Since the special effects of "The Wandering Earth" have been determined to be produced by Nebula Special Effects, and because it is a subsidiary of Ark Culture, communication on special effects will be much easier.

Even in terms of movie props and scenery, Nebula Special Effects will give advice.

"The Wandering Earth" has a large number of shots that require the use of special effects, and the special effects artists know better what kind of material to shoot, and it is easier to create shocking special effects shots.

Therefore, during the film's preparation stage, Sun Jianqi led his team to discuss the set plan with the crew to ensure the level of special effects shots while minimizing the workload required for rendering.

Reducing the rendering workload of special effects shots can save special effects production costs and speed up post-production.

Therefore, in the preparation stage, the crew is working towards the best shooting plan.

Since the crew built twelve recording studios at the Donghai Film and Television Base, renting so many recording studios cost money every day.

Therefore, during the early preparations of the crew, the shots and shooting plans were made in great detail.

After turning on the camera, I started shooting according to the designed plan and the progress was very fast.

Moreover, special effects films require relatively less drama than feature films, so it is much easier for actors to perform.

Among them, Wang Yutao was responsible for shooting some of the shots.

Wang Yutao is indeed very talented in moving the mirror.

Therefore, many of the scenes that did not feature actors were left to him.

The crew filmed on two sets together, making the filming progress very fast.

After 4 months and 122 days of filming, "The Wandering Earth" has officially wrapped up and started post-production.

However, for special effects films, post-production is the real beginning.

Fortunately, Sun Jianqi participated in discussions during the film's preparation and shooting stages, so communication went smoothly.

Many of the special effects requirements were discussed by Fang Xing and Sun Jianqi, as well as the director team and the special effects team from the beginning. They strived to make the picture the most shocking while saving costs and time as much as possible.

Since the special effects team participated in the entire process of film shooting, special effects production saves a lot of early debate.

In fact.

For many special effects films, if the director has high requirements, he or she will frequently ask the special effects company to rework and modify the film.

Even a shot of a few seconds may be modified one or two hundred times.

In fact, when this happens, it is usually because the director and the special effects company do not communicate enough, or the money is insufficient, and the special effects company does not put all its energy into the special effects production of the movie.

In the film special effects industry, like other industries, you get what you pay for.

How long does it take to render special effects, how many sets of servers are used, and how many special effects artists are needed? These are all money.

If we don’t have enough money, we will naturally be stretched in every aspect.

Fortunately, Ark Culture does not have this situation. Even the special effects company is a subsidiary of Ark Culture, and everything is given the highest priority.

In fact.

Halfway through the filming of "The Wandering Earth", Fang Xing had already handed over some of the shot shots to Nebula Special Effects and started pre-production preparations for the special effects shots.

Therefore, by the time the shooting part was completed, the special effects production had already entered the rendering stage, and the progress was very fast.

Under normal circumstances.

A special effects movie takes four to five months to shoot. After the shooting, it takes a month or two to find a special effects company and negotiate the price. Then the special effects company schedules the film based on the projects on hand, which also takes several months.

Sometimes, special effects companies are working on several projects at the same time, and the production progress is very slow.

Coupled with the pre-production of the film, it is normal for a special effects film to take two years from project approval to release.

However, Fang Xing is an exception.

Especially this time for "The Wandering Earth", the project went directly to the casting stage, basically skipping the investment process.

Anyway, Ark Culture is the main investor in the investment, and other film and television investment companies may follow suit or not.

Moreover, even if he wanted to invest more, Fang Xing didn’t want to.

Of course, we will definitely still accept investment from several companies.

As a long-term cooperative film distribution company, Penguin Pictures gives a part of the investment share to facilitate the promotion and distribution work more smoothly.

When it is released online, it needs to cooperate with video websites, so Wandou Video will also invest part of it.

The rest is the cooperative shooting team and film and television group, which will also invest part of it.

However, Fang Xing did not need to wait for these investments to be in place before the project started directly.

If the investment is not in place by the scheduled time, it doesn’t matter, Ark Culture will directly make up the investment.

Therefore, it only took half a year from preparation to completion.

The special effects production officially begins after the rough cut is released, eliminating the process of negotiation with the special effects company and the communication process of special effects lens requirements.

The speed is naturally faster.

According to the speed of post-production, we can even catch up with the Spring Festival of the new year.

While Nebula Special Effects was working hard to produce special effects, Fang Xing was not idle either, working with the soundtrack team to produce the soundtrack for the movie.

In addition to the soundtrack, the dubbing work of the actors is also in progress.

The main creators of the crew are busy and working overtime to produce the movie.

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the other side.

The filming of "The Three-Body Problem" is also coming to an end.

Relatively speaking, the filming of "The Three-Body Problem" was easier.

After all, the requirements for TV dramas are different from those for movies.

"The Three-Body Problem" requires relatively few special effects.

Therefore, in the second half of the year, it was "The Three-Body Problem" that released its first trailer.

After watching the trailer, the audience actually still doesn’t understand the story.

After all, this story involves a lot of astronomy knowledge, as well as computer, biology and other aspects of knowledge, which is actually difficult for some viewers to understand.

to this end.

Zhang Yigao and the crew also held an online Q&A event on Wandou Video, and invited professors majoring in astronomy to explain to the audience what the story of "The Three-Body Problem" is.

When promoting this event, it was said that professors majoring in astronomy would be invited to answer questions.

Many science fiction fans became interested in this TV series.

Science fiction fans are indeed very picky, and they often even joke that there are no science fiction dramas in China.

But precisely because of this, if someone really makes a TV series that meets the requirements of science fiction fans, they will be the first to eat the crab, and everyone will take it all.

Therefore, this event was very successful.

The astronomy professor of Eastern University of Science and Technology, together with Zhang Yigao, explained "Three-Body Problem" to the audience.

Explain what the "three-body" system is.

To this end, Zhang Yigao also hired someone to make an animated short film to vividly explain why the system composed of three stars has no solution.

And what kind of crisis will a civilization living in a three-star system encounter?

These issues were all explained clearly in the online activities.

Perhaps ordinary viewers are not interested in these relatively professional knowledge, but for science fiction fans, the more they listen, the more interested they become.

Because the three-body problem is indeed a classic problem in astronomy.

If a TV series is based on such an astronomical problem, then this TV series will be science fiction from the beginning.

therefore.

After this online event ended, audiences who like science fiction quickly changed their evaluation of "The Three-Body Problem".

Let’s not talk about whether this drama is good or not. At least the creators are really making science fiction and are not trying to sell people on their own.

You have to try it to know whether the show is good or not, and science fiction fans are already eager to see this science fiction-themed TV series, but whether it passes or not.

[Is it true that a domestic drama is a science fiction film? 】

[From the current point of view, the main creator is really doing science fiction. Anyway, I am very interested in "The Three-Body Problem". Three stars that move irregularly. It is scary to think about the civilization living in this kind of star system. 】

[At present, "The Three-Body Problem" may not necessarily be good to watch, but it should be a science fiction film. Even if the filming is not good, it should be encouraged. Anyway, I will become a member and watch two episodes. If the filming is not good, I will

Just like paying for a domestic science fiction drama.]

[The concept of the story is indeed very interesting. I hope it can be filmed well. I feel that if it can be filmed well, the story will be very exciting. 】

…

"The Three-Body Problem" has not yet started airing, but the creator's sincerity and serious attitude towards science fiction themes have first won the recognition of science fiction fans.

Most science fiction fans on the Internet have the same opinion. Even if it is not good, they will still watch two episodes.

For a TV series, it is actually enough to obtain this audience attitude.
To be continued...