After lunch, Tongchenglong returned to Columbia Pictures in summer.

Stephen Spielberg and Ed Kemal, general manager of Tianxia Animation, have also arrived one after another.

"Ed, this is our requirement. You can see if the current technology of Tianxia Animation can do it." Xia Tian told Ed Kemal his idea.

After hearing this, Ed Kemal couldn't help but admire Xia Tian's imagination. He actually wanted to use computer special effects technology to bring dinosaurs to the big screen. It was really a bold idea.

"To be honest, boss, with our current technical conditions, it can indeed meet your requirements." He then nodded, "but the cost is also an astronomical figure, and the production cycle will be very, very long. I estimate that with the current technical conditions, it will take at least five years. Because there is a lot of data to calculate and a lot of images to render, this time is unsafe."

"Five years?" Xia Tian opened his mouth wide after hearing this, "Why is it so long?"

He thought one or two years would be enough, but he didn't expect that Ed Kemal would say that it would be five years. Five years is so long, even if the filming was done at that time, the special effects would probably be behind, so how could it still cause a sensation in the world?

"You plan to make all dinosaurs with computer effects, and they have so many scenes. I said it took five years to estimate it, but it was actually an optimistic estimate." Ed waved his hand, "Boss, you also know that the computer computing level is not high now, and it takes a long time to calculate a slightly larger data."

"I can't wait for five years that long. Can I save some time?" Xia Tian nodded and asked.

He also knows that the computer configuration is very low now. Intel launched the 486 processor last year, with a computing frequency of only 25m. In comparison, the Core i7 processor in his previous life, with a quad-core and eight-threaded, and a single-core computing frequency of up to 2.66g. The difference is hundreds of times.

In his previous life, Pixar made an average of two years for a computer 3D animation. Just based on the hardware gap, Ed said that he was kind enough to spend five years to create the special effects of "Jurassic Park".

But even so, summer can't wait for five years. After five years, the daylily was cold after filming. He originally wanted to amazed the world with this movie, but five years later, the technology of other film companies has also developed, so he is still amazed!

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"Or reduce the role of dinosaurs and reduce their appearance time." Ed Kemal saw Xia Tian say this, thought for a while and then said. If the time for dinosaurs to appear on the camera can be reduced, the corresponding calculation will be reduced, and naturally time can be saved.

"The scenes cannot be deleted, and enough playing time must be guaranteed." Xia Tian immediately denied when he heard this.

If you don’t see a dinosaur for a long time in "Jurassic Park", then that’s what “Jurassic Park”! If the protagonist doesn’t appear for a long time, then the audience will be bored to death.

"Then I will only add special effects to the model." Seeing Xia Tian say this, Ed immediately proposed another solution, "Use special effects for the long-term vision, model for the close-up scene, and digital maps. In this way, I am confident that I can complete its special effects production within one year."

After hearing this, Xia Tian nodded.

He originally thought that all dinosaurs were made of computer special effects, but because the current computer technology was really not up to date, he could only settle for the second best.

"Mr. Spielberg, what do you think of this plan?" he then asked Spielberg.

"I think it's OK," Spielberg agreed.

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He originally proposed to use model props to shoot this movie. Hollywood has used this method for decades, accumulated rich creative experience, and proved that this technology is mature and feasible. For example, he used this method to shoot "Jaws", "et", "The Third Category of Contact" and "Haikatsune".

Although the method of shooting with model props is a bit conservative, because of his mature technology and relevant experience, it is less difficult to shoot and easier to succeed.

However, Xia Tian is much more radical than him, embracing new technologies and trying to make dinosaurs with computer special effects throughout the process. This practice is indeed amazing, but the failure rate is also very high.

First, computer special effects technology is far from mature now, and no one can guarantee whether it can achieve the effect; second, it also lacks creative experience in this area, and it will be difficult to communicate with the special effects team at that time, which will also affect the quality of the movie.

To be honest, Spielberg has always been skeptical about using computer special effects to shoot. However, as a investor, Xia Tian insisted on using computer special effects, and he had no way to persuade him.

Now that summer has changed his mind and agreed to shoot with model props and computer special effects. To be honest, it really made him feel relieved.

In fact, Spielberg also knows that computer special effects are the trend of future film development. If he still wants to continue to hold the throne of first-line directors in the future film industry, he must learn to accept and use computer special effects proficiently, otherwise, he may be kicked out by his younger generations at any time.

However, even if you know, it is indeed not easy to truly accept it. Because this technology represents the highest technology and cannot be understood so easily.

Now, using model props and computer special effects to shoot, it can be considered as a buffer period for him to accept and learn, so it is not that difficult.

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"That's it, the model is added with special effects." Xia Tian nodded, and then instructed, "Ed, this is a good opportunity for you. You must work hard and come up with the best works."

This is the first time that Tianxia Animation has participated in the special effects production of a feature-length movie. It is not only a huge contract of tens of millions of dollars, but also a collaboration with director Spielberg.

This is an excellent opportunity for Tianxia Animation to start a sign. If it can be seized, Tianxia Animation may replace Industrial Light and Magic and become the most prestigious special effects production company in Hollywood.

At that time, let alone taking on various special effects production businesses, just selling its special effects production software will be enough to make a fortune.

In his previous life, the special effects production software developed by Industrial Light and Magic was very popular in the industry. However, its public release version has relatively simple and low-level functions, which is always worse than the special effects it produces.

Because it does not disclose all the technology, it only discloses a small part. This not only makes money by selling software, but also maintains its own technological advantages. This is just like the military fire exported by the United States, which is always one or two generations worse than the ones it uses.

"Don't worry, boss, I know." Ed nodded.

In the past, Tianxia animation was just a small fuss and made a few short films. Even if it became the new favorite in the advertising industry, it actually couldn’t make much money, and sometimes it was a loss to make a lot of money.

Now, when they work with Columbia Pictures to shoot feature films, they are all considered to be a shotgun replacement. If this drama is successful, then Tianxia Animation will become famous in one fell swoop; on the contrary, if it fails, then Tianxia Animation will probably not be necessary.
Chapter completed!