The props assistant quickly ran over, looked at the disassembled props, and couldn't help but mutter, "Teacher Xiao, you have to be careful with these props."
Xiao He: "Hehe, I've done my best."
During action scenes, he also had to protect the "weapons," what kind of nonsense is that?
So after filming was completed in the afternoon, Xiao He's first set of props, which had been in good condition, broke.
The prop master looked at the broken robotic arm and then at Xiao He's innocent face, not daring to say anything, and could only sigh deeply from the side.
He Jinnian also told Xiao He that he felt Xiao He's action scenes were not as smooth as before.
Xiao He also had a headache: "I've tried my best, but this prop is really terrible."
He can't just be a stationary turret, standing still and "battling magic" with the protagonist!
He Jinnian also checked the props again, his expression somewhat complicated: "If all else fails, we'll have to do special effects makeup first. If the effect isn't good, we'll just wear green gloves and wait for post-production."
If the desired effect cannot be achieved in reality, then we can only rely on powerful special effects in post-production.
However, if Xiao He's fight scenes are too numerous and complex, the post-production costs will be very high, and the realism and quality will be greatly reduced.
Everyone says that making science fiction films is difficult, but when filming actually begins, everyone realizes that the complexity involved far exceeds their imagination.
Moreover, to be honest, this production team was built and developed by themselves. Some of them were from "The Imperial Decree", some were from Linghui Entertainment, and some were people that He Jinnian found through his connections.
Many of these people have never participated in a formal, large-scale science fiction film project.
To put it bluntly, everyone here is a complete novice, with no experience whatsoever in dealing with these kinds of project problems, so we have to figure it out on our own.
"Old Qian, come here, see if this works—"
He Jinnian pulled the prop master aside and explained his solution.
This prop master had worked with He Jinnian many times before, so he treated He Jinnian better than he had treated Xiao He. After listening carefully to He Jinnian's solution, he nodded reluctantly and then took his assistant to the back to make emergency modifications to the props.
He Jinnian then apologized to Xiao He: "I'm sorry, Teacher Xiao. I did confirm the prop beforehand, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. I'm sorry for wasting your time."
Xiao He quickly shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay. We can solve problems together."
However, the matter was ultimately not handled very well.
The next day, the prop master repaired the modified arm, and Xiao He could barely use it. However, this thing was really of disposable quality. Basically, after Xiao He used it, the prop master would start repairing it. Then, he would take turns using several prop arms, repairing them and then filming them, and then repairing them again.
After a few days, the prop master looked quite haggard, and Xiao He was also extremely tired.
The atmosphere on set became oppressive.
Finally, He Jinnian had no choice but to suggest to Xiao He, "Why don't we just use motion capture equipment and build a separate model for you later?"
Xiao He also had a bit of a headache: "Alright, let's start filming."
His expectations were too high. It's impossible to actually make such a high-tech robotic arm. In the end, we'll have to see how it's made in post-production.
He only verbally agreed, but after returning to the hotel that night, Xiao He began to study the structure of the robotic arm.
He originally wanted to learn from foreign mechanics and create a simple code-based robotic arm. By inputting pre-programmed code, he could make the robotic arm move in the order he requested, replicating the actions he needed.
Then, unsurprisingly, Xiao He, who had endured until the next morning, chose to give up.
Guess why he didn't study mechanical engineering but instead studied computer science?
He's just not cut out for this!
Finally, Xiao He shakily opened the system interface.
Damn it, he's got a cheat code now, why doesn't he use it!
Why torture yourself in a completely unfamiliar field!
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