The Greatest Showman

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Standing on the spot, he raised his head and looked up and down at the behemoth in front of him. In addition to being shocked, he was more confused. Inexplicable confusion:

How did the filming work? How does the performance go? How does the lens capture it?

Placed in the center of the open space on the right is a huge transparent box, about two stories high, but the space is not large, and the width should be about three meters, like an enlarged version of a London street phone booth; however, the surrounding The walls are not red. Strictly speaking, the adjective "transparent" is also wrong. It seems transparent, but it is actually mesh.

After walking in, I could see the entity of the wall: this is actually an LED screen! The top is densely packed and neatly divided with LED bulbs!

Lightbox, lightbox, and now Renly finally understands why this item is called a "lightbox".

"There are a total of 1.8 million LED bulbs here." Timothy Webb stood at the entrance of the light box, "According to different shooting requirements, the intensity and angle of the light can be adjusted at any time. This folding door will be closed, all the staff will be standing outside, only the actor will be inside, and the entire performance space will belong to you.”

Following Timothy's explanation, Renly approached the door, and the scene inside gradually became clear.

In the center is a simple white basket, which is like an exciting play prop in an amusement park, which can be swayed and swayed; at the same time, the base of the white basket is also a turntable, which can be rotated 360 degrees; under the base is a Simple cross-shaped track for easy horizontal and vertical movement. Racks to hold the cameras are left in various locations throughout the facility.

A wall near the entrance, right above the left and right corners, hangs a huge robotic arm, which is exactly the same as the robotic arm of the shooting prop on the left just now. Flexible joints and dense gears give the robotic arm more flexibility. There is more space for rotation, and the top-down perspective gives the camera different angles.

In addition, outside the door of the light box, there are also several huge instruments.

One of them looks like a Russian turntable. There are several handles fixed on a circular turntable. Actors can stand on it and simulate the classic poster of "The Da Vinci Code", showing a large font.

There was a strange look in Renly's eyes, as if he had come into contact with a new toy. Although he didn't know how to play with it, he couldn't wait to play.

In fact, Renly can guess that different appliances should be suitable for different scenes and pictures, simulating different situations, and presenting the effect in space as realistically as possible; LED bulbs are used to adjust the light, and mechanical arms are used to adjust The shooting angle creates a real feeling of weightlessness through changes in visual effects.

In the last life, as an audience, Renly was amazed at the reality and shock of "Gravity"; in this life, as an actor, he will personally experience the production.

"What was the state of the actors' performances when they were actually filming?" It was not Renly who asked, but Rooney. Renly couldn't help but turn his head and cast his gaze. The two exchanged a tacit glance. Obviously, the two actors were concerned about the same topic. "I mean, the basket can turn and move? So what about the spatial change between the actor and the camera?"

Renly nodded, then added, "Can that basket be turned at high speed? Or the camera?"

Movement is relative. When one unit is displaced, it cannot produce enough high-speed motion effect. Then two units are displaced in different directions at the same time, and the effect of superposition of speed can be created. It's like the moment when two racing cars meet head-on on the highway.

"The basket cannot be rotated at a high speed," explained Alfonso. Obviously, on top of the design of these props, Alfonso also participated in all the work. "When simulating weightlessness, the basket can only move to a maximum of forty-five The angle is tilted, and once the angle is exceeded, the actor is in danger of falling, and we cannot risk it."

Alfonso walked into the light box with two big strides, shook the basket, and began to explain with gestures, "During the actual shooting process, the basket will be displaced horizontally and vertically, and the angle will be adjusted, and the left side is forty-five degrees. , Forty-five degrees on the right side, shaking within a right angle of ninety degrees, but overall, the speed is not too fast, more of a change of perspective."

Then, Alfonso raised his hand and pointed to the two robotic arms above, "All the speed and impact are caused by the movement of the two iris robotic arms to create the effect of relative displacement. Moreover, if the actor's body angle rotates Too intense, and gravity can easily cause facial congestion, which not only ruins the picture, but also disrupts the sense of space we created."

Timothy's voice came from the left, and he didn't say much, but stood beside a console and started to remote control.

Suddenly, the robotic arm moved quickly and slammed into the basket at an unbelievably high speed, but before it was about to be smashed to pieces, it almost stopped, which really made Renly and Rooney both. startled.

But Timothy and Alfonso both looked calm, and Alfonso explained, "All the controls are adjusted through the double insurance of computer and manual control, and we can be accurate to within one millimeter. The gap. In the movie, we have a lot of shots that collide, collide and explode. At this time, the actors are basically still, and the basket will not move, but let the robotic arm complete the impact."

Talk it up, Alfonso

He turned to look at Renly, "In one of the scenes, the camera is going to hit you at a speed of forty kilometers per hour and stop three centimeters away from you, and during this process, you must remain motionless, How, can you do it?"

Alfonso's eyes lit up with eagerness to try, and faintly burst out with a kind of extreme sports brutality and courage, but it made Renly laugh dumbly, turned his head, and then saw the absurdity and the absurdity in Rooney's eyes. Joy, and then both of them chuckled at the same time.

"Well, I'll try my best. But the physiological response still needs to be used and controlled." It's like free-standing rock climbing. It's inevitable that the muscles will tremble at the beginning, but after getting used to it, the adrenaline can overcome the physical instinct. "I think Ask about the displacement speed and range of motion of this robotic arm."

"iris robotic arm." Timothy's voice came over, revealing a dissatisfaction. After feeling the gaze of Renly and Rooney, he emphasized again, "iris robotic arm, she has a name."

She, not it.

Renly nodded slightly, apologetically.

Timothy was satisfied and then explained, "The iris robotic arm has a movement speed of four meters per second, a movement radius of three meters, an accuracy of 0.04 millimeters, and as many as seven joint axes. It is also equipped with a lateral movement of Gui Dong, which is enough to complete all the complex and delicate movements, and shoot various tricky angles at will."

Renly didn't speak immediately, but after carefully digesting it, he opened his mouth to express his thoughts:

"So, you mean, my job is to be in the basket and stay still, and all the rest of the movement and change is done by the camera, and I just focus on the performance.

There may even be extreme cases, as Alfonso said, in order to create the effect of the perspective collision, the camera may tell to hit me, but I can't move, and can't leak, it has to act like I hit it. ? "

Alfonso and Timothy exchanged glances, and finally Alfonso nodded, "Yes, that's basically it."

Renly pursed the corners of his mouth and closed his chin meaningfully.

From this point of view, although the environment has changed, the technology and feeling of the entire shooting are basically the same as "buried alive". The actors are trapped in a narrow space, complete all the performances, and leave the rest to the photographer and director, that's all, the only difference is that "buried alive" is a simple wooden box, while "the center of the earth" Gravity" is a luxurious light box.

But, Renly knew, that was certainly not all.

"Can I test it myself?" Renly asked eagerly, "I mean, I'll just sit in the basket and try out the actual effect and feel, and if you can, you can even schedule the cameras, I'll do it. Looking for the feeling of shooting?"

Alfonso didn't speak, neither did Timothy, the two just exchanged glances.

Renly couldn't help thinking of the 1.8 million light bulbs in front of him. Obviously, the cost of this appliance is definitely not a small number. "Sorry, if my request is too much..."

"No, no, absolutely not." Alfonso waved his hands again and again and smiled brilliantly, "In fact, we have been waiting for you to join us. We can do some experimental shooting and test the effect of the finished product. You need to find The feeling of the performance, we also need to find the feeling of the picture, not only me and Timothy, but also Emmanuel, we have all been waiting.”

"It's just..." Alfonso paused and turned around, "It's just, I'm not quite sure about your state, after all..."

This morning, Renly had just arrived in London on a long-distance flight. After getting off the plane, he arrived in Surrey directly from Heathrow Airport without any rest adjustment.

"Ha, don't worry." Renly waved his hand. On the plane, his sleep has always been sound, and the jet lag has been adjusted. "So, shall we start now?"

"Of course it couldn't be better." Timothy's voice was cheerful, feeling his initiative for the first time.

Turning her head, Renly noticed Rooney's excited gaze, and before he could speak, she said directly, "You go first, then it's my turn." The lively tone was obviously unbearable.

"Maybe, you need a cup of coffee." The subtext is to suggest that it may take a long time for him to wait in line. Such an answer made Rooney roll her eyes silently, which made Renly chuckle softly, and then stepped forward and walked into the light box.

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