Chatty Hollywood

Well, although the speculation about Parker Spade, who just got a promotion and salary increase and has yet to marry a wealthy and beautiful man, is not correct, it... is actually quite far away.

——Indeed, from the second half of 2003 to now, in one year, Charlotte's work intensity has dropped a lot, and he has indeed used his free time to go on vacation to relax.

And it was indeed Charlize who accompanied him on vacation.

As for whether I'm not ashamed or not...no one else saw it anyway...

However, now after a long period of "recharging" and relaxing, Charlotte feels that she has returned to full form again——

“It’s time to get serious about making another movie!”

Looking at the large sci-fi style equipment in front of her, Charlotte said to Charlize on the side.

"You previously filmed "Blackjack" and "Now Now," didn't you?"

Charlize asked rhetorically.

Charlotte shook her head,

"Those two movies were more for me to test my ability to control rhythm and editing, and the video games I shot were just to maintain my touch during my vacation."

“But I’ve seen your finished film, and it’s pretty good!”

Charlize smiled and said,

"Are you asking too much of yourself?"

"Maybe!"

Charlotte was noncommittal;

"However, compared with the new script I showed you, those two movies can really only be regarded as games."

"That's true!"

Charlize nodded,

"So you took me to visit NASA just to prepare for that movie?"

"Yes."

Charlotte shrugged.

"To shoot a lot of space footage, there is no more professional technical director than NASA, right?"

"That's true..."

Speaking of which,

Charlize also began to seriously visit some of the equipment that NASA has disclosed to the public...

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What Charlotte discussed with Charlize was a new movie he prepared for Charlize——

"Gravity."

——In the original time and space, this was a science fiction movie that was rarely favored by Oscars, with good box office results and awards.

Charlotte now wants to shoot this movie in this world. On the one hand, it is to help Charlize win another Oscar——

After all, according to the plot of "Gravity", except for the supporting actors who have not been around for a long time, most of the time it is the heroine's one-man show, with a lot of inner drama, which is very suitable for highlighting the acting skills.

——This is exactly why Sandra Bullock was able to win another Oscar nomination for Best Actress with this movie in the original time and space of Charlotte.

And today's Charlize, to a certain extent, is similar to Sandra Bullock at that time in another time and space - she was not known for her acting skills but won the Best Actress, so she wanted to prove it again. My own situation...

Of course, Charlotte is not the kind of super sweet man who ignores his own career discoveries for the sake of his wife's development——

Another reason why he wanted to shoot "Gravity" is that this movie shows the effect of 3D movies very prominently without being too difficult to shoot.

This is very important to Charlotte today——

After joining the iMax company, especially after filming "Inception" with 3D effects, Charlotte surpassed James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis and became the leader of Hollywood 3D movies. .

Charlotte didn't have any special thoughts about this.

However, if 3D movies can be further promoted, Charlotte, who controls iMax and holds a large number of 3D-related technology patents, will definitely double her net worth.

Charlotte is still very interested in this.

——Who would have trouble with money if it’s not necessary?

In Charlotte's original time and space, this benefit was actually enjoyed by James Cameron. After all, "Avatar"...

However, in this world, Charlotte has no intention of letting truck drivers take precedence.

You know, in order to catch up with the development of 3D technology and computer special effects, he asked Specter Studio to invest in technology research and development in this area very early.

Moreover, starting from "Sleepy Hollow", almost every commercial blockbuster he shot will use the new technology developed by the studio.

Up to now, whether it is computer special effects or 3D technology, Spectre Studio can be said to be second to none in Hollywood.

Plus iMax, which is controlled by Charlotte...

Under this circumstance, if Charlotte, a time traveler, cannot reap enough benefits from the wave of 3D movies, then he will really be nothing but a salty fish...

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Of course, it is not that easy to seize the greatest benefits from the wave of 3D movies.

At the very least, 3D movies must first break out completely and become mainstream in Hollywood.

In Charlotte's original time and space, James Cameron achieved this through "Avatar", which is similar to the animated movie, while another explorer, Robert Zemeckis, failed and became a former wave who died on the beach. ——

As a true 3D animated film, his work "The Polar Express" did not completely break through the uncanny valley effect, coupled with its own immature plot...

——In short, it failed.

But now, the situation Charlotte faces in this time and space is different——

First of all, under his promotion, 3D technology has developed to a higher level of maturity;

Secondly, because the 3D technology of Yiguoyan combined with magic was used in "Inception", many people are very interested in 3D technology, which makes 3D technology an investment outlet.

Although Charlotte did not deliberately want to be a pig in the limelight, but now that he has prepared so much, he does not intend to leave the opportunity to James Cameron anymore——

"Kashen, your "Avatar" will no longer be the key point in triggering a revolution in film technology this time!"

Charlotte thought so in her heart.

However, he has no intention of directly filming "Avatar" himself——

This is partly because, with James Cameron’s style of working slowly and meticulously, “Avatar” may have already been in preparation at this time, and Charlotte would easily have crashed when filming it;

On the other hand, it was Charlotte who really had no interest in the plot and values ​​of the rape movie.

——Although Charlotte has basically made commercial films in recent years, he more often wants to ensure that his films are consistent in their basic IQ and logic.

The overly simple plot of "Avatar" is really not in line with Charlotte's taste.

Even though he understands that the plot and story of a good movie may not be great when viewed independently, he still doesn't want to make a movie that he doesn't particularly like.

What's more, now in 2004, the various special effects required by Avatar are still very difficult to produce, especially the production cost...

After all, Charlotte is not the "money-burning expert" Cameron, so he chose "Gravity" after maxing out his talent for saving money...