In fact, "Titanic" is not so much a classic love movie as it is a benchmark for "disaster movies"!
Because what people have always liked to watch about disaster movies is not the disaster itself, but the changes in human nature before and after the disaster, as well as the stories that happened during the disaster.
Li Yi, on the one hand, is paying attention to the construction of "Titanic", and on the other hand, he also has to discuss the film's publicity issues with the person in charge of publicity and distribution.
In my memory, "Titanic", due to repeated delays and repeated increases in investment by Truckers, the original 20th Century Fox almost gave up on the film.
Therefore, when it was announced, it was actually not done well at all.
Of course, on the one hand, we can also see how much pressure the director is under in such a large-scale movie.
There was even a poisoning incident during the filming of this movie, also because of too much pressure.
Of course, movie promotion is not something that happens overnight, but is a long-term strategy.
For example, Li Yi announced that he will be filming the disaster movie "Titanic", which is also a publicity in itself. Of course, the early publicity must not be too much, and it is mainly concentrated in the one or two months before the release.
The story about "Titanic" in history is also very exciting.
Titanic was built at the Hanand Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland's largest city. The hull was launched on May 31, 1911. She was also the prototype of the Olympic-class steamship built by the White Star Line at the same shipyard.
Second ship.
At the time it was the largest and most prestigious manned cruise ship. Titanic was 260 meters long, 28 meters wide and weighed approximately 46,000 tons. Although she contained more space resulting in a greater gross tonnage, her hull was
Exactly the same size as her predecessor Olympic, she had a crew of 899 and could carry 3,300 passengers. Because she also transported mail, she was also called the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic.
Only 3 of the 4 equally huge chimneys actually worked. The remaining one was a foil, and its only practical use was as the main galley chimney. Titanic was an unparalleled luxury at the time, although she was not the first ship to provide
Deck swimming pool, gym, bathroom and lift ship, she went to great lengths to provide a level of service never seen before, for first class passengers, she provided 3 lifts; as an innovation, she gave second class passengers
A lift is provided for passengers.
Economy class passengers still had to climb stairs, and one of her most famous features was her luxurious staircase. The original coach driver faithfully recreated this staircase in his film, and Titanic is considered a technical achievement.
A fixed-point work. 16 watertight (waterproof) cabins prevented her from sinking. A crew member said to a second-class female passenger Sylvia Caldwell during the voyage: "Even if God himself came, he would
Don’t sink this ship.”
This kind of watertight room can use electricity or manpower to minimize the risk of flooding. In other words, if 1-2 of these 16 waterproof rooms are flooded, then the giant ship will still be safe. On the Titanic
There are super-standard world-class luxury ballrooms, bars, smoking rooms, game fields, swimming pools, etc., and the equipment is extremely luxurious and gorgeous. There are high-end luxury chandeliers in the cabins, a thick Afghan real hair red carpet on the floor, and even the ceiling is called
People can't bear to look away, there are elegant and simple decorative paintings there.
You can sit down on any chair and raise your head to the sky. You will stay in this position for almost half the day. This is truly a "palace on the sea".
The Titanic sailed from England to New York with a total of 2,208 people on board, including 1,316 passengers and 892 crew members.
The sea was calm and the Titanic sailed smoothly on the Atlantic Ocean. If it continued at this speed, she might set a new record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Therefore, the captain and crew were very excited at that time. The passengers also enjoyed a comfortable and pleasant sea journey. On the fifth day of sailing from Button Port, Shah Shan, that is, on the night of April 14, the Titanic sailed at 23 hours per hour.
High-speed sailing in the sea. In the Atlantic Ocean, at 11:40 in the middle of the night, the Titanic suddenly hit a stray iceberg, making a tragic impact.
Subsequently, the hull shook greatly, the utensils in the ship were scattered all over the floor, the sound of breaking glass was mixed with the miserable screams of the passengers, and the Titanic was full of terror and panic. Crowded people were crowded in the corridors, decks and stairs.
The escaping passengers were instantly in chaos on the ship. At 0:15 a.m., the Titanic sent out the first SOS distress signal. At 0:45 a.m., after the signal flare was sent out, the lifeboats began to be put into the water.
The passengers, who were almost in a semi-crazy state, rushed to board the lifeboats. However, there were too few people, and there were only 20 lifeboats on the Titanic, so the men decided to put the women and children on the lifeboats first, while they themselves stayed on the ship. Edward Smith
The captain also stayed on the ship with other men, living and dying with the Titanic. At 2:20 in the morning, the Titanic, which claimed to be the "unsinkable ship", was buried at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with 1,513 passengers and crew.
A large whirlpool first appeared on the sea, but soon the whirlpool disappeared and the sea returned to calm, as if nothing had happened. The 695 people rescued were only 1/3 of the total number of people.
In fact, before the Titanic sank, many people predicted that its sinking would happen. At that time, John Oner, an industrialist from Maoming, England, had to rush back to the United States because of a business deal. He finally got the Titanic.
The ticket for the Titanic was on March 23, 1912. At that time, the Titanic's maiden voyage caused a great commotion in society. It was not easy to get a ticket. But 10 days before departure, Ona
I had the same unlucky dream two nights in a row.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the dream, I saw the Titanic sinking into the sea, and many adults and children were mercilessly thrown to the sea. Ona was troubled by this dream and felt very uneasy, so he finally canceled it
travel.
Charles Morgan, a church pastor living in Winnepec, Canada, also had nightmares about a giant ship sinking into the sea.
In the afternoon when the shipwreck occurred, Pastor Morgan thought a lot about the content of the evening service, and when he was tired, he took a nap.
He saw a horrifying scene in his dream: a giant ship was sailing on the sea. Suddenly the sky turned dark and thick fog filled the air. The giant ship hit an iceberg in the fog. The deck was filled with cries for help and wailing people.
People rushed to board the lifeboats. Finally, the huge ship tilted and sank to the bottom of the sea. At this time, hymns were heard on the deck.
After the sinking of the "Titanic", the whole world was shocked and various speculations came out. The most famous one is the "Mummy's Curse".
Regarding "The Mummy's Curse", it's actually very interesting.
It is said that around 1900, archaeologists unearthed a sarcophagus in an Egyptian tomb. The sarcophagus was engraved with this incantation: "Anyone who touches this sarcophagus will suffer disaster."
However, the enthusiastic archaeologists did not care about the content of the spell and still opened the sarcophagus. Inside the sarcophagus lay a mummy with a history of thousands of years.
At that time, the sarcophagus was transported to England and displayed in the British Museum for the public to visit.
But not long after, one of the members who participated in the archaeology returned to England and died suddenly and inexplicably. Later, the archaeologists who participated in the excavation of the sarcophagus also died inexplicably one after another.
So the museum decided to move the sarcophagus to a place where the public could not see it to avoid the large number of curious visitors who were famous for it.
Ten years later, a wealthy American industrialist heard the news and asked the museum to sell him the sarcophagus and mummies. Finally, the industrialist got his wish and finally purchased the sarcophagus and mummies. When he wanted to transport them back
When he was in the United States, the maiden voyage of the Titanic happened to happen, so he entrusted the sarcophagus and mummies to be transported on the Titanic. However, no one noticed at the time that the last sentence of the spell on the sarcophagus was for anyone who encountered the sarcophagus.
All will suffer and "will be swallowed up by the sea."
In fact, this statement is somewhat similar to "The God of Death is coming", except that the God of Death has become a mummy.
As a director, Li Yi has the original version as a reference, but he also needs to read a lot of relevant historical materials.
The great thing about "Titanic" is that this movie not only tells a love story, but also shows the group portraits after the disaster. It can also be said to be very good.
Some people shoot to kill, and then commit suicide, some people regard death as death, and still play for everyone on the eve of silence, etc., etc., it can be said that they all show the two sides of human nature!
Of course, these are the ones that are often shown the most in other disaster movies. In fact, "Titanic" doesn't show many scenes, but it leaves a deep impression on people. This is also the cleverness of the film director.
As a commercial film, it is impossible to really focus on human nature, because it is very literary and worthy of deep exploration, but it is obviously not what the audience likes to watch.
But in disaster movies, these elements are indispensable, so the presentation of "Titanic" is just right.
Many people may have done nothing during their lives, but when they were about to face death, they showed courage that ordinary people do not often have!
Time passed very quickly, and the construction speed of "Titanic" also made other foreigners on the crew feel what it means to be made in China and what it means to be China's speed.
Of course, what is built here is not the real "Titanic", because this ship can be said to be relatively just a show-off, but it can really move. Although the speed is impressive and it is impossible to make a long voyage, it is
It is very different from the original one which is just an iron lump that stays there and cannot move.
In fact, what really costs money is the interior. It can be said that this area is not a genuine product. You must know that the Titanic was a technological product more than a hundred years ago, so it is nothing compared to today's technology.
Therefore, in terms of shipbuilding, although the cost is higher than the original version, it is not a model, but the cost of the interior is equally high.
Because many things inside were considered luxurious in that era and full of a sense of age.
But now it is not that simple to copy it. The crew also specially collected a lot of relevant information from the year to try to restore it as it was back then, but can it really be done 100%?
The answer is no. In fact, only the layout of the main scenes to be shot has been restored to the greatest extent. Other places have not been completely restored yet.
But the speed is already fast enough.
Li Yi chose the place where "Titanic" was built and filmed in China. In fact, the so-called descendants of the survivors were very dissatisfied with this fact.
But dissatisfaction is still dissatisfaction. How many people are there?
For many people, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that it was going to be made into a movie, not many people would know about it.
In fact, more than a century has passed.
Even the survivors from that time are basically gone.
Of course, the key point is that Li Yi is the one talking about this movie. As for Dean Pictures, in fact, even if they want to change it, they can't.
First of all, it is impossible to do it in England or a beautiful country, because the cost is too high.
After all, Li Yi and the others are going to make this movie. Although the time will definitely be shortened a lot compared to the original version, it will still take a long time.
Domestically, in this regard, because of Li Yi's idea of combining culture and tourism with movies, he often gives the green light, but overseas, in beautiful countries, it is difficult to do this.
At the same time, the market of China has long been no less than that of Beautiful Country. For this reason, this is one of the key points for Li Yi to make a decision.
The film quickly entered the shooting stage.
To be honest, Li Yi really didn't feel any pressure.
The sinking process of the Titanic, today's technological special effects can be done very well. The key is what kind of effect is needed. Li Yi has the original version as a reference. There are ready-made things, so there is no need for trial and error, or in other words
The number of trials and errors does not need to be too many.
This point can be said to be very important.
As we all know, what is the most difficult thing about doing special effects in a movie?
Is it because the technology is not up to the mark?
No, the most difficult thing is that you have to clearly let the special effects technicians know what kind of special effects you want.
If you can't tell it, then they can only try it over and over again, and then try it again if it doesn't work, and the money and manpower spent will definitely be a lot of money.
For Li Yi, there is no need to be so troublesome. He can describe the sinking process of the Titanic and what kind of scene needs to be formed through words, and tell the special effects company very specifically that this is the kind of special effects I want.
Then what the special effects company needs to do is to realize Li Yi's requirements.
It's really not that difficult!
As for the actors, to be honest, the requirements for actors in this movie are not as high as imagined.
Everything is ready, all we need is east wind, "Titanic" has officially entered the filming stage!
