Chapter 550 Promotion of New Technology

Because of the joint acquisition of Ryan and James Cameron, imax has sufficient funds, and the studio tyrant is also a technical madman. He has many unique ideas for the new 3d and camera, and what he lacks is only technical support. watermark ad test watermark ad test

With Ryan and the two taking the lead, imax has also established some cooperative relations with Sony Electronics in many aspects, which have brought about technological innovations.

The most typical is that after several years of development, the cost of converting traditional movies into imax format using imax's dmr re-production technology has dropped sharply. More and more film companies have begun to pay attention to this imaging originally used in planetariums. technology.

Although imax venues are still limited, they can be easily found in cities such as New York and Los Angeles, as well as in the capital cities of US states.

Strictly speaking, the first fully imax commercial blockbuster in this world is The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution, and The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers is the second.

Compared with Hollywood industry insiders, imax is still unfamiliar to ordinary audiences, and its ticket price is several times that of ordinary theaters.

The reason why the North American movie market is so prosperous is that movie ticket prices are basically insignificant relative to income.

Excessive ticket prices and limited venues have limited the number of viewers for the imax version of The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers, but those who are fortunate enough to watch this version will never regret the $20 ticket price .

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The huge screen, the explosive sound effects, and Howard Shaw's soul-stirring acoustic music can only be experienced at imax.

Some fans who watched this version wrote so on the Internet.

At the same time, James? Cameron also completed his latest work, he used the latest camera. Went to the sinking site of the Titanic, filmed a documentary Deep Sea Ghost, and recently completed post-production.

He informed Ryan of the news shortly after The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers came out. So the two jointly invited well-known Hollywood directors and heads of major companies. Enjoyed the production up close in one of the newest imax theaters in Los Angeles.

The audio-visual effects of movies, for this era. It can be described as unparalleled.

Of course, the current technology has not yet reached a fully mature stage. When he took off the 3D glasses, Ryan obviously felt discomfort in his eyes. look around,

There are not a few people who rubbed their eyes lightly.

He and James Cameron co-invited these people, not just to let them experience the effect up close.

The theater is not a place to talk about things, and then everyone went to a nearby hotel. Ryan had already prepared a reception, and everyone went directly to the grand banquet hall on the second floor of the hotel.

Not many people enter here, but no matter which one. Both are Hollywood heavyweights.

Almost all the heads of film companies such as Paramount, Sony Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox are here, and directors George Lucas, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Robert ? Zemeckis, Steven? Spielberg and other first-line directors are also present.

After all, Ryan and James? Cameron's promotion of imax technology is no secret in Hollywood, and many people realize that this is likely to be another revolution in the film industry.

And those of you who have seen imax movies before are vaguely aware. The era of special effects can no longer be stopped.

Because the cameras were so bulky, there were actually only eight scenes in the entire film that were shot entirely by the cameras.

James Cameron held a wine glass and talked eloquently in front of everyone, But the effect after the production is complete is amazing.

Indeed.

Robert Zemeckis raised his glass to the crowd and said, I've seen all of the two remastered imax films, and they are indeed worse than the Deep Sea Ghost just now.

But the camera needs two 65mm films at the same time. Spielberg raised his eyes and frowned, This will further increase the cost of the film, and the investment risk will also increase.

There are also theaters.

Shirley Lansing took over the topic, The cost of building an imax theater is high, and the theater chain will definitely have concerns.

If imax could easily be promoted, Ryan wouldn't have taken so much effort to bring these people together. There must be difficulties, but future benefits can also be expected.

Everyone, don't forget that the current investment is actually nothing compared to the trends and benefits that may be triggered in the future.

Standing next to James Cameron, Ryan finally said, I think everyone has seen the audience's response to the imax version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which is an audio-visual enjoyment far beyond ordinary movies. The box office statistics have been released, what is the single-screen box office of the ordinary screen? And imax is more than ten times that.

Ryan is very clear that interest is the best way to impress these people, I think everyone knows very well that the population of North America has stabilized at a certain number over the years, and it is impossible for the audience to increase significantly. How should the North American market be developed? Where to look for new growth points?”

In fact, despite their concerns, these people also know the benefits of implementing 3d and imax.

So when Ryan walked to the cameras and projectors placed in the banquet hall, the rest of the people followed. 3d and imax are one of our new growth points. He tapped the huge camera.

Promoting these two technologies requires a long and complicated process, and Ryan does not expect Hollywood to lead the world's 3D and imax wave in a short time. Movies are the most realistic way to impress ordinary audiences.

These people who came to the reception were all busy people. After discussing the feasibility and expected prospects of promoting these two technologies in the future, most of them chose to leave.

Of course, James Cameron's Deep Sea Ghost still played a lot of roles. When George Lucas left, he mentioned to Ryan that he would consider Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith imaxization.

Robert Zemeckis was more direct. He directly talked about the new movie he was about to take over, from the animated film Polar Express invested by Warner. This animated feature film will definitely be produced in the imax format.

Jim, how does it feel to dive? Ryan and James Cameron finally left the ballroom.

Ryan, you really should go to the bottom of the sea and see that ship yourself.

The two walked along the passage to the door of the hotel, James Cameron talked about his greatest hobby, The bottom of the sea is a very wonderful world, that ship has been lying on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for nearly a hundred years, or so charming.

If the ship really has the heart of the ocean.

When he walked out of the hotel first, the tyrant on the set got into the same car with him. After Ryan made a driving gesture to the driver, he continued the topic just now, I will definitely organize someone to bring that boat up.

Then you will have endless disputes with the British side. James Cameron was talking about the troubles that are often encountered in salvaging sunken ships.

Ryan didn't answer his topic, but asked another thing, Some time ago, I heard Arnold mention, are you going to dive in the Mariana Trench again?

Yes. Cameron nodded and said seriously, My goal this time is the deepest part of the Mariana Trench.

What about Terminator 3? Ryan remembered the film company that approached him some time ago, Don't say 20th Century Fox didn't approach you.

I made a statement at the beginning. James Cameron shook his head directly, The Terminator series will end in the second part.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ryan, Have they found you? Want you to continue playing John Connor?

That's right.

Last year, Ryan sold the Terminator series to Twentieth Century Fox in exchange, and they immediately put the sequel on the agenda, But I said no, I have work to deal with, and I have to shoot Star Wars next year. The third part of the prequel, there is not that much time at all.”

Arnold agreed to continue starring in t800. James Cameron sighed, I also agreed to Twentieth Century Fox as an executive producer.

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This is Arnold Schwarzenegger's last leading role in a movie before running for governor, and it's also a good opportunity to promote himself, and he certainly won't miss it.

After returning from New York some time ago, Ryan also attended Schwarzenegger's fundraising party and made a large political donation to an old friend.

At the current position, it is also a necessary choice to find your own interests in some ways.

What about your alien story?

The car gradually entered the city of Burbank, and Ryan mentioned the script that James Cameron had been preparing, When are you going to start preparing.

You look very interested? James Cameron pinched his chin. Ryan, I remember you promised to invest in my next movie.

Of course. Ryan nodded first, then said, As long as you don't chase me for unlimited investment, Jim.

As long as I'm ready, I'll be the first to notify you.

James Cameron knows that there are not many generous investors like Ryan in Hollywood. Our cooperation has been very pleasant, Ryan.

The car was parked in front of the Disney headquarters building in Burbank. James Cameron pushed the door and stepped out of the car. He was here to discuss the release of Deep Sea Ghost.

I'm still waiting to continue working together, and then break the world box office record again. James? Cameron closed the car door, Ryan said in a playful tone.

The driver then restarted the car and headed for Jenkins Studios, a few blocks away, where Natalie had recently been in the editing room, busy with post-production on her first short film. ()