After the meeting, no one was willing to become a worthless tool in the hands of capital.
After reaching a consensus, we had a meal and then got to work.
Li Qian flew to Jade Bird City with Guo Fan to visit the set of "The Wandering Earth" in Oriental Movie Capital.
As a modern industrial movie, 99% of the shots of "The Wandering Earth" were shot in the studio of Oriental Film Capital, which is also the only studio in the country that can support movies like "The Wandering Earth".
As for the Hengdian Film and Television Base, it basically no longer has the ability to shoot blockbusters. Compared to a film and television base, it is more like a tourist place and the first choice for TV drama crews.
For large-scale productions, even if they choose Huairou Film and Television Base, they will not go to Hengdian. "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was filmed in Huairou. The studio there is second only to the Oriental Film Capital in China.
However, Hengdian is also spending huge sums of money to build its own world-class photography studio.
Moreover, the filming location of "The Wandering Earth" is different from 99% of domestic movies... In fact, 99% is conservative. It should be said that it is completely different from all domestic movies.
After all, it is the only movie in China that is created according to the industrialization of Hollywood movies.
Even in terms of the scene, the previous Hollywood blockbusters such as "Bad Pacific" and "Kong's Skull Island" filmed in the Oriental Film Capital are not as professional as "The Wandering Earth" if viewed by an outsider.
Li Qian was watching from the side. Unlike ordinary filming, the filming of "The Wandering Earth" was not just in one studio, but was often shot in several studios at the same time.
An ordinary movie would have five or six monitors, which is already a large crew. "The Wandering Earth" had a total of 24 monitors of various sizes, filling the monitor tent to the brim.
The main creator in front of the monitor was not just director Guo Fan, there were more than 60 main creators watching these 24 monitors in the tent.
This is just the scene. Staff of different types of work are doing their work in various places. Some are in the studio, some in the office, and some in the hotel...
A large display screen in the tent was divided into several screens. Everyone was holding a tablet and communicating with the creators in the tent in real time.
The technical staff of the IT department of the Oriental Movie Metropolis and the foreign R&D personnel of video solutions serving Hollywood and the global film industry are constantly communicating and trying to realize the entire 170-hectare Oriental Movie Metropolis through the most complete hardware industrial system of the Oriental Movie Metropolis.
Full coverage of WIFI signal.
Whether they are in a hotel or working in an office, the creative team can see the real-time shooting footage through the tablet, which is the first time in domestic film history.
Not just them, but also actors in different studios.
What we are filming now is a scene where an accident occurred on the space station, and Liu Peiqiang and other astronauts were affected and rolled in space.
In front of the blue screen, Wu Jing was wearing a bulky space suit. He held the camera with both hands and shook it left and right. His eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to eat the camera. His eyes were full of drama, as if a big accident had really happened.
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This scene will be very shocking when shown on the big screen in the future, but this scene shot on location will only make people laugh.
However, everyone is professional and generally won’t laugh unless they really can’t help it.
"Okay, click!" Guo Fan shouted to stop.
In the photo shoot, which was more than 200 meters away, Wu Jing also landed safely with the help of the field staff.
This is a weightless scene, and the spacesuit Wu Jing wears is genuine and very heavy. During filming, wires and wheels were used to achieve the feeling of weightlessness.
Taking off his helmet, Wu Jing gasped for air, asked the field attendant to wipe his sweat, and drank some water before taking the tablet and walkie-talkie from others.
The studio and the monitor tent were separated by more than 100 meters, and Wu Jing was wearing a bulky space suit. Walking more than 200 meters was very tiring and took too much physical energy.
It would be troublesome to take it off, and you would have to go on the boat again later.
The WIFI of the Oriental Movie Capital covers 170 hectares, and the network structure is very advanced. Even hotels and offices outside the base can receive the signal. The actors in the studio no longer go to the monitor tent to watch the pictures, but watch the performance directly on the spot.
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Wu Jing used a tablet to watch the shooting in the studio, and communicated with Guo Fan in the monitor tent more than a hundred meters away through a walkie-talkie to explain the problem.
Not only Wu Jing, but also the executive director and photographers who were responsible for the on-site scheduling also communicated with other creatives in the tent through tablets and walkie-talkies.
A spacewalk scene is not done by rolling up, down, left, right, and shaking twice.
It is a completely modern industrialized shooting process, with a creative team of hundreds of people, a crew of nearly 2,000 people, and often five or six studios shooting at the same time.
At the same time, there are more than 3,000 external special effects personnel working together to complete such a "Wandering Earth".
This spacewalk scene took a whole morning to shoot and was not finished.
Let’s eat first and then take pictures in the afternoon.
"Lao Guo, according to this progress, how long will it take to complete?"
Li Qian asked about the progress. Many years have passed since the preparation of "The Wandering Earth". Even if we don't include the two years Guo Fan spent in Hollywood, it is long enough for a big production.
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After the filming was completed, both he and Wu Jing still had the gift of the film, and they were very burdened.
"If there are no surprises, the filming will be completed by the end of November at the latest. The post-production period will be about one and a half years, and the digital field will also be smooth."
Guo Fan quickly took two bites of rice, took another sip of hot soup, and gave a time without thinking too much.
Guo Fan's previous plan was to study Hollywood for two years, prepare for two years, shoot for one year, and post-production for two years. In actual operation, it went smoothly.
It doesn't take a year to shoot. From the scorching summer to the severe winter, six months is enough. But this is because of the perfect preparation.
Post-production, including special effects, actually starts from the moment of preparation, the moment the concept drawing is released, the special effects are already being done, instead of doing it after the filming is completed, otherwise it will have to wait until the year of the monkey.
"In this case, we can almost catch up with the summer schedule of 2019. "My Motherland and Me" is scheduled for the National Day schedule. If we can't catch up with the summer schedule, we will have to celebrate the New Year." Li Qian said.
"It should be no problem. The preliminary preparations are complete enough. Summer vacation is also a good time."
Guo Fan nodded, thought for a while and then asked about the situation of another science fiction blockbuster "Fortress".
"Boss, Teng Huatao's side should be finished."
Li Qian shook his head, "Fortress, it's still early. Teng Huatao is busy right now. It would be nice if the filming can be completed next year."
"So slow?" Guo Fan was a little surprised, and his expression became serious at the same time.
Originally, I went to Hollywood to study for more than two years, and did preparatory work for more than two years, so I was fully prepared.
But for "Fortress", Teng Huatao had never been exposed to science fiction movies, and he actually started filming it at the same time as him.
Coupled with the selection of such a young and fresh male protagonist, Guo Fan thought that this was probably a casual film.
However, two science fiction films were started at the same time. I was serious about filming and could finish it in half a year, but the other party was even slower than me.
You know, the background of "Magic City Fortress" is Magic City, so there is no need to build a whole new world.
Could it be that it's not just a random piece of shit?
Generally speaking, if slow work leads to careful work, the progress of shoddy projects will be faster, no matter which industry.
"I don't know how specific it is, but it's probably because the preparation for "Fortress" was not perfect enough, and the actors were not very qualified, which delayed a lot of progress. The male protagonist was constantly having activities here, and there were commercials to be filmed, and the filming was
When "Fortress" was being filmed, I was still filming another TV series." Li Qian gave a rough introduction to the other party's situation.
"That's it." Guo Fan smiled. He thought "Magic City Fortress" was shot in such detail.
It's not that Guo Fan doesn't wish the other party well, it's just that he simply doesn't believe it can be made well. From beginning to end, "Fortress" does not have the relevant conditions for a good movie in his opinion.
To make a love novel into a science fiction movie, the director has never been involved in science fiction movies, and the choice of the male protagonist is outrageous.
"That's fine, then "Fortress" should be released after us. Don't let them release it first and hit the market and the audience," Guo Fanda said.
"According to this schedule, even if we rush it later, no matter how casual it is, it will take at least a year. At most, we can catch up with the Spring Festival of 2019, but it is unlikely, and then we will not be able to see the later stage.
After the Spring Festival, blockbusters like "Fortress" will definitely not be watched, and I guess it should also be a summer release." Li Qian analyzed.
"That's fine, as long as you don't rush ahead of us." Guo Fan was relieved.
The popularity of "Fortress" on the Internet is even higher than that of "The Wandering Earth". With the investors behind it and the fans of the leading actor, the marketing efforts are not as big as usual.
In addition, with the title of being the first domestic hard science fiction film, it will definitely attract a lot of viewers.
If the movie is not good, and the audience who walked into the cinema with great expectations will have regrets and disgust after watching it, and may also distrust domestic science fiction, then "The Wandering Earth" will not be released in the early stage.
Feeling better.
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Li Qian stayed on the set of "The Wandering Earth" for two days and then returned north to the capital.
"The Wandering Earth" was shot in a low-key and orderly manner in Jade Bird, while "Fortress", a science fiction blockbuster, was not so low-key and not so smooth.
As a top traffic star in the entertainment industry, the leading actor Lu Han did not disappear from public view during the filming of the movie.
Whether they are popular stars or idol stars, no matter what they are called, what these stars rely on for their survival is not the financial support behind them, not their acting skills, not their singing skills, not their looks, but their traffic and fans.
As long as you have traffic and fans, it doesn't matter what you look like, how bad you are at singing or acting, or whether you have a background.
With traffic and fans, the background will naturally come to you. In the recently popular "Trainer Idol", Penguin is said to be in contact with the team of the most popular trainee, Fishnet Boy.
As for acting and singing skills, as long as the fans like them, it doesn't matter if they are good or not.
Therefore, traffic stars should maintain high exposure and high traffic throughout the year, and be on trending searches every now and then to keep their fans energetic and combative.
Popular stars cannot stay on the set for three months or even longer, which will naturally cause a lot of trouble to the set.
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For the crew of "Magic Fortress" who is far away in Magic City, the sun rises on a new day, and Teng Huatao also braces himself for a new day of shooting.
Shooting started in June, and it’s almost November. It has been shooting for five months. According to the normal plan, the celebration banquet has been held by this time. However, due to various reasons, it has been delayed again and again, and there is still a long time before completion.
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After five months of filming, Teng Huatao already regretted it to death.
At first, the actors had to take leave every few days because of work. Teng Huatao also thought that the movie itself also needed actors to promote it, so he didn't mind too much if the actors were exposed a lot.
However, for five consecutive months, or even within these five months, as the leading actor, while he was filming a movie here, he had already filmed a TV series on the other side.
Coupled with various behaviors on the set, even though his attitude was very good every time, Teng Huatao could hardly bear it anymore.
"call!"
Teng Huatao breathed a long sigh of relief and tried his best not to think about these bad things.
come on!
After cheering himself up, Teng Huatao went straight to the set and started preparing for a new day of shooting.
However, until eight o'clock in the morning, when filming was about to start, the leading actor was still nowhere to be seen.
"Where's the person?" Teng Huatao suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a cold voice.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word. This was not the first time.
"Playing games all night again?"
Teng Huatao threw the script so hard that he almost went crazy.
The first two months were fine. At most I could take a leave to do other things, but I would still finish my work on time.
However, at the end of July, when the filming of the TV series "Sweetness" started, he began to take time off from the set and run around.
A drama is a drama, Teng Huatao pinched his nose and accepted it, just come back on time and film well.
In August, he and the heroine of "Sweet Blast" were also his girlfriend. After filming during the day, he stayed up all night playing games until three o'clock in the evening.
He wasn't on his own crew at the time, and Teng Huatao didn't take it seriously.
However, once this happened, it didn't happen once or twice.
After returning, he even stayed up all night playing games on his own set.
What's even more ironic is that at the beginning of the month, after filming during the day, he went to play games until two o'clock in the evening, and then posted on Weibo: Thank you, I will continue to work hard.
At the same time, it also comes with a picture of the script of "Fortress".
Teng Huatao really thought he stayed up late the next day to read the script, so he was very relieved.
However, in the early morning of that day, someone saw his "League of Legends" account online.
This kind of trick used by primary school students to deceive teachers and parents almost made Teng Huatao faint from anger.
Today, early in the morning, no one was around again. Teng Huatao really suspected that if he continued filming for another five months, he would really have a heart attack.
It wasn't until nine o'clock, when the sun was shining down on his buttocks, that the actor arrived belatedly, with dark circles under his eyes, and apologized profusely to Teng Hua with a guilty look on his face.
"I'm sorry, director. I went to bed a little late while reading the script last night."
Every time Teng Huatao wanted to get angry, he couldn't help but scold him when he saw the frightened look of a primary school student, "Go put on makeup and change clothes."
Filming was finally ready to start, but all morning, Teng Huatao kept shouting "click" expressionlessly.
"Okay, pass!"
Finally, after taking a long time to shoot a shot, Teng Huatao breathed a sigh of relief.
It's finally normal.
Strike while the iron is hot, after a day of shooting, Teng Huatao started shooting night scenes again in the evening.
Late at night, the crew continued filming.
We stayed up all night last night and shot all day today. The male lead was not in good condition and the night scene did not go well either.
"Click!"
After being NGed several times in a row, Teng Huatao called to stop and wanted to call the actors over to talk about the play.
However, when I picked up the walkie-talkie and was about to speak, I saw the actor who had just stopped not far away. He immediately took out his cell phone and looked at it seriously.
Teng Huatao didn't react for a while, "What is he doing?"
Everyone remained silent, but a football fan who had discussed several football matches with the hero quietly guessed, "I'm probably watching a football match. Football matches are all about this."
"I..."
Teng Hua choked back a Chinese curse, gasping for breath, and slammed the walkie-talkie on the monitor.
"knock off!"
After venting his anger, Teng Huatao announced with a livid face that the filming was over. If he continued filming, he was afraid that he would really go crazy.