Chapter 215: Source Code
Chapter 215: Source Code (1)
Hiss~ This long shot!
In the front rows, there was a small commotion among the film critics and film and television industry practitioners who had just watched the opening credits.
From the aerial shot at the beginning of the film, to flying over the city, entering the train station, chasing at high speed along the tracks, and finally penetrating the window into the interior of the train and locking onto the leading actor, the entire transition scene does not have any trace of switching edits.
This is basically a long shot lasting two and a half minutes!
Perhaps to the average viewer, this long shot might just be entertaining.
But in the eyes of film critics and some knowledgeable people, this long opening shot alone is amazing enough.
Of course, this long shot is definitely not as bold as a one-shot shot for the entire film.
But the creativity of this shot alone, as well as the authenticity of this long shot without any sense of special effects, is definitely a perfect combination of film technology and art.
At least the more experienced fans present were sure that special effects were definitely added to this long shot. They couldn't figure out how to shoot the aerial shots, the fast forward movement, and the camera passing through the glass.
However, they guessed wrong. Except for the panoramic shot of the Hongqiao Transportation Hub which used special effects, most of the long shots in this group were real shots.
The aerial shots were taken using drone technology, while the fast-moving shots were taken with the permission of the railway department, by placing the camera in the high-speed rail cab.
As for the lens passing through the glass, that is also very simple, because there is no glass at all on that part of the train model.
Of course, Wang Hao had no way of telling them about the behind-the-scenes moments of the filming.
Because the audience is watching the movie attentively at this moment.
On the big screen, after the opening credits ended, the camera returned to the face of Zhang Ying, played by Yu Bo.
With his eyeballs trembling, the special forces captain, who had just returned from overseas with his fiancée Jiang Muyun and was preparing to go back home to hold a wedding, was suddenly awakened from his sleep.
The camera gave a close-up of Yu Bo's face, vividly showing the panic, fear and confusion on his face.
At this time, another female voice sounded.
"Oppa, what's wrong with you? I just thought about it, and what you said makes sense..."
The camera rotated in the direction where the sound came from, and included Jiang Muyun, who was sitting opposite Zhang Ying.
At this moment, Jiang Muyun had a happy smile on his face.
"But I still like this Chinese wedding dress. Let's take another one like this later."
In just a few words, the relationship between the two was explained clearly.
Many of the audience present had watched "Descendants of the Dragon" before and were also fans of the two. When they saw this scene, they almost subconsciously smiled.
However, the camera continued to turn 180 degrees, and the picture froze on Zhang Ying's confused face again. Then the camera zoomed out, and as Zhang Ying stood up, he and everyone in the car behind him were included.
Such a smooth long shot caused the audience in the front row to talk again.
Obviously, with the continuous shooting of so many films, Wang Hao's skills and sense of camera have been greatly exercised and improved, so much so that he began to play with the language of camera in this "Source Code".
Of course, this was just a small show of skill. As Zhang Ying turned his head, the camera swept across the entire car from a first-person perspective.
In this bright, clean, modern high-speed train carriage, passengers almost filled all the seats.
Adults, children, the elderly, women and children, plus the conversations, the ringing of mobile phones, the snoring of sleep and the crying of children, make everything seem so real.
Zhang Ying shook his head subconsciously, as if he was unsure about something.
At this time, a man holding a full cup of Coke passed by him and shouted to him, "Please make way, buddy, hey, be careful!" Jiang Muyun, played by Song Huiqiao, saw her fiancée like this and asked Zhang Ying with a little concern, "What's wrong? Is your head still hurting? Do you want to take some medicine?"
Seeing this, some viewers who have watched "Descendants of the Dragon" couldn't help but praise the director for his control of details.
Because in that TV series, Zhang Ying, played by Yu Bo, suffered a head injury in the explosion.
However, when faced with his fiancée's question, Zhang Ying did not answer, but staggered to his feet.
At this time, the train had arrived at the station and many passengers in the seats began to prepare to get off.
Ignoring his fiancée's questions behind him, Zhang Ying squeezed through the crowd getting off the train, moved to the door of the train, and looked outside curiously.
Outside the train, the sun was shining and everything was just right.
Zhang Ying looked up at the bus stop sign above his head, then returned to his seat with a puzzled look on his face.
"You look bad, Oppa, what's wrong?" Jiang Muyun asked with concern.
Zhang Ying shook his head, and suddenly seemed to remember something. His face changed drastically, and he grabbed the wrist of Jiang Muyun, who was still a little worried, as if he wanted to pull her up.
However, at this moment, red flames rolled in, and a huge roar and explosion, supported by the high-end audio system, filled the entire theater, startling all the audience watching the movie.
boom!
On the big screen, Zhang Ying and Jiang Muyun were engulfed in flames.
The shock wave and flames generated by the explosion instantly spread to several carriages in the middle of the train. The red flames, thick black smoke, and flying metal fragments were clearly visible on the IMAX giant screen, and they seemed to be about to jump out of the screen and pounce in front of the audience.
Such realistic and wonderful special effects are not only rare in today's Chinese movies, but even the special effects in the original movie are inferior to them.
This is not because of how good the technology of Wang Hao and his special effects team is, but because the labor cost in China is much lower than that in Hollywood.
For the same price, you may not be able to find a bricklayer, but you can definitely find a college student.
Therefore, the special effects companies in China can find more manpower at a lower price and spend longer time on production.
Special effects are a time-consuming and labor-intensive job. With more manpower and longer rendering time, the special effects can naturally be made more refined.
Combined with the latest equipment and software, the explosion scene produced by Wang Hao's company's special effects department can almost be said to be a perfect display of the highest level of domestic special effects technology.
Even in Hollywood, it can reach 70% to 80% of the level of those large special effects companies.
Of course, in addition to the realistic special effects that amazed many viewers.
This sudden train explosion left many viewers confused and shocked.
Although there were explosion scenes in the trailer, most people speculated that this was an imitation of the plot of "Speed", and the male protagonist should have to resolve the bomb crisis on the train within a limited time.
As a result, the male and female protagonists were killed in an explosion right at the beginning of the movie. This is too ridiculous!
Fortunately, many of these audiences are fans of Wang Hao, and they have previously watched "The Shallows" directed by Wang Hao.
The heroine, Han Duoduo, also died in the mouth of a shark not long after the movie started.
Therefore, after experiencing the initial shock, many viewers already had guesses in their minds.
Well, the identification is complete. This is another version of "The Shallows". Soon the male protagonist will wake up from his dream wearing the subconscious therapy device.
(End of this chapter)