Chapter 305: film adaptation

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After filming the scenes of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, the crew started a special session and came to the winery outside the suburbs.

Andrews-Smith has been here for a few days, transforming the buildings inside the winery into more like a concentration camp.

Next, the crew will shoot a relatively large scene here, the plot of the concentration camp at the beginning of the film.

During the period, there was a small problem. The young actor who played the role of Magneto in his childhood, his parents refused to shoot in the rain.

In fact, there is no real rain, it is artificial rain.

It's just that his parents insisted that this would damage the child's health, and refused to shoot unless the crew could increase their pay.

In desperation, the crew had to find another young actor temporarily.

As for the temporary increase in salary!

Without even thinking about it, Ryan directly chose to substitute.

If he agrees, his parents will ask for an increase in the film again when the filming is halfway through, whether to give it or not!

It's better to just change an actor.

However, when the crew was just about to start filming, they ran into trouble again.

There was a heavy rain in Houston that day, which could only delay one day of shooting time.

The weather in Houston the next morning has not completely cleared up, and there is still a drizzle falling from the sky.

The advantage is that there is no artificial rainfall at all, and you can shoot directly.

The downside is that many places have turned into mud ponds, and the temperature is relatively low. After the entire scene is filmed, it is estimated that all the extras in the scene will turn into a pile of clay figurines, and there is a risk of catching a cold.

Rui En specially asked people to buy a lot of **** from the local Chinese supermarket to make soup. Before and after the shooting, everyone had a bowl of **** soup to avoid catching a cold.

Some scenes need to be filmed at night, and it is easy to catch a cold if you don’t drink something to repel the cold.

Of course, many people are not used to the taste of **** soup, but faced with Ryan's request, they had to choose to drink it.

Under the awning, Ryan took a look at the sky outside, and it was gradually getting darker, then he said to the crew, "You can start."

The crew members nodded, and came to the front of the extras, holding a loudspeaker, "The third scene, the first scene, start shooting."

In the middle of the barbed wire fence, a group of people without any facial expressions, as if they were numb, walked step by step on the muddy road, and on both sides could see a Japanese soldier with live ammunition.

Magneto, who was underage, walked slowly forward with his parents, looking out of the barbed wire from time to time. Every person who was working had a slave-like digital symbol brand on his arm.

The next moment, the army soldiers began to separate the crowd, and some underage children were left behind, while the adults walked towards another passage.

The parents with anxious faces continued to walk forward with Magneto, as if they wanted to get away with it, but were forcibly separated from the parents by the Japanese soldiers.

In the film, Magneto is shown for the first time, the superpower of mutants.

"stop!"

Ryan suddenly stopped shouting at this moment, and said, "I just lacked a trace of appeal."

"Take a few minutes and take another shot."

After resting for a while, the second shooting encountered problems again. Just halfway through, the little actor who played Magneto accidentally fell down and had to shoot again.

For a group play like this, it is inevitable to encounter various small problems during the shooting process. Sometimes a very simple shot often needs to be shot several times.

It was not until the fifth shooting that it finally passed.

In fact, the shooting of "X-Men" is not too difficult.

According to Ryan's shooting plan, the shooting in Houston can be finished before July, and the crew returns to Los Angeles to shoot indoor scenes.

By the end of September, all the shots of the entire film can be shot, leaving at least half a year for post-production.

"X-Men" is a superhero movie that requires a lot of special effects scenes, even more than "Inception" which is going to be released in July.

Not only has a large number of special effects personnel been sent from the digital field, but even Industrial Light & Magic has a special effects production team.

Technology in the digital field, although it has been constantly improving.

However, as the number one special effects production company in Hollywood, Industrial Light & Magic's technical level is slightly higher than that in the digital field.

For example, the filming process of "X-Men" was extensively used. The shooting method of physical props combined with computer special effects was the first one used by Industrial Light and Magic.

Another special effect capture technology that is widely used in the film will be handed over to Weta Studios.

Every special effects studio has what it is best at. For example, industrial light and magic’s physical props combined with computer special effects shooting methods, and digital models. Stan Winston is a famous model master in Hollywood, and Weta Studio is good at Special effect capture technology.

It can be said that the special effects production of "X-Men" includes the three best special effects studios in the world.

Even in the previous life, Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Realm, and Weta Studios were the top special effects studios.

As time went by, the location shooting ended one by one. During the period, all the main members of the crew and the governor had dinner together and tasted the local cuisine of Houston.

"It is almost impossible for a non-adapted film, non-sequel film, to have a box office of over 100 million dollars in its first week."

Just after shooting a scene, Ryan took a break and chatted with Helen next to him, "As time goes by, the situation of Hollywood original movies will become worse and worse, and the prices of various adaptation copyrights will continue to increase. rise."

"So you asked Orion Pictures to buy various adaptation copyrights?" Helen looked at Anne-Hathaway who was not far away, "Including even the game copyrights of "Tomb Raider" and "Resident Evil."

Game adaptation copyright is considered a new thing in Hollywood, and almost no film company will spend tens of millions of dollars to shoot a film adapted from a game.

At least for now, there is only one film company, Orion Films, which has spent tens of millions of dollars to shoot "Tomb Raider".

"What do you want to say!" Ryan knew Helen well, so he would not talk about the game adaptation copyright for no reason.

"How about letting Charlie star in "Resident Evil"?" Helen asked frankly.

Orion Films owns many adaptation copyrights, but apart from "Tomb Raider" which is currently being filmed, there is only one TV series adaptation copyright and "Resident Evil".

The former is a film with three female protagonists, only "Resident Evil" is completely female.

"resident Evil"!

Ryan thought for a while and said, "Orion Pictures has no plans to shoot "Resident Evil" for the time being, at least not yet."

"As for Charlie, there will be a role for her in a while."

The North American box office of the original version of this film has not been very high, barely tens of millions of dollars, and the main source of box office is overseas markets.

It is best to choose an unknown newcomer actor, which can save a lot of money.

Of course, if Charlize-Theron has enough North American box office appeal in the future, Ryan doesn't mind personally supporting a member of the $20 million club.

On June 18, the traditional hand-painted animation feature film "Tarzan" produced by Disney was released, and the scale of the first-day opening exceeded 3,000 movie theaters.

The film earned $34.1 million at the box office in three days in its first weekend, second only to "The Lion King" at $40.9 million.

Far higher than the "Mulan" released last year, Disney finally felt proud for a while. Traditional hand-painted animation films are not without market.

At least with the box office trend of "Tarzan", it is not difficult for this film to achieve commercial success.

But Disney has to face one thing. The budget cost of "Tarzan" is as high as 150 million U.S. dollars. Unless it can reach the box office of 300 million U.S. dollars, it will be difficult to recover the cost through the North American box office.

From a revenue point of view, this film is not comparable to "The Lion King" at all, and it is even far inferior to "Toy Story" produced by Pixar Animation Studios and "Ice Age" produced by Blue Sky Studios.

"Tarzan" is not a failed film, but it is difficult to meet Disney's expectations in terms of the return on investment ratio.

As the director of the film, Chris Barker soon got news that Disney executives rejected his shooting plan, but wanted to use "Tarzan" as the theme to make a Tarzan cartoon series, which he would direct and shoot .

This is not an animated feature film, just a cartoon.

From an animated feature film director in charge of a billion-dollar project to a cartoon animation director, it is obviously unacceptable for Chris Barker.

"Hello, Mr. Barker."

In a coffee shop not far from the Disney headquarters building, Nancy Utley sat down at a table, called the waiter over, and ordered two cups of coffee.

Looking at the calm-looking Chris Barker on the opposite side, she showed a smile, "Mr. Barker, you are very welcome to join Orion Pictures. As for the issue of liquidated damages, there will be someone in charge."

The contact with Chris Buck has never been interrupted, but Chris Buck is very firm in his refusal. It was not until "Tarzan" was released and Disney canceled the next filming plan that Chris Buck's attitude changed.

Chris Buck was silent for a while, "I need to see Mr. Gosling in person."

In charge of the animation department of Orion Pictures, the temptation to continue to create animated feature films, even 3D animated feature films, made it difficult for him to refuse again.

It's just that before that, he needs a promise, a promise from Ryan Gosling.

Nancy Utley gently put down the coffee cup, "Mr. Gosling, he is currently filming in Houston, and it will take some time before he returns to Los Angeles."

"I can wait." Chris Buck said in a deep voice.

There are many things that only Ryan Gosling can decide.

"Okay." Nancy Utley said lightly.

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