The disaster film "Tornado" directed by Lee Isaac Cheng and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell will be released simultaneously in North America on July 19. Now, download "Beijing Youth Daily" APP, take a screenshot of the "Culture and Entertainment" channel homepage and s

The disaster film " tornado " directed by Lee Isaac Cheng and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell will be released simultaneously in North America on July 19. Now, download "Beijing" "Youth Daily" app, take a screenshot of the "Entertainment" channel homepage, send it to the WeChat public account "Cultural Guest" backend, and attach a sentence about your expectations for the movie, and you will have the opportunity to watch the movie for free.

"Twister" released this time is the latest modern chapter of the 1996 disaster blockbuster "Twister", produced by the production team of "Jurassic World", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series. plate. The story revolves around Kate Cooper, a former "storm chaser" who is haunted by a harrowing experience with a tornado in college and now studies storm patterns in her office in New York. Recruited by her friend Harvey, Kate returned to the outdoors and began testing a groundbreaking new storm-chasing system. She unexpectedly met the super internet celebrity Taylor Owens. When the human storm arrives, they must race against time to escape from the intersection of multiple tornadoes. "Twister" in 1996 was nominated for two awards at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

In addition to the thrilling plot and the magnificent and shocking audio-visual experience, "Tornado" also keeps pace with the times in terms of theme, discussing the disasters caused by tornadoes and post-disaster reconstruction issues. Director Lee Isaac Cheng introduced in the special feature that all tornadoes in the movie were inspired by at least one real tornado. Based on real weather and in-depth observation and analysis, the production team designed ten unique tornadoes and weather environments. , these tornadoes not only play a role in destruction, but also promote the development of the story as characters themselves. They represent the most complex and realistic CG weather simulation, combining computer special effects with practical special effects to create an immersive and immersive experience for the audience, showing the spectacular raw power of nature on the big screen.

Ben Snow, the film's visual effects supervisor, took on an important role in making the tornado. He also participated in the production of the 1996 version of "Twister." "These tornadoes are very real, more real than any tornadoes I have seen in movies before."

"The magic of this movie lies in the perfect combination of computer special effects and real-shot effects, which makes it difficult to tell the difference." As starring Glenn ·Powell said that the film uses a combination of practical and digital visual effects to show the power of nature. Oscar winner Scott R. Fisher was responsible for the tornado special effects (such as wind, rain, hail, flying debris) on the film's set. Creating high-intensity winds was his top priority in "Twister," with two jets on set. The engine is kept running at high speed for greater effect when destroying scenes or blowing debris away. In addition to a giant 10,000-gallon water tank used for disastrous scenes, the film also used high-pressure pneumatic water cannons to create the water spray effect. The bullet-like hailstones in "Twister" were made from polyacrylamide, a rubbery, water-soluble polymer similar to ice but softer, so hitting the actors wouldn't hurt like real ice. In addition, approximately 15 tons of real ice were used as hailstones to hit vehicles.

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang

editor/Qiao Ying