Chapter 511： direction

After the personnel did not change for the time being, Lehmann followed Scott to meet with employees of various departments.

At this time, before Lehmann entered the digital field, funds were tight and short, and several batches of employees had been laid off.

So, people still haven't calmed down, for fear of another wave of layoffs.

Lyman also comforted him as usual, he had to promise:

First, if there is no problem with the job, it will definitely not be fired;

Second, the company has a sufficient budget for R&D funds, and there is no need to worry about nothing to do, and if you have excellent ability, you will be generously rewarded, regardless of salary or authority;

Third, if you don't have the skills, you can't do this, and you should get out of the way...

All the good things have been said, and many people are relieved.

Everyone knows Lehman, and he is the major shareholder. Since the management has not changed much and promised to pay salaries on time, only ability is a priority, so naturally they are satisfied - not everyone has great ambitions and is unwilling to do so. In the future, we are a part-time worker, and we are paid for doing things, and we will not be dismissed casually. How can we still be uneasy?

Sure enough, after making the promise, the employees of each department felt at ease.

Here, the technical backbone of the digital field headed by Scott Ross took Lehmann to inspect the research and development of visual effects technology.

The ideas that I had the heart to abandon earlier were picked up one by one.

For example, better scene rendering - this is where the digital field is best at, and when it comes to environment rendering alone, the entire visual effects field is unparalleled.

Then Lehman visited everywhere, and also asked about the recent technical reserves of ILM and Weta Digital.

These two products, one can use green screen motion capture technology in public relations without a studio; the other is assisting Cameron in the development of 3D rendering in "Avatar". Didn't pull away.

In other words, three of the project special effects lists on the market are basically able to do it, the difference is the cost.

For example, in a large-scale scene, it is necessary to find a cheaper and more worry-free digital field, and the other two are not unable to do it...

So in the next step, in addition to continuing to update the technical reserves in what he is best at, Lehmann also put forward a request, and also hopes to learn from Industrial Light and Magic, the motion capture technology can realize the adaptability to environmental factors, rather than specializing in photography. A studio can assist with filming.

In later generations, almost most of the special effects companies are promoting this step. The difference is no more than who is more powerful, or the focus and market selling point.

Lehman thought, this aspect has to be prepared in advance, and don't let the Industrial Light and Magic technology monopolize all of a sudden, and then react to the problem.

As for 3d-imax, the theaters are not in a hurry, and the digital field is useless, unless Cameron is willing to experiment with his project and hand it over to the digital field to advance - unfortunately, he is definitely impossible to agree, not to mention, Victoria Tower Digital is supported by the New Zealand government's high-tech policy, and the Big Six prefer to cooperate.

Without him, the movie tax rebate is a trump card.

With the investment cost of 100 to 200 million yuan for special effects blockbusters, this saves a lot of money.

Scott is more familiar with technology. In terms of the digital field, there is team research and development. He is also very confident - he used to have no money, and he was shy about everything. Now that the funds are guaranteed, it is not enough. Big push?

Lehmann is also very satisfied with everyone's confidence. Although he knows that special effects blockbusters will take up an increasing proportion of the market in the future, he is definitely willing to walk ahead of his competitors - at least not too far behind.

"I know that the visual effects industry is under a lot of pressure, but I also hope that with the funds, I can make a name for myself."

After speaking, Lyman turned to leave and returned to Beverly Hills.

After that, after a few more pleasant days, Oscar is coming.

During the period, "The Mist" continued to maintain a very stable downward trend. The daily box office in the third week was basically between 6.5 million and 8.7 million, down 30% from last week.

Then, several new films entered the market, such as Lionsgate's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", which received US$5.06 million on the first day of filming, which is not bad for a low-budget production, but it also exacerbated this. The box office slump of the old work.

As for the Oscars, it is basically scheduled for the evening of February 27 at the Kodak Theater.

And this awards ceremony can be described as fierce competition.

At the same time, it can already be seen that Martin Scorsese's biographical film "The Aviator" has the roost, and its work includes eleven nominations including Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Actor. , followed by Mark Foster's "Finding Neverland" and Ryman's "Million Dollar Baby," both nominated for six nominations but failed to win three.

So this year, if the judges don't play any moths, it can be seen that the award will belong to these three categories-a lot of things can be seen from the annual nominations.

Then, the main force of the first group competing for the award has begun to appear. However, on the whole, Ryman feels that "Finding Neverland" has the best chance of winning. First, it is not a day or two that Director Martin is not liked by the Oscar judges, even if his masterpiece Frequent occurrences, and basically no awards;

Second, it was the first time that Lehmann was nominated for Best Director The jury had a high probability that it would not be a hit, so it was given.

Furthermore, Lehman himself also feels that the three works are on the same level. Perhaps in terms of box office, "Million Dollar Baby" can have a bit of an advantage. After all, for the growing female market, "Million Dollar Baby" promotes the "strong" "Thinking is still very feminist.

But when it comes to the Oscars, it's more of a disadvantage.

Generally speaking, Hollywood's political stance has always been to compliment the left. There are countless **** forces supporting the Democratic Party, and there are many Hollywood people who speak out for them in the canvassing session. However, the idea of ​​this film is a little bit right, and the judges do not support it. Also normal.

You must know that in the next few decades, Hollywood will still be left-wing. If anyone can make a movie about blacks, gays and anti-war works, and the quality is good, it is impossible not to be shortlisted.

"Three Billboards", which has barely achieved anything in 18 years, is the most typical example - the best original screenplay actually lost to "Escape from the Dead", which is so direct that it should not be covered up.

You must know that "Escape from the Dead" was a big hit at the box office, and it was full of commercial attributes.

Then why didn't you look down on Jim Carrey's "The Truman World" nominated for Best Actor?

What is slap in the face.

He also said that the judging is not based on the box office. As a result, the big box office sellers can't get a significant award every year. As a result, when people sacrificed the banner of black as the male protagonist, she was willing to give the award - "Black Panther" will not be mentioned. , even more outrageous.

It can be said that Oscar has changed since it entered the new century. It is especially linked to the political wind. It is no wonder that its influence and credibility are getting lower and lower.

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