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"Gravity" and "Interstellar" are two very different works, and although they both involve shooting work in the gravity-free environment of space, the storylines are vastly different.

"Gravity" is in a state of weightlessness throughout the whole process. How to present this gravity-free environment has become a difficult problem for the entire crew. Alfonso Cuaron has spent many years exploring the effects created by lighting and moving mirrors. The light box was created and an impossible shooting task was completed.

The entire "Interstellar Crossing" is almost in a state of gravity. Whether the spacecraft or the two planets in space, all simulate the gravity environment of the earth-because the task is to find earth-like planets suitable for human survival, which makes the special effects team More focus on the visual effects production of interstellar crossing.

In the latter's entire shooting concept, the only state of weightlessness occurs in five-dimensional space-time:

Cooper floated in the time-space tunnel and completely lost himself. If he didn't find a solution, he would be lost in the five-dimensional space-time forever; then Cooper found the time line, found the Murphy room, and sent the message through gravitational waves. Signal, hopefully Murphy can decipher the code.

For the filming of such an important section, Christopher Nolan naturally completed the idea ahead of time.

Because of the particularity of the five-dimensional space-time hypercube, the surging light and shadow from all directions are always changing. Further, the light changes in different spaces will further affect the light floating of the three-dimensional surface where Cooper is located, which is bound to become computer vision. The important task of the special effects team; but at the same time, it also means that the audience's attention will be focused on the hypercube, and the attention of the weightless effect will also be diverted.

Before "Gravity", Hollywood had formed a relatively stable system for shooting in a weightless state, mainly using green screen followed by Weiya technology to create the effect of characters floating in mid-air, and then using post-production special effects to create a whole The atmosphere, although not perfect, is better in simplicity and convenience; and for non-professionals, the flaws are not too big.

In the five-dimensional space-time, the fluctuation of light is very violent and very special, which can invisibly weaken the audience's attention to the state of weightlessness, and focus more on the hypercube, which also enables WIA technology to present more effectively The desired effect in a weightless environment.

This was Christopher's original shooting plan.

The lighting issue raised by Renly is still within the scope of Christopher's vision-compared to the actor and the director, the director obviously has more say in the lighting issue; but another issue mentioned in Renly's words, "the body Cumbersomeness", this is the part that directors and lighting engineers can't feel personally, which gave Christopher more inspiration.

In short, Renly's question set off Christopher's other ideas and hit the ground running.

Then Renly realized that he had opened Pandora's Box - just like Renly's obsession with acting, Christopher's obsession with pictures is no small matter.

It took less than thirty minutes for Renly to arrive on the set, and before he even walked around the whole of Studio 18, he was caught as a guinea pig: the Wia experiment and the lighting experiment.

This could have been done by a stand-in, but in Christopher's exact words, "Since Renly just raised the issue about bulkiness, let's do a pounding of Wia's pounds if Renly can go in person. Adjusting and knowing Renly's balance and form at the same time, that's the best thing, isn't it?"

Christopher is serious. Renly didn't refuse either.

So, Renly put on the Weiya equipment, was suspended in mid-air, entered the square box in the center, and started to adjust.

Emma Thomas immediately contacted a more professional Weia stunt team to come to the studio, join the original stunt team, and discuss specific solutions with Christopher, the lighting team, and the visual effects team. Now they're trying to add Wia, like a marionette, hanging Wia from Renly's two ankles, and then using the Wia technician to guide Renly's floating trajectory.

This is not an easy task.

The main Weiya is tied to the waist and crotch to ensure the stability of the main body; while the auxiliary Weiya is tied to the ankle to ensure the freedom of movement of the limbs.

When the body moves, then the main torso moves, and the auxiliary Wia needs to relax and return the control of the limbs to Renly; and when the body is stationary, because the whole person is suspended in the air, the control of the limbs is If you can't find the power point, there will inevitably be the cumbersome feeling that Renly mentioned. At this time, the auxiliary Wia needs to pull up his legs and cooperate with Renly's movements, showing a state of floating in the air.

To put it simply, actors and technicians need to cooperate with each other to find a relatively stable rhythm and method, so that the shooting can proceed more smoothly.

At the same time, the lighting engineer and the photographer need to cooperate with each other to find the position of lighting, and use the dislocation of light and shadow to further highlight the floating effect in a weightless state, so as to reduce the visual effect of the body sinking as much as possible; The weightless state of the entire five-dimensional space-time.

This is a very, very difficult and tedious job.

But Renly was not impatient at all, and worked diligently with the Wia technician to adjust his body position. Sometimes, everyone stood at the bottom and started a heated argument, while Renly was suspended in mid-air, five minutes, Ten minutes passed, and everyone seemed to have forgotten Renly's existence.

Anyone who has really tried Wia knows that it is incomparable

A painful thing.

Because the whole body is maintained by a steel wire rope, which also means that all the weight is placed on your waist and crotch. Even if there is no special movement, the sense of pressure will be squeezed little by little. Pressing the muscles, there will be a lot of bruises on the waist and crotch, and rubbing the skin is a trivial matter. In the most serious case, the muscles and bones may be damaged, which directly leads to the inability to stand up; will increase exponentially.

The flying eaves and walls and celestial bones seen on the movie screen are definitely a severe test of body and will during the shooting process.

In most crews, the actors almost used the avatars when they could use them, but when they really couldn't use the avatars, they went into battle in person.

Now Jessica Chastain and Timothy Chalamet looked up at Renly who was hanging in the air, and their expressions couldn't help showing a worried look.

Meghan Shanke, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but start muttering, "What's the trouble with Renly? These jobs can be left to professional stunt performers."

In fact, the "Interstellar" crew has no stand-ins. Because there is no martial arts scene, and no dangerous scene, there is no need for a stuntman. But now there are special circumstances. If necessary, finding a stuntman in Burbank is just a matter of phone calls; Renly still chose to play in person.

"Renly is now worth more than 100 million yuan, isn't this embarrassing for the crew?" Megan complained while worrying, and the contradictory emotions made people laugh.

Jessica couldn't help chuckling, "He just deliberately gave the crew a headache. You know, all the expenses can be reimbursed by the insurance company."

Now Renly's worth is completely different, which is reflected in all aspects, not only the remuneration, but also the treatment of the crew. The most important change is insurance.

When Renly joined the "Interstellar" crew, the contract stipulated that they must provide adequate guarantees for Renly. Warner Bros. has purchased a hugely indemnity insurance—rumored to have topped $100 million—that will fully cover all of Renly's problems during his time on the set, including illness, accidents, mental breakdowns, and more Wait.

For reference, top superstars such as Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks have regulations on insurance when signing contracts. If the insurance amount is not high enough, then dangerous actions will be performed by stunts as much as possible.

In some special moments, it's not that the actors are not professional enough, but the film company is worried that the actors are too professional because they don't want to pay high insurance premiums. Studios are more inclined to use stuntmen, which makes things a lot easier—their insurance payments may be one-tenth or one-twentieth of the top performers, or even lower, which is very important for studios. It is a lot more cost-effective, and this is the correct business practice.

For example, when Tom Cruise was filming "Mission Impossible 6", he personally went into battle and jumped from the building with Wia, but accidentally broke his knee and ankle, which scared Paramount into a cold sweat. It not only delayed the shooting process, but also needed to worry about Tom's follow-up health. Paramount would prefer Tom not be so desperate if it could.

Of course, this situation is still very, very rare, and more often the actors take the initiative to hand over the work to the stand-ins. What's more special is that, like Vin Diesel, in order to show his big name, he refused to go into battle in person, and pushed everything to a stand-in, which made his fellow actors even more contemptible.

Now, Renly's level has also reached the level of a top superstar. Not only "Interstellar", when shooting other commercial films in the future, this is also a part of the contract that must be guaranteed.

However, Jessica's joke was obviously a joke, and Megan was helpless.

At this moment, the low voices of several other staff members came from behind.

"...I don't understand either, maybe he's just trying to gain a reputation..."

"Che, why does he want to be famous? If he doesn't, do you think other people can say anything? Do you think other film companies will want to find him? He doesn't need to be famous at all, okay?"

"Yes, he is now worth over 100 million yuan, even if it's for fame, it's not necessary. Have you heard how much his salary for 'Drunken Town Folk Song' is?"

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