Director’s Legend

"This is the facial expression capture technology?" Li Xiuxiu asked half understanding.

"This is not, this is motion capture technology, which is used to design the way a gorilla behaves. The real facial expression capture requires very complicated technology. It is not only necessary to mark the reflective points, but also to put a lot of microscopic images on the mask. camera to record the actor’s muscle movement modules.”

Seeing that Li Xiuxiu was confused, Shao Shuaijun immediately waved for a director assistant to come over: "Go and get the mask of the expression capture device, and call an engineer from the CG team to demonstrate the expression capture process."

"Don't bother." Li Xiuxiu shook her head.

"What's the trouble, I'm the boss of this crew, and I can do what I say. Wife, you are not going to switch to a producer. In the future, we will be like Christopher Nolan's husband and wife team. Nolan makes movies and her wife helps him produce them. I After the movie is made, you, my wife, will produce it." Shao Shuaijun said nervously, why he likes to be a director, on the one hand, he can let the audience dream with him, on the other hand, being a director is very powerful.

"How could I?"

"Learn, my wife is so smart, she is more than enough to be a producer."

While talking in a nasty way, the assistant director came over with an expression capture mask. This mask is a layer of tulle with many tiny cameras the size of soybean grains evenly distributed on it. Shao Shuaijun immediately put the mask on his face, and then signaled the engineer to turn on the device.

On the computer screen, the running capture system software immediately presented Shao Shuaijun's expressions and movements on the computer one by one. This software was specially designed for Chimpanzee Caesar. After processing by the server, the trajectory of the captured face can be directly converted to the chimpanzee face module.

Shao Shuaijun made a face, and the three-dimensional chimpanzee head on the computer also made a face. Shao Shuaijun blew a kiss, and the chimpanzee also blew a kiss with his lips pouted.

"Haha, it's really interesting and fun." Li Xiuxiu clapped her hands and said.

Shao Shuaijun took off the mask and shook it in front of Li Xiuxiu: "Do you want to try it?"

"No." Li Xiuxiu is a little bit obsessed with cleanliness, and she doesn't know how many people have touched this kind of thing. It has always been respectful and insensitive.

“This is still a simple indoor expression capture headgear. We also have a more complex outdoor expression capture jumpsuit and headgear, and that set requires a professional to manipulate.”

After taking half a day to let the curious Li Xiuxiu understand how "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was filmed, the two returned to Shao Shuaijun's temporary residence. In fact, make this kind of sci-fi movie. Looks like it uses a lot of novelty equipment. High-tech aids. A lot of fun. But I really understand that making movies is quite boring.

Take the mask headgear as an example, it is very interesting when you first play. Wearing it every day is torture. Andy Serkis and others, almost the director called to stop, immediately threw away the headgear, not wanting to wear more for a second.

And Li Xiuxiu's interest is less than Shao Shuaijun imagined, and he is not very interested in these high-tech equipment.

Arriving at Shao Shuaijun's temporary residence, after opening the door, Li Xiuxiu immediately opened her mouth.

The entire room was piled up in a mess, full of copies, video tapes, and photographic equipment. The living room and corridors were all covered. There are also some dirty clothes, which are thrown aside casually.

"Oh my god, husband, is this where you live? I remember you like to be clean?" Li Xiuxiu said in surprise.

Shao Shuaijun laughed awkwardly: "This is only temporary. Recently, a studio is being built here. Many props can't be put down, so I put them here. Anyway, I live alone, and I don't need much space. These videotapes and copies , Of course, I have to watch it often, they are all Discovery Channel videotapes, and some original copies of the "Planet of the Apes" series, I took them over to compare them."

Li Xiuxiu touched Shao Shuaijun's face, and said distressedly: "Honey, being a director is so hard."

"With my wife's love, it's not bitter at all." Feeling Li Xiuxiu's tenderness, Shao Shuaijun said happily.

Who knew that Li Xiuxiu's face changed, and she immediately hummed and said, "Since it's not hard work, why don't you send these dirty clothes to be washed? Can't you afford housekeeping? Look at you, how long have you been in the United States, and you've become like this?" Sloppy. Do you know that at the Oscars, your hair is like a shaggy bear, and your beard is not clean. The whole world is watching, really. I will leave you in one step, and you will not take care Own!"

Shao Shuaijun said aggrievedly: "My wife, calm down, I don't have time."

"Why don't you have time, don't you have time to change clothes?"

"Well, my house is under the first-level security status, and no one is allowed to enter without permission. The laundry staff here comes to collect clothes once every two days. When I come, I am often busy with filming, and I don't have time to let him pick up the clothes. , so, more and more piles.”

"You, you!" Li Xiuxiu couldn't laugh or cry, "Forget it, I'll tidy it up for you."

"Don't tidy up. We'll go to San Francisco after we get our things. There's a Taylor Swift concert in San Francisco tonight. We're going to listen to it together. Don't you like her songs?"

"I like it, but you can listen to her songs at any time. Why don't we go to Silicon Valley to play. Obvious, a subsidiary of Summit Entertainment, recently set up a research and development center in Silicon Valley to specialize in smartphone projects. I haven't had time to go there yet." What about inspection, together?"

"Hey, hello, wife, are you here for a date, or to talk about work? Instead of going to Silicon Valley, go find a place to eat, and get a room at a hotel after dinner!" Shao Shuaijun made a decision, and didn't care about Li Xiuxiu's objection. He pulled her into the car and asked the driver to drive to Chinatown in San Francisco.

San Francisco's Chinatown can be said to be the largest Chinatown in American cities. Shao Shuaijun has been famous for a long time, but he just didn't have time to play. Li Xiuxiu came over today and happened to go shopping in Chinatown together.

To go to Chinatown in San Francisco, you must first pass through an archway. On the archway, there is Sun Yat-sen's "The World Is For"

There are four big characters of "公" and there are several dragons around, which is very vivid. Entering Chinatown, you can see shop names and signs in Chinese and English everywhere. Find a parking lot and park the car. Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu walked arm in arm in Chinatown.

Several bodyguards guarded vigilantly around, allowing Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu to play with confidence.

The Chinatown I visited first was called Duban Street. There were many gift shops, antique shops, Chinese medicine stores, Chinese restaurants, and many signs of fellow countrymen's associations and so-and-so guild halls. The bustling streets seemed to be Chinese streets. Of course, many of the speeches of the Chinese here are in Cantonese, which sounds weird.

For shopping. Li Xiuxiu has always been very interested. Shao Shuaijun felt bored, but it didn't frustrate Li Xiuxiu's interest. When Li Xiuxiu was choosing products, he stood aside in a daze.

Always panning. It's time for the lights to come on. It was just at a Chinese restaurant on Stirton Street next door. Ordered a few dishes. Chatting happily while eating, talking about the interesting things that happened during this time, or sketching the future.

The owner of the Chinese restaurant is a fat, bald uncle. When serving the dishes, he suddenly pointed at Shao Shuaijun and stood up.

Shao Shuaijun quickly made a silent gesture, and the bald uncle understood, and asked in a low voice, "Can I sit down?"

"OK."

The uncle smiled and rubbed his hands: "Hehe, hehe, hello Director Shao, I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you coming to San Francisco with Madam Shao?"

"Yeah, I heard that the Chinatown here is very famous, so I came here for a walk."

"Oh, you've come to the right place. The Chinatown in the world is the largest and most lively in our San Francisco. There are so many interesting places..." The uncle introduced eloquently, and the waiter had come to remind him several times. They all waved his hands to let him go away, and then there was nothing to do, so he said angrily, "Director Shao, can I ask you for an autograph, I, my wife and my son really like watching your movies, especially "Old Man". "Boy", I shed tears watching it."

"Yes." Shao Shuaijun did not refuse, "Where is the signature?"

"This...you take your time, I'll get the paper and pen." The uncle couldn't wait to run away, and ran over after a few minutes, "Just sign here, I like you very much, you are proud of us Chinese, good job of."

What the uncle brought was an "Old Boy" poster, the one with Shao Shuaijun playing the guitar and Huang Bo posing. But the signature pen turned out to be a soft pen. Shao Shuaijun seldom wrote by hand in the past few years, and he could hardly write with a pen. Unexpectedly, the boss gave him a difficult soft pen.

Blinking her eyes, seeing Li Xiuxiu covering her mouth and laughing, she knew that Shao Shuaijun's handwriting was sloppy.

Not only did the uncle not notice Shao Shuaijun's embarrassment, but he also said cheerfully, "Director Shao, can you write 'I wish Mr. Li Ji's business is booming'?"

"Hehe, of course." Shao Shuai's heart was swayed, and he lost face as soon as he lost face, and wrote it out in one go. After signing the name, I took a closer look. Although the writing is not good-looking, it is not ugly, and the twists and turns are decent. I did not expect that I have not written for many years, and the written words have improved.

"Hey, hey, director Shao's handwriting is so beautiful, can you sign another one for my son? Just say 'Li Chunxin, study hard and make progress every day'?" After the uncle finished speaking, he took out another poster, which turned out to be Liu Shishi's School flower poster.

"Um, shouldn't Master Liu sign this?"

"It's okay, I'll take yours, Director Shao, you're so good, my son adores you." After signing, the uncle turned out another poster, which was the group poster of "Old Boy", "This, this is for me Wife, just write a few sentences casually, hehe."

Shao Shuaijun had no choice but to continue to sign, and then covered the pen: "It's gone now?"

"It's gone, hehe, Director Shao, we really like you! Just order tonight, and I'll be free!" After getting the autograph, the bald uncle said proudly.

"Haha, then we have to have a good meal, and it hurts you, uncle."

"Don't worry, even if you eat with open arms, you don't want to exaggerate uncle. Director Shao and Mrs. Shao, take your time and I won't disturb you. I've bothered you so much. Eat and drink well."

"This uncle, it's really interesting..." Shao Shuaijun was just about to say a few words with emotion, his eyelids raised, and his face suddenly fell down, because he signed the bald uncle's autograph, which attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant, and now everyone recognized Shao Shuaijun. , all smiling and holding paper and pens that they did not know where to get, surrounded them. (to be continued..)