Director’s Legend

Paul, Inst, and Alves, these are the three associate directors who have joined "Inception". All three have participated in many Hollywood blockbusters. They are experienced but don't have much capital. This is Shao Shuaijun. Favorite sub-director type. For Hollywood, he is a rookie director who has had a failed experience, and a too arrogant deputy director is not easy to manage.

With the three deputy directors in place, the crew began efficient preparations. In almost a week, a complete framework was built.

The producers are Shao Shuaijun, Mitchell Bruce, General Manager of Summit Entertainment, and Wang Wei, General Manager of Dreaming Film and Television Company.

The assistant directors are Paul, Inst, and Alves. The director's assistant is Gao Zhisheng.

The director of photography is Bob Adams, and the photographers are David Orr, Huang Yuetai, and Hatton Barry.

The action director is Dong Wei.

The art director is Guy Hendex. Days, he is a famous Hollywood prop artist who has worked as a prop artist in "Star Wars" and "Batman: Hour of War". He did not join the crew alone, but led a professional team to join. At the same time, the original "Painted Skin" prop group was also brought in by Shao Shuaijun to participate in the props construction.

The special effects director is Chris Cobbard, the top special effects artist of double-negative. This company is a professional Hollywood special effects company and has participated in the production of "Spiderman", "Batman" and other epic special effects blockbusters. The more important reason for choosing this company is that they are very accomplished in the synthesis of props and special effects. Not just professional digital painting.

The crew was almost there, and Shao Shuaijun held another meeting.

"I am very happy to gather everyone together to work. In the next few months, I hope we can work happily and make an amazing movie. Okay, everyone is familiar with the script, and I will discuss it below. The entire production process has been arranged. The casting of the actors is the responsibility of the producer and the director team, and we will talk about it later. Then, Dess. You will talk about the construction of the props first, right?"

Guy Hendrix is ​​over fifty years old. Bringing a pair of reading glasses, spread out the notebook in my hand: "That's it. According to the script, I discussed with the props team before. We planned about six photography venues. First. It is the magic capital of China. Needs. For regular urban scenery shooting, you can contact the local government. In addition, on Chongming Island. A seaside castle is also to be built. This work must be started as soon as possible.

"Well, go ahead."

"Secondly, the street scene was very simple for shooting in London. As for the hotel in a weightless environment, our plan is to have a converted airport in Cardington, north London, where there is a very large stage, we can Build a revolving hotel corridor and hotel room there. Third, shooting in Paris, France, may be difficult, especially the blasting problem, which requires special tests, and this also requires advance preparation. Fourth, in Tangier and Los Angeles, It’s very easy to shoot. The scene of the locomotive rushing into the street can also be completed with a combination of props and special effects."

"How about the final battle of Snow Mountain?" Shao Shuaijun asked, touching his chin.

Dyce smiled: "Tell the director good news. My friend told me that there is a mountain fortress mountain in Banff National Park in Calgary, Canada. It turned out to be a ski resort. It has been closed because of efficiency issues. We can be there. Shoot snow scenes and build castle models."

"This is indeed good news. Now that you have planned the venue for Dess, the next step we will conduct field inspections and set up the scene. The order of shooting is Magic City, London, Paris, Tangier, Calgary and Los Angeles, and the prop designer We must prepare all the props. Wang Wei and Mitchell must actively contact the local government and cooperate."

"no problem."

Shao Shuaijun flipped through the meeting schedule and continued: "Let’s discuss the shooting equipment, Bob, please introduce it."

Bob Adams is tall, strong and has a long beard: "Analyzing from the script, what we have to encounter is not only the problem of light, but also the problem of covering and removing various props. To achieve At the request of the director, we may need five kinds of equipment. Sony’s 4k digital camera digital-intermediate, which can help us shoot some ultra-clear shots. HDcam-sr high-speed camera, used to shoot the delayed contrast between dream and reality, and put Slow speed. Panavi private on conventional 35mm camera and special five-hole 35mm camera for regular shooting. There are also Vista-vi private on aerial camera and imax camera."

"How do you think about light distribution?"

"We have a dedicated technicolor laboratory for the traditional photochemical process of light distribution. The exposure to natural light is faster than ordinary digital intermediates. I hope the director will let us spend ten minutes before shooting each scene. To adjust the light to match the light distribution in the later stage."

The English original of the term “light distribution” is color-ti fan ng. From the literal meaning of English, you may wonder what this process has to do with "ti fan ng time".

This has to be traced back to the era of black and white movies. Since there was no color intervention at that time, the light distribution only involved the control of light and shade of the picture. Therefore, all the optometrists have to do is to adjust and record the exposure time required for different lenses. This is where the term tifanng comes from.

After the advent of color technology, the term "ti fan" is still retained, and is still used even in the digital age.

Today's photometric work is performed completely in a digital environment after processing the film into a digital intermediate film. The efficiency and freedom that photometricists can obtain are extremely high. The electronic light distribution technology in the early years was relatively troublesome, but through the electronic circuit display of the electronic light distribution machine, the optometrist can still directly preview the light distribution results and work quickly.

The most traditional light distribution uses photochemical methods to adjust the exposure of the three primary colors in the film. To observe the adjusted results, you must develop a physical intermediate film. The process is complicated and consumes more time and money than the current digital intermediate film.

But this is the most real and natural light and dark light.

"If the post-production time can be shortened, of course, you can reserve time for your camera crew to adjust the lighting." Shao Shuaijun readily agreed. "Inception" pursues a real dream experience. If there are defects in the picture, I have to say that this will greatly affect the viewing experience. So Shuaijun Shao would rather take a bit more trouble shooting for the best effect.

After assigning the specific tasks, Shao Shuaijun asked the three assistant directors to preside over the setting of various locations, and he and Mitchell and Wang Wei began to discuss the selection of roles. The most important role in "Inception", in addition to the six-member Inception, there are two important roles: Phantom and Target.

These six people, Shao Shuaijun, have to personally review, while the other supporting roles are handed over to Mitchell. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!