Nandu News Reporter Fu Yuanyuan The movie " decrypting " written and directed by Chen Sicheng has officially landed in imax theaters on August 3. The fact that the entire film was shot using imax special production has attracted attention in the industry since its announcement. Yesterday afternoon, the "Light and Shadow Dream Weaving - "Decrypted" IMAX Special Shooting Master Class" co-organized by imax and Bad Rabbit Pictures' "Carrot Project" was held in Beijing. Cao Yu took the stage and used the big screen as a huge "blackboard" to give an in-depth analysis The photography artistic concepts and film technology innovation of "Decryption" show the behind-the-scenes creation of this special IMAX shooting by Chinese filmmakers.
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imax How does the special shooting help the photography aesthetics of "Decryption"?
is directed by Chen Sicheng, written by Chen Sicheng and Christopher McBride, Cao Yu serves as the photography director, Liu Haoran , John Cusack stars, Chen Daoming , Daniel Wu , and Yu Feihong specially starred in the movie "Decryption" has been It will be released in mainland China on August 3. The film does not follow the traditional feature film narrative model, but is a diversified film that combines biography, psychology, era, fantasy, espionage and other elements. It is worth mentioning that "Decryption" is based on a large number of "dreams" to create a world with great imagination and visual impact. The entire film was shot using IMAX special production and has attracted attention both inside and outside the industry.
On the day of the film's release, Cao Yu made an appearance in Beijing and provided an in-depth analysis of the exploration of how technology and art can innovate and integrate for media and film lovers. At the scene, Cao Yu said that imax special shooting is a "treasure sword" that can help him realize his artistic vision of photography. Imax special shooting is used because this method can capture well-designed moving images with a wider viewing range, which can be called IMAX is tailor-made for the big screen and can fully reflect the original intention of the creator; specifically for this film, IMAX's special shooting has a deep compatibility with the artistic style pursued by "Decryption". Cao Yu also believes that the photographic aesthetics of "Decryption" can be summarized as "both real and fantasy", which is the integration and unity of the realistic dream world and the dream reality. The unique aesthetic pursuit also puts forward higher requirements for the film's image quality. The imax special shooting perfectly matches it, and its ultra-high definition and color reproduction make the photographer "even more powerful".
Reviewing the photography process, Cao Yu pointed out: "In order to ensure the authenticity of the light source, many scenes in "Decryption" did not have additional light sources, but were shot with real light sources. This also requires the use of the analytical power and color restoration power of the imax camera. , can it be realized." At the same time, Cao Yu also cited a scene in which Xiao Lili, played by Daniel Wu, had a conversation with young Rong Jinzhen in the dark: Such an important scene basically only has the desk lamp in the character's hand as the light source, but through the imax camera, it can be realized. Able to capture images with "elastic dark parts and a beautiful sense of transition", "We have indeed used the dynamic range of the IMAX certified camera to the limit, from the brightest to the darkest." Cao Yu believes, "We can use such The simple way to capture such beautiful images is due to the camera and screen projection system. "
In addition, Cao Yu said that this special IMAX shooting allowed "Decryption" to almost perfectly restore the human eye's field of vision, and this shooting advantage. It can also help the audience get deep into the character's heart. "This can very well help create a sense of amplification of the character's psychology." That is, "when shooting a single character, you can use a wide lens but it will never be deformed... This gives the audience a sense of Psychological feeling: I am very close to this person, but he will not become ugly, because the imax certified camera will not make him ugly. "
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How to use technological innovation to show reality and dreams?
Cao Yu also shared that the crew of "Decryption" reached a consensus during the creation stage, believing that the most important thing in "Decryption" is to create a sense of reality and fantasy at the same time. With the "blessing" of IMAX's special shooting that can accommodate more creative possibilities, Cao Yu and his team boldly experimented with photography creative inspiration, constantly realized technological innovation, and transformed ideas into visual spectacles that shine on the big screen. At the event site, Cao Yu selected representative scenes of reality, dreams, and the blend of the two in "Decryption" to explain in detail the creative story behind them.
During the shooting, Cao Yu focused on using light source lighting methods and was very innovative in the use of lighting. Cao Yu introduced, ""Decryption" is the first domestic movie to use digital dimming consoles to control all LED lights." All lights can be accurately controlled on the dimming console. "There is a dream in our movie. This is It’s a long shot, but the lights are always changing, and all the lights we use can be controlled with a dimmer.” This also makes the light and shadow in the film more varied, making it possible to accurately “control the atmosphere and texture.” The presentation of the dream world is more vivid, and the transition between the two is extremely "silky", which makes it easier for the audience under the giant screen to "fall into a dream".
Cao Yu also shared how to create the photography style of the film from multiple professional perspectives. When making overall control (lut) of the camera's color brightness and other parameters, Cao Yu uses selected film types as a reference to give digital images a stronger texture. "After this lut is produced, it means that the film has been There is style in the tone. "In order to shoot the imagined light and shadow effects, the photography team also used software that predicts the trajectory of the sun to accurately arrange the shooting. For example, the impressive sunset glare in the film came from this. It is these thousands of details that merge into the unique romantic and poetic photographic aesthetics of "Decryption".
