I'm not just an action star

I'm not just an action star

"Shi Lei, this time we are going to make a big production!"

Wu Long met with Shi Lei to see the computer special effects prefabricated by him and his team.When he was in Merikan, he had a plan for Shi Lei to make plans for the computer special effects of "Interstellar" when he was free.

Of course, it was he who made some requests at that time, and gave Shi Lei some pictures and plots, and asked Shi Lei to do some basic special effects.

Just like building a house, you need basic materials such as bricks, cement, and steel bars. These foundations, the foundations of computer special effects, should be prepared before shooting.

"Brother Long, I'm very interested in 3D recently. Even the "Reaper" series has been made into 3D. Don't you plan to make this film into 3D?"

Wu Long shook his head.

"No, Interstellar cannot be made in 3D."

"However, for things like traveling through wormholes, exotic starry sky, and nebula, wouldn't using 3D make the audience more immersive?"

"In theory, what you said is right. But in fact, the universe is dark, and the most important thing for 3D movies is brightness. For some reason, many movie theaters are reluctant to increase the brightness, which often causes audiences to complain about 3D movies. It’s too dark, and even the colors are distorted. Watching 3D is worse than watching 2D, and you won’t be wasted money.”

"Moreover, I want to express some delicate effects, which cannot be expressed in 3D. For example, the tiny starlight in the dark universe, such as the colorful splendor of the nebula, etc."

"And this movie will be a big test for your computer special effects."

Only then did Shi Lei understand why Wu Long didn't make this movie in 3D.In fact, Shi Lei raised such a question because many animation fans want to create a 3D space.

"I see, I will definitely achieve your desired effect."

Then, Wu Long went to watch model making.These are also what he sent the blueprints for the prop master to start working after "True Lies" was finished.In this way, he can shoot after finishing the post-production of "True Lies", shortening the time.

There are many models that need to be made, such as the wormhole maker in "Contact", the Perpetual spacecraft in "Interstellar", or the launch vehicle, etc.

Like the wormhole maker and the perpetual spaceship, it is manufactured at a ratio of 15:1.Although it is 15:1, it is still very large after it is actually made.

For the twelve cabins on the Perseverance spacecraft, three cabins with a 1:1 ratio will be built.They are the middle cockpit, living cabin and cryogenic cabin.

These cabins are also placed on a huge hydraulic steel frame, so that each cabin can be adjusted up and down, so that it is convenient to shoot from different angles.And when shooting one cabin, you can also view another cabin at the same time.

It was important to build this giant steel frame so that it could tilt from every angle up to 45 degrees.So, about nearly 50 meters long.

For such a huge device, to make the device move at various angles, it is necessary to calculate various pressures, which joints, components and pistons are used.

That is to say, when the three cabins and the steel frame are combined, and then they are moved, the whole looks like the three cabins of the real Perseverance spacecraft, rotating in space.

Only in this way can the real feeling be produced, which is more realistic and more textured than those made with CG computer special effects.

Create a real cabin environment, such as the cockpit, where everything is real and dynamic.

For example, if a board is pulled out and used as a table, the table must be able to bear the weight that the table can bear. If the board next to it is pulled out to be used as a stool, the stool is not a decoration, and there is no problem for people to sit on it.

On the top of many machines, pull out a board and put it down, it is a whiteboard that can write and draw on it.The display is real and the data can be played.

Pull up a floor, that's a cabin seat.

That is to say, many things in the cockpit are not designed indiscriminately, nor do they look too lofty and sci-fi, but are reasonable and practical designs based on current space technology and some designs of space capsules.

For example, there are handles on the top of the head. These handles are considered to be the fulcrum for braking, moving forward, and changing direction by holding the handles when the space is weightless.

Some things are repurposed from old aircraft, such as the equipment in the aircraft galley.Some require self-design.

In addition to spaceships, there are also models such as landing craft.

The props and models must be prepared, as well as the shooting locations.

For example, when filming The World of Ice, the original version was filmed in Vatnajökull, Iceland.If Wu Long doesn't want to go abroad, he has to find a suitable filming location in China.

Wu Long sent people to look for it, and also consulted the National Geographic Survey Team, and finally found a suitable filming location.

And the water world is not easy to find.

Because the requirement looks like the water is very deep, but in fact the water is very shallow, and there is an endless line of sky and water.

Most importantly, be able to drive into large cranes.Without a large crane, it would not be possible to hang a true-to-scale large landing craft on the water for filming.

Of course, some films will choose green screen shooting for such scenes, and then do CG computer special effects in the later stage.However, the effect of doing so still lacks a sense of reality.

The original is near the town of Teaching in southeastern Iceland, a lowland between the open sea and the river.

Wu Long didn't want to go abroad, so he chose to go to the largest Qinghai Lake in China to find a suitable shooting location.

I also found a relationship and consulted the engineering arms and pontoon bridge troops who are professionally responsible for the support of the river crossing project.Through the pontoon bridge force, choose a shoal on a suitable lake to pave a road hidden under the water surface and extend into the lake.

The location is difficult, the interior is not easy, and the performance tests the ability of the actors.The ability of this actor is not only the ability to perform facial expressions, but also the ability to perform physically.

Many scenes require actors to perform actions in zero gravity.These actions violate some of our daily common sense and our habits of body movements.

Faced with these, actors have to do special training.

Actors are also required to show a state of weightlessness while hanging the wire.

This kind of hanging wire is different from the usual martial arts hanging wire.For the hanging wire in martial arts, the person is basically kept standing, or sometimes it needs to be hung parallel to the ground.

But in the state of weightlessness, in order to achieve the desired effect, in order to achieve the desired effect, many times the actors are not hoisted up to shoot horizontally as everyone imagined.

Because in the room, especially in a narrow place like a space capsule, there is no room for you to hang the actor horizontally, floating and moving in space like swimming.

One foot above the head is the roof of the space capsule. Where are the booms and pulleys?

Therefore, usually this kind of shooting is actually to hang the actor upside down to shoot.The lens rotates [-] degrees to shoot, and then rotates back to normal projection during the screening.

This shooting method, of course, requires the actors to undergo special training to complete the action in zero gravity.

In this direction, Wu Long does not need to consult the astronauts who have actually been in space. He just shows the actors the movements of the astronauts on the space station to let them familiarize themselves with the characteristics of the movements in zero gravity. They are specially trained.

Hanging the wire, keep the arms and feet bent at all times, and keep the arms slightly raised.

Fortunately, Wu Long didn't ask too much of them, and didn't plan to take any long shots.

Get busy, the days go by quickly.

Unknowingly, the schedule of "Smart: Ghost Story 2" has entered the late stage.

"True Lies" ushers in the world premiere!

After Wu Long drove a real Harrier fighter jet to shoot, land, and take off in downtown Miami, many people saw and took photos and videos, and spontaneously formed publicity, attracting even some people who didn’t watch the movie and wanted to buy it. Tickets to watch.

The pre-sale of North American premiere movie tickets sold out three days in advance.The number of movie tickets shown in the next three days also decreased sharply.

Finally, the movie screening on the first day and night was ushered in.

In the movie theater, the noisy discussion of the audience makes the whole movie theater not like a movie theater, which is the case in almost every movie theater.

When the lights went out, as if they were ordered, they all shut up and waited for the movie to be shown.

The movie begins, the heavily guarded iron gate.The frogman appeared, and the audience called secretly for a sneaking method.Brother Long's mind can be wide open.

When Wu Long took off his frogman suit, the white shirt with a black bow tie was so conspicuous and contrasted strongly.

Coupled with Wu Long's serious expression, it actually made some viewers feel funny.

With his head held high, Wu Long walked into the back kitchen like a nobleman, and was even questioned by the chef.Wu Long came to a table of prepared dishes calmly and angrily, accusing these dishes of adding ingredients, as if they were not added, they seemed to be for dogs.

"Throw it all away!"

"hurry up!"

After Wu Long scolded, he turned and left.

Behind him, the chef who was trained to be stupid actually did what Wu Long said.

The audience laughed.

Entering the banquet, when meeting someone he doesn't know, Wu Long pretends to know him and greets him warmly.Confused the other party.

While observing the target, he bumped into a colonel.

Wu Long didn't know the colonel, but he recognized him from his clothes.Greeted each other warmly, and said long time no see.

The colonel replied to Wu Long inexplicably, saying that he hadn't seen him for a long time.After Wu Long turned around and left, he asked the people around him strangely, who is this kid?

The audience laughed again.

He was suspected of entering the room to steal secrets, and met a female villain.With logistical support, Wu Long can deal with female villains with ease.

As a result, the ice cave was discovered, so Wu Long began to dance tango with the female villain in order to avoid the search.

Here comes the classic scene, tango music that the audience has never heard before.The female villain and Wu Long performed a wonderful tango, and Wu Long danced while preventing the searchers from seeing his face.

And the female villain really hit Wu Long with her chest, making the audience call Fake directly.Besides, when Wu Long dragged the female villain's beautiful legs to dance, the audience was even more excited.

This tango is so exciting!

Newcomer actress Kate Winslet's performance is in place, and the passionate tango between the female villain and Wu Long is performed with enthusiasm.

When Wu Long was escaping, he suddenly turned around and knocked the two hounds unconscious, and the audience in the cinema shouted "Fake" and "Xie Te".

This is a one shot to the end, no editing, no fake dogs.How exactly?

You know, Wu Long was running ahead and turned back suddenly.Even if there is a reminder when shooting a movie, it cannot guarantee such accuracy.You know, dogs don't jump up and bite when prompted.It must be too late to remind the dog when it jumps up.

Sure enough!

The beginning of the film is so exciting, and it must be good after that!

Just like "Death Comes" and "Fast and Furious", there are wonderful appetizers at the beginning.

nice!

When Wu Long came home, the heroine appeared.

When Scarlett acted ugly and appeared on the screen, the audience all went "ah?"

Wearing a pair of big glasses, old-fashioned hair.Although it is not as good as Angeli's ugly role as the devil, it is also a self-destructive image.

After coming down, Wu Long fought in the toilet of the mall.This is different from the original version. In the original version, the protagonist is not strong, and it is a bit redundant to fight.

The clean and neat Wu Long did not give his opponent a chance to resist.

Because of his sunglasses, Wu Long avoided the gunman's shooting.Grab the shooter's arm and wring it off.Grab the gun and shoot the second shooter.

Then the gunman was stunned in two or three hits, without giving the enemy any chance to resist.

Of course, pressing the enemy's head into the urinal made the audience laugh.

The villain arrived and fired with a submachine gun, Wu Long had no choice but to hide.The villain found that he couldn't beat him and started to escape, Wu Long chased after him, ushering in a wonderful scene.

Chasing motorcycles on horseback.

Wu Long jumped up and got on his horse, handsome!

This plot uses a pseudo-long shot, which made the audience enjoy it.

Wu Long rides a horse like riding a motorcycle, and his body also tilts when turning.The continuous cornering is like a motorcycle winding a pile, and then riding a horse in the traffic flow, which made the audience thrilled.

Then the motorcycle left the hotel.That's all, is Wu Long going to chase into the hotel on horseback?

As a result, on the screen, Wu Long really chased into the hotel on horseback.He had to bend down to meet his head carefully at low places.

It's hard to imagine that it's really exciting to break into such a quiet and high-end place like a hotel on horseback.

There was another burst of "Fack", "Shet" and "Omega" in the movie theater.

This is not enough, the motorcycle enters the elevator, and it is still a sightseeing elevator.

Is Wu Long going to ride a horse into the sightseeing elevator?

As a result, Wu Long really rode into the sightseeing elevator.

"Fack", "Shet" and "Omega" once again rang out in the cinema.It challenges the audience's imagination too much.If it is not for watching Wu Long's movie, no one will imagine riding a horse into the sightseeing elevator.

And because the sightseeing elevator is relatively short, Wu Long has to bend over and bow his head in it.

When I came to the roof, how could the motorcycle escape?

How to fight?

Ride horses and motorcycles and fight like ancient knights?

As a result, a motorcycle was seen rushing towards the roof of the building.

This is looking for death!

It's so high, the audience can't imagine how to survive after rushing out.

As a result, there was a swimming pool on the roof of the low building opposite!The villain crashed into the swimming pool with his motorcycle.With the buffer of water, the villain did not fall to his death.

This logic barely makes sense.

But where did the audience think so much at this time?

They shouted "Fack", "Shet", "Omega" one after another.The audience felt that there were too many things that made them scream in today's movie.

Then, Wu Long was also seen riding a horse and rushing out like a villain.

The audience yelled in their hearts, it's impossible, the motorcycle has momentum and it makes sense, how could this horse jump so far?

It's so bullshit!

As a result, the horse stopped and did not rush out, and Wu Long was thrown out of the building by inertia.

There were good-natured laughs in the cinema, it was so funny.

It turned out that Wu Long had a brain problem, but Ma's brain was fine.The horse knows that it will die, and knows that it is afraid of death.Not as brave and fearless as Wu Long.

Ma pulled Wu Long back to the roof of the building. Wu Long saw the villain running away and taught Ma a lesson, saying that it was because Ma didn't dare to jump, which ruined his business and let the villain go.

The cinema laughed again.

Thrilling, exciting, and funny.

nice!