Li Junmiao sat in his seat for a long time, and he didn't react until someone next to him gently pulled him.
"How did you shoot this movie?"
After the dinner, Li Junmiao did not slap his ass and leave like the others. To be shocked, no one here today would be more shocked than him.
As a film practitioner, he is much more professional than the theater managers present. A layman can watch the excitement, while an expert can see the rules. However, the more experienced he is, the more shocked he is when watching this "Avatar".
Every detail in the film, jungles, animals, mountains, rivers, the core of "Avatar" is not a simple plot picture, but creates a brand new world, an unprecedented near-real dream world.
Han Fei poured a glass of milk for Li Junmiao and also got a glass for himself. Drinking was really not his strong point.
"Motion capture technology and CG animation technology are used. Everything you see is cut out frame by frame in post-production."
Li Junmiao nodded. Although Han Fei said it easily, he knew what kind of efforts he had to put in to present a world that did not exist but was extremely real to the audience.
Dreaming is easy, but turning dreams into reality can be difficult.
"It's really breathtaking." Li Junmiao couldn't help but shake her head. The sight of those blue-skinned Na'vi people traveling through the jungle was still in her mind.
Li Junmiao suddenly thought of a question: "You said before that the level of China's film industry is 20 years behind that of the United States. What about now?"
"It's still twenty years." Han Fei said helplessly a very cruel reality.
This is the current situation. Many people may not understand why China has been catching up with the United States in many technologies. However, the real situation is that the distance between the two sides is constantly widening.
In fact, the reason is very simple, just like long-distance running. As the starting runner, the United States is not only running, but also setting up obstacles for those behind through technology patents.
Many studies have reached the last moment, only to find that others have controlled the core patented technology. If you use similar technology again, you must obtain authorization from the United States. This is obviously going to be blocked. There is no way, just
We can only find the direction again.
Of course, this does not mean that there is no possibility for China to catch up. With the arrogance of the Americans, they will not see the pursuers behind them, and this is China's opportunity to overtake in corners.
Li Junmiao had a frustrated smile. In fact, he was lucky not to be distanced. However, he knew that this was not because the overall development of China's film and television industry was the same as that of the United States, but because Han Fei kept trying to catch up.
If there were no Han Fei, "Feiniao Film" and "Tiangong", the gap between Chinese film and television and American film and television would have widened to a gap of twenty-five or even thirty years.
As a senior film and television practitioner, he is very aware of the virtues of his colleagues in China. For decades, he has fantasized about getting rich with low-cost comedies based on their themes. If he can save on special effects, he can save even a penny more.
It's like cutting their meat, but using the left hand to pour the fresh meat into the right hand, it's really a masterful job.
"Is this movie targeting the global market?" There are some problems that will only make him more desperate the more he thinks about them, so Li Junmiao has no choice but to force himself not to think about them.
Han Fei nodded: "Of course, Hollywood movies can make money all over the world, why can't our Chinese movies?"
The reason why Han Fei retained the original plot of "Avatar" was actually to satirize the United States.
To put it bluntly, the war between the modern army and the Na'vi tribe in the movie actually happened in the history of the United States. The Indians were even killed until the race was on the verge of extinction. Then the Americans began to talk about "freedom" and "all living beings" hypocritically.
Isn't it ironic that "Equality" builds schools and hospitals for the surviving Indians, and then takes away their land under the euphemistic name of helping them integrate into society?
Of course, there is an interesting thing about American society. Most American people are dissatisfied with the federal government. As long as it satirizes the American government, it is considered politically correct. American audiences not only do not feel disgusted by such movies, but also flock to them. Well, this is
A magical country.
Li Junmiao looked at Han Fei with envy. This young man was always so confident. Perhaps, this was the reason why he was able to succeed.
After sending Li Junmiao away, Han Fei also began to intensively arrange publicity plans.
After the screening, negotiations with major theaters were completed, and "Avatar" is scheduled to be released on October 1st. There is still plenty of time. However, "Avatar" will not only be released in China, but also in North America around Christmas.
, the preliminary work that needs to be done cannot be sloppy at all.
The news that "Avatar" is scheduled to be released on November 11 soon began to spread on the Internet. For the audience, it was both exciting and painful. What is exciting is that this blockbuster that has been in the works for two years finally has definite news.
The painful thing is that it's only July now, and there are still three months until it's released. How will you survive this period?
In addition, "Avatar" has been filmed for two years, but the confidentiality work has been very good. Apart from knowing that it is a science fiction blockbuster, the rest of the information has not been disclosed at all. Many viewers think that "Avatar" is the "Wandering Earth"
’s sequel.
However, soon, the audience was no longer so confused. In mid-July, the first trailer of "Avatar" came. The trailer, which was just one and a half minutes long, was available on major video websites and short video apps.
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It instantly attracted the attention of countless netizens. The first thing they saw was a blue planet, which was called "Pandora" in the monologue of the trailer.
Two strange blue humanoid creatures were running in the jungle. They were nearly three meters tall, with blue skin all over their bodies. They had elf-like ears, and there was a round thing like a cochlea under the ear.
The most peculiar thing is that they seem to have tails?
And, this kind of creature is called the "Na'vi" in the trailer. Of course, what is even more amazing are the various strange creatures in the jungle at night.
There are also glowing plants, as well as strange plants that are like mimosa and will shrink all their leaves into a ball when touched lightly, and there are also wings on the back that glow, and when flying, they rotate like a helicopter.
Fantastic animals.
"If I wipe it, it...is gone?"
"Ah~~~It's so short. I have to wait three months before I can see it. Who can save me?"
Netizens reacted surprisingly unanimously to the trailer: It looks good, but it’s too short! Many netizens even left comments at the bottom of Han Fei’s Weibo to complain: It’s short, it’s too short!
However, this short trailer also revealed a lot of information to netizens. First of all, the picture quality and style of this movie give people a very real feeling. You know, this is just through a mobile phone.
, the picture seen by the computer, if in the cinema, wearing 3D glasses?
At the same time, many netizens said: You must buy 3D tickets to watch this movie. It would be even better if you can buy a giant screen.
"Hey, it seems that 3D tickets are difficult to buy."
After watching movies for so many years, netizens have experienced that for all Han Fei's special effects blockbusters, it is quite difficult to buy 3D tickets in the early stage. Even in the later stage, the best viewing seats have to be grabbed.
However, this was just the beginning. In mid-August, another trailer was released. In this trailer, a strange creature attracted the attention of all netizens.
Because it is so handsome. This creature is somewhat similar to a pterosaur. There is a layer of skin under its wings to help them glide. In the trailer, the protagonist rides this creature soaring and swooping freely in the sky.
Human beings have an instinctive yearning for the sky, so they have created many flying tools, such as paragliders, hot air balloons, and airplanes. However, even with today's advanced technology, humans can only experience the pleasure of flying in the air with the help of machinery.
However, after all, machines cannot be as flexible as the wings of birds, but the creature under the protagonist's seat in the trailer perfectly solves all these problems. How can we not make people yearn for it?
Moreover, the scenery in the trailer is also mesmerizing. If the previous jungle scenery is exquisite, then the suspended peaks in the sky are magnificent. When the "flying dragon" under the protagonist's seat rushes across the stone wall
The kind of tension and excitement makes people secrete adrenaline rapidly.
This is not over yet. At the end of the trailer, a huge figure enveloped the male and female protagonists from the sky, and then... it stopped abruptly. Looking at the huge black shadow, it was obvious that this was a behemoth, bigger than
The "flying dragon" under the protagonist's seat is several times larger.
"Damn it, isn't this too cool? I just want to know if this thing will be released? Buy it and buy it!"
"Han Fei, the maniac who digs holes, is here again, and a trailer is also like this. Ah, who can tell me, what is that black shadow?"
As soon as the trailer for the new issue came out, almost everyone on the Internet was discussing "Avatar", and the popularity was so scary.
Many colleagues are dismissive: What's so great, isn't it just a trailer? Who doesn't know how to cut a trailer?
This is true. In fact, if you just watch the trailers of many movies in the industry, you really can’t tell whether they are bad movies or not. After all, no matter how bad the movie is, the trailers will all score 9.5.
Of course, if the trailers are all edited to be uninteresting, it means that the film is not interesting at all, so it’s better to go back and remake it as soon as possible.
There is no use in talking hard. His colleagues quickly expressed their respect to Han Fei through their own actions, and five consecutive films were withdrawn in a low-key manner.
After being in this industry for so long, if you can’t even understand this, then it’s really all in vain. Through these two trailers, people in the industry can already see a lot of information, so it’s time to give up.
You have to be cowardly.
With the popularity of the two trailers, the popularity of "Avatar" has remained high, but what is more embarrassing is that the leading actors are still unknown, so that they have not been invited to variety shows so far.
After all, in the trailer, they all appear as "Na'vi". It would be difficult for the audience to recognize the true appearance of the protagonist through these few minutes of footage.
Therefore, many variety shows still invite Han Fei. Although he did not play a role in "Avatar", who makes him so popular and at the same time the core figure of the "Avatar" project?
Han Fei had no choice but to send the leading actors to the variety show through connections. Of course, he also gave them some authority to reveal some information in the film.
Mango TV is relatively generous, and the base camp directly invited these little transparent people. Teacher He is still very willing to give young people a chance.
Han Fei did not participate, not because he was a big name, but because he was busy with the North American release of "Avatar".
After appearing in the base camp, the popularity of these newbies really increased, and many viewers finally got to know the faces of the protagonists through this show.
The most commonly used joke in this episode of Base Camp is that the heroine did not show her face during the whole show. After the show ended, the little girl named Gu Qianqian was really distressed by the audience. She was once jokingly called "
The most miserable heroine in history, bar none."
To put it bluntly, it is indeed miserable. The entire movie of "Avatar" lasts nearly three hours, and in the end, the lead female character never even showed her face. It seems that nothing can be more miserable than this.
Then, an accident happened. Through some of Zhou Jian's marketing methods, Gu Qianqian successfully became popular with the nickname of the worst heroine, even more popular than the male lead Jiang Yuan.
The two leading actors have become somewhat famous, and then many variety shows began to invite them. It must be said that young people are working hard. As long as there is an announcement, they will accept it. In just half a month, they actually recorded eighteen programs.
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After these variety shows were aired, they received a good response. For a time, the two little transparents became upstarts in the industry, and they were really enviable by others.
Through the descriptions of the two leading actors, the audience's expectations for "Avatar" are getting higher and higher, and many self-media have even begun to make forward-looking guesses about "Avatar" through various fragmented information.
Time has arrived in September, and on this day, the official website of Bird Pictures almost crashed, because today is the day when tickets for the premiere of "Avatar" will be released for the first time.
There are a total of 600 tickets, 200 at a time, and the other seats have been given to the media and film critics.
"Hey, I didn't get it, not even for a second. Why did I refresh the web page at 59 minutes and 57 seconds and didn't even see the ticket? So it's gone?"
"Haha, I grabbed it, it's so handsome!"
"Upstairs, how many years have you been single and how fast are you? I admire you!"
Naturally, the people who got the tickets would be a little embarrassed and post something in their Moments, and then there would be countless people whose Moments would all be filled with the same picture.
Those who didn't get it will naturally complain about the Internet speed and so on. The shady story is also indispensable. Who told me that I didn't get it?
Of course, there are also scalpers who have begun to charge high prices for tickets, but only a few are really willing to sell them. Many people have even booked air tickets in advance in other places. In their words, November 1st is just a trip anyway.
Time has quietly arrived on September 30th.
Bird Theater finally welcomed the premiere of "Avatar"!