This year, a new and cutting-edge magical martial arts movie "Devil Slayer: Awakening of the Dragon" has set off a wave of enthusiasm. In just one week, the film created 100 million views on the exclusive Tencent video platform. So far, the total number of hits is about 190 million, and this number is still rising. In addition to the increase in click-through rate of
, the film’s reputation is also well received. The audience's enthusiastic discussion and love of "Devil Town: Awakening of the Dragon" has created a new height for this film in online movies.
Compared with the first, the second film has all-round upgrades in martial arts fighting, visual effects, and storytelling. Shows a magnificent world of magical martial arts. The film is particularly prominent in terms of visual effects. Whether it is a sea of bloody corpses, a large array of evil spirits, or a beautiful and delicate setting, the film takes the cinematic texture as its own requirements, presenting a flawless visual feast for the audience.
CG combined with real-life technology, an online movie shows for the first time that Tang Xiaotong, played by actor Li Yuman in
, died in an undercover mission. Tang Lingfeng, the leader of the dark prison who regarded him as his younger sister, became a puppet. With a human body and limbs as blades, the overall image is particularly eye-catching. The puppet pupil is a humanoid character combining CG and real people. It is produced by millions of motion capture technology and real people plus virtual on-screen interactive technology.
At the same time, the semi-organized body of the CG puppet pupil is made up of more than 2000 independent parts, which are made after repeated polishing. In the fight, the puppet pupil appeared to be very flexible, like a Transformer, the weapon and the real person transform can be switched at will, and the mobility is also very strong. She is the king of assassins in the Zhao Dynasty.
"Puppet Hitomi" is the most distinctive character in "Devil Slayer: The Awakening of the Dragon". The limbs of the "blade warrior" and the innocent "string puppet" image are performed with the blessing of motion capture technology. Realistic human-machine combination and precise movement rhythm. Not only does it increase the level of visual appreciation and show more imagination, it also breaks through many performances that cannot be achieved in reality.
Emerging actors have increased their strength, and the future of film and television can be expected.
It is reported that in order to complete the roles in the play, all the actors in this group entered the group one month in advance, and performed hard physical and martial arts training every day in the heat. Li Yuman, who plays the role of "puppet pupil" in the film, needs to run in props in a very fast time due to the special requirements of the characters. Every day, the weight of the legs is nearly 20 kg. There are hundreds of times a day for a single kick. In addition, the instability and height of the props are also a consideration of both physical and psychological qualities. But she laughed and said, "This is also good, I am the tallest and longest leg in the group, and everyone takes care of me." The optimistic and hard-working spirit is truly amazing, and it also reflects the happy atmosphere of the crew.
Li Yuman also responded to some controversies made by netizens in the "puppet pupil" part of the film: "Under the description of the character's script and the communication with the director, the puppet pupil is a puppet with no own thoughts and strong martial arts. In addition, it is also the "emotional reflector" of the manipulator Tang Lingfeng. The emotional fluctuations and behaviors it embodies are actually the thoughts and expressions deep in Tang Lingfeng's heart." Regarding the film as a whole, Li Yuman said: "First of all, thank you for your love and attention. We admit that there will be many shortcomings, but we are also working hard to try our best to treat each time with all our heart and create a fuller and more refined character. The world and more moving stories. We are very grateful for the opinions of the majority of netizens, which can help us to think and progress from a broader perspective. Please also believe in the enthusiasm and determination of our new generation of actors, and believe in the efforts of the majority of film and television workers and the future The infinite possibilities and hopes of domestic films".
"Devil Town: Awakening of the Dragon" is produced by Penguin Films, Pingzhi Films, Yuanchu Animation, Sirius Dream, Yuanchu Visual Effects, Tianyi Culture, Shengguang Films, Zhonghou International, Binli Club, Weifeng Entertainment, Jun Produced by Xi Shidai, exclusively published by Yicai Media, directed by Huo Suiqiang. Expect them to create better works and achieve better results. I also hope that more and more outstanding powers will appear in domestic films, flourish and blossom.
