Chapter 639 Set sail

The biggest reason for the success of Titanic is disaster and love, and the presentation of disaster comes from the most popular CG stunts later. The most shocking of them is the scene of the shipwreck. The terrible scene at that time is perfectly presented through CG technology - you can see people from 230 feet. The scene of broken arms and legs when the height fell, the scene where the chimney fell on them, the scene where the rope made a squeaking sound and was broken. Even the expression on the face of the panicked character also strengthened the digitalization of the face to simulate the authenticity of the person, adding some details...

There is no doubt that this is a breakthrough and breakthrough in CG technology by James Cameron, which has also had a great impact on the development and application of CG technology later. On the contrary, it is the real model of the hull that the ship that the media boasted for nearly 60 million US dollars is not good. He even only The half on the right is completely completed. As for the cost of 200 million US dollars, it is even more nonsense. The whole film only cost 200 million US dollars.

Of course, because of this half-pull finished product and the technical cooperation of CG, the most perfect effect came out.

The "flying wings" of the hero and heroine is another factor of success, that is, love. It is perfect to put a romantic love story in a tragic disaster movie. When love sinks with the Titanic, the shock is incomparable and unforgettable. The sentence "you Jump! Ijump!" It has become an eternal classic.

Everything is ready to officially start shooting. I have to thank James Cameron again. He has been preparing for so long, and his contribution is still quite great. The most important thing is that the picture needed to shoot the wreck of the Titanic at the beginning and later has been completed, and the rest is stunts. Think about it, he has dived more than ten times and spent almost 20 million US dollars to finish all this, which really saves the playboy a lot of time. By the way, this is called real picking peaches.

Meng is still the first deputy director this time. After this time, he will probably be able to go out. Just like He, he can shoot independently. The scene of the first act is officially shot - sailing.

Mexico is really not a rich place, which is probably similar to our countryside in the 1980s. The only outstanding place is that it is sparsely populated and there is a lot of land. Fortunately, the departure lens is shot with a green screen. The requirements for the venue can be ignored. Chen Jin casually cleared it next to the main shooting site. There was a flat open space, and a green screen was set up in front of it for shooting.

The green screen technology in CG, in a simple sentence, is to shoot the actor's imaginary performance against a green screen, and then, in the post-production, the computer special effects fill in the surrounding environmental factors that the actor thinks of, such as the waves in the shipwreck scene, the panic of passengers, glaciers and so on. Yes, this technology is used in the comparison of shooting blockbusters and historical blockbusters. One is that the scene cannot be realized, and the other is that it is dangerous. Of course, saving money is one of them.

The scene of sailing was in 1912. The grandeur and scene of the dock were naturally difficult to replicate. However, the interesting thing is that this time, the playboy did not use any extras, because the Mexican extras were really not like white people with a thick foundation, and the mass performance. Members are easy to be distracted, don't listen to commands, and it's hard to be disciplined.

Sometimes, Playboy also understands some of James Cameron's practices. Under great pressure, he is not a gentle person himself - "the most feared guy of Hollywood stars", "uncompromising, difficult to control and command perfectionist!" "One A screamer of 300 decibels!" The modern Captain Bligh, a madman who dived down from a 162-foot-high crane with a loudspeaker and walkie-talkie, photographed the actors' facial expressions!"

James Cameron later admitted that he was very strict about shooting - "I'm very strict with myself and my team. I firmly believe that when dealing with many extras, professional actors and such a large shooting venue, I must take some military measures to ensure that no one has happened. I think if you want to command so many people, you will have to take strict measures.

But the playboy still wants to solve all this gently. He has done the hardest work in another time and space, and has also been sneered with the most vicious language. He understands that no one will be willing to point to his nose and scold him. Moreover, although the shooting of the sea requires more than N extras, but, Since the green screen technology is used, hundreds of people are enough, and the crew has hundreds of eggs.

In the shooting in front of the green screen, the crew did not need to be busy with too many people. Therefore, all the empty people rushed to the green space for the playboy, howling, making a little sweetness, and getting along with the playboy for a long time. In a word, they all changed their clothes and cooperated with each other. Really speaking, these people are better than the masses. Actors are not only dedicated, but also have much more reliable acting skills.

Hundreds of people, imagining passing through the dock, three or five friends laughing and chatting; or the lover hugging each other with a sweet smile, slowly walking on the side of the boat, and cheering with the people on the boat on the dock, with tears in their eyes... All kinds of character expressions, behaviors, and all kinds of props in their hands or dragging.

Professional actors naturally need professional performances. For extras, the camera is swept by, and most of them are just enough. After these are filmed, in the post-production, the playboy can combine these virtual extras at will, and then add them to the required scenes. The scene of the departure is done. It's perfect. Lack of.

Now CG technology is not well developed. In another ten years, you can also use computerized cameras to collect the actors' appearance characteristics, expressions, movements, and various performances with digital technology, and make blueprints of adult bodies. On this basis, virtual characters can be created, which are more sophisticated and delicate than imagined.

The scene of sailing is simple and simple. The trouble is that there are too many people. Props, costumes, etc. need to be coordinated. From morning to evening, it took a full ten hours to complete. This is because the weather is fine and the weather in May is not too hot. If it comes to July, it will be troublesome.

But the playboy is not in a hurry. At night, he really has a bonfire party as he said during the day. First, he works slowly and meticulously. Most importantly, his shooting time must be much faster than James Cameron's. It's not an exaggeration to say double, because he doesn't have to spend even a little more effort, and James Cameron shoots more. It was taken, and almost half of the clips were cut later.

For example, the story of a famous Californian, James Cameron deliberately filmed a scene where they turned off their Marconi radio equipment to pave the way for the sinking of the Titanic, but later, both the producer and himself realized The danger of that shot was a question for the whole Californians, so he had to cut it off later.

Also, in the original ending, Brooke and Liz saw the old Rose on the railing of the stern of the ship. I'm afraid she would jump into the sea and commit suicide. Rose revealed that she had always had the 'Heart of the Sea', but she had never sold it, and she could live without Carl's money.

She told Brooke that the diamond meant to her, which was priceless. At first, she wanted to throw it back into the sea and let it all over, but later she gave it to Brooke. After taking over the priceless treasure, Brooke began to understand her feelings and laughed at her ignorance. Rose then returned to her cabin to rest, which was the beginning of the setting.

However, the scene was just changed to the simple scene we saw - Rose threw the "Heart of the Ocean" into the sea, because James Cameron later thought that the audience was not interested in Brooke and had forgotten him and made it meaningless to add him.

For example, in the first trial version, there was a ten-minute long clip. After Jack and Rose escaped from the flooded first-class dining room, they met Carl's servant. Jack fought with him, but the audience didn't like it.

This scene is to create some suspense - Carl told his servant that if he could get the "Heart of the Ocean" from Jack and Rose, Carl could provide the servant Lovejoy with what he needed. So, Lovejoy followed a pair of male and female protagonists to the first-class dining room. Sadly, the two found that they had slipped away. However, later, the servant noticed the moment Rose's hand slipped off the stage and finally found the place where she was hiding.

At this time, in retaliation for Lovejoy, Jack secretly attacked him and hit his head against the window, which can explain why a servant had a deep wound on his head when he died in the full version of the movie.

Unfortunately, the audience did not buy this scene. In an interview, they said that they felt that it was unrealistic to use a person's life in exchange for wealth, because they thought that even Lovejoy would not use such despicable behavior to obtain wealth. Therefore, James Cameron later deleted this clip, which shortened the time of the film and increased the fluency of the film.

These are just a few examples, and many other scenes are also deleted for similar reasons. Think about it, no matter how smooth a ten-minute shot is, whether it is human, material and financial resources, or time, it is a huge consumption.

James Cameron doesn't have much to be criticized. After all, he has too many ideas. If he wants to make the film as he imagined, he needs to think about it slowly, consider and experiment.

Playboy doesn't need it, and he doesn't want to make the film look better. Therefore, his work is much easier than James Cameron's. Then, time and money are naturally saved. Finally, he can be more relaxed when shooting, because he is really not in a hurry!

(to be continued)