Chapter 252 The heroes see the same thing
Chapter 252 The heroes see the same thing
What would be the specific effect of wearing a military exoskeleton for close combat or military operations?
Chinese filmmakers and action directors really don’t know how to answer this question.
After all, our own science fiction films have not developed much. The first time Wang Hao and others saw a domestically made mechanical exoskeleton on the big screen was in "The Wandering Earth" ten years later.
Nowadays, this kind of thing only exists in Hollywood science fiction movies.
As for combining mechanical exoskeletons or even mechas with kung fu, gunfights, and fighting actions, this is also an emerging theme in Hollywood.
Going further back, "The Terminator" was a little bit close to the same concept, but due to the limitations of special effects technology, the combination of action elements and robots was not very close.
That was last year's "Transformers", which truly combined action, special effects and large robots into one, demonstrating the so-called "cyber Kung Fu".
"Lao Lan said he wasn't very familiar with this area, so he asked us to ask the special effects company in Hollywood."
Wu Jing answered Wang Hao's questions while drinking whiskey.
"Also, I went to the cinema here a few days ago to watch the movie 'Iron Man' you mentioned."
Speaking of this, Wu Jing paused, as if recalling something, then shook his head and let out a long sigh.
"Oh, the gap is too big!"
His hands began to gesture unconsciously, as if he wanted to describe to Wang Hao in detail the movie scenes he had seen.
"It's so real, that kind of high-tech metal armor is full of technology, and it's highly complex and multifunctional. The armor can not only be expanded and retracted, but you can also see the various parts under the armor shell.
The operation of mechanical gears, the contraction of hydraulic rods, and the hum of motors can be said to be the ultimate romance for men.
Of course, these are just special effects.
What I really care about is that the mechanical armor can move so smoothly.
Director Wang, you have no idea what was going through my mind when I saw that scene.
If I were to wear that outfit for a Kung Fu fight..."
Of course Wang Hao knew what was in Wu Jing's mind, he had even seen it.
In the previous "Iron Man" series and "Avengers" series, Iron Man played with the armor in many ways.
The one he remembered most was in "Iron Man 3", when Tony relied on different parts of the Prodigal Armor to greatly enhance his fighting ability.
As for the other one, it was the smooth combo he performed with the nano armor when he fought Thanos in "Avengers 3".
In addition, Wang Hao also thought of the future release of "Pacific Rim", in which the action scenes with giant combat mechas are also very eye-catching.
Compared with these Hollywood film industrialization products, they still have a long way to go in terms of both technology and concepts.
This is far from being compensated by how many new equipment Galaxy Pictures purchases or how many people are arranged to learn.
The key is that it is not enough to just catch up. They should also incorporate their own national characteristics and aesthetic style into it like "The Wandering Earth".
Otherwise, even if we catch up, what’s the point if the monster special effects in “Fengshen” all use Western models?
Wang Hao also told Wu Jing frankly about this.
Wu Jing also agreed with his point of view.
"Indeed, we Chinese have a 5,000-year-old cultural heritage. Even if we want to catch up, we have to catch up with our own characteristics!"
"That's right. In the future we must make science fiction movies with our Chinese style. Come, let's have a toast to Chinese science fiction movies!"
"Come on, do it for the Chinese action movie!"
"Dry!"
Perhaps it is just that simple to establish friendship between men.
A drink and a dream can make them appreciate each other.
However, while we have to have dreams, we also have to take into account the reality before us.
The filming of "Taken" was not that simple.
Wang Hao and others stayed in Paris, France for nearly half a month. It was not until late May when the weather gradually became hot that the entire crew finally returned to China.
Next, they have to post-process and edit the materials shot and produced during this period.
However, Wang Hao did not fully participate in this work. After determining the tone of the entire film, he handed over the editing work to a specialized editor.
This can be regarded as a sign that the film industrialization technology within Galaxy Pictures is gradually maturing.
After arranging all this, he dealt with some matters within the company that required his approval, and then boarded a plane to South Korea.
On the plane, Wang Hao was not idle either. He took the opportunity to flip through the documents sent to him by Sony Pictures.
No wonder Sony is going from bad to worse.
The corporate diseases of large companies are really difficult to deal with.
It was just a job to collect information on the copyrights of Marvel comics, but Sony Pictures spent several months to send him the detailed information they collected.
Then, based on the detailed information, Wang Hao asked the staff of Sony Pictures to contact the small companies that owned the copyrights of Marvel comic characters to see if there was any opportunity to acquire some more Marvel character copyrights.
Then Wang Hao waited for more than two months, until yesterday, when Sony Pictures reported on their contacts with those small companies.
Even so, it is estimated that Sony Pictures only started to take it seriously after seeing the huge success of Marvel Studios' "Iron Man", otherwise he would have to wait a long time.
Wang Hao sat in the spacious seat in the first-class cabin, slowly flipping through the documents in front of him.
Although Sony Pictures' progress was slow, the information and intelligence they collected was still very detailed.
According to the above description, the copyright of Marvel Comics characters still has some room for operation, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe has not yet officially launched and has not been acquired by Disney.
Marvel Comics was officially founded in 1939 and can be said to be a comic company with a long history.
During its development, compared to its old rival DC, it has also experienced many crises.
In 1986, due to an operational crisis, Marvel was sold to billionaire Ron Perelman and successfully listed in 1991.
It’s just that Ron Perelman took Marvel public, not because he loved Marvel so much.
As a capitalist, Perelman only cares about making money.
Marvel went public in order to make money on the stock market, and selling character adaptation rights is also one of the fastest ways to make money.
Under Perelman's hands, classic characters including X-Men, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Hulk and Spider-Man were sold to other film and television companies.
(End of this chapter)