Chapter 1308 A Double Harvest of Money and Awards

"Juno", released in December, is a feature film in itself.

Disney didn't have much expectations for it, but because it was a movie made by the boss himself, they still tried their best to get it to be released on more than 1,600 screens.

Unexpectedly, "Juno" received a good reputation from the moment it was released.

Especially among young people, it has set off a craze for movie watching.

They all think this girl named Juno is so cool.

Not only did she dare to get pregnant at this age, but she also had the courage to give birth, unlike those ordinary girls.

And Juno is too beautiful, completely in line with the aesthetics of most men, especially young people.

Just through this movie, they became obsessed with this little girl from France named Sophie Marceau.

When they learned that Sophie Marceau was indeed only 16 years old this year, their admiration and love for Sophie Marceau became even greater.

In the eyes of professional film critics and journalists, "Juno" is also a good movie.

Not only does it have a bold subject matter, but the shooting angle is completely different, fully displaying the feeling of a girl who has an unexpected pregnancy but bravely takes responsibility.

Westerners all respect themselves and especially like the sublimation of personality.

Putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately is most suitable for Western values.

Juno's courage to face all difficulties is very suitable for positive publicity.

Disney also bought a lot of articles from film critics. After such a burst of publicity, word-of-mouth continued to ferment.

In the second week of its release, many parents brought their children aged 15-18 to watch the movie together, hoping that they would learn something from the movie.

This is not to encourage girls to doubt, but to let them see how much hardship they will suffer if they do not take protective measures and do not have enough courage.

Therefore, after "Juno" took in a box office of 25 million in the first week, it actually increased a lot in the second week, exceeding 30 million US dollars in box office. In the third week, the decline was not much, with a box office of 21 million.

At this rate, when "Juno" is released, the box office will exceed 100 million US dollars, which is no problem at all.

As the popularity of "Juno" gradually waned, United Artists Films' "Ghostbusters" was the first to be released in North America.

During the Christmas and New Year period, movies like "Ghostbusters" are in line with the winter temperament.

In the first three days of the weekend, it achieved a high opening score of 50 million US dollars, and the audience loved it very much.

Everyone thinks this movie is really cool.

The scenes where gods and monsters appear can actually be shown in movies, which makes people marvel at the development of special effects technology.

The digital company responsible for the special effects of this movie once again proved its leadership in the industry.

Of course, this is also related to Yin Jun’s unremitting investment.

When Yin Jun acquired the digital field two years ago, he promised to invest more than 10 million US dollars per year, but in fact Yin Jun invested more than this.

In addition, Disney and United Artists Film Company's special effects are all done in the digital field. Therefore, with a lot of practical experience and a large amount of financial support, the development momentum of the digital field is very rapid.

In January 1981, they only had 75 people.

But now in January 1983, the total number of employees in the digital field has reached 280.

This number is higher than that of Industrial Light and Magic. In addition to being inferior to Industrial Light and Magic in the computer field, it has already ranked first in the world in terms of special effects such as models.

Now Yin Jun has given them two of the most important tasks.

The first one is to make dinosaur-related models. All kinds of dinosaurs and various sizes have to be produced to prepare for Yin Jun's upcoming shooting of "Jurassic Park" in a few years.

Yes.

Even though Spielberg repeatedly chased him, Yin Jun decided to make "Jurassic Park" by himself. This was not only because of copyright issues, but also because the young man wanted to own this opportunity to make his name in film history.

And making such a blockbuster is also one of the lifelong pursuits of a director.

Yin Jun hopes to greatly improve his directing ability with "Jurassic Park".

Although it is bound to be very hard, how can a director achieve success without such hard work?

Just like the God of Cards, how could he have become the God of Cards if he hadn't gone through the crazy filming experience of "Titanic"?

How could he have made "Avatar" without the foreshadowing of "Titanic"?

In the previous life, Spielberg's version of "Jurassic Park" had no problems at all in terms of plot and structure. It was thrilling and exciting, and the editing was very sharp, making it enjoyable to watch.

But if you look at it with 2020 eyes, the special effects of "Jurassic Park" are a bit unsatisfactory.

On the one hand, it is the backwardness of computer special effects technology, and on the other hand, it is the immaturity of the digital field itself.

Now that Yin Jun has given the digital field a year or two more time, and the digital field is much more powerful than in his previous life, special effects technology, at least in terms of models, must have made a breakthrough.

If it weren't for the immaturity of current 3D technology, Yin Jun felt that shooting a 3D version of "Jurassic Park" would be a dazzler.

Speaking of which, it is not that 3D technology is not mature enough. 3D technology is more mature than IMAX technology. However, the application of 3D is not that widespread. In commercial applications, 3D technology has experienced many failures and it is now difficult to find it again. It's my own ally, and it's even more miserable than IMAX.

IMAX giant screen technology is better. In the past six months or so, with the popularity of "Terminator" and the support of the super animated film "The Lion King", many theater operators have contacted IMAX.

It's just that the cost of IMAX is too high, and there are too few movies produced with IMAX, which will cause a lot of waste, so the negotiations are still in a stalemate.

The good news is not without it. Both Spielberg and George Lucas are interested in IMAX technology and feel that applying it to their new movies will be a huge breakthrough, so they are actively learning about this technology. , ready for use at any time.

Yin Jun did not panic. He told IMAX that as long as it maintains its composure and develops, further improves the technical quality of IMAX, and further reduces the price of IMAX, then IMAX technology will naturally become the most popular shooting method in movie theaters.

The second project developed by Juvenile in the digital field is the liquid robot model of "Terminator 2", and more importantly, computer technology.

This item is watched by Cameron himself.

As a technology geek who has not yet shown his true nature, even if he is staring at his new movie, he will go to the digital field every few days to see the progress of the new technologies he requires.

But engineers in the digital field did not hate Cameron.

Because many of them were originally Cameron's colleagues at Industrial Light and Magic, but they were poached when Cameron went to make movies.

Cameron himself is an expert, and there will never be a situation where an outsider orders an insider. They can also discuss new technologies with each other and discuss how to apply them in practice.

With Cameron here, Yin Jun doesn't have to keep an eye on this matter.

Even Yin Jun is wondering whether he can also bring Cameron in when developing 3D technology in the future, give him some shares, and let him lead the advancement of 3D.

3D technology in previous lives was so widely used, thanks to Cameron's "Avatar".

What paved the way for Cameron's "Avatar" was the 3D technology led by Callum.

In order to promote 3D technology, Cameron ran road shows for more than a year, promoting the various benefits of 3D technology wherever he went.

It is really not easy for a world-class director to do this.

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The success of the movie box office is just one aspect of the success of the Kirin Group in North America.

Another aspect is reflected in the pursuit of awards. Kirin Group also achieved a bumper harvest.

"The Lion King" was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Score.

"The Terminator" received four nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Cinematography.

"Mother and Daughter" won the Best Picture Award, Best Actress Award, Best Supporting Actor Award, Best Art Design Award and Best Original Screenplay Award, and it was also nominated for four awards.

"Juno," which was released in December, also received three nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Costume Design.

The one that won the most awards was the highly anticipated "The Shawshank Redemption."

It has a total of eight nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score, and Best Makeup.

And among the four most important awards, except for the fact that there is no heroine in the film, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

This is the greatest affirmation for a movie.

Hollywood is particularly optimistic about "The Shawshank Redemption."

If it weren't for the director of this movie being Yin Jun and the starring role being a little-known Xiangjiang native, I'm afraid they would have evaluated "The Shawshank Redemption" as "popular."

After careful calculation, Qilin Group's five films last year actually received a total of 21 nominations, which is simply a miracle.

There are so many Hollywood companies, and the Oscar awards generally favor movies from small independent production companies.

But now, the Kirin Group alone occupies so much. Apart from everyone sighing that the strength of the Kirin Group is too amazing, what else can be said?

The other six giants in Hollywood also felt sour when they saw this scene.

Kirin Group's movies can both make money and win awards. From now on, it will be really difficult to stop their development!