Chapter 178: Chapter 178 - Very "Yellow" and Violent
Michael Bay was finally introduced into the already designed trap by Lin Ming Yang "confused", after reading the original script, his shooting ideas and Lin Ming Yang thought the same thing. Spielberg as a bystander position, will be all this in the eyes. This incident had raised his evaluation of Lin Ming Yang by more than one level.
After Michael Bay was officially confirmed as the director, the live-action movie style Transformers styling also unfolded accordingly. Under Michael Bay's direction, extra emphasis was placed on the expressive tension of robot kinematics and realistic engineering techniques. In order to enhance the sense of realism, Michael Bay abandoned the square, blocky shape and replaced it with a robot with a large number of detailed parts.
In the process of a transformation, thousands of original parts of the robot will move at the same time, thus avoiding the phenomenon that the size and mass of the Autobots in the Transformers cartoon can be changed at random, which is difficult to explain by everyday physics. In addition, the distinctive Transformers look emphasizes their extraterrestrial origins as a fundamental trait.
After Michael Bay officially became the director of the movie, Lin Mingyang kept his starring role and did not comment on the movie's shooting concept. However, Michael Bay had already been influenced by his earlier remarks in terms of shooting ideas, and he always felt that Lin Mingyang would have many ideas that coincided with his own, so he would often call and exchange discussions with Lin Mingyang on a number of issues.
Since becoming the new Oscar winner, Lin Mingyang's life on the Harvard campus was no longer as peaceful as before. His status as a Harvard student could no longer hide his radiance, and the campus was no longer the calm haven it once was. Although he refused most of the media interviews on the pretext of "studying", there were always reporters trying to approach him by all means.
On the way to the library, someone would suddenly lean over and tell Lin Mingyang that he was a reporter from a certain newspaper; sitting in the classroom of a public classroom, notes would often be passed around, containing either a reporter's business card or a request for an interview... The more Lin Mingyang avoided the issue, the more the reporters felt that there was something in it that they could dig deeper into.
If these reporters still had some professional ethics, then the paparazzi's ubiquitous sneak peeks became the biggest headache for Lin Ming Yang. His mix of casual suits and jeans at the Oscars became a fashion craze with his win, and he would dress more casually on campus, all of which became excellent street photography fodder for the paparazzi.
Bay got so fed up that Lin Mingyang decided to disappear from campus for a while, just as Michael Bay invited him to Los Angeles. Without telling anyone else, he quietly left Harvard.
During this time Michael Bay was busy determining the real protagonists of the movie, that is, the "identity" of the Transformers, a lot of car companies have put forward the willingness to sponsor the filming of the movie, in order to cope with those sponsors, he was busy a little bit anxious.
In the film's preparation base, Lin Mingyang entered the door, his eyes were attracted by the three cars placed side by side in the hall, convertible sports cars and SUVs together is not too abrupt, but they are also parked next to a heavy truck, such a combination is called strange.
These three cars should be the prototype of the Autobots in the movie. Michael Bay, who was over there checking the design drawings, looked up and realized that in the busy hall, there was actually a guy hanging out there. The grumpy one yelled at the guy in a very nonchalant manner, "Hey, what are you doing over there, I'm paying you a salary, not letting you come visit!"
As soon as the man turned around, the expression on Michael Bay's face became one of embarrassment as he realized that the guy who was slacking off was the one he had been waiting for, Lin Ming Yang. Michael Bay smiled in embarrassment, "Felix, how come it's you?" He looked Lin Ming Yang up and down, followed by complaining, "You're dressed too plainly today, and your back is turned to me, so I didn't look closely enough to actually misrecognize you!"
"Is there anything I can do here?" Lin Ming Yang shrugged indifferently, although this was a misunderstanding, he had nonetheless gotten an initial taste of Michael Bay's violent temper.
Michael Bay put down the drawings in his hand and walked over to Lin Ming Yang's side, then pointed at the three cars parked in the hall, "These are the three prototypes of the Autobot Transformers I've selected, the leftmost Pontiac brand new hardtop convertible Solstice is Autobot Jazz; the Autobot Ambulance's car shape is a rescue robot converted from the H2 Hummer off-road vehicle; and the Ironhide is the TopKick mid-size van developed by GM's GMC division. What do you think of the styling of these three Autobot models?"
"All three vehicles seem to be models from General Motors?" Lin Mingyang asked casually.
"I've had a pleasant cooperation with General Motors for a long time, and I'm happy to work with them on this movie this time as well!" Michael Bay explained.
"So where are the two most important Autobots in the movie?" Lin Ming Yang looked around and didn't find any other shadows of cars in the hall, "Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and my sidekick Bumblebee, they don't seem to be here."
"Optimus Prime is a big truck, its original truck form is Peterbilt, but that car is too big, I didn't consider driving it here!" Michael Bay knew Lin Ming Yang would ask this, he was obviously prepared, "As for Bumblebee, I guarantee you'll be very surprised to see it, follow me!"
In the parking garage at the back of the hall, Lin Ming Yang saw a yellow GM sports car. Michael Bay knew this car like the back of his hand, and introduced it more than the others, "When I saw the styling of this Chevrolet Camaro sports car replica, which will leave the factory in 2008, in GM's design department, I knew right away that it would be the perfect fit for the character of the Bumblebee. There is no car like this model with its beautiful classic lines. Because the car won't be available for another two years, it can't be put out in plain sight."
"But I remember that the Hornet is supposed to be a Volkswagen Beetle?" Lin Mingyang asked doubtfully.
"You're talking about Bumblebee's car styling in the 80's cartoon, that car is now completely out of line with the visual style of this sci-fi super-blockbuster, what we need is the newest, coolest, flashiest modern, or even futuristic concept car model!" Michael Bettan bluntly admitted that his adaptation departed from the original setting, but 'Hasbro' has agreed to his changes because after the movie comes out, they will take advantage of the situation to release a new movie version of the toy. The old model of the Bumblebee was obviously not as cool as the current sports car in front of Lin Ming Yang's eyes after its transformation.
"We did a questionnaire online, and almost 70% of the audience was able to accept the new version of Bumblebee." In order to dispel Lin Mingyang's doubts, Michael Bay further explained, "The role and importance of the character of Bumblebee in this movie is more than that of the animated film, and it can be said that the movie is going to portray a brand new Bumblebee."
"And Optimus Prime, the most popular character in Transformers, I'm going to be shooting with full respect for the original. I guarantee that in this movie, whether it is the 6 wheels tractor-trailer truck head shape, or robot shape, even the transformation process and sound are the same as the animated film 20 years ago, the only difference is that the animated film back then was a two-dimensional creation, and today's movie is a full three-dimensional production, in the cooperation of the advanced special effects technology, Optimus Prime's every transforming action the audience can see clearly! "
The two of them have been chatting from "Autobots" to "Decepticons", in Megatron's team, the first to appear is "Stun" who transforms into a helicopter gunship, and his partner is "Stun" who specializes in earth transportation. The first of Megatron's team is Stunner, who transforms into a helicopter, and his partner is Scorpion, who specializes in dirt. They are followed by another pair of partners, Roadblock, who transforms into a police car, and Vertigo, who specializes in stealing intelligence. In addition to them, "Starscream", which transforms into a F22 fighter jet, "Noisy", which transforms into a main battle tank, and "Bone Crusher", which transforms into a minesweeper, are also shown in succession.
As you can see from Michael Bay's setup, most of the Decepticons are aggressive military machines, while the Autobots are all civilian cars. Michael Bay wanted to use this to establish a clear camp position, "Autobots" peace-loving, while "Decepticons" are all militants.
In the Transformers cartoon, Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, transforms into a pistol. But in the movie, Megatron transforms into a huge alien jet.
In addition to making Megatron's look cooler, Michael Bay's bone madness also prompted him to adjust Megatron's force value infinitely upward, so Megatron in this movie in the performance of the fighting strength is called a unique jianghu, even Optimus Prime is not a match for him, in the final showdown almost by Megatron disabled. The bloodiest scene in the movie was also created by Megatron, when he turned into a jet fighter and swept Jazz up into the sky, and then turned back into a robot after a sharp drop to cut Jazz off at the waist.
Michael Bay colorfully described to Lin Mingyang his own vision of those battle scenes, this guy was born for the big scenes born, with "Transformers" such an excellent platform, Michael Bay will certainly play his own preferences to the extreme.
With two factions of robots fighting it out in a human city, the human army naturally can't just sit around and wait for them to die, so in Michael Bay's conception, the U.S. Army was also brought in. Michael Bay has had a very happy relationship with the Department of Defense in several of his films, so when shooting Transformers, he once again thought of using the power of the military.
With his previous filming experience, Michael Bay still had a better understanding of some of the procedures in the military. However, at first he was worried because the U.S. military was embroiled in two wars with the Middle East, and many of its troops had been dispatched to fight the so-called "terrorists", and might not have the time to cooperate with the filming of the movie.
The end result surprised Michael Bay, as things went surprisingly smoothly. When he once again invited the Ministry of Defense to provide support for the filming of the film, the other party not only accepted, but also came up with their own program.
The generosity of the U.S. military was smashing, not only did they allow the crew to film at Hoffman, Crant and Edwards Air Force bases as well as the Pentagon, but they also agreed to lease many high-end weapons that were usually hard to find, from the CV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft and F-117 Nighthawk Stealth to the C-130 Hercules transports and the C-17 Globemasters, and to use Michael Bay's words, they were like boarding an aircraft carrier.
When Michael Bay talked about this topic, his tone could not help but have some elements of bragging, but Lin Mingyang felt that the U.S. military was afraid that there was another deep meaning in doing so. The Iraq war has been fought until now, the U.S. military has not only failed to find the so-called weapons of mass destruction, but has instead fallen deep into the quagmire of the war, with the number of casualties increasing, and the anti-war sentiment of the domestic public rising.
Lin Mingyang does not think that this matter is so smooth or because of how big Michael Bay's face is. He reckoned that the reason why the US military had opened the door wide for the filming of this movie was actually because they wanted to reshape the military's positive image in the minds of the people. Although "Transformers" is positioned as "science fiction," the portrayal of the U.S. military in the script maintains the maximum degree of authenticity. The U.S. military also wanted the movie to give the right feedback about their soldiers and technology, and this mutually beneficial partnership resulted in significant results for the production.
The U.S. military's active involvement in the film was also intended to convey the idea that the military's existence is significant when external threats attack the country or disrupt the peace. When 30-foot-tall robots break through the city, it's hard to imagine what a bad situation would develop if the military didn't protect the people as quickly as possible.
These insider situations could easily be guessed with a little bit of brainstorming, but Michael Bay was in high spirits at this time, so naturally Lin Ming Yang wouldn't be very spoiled to bring out these judgments.
Lin Mingyang's only concern was that by overemphasizing the presence of the U.S. military in the film, it would hinder the film's distribution overseas. Now that the story of Transformers only takes place within the United States, there's nothing wrong with showing off one's military, but Lin Ming Yang knows that the movie's sequel puts the story overseas, and with the U.S. military showing off everywhere, it's inevitably suspected of supporting hegemony.
This problem Lin Mingyang will find the right opportunity to communicate with Michael Bay, from the film's robot protagonist, they ended up talking about the film's human characters. After solving a series of technical difficulties, the crew finally had time to find several other real-life protagonists in the film. Michael Bay knew a lot about cars and the military, but he was stumped when it came to the choice of a female lead.
In front of Lin Mingyang, he voiced his woes: "We need nothing more than beautiful and fresh faces and eye-pleasing bodies to allow the audience to relax once in a while in the jungle of rampaging robots."
Regarding the film's female lead, Lin Mingyang knew that it was really just an unimportant supporting role; she had little to do with the movie itself, but the person who starred in it could gain unimaginable exposure. There were many applicants, and Michael Bay hadn't found a suitable candidate for a while.
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Michael Bay just asked casually, but Lin Mingyang had a bright idea.
"I do have a good candidate!" He pulled out his cell phone, pulled up a private picture from the memory card, and put it in front of Michael Bay, "What do you think of her?"
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