Made in Hollywood

In fact, when Duke handled the post-production work of "The Matrix", he appropriately borrowed some Japanese animation processing methods. The exaggerated and interesting processing methods of some scenes in Japanese animation are amazing - subtly subtly with beautiful sub-shots Capturing the instant form of things makes that moment seem incredible and coquettish.

For all the films and techniques that can help him, no matter where it comes from or who it comes from, Duke will humbly learn and apply them where appropriate.

"We're not dealing with a real world, just like the fight-like feeling of nothingness, and the explosion is different from the actual explosion."

In the editing room, Duke turned on the monitor and played an explosion special effect completed by Industrial Light and Magic, "When the helicopter exploded, the glass walls of the building actually rippled like water, which violated the normal laws of physics. lens."

Charlize Theron nodded understandingly.

Duke continued, "In a purely digital world like the Matrix, deliberate visual distortions seem natural, and in future sequels, Zack will use more of these crazy shots that break general physics. ."

"The finished film is much easier to understand than the script."

Although the clip I watched was not too long, the film was much simpler and easier to understand than the script. After consulting Duke's opinion, Charlize changed the clip and said, "Although there is no big screen, this explosion It looks amazing enough."

This is a building explosion that was shot on the spot and processed in post-processing. Under the effect of special effects in the later stage, the effect of the explosion is different from that of reality. The most remarkable thing is that the raging fire generated by the explosion is like a rolling flood in slow motion. .

"Although there aren't many explosions in the film, I started out with explosions after all." Duke shrugged. To Charlize, "And explosions are different from explosions, and if I don't want to bring aesthetic fatigue, I have to change things about explosions."

"So..." Charlize Theron pressed the pause button and pointed to the frozen flames on the screen, "So are they?"

Duke nodded. "Flames can flow like liquids, and liquids make them misty like smoke, and by rationally shifting the physical properties of matter, common explosion scenarios can be rendered dreamlike."

"It's true." Charlize Theron said seriously, "It's different from the explosions you've made in the past."

She came here to dub a few later episodes, and after the work was done, she didn't leave. But I want to see the effect of the part of the film that has been added with special effects.

This is one of the members of the crew, and the two get along well, and Duke will not reject her.

"Are you here today?"

Seeing Duke turn off the monitor and pack up, Charlize looked at the time. Ask, "Are you going to get off work?"

"You wait in the lobby outside for a while, I'm going back to the office."

After the exhortation, Duke took her out of the editing room. Back to the office alone, went to the suite and changed into formal clothes. Soon he came out again, called Charlize Theron from the rest area in the hall, and walked towards the parking lot together.

"Where are you going?" Charlize asked curiously while looking at Duke's neat formal suit. "Going to a PR event for Titanic?"

"That's what James Cameron should be concerned about." Duke shook his head. "Not me."

The time for the final Oscar vote is not far away, and now all forces are actively fighting for votes for several heavyweight awards, and the "Titanic" crew is no exception.

"The North American box office exceeded 500 million US dollars! The global box office was 1.4 billion US dollars!" Charlize seemed to be sighing, "It's incredible, those who laughed at "Titanic" shut up, and there are some film critics who ridiculed the film before. People shamelessly sang praises."

"If I had known that this film would sell well." Charlize looked at Duke and smiled, "I should have invested in it too."

Duke smiled too, but said nothing.

He knew that Charlize Theron was joking. Investing a lot of time is not something you can invest with money. He can participate because he has such qualifications and status. Some people may not be able to participate in some projects if they have money. in investment.

For example, in the past year or so, Yahoo has carried out two share expansion financings, and his agent is also actively seeking investment opportunities, but Yahoo is now a hot stock. Although its performance is very mediocre, its stock price has continued to soar. It is a popular investment on Wall Street. , Duke wants to get into the difficulty of dividing the cake can be imagined.

In these two financings, Duke was able to get very little investment share. It can only be said that it is better than nothing. Fortunately, it is still relatively early to start in the stock market, and has accumulated a certain amount of Yahoo stock.

There is another investment that also encountered some troubles. After I heard that Steve Jobs returned to Apple, Duke has been paying attention to the dynamics of him and Apple. Apple is in urgent need of funds to revitalize new projects. In Duke and Bill ? Of the financing provided by Gates, Steve? Jobs did not hesitate to choose to obtain most of the source of funds from the sworn enemy Bill? Gates, and the funds provided by Duke's side have not been a quarter of the lid.

Some things, knowing and being able to participate in them are two completely different things.

But Duke is also relatively satisfied. In the most difficult years for Apple, countless shareholders retreated, and he gained a lot from it.

Maybe you can give Uncle Qiao some advice so that Apple can come up with a kidney machine sooner?

This kind of thought just turned around and was thrown aside by Duke. Instead of thinking about these things, it is better to manage the projects already in hand.

Duke did not go directly to the hotel, but went to Charlize Theron's home in the suburbs of Burbank, and waited for her to change into her evening dress before arriving at the Highland Hotel in Hollywood to attend a promotion organized by Warner.

The protagonist of the promotion is not "The Matrix", but Harry Potter!

"Duke, this is Ms. Joanna Rowling."

"Joe, this is Director Duke Rosenberg."

Just walked to the press conference site, Warner Bros. director of publicity Jamie Johnson introduced Duke and the creators of Little Wizard.

Although the series was won by Duke Studios, Duke saw Joanna Rowling herself for the first time.

Duke shook hands with Rowling. "May I call you Joe? Thanks, I really like this series you wrote."

"I should say thank you to you."

Joanna Rowling didn't look like she was being polite. "You helped me out when I was the most difficult, got me out of it, and recommended the series to Warner Bros. You changed my destiny."

"Your work is excellent." Duke put away his smile and said seriously, "It's worth doing this for me and Warners."

"Then..." Joanna Rowling's eyes lit up. "Director Rosenberg, can you adapt this series yourself?"

Duke winked at Jamie Johnson, who immediately took over the subject and said, "Don't worry, Joe, Warners will definitely find a director who can satisfy both of us."

talking. His eyes drifted to Duke again.

Jeff Robinoff just came over, greeted Joanna Rowling and Charlize Theron separately, and turned to Duke.

"You really don't intend to do it yourself?" he asked in a low voice.

"Jeff, you've read the two books in this series that have already been published."

Just when Duke Studios and Warner Bros. jointly promoted Little Wizard, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was also published. "The adapted movie is definitely an all-ages work, and I'm not good at that."

After a brief thought, Jeff Robinoff nodded, in Duke's past works. Except for "Independence Day" and "Chicago", which were rated PG-13, all other films were rated R. It would be an absolute disaster for someone like that to make a G or PG rated movie.

"Jeff, don't forget the rating of The Matrix." Duke suddenly reminded.

"Warner Bros. has been working on it." Jeff Robinoff frowned. "We'll do our best to make it PG-13. But Duke. Be prepared, Warner. Although the brothers are strong enough, their qualifications in the MPAA are still a bit shallow."

MPAA is the National Motion Picture Association, and one of its important functions is to rate the upcoming films. As we all know, the PG-13 (under 13 needs a guardian to watch) and R (under 17 need a guardian to watch) face The number of viewers varies greatly, and different ratings will directly affect the box office numbers of the film.

The MPAA has always been in the hands of the six major Hollywood companies, but Warner Bros. did not join the MPAA until 1996 for many reasons, and naturally has less right to speak in it.

Duke wants to get a PG-13 rating for "The Matrix", but it's not impossible. According to the MPAA standard ten years later, the first film of "The Matrix" will definitely be a standard PG-13 film. .

Since he was here to participate in the media promotion, Duke also had to cheer for Harry Potter. After the media promotion started, he quickly stood with Joanna Rowling. In the promotion of the past few months, Joanna ? Rowling is the creator of Harry Potter, and Duke, the famous Hollywood director, is the discoverer of Harry Potter.

"I don't think I'm the discoverer."

In the face of the media, Duke's humble attitude is full of praise for the Harry Potter series, "This series is so excellent, even without me, it will soon be able to play its due glory. Ms. Rowling created An incredible magical world, and I feel like we are all lucky because we have access to such amazing works."

Today's Harry Potter is no longer the previous Harry Potter. Since the completion of the share exchange between Duke Studio and Warner Bros., Warner Bros. has been vigorously promoting this series, which already has excellent quality, coupled with the huge media With the continuous promotion of celebrities such as the group and Duke, the little wizard gradually began to exude the brilliance of the past. (To be continued ~^~)

PS:   Early on Sunday morning, I was woken up by the music playing in the square below~~~ Very depressed