Han Sanping was a little surprised. A live-action animated film and a military blockbuster all required extremely tedious preparations, but Tang An actually wanted to make another film.
"Yes, let's make a simpler film. It's not that complicated. It should be shot very quickly. It should be started at the same time as the military film. Both sides will prepare at the same time." Tang An nodded.
Han Sanping thought for a while and then advised, "This means starting three projects at the same time. Can you take care of it?"
If it had been anyone else, Han Sanping might have thought he was crazy.
There are three movies at the same time, and two of them require a lot of energy and time. No matter how much time is available, one person cannot do all three.
No matter how prolific Tang An was in the past, he would still work on one film after another. After one film was released, he would prepare for the next one.
Not to mention anything else, the plots of the three movies are all in my head, and no matter how strong your brain is, it will inevitably get messed up.
When I was making this movie, I had to take care of two other movies. It’s hard to do two things at once, let alone three things.
Tang An also understood Han Sanping's worries. In fact, if someone else told him that someone wanted to make three movies at the same time, Tang An would secretly curse "sb".
However, these three movies are all in Tang An's mind. He has done many filmings in his previous life, and he knows every scene very clearly, if not all.
Moreover, the three films have a clear level of preparation. Some of the exterior scenes and animal effects for "The Jungle Book" can be produced in a month or two. After proving the team's production capabilities to Disney, the long preliminary preparations will begin.
The preparations for the past two years have been the responsibility of the special effects team. Tang An only needs to accurately convey his requirements to the special effects team and follow up frequently.
Tang An smiled and said, "Actually, two movies are being released at the same time. The animated movie is still early. When Feng Xiaogang was preparing for "Tangshan Earthquake," didn't he also take the time to shoot "If You Are the One"?"
Feng Xiaogang is definitely a very talented director. After filming the assembly number, he started to prepare for "Tangshan Earthquake". During the preparation period, he filmed "If You Are the One".
Then "Tangshan Earthquake" started filming, and after that, "If You Are the One 2" was filmed. The two movies were released a few months apart.
Two comedies and one tragic drama, Feng Xiaogang was able to handle both at the same time.
Although after filming the first part of "If You Are the One", Feng Xiaogang has become very good at the sequel. Just follow the example of the gourd and it will be great enough.
And unlike Tang An, he already has the movie in his head.
There are two movies in two years. It’s not too complicated to choose a movie, and it’s not too difficult to finish shooting during the preparation period.
"Okay, as long as you have control over it, hurry up and get the script out first. There shouldn't be much of a problem with the military."
Han Sanping nodded, thought of something again, and said.
"Isn't the newly appointed top leader of the Baoli Group from the navy? His old man was also a navy commander at that time. You must have the fleet to cooperate with your filming. Have you gone to find that person?"
"No, I just took office and I went to ask for help. It's too reckless." Tang An shook his head.
"Yes, but last time "Edge of Tomorrow" sold well overseas, the military was very satisfied, so it probably won't refuse this time."
"I hope everything goes well. I'll get the script out and submit it for review as soon as possible." Tang An nodded.
"However, you have to be prepared. If you are right and "The Return of the Great Sage" beats "Havoc in Heaven", I guess his face will not look good." Han Sanping warned again.
Tang An spread his hands and said with a smile, "This is none of my business. He asked me to replace "Detective Chinatown 2". I'm still aggrieved. Could it be that he still wants to cause trouble for me?"
"Yes, you are now cooperating with Baoli, Huarun, and CITIC, and the Forest Bureau also values you, so you really don't have anything to worry about." Han Sanping shook his head with a smile.
"What kind of cooperation is that? In front of those three major companies, I am just a fraction, and there is no cooperation." Tang An shook his head and smiled.
There are chaebols all over the world. The ranking of consortiums includes the top ten consortiums in the United States, the six major consortiums in Japan and Japan, and the five major consortiums in South Korea.
There are also people in China who have nothing to do and have formed various similar ones, such as the nine major factions in the financial industry, and the four major Chinese consortiums, CITIC, Huarun, China Merchants, and Baoli. However, Baoli does not have a bank.
Although it may not be objective, it can at least prove that these companies are awesome.
Tang An does cooperate with CITIC, Hua Run, and Baoli, but his size is nothing.
After chatting with Han Sanping again, Tang An first went to Tiangong Yicai.
"Mr. Xiao, how is the team sent out to collect?"
Tang An went straight to the point. Since animals were to be made with CG, of course people had to be sent to collect the various expressions and movements of these animals on the spot. You can't do it just by looking at a picture or a video.
"Tang Dong, please sit down."
Xiao Yang invited Tang An to come to his office and report, "Several teams are currently collecting. According to your request, we will first collect three animals: the Indo subspecies wolf, Bengal tiger, and black panther. It will take some time before they can come back."
Tang An asked, "Has the data been transmitted back?"
"Yes, we have already obtained a small part of the data and are already making preparations."
"Show me."
Tang An followed Xiao Yang to the floor below. In a partitioned office area, he saw images of these three animals in front of the computer, with various angles, movements, and expressions.
"This tiger is no good. It doesn't look ferocious at all. It's just like an enlarged version of a cat."
Tang An shook his head. The tiger in the movie was the Tiger King, the overlord of the forest.
"I want this tiger to just stand there. Just looking at it, it has an aura of calmness and power. At least it looks more ferocious than all animals." Tang An looked at Xiao Yang.
"this"
"The Bengal tiger is like this, and the Siberian tiger is similar."
Xiao Yang was a little embarrassed, but he gave a suggestion, "Why don't you refer to "Life of Pi"?"
Tang An flatly denied, "No, the positioning of these two characters is completely different. I need the audience to see the characteristics of this tiger at a glance, including all animals, and they must follow the design I gave you."
"Mr. Xiao, ours is an animated film. The audience is not only adults, but also many children. They will only make judgments based on what they see most intuitively. Just like the Japanese cartoon "Crayon Shin-chan", the kindergarten principal
A child will think he is a bad person as soon as he sees it."
"Puff"
When Tang An used "Crayon Shin-chan" as an example, many people around him couldn't help laughing.
Xiao Yang was a little embarrassed. He glared at the employee in front of the computer and said, "Of course I know this. The setting of the character is decisive."
Tang An recalled the original image of the tiger. There was still a big difference between the impressions of Westerners and Easterners. In fact, strictly speaking, the tiger in the movie looked a bit like a large mutant cheetah.
But the real tiger has wide and flat limbs, which is not good-looking enough.
Moreover, the mouth and snout have also been greatly modified. In reality, tigers can kill prey quickly and effectively. Although the mouth looks a bit thick and short, it is still a bit long when viewed from the side.
In the movie, the mouth became smaller and much less powerful.
But reality is reality. The first thing to pursue is ornamental value, and the second is whether it is true or not.
Tang An thought for a while and asked Xiao Yang to find an artist.
Based on the impression in my mind, I roughly described some changes in the tiger's facial features.
Then he roughly described the image of the tiger in a later South Korean movie "Big Tiger".
As expected of a top artist with an annual salary of one million, Tang An could actually see the image in his memory with a rough outline.
The employee in front of the computer, Xiao Yang, looked at these two pictures and sighed secretly.
"Dr. Tang, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about animals. You came up with two possible images in such a short time."
Xiao Yang made a flattering slap at the right time.
However, the master of art shook his head, "Although these two images are fierce enough, this one is very different from the real tiger, and this one"
"This one lacks a bit of humanity and is just a pure tiger."
"Yes, this teacher has a very accurate vision."
Tang An nodded, "The tiger in the movie is not just a tiger. I need it to have the humanity and ferocity of this picture, and it also needs to look different from a real Bengal tiger."
Too big."
"Based on the characteristics of the three, I have only one requirement: to be able to scare away all the beasts at a glance, to have momentum when walking, to have a calm and intimidating face, to have a domineering attitude that makes you better than me, and to be anthropomorphic."
The appearance should completely match the characteristics of the character. At a glance, you will know that this is the king of beasts.
In the opening scene of the movie, a group of animals were having fun and having fun by the river. When the Tiger King arrived, everyone present fell silent.
Calmly drink a few sips of water, and then domineeringly circle half the lake. All animals passing by will move back three meters.
It’s clear at a glance without any thinking.
"Okay, Mr. Tang, don't worry, it will definitely meet your requirements."
Xiao Yang immediately agreed to Tang An's "one request".
Tang An nodded, "There is also this body movement. Every move of the tiger, even if it is a normal walk, must have momentum."
Xiao Yang said, "You can refer to the body movement characteristics of lions for this,"
"What you do is your business. I only have one requirement, that all characters conform to their positioning. I gave you the character analysis. On the premise of matching the characteristics of the character and the situation, it is consistent with the real situation of the animal."
Whether it is exactly the same as a real animal is not too important, at least not as important as the former.
After all, the photos are not for zoologists, the audience’s requirement is to “look good”.
He also made some comments about the Indu subspecies of wolf and black panther. Tang An didn't wait long and returned to the company.
The company still has a lot of things to do, and the script for "The Jungle Book" is not yet ready. The scripts for the two films need to be released, and one of them has to go through layers of review, so it needs to be done as soon as possible.