Diamond company shoots commercials, you shoot Titanic

On the morning of August 10,

Chen Xiao drove into the parking lot of the film and television city.

Post-production began today.

Post-production includes editing, sound processing, color grading, visual effects, film output and quality inspection.

The actors' performances were completed during the filming process.

The next task is to shoot the shots of the universe, color grading and special effects.

《In a breakfast shop 500 meters away from the studio of"Interstellar", two special effects artists from the crew are having breakfast.

The lady on the left is nearly 40 years old and has a neat black short hair.

She is a famous special effects artist in the industry, named Fan Yue.

She drinks soy milk while checking her schedule.

"Lao Zhang, the schedule says that we will start working on the unmanned scenes in the universe today. These are all big scenes, right? But we don't have a special effects supervisor."

"Chief Director, he also serves as Special Effects Director"

"Director Chen has a good idea, and he can give us some ideas. But we still need a special effects director to provide production plans and design special effects, right? Although we can do it, who will take the lead?"

"Oh, I've thought about this too. I heard from Director Fang that Director Chen will definitely be able to do special effects, and he's very good at it, although he hasn't seen it either."

Fan Yue frowned slightly.

Most people are extremely confident, but Director Fang is extremely confident.

However, there seems to be no other explanation for the scenes in the universe except that the director designed the special effects himself.

Maybe Director Chen is really a master of special effects.

Lao Zhang put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth,"Okay, let's go and meet each other."

The two left the breakfast shop and walked towards the studio.

…… ten minutes later

"What? Real shooting?!"

The two stood at the door of the studio, a little confused.

Real shooting of the spacecraft in space?

This was even more outrageous than telling them that Chen Xiao was a special effects expert.

Chen Xiao was holding a pile of documents, and was also a little confused."Yes, I didn't notify you to come yesterday?"

The two looked at each other.

Yesterday, Chen Xiao @ed a group of people in the group, saying that they came to make space scenes.

They thought they were missed, so they came directly.

"Since you two are here, please come in. I will tell you about the special effects."

The two followed Chen Xiao into the studio.

They saw a 5-meter-high model of the Eternal Space Station standing up.

Ten meters away, a round hole with a diameter of ten centimeters was dug in the middle of a huge black curtain.

A yellow-white light passed through the round hole. But it did not hit the Eternal directly, but hit it sideways.

A faint halo appeared on the Eternal.

"Please take a seat first, I will be back in a while." After saying that, Chen Xiao walked towards the cameraman.

As soon as he left, Fang Rong also passed by with the documents.

"Hey, Director Fang." Fan Yue stopped him and asked,"Which scene are you shooting?"

Fang Rong replied,"The sun shines on the Eternal."

"But it's dark."

"The effect is very good when shooting with long exposure."

The two looked at each other in surprise.

So it was really shot all the time?

I thought that Director Chen would do special effects if there was no special effects supervisor. After all the fuss, there weren't many special effects.

In fact, they were not wrong. Chen Xiao not only did special effects, but also had master-level special effects technology.

But the purpose of special effects is to simulate reality.

The end of the futuristic sense is also the reality of the future.

So, the final approach became almost all real shots. If it doesn't work, then add special effects

"Director Fang, after shooting this scene, do you have any other tasks?"

Fan Yue asked tentatively.

She suddenly felt a little worried. Would the special effects team have no work?

Fang Rong thought for a moment and replied,"Blow up the space station. There is also a large model more than ten meters high. We plan to shoot it at a speed of 72 frames per second to capture the details clearly."

The two of them took a breath of cold air.

They had seen the model before, and originally thought that after shooting, they would take it to exhibitions and construction to recover the investment. It was actually blown up directly?

Lao Zhang asked in surprise,"Is the budget enough?"

Fang Rong shrugged indifferently,"Chen Xiao pays for it, so he can blow it up if he wants."

Seeing that the two didn't quite understand, Fang Rong added,"He is also the producer, investing 70%"

The two were slightly stunned, and suddenly felt a little jealous.

So rich!

No wonder they keep bombing and are not afraid of being held accountable by their superiors.

So they pay for it themselves!

They are shooting Interstellar and blowing up the tools used to travel. If they were shooting something like Earth, wouldn't they blow up the Earth as well?

"Please take a seat, I still have work to do, so I'll leave you now."

Looking at Fang Rong's busy back, Fan Yue slowly sighed.

Who would have thought that in a sci-fi film crew, the special effects team would have such a low presence.

Lao Zhang smiled bitterly and said,"It's okay, there will definitely be work in a few days."

Fan Yue nodded helplessly.

……

18 days later, on August 29, the special effects team finished their short week of work and went home.

The others stayed to continue the output and quality inspection. Two days later, on August 31,

Chen Xiao took the CD to the Ministry of Culture and knocked on the door of Li Zhiming's office.

"Please come in."

Chen Xiao pushed the door open and walked in.

Li Zhiming saw that it was him and a kind smile instantly appeared on his face

"Xiao Chen is here." He stood up, opened the cabinet door next to him, and looked up and down at the various teas,"What do you want to drink?"

"No, no, you're welcome."

This enthusiasm made Chen Xiao a little uncomfortable.

Not to mention the first time he met Li Zhiming, even when they met in the hotel last month, he was a dignified old cadre.

Now he is as kind as an old grandfather, which makes people feel a little cold.

Chen Xiao put the disc on his desk,"Minister Li, this is the finished film."

Li Zhiming took out a box of tea leaves, pressed the bell on the table, and said,"I will check with the Ministry of Science and Technology later to see if there is any problem, and then go through the process. I estimate that I will give you a reply within a week."

"Okay."

Chen Xiao nodded in agreement.

He shot the film according to the script, so there should be no problem.

After the review is over, there are still 20 days to arrange the release.

If it were any other movie, the time would be very tight.

But he doesn't have to worry. More than 50 distributors at home and abroad have contacted the crew, and as long as it passes the review, let alone 20 days, even if there are only 10 days left, they can let"Interstellar" be released. Just as Chen Xiao was about to say goodbye, there was a knock on the door.

Secretary He walked in.

Li Zhiming handed him the tea,"Xiao He, help me make some"

"OK"

""Chen Xiao, come and sit down." Li Zhiming walked towards the sofa,"You are planning to start a company, right?"

"Yes, probably around February or March next year"

"Well, it's good to set up a company. As long as you maintain the quality of your works, I have high hopes for you." After praising him for a few times, Li Zhiming paused and said with a faint smile,"What do you plan to do during this period?"

At this point, Chen Xiao also guessed it.

It's time to make a living, right?

Of course he is willing to continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture.

The purpose of the Ministry of Culture is to spread culture, and his purpose is to make money.

There is no conflict of interest, and it is quite comfortable to cooperate.

Unfortunately, after setting up the company, it is not so convenient to cooperate with Li Zhiming in the name of a private enterprise.

Li Zhiming is likely to be accused of"helping monopoly."

But he is still a free director now, and with the success of"Farewell My Concubine", he does not have so many concerns for the time being.

Chen Xiao replied:"I should make another movie."

Li Zhiming smiled and said,"Want to cooperate in one?"

"May I ask what the topic is?"

Li Zhiming took out a stack of documents from the side and handed them to Chen Xiao,"Please choose one."