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At the same time, the peripheral products of "Inception" also ushered in hot sales, and many product showcases were sold out, so they had to temporarily increase their purchases.

The income brought by a blockbuster movie is not just box office.

Of course, there are many movies that sell well at the box office, but the sales of peripheral products are not so good. For example, "Saving Private Ryan" sold well at the North American box office, but the sales of peripheral products of this film can only be described as dismal.

However, "Inception" is not among them.

While the box office is selling well, the peripheral products are also selling well, and Orion Films can only urgently order another batch.

In any case, the huge sales of "Inception" has become a market trend. Looking at the box office markets of more than 30 mainstream countries and regions around the world, it is unstoppable like a flood.

For a while, the popularity of several main actors of the crew soared.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in the film, was negotiating a contract for a film, and 20th Century Fox fired $20 million in base pay.

Charlize Theron also successfully won the contract of "Beauty Undercover", as well as a basic film salary of 7 million US dollars, plus a 10% North American box office share.

However, the entire crew is busy right now.

From the second day after "Inception" was released, the cast and crew were divided into two, and went to North America, Europe, Asia and other countries and regions to promote, and spent most of the time on the plane every day.

It is expected that they will not be able to relax for a long time to come.

Every big-selling movie is a test for the main actors of the crew, even busier than when shooting, and this is even more so for a movie that is sold well in many countries and regions around the world.

However, Ryan did not follow the crew to promote everywhere. When the first working day of "Inception" came, he came to a studio owned by Warner Bros. to continue filming the remaining scenes of "X-Men".

"Hugh, how are you getting ready?"

Ryan came to the front of the green screen and checked the preparations for shooting again. "Motion capture shooting is very different from the previous shooting. In many cases, actors need to perform against the air."

play with people,

Shooting against the air is completely two concepts. The former can be easier to enter the scene, while the latter needs to fantasize about various shooting scenarios.

To put it bluntly, it is completely dependent on the actor's own performance ability.

"Ryan, don't worry, I don't have any problems." Hugh Jackman turned his head and looked at Ryan who had just walked over, showing a hint of admiration and longing.

The box office performance of "Inception" is a daunting figure.

Ryan nodded, and his eyes shifted to Famke-Jensen. She was not wearing the tight black leather jacket, but was wearing a motion capture costume from Weta Studio, with dozens of movements, large and small, distributed on it. The trap will record all her every move.

"Famke, don't look aside for a while, remember to concentrate and perform as before." Ryan reminded Famke-Jensen.

Hugh Jackman has stage performance experience, and performing against the air is not too much pressure for him, while Famke Jansen has no such experience.

"No problem." Famke-Jensen was a little nervous.

Although she has done some training in the past two days to get familiar with motion capture shooting, so as to adapt to the inconvenience caused by motion capture.

Shooting with a motion capture device on my body must have many differences from the usual shooting, such as some subtle changes.

But in the final shot, the difference cannot be seen at a glance.

It can be said that this is a very difficult way of shooting, and the requirements for actors at this stage are very high.

Except for George Lucas and the "Lord of the Rings" crew in Hollywood, few directors and crews use this method to shoot.

Of course Ryan is one of them.

Ryan did not continue to say anything, and began to let the technicians prepare for the shooting.

Motion capture shooting is different from traditional shooting methods. Many times, Ryan can only stand aside and watch, and hand over the specific work to the technical staff of Weta Studio.

After a while, the shooting officially started. Hugh-Jackman was relatively good, and the shooting process was relatively smooth, but Famke-Jensen encountered a small problem and kept making mistakes in motion capture.

Ryan didn't yell. Famke-Jensen is just an ordinary actor. It is impossible to get familiar with motion capture shooting all at once, and it will take a certain amount of time to get used to it.

In addition, Weta Studio's motion capture shooting technology is far from mature in the previous life, which brought a lot of inconvenience to the crew.

This is still in the process of shooting "The Lord of the Rings", and I have summed up a lot of experience. Otherwise, I can only spend a lot of time like Peter Jackson, improving technology while shooting, and gradually establishing a perfect motion capture shooting system.

Of course, in Ryan's view, the motion capture and shooting system of Weta Studios can't even keep up with some third-rate special effects companies on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in his previous life.

At least the CGI technology used by people is very perfect, and some special effects production companies even shouted slogans, first there is a green screen, and then there is a world.

As long as there is a green screen, there is no scene that cannot be shot.

After several scenes were filmed, Famke-Jensen gradually adapted to motion capture shooting, and his condition was much better than when he started shooting.

"I'd rather wear that slippery skintight leather jacket than be covered in motion capture cameras." Famke-Jensen sat on the chair, looking at the green screen not far away, as if there was something not very good about it. remember.

"Ryan, I can ask."

Famke-Jensen pointed to the green screen that made her dizzy, and said, "Why does it have to be a green screen instead of other colors."

Hugh-Jackman also turned around, showing a little puzzled

"The reason is very simple."

Ryan shrugged his shoulders and stretched out his finger. Famke-Jensen's skin, "Generally speaking, motion capture can only be shot with blue screen and green screen. Blue is the complementary color of human skin, and the blue screen is used as the background. It is conducive to computer synthesis."

"Unfortunately, the eyes of many European and American actors are blue, and they can only be shot with a green screen. The green screen is not only brighter in color, it is not easy to produce black edges, and it is easier to separate from the foreground when using fluorescent green in the computer system. .”

Famke-Jensen nodded, apparently not understanding.

Hugh-Jackman simply spread his hands helplessly, "This is a profound technical problem."

Ryan smiled and didn't continue to explain, not to mention actors, but many film directors may not be clear about it.

I took a short break at noon and continued shooting in the afternoon. Although Famke-Jensen has adapted to motion capture shooting, he still occasionally encounters small situations.

Fortunately, there were no major problems, and the shooting went relatively smoothly.

"Julia Roberts!"

Hearing the news of Julia Roberts' arrival, Ryan was somewhat surprised, "What is she looking for me for?"

Although the two have had some relatively close contacts, they haven't had many contacts recently.

"Not sure." Sofia Coppola thought for a moment and said, "There should be something."

something!

"Ask her to come in." After speaking, Ryan felt a little inappropriate, "Let me go out myself."