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Chapter 1409 1409 Different attempts

It is precisely because of different attempts that Hugo has never felt rejected about commercial movies. For example, when filming "life and death speed" in the first filming, Hugo experienced unimaginable thrills. The excitement of being in danger completely made the adrenaline burst and is still unforgettable. Today, filming "Independence Day", Hugo will experience green screen acting for the first time, which is another completely different challenge.

If Hugo just plans to act casually, this is not a problem. He only needs to show his expressions such as worry, surprise, and perseverance as Roland asks. This is enough. The whole story can be connected and there is no need to worry about any green screen acting skills. For Hugo, who has experienced many battles, it is very simple.

However, Hugo does not want to contribute a performance that is out of touch with visual effects like "Demon Realm Wizard". Even if "Independence Day" does not give him enough performance space to interpret "gravity", at least he can serve as a guide to let all audiences feel the magnificence and spectacle of the impending destruction of the earth on "Independence Day".

So, Hugo wants to do better.

In fact, the so-called green screen acting is not difficult to understand. Simply put, it is necessary to have rich imagination in your mind and fantasize about scenes that will not even appear in real life, such as outlining the beautiful elves in the "Lord of the Ring", imagine the surging waves in the "Pirates of the Caribbean", and depicting the magnificent space war in the "Star Wars"...

But this is not Hugo's strength. Hugo is not an otaku who is keen on comics, nor is it a science man who is endlessly curious about science fiction; but Hugo has one advantage, that is, the scenes that others need to fantasize, which exist in the depths of his memory. What he needs to do is not outline outlines, but awaken the memory scenes deep in his mind.

The simple rehearsal just now gave Hugo a preliminary understanding of the entire shooting process and the scene. He now had to build a three-dimensional space in his head, place himself and his car in this space, think about what was in front, what was on both sides, and what was underneath, so that he had a clear understanding of the entire pattern.

Hugo closed his eyes and tried to awaken memories. What exactly did the alien spaceship look like on Independence Day?

Hugo hasn't done such a job for a long time. When filming "Smelling the Scent of the Scent" and "Yihai Xiongfeng", Hugo often recalled how the original actors performed in his memory and what effect the original movies showed. However, after that, Hugo gradually explored his own performance path, and he rarely recalled because he did not want to imitate and hoped to be able to go out of his own style.

But today is a different situation. Hugo needs to revitalize his poor and exhausted science fiction imagination, and he needs to clearly outline the pictures that ordinary people cannot imagine in his mind.

What did it feel when I first watched "Independence Day"? Hugo's eyes were closed, and his dark mind outlined the appearance of the huge alien spacecraft. When the huge spacecraft came over the city, it could be said to be a cover of the sky, blocking all the light in the sky. Almost one-third of a city with a population of tens of millions was shrouded in the shadows, making everyone feel as if they were trapped in a cage, unable to see the sun or tomorrow.

Hugo clearly remembered that when watching "Independence Day", he was shocked by the magnificent visual effects and was amazed. The alien spacecraft that was as overwhelming as a big cake was even more impressive. At this time, it also appeared clearly in Hugo's mind. During the war, human fighters and small alien fighters fought together, like sardines, with shells flying around and sparks, making the blue sky covered by countless black dots, and the original color of the sky was not visible.

After careful recollection, Hugo discovered that he originally thought he was not deeply impressed by "Independence Day", but he still left many deep impressions in his mind, including the shocking feeling of an ant standing in front of a skyscraper when Steve flew out of the earth and entered the alien mother ship to perform his final mission.

"Hugo," a call was about Hugo's memory. He opened his eyes and saw Sergio standing in front of him. "This is the conceptual diagram you want. Do I need me to explain it to you?" Sergio held a thick stack of drawings in his hand. Seeing Hugo nodding in his eyes, Sergio adjusted his position and his posture were not suitable for long-term discussions.

At this time, Hugo was sitting in a small sealed box to avoid shaking during flight, and his whole person was stuck in the seat, so he could not even complete the simple action of stretching his neck; while Sergio stood on the wing, leaning against the edge of the cabin, with limited places where his feet could stand, and he had to tiptoe and put his head behind Hugo's left shoulder to explain to Hugo.

"I'm filming the 'The Love of Humans and Ghosts'!" Sandra, who was passing by, teased and even whistled, which made everyone on the scene burst into laughter, which made Hugo and Sergio feel helpless.

Sergio retracted his attention and explained to Hugo, "This is an alien spacecraft designed by the computer special effects team according to Roland and others. It should be the size of four football fields, which can cover most of the city..." With Sergio's explanation, Hugo's slightly blurry picture gradually became clear, especially the entire three-dimensional sense of space came out.

Before returning to the shooting, Roland looked at Hugo carefully, and hesitated for a while, but walked to Hugo.

Although Roland has improved his views on Hugo now, as the biggest star in the entire crew, Roland knows that Hugo has the ability to interfere with the crew at any time, and no one can stop Hugo. Roland is a director and producer, and it can be said that the position is the most embarrassing. How to get along with Hugo is really a problem. Similar to the rehearsal situation just now, it is impossible for Roland to control the position. Therefore, Roland has been considering how to communicate with Hugo.

"Hey, Hugo, I know you're not very familiar with green screen technology," Roland stood on the wing and sorted out his words carefully. "I mean, you haven't participated in such a show before." Hugo did not interrupt Roland this time, but listened sincerely, which gave Roland some confidence. "I think, if necessary, I can show you the computer effects that have been completed so that you can feel the whole picture."

Hugo looked at Roland and signaled, "Are you finished?" Roland nodded quickly, and Hugo said, "I know it will be more difficult to bring a computer to the studio." It is 1996 now, let alone laptops, even ordinary desktop computers have not yet reached the level of convenient mobile. "It's better to do this. Tell me about your ideas. I know you have a scene of storyboarding in your mind. As for what the computer special effects look like, it's better to leave a suspense."

Roland was stunned for a moment, realizing that this was a good idea, "No problem, this set of shots is like this next..." Roland explained with a clever idea. From time to time, Hugo would ask questions about what the picture was from his perspective. Gradually, Hugo combined the information given to him by Roland and Sergio with the movie scene, which made Hugo's thoughts completely clear.

"Very good, let's put it into the shooting and let's see the effect." Hugo took a deep breath and said.

Roland hesitated and looked at Hugo for a little longer, "Are you sure? Don't need to rehearse again?"

Hugo shook his head, "This is not a stage play. We can't rehearse until perfect before we take the stage. You know, even a stage play cannot be perfect on the stage. Let the camera run, which can make me concentrate more." Hugo knows what difficulties he faces, and he also knows what he needs to do, so let the actual combat test.

Roland saw Jianyi in Hugo's eyes. When he recalled the communication and the whole process just now, although he was still a little worried, he still forced himself to calm down, "No problem, let's try it." Then, he looked at Hugo again hesitantly, turned around and left the plane.

"Start the shooting!" Roland gave the order and the camera started to run.

Sergio's voice came from Hugo's headset. This time Roland had to be responsible for the entire picture, so the work of controlling the rhythm was handed over to the deputy director, "Below the city." Sergio's words were very simple.

Hugo looked down slightly and saw that the messy wires on the ground had been cleaned up. The screwdriver that had just dropped there was also put away. Now there was only a piece of green, empty green, but in his eyes, there were constant explosions and collapses in the city buildings and buildings. The thick smoke everywhere was mixed with hot flames and rising. The bustling Los Angeles looked like hell at this time.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little reluctant, because he knew very clearly that the picture in front of him meant the disappearance of life. He closed his eyes helplessly, and a trace of weakness flashed in his eyes. In just a blink of an eye, he opened his eyes again and said in a low voice, "I shouldn't have left them." A layer of water appeared in his eyes, but he let out a gentle breath, allowing the fragility in his eyes to quietly hide in his heart.

"Don't worry, big guys. I think they must have left the city first." The voice of his comrades came. Hugo knew that this was not a sad moment. His slightly frown brows gradually calmed down with his comrades' teasing. He knew that the moment of battle had come. When he saw the huge alien spaceship in front of him, Hugo did not change his expression, but his pupils slightly opened, and the storm in his heart was clearly revealed.

"Card!" Roland's voice came clearly, "Very good, very good! It's really great!"
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