The strength of Industrial Light and Magic was in front of him. After visiting for more than two hours, Zhou Shaoming was convinced that this famous special effects company, which is known as the most powerful in the world, would not mess up his movie. Therefore, the makeup artist,

It became the only thing that worried him.

Rick Baker? A master makeup artist who won an Oscar and won an Oscar? I hope he lives up to his name. Zhou Shaoming has a higher vision now, but I don’t think a makeup artist who can win an Oscar can be very outstanding, but the new general manager of Lionsgate Pictures

Jon's suggestion made him decide to meet this legendary "master" in the makeup industry in person.

Rick's studio is located in Hollywood, not far from the filming base, which is half an hour's drive. After Zhou Shaoming and Jon discussed some details of the movie, Jon saw that Zhou Shaoming was a little tired from running around, so he went there in person.

Driving the car and taking him here.

It's getting dark, but Rick's studio is still brightly lit. Like Industrial Light and Magic, the staff here are very nervous and busy. Everyone is focused on what they are doing. Even Jon and Zhou Shaoming walked by.

Not even turning around to take a look.

"Looks very professional!" Zhou Shaoming looked around, impressed by his professional focus, and whispered to Jon.

"That's natural, people have to live up to their own brand of 'master'!" Jon also responded in a low voice.

Suddenly, a guy wearing a demonic hood was dancing with his teeth and claws, which shocked Zhou Shaoming. The extremely realistic visual impact made Zhou Shaoming feel very uncomfortable for a moment, and he reflexively wanted to take out his MP5 player from his arms and shoot it.

past.

Fortunately, he reached into his arms. But he found nothing. Only then did Zhou Shaoming realize that he was not playing computer games, but in Rick Baker's studio.

"Wow, this hood is really lifelike. What material is it made of?" Seeing that Zhou Shaoming was very interested, Jon pulled the guy understandingly, his curiosity aroused, and he touched the guy's face.

It's soft and looks like it's made of silicone.

"Hey, men! Don't damage my work! It took me more than twenty hours to make it!" The man in the hood quickly tried to get away, but found that when he dodged, Jon asked Jon to give the hood to him.

Pulled it off.

The soft silicone was torn open. The extremely fine headgear broke into several pieces, and the man immediately shouted with a sad face: "**! You broke my things!"

Embarrassed, Jon quickly put down his hood and apologized sheepishly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll apologize. I'll apologize!"

"What compensation do you have to pay! It took me more than 20 hours to get it done!" The man in front of him was filled with resentment, as if he had won a five million lottery ticket and was thrown away.

"Maurice, stop arguing! They are my guests, you can do that thing again!" A man with glasses appeared next to him. He was quite strong. His hair was sparse and gray, and it was tied into a very artistic ponytail.

Shouted this way.

Jon quickly pulled Zhou Shaoming over and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Rick, I'm so sorry."

Looking at Zhou Shaoming who was smiling at him, Rick said calmly: "It's nothing, I've been waiting for you for a long time. The coffee is a little cold."

"Haha, Rick, you are always so humorous." Jon added awkwardly. Pointing at Zhou Shaoming, he said: "This is Smith Zhou, a live-action director! I'm here today to talk to you about his third film.

Something about the movie.”

"Hello, Mr. Rick." Zhou Shaoming stretched out his hand and shook hands with Rick warmly.

"There is no one in Hollywood who doesn't know you now! Haha, come and sit inside!" Rick shook hands with Zhou Shaoming very casually, then opened the door of his office and invited the two of them to come in.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou Shaoming was not polite and said: "Mr. Rick, I'm here this time because my third movie is an apocalyptic world, a zombie-type movie, and I need a master like you in makeup.

Check, I want the zombies in my movie to be full of realism, as real as the zombies that tried to bite me...real as the zombies that tried to bite me in my dream!"

"Zombies? Haha, it seems that Mr. Smith Zhou still likes horror movies!" Rick has also been in Hollywood for many years, and he is still very familiar with the trends in the entertainment industry.

"Yes, after all, people outside call me the father of chainsaws. I always have a special hobby for horror movies!" Zhou Shaoming smiled slightly.

"Just now you said you wanted the zombies in the movie to be as real as biting you in your dreams? Oh, God, your dreams are so real, so real that you remember what those zombies look like." Rick said with a smile.

"Uh... I have a better memory!" Zhou Shaoming touched his head, thinking that if he fell into a dream, he wouldn't forget the scene there when he came back.

"Zombie movies have been a popular genre since 1978. Our studio is very confident about this kind of movies. How about this, I will put on a zombie makeup for you in person and let you see the effect." Rick looked at it.

I was full of confidence and wanted to convince Zhou Shaoming on the spot.

"Make up in person? Great! Just in time to see the skills of Hollywood's recognized makeup masters!" Zhou Shaoming said happily.

"Jon, why don't you become a model! Come and sit here." Rick said calmly, with a master's style in his movements.

"Ah? I'm here to be a model? I have to pick up my wife later!" Jon was a little unhappy, but couldn't stand Zhou Shaoming's urging and pressure, so he could only sit on the sofa and accept this fate.

"Would you like to know how to leave a knife wound on the face with blood still flowing?" Rick sat next to Jon who was a little uncomfortable, tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and then asked Zhou Shaoming.

"It's an honor to see you doing it yourself. I don't know how powerful you are compared to the makeup artist in Saw!" Zhou Shaoming watched with interest. He had a lot to learn in his first Saw.

I pay less attention to how makeup artists apply makeup, but I still know a little bit about the basic makeup techniques.

"First, we apply the latex on the cheeks." Rick applied some transparent gel-like objects on Jon's face, then blew it dry with an air cooler, felt the dryness, and then continued: "After it is dry,

, put some wax, this wax is not ordinary wax, it is specially made."

Zhou Shaoming watched intently as Rick put the wax in the middle of the latex, smoothed the edges, and then used a toothpick to pick the wax apart, forming a scene like a blood trough.

"Pour some more fake blood and the wound will look real!" Rick took a bottle of red ink and smeared some on Jon's face. An unusually obvious, bloody wound suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Shaoming's eyes.

.

"Oh my God! It's done so quickly!" Zhou Shaoming held Jon's head and stared at the wound. Even if he looked at it at such a close distance, he couldn't find any flaw. If it was in front of the camera, it would be even worse.

It is simple and easy to confuse the fake with the real one.

Compared to the makeup artist in Saw, Rick is obviously faster in movement, more realistic in appearance, and more skillful.

"Zombies all have a dirty, gloomy feeling. Now I can transform it into whatever I want!" Seeing Zhou Shaoming's convinced expression, Rick smiled, then picked up the brush and applied it to Jon's temples and below the cheekbones.

Shadow, darken the under eyes, and the whole effect will be different immediately.

"Wow, just by being so casual, Jon, you have aged more than ten years!" Zhou Shaoming said in surprise.

The Jon in front of him had a bloody gash on his face and a gloomy expression. With just a few strokes, he looked like a seriously ill, shambling zombie.

This only took two minutes!

Jon quickly ran to the mirror and took a look. He stamped his feet and sighed: "I'm going to pick up my wife on the street soon, can't you make me look more handsome!"

"Okay, no problem!" Rick replied with a smile.

Seeing this miraculous makeup technique with his own eyes, Zhou Shaoming had nothing to say. He just stretched out his hand to shake Rick's hand again and said sincerely: "Mr. Rick, I sincerely invite you to participate in my third film."

Movie."

"It's easy to talk, it just depends on whether you can offer me a price that makes me happy! Haha!"

Damn capitalism, as expected, everything these days has to be about money!

Everything was ready. After just half a month, Lionsgate Pictures had put all its efforts into the third film directed by Smith Zhou, and spared no effort to hire the actors designated by Zhou Shaoming according to his request. The original "

Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius and others from "Resident Evil" have all been recruited. Occasionally, there are a few supporting actors who are unable to come because they are busy with filming. Jon from Lionsgate also introduced a few.

An actor with rich performance experience.

Zhou Shaoming did not worry about the replacement of these supporting actors. In his heart, the most important parts were already in place like the necessary parts of the machine. How many screws should be replaced? It didn't matter.

Just make the whole movie fit together perfectly.

Among the new crew members, in addition to assistant director Ben who works well together and is honest and obedient, Lionsgate also introduced a professional assistant director in visual effects, Scott Farrar.

In the original time and space, Scott won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1986, and shocked the world in 2008 with the visual effects of "Transformers 2".

This assistant director is also a workaholic known for his meticulous work attitude. Zhou Shaoming and Scott got along well with each other after their first meeting. After chatting with Scott for a long time about his special effects requirements, Zhou Shaoming let him go.

Let him contact Industrial Light and Magic and be responsible for all special effects aspects of "Resident Evil".

Mr. Zhou knew that people were good at their job, but he didn't know much about it, so he left it to professionals to do it. Then, by understanding the progress, improving relationships and other topics, he unnoticed a lot of information about this field.

Not only that, he has been doing this since the first movie.

From knowing nothing about movies to becoming famous all over the world, Zhou Shaoming is not only because of the director system in his mind, but his persistence and seriousness are also the decisive factors.

After getting the assistant and the most important part of the movie, Zhou Shaoming finally has some free time. Now is the time for carnivals and cocktail parties, because the MTV Movie Awards are right in front of him...)
Chapter completed!