Recently, the founding ceremony and 4K restoration have frequently become hot spots. The 1989 film version of the founding ceremony has also undergone 4K restoration and is scheduled for October. The domestic 4K restoration industry has just started, and young people who are good at accepting changes and new technologies, and who really like it, continue to join.
Recently, the founding ceremony and 4K restoration have become hot spots frequently. First, on the eve of the movie "The Final Moment", the film crew released a set of restored color 4K images of the historical images of the founding ceremony. Soon after, the Central Archives released the 12-minute collection of color images of the Founding Ceremony for the first time, which was edited and produced based on the color film of the Founding Ceremony provided by the Archives Department of the Russian Federation. The 1989 movie "Founding Ceremony" was also restored in 4K, and it was set for October. The
movie "Founding Ceremony" is 171 minutes long, with a total of 1,082 shots and 247,000 frames. A restoration team of about 40 people took 40 days to complete the restoration. Meng Xiandi, 30, is a member of the restoration team. When
first met Meng Xiandi, he was repairing an old movie. "The green ones are because they hurt the emulsion layer, and the white ones are hurting the base layer." Meng Xiandi operated the mouse and used the software to learn from the front and back images to automatically repair these green and white "dirty spots." However, for moving, broken, or even missing pictures, not only the workload has increased, but also the restoration experience, painting foundation, and artistic comprehension skills are required. Junior restorer Meng Xiandi can't do it yet.
In 2017, in the afterglow of the sunset, the cargo ship Meng Xiandi was on passed through the Suez Canal.
However, compared to other 4K restorers, the 30-year-old Meng Xiandi has the richest life experience. "When passing through the waters of Somalia, the ships in front and behind encountered pirates, but we did not." The boys who had just restored the film "Founding Ceremony" were finally able to relax and gather together, listening to Meng Xiandi sharing his experience as a sailor. After graduating from
vocational school, Meng Xiandi did not find a job according to the railway information major he studied. Instead, he chose to join the army and become an army soldier. After two years, he retired from the army and got on the ship. Three-year sailor.
In 2015, Meng Xiandi took a photo when he stopped in Japan.
“It’s more boring to be a sailor because there are only a few people on board, and the space is relatively small.” Each time you go to sea for one or two months, the advantage is that you can travel to many countries, such as Asian coastal countries, Mediterranean coastal countries, Russia, Meng Xiandi has been to the United States, Argentina, etc., and this has also become the curiosity of the post-90s restorers around him.
Meng Xiandi is well aware of the ups and downs of wandering at sea for several months. "I have not gotten a family in my late 30s. I am in a hurry at home. There is also the fact that I have been floating on the sea for too long and there is no space to switch ashore." After disembarking last year, Meng Xiandi decided to go ashore. .
Meng Xiandi went to study the late stage of film and television for a period of time. This is his third career change. In Li Zhinian, choosing an industry to stabilize is particularly urgent. Although he had seen the news about 4K restoration of domestic movies earlier, he felt that the industry was "unattainable", but when he saw the recruitment of the current 4K restoration company, he did not hesitate to submit his resume. Unexpectedly, he was admitted.
It is normal to work overtime during the 4K restoration of "Founding Ceremony", and restoration engineers often rest on the company sofa. Although the company
has been established for three years, there is a large turnover of personnel. “This job, frankly speaking, can’t be done by people who don’t like it.” 247,000 frames and a repair team of about 40 people will take 40 days. The repair is complete. During this period of time, boring repetitive actions and repeated attempts of new methods were carried out at all times. Overtime or even overnight became the norm, and the team’s endurance and ability had undergone a big test.
Zhao Minliang and Sun Chengshuo are college classmates, both of whom are in their early 20s and are studying automotive engineering. A year ago, through the introduction of the teacher, they came here and became 4K restorers. Before that, they had never heard of this profession.
"It's pretty good. These movies have their own feelings and are very meaningful." Zhao Mingliang and Sun Chengshuo undertook the restoration of more than 20,000 frames in this "Founding Ceremony" restoration. They can be regarded as the backbone of the company's restorers.
Bai Shaoshuai is the only post-00 in the company. He is only 19 years old. Because he studied computer technology, he alsoCame to this company for an internship, now is the third month. The post-90s Jiang Hua is one of the few girls among restoration engineers. Because of the software testing she studied, she found a job close to home.
Compared with the fledgling post-90s and post-zeros, Meng Xiandi is just a newcomer in 4K restoration. Repairing old motion picture films is not just a simple mouse click on the computer. After film cleaning, telecine transfer, 4K digital restoration, color correction, synthesis and other steps, these past film materials can be considered a new life.
After a short break, Meng Xiandi and the team started the restoration of the second movie.
Meng Xiandi, who has just entered the industry, completed more than 4,000 frames of repair this time. Compared with the repairers in the team, this workload is relatively small. "Any industry may face the problem of eating youth." Meng Xiandi thinks that the experience of an industry is equally important. Although Li Zhinian feels anxious, he is optimistic about 4K repairing this industry, which becomes his motivation to continue. The popularity of
4K restoration has increased, and the number of people visiting and negotiating with this company has recently increased.
In recent years, a batch of films such as "Heroes" and "Titanic" have reappeared in theaters in 4K restoration versions, setting off an upsurge of nostalgia. The Long Film Studio has more than 1,000 restored movies, but the domestic 4K restoration industry It can only be said that it has just started. This emerging industry also needs young people who are good at accepting new changes and new technologies and really like it to join.
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