I'm not just an action star

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

Wu Long met Shi Lei to see the results of computer special effects prefabricated by him and his team. When he was in Malikan Country, he planned to make plans to start the computer special effects of "Interstellar" when he had time.

Of course, at that time he made some requests and gave Shilei some pictures and plots, so that Shilei could do some basic special effects.

Just like building a house, you need to have basic materials such as bricks, cement, and steel bars. These basics and computer special effects are prepared before shooting.

"Brother Long, I'm very excited about 3D recently. Even the "Death is Coming" series has been made into 3D. Don't you plan to make this video into 3D?"

Wu Long shook his head.

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

"But, if you travel through wormholes and exotic starry sky and nebula, using 3D, will the audience be more immersive?"

"In theory, you are right. But in fact, the universe is dark, and the most important thing in 3D movies is brightness. Many cinemas are reluctant to turn the brightness up for some reasons, which often leads to audiences complaining that 3D is too dark and even the colors are distorted. It is better to watch 3D than to watch 2D, and you won't be cheated of money."

"Also, I want to show some delicate effects that 3D cannot show. For example, the tiny starlight in the dark universe, the colorful splendor of nebula, etc."

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

Shilei then understood why Wu Long didn't shoot this movie in 3D. In fact, Shilei raised such a question because many animation fans wanted to create 3D space.

"I understand, I will definitely achieve your expected results."

Then, Wu Long went to see the model production again. After the filming of "The True Lies", he sent drawings for the props to start work. In this way, he could shoot after the later production of "The True Lies", and shorten the time.

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

Like the wormhole maker and the Perpetual spacecraft, it is manufactured at a ratio of 15:1. Although it is 15:1, it is still very large after it is really built.

The twelve cabins on the Perpetual spacecraft have to be built with three 1:1 cabins, namely the middle cockpit, residential cabin and cryogenic cabin.

These cabins must also be placed on a huge hydraulic steel frame so that each cabin can be lifted and adjusted, so as to facilitate shooting from different angles. When shooting one cabin, you can also take pictures to another cabin at the same time.

It is important to build this giant steel frame, so that it can be tilted from each angle to forty-five degrees. Therefore, it is about fifty meters long.

Such a huge device, if you want to move this device to every angle, you have to calculate various pressures and which joints, components and pistons are used.

In other words, if the three cabins and steel frames are combined and then they move, the overall look is like the three cabins of the real Perpetual spacecraft, rotating in space.

In this way, you can take a real feeling, which is more realistic and more textured than using CG computer special effects.

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

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

Above many machines, a board is opened and placed, which is a whiteboard that can be written and drawn on it. The display screen is real and can play data.

Pull up a piece of floor and that's a cabin.

In other words, many things in the cockpit are not designed randomly, nor are they looking too tall and sci-fi, but are based on current space technology and some designs of the space capsule, and are reasonable and practical.

For example, there are handles on the top of the head. These handles are considered to be the fulcrum of the time when there is no gravity in space. Astronauts can reach the fulcrum of braking, moving forward, and changing direction by holding the handle.

Some things are transformed with things from used planes, such as equipment in the airplane kitchen. Some need to be designed by themselves.

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

The prop model must be prepared, and the shooting location must be prepared.

For example, when shooting the world of ice, the original version was shot at the Vatna Glacier in Iceland. If Wu Long doesn’t want to go abroad, he must find a suitable shooting location in China.

Wu Long sent someone to look for it, and also asked the National Geographic Survey Team, and finally found a suitable shooting location.

And the water world is not easy to find.

Because the requirement seems to be very deep, but in fact the water is very shallow, and there is also an endless line of water.

The most important thing is to be able to drive into large cranes. Without large cranes, you cannot hang a large landing ship with a real proportion to shoot on the water.

Of course, when some films shoot such scenes, they will choose to shoot green screens and use CG computer special effects later. However, the effect produced in this way still lacks realism.

The original version is near the teaching town in southeast Iceland, a lowland located between the distant sea and the inland river.

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

I also asked for the engineering troops responsible for the river crossing project support, the boat bridge unit. Through the boat bridge unit, choose a shallow on the right lake and pave a road hidden under the water and reach into the lake.

The external scene is difficult and the internal situation is not easy. Performance tests the actor's ability. The actor's ability is not only the ability to perform faces and expressions, but also the ability to perform body.

In many scenes, actors need to perform actions in zero gravity. These actions violate some common sense in our daily lives and also violate our habits of physical movements.

Faced with these, actors have to do special training.

The actor also has requirements that he must show weightlessness while hanging a wire.

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

However, in order to achieve the ideal effect, Wiya, in a weightless state, often does not lift the actors up and shoot horizontally as everyone imagines.

Because in a room, especially in a narrow space like a space capsule, there is no room for you to hang the actors horizontally and float in space like swimming.

One foot above your head is where the space capsule top, boom, and pulley are placed?

Therefore, this kind of shooting is actually to lift the actor's head downwards to shoot. The camera rotates ninety degrees and then rotates back to show normally during the screening.

This shooting method requires the actors to conduct special training to complete the movements under zero gravity.

In this direction, Wu Long doesn't need to ask the astronauts who have actually been to space. He just looks for the movements of the astronauts on the space station for the actors to watch them, so that they can familiarize themselves with the movement characteristics in zero gravity state. He first simulates them for a week, and then Wu Long starts to train them.

Holding the Wia, keeping your arms and feet bent at all times, and keeping your arms slightly raised.

Fortunately, Wu Long did not ask them too much and did not plan to take any long shots.

When you get busy, the days pass quickly.

Before I knew it, the schedule of "Spiritual: Ghost Records 2" has entered the late stage.

"The True Lies" has premiered worldwide!

After Wu Long drove the real Harrier fighter to shoot, land and take off in downtown Miami, many people saw and took photos and videos, spontaneously forming publicity, attracting even some people who don’t watch movies, they want to buy tickets to watch.

The pre-sale of movie tickets for premiere in North America sold out three days in advance. The movie tickets for the next three days are also drastically reducing.

Finally, the movie screening on the first night is ushered in.

In the cinema, the noisy discussions of the audience made the entire cinema not look like a cinema, and almost every cinema is like this.

When the lights went out, they seemed to be ordered, and they all shut up and quietly waited for the movie to be released.

At the beginning of the movie, the heavily guarded iron gate and frogman appeared, and the audience secretly called for a trick to sneak in. Brother Long’s mind was to open it up.

When Wu Long took off his frogman's suit, the white shirt wearing a black bow tie was so conspicuous and had a strong contrast.

Coupled with Wu Long's serious expression, some viewers actually made them amused.

Wu Long held his head high and walked into the kitchen like a nobleman, and was questioned by the chef. Then Wu Long Danding came to the prepared dishes again angrily, accusing these dishes of being added, and without adding ingredients, it was like giving them to dogs.

"Give them all!"

"hurry up!"

After Wu Long scolded him, he turned around and left.

Behind him, the chef who was scolded for being foolish actually did what Wu Long said.

The audience laughed.

When he entered the banquet, he met someone he didn't know. Wu Long pretended to know the other person and greeted him enthusiastically, making him confused.

Because he observed the target person, he bumped into a colonel.

Wu Long did not know the colonel, but recognized him from the other party's clothes. He greeted him enthusiastically and said long time no see.

The colonel replied to Wu Long for no reason and said it was a long time no see. After turning around, Wu Long left, he asked the people around him strangely, who is this kid?

The audience laughed again.

He entered the room to steal secrets and was suspected of meeting a female villain. With logistical support, Wu Long was able to deal with the female villain easily.

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

The classic scene is here, the audience has never heard of the tango dance music. The female villain and Wu Long's wonderful tango, Wu Long dances while not allowing those who search to see his face.

The female villain hit Wu Long with her chest, which made the audience call him Fark. Besides, when Wu Long dragged the female villain's beautiful legs and walked in the dance steps, the audience was even more excited.

This tango is so exciting!

The performance of new actress Kate Winslet is in place, and the passionate tango of female villain and Wu Long is as enthusiastic as ever.

When Wu Long ran away, he suddenly turned around and shot the two hunting dogs out of sight. The audience in the cinema shouted "Fake" and "Shet".

This is a one-shot shot, no editing, no fake dogs. How did it be done?

You know, Wu Long ran in front and suddenly turned around. Even if there were reminders when filming a movie, it could not be guaranteed to be so accurate. You know, the dog will not jump up and bite according to the reminder. And it will definitely be too late to remind the dog when it jumps up.

It's really wonderful!

The beginning of the video is so exciting, and the latter must be good!

Just like "Death is Coming" and "Fast and Furious", there are wonderful appetizers at the beginning.
To be continued...