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With a thump, and the faint sound of falling into the water, the crowd suddenly woke up and rushed towards the side of the ship.
Seeing the director jump into the sea, without waiting for orders from others, several staff members who were originally hanging on the mechanical arm outside the deck slid down along the safety rope.
There were hundreds of people at the scene, and Eric was not worried about Cameron's safety, but he was a little dumbfounded, jumping into the sea if he disagreed, what kind of thing is that.
Walking to the side of the ship, Eric lay on the guardrail and looked down. Cameron in the sea had already grasped the safety rope and was being slowly hoisted up with the help of several other people.
William Stewart, whose face was pale with fright, was relieved to see that Cameron was safe, and then noticed that Eric was standing not far from him. Thinking of the situation just now, he hurried forward to explain: "Ai Ke Rick, I..."
Eric nodded to William Stewart and comforted him: "It's okay, William, I just saw it, it's not your fault."
Hearing Eric's words, William Stewart felt relieved. Thinking of the recent experience, he felt a little sad, and was about to tell Eric a few words of bitterness, when Cameron jumped onto the deck.
Cameron, who was still aggressive and seemed to want to compete with William Stewart, saw Eric appear, and the vicious aura suddenly dissipated, completely ignoring his naked appearance, and rushed towards him enthusiastically, insisting on giving Cameron gave Eric a hug, and said: "Eric, you came just in time, um..." Looking around, noticing that everyone was looking at him with strange expressions, Cameron growled: "Stay here What are you doing, don't you need to work?"
The corner of Eric's mouth twitched, and he waved his hand to everyone. Everyone scattered and returned to their jobs.
Cameron ignored these small details, pulled Eric to the bow, and called Leonardo and Rachel, and danced and told them to pose, saying: "Eric, imagine, What a beautiful picture it would be for Jack and Rose to stand on the bow of the Titanic, in the endless sea, under the afterglow of the magnificent sunset, facing the rushing sea breeze, embracing and kissing each other. To achieve this, it is necessary to install a tower crane... ”
At the end of the eloquent talk, Cameron leaned on the side of the ship with one arm raised high and moved slowly, as if he was the imaginary tower crane.
Eric patiently listened to Cameron's obviously bewildered narration, and finally asked: "Jim, installing the tower crane is too time-consuming, can't we use a helicopter?"
Cameron shook his head immediately: "No, no, no, the helicopter is too unstable, it must be a tower crane."
Eric leaned on the ship's side, looked up at the sky, recalled the scene in his memory, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Well, Jim, you should know why I suddenly appeared here, and now everyone is saying " Titanic is out of control, do you have that feeling in your heart?"
A slight embarrassment finally flashed across Cameron's face, but he said immediately: "Eric, I know that this movie may not be able to be completed on schedule, but it is definitely not out of control. I am completely clear about what I am doing." Chu. Well, it’s just that the budget will be slightly exceeded, I don’t think the problem of money will be a problem for you, the most important thing you need now is money.”
Eric watched Director Cameron's vest dripping water, waved his hand helplessly, and said, "You should change your clothes first, and give me some time to think about how to refute you."
Cameron seemed to realize something, laughed triumphantly, and said to Jon Landau next to him: "Jon, you call now and ask them to prepare things as soon as possible."
After saying this, Cameron waved to Eric, and walked quickly towards the gangway.
Looking at Cameron's back, and waiting for his figure to disappear, Jon Landau and William Stewart looked at Eric together, with questioning eyes.
Eric nodded and said, "Just prepare according to Jim's plan."
William Stuart still had worries on his face, and said: "But, Eric, this will take at least two days of delay, and many original shooting plans will be disrupted."
"It's already messed up, and if it's messed up, it won't affect anything," Eric said, looked at William Stewart, and said, "William, don't worry, this project is just my own willfulness. No matter what happens in the future, it will not have any impact on you."
Eric said so, and William Stewart of course no longer refuted. He was most worried about the budget overrun and box office failure of "Titanic". According to the usual practice, once this happens, he, the producer, may have to got fired. Since Eric made such a promise at this time, of course he would not continue to pester him unwisely.
After sending Jon Landau and William Stewart to prepare together, Eric freed up and greeted the male and female protagonists who had been side by side: "Lyon, Rachel, how does it feel to work with Jim?" ?”
Leonardo smiled cautiously. How many times did Rachel Weisz have a relationship with Eric, but she was not so restrained. She came to Eric and leaned against the guardrail together, saying: "Jim usually They are very kind, but they are too easy to get angry."
Rachel said, glanced at Kelly who was standing not far away, and asked, "Eric, didn't Caroline come with you?"
"No, bring her to see you next time."
"Oh," Rachel nodded in frustration. In order to shoot this movie, she has been here for several months, and she didn't even go back for Christmas, plus a director who might be furious at any time, if it wasn't for her She is born with a strong personality, and many times, she even has to give up.
Eric could almost understand Rachel's emotions, and comforted him: "Work hard, come here this time, maybe in the future you will be a big star that even the director will coax carefully."
Rachel smiled and said, "Hehe, as long as I don't meet a director like Jim again."
As soon as Rachel mentioned Cameron, the familiar figure at the ramp rushed over: "Hey, Eric, this morning's shooting must only be here, come with me, I'll take you to see Take a look at the results of the recent shooting."
Eric nodded, said goodbye to Rachel and Leonardo, and immediately went to the deck with Cameron, and came to the simple post-production studio on the set.
In the original time and space, after seeing "Titanic", many ordinary people often have doubts in their hearts that it is a blockbuster special effects movie, because many people have the impression that the scenes in the movie are basically things that exist in reality. Compared with the standard special effects blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park", "Star Wars" and "Men in Black", there seems to be no "special effects" scene in "Titanic".
But this is not the case at all. In the whole movie, everything from the night sky to the hot air from people’s mouths is basically composed of special effects technology or special effects shots, and, compared to reality, there is no In the scenes of aliens and spaceships, it is even more difficult to present the real things in reality with CG special effects, because as long as the scenes of aliens and spaceships have a rough appearance, people will It is impossible to tell the real from the fake, because no one has ever seen it in reality, but if the real scene is not detailed enough, it will be easy to be distinguished.
Because of the need to temporarily install the tower crane that Cameron needed, it was impossible to reschedule the shooting schedule in the remaining hour in the morning, so Eric was dragged by Cameron to the post-production studio to check the materials he had completed recently.
Except for a very small part of the material that is completely shot in real scene, most of the footage can be seen in the green screen, and even a scene planned in the luxurious first-class cabin of the Titanic, except for the details such as tables, chairs, benches and tableware, all around. Surrounded by green screens, it is conceivable that it would take a lot of work to make all these materials into scenes in the movie.
"Eric, I assure you that as long as I am no longer constrained in terms of funds, I can complete the shooting within three months, and the post-production work can also be carried out at the same time. In addition to the main scenes, I can put some small special effects work Subcontracting out, Jon has recently started to contact the special effects studio. Well, and the powerful rendering farm in the digital field can also greatly shorten the post-production progress of special effects. Probably, well, I can guarantee to complete all the work before August. "
At lunch time, chatting about the production progress of the film, Cameron once again made a promise, anyway, um, swear or something, and no money is required. After feeling Eric’s support for this project, Cameron This kind of unscrupulous promise came almost immediately, and Jon Landau, William Stewart, and even Rachel beside him couldn't help rolling their eyes.
Eric cut the steak in front of him with a smile on his face, and said to Cameron: "In August, the summer vacation is definitely out of the question, I just hope you don't delay the movie until the end of the year, Jim, this is definitely me The bottom line, you know, the fireflies are not just mine."
"Of course," Cameron nodded immediately, then glanced at William Stewart who was sitting not far away, and said, "However, Eric, I have one condition."
"Um?"
"I think William doesn't need to stay here to waste time. Jon and several other production assistants are almost enough."
Eric shook his head and said, "That's not okay, Jim, William must stay here."
Just kidding, if there is not even a little restraint, this guy in front of him is not completely playful. Although Eric supports the continuation of the filming, he will never allow Cameron to spend completely unrestrainedly, otherwise, it is estimated that 300 million US dollars will not be enough for him to spend.
Cameron did not deliberately lower his voice. Hearing the conversation between the two, William Stewart looked at Eric with hope, although the idea of Cameron trying to drive him away was very uncomfortable. , but if possible, he absolutely does not want to stay here any longer.
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Because of the need to temporarily install the tower crane that Cameron needed, it was impossible to reschedule the shooting schedule in the remaining hour in the morning, so Eric was dragged by Cameron to the post-production studio to check the materials he had completed recently.
Except for a very small part of the material that is completely shot in real scene, most of the footage can be seen in the green screen, and even a scene planned in the luxurious first-class cabin of the Titanic, except for the details such as tables, chairs, benches and tableware, all around. Surrounded by green screens, it is conceivable that it would take a lot of work to make all these materials into scenes in the movie.
"Eric, I assure you that as long as I am no longer constrained in terms of funds, I can complete the shooting within three months, and the post-production work can also be carried out at the same time. In addition to the main scenes, I can put some small special effects work Subcontracting out, Jon has recently started to contact the special effects studio. Well, and the powerful rendering farm in the digital field can also greatly shorten the post-production progress of special effects. Probably, well, I can guarantee to complete all the work before August. "
At lunch time, chatting about the production progress of the film, Cameron once again made a promise, anyway, um, swear or something, and no money is required. After feeling Eric’s support for this project, Cameron This kind of unscrupulous promise came almost immediately, and Jon Landau, William Stewart, and even Rachel beside him couldn't help rolling their eyes.
Eric cut the steak in front of him with a smile on his face, and said to Cameron: "In August, the summer vacation is definitely out of the question, I just hope you don't delay the movie until the end of the year, Jim, this is definitely me The bottom line, you know, the fireflies are not just mine."
"Of course," Cameron nodded immediately, then glanced at William Stewart who was sitting not far away, and said, "However, Eric, I have one condition."
"Um?"
"I think William doesn't need to stay here to waste time. Jon and several other production assistants are almost enough."
Eric shook his head and said, "That's not okay, Jim, William must stay here."
Just kidding, if there is not even a little restraint, this guy in front of him is not completely playful. Although Eric supports the continuation of the filming, he will never allow Cameron to spend completely unrestrainedly, otherwise, it is estimated that 300 million US dollars will not be enough for him to spend.
Cameron did not deliberately lower his voice. Hearing the conversation between the two, William Stewart looked at Eric with hope, although the idea of Cameron trying to drive him away was very uncomfortable. , but if possible, he absolutely does not want to stay here any longer.
((((To be continued.)