Halo of cheating in the entertainment industry

The original "Inception" was filmed in six countries across the country. The cost alone was quite huge, and it was simply not something that the Zurich version of "Inception" could afford.

But in fact, such shooting locations are just to make the movie more refined and will not affect the watchability of the movie too much. What's more, "Inception" in Zurich also spanned east and west China, and was shot

There are many cities, and they cost a lot of money.

Su Li's investment in "Inception" is much less than that of the original "Inception", but Su Li will never think that his "Inception" will be worse than the original.

In terms of the rhythm of the whole movie, he may not be able to keep up with the original "Inception", and his control of some structural aspects may be slightly insufficient, but in terms of the atmosphere of the whole movie, he

I feel that I can surpass the original "Inception".

In terms of special effects, he also wants his "Inception" to completely surpass the original "Inception". In terms of control of action scenes, he feels that his own will also be able to completely surpass the original.

But in the end, their investment was not that much... This means that there is no need to waste money where there is no need to spend money. After adding the price issue of labor, "Inception" will definitely be an excellent movie.

What was shot here in Shanghai were mainly empty shots and some indoor scenes. In fact, there were not many scenes that actually required actors walking on the street.

For example, the special effects shot in "Inception" that many people talked about and was so shocking actually didn't require too many steps and complexity to shoot.

When this shot is broken down, it shows that the real actors Su Li and Yang Mi are walking on the street. There is no need to use special effects in this scene, but when the whole world is about to break away from the laws of physics and press directly towards the sky, the gravity is scattered and messy.

When using the camera, you cannot shoot on the streets.

This shot needs to be shot in a studio. There will be a cuboid with a diameter of about three meters. This cuboid will be hung sideways. The actor will walk inside the factory building that has been hollowed out on both sides. It will also slowly rotate, and then

You can combine this shot with the scene in the movie where the world is turned upside down.

Many of the aerial shots taken in Shanghai were used for post-production synthesis, and many of the shots taken in Shanghai were of dream cities.

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Unlike Kunming, the land rent in Shanghai is astonishingly expensive, and it is quite difficult to clear the scene and start shooting, so the shooting costs are also quite staggering. Su Li sadly found that the budget cost seemed to be exceeded again.

So far, the entire movie has some areas where the shooting budget is insufficient, and there are also some areas where the shooting budget is overestimated. After calculation, the actual shooting cost is still higher than predicted. From now on, it seems that the final result of "Inception"

The filming cost will reach more than 300 million, which is quite close to 400 million after publicity is included.

After filming this scene in Shanghai, most of the rest of the entire movie had to be completed in a studio in Beijing.

"Inception" was filmed in Shanghai for more than a month, so by the time the entire crew left Shanghai and was about to move to Beijing, Su Li was already 22 years old.

Su Li, who has just turned 22, is still very busy and faces a lot of pressure every day. After returning from Yunnan, Su Li only slept three or four hours a day for more than a month. Although his boxing skills are getting better and better,

But I couldn't help but feel a little exhausted.

This day is December 15th. After Su Li finished the shooting mission in the evening, he was holding a box lunch in his hand and eating it while looking at some information reports on the table. Yang Mi is not here these days, going to other places.

It's a rush hour in the movie, so Su Li won't be too strict about her eating posture, as long as she eats enough...

At this time, he received a call from Li Xian. He quickly answered the call and said, "Li Xian? What's the matter?"

"That's right, I want to bring you some bad news..." Li Xian was a little embarrassed on the other end.

"What's wrong?" Su Li's heart sank slightly. Fenying Special Effects Studio is basically responsible for the special effects tasks of "Inception". Many models and some processing are already in progress. If there is a problem with the special effects, then

It's really something worth worrying about.

"We just started discussing the fight scenes in the snowy mountains... From now on, it seems that there are some unforeseen problems."

"What's the problem?" Hearing that it wasn't caused by other things, he finally felt a little calmer. The snow mountain was originally scheduled to be completed through post-production. Could it be that there was some problem with it?

"That's right." Li Xian said directly: "Before we started filming "Inception," I once told you that the scene of the snowy mountain battle could be shot through post-production synthesis... But now it seems that if

If you insist on that kind of shooting method, the amount of post-production synthesis work will be too big..."

"I have said before that the amount of work is too large...but we also discussed it clearly at that time."

"We were a little optimistic before, but now it seems that the amount of the project is much larger than we imagined... By then, it will take more than a month just to synthesize the fighting scene on the snowy mountain... Moreover, the budget is also

It’s about three times higher than what was promised before…”

It turns out that the problem lies here

Su Li thought about this matter in his mind. It would take more than a month to produce, and the budget would be three times higher... It was really not worth the loss. If he insisted on this path of post-production synthesis, he might really have to go one step further.

In a dead end.

"I know..." Su Li knew that this was the time when he had to make a decision as soon as possible, and he quickly made the decision: "In this way, cancel the scene in the snow mountain, and we will go directly to the snow mountain to shoot."

"Going to the snowy mountains to shoot?" Li Xian was also a little worried about him: "Can you manage that place?"

"One step counts." Su Li's mind was still very clear. Since one way didn't work, there was no choice but to take another way.

There are still many benefits to shooting in the snowy mountains. The shooting effects will be more realistic, and there will be more gimmicks when promoting the movie.

However, there are many disadvantages. The first is the problem of location selection. There seems to be no movie in China that has been directly shot on snowy mountains. Just choosing which snowy mountains to shoot is a very difficult problem. Secondly, when shooting snowy mountain scenes,

I don’t know how much the difficulty of shooting will increase, and the safety may also be reduced a lot. If some unexpected problems occur, there is no way to avoid it. There are many other problems. Shooting in a place with quite harsh natural conditions

Movies are really not a good choice.

It's just that Zurich really has no choice.

After thinking about it, he started looking for a place that could take on the shooting task.

This place is not difficult to find. In China, which is so big, it is not difficult to find a snow-capped mountain that can be photographed. However, the subsequent props and house decoration will be a huge expense.

It seemed that the preliminary preparations for the shooting required another trip on their own. After a day of discussion, Suli and the others finally selected the Xiling Ski Resort in Chengdu, Sichuan.

The issue of venue fees is easy to negotiate. Zurich and the others even thought of not paying any venue fees at all - just the title of "Inception" alone didn't know how much attention it would bring to them. They confiscated it.

Advertising fees are considered modest...

However, in the end, the other party still wanted to accept a symbolic fee. "Inception" was supposed to be filmed on it for a few days. They were unable to operate within these few days, and they still suffered some losses.

The next more important issue is to arrange the set and the snow-capped mountains, including the house. Some scenes can be shot in Kunming, but some scenes must be shot on the snow-capped mountains now because the scenes have changed.

This preparation time may take about a week, and it will definitely cost a lot of money. Suli is also planning to put the scene on the snow-capped mountains at the end of the movie.

After he planned to leave Shanghai, he immediately decided on the scene completely by himself.

On the last day of filming, Su Li and the others originally wanted to leave quietly without leaving a trace behind, but unfortunately they were already noticed by the media. They took advantage of the "Inception" crew to follow them for an interview while they were still in Shanghai.

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During the period when the "Inception" crew was filming in Shanghai, they still accepted a lot of media visits and interviews. Now that "Inception" is about to be moved to other places for filming, the media are also coming.

These days, the media has communicated "Inception" with the outside world. Many people know some of the filming conditions of "Inception" and are always paying attention to the progress of "Inception".

On the afternoon of December 16, after the last scene shot in Shanghai, most of the media gathered in front of some of the main actors and started asking questions.

After taking these shots, Su Li also properly instructed some staff to arrange the scene, and he himself began to be interviewed in front of reporters.

"Mr. Su Li, how is the filming of "Inception" going so far?"

Su Li said: "From the current point of view, our progress is quite good. The film will almost be completed in January next year." He has nothing to keep secret about these things and answers all questions.

"I heard that "Inception" will be filmed in the snowy mountains of Sichuan in the next few days... Is this true?" This reporter was quite well-informed, and Su Li even took a look at him.

He has nothing to hide, and it’s okay to give the media some trouble to get the movie more attention.

"Yes, and it will be implemented soon..."