ye and continued, "Let's just say that you, as a father, extend your desire for survival to your children. Do you know what the last picture a person sees at the moment of death is?"
"It's the face of a child. At the moment of death, a person will completely subconsciously struggle to survive and cannot let go."
"Okay! Pass!"
They are all actor-level actors, and their acting skills are absolutely excellent.
Fu Dalong also has a deep enough understanding of the character. This character is not just a simple coward. He was the most outstanding one among his group. He was also full of passion and risked his life to save mankind.
Taking risks and rushing into the vast space alone with a spirit of dedication.
But facing death, especially waiting for death, he couldn't face it calmly, so he lied.
The words he said along the way were more like comforting himself.
There are also those words that I just woke up, about the explanation that Plan A immigration will not work at all and only Plan B can be implemented. The old professor has deceived everyone.
It is much more difficult for humans to join forces and sacrifice themselves to save the group than to save themselves.
Human beings have not yet been able to overcome this obstacle and sacrifice everything for others.
He couldn't do it himself.
But other astronauts did it.
There are different understandings about this character. Some think that he wants to kill the male protagonist because the male protagonist will return to Earth after learning that the planet is uninhabitable, so he will have to take away some supplies and fuel, while he will continue to implement plan B.
, to find another habitable planet.
Both interpretations are acceptable, everyone has his or her own opinion, and the movie also gives the audience plenty of room for imagination.
The first day of filming went very smoothly. The scene between the two of them took half a day, and aerial photography was also used.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the spacecraft had been prepared and the take-off and landing scenes were filmed with the help of a large crane. It was a bit troublesome and we couldn't waste too much time at once.
The filming on the glacier lasted six days, including an explosion scene.
The crew then moved to the glacier's Brunasendo Lagoon. The lake is vast and boundless, but the water is not deep.
Of course, those thousands of meters of huge waves cannot be real. With this water depth, it is impossible on earth no matter what, no matter what props are used.
Otherwise, Newton's coffin board would be unable to hold down, even a large stone would not be able to hold it down.
The rising and falling tides of the earth are caused by the tidal force of the sun and the moon on the earth's oceans. Since the moon is close to the earth, even though the mass of the sun is much greater than that of the moon, the tidal force of the moon is still greater.
The planet in the movie is near a black hole, and the tidal force generated is many times greater than on the earth. Therefore, water less than one meter deep can cause huge waves thousands of meters high.
The scene of the huge waves has been completed in the early stage, and the final footage was obtained through visual difference and miniature models, and then cooperated with the shooting.
The huge waves and the spacecraft were scaled down, and countless simulations were performed to obtain detailed data.
Every data such as waves, wave top curls, bubbles, waves, etc. are accurately calculated and then modified on the computer.
The scene of escaping from the planet was shot in a studio, with huge water tanks pouring towards the spaceship.
Even so, it was not easy to shoot on location. Everyone was submerged in the water, as well as the robot.
When filming the robot, the actor uses a joystick behind him to operate it, and he also has to read lines and talk to other actors without waiting for post-production recording.
There was no way to actually shoot the wheel-changing scene, so I used a combination of real-life photography and CG, and got a water bike to shoot the water splash while it was moving.
In addition, the robot's hand was made to hold Yang Mi up and run. The other parts were made with CG, using a combination of digital and physical special effects to make it more realistic.
After all, machines are dead objects, and talents are the most difficult to control.
The biggest difficulty in filming this lake was Yang Mi's performance, as one scene took several days to shoot.
All other scenes have been filmed, only hers is left.
After another whole morning of soaking in the water, the photos still didn't make sense, so Tang An could only let everyone start eating.
"Let's all go ashore, change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold, and take a rest after eating."
Being soaked in water for several days can even lead to hypothermia.
Fortunately, others said that Yang Mi had been in the water for the longest time, and the lowest temperature in the depths was almost close to the critical point of 35 degrees.
After Tang An finished eating, he entered the tent. Yang Mi had already finished taking a hot bath, wrapped in a thick coat and just started eating.
He touched Yang Mi's forehead and asked with concern, "How are you doing? Are you feeling better?"
"It's okay, I feel much better." Yang Mi smiled a little reluctantly, obviously showing a lack of energy.
"Did you take the temperature?"
"I just measured it, it's 35.7 degrees."
"Measure again after you finish eating. You just finished taking a bath, so you can't be careless."
"It's okay, Brother An, just take a hot bath and you'll be fine."
Tang An sat down next to her, "It's okay. If it's below 35 degrees, your life will be in danger. I asked you to measure it accurately and not to measure it."
"Ahem"
As soon as Tang An finished speaking, Yang Mi almost spat out the rice in his mouth.
"What happened?"
Tang An quickly patted her back and put the hot water to her mouth.
It took Yang Mi a while to recover, and complained, "Don't say such disgusting things while eating, okay?"
"Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it." Tang An said quickly.
The doctor on the set had to take Yang Mi's temperature several times a day. Originally, the deep temperature measurement method was to take the monthly temperature, but Yang Mi had no choice but to take the armpit temperature.
Once, the temperature almost reached 35.1 degrees. Tang An tried to persuade her once to be on the safe side, but she still refused. She had no choice but to rest for the whole afternoon just to be safe.
"I can't eat any more!"
After taking a breath, Yang Mi no longer had the appetite to use the chopsticks anymore, and pushed it aside angrily.
"Okay, if you don't want to eat, don't eat. I'll have someone make something delicious again later and send it over."
"Huh, no appetite!" Yang Mi rolled his eyes.
"Okay, is it that serious? Take this shot quickly and you can leave this place."
Tang An took her over and leaned in his arms, telling her a play.
"Although your character is an astronaut, in the era of Earth, there are no real astronauts anymore. You have never been to the sky. At most, you have been trained in a simulation cabin.
So you are not mature, stable, ignorant, and fearless. At the same time, you are responsible for the future of the entire earth and your father's lifelong expectations, which also allows you to disregard your own life and safety."
Although the entire film does not spend too much time showing various emotions, the emotions between the protagonist and her children, the heroine and her father, the hero and the heroine, and even the heroine and the astronaut who did not appear all play a very important role. function.
In response to what the character Fu Dalong said, most human beings are unable to sacrifice everything for the sake of the group.
The heroine works so hard and is not afraid of death, not only for the future of the people on earth, but also for her father's lifelong hope.
This is why his father told the truth to Fu Dalong's character, but not to her.
It’s because she’s afraid that she won’t be able to let go of her family affection, and she won’t be able to give up “little love” for “big love”.
Tang An has narrated scenes to Yang Mi many times in the past few days, but problems arose as soon as the filming started.
"Brother An, I understand everything you said, but the expressions you make are always a bit off." Yang Mi said distressedly.
"Wait for another day and a half. If it doesn't work, cancel these two close-ups."
Tang An had no choice but to shoot it as it was originally, with no facial expressions and more expression through body and voice.
Tang An added two close-ups of nearly one second, but less than one second is enough. If the close-ups were longer, it would easily disrupt the atmosphere and rhythm of the entire crisis.
Like in those rubbish TV dramas, there is always a close-up of a face for a few seconds. The male protagonist comes for three seconds, the heroine for three seconds, and then changes her expression for a few seconds, and looks at each other for a few seconds. The mood changes again. The lens can be extended by more than 10 seconds.
A shot of more than 10 seconds can add two or three minutes to an episode. If you use some slow motion, flashbacks repeatedly, and pause some music, an episode can add five to six minutes.
For 40 episodes of TV, if one episode is more than five minutes, that is 200 minutes, which can be made into six or seven episodes.
Tang An thought for a while and asked someone to call Liu Ye in.
"Liu Ye, come and confront Mi Mi about this scene."
Liu Ye took the script and read it, "Director Xing Tang."
"Mi Mi, pay attention to your emotions, arouse them, and your facial expression will naturally change accordingly."
This is the scene where the male and female protagonists clash and question each other after temporarily escaping from danger.
"I told you to leave me alone!"
"I also told you to come back as soon as possible!"
"Why don't you listen!"
"What we should be thinking about at this time is the characters, do you understand?"
"But all you can think about is going home, I'm just doing what I should do!"
"That's what you think you should do!"
"This is the stuff of life, how long?"
"Decades."
During the whole noon, one scene lasted two hours, and after saying "decades" countless times, the stubbornness on Yang Mi's face finally took on some form.
"Okay, drink more hot water, we'll start shooting in half an hour."
Tang An breathed a sigh of relief, warned Wan and then went out.
The afternoon shooting did not go well. It was almost five o'clock before we completed these two close-ups.
Tang Anna used a loudspeaker to shout to everyone, "The filming in Iceland is over. Everyone, pack up everything and go back to the base to rest for the night. We will go home tomorrow!"
The crew also breathed a sigh of relief. After being abroad for only half a month and still in such an environment, they no longer had the same traveling mentality as before.
"Hannes, we are leaving tomorrow. I hope you can become an excellent director, but I still think you should put all your experience in football. I believe there will be a chance to see you in the World Cup in the future. "Tang An said goodbye to the big white man next to him and shook hands.
"Thank you, Mr. Tang. I have learned a lot from being with you these days." The big white man said sincerely.
Hannes Thor Halldorsson is an amateur director and football player.
At this time, his main job is still a director, but he has become a monk halfway. He will not focus on football players until next year.
He was planning to shoot a promotional video for Iceland Air, and he heard that there was a film crew here who came to learn from it.
Tang An sighed. Iceland, a small country, was able to reach the World Cup. It also drew with Spain in the 2015 European Cup, eliminated England in the quarter-finals, and finally reached the quarter-finals.
In the 2018 World Cup, it became the country with the smallest population to participate in the World Cup in history, with a population of only 340,000.
How many people are there in China?
At least 1.3 billion!
The World Cup is probably within my lifetime, unless I meet a systematic protagonist.
Shaking his head, not thinking about this sad problem, he finished packing and went down the mountain back to the town's base.
On the last night, Tang An treated the crew to a huge meal, and everyone went to the hot springs after dinner.
There are hot springs everywhere in Iceland, including many in small towns.
There were more than a dozen other people dipping together, but Tang An occupied one alone and took Yang Mi with him to enjoy it.
After taking a dip, the hard work of several days is gone, and I feel more energetic.
Yang Mi, who was leaning in his arms, remained silent and sighed from time to time, which made Tang An confused.
He hugged her tightly to his side and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Yang Mi shook his head, "No."
"What happened?"
"Hey, the box office of "Tiny Times" has exceeded 500 million. If I had known, I would have followed it!" Yang Mi said with some pity.
This is the thing. "Tiny Times" was released in China for one month, and the total box office reached 510 million amid a burst of criticism.
Tang An advised, "500 million is just 500 million. What's the big deal? Didn't "Detective Chinatown" break one billion? You will also have "The Stolen Five Years" in November, and next year it will be with Deng An." The box office of North Korea's "The Breakup Master" will not be lower than that of "Tiny Times", and the box office of those big actresses is not as good as yours."
""Detective Chinatown" is a film by Deng Chao and Liu Haoran, and I am definitely not as good as Deng Chao in "The Breakup Master." Yang Mi was not very interested.
"Then "Tiny Times" is still Guo Jinming's film, and don't look at the high box office. With the current reputation, the next two movies will probably not be higher than this. By then, there will be no high box office to suppress the criticism, plus Three years of accumulation may ruin Guo Jinming's career as a director, and the girl you pushed out will definitely be scolded."
Yang Mi heard the same thing, thought for a while and said, "Then I have to take advantage of the past two years to get her some TV series and advertising endorsements. Now her salary is inflated."
Tang An looked a little amused at her shrewd look. She was depressed just now, but now her face changed in the blink of an eye.
"In less than two years, I have become a black-hearted capitalist. Are you the one who exploits artists like you?"
"What's the point? It's too late for her to be happy about giving resources to her artists. If I prevent her from taking roles in order to protect her, she might hate me." Yang Mi pouted.