Two Hundred and Sixty-One-Late Period

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies!"

Wayne's voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, immediately suppressed the commotion of the crowd. “This film has been able to exceed the shooting schedule and complete all shooting tasks ahead of schedule, which is inseparable from everyone’s hard work!

One last thing, back in Los Angeles the crew disbanded. After everyone has finished celebrating Christmas, there will be a party waiting for you to party. Warner Bros. has reserved a bar for us, so don’t forget to come and attend! "

After saying that, he jumped down from the chair and took the trouble to tell Zack Snyder: "Be sure to pay attention to the preservation of the film, and save it as soon as you get back to Los Angeles."

"I see."

Zack Snyder nodded and began to pack the films shot today.

This issue is very important. Wayne has been in this industry for a long time and has heard too much news about films that have been shot destroyed due to various "accidents".

Regardless of whether it was a man-made accident or not, he tried his best to avoid this kind of thing. After each shooting, an extra copy of the film had to be made, one copy was deposited in the bank's vault, and the other was deposited in Warner Bros.'s vault.

However, this kind of thing usually only occurs in this era. In a few years, digital technology will gradually replace film. By then, there will be almost no room for such nonsense to happen.

A projector holding two disks, stacks of tin boxes containing films, and a snow-white curtain, under the light and shadow condensed by the old-fashioned projector, form the movie in people's memory.

But these will eventually be eliminated. With the continuous advancement of technology, not only the projection equipment has gradually changed to digital projectors, but even Wayne's favorite 35mm film has gradually been abandoned by Hollywood.

These are all products of the market economy. It’s not that Hollywood production companies don’t like film anymore, and it’s not that digital technology is better than film. It’s because digital technology is high-quality and cheap.

To put it very simply, a film that lasts about an hour and a half would stretch about three kilometers of film, and it would take five or six copies to be reeled in, and each copy would weigh about fifty kilograms.

Every time a movie is to be shown to the public, these incredibly heavy objects need to be transported to designated theaters one by one. The labor cost is a huge expense.

Digital technology will greatly simplify this process. In the early stage, only an encrypted hard drive is needed to hold three or four movies. It is enough to give the theater the secret key before screening. In the later stage, larger theater companies will even There is no need for encrypted hard drives, and the films are directly transmitted to various theaters via satellite.

The cost saved in this process is too high, whether it is human resources or even the cost of copying the film, it is saved in the profit.

You know, a large part of the distribution company's publicity and distribution expenses is movie copying. The cost of making a copy is more than 1,500 US dollars. Even if you have your own factory, this is still a very large expense.

But the cost of an encrypted hard drive is only a few hundred dollars, and it can be recycled and used repeatedly. As long as it is not broken, a hard drive can be used for many years.

With this convenient and cost-saving technology, it is natural for Hollywood production companies to abandon the traditional film.

"It's all packed, Wayne."

Zack Snyder's words interrupted his random thoughts. Wayne shook his head and said, "OK, let's go back to Los Angeles."

All filming for "Batman Begins" ended, and Wayne got on a plane the next day and returned to Los Angeles. After bidding farewell to the crew at the airport, they rushed back to the manor without stopping.

After only staying at the manor for one night, he gave the assistant a day off, took two golden retrievers with him, and rushed back to the farm in Ventura County. Getting ready to spend Christmas with my parents.

Since his work has become busier and busier in the past few years, Wayne has returned to the farm less and less frequently. If the filming of the film had not ended at this time, he would have missed Christmas again.

1. When he opened the door and was about to run around the farm, he realized that it was already raining outside. The dark clouds in the sky were gloomy, and the rain falling from the sky was like a string of beaded curtains, still falling.

"Boy, how long has it been since you got up early to exercise?"

Hearing Old Greenberg's voice, Wayne discovered his father down the corridor, holding a huge pipe in his mouth, sitting at the door looking at the rare heavy rain outside.

"Maybe a few months? Who knows." He shrugged and sat next to his father. "I'm so busy. I wake up every day and there's a lot of work waiting for me to do."

The two golden retrievers also walked out of the living room with lazy steps and lay down next to his legs.

The rain in the sky gradually subsided, and the sun pierced the dark clouds, shining on the white pasture. The sun in winter is very dazzling, but it doesn't bring any warmth to people.

Wayne took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a deep breath. The weather in Los Angeles should be much warmer than that in New York, but he didn't feel the difference.

Raising his hand to touch his bald head, Old Greenberg stared at him carefully for a while. "You are in good spirits, much better than when you got home yesterday. You are still very young. You must know that work is not everything in life. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You are already outstanding."

"Maybe it's because I got home and relaxed completely."

Reaching out to rub the heads of two huge dogs, Wayne held a cigarette in his mouth and watched the light rain gradually stop in the pasture. "The production cost this time was too high. The investment of hundreds of millions of dollars gave me ample creative space, but the same pressure was like a mountain, pressing on my shoulders."

"Honey, you put too much pressure on yourself." Anna Greenberg came out wearing an apron, carrying two cups of steaming coffee, put the coffee on the table, and kissed him gently on the face .

"Mom believes that you will continue to succeed, Honey. You are my biggest pride now, so don't force yourself to work too much."

A smile appeared on Wayne's face, he nodded, picked up his coffee and took a long sip, that's why he always wanted to come back. No matter what the reason was that brought him here inexplicably, God finally treated him well and gave him an extremely happy family environment.

Old Greenberg was also happily smoking his pipe, and his mother turned back to the kitchen to continue making breakfast. The quiet atmosphere as always in the farm made Wayne, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, gradually relax.

He was supposed to stay for two days and prepare to rush back to Los Angeles, but he stayed there until after the New Year and spent time with his parents before getting in the car and returning to Los Angeles to continue the work he had not finished.

Everything was fine on the farm, and the quiet and peaceful life was fascinating. Wayne stayed at home for a few more days and perfectly missed the crew's carnival party. But he didn't regret it. He was not a party animal in the first place.

After a short break, Wayne went to a post-production studio at Warner Bros. Studios to start post-production work on "Batman Begins."

The basis of post-production work is undoubtedly film editing. Don't look at the exhausting shooting in the front, but those tedious and tiring shooting tasks are also in the service of editing.

But the good news is that after every day of shooting, editor Dawn Scott is observing, and sometimes even goes to the filming room with him to discuss plans. The editor is deeply involved in the early shooting, which can be regarded as This step of work laid the foundation.

"We have to cut the trailer as soon as possible, Warner Bros. has been urging us."

When everyone arrived, Dawn Scott spoke first.

"No problem, just follow what we discussed before. The Super Bowl-like frenzied scene, our trailer must also match that atmosphere."

Wayne nodded, thought for a while and continued: "Don't worry about continuity or story logic. We only have thirty seconds, so we just need to cut in the hot scenes that fans like, and add It’s enough to capture a few shots of Batman’s equipment to attract attention.”

"ok, no problem."

"Wayne." Tim Burton waited for them to finish their exchange before he said, "For the soundtrack work of the film, I hired the master scorer Hans Zimmer. His team will immediately review the rough cut samples. Start working on the film’s background score.”

"Okay, I'll talk to him later."

Before the first rough cut of the film, or before filming started, he had his own editing ideas. Christopher Nolan likes to do a lot of tricks during editing. He likes to disrupt the narrative of the film and is good at telling stories by interspersing various shots.

However, Wayne is not Christopher Nolan after all. From the moment Dwayne Scott made the first cut, he gave him clear editing ideas. This film will be based on linear narrative, which is his best production method. , and can also lower the threshold for movie viewing, allowing more ordinary people to understand the movie along with the story.

In other words, "Batman Begins" will definitely be presented in the form of a multi-line narrative, especially in the beginning of the film, where there will be almost no use of flashbacks.

We all know the truth, it is actually very simple to make a delicious dish from delicious ingredients. But to make very expensive ingredients into a big pot dish that most ordinary people find delicious, it definitely requires a little skill.

Wayne is doing this kind of work now. If you want to produce a familiar story like Batman and still meet the appetite of popular movie fans, this definitely requires a certain level of quality.

Not only does he want to be the first director to shoot a superhero with a serious and dark temperament, but he also wants to make this dark epic as bold as an opera.

The previously virtual comic book world was brought into a cold and realistic environment. During the filming, Wayne used a lot of spotlights to light the film, and the characters often used outline lights. From this approach, it is the arrangement of the stage play.

Of course, this part is just the beginning. In the next two parts, he will further strengthen this effect.

Coupled with the tall and empty spatial layout, all dark parts are invisible, and the coordination of the sound effects will make the audience feel a sense of majesty.