"AI technology and the performances of Peking opera actors will achieve a binary balance in the movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty", maintaining the original singing style, matching the magnificent Tang Palace, the scenes of heaven and earth, and integrating the ink painting style. We We will make full use of light and shadow technology to create this epic work." On November 10, the movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was launched at the Shanghai Chedun Film and Television Base. "Bird" simulates the AI application scene, "flying up a huge winged bird, the bird hovers in the air, and the blowing wind blows across the character's face."
is jointly produced by Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Peking Opera Theater, Shanghai Vision. The Peking Opera film "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" co-produced by the Academy of Art is the first film to combine AI elements with Peking Opera, and AI special effects will account for 80% of the film.
This year, the subversion of AI to the film and television industry and whether AI can be used in film production have been hot topics. Previously, the movie " Legend " starring Jackie Chan used AI technology to create a younger version of Jackie Chan, co-starring with real actors. sparking heated debate. How does "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" achieve smooth and lifelike AI visual effects so that audiences are willing to enter the cinema?
Carrying the artistic crystallization of several generations of famous Peking opera masters
The movie "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" is adapted from the stage version of the Peking Opera "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty". The stage version was created by Peking Opera performing artist Mei Baojiu in collaboration with the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater and others. Screenwriter Weng Sizai, composer Yang Nailin and others adapted it from Mr. Mei Lanfang 's "The Story of Taizhen" and "The Drunken Concubine". Mei School Peking Opera is both classically beautiful and highly modern in aesthetics.
During the opening ceremony on November 10, Wang Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Film Group, recalled that she watched the Peking Opera "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" for the first time in 2001. In 2019, the revival of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was held at the 21st China Shanghai Premiere at the International Arts Festival. "Five years ago, November 10th was the last performance of the new version of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty". Today, we have put this wonderful stage art work on the screen. I am very happy and very touched."
at the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater According to Chang Zhang Fan , making "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" into a Peking Opera movie is another inheritance and innovation of traditional culture. "The Peking Opera "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" has a pair of wings with film and AI technology. We are confident that it can go nationwide and even the world."
The movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is led by Shi Yihong, a Qingyi from the Mei School, and Li Jun, an old student from the Yang School. Starring Chen Shaoyun, An Ping, Xi Zhonglu, Yang Donghu and other co-stars, it will be shot and produced in 8k and is scheduled to be completed on December 1.
movie makes appropriate changes to the Peking Opera script to make the plot more compact and coherent, while highlighting the expressive power of film art. A huge "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and stage renderings hang in Liangshan's office. He and the film crew listened to the Peking Opera arias repeatedly.
"From 2001 to now, for more than 20 years, "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" has witnessed my artistic experience from youth to middle age." history Yihong revealed that during the busy tour, she kept in touch with Liang Shan on the phone to communicate creative ideas, "Director Liang Shan is very serious and respects the actors' ideas. He told me that if we want to make this movie well, we must make the whole movie." "I can recite the play, including every line." In the view of Li Jun, who plays Li Longji, "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is the hard work of several generations of Peking Opera masters. It is a landmark work that conforms to the aesthetic orientation of the contemporary public. The inheritance of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is the responsibility given to us by history. "
ai is mainly used for pre-production creative
The four studios planned to be used in the Peking Opera film "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" include real scenes. and As for the green screen, "Almost every scene has a green screen, and special effects animation is combined with it later to complete the background production. This approach will be more realistic and immersive than the scenery background used in traditional opera movies." Assistant Director Chang Ran is responsible for the visual part of the film. Two months before the start of filming, the director team was already in working mode and held many creative meetings on art and visual effects, including the part where AI was involved.
"In "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty", AI is mainly used in the early stage to expand our creative ideas."He introduced that teachers and students of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts provided support in AI technology to the film crew. This is also the implementation of their academic exploration achievements in recent years. "We have achieved the integration of industry, academia and research on this project. After we came up with the scene concept, they used different AI software to generate visual references. For example, when filming Fan Yang's uprising, they needed a war-torn ancient battlefield background. Traditionally, art was required to manually draw the scene map. Now, as long as the AI is given some atmosphere keyword instructions, It can 'run' what you want immediately, and sometimes the images you get can be amazing. "
"The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" is an innovative work of Peking Opera 20 years ago and is used in the soundtrack A large number of symphonies themselves have breakthroughs in the integration of Chinese and Western. The use of AI technology in film shooting is also to continue its innovative genes. As Xu Chunping, vice president of Shanghai Film Group, said, choosing the most cutting-edge technology and traditional Peking opera is the best choice. In order to present the special beauty of the work, “let both opera audiences and movie audiences enjoy a higher level of audio-visual feast. "
For the film creation itself, what's more important is that AI can greatly improve the work efficiency in the early stage. Chang Ran gave an example. In addition to assisting early stage creativity and cooperating with the art concept of the entire story, AI can also be used in special effects. Cost savings. For example, In the film, there will be a special effect shot of "clouds turning into fairies". The scene slowly focuses from the sky to a cloud. As the perspective gradually approaches, the clouds will transform into a dozen dancers holding fans and dancing. "Traditional." Making such special effects is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it can be achieved quickly using AI. "
With AI, does the crew no longer need artists? Chang Ran denied, "AI provides us with reference plans in terms of early creativity. The greater significance is to break through the limitations of thinking and assist innovation. Some AI technology will also be used in post-production special effects, but it cannot completely replace manual work yet. Likewise, it cannot replace the performance of actors. AI is a very important and easy-to-use tool, but film shooting involves coordination issues between various departments, and AI's control capabilities are not that powerful yet. "The end credits of this film will add a list of people working in AI-related jobs," "AI will be involved in more and more movie jobs." "
It's important to dare to take the first step.
Since sora caused a shock in the film and television industry in February this year, there are many videos on the video platform titled "AI movies", but they are still far from real movies. one party On the one hand, it is still difficult to make long clips with AI video technology; on the other hand, the pictures produced by AI still have the problem of "fake at first glance". During this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, Wang Changtian, chairman of Enlight Media, once said that although AI It has been widely used for local improvement and efficiency improvement in creation, “but it may take two or three years to truly meet the picture requirements of the big screen level. "
" "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" does not involve AI-generated characters to prevent the audience from skipping the scene. "Chang Ran said frankly that AI is not yet ready to produce a complete movie. "To create AI images that the audience cannot recognize, if we divide them from 1 to 10, it is currently at the 6 or 7 stage." It's a bit like "opening a blind box". To get the desired effect, professionals need to constantly screen, adjust, and then continue to generate. "How to grasp the 'degree' is an important part of our discussion. Opera movies must be based on the expression of opera and take care of the experience of the most basic opera audience group, but at the same time we also need to give them a fresher visual experience. "
Although AI is not ideal at present, Chang Ran believes that "the future belongs to AI." With the rapid changes in algorithms, there may be an exponential leap in a few months. "Directors must embrace AI technology. This is The general trend is the general trend. If you are good at telling stories and have very good shot ideas and script ideas, AI will help you skip many technical steps and make you feel like a fish in water. "Although the "AI Jackie Chan" in the previous movie "Legend" was controversial, in his opinion, this is a very bold breakthrough attempt."Although the result is not satisfactory, it opens a way for everyone. If we discuss when AI will start to enter domestic movies in the future, people will easily think of 'AI Jackie Chan'. It is important to dare to take the first step, "Datang" "The Imperial Concubine" is also bravely taking the first step into a drama film. I hope that when everyone discusses AI drama movies in the future, they will think of us first. "
Before the opening ceremony, Liang Shan pulled Li Jun, who had put on makeup, in front of the camera. , "Look, it's all green screen here." Yang Biyun, Party Secretary of the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater, said with a smile, ""Ode to the Pear Blossom," which we have loved for more than 20 years, will once again resound across the land of China through the big screen."
At this moment, Wang Jun thought of the Yue Opera movie "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" 70 years ago. "In 1954, the first color opera film "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" was directed by Sang Hu and produced by Shanghai Film Studio. " premiered and was taken overseas by Premier Zhou Enlai. Today, 70 years later, we will create a new classic opera film.
"AI technology and the performances of Peking opera actors will achieve a binary balance in the movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty", maintaining the original singing style, matching the magnificent Tang Palace, the scenes of heaven and earth, and integrating the ink painting style. We We will make full use of light and shadow technology to create this epic work." On November 10, the movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was launched at the Shanghai Chedun Film and Television Base. "Bird" simulates the AI application scene, "flying up a huge winged bird, the bird hovers in the air, and the blowing wind blows across the character's face."
is jointly produced by Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Peking Opera Theater, Shanghai Vision. The Peking Opera film "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" co-produced by the Academy of Art is the first film to combine AI elements with Peking Opera, and AI special effects will account for 80% of the film.
This year, the subversion of AI to the film and television industry and whether AI can be used in film production have been hot topics. Previously, the movie " Legend " starring Jackie Chan used AI technology to create a younger version of Jackie Chan, co-starring with real actors. sparking heated debate. How does "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" achieve smooth and lifelike AI visual effects so that audiences are willing to enter the cinema?
Carrying the artistic crystallization of several generations of famous Peking opera masters
The movie "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" is adapted from the stage version of the Peking Opera "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty". The stage version was created by Peking Opera performing artist Mei Baojiu in collaboration with the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater and others. Screenwriter Weng Sizai, composer Yang Nailin and others adapted it from Mr. Mei Lanfang 's "The Story of Taizhen" and "The Drunken Concubine". Mei School Peking Opera is both classically beautiful and highly modern in aesthetics.
During the opening ceremony on November 10, Wang Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Film Group, recalled that she watched the Peking Opera "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" for the first time in 2001. In 2019, the revival of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was held at the 21st China Shanghai Premiere at the International Arts Festival. "Five years ago, November 10th was the last performance of the new version of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty". Today, we have put this wonderful stage art work on the screen. I am very happy and very touched."
at the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater According to Chang Zhang Fan , making "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" into a Peking Opera movie is another inheritance and innovation of traditional culture. "The Peking Opera "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" has a pair of wings with film and AI technology. We are confident that it can go nationwide and even the world."
The movie "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is led by Shi Yihong, a Qingyi from the Mei School, and Li Jun, an old student from the Yang School. Starring Chen Shaoyun, An Ping, Xi Zhonglu, Yang Donghu and other co-stars, it will be shot and produced in 8k and is scheduled to be completed on December 1.
movie makes appropriate changes to the Peking Opera script to make the plot more compact and coherent, while highlighting the expressive power of film art. A huge "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and stage renderings hang in Liangshan's office. He and the film crew listened to the Peking Opera arias repeatedly.
"From 2001 to now, for more than 20 years, "The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" has witnessed my artistic experience from youth to middle age." history Yihong revealed that during the busy tour, she kept in touch with Liang Shan on the phone to communicate creative ideas, "Director Liang Shan is very serious and respects the actors' ideas. He told me that if we want to make this movie well, we must make the whole movie." "I can recite the play, including every line." In the view of Li Jun, who plays Li Longji, "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is the hard work of several generations of Peking Opera masters. It is a landmark work that conforms to the aesthetic orientation of the contemporary public. The inheritance of "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" is the responsibility given to us by history. "
ai is mainly used for pre-production creative
The four studios planned to be used in the Peking Opera film "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" include real scenes. and As for the green screen, "Almost every scene has a green screen, and special effects animation is combined with it later to complete the background production. This approach will be more realistic and immersive than the scenery background used in traditional opera movies." Assistant Director Chang Ran is responsible for the visual part of the film. Two months before the start of filming, the director team was already in working mode and held many creative meetings on art and visual effects, including the part where AI was involved.
"In "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty", AI is mainly used in the early stage to expand our creative ideas."He introduced that teachers and students of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts provided support in AI technology to the film crew. This is also the implementation of their academic exploration achievements in recent years. "We have achieved the integration of industry, academia and research on this project. After we came up with the scene concept, they used different AI software to generate visual references. For example, when filming Fan Yang's uprising, they needed a war-torn ancient battlefield background. Traditionally, art was required to manually draw the scene map. Now, as long as the AI is given some atmosphere keyword instructions, It can 'run' what you want immediately, and sometimes the images you get can be amazing. "
"The Imperial Concubine of the Tang Dynasty" is an innovative work of Peking Opera 20 years ago and is used in the soundtrack A large number of symphonies themselves have breakthroughs in the integration of Chinese and Western. The use of AI technology in film shooting is also to continue its innovative genes. As Xu Chunping, vice president of Shanghai Film Group, said, choosing the most cutting-edge technology and traditional Peking opera is the best choice. In order to present the special beauty of the work, “let both opera audiences and movie audiences enjoy a higher level of audio-visual feast. "
For the film creation itself, what's more important is that AI can greatly improve the work efficiency in the early stage. Chang Ran gave an example. In addition to assisting early stage creativity and cooperating with the art concept of the entire story, AI can also be used in special effects. Cost savings. For example, In the film, there will be a special effect shot of "clouds turning into fairies". The scene slowly focuses from the sky to a cloud. As the perspective gradually approaches, the clouds will transform into a dozen dancers holding fans and dancing. "Traditional." Making such special effects is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it can be achieved quickly using AI. "
With AI, does the crew no longer need artists? Chang Ran denied, "AI provides us with reference plans in terms of early creativity. The greater significance is to break through the limitations of thinking and assist innovation. Some AI technology will also be used in post-production special effects, but it cannot completely replace manual work yet. Likewise, it cannot replace the performance of actors. AI is a very important and easy-to-use tool, but film shooting involves coordination issues between various departments, and AI's control capabilities are not that powerful yet. "The end credits of this film will add a list of people working in AI-related jobs," "AI will be involved in more and more movie jobs." "
It's important to dare to take the first step.
Since sora caused a shock in the film and television industry in February this year, there are many videos on the video platform titled "AI movies", but they are still far from real movies. one party On the one hand, it is still difficult to make long clips with AI video technology; on the other hand, the pictures produced by AI still have the problem of "fake at first glance". During this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, Wang Changtian, chairman of Enlight Media, once said that although AI It has been widely used for local improvement and efficiency improvement in creation, “but it may take two or three years to truly meet the picture requirements of the big screen level. "
" "The Princess of the Tang Dynasty" does not involve AI-generated characters to prevent the audience from skipping the scene. "Chang Ran said frankly that AI is not yet ready to produce a complete movie. "To create AI images that the audience cannot recognize, if we divide them from 1 to 10, it is currently at the 6 or 7 stage." It's a bit like "opening a blind box". To get the desired effect, professionals need to constantly screen, adjust, and then continue to generate. "How to grasp the 'degree' is an important part of our discussion. Opera movies must be based on the expression of opera and take care of the experience of the most basic opera audience group, but at the same time we also need to give them a fresher visual experience. "
Although AI is not ideal at present, Chang Ran believes that "the future belongs to AI." With the rapid changes in algorithms, there may be an exponential leap in a few months. "Directors must embrace AI technology. This is The general trend is the general trend. If you are good at telling stories and have very good shot ideas and script ideas, AI will help you skip many technical steps and make you feel like a fish in water. "Although the "AI Jackie Chan" in the previous movie "Legend" was controversial, in his opinion, this is a very bold breakthrough attempt."Although the result is not satisfactory, it opens a way for everyone. If we discuss when AI will start to enter domestic movies in the future, people will easily think of 'AI Jackie Chan'. It is important to dare to take the first step, "Datang" "The Imperial Concubine" is also bravely taking the first step into a drama film. I hope that when everyone discusses AI drama movies in the future, they will think of us first. "
Before the opening ceremony, Liang Shan pulled Li Jun, who had put on makeup, in front of the camera. , "Look, it's all green screen here." Yang Biyun, Party Secretary of the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater, said with a smile, ""Ode to the Pear Blossom," which we have loved for more than 20 years, will once again resound across the land of China through the big screen."
At this moment, Wang Jun thought of the Yue Opera movie "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" 70 years ago. "In 1954, the first color opera film "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" was directed by Sang Hu and produced by Shanghai Film Studio. " premiered and was taken overseas by Premier Zhou Enlai. Today, 70 years later, we will create a new classic opera film.”
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