According to this special effects production progress, it will be completed in more than one month. You must know that the original CG special effects production took more than nine months, and they only took three months to complete, and many design loopholes in the first half were eliminated. Completed.
More importantly, in "Shaolin Soccer" only the stunt shots were processed in 2K, while in "Kung Fu" the entire film was scanned in 2K, "Kung Fu" has been substantially improved.
Of course, just designing it is not enough. A lot of post-production work also needs to be done. For example, the entire film, including those with and without special effects, must be conformed on professional software, that is, with high-resolution To integrate the entire set of videos, the last step is to do DI color correction.
Until all processes are completed, all data can be made into film Output.
It was precisely because Zhou Xingchi had filmed "Shaolin Soccer" that he knew the ins and outs of it, so he started editing the film before the filming was completed. With a part of the first draft, he asked Liu Qingshan to personally take it back to the center of the snowy area. The system scans the film into the computer.
Both sides sped up the speed at the same time, which not only greatly advanced the production time, but Zhou Xingchi and Frederic were also able to find the most accurate editing position based on the special effects samples that had already been formed.
In other words, movies that were supposed to be released in July or August next year can be released in advance in time for the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival period is not only the largest ticket market for Chinese-language films, it is also a period that Hollywood blockbusters attach great importance to. Almost all commercial blockbusters that have been bought the broadcast rights by China will have their releases postponed because of this period.
Otherwise, once "Kung Fu" is scheduled to be released in the summer next year, it will lose at least half of its box office revenue, because the trend of family-watching during the Spring Festival period has become popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
It was under this prospect that Liu Qingshan rushed back and forth, and finally completed the special effects production of the entire film before December arrived.
As for the background music, which is as important as the special effects, he used his free time to produce it all before his part was over.
A small part of the symphony effects were also recorded with a regular band with the help of Liu Huan.
The Chinese dubbing part was carried out simultaneously after Zhou Xingchi's first frame of editing was completed. The same professional team was hired. This was also the final verification stage.
As for the final submission for review, scheduling, and theater application, with Huaying and Qinghuang in charge, it is not an issue that Liu Qingshan and Zhou Xingchi need to consider.
Although there are still a few days of finishing work, the film crew has been officially disbanded and a grand wrap-up banquet was held.
In fact, the official filming of the crew ended half a month ago, leaving only the famous actors, who can be used for reshoots.
However, Zhou Xingchi invited almost everyone back during the closing banquet. He who has always been tight-lipped could be so generous, which is naturally the reason why the crew members have always been harmonious and harmonious.
According to Yuan Hua, Zhou Xingchi had undergone great changes before filming this film, because everyone in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong knew that his serious attitude during filming was extremely poor, and it was normal for him to get angry at every turn. .
And according to this rhetoric, Yuan Qiu even came out to speak out, because Yuan is also famous for his bad temper.
When the crew was still preparing, Zhou Xingchi was most concerned about her role as the little fairy, because this role was so brilliant.
At that time, Yuan Qiu had been away from the acting profession for more than ten years. When Zhou Xingchi got Liu Qingshan's script, she was holding a cigarette and playing mahjong at a neighbor's house with her feet on a stool.
This man is one of the veterans of Yuen's class and one of the most powerful kung fu actors in the early days of Hong Kong films. He entered the industry as a stuntman at the age of 17, but stopped acting in his 30s.
When she faded out of the film industry, Zhou Xingchi had not yet emerged, and there was no interaction between the two. Yuan Qiu's role as the "charterer" was a complete coincidence.
The next day, after Yuan Qiu and his junior sister Yuan Ju finished playing cards, they accompanied her to an audition on the set of "Kung Fu". While Yuan Ju was auditioning to be the charter wife, Yuan Qiu stood by and waited impatiently, smoking a cigarette.
Zhou Xingchi's eyes lit up when he saw Yuan Qiu's condition, and told his colleagues: The charterer has been found, and it's her.
Yuan Qiu, who is 54 years old, is not excited about Zhou Xingchi's invitation because she has lived a housewife life for so many years and has been away from the set and the camera for too long, and she is worried that she will not meet the other party's requirements.
After Zhou Xingchi repeatedly invited her, she agreed, but there was one requirement: Zhou Xingchi could not scold her, otherwise she would quit.
Zhou Xingchi readily agreed, and finally decided on Yuan Qiu to play the role of the tenant's wife, and her senior brother Yuan Hua to play the role of the tenant's father.
After joining the crew, Zhou Xingchi wanted to create a comedy effect by contrasting the bodies of the housewife and housekeeper, so she gained more than 20 pounds, and Yuanhua's weight loss effect was also obvious.
Immediately afterwards, the fat Yuan Hua acted out the state he was in when Yuan Qiu made a request to Zhou Xingchi, with his head tilted, a cigarette in his mouth, and one hand reaching into his lower back to scratch the itch, with a hint of anger in his tone. The heroine is domineering.
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, which was enough to show how harmonious the atmosphere of the entire crew was.
In fact, none of these people knew that Liu Qingshan still had the right to decide on the final list. According to what he told Zhou Xingchi, he would retain the final decision-making power for the main characters.
This will allow this version of the characters to match the images in the original version.
He knew how classic the original version of "Kung Fu" was. The fact that eight supporting actors were popular in one movie was an unprecedented phenomenon and would not be an exaggeration.
Even the smaller characters such as "the aunt holding the onion" and "buck-toothed Jane" are magical and unforgettable.
As long as anyone has seen it, who can forget the Jiang Bao in it? This person does not appear much, but it is also very impressive. The most classic line is undoubtedly: "Charter, why are you suddenly out of water?"
The reason why it has become a masterpiece among Chinese-language films is that every character, large and small, is so classic and full-bodied, and the role of the actors in it cannot be erased.
Of course, as well as its special effects, this movie will be a top commercial film even if it is released more than ten or twenty years later.
There was no guest at the closing banquet that night, but Liu Qingshan welcomed an uninvited guest.
The middle-aged man who came to him was a European, wearing a gloomy three-piece black suit, a white shirt, a black vest, and a long windbreaker, a typical British gentleman style.
At this time, he did not enter the restaurant, or even step into the lobby on the first floor of the hotel. Instead, he waited in the corridor outside the hall, holding a black umbrella. The exquisitely carved wooden handle reflected the extraordinary texture.
Seeing Liu Qingshan push the door open and turn toward him, the man straightened up, straightened his wrinkle-free coat, and walked forward.
He stopped in front of Liu Qingshan, bowed slightly, and asked with a smile: "Liu Qingshan, Mr. Liu? My dear, you are indeed surprisingly young!"
"I am Liu Qingshan! Are you Mr. Thompson?" Liu Qingshan did not pay attention to his appearance. At this time, he was blushing and neck thick from drinking, and he couldn't pretend no matter how hard he pretended.
"Yes, as it was said on the phone, Thompson, First Personal Assistant and Legal Advisor to the Earl of Snowdon!"
The visitor's huge reputation was the reason why Liu Qingshan came in a hurry.
Of course, it originated from the script of "The King's Speech". According to the news sent by Tom Hopper in advance, he asked people related to the royal family to read the script the day after he returned to London.
He himself is not qualified to directly meet any members of the royal family. According to him, on certain occasions, he will see people from the royal family shaking hands with others from a distance, but he will not know what this person is like, except that he can see beyond the behavior of those around them.
To his surprise, the script took three twists and turns and actually flowed into a certain royal family.
In the following weeks, Tom Hopper was interviewed by several people whose identities were unknown and expressed their desire to meet with the author of the script.
However, there are strict procedures to follow for that kind of foreign-related communication, which includes issuing a diplomatic note to the relevant departments of China, and applying for an investigation into Liu Qingshan's origins, as well as some deeper things.
Tom Hopper had known nothing about this for several weeks, until he received a call this afternoon, saying that the royal family had officially extended an invitation to Liu Qingshan through the British and Chinese Embassy, and asked Tom Hopper to deliver a private message on his behalf. information.
When he received his call, Liu Qingshan was drinking happily at the banquet.
With Tom Hopper's advance notice, he was mentally prepared for the phone call that followed.
This Thompson was the caller and one of the members of the delegation who submitted the invitation letter to Liu Qingshan on behalf of the royal family.
Originally there was no need for this link, because the relevant departments in China can complete this task.
But perhaps the inviter, Earl Snowdon, wanted to show his sincerity and decided to let Thompson come to invite him in person just before the relevant domestic departments handed over the invitation letter.
Just because Liu Qingshan was not in Kyoto at this time, the group traveled all night and found this hotel tonight.
Liu Qingshan was grateful for his sincerity, so he rushed to meet him, but before that, he still called Ge Daquan and asked for his opinion. He didn't understand this issue.
As for the second Earl of Snowdon, he is amazing. Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI and nephew of the current Queen Elizabeth II, is the 21st heir to the British throne and the first person who is not a direct descendant of the Queen. Descendants of royalty.
In other words, his mother is the biological sister of Queen Elizabeth II, who is also his godmother, the son of the late Princess Margaret, and a hereditary earl with blood ties to the royal family.
Although his 21st heir is a bit far away, it is not without a chance. However, as the only son of Princess Margaret, he inherited his mother's property and married another earl with a net worth of about 300 million pounds. ’s daughter, an orthodox aristocratic lady, is Princess Diana’s distant cousin.
Today, the second Earl of Snowdon owns five companies related to the furniture manufacturing business and is a director of these five companies. It is said that he is worth a considerable amount.
