Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - Ask for the title of this film

Ask for the title of this film

More Chinese titles:

The Hollow Man

Invisible person

More foreign books:

Hollow man ... (Germany)

Movie type:

Horror/science fiction/horror

Length:

1 12 minutes

Country/region:

Germany, USA

Dialogue language:

English

Color:

colour

Format:

35 mm wide screen system

Mixed:

SDDS Dolby digital EX DTS-ES

Rating:

He was rated R for strong violence, language and some sex/nudity.

Production cost:

(estimated)

Global entertainment productions limited. Film company KG

Shooting date:

1August, 999-

65438+April 26th 0999-65438+June 25th 0999

Shooting format:

35 mm

Print format:

35 mm

Film length:

3132m (Spain)

loan

Director:

Paul Verhufen Paul Verhufen

Screenwriter Screenwriter:

Gary Scott Thompson ... (Story) And.

Andrew W. Marlowe ... (Story)

Andrew W. Marlowe (screenplay)

Actor actor:

Elizabeth Shu elisabeth shue ... Linda McKay

Kevin Bacon kevin bacon ... Sebastian Kane.

Kensington, josh brolin josh brolin Matthew

Kim dickens ... Sarah Kennedy.

Greg grunberg ... Carter Abbey

Joey Slotnick ... Frank Chase.

Mary Randle ... Dzhanis Walton.

William Devane ... Dr Howard Kramer.

Rhona mitra, rhona mitra ... Sebastian's neighbor.

Pablo Espinosa ... warehouse guard Ed.

Margo Ross ... Mrs Martha Kramer.

Jimmy Scaggs ... Drunk.

Jeffrey Scaparro Tower ... the boy in the car (Jeffrey George ScarPorota).

Sarah Bowles ... The girl in the car.

Kelly Scott ... Mom.

Steve altus ... Dad.

J Patrick McCormack ... Universal Casters

Darius Sultan ... Gate guard.

Tom Woodruff Jr. Isabel the gorilla.

David vogt ... Helicopter pilot.

Gary Huck ... the voice of a gorilla (as Gary Huck)

Producer producer:

Stacy Len Brazer ... co-producer.

Allen marshall ... producer.

Marion Rosenberg ... Executive producer.

Kenneth Silverstein ... Deputy producer.

Douglas Wick ... producer.

Production/distribution

Production company:

Columbia Pictures [USA]

Global entertainment productions limited. Mediterranean company [Germany]

Issuing company:

Columbia Pictures [USA]

Colombia Samsung Film Distribution International [USA] ... (Argentina)

Columbia Samsung Film Company [France] ... (France)

Colombian Samsung Film Company [Argentina] ... (Argentina)

Columbia Samsung Film Company? Spain ... (Spain)

Columbia Samsung Home Video [USA] ... (USA) (DVD)

Columbia Samsung [America] ... (Video)

ECT[ Norway ... (Norway)

Skivan ... (Iceland)

Sony Pictures Entertainment [Japan] ... (Iceland)

Sony Pictures Entertainment [USA] ... (Iceland)

Special effects production company:

Banned by Farm Entertainment [USA]

Sony Pictures & Images, Sony Graphics & Images Operations [USA]

Tippett Studio [USA]

Other companies:

Michelson Food Service Company [USA] ...

Picture Factory [USA] ... Main Title Design

Varese Salabande ... track

Release date?

Country/Region Release Date (Details)

United States of America

August 2, 2000 ..... (premiere)

Canada

August 4(th), 2000

United States of America

August 4(th), 2000

Australia

August 24(th), 2000

the Netherlands

August 24(th), 2000

Spain

August 30(th), 2000

New Zealand

August 3, 20001

Portugal

September 2000 1

South Korea

September 2(nd), 2000

Argentina

September 7(th), 2000

Hong Kong

September 7(th), 2000

Israel

September 7(th), 2000

Malaysia

September 7(th), 2000

Peru

September 7(th), 2000

Poland

September 8(th), 2000

Sweden

September 8(th), 2000

Türkiye

turkey

September 8(th), 2000

the Philippines

September 2000 13 ..... (Manila)

Egypt

September 2000 14

Finland

September 2000

Belgium

September 20(th), 2000

France

September 20(th), 2000

Czech(people)

Czech Republic

September 2, 20001

Hungary

September 2, 20001

Switzerland

September 2, 20001(German-speaking area)

Iceland

September 22(nd), 2000

Brazil

September 29(th), 2000

Estonia

September 29(th), 2000

Greece

September 29(th), 2000

Norway

September 29(th), 2000

Britain, England

Britain

September 29(th), 2000

Denmark

6 June 2000 10

the Philippines

2000 65438+1October 1 1 ... (Davao)

Croatia

June 2000 65438+1October 65438+February

Germany

June 2000 65438+1October 65438+February

Italy

2000 10 month

Japan

June 2000 65438+1October 65438+April

Russia

June 2000 65438+1October 65438+May

Venezuela

2000 1 October1

Indonesia

2000165438+14 October ... (Jakarta)

Indonesia

2000165438+1October 9

Slovenia

2000165438+1October 9

India

2000165438+124 October

Kuwait

200 1 may 19

Related comments

Think you're alone? Think again.

There are more fears you can't see.

You trust your eyes. You rely on your feelings. You think you are lonely. Think again.

Open Your Eyes

Want to be invisible, be invisible.

What would you do if you knew you couldn't be seen?

If you can't see him, if you can't find him, you can't stop him

Invisible man is just an empty excuse.

-New York Post

It's amazing that Elizabeth Sue agreed to star in this junk movie.

-San Francisco Chronicle

Although this film is rich in special effects and directed by paul verhoeven, it is not recommended anyway.

-Los Angeles Times

Behind the scenes production

About the film

1989, producer Douglas Wick came up with the idea of shooting Hollow Man. He explained: "At that time, special effects technology was beginning to change. With the help of advanced technology, invisible people can be said to be unprecedented. Therefore, in addition to the general concern for invisible people, the feasibility of visual technology is also increasing. "

It was not until Wick found Andrew W. Marlowe, the screenwriter of Air Force One, that the script of the film began to take shape. Like paul verhoeven, Marlowe is deeply fascinated by the psychological hints in the story to relieve social pressure. In addition, he is also very interested in the world of special effects and is a frequent visitor to special effects laboratories and production companies.

Fan Huowen recalled: "When Andrew wrote the script, some special effects he asked for were still impossible at that time. He hopes that new technologies will appear in the preparation of the film, and his avant-garde ideas have promoted the development of special effects technology. "

Later, Douglas Wick handed the script to the famous director paul verhoeven, and Wick said, "I always hoped that Paul could direct the Invisible Man. The real difficulty in making this film is not special effects, but finding an excellent filmmaker to interpret the plot with special effects and make special effects a part of the plot. Paul not only shows his talent in mathematics and science in special effects, but also is an outstanding narrator, and the audience will be fascinated by his images. "

When talking about his passion for science fiction films, Fan Huowen said: "When I came to work in the United States, I knew I didn't know much about American culture. I don't want to worry about violating American social rules or making mistakes, so shooting science fiction movies is the safest choice. "

Van Hoven's Hollywood debut is Robocop, and its success is well known. The following types of Instinct and Dancer, such as Total Memory and starship troopers, are remarkable. In these films, Van Hoven has integrated his love, hate and outlook on life.

After reading the script of the Invisible Man, Fan Huowen said: "The characters in the film are very clear. In the invisible theme, the plot of the film develops very skillfully. I like the extreme unity of space, time and plot. This script gives me the feeling that it is appropriate to describe this story with an accurate study of evil. The story begins with a humorous charity science adventure, but when we see Sebastian Kane, who is sunny and gentle, turn into a crazy and evil monster, he really turns into a devil. "

Van Hoven, who grew up in Europe during World War II, believes that movie stories are still exploring ancient moral topics. Thousands of years ago, Plato wrote about the invisible man. He believes that we have no morality, and morality is formed by the cognition and expectation of others. Plato said that if the invisible man exists, then the invisible man will indulge in his own ability, abuse this ability, he will steal, rob, rape, and even kill, in short, do whatever he wants. Plato pointed out that there is no moral standard to attract people to do good, because we are afraid of going to jail, so we will not commit crimes.

In addition to moral themes, Fan Huowen is also very optimistic about the story of heroes turning into demons. At the beginning of the film, the audience will support Sebastian as a hero, but as he makes experiments on himself and becomes invisible, the evil side of his human nature begins to appear. The audience will face a choice. How long will they support Sebastian? Will they completely deny him? Or left him some recognition? Fan Huowen believes that the film has changed from the initial sci-fi suspense thriller to the last horror film, which is cold, profound and horrible, and can be called contemporary Goth.

Before the film started, the creative staff all thought that we should avoid the stereotypes similar to movies, not only let pencils and cups float in the air, but also use other methods to express the characters. Fan Huowen said frankly: "I have no idea about the complexity and difficulty of the technology needed to make this film. Everything is far beyond my imagination. "

In fact, everyone underestimated the difficulty of making movies. Scott E. Anderson, the film's special effects director, said, "We didn't have any experience at that time and had to compare this film with starship troopers." The difficulty of special effects lies in Sebastian's gradually transparent process and strange movements after invisibility.

Van Hoven said: "From a scientific point of view, invisibility seems impossible, but what we have now was once incredible. If you accept the premise of invisibility, then this movie is quite real. "

When talking about finding a film actor, Van Hoven said: "I know there will be many technical problems in the film production process, but if the actor who plays Sebastian is not suitable, it will be meaningless. Although he is invisible and will only appear in water and fire, his performance is still very important. We can't use body double. We need a talented and hard-working actor. He must be able to endure many discomforts. "

Finally, Kevin Bacon got the role. Fan Huowen admires the versatility of Bacon's performance style. Fan Huowen thinks Bacon is a down-to-earth actor. He once appeared in Apollo 13, and the shooting process was particularly difficult. He must be in weightlessness and endure intense dizziness. Fan Huowen recalled: "The first time we met, I told him how difficult it was to play the invisible man. Most of the time, he will be painted blue, black or green, and it is very uncomfortable to paint and paint. Sometimes, his face is covered with a rubber mask. In addition, there will be contact lenses covering his entire eyeball, which is dangerous to his body. "

Bacon said: "I was attracted by this story, not only because of the precious opportunity to cooperate with paul verhoeven, but also because of the role of Sebastian. He is a narcissistic, ability-hungry, self-centered and spoiled child, and his charm is enough to firmly grasp the audience's sight. When he became invisible, he was fascinated by this strange ability and became a crazy monster. "

Elisabeth shue plays Sebastian's ex-girlfriend Linda in the film. She said, "Linda is a romantic and dedicated woman. She lives in the powerful shadow of Sebastian. Finally, she must control and subdue the man she once loved. I am very interested in this superhero. " Sue doesn't want to play a strong woman or a fighter. She prefers to play a sensitive, ordinary and intelligent woman.

About shooting

After the actors were in place, producer allen marshall invited Van Hoven's long-term partner Allen Cameron to Los Angeles to be the production designer of the film. In Sony's 15 studio in Culver City, California, the crew set up a laboratory, an observation room, a recovery room, a medical equipment area and a maze of tunnels. As the largest studio in the world, 15 studio is nearly 360 feet long, 160 feet wide and over 40 feet high. The huge space allows the secret underground laboratory in the film to be fully reflected.

Cameron said: "I want to create a closed atmosphere. At the beginning of the film, it was like a safe house for scientists. However, with the transformation of Sebastian, the laboratory became more and more dangerous and terrible. When the invisible man started hunting, the scene became interesting again, and it became an ideal setting for haunted houses. "

Marshall recalled: "In the script, the location of the story should be the underground bunker during the Cold War, which was abandoned 30 years ago. Under the gray appearance, the US government has now established a high-tech secret laboratory. " Among the bunkers designed by the art department, there are old air conditioning and air filtration systems decades ago, rusty machines and aging power systems. The old part of the bunker is separated by stainless steel walls and huge flat glass, thus forming a sharp contrast between the old and the new. Cameron designed a huge S-shaped corridor. Because of the complicated curve, you can't find the situation around the corner. On the roof, a large number of pipes were laid, which Sebastian could use to hide.

There is a scene in the film where the underground sprinkler system flooded the main passage, and the invisible man showed some prototype in the water flow. Cameron and Stan Parks, the special effects coordinator, designed a large-scale recycling system, which not only recycled water, but also kept the water temperature at a certain level, so as not to make the actors uncomfortable.

The elevator is the only access to the outside world for the underground laboratory. The crew decided to build an elevator set with the help of a large three-dimensional parking lot near the studio, so that there is a floor every 10 feet, and the viewing angle is particularly free.

After finishing shooting at the California studio, the crew rushed to Washington to shoot. Producer Marshall said: "Our goal is to find the landmark of the capital. In order to avoid the restrictions brought by tourism, we chose to shoot in August. " After nine months of negotiations, the crew finally got permission to shoot the Pentagon. In the past 10 years, the Pentagon was only allowed to shoot two films.

About special effects

Some special effects in the film don't depend on any digital special effects. A total of 560 special effects are far more complicated than expected. Among them, the first thing that needs to use special effects technology is Sebastian's transparent body layer by layer. Today's audience will not be satisfied with imagination, but will witness and experience the process with their own eyes. As a result, director Fan Huowen used the most breakthrough special effects technology today and recruited leading figures in this field.

Scott E. Anderson, director of special effects, said: "Fortunately, Columbia Film Company once funded the research on human movement, physiology and animation, and the research results just contributed to the special effects production of this film."

Fan Huowen said: "There are three changes in the film. One was an experiment on gorillas, and the other two happened to Sebastian. One was invisible and the other failed to recover. Sebastian's stealth process is a multi-level gradual change. When radioactive liquid enters the body, his body seems to be liquefied, then the muscle system disappears, revealing bones, blood vessels and organs, and then the internal organs, blood vessels and bones disappear one after another. "

The technicians of Imageworks spend a lot of time learning about the real structure of human body through medical devices and medical schools, taking anatomy classes, witnessing autopsies with their own eyes, and taking photos and drawings. Van Hoven said: "Through my daughter, we were surprised to find a museum in Florence, Italy. The collections in the museum are all anatomical models of wax sculptures. We can clearly see blood vessels, muscles, fat, bones, tendons and internal organs. These models were completed from16th century to17th century, and all of them came from a woman, so it can be seen that the anatomy at that time was quite exquisite. We studied her works, and she became our technical consultant 3 or 400 years ago. "

In order to complete the transformation scene, the producer used brand-new software. This software is called "volume rendering", which can simulate the contraction of muscles, the activities and details of internal structures such as bones and joints.

The two anatomical consultants of the film highly praised the contribution of the film, and they believed that the research conducted by Imageworks for filming this film would promote the development of medical anatomy. As educators, they have been looking for detailed and accurate mannequins, but it is impossible to complete such an expensive project in education and academia. The original intention of this research is to make the special effects in movies wonderful and moving, but now it has the potential to become the most valuable teaching tool.

In addition to shaping the invisible man, other work in the film is also very heavy. Fan Huowen explained: "When shooting the scene where the invisible man has physical contact with others, we first shoot the actor's performance, and then remove the invisible man, and everything blocked by the invisible man must be refilled." Van Hoven had the experience of filming starship troopers, and he knew the difficulty of the job.

In order to let the special effects technicians get rid of themselves in the picture, Kevin Bacon will be painted green, blue or black, wearing contact lenses and wigs, covering his teeth and wearing tights.

Wonderful tidbits

The set of the huge secret underground laboratory in the film is one of the largest single sets so far.

Elizabeth Shu delayed filming because of a torn achilles tendon.

Sebastian's 3D model was donated to the scientific research department after shooting.

The anesthetic gun used in the credits is actually an early paintball gun.

The scene of Sebastian brutally raping his neighbor was later cut, because the audience thought it was too early for Sebastian to show his evil side in this way when the film was shown.

For the climax scene at the end of the film, the crew set up four elevators.

In the scene of moving translucent Sebastian back to the operating table, a pair of metal bones are used to create a sense of weight when carrying the body.

This film is paul verhoeven's first R-rated film in Hollywood.

As in Alien 2, Alien 3 and Alien 4, Tom Wood Jr., the director of biological special effects, made a guest appearance in this film as Isabel the gorilla.

Due to the scene of killing a dog, director paul verhoeven was investigated by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and it was found that the last dog that died was a fake dog.

In order to arouse the actors' real reaction, paul verhoeven placed many loudspeakers in different positions on the set, and made Kevin Bacon's voice appear in various positions. In the scene where the gorilla can't see, the gorilla cry from the loudspeaker is imitated by Van Hoven.

In order to use the title, the producer bought the adaptation right of dan simmons's novel with the same name, which has nothing to do with Hollow Man.

A (movie) fiasco

Many features of the invisible man have been ignored, such as Sebastian's blindness when light passes through the retina, dust on his feet and the food he eats will disappear immediately.

The monitor can see Sebastian lying on the bed, but there is no dent in the mattress.

abstract

In a highly confidential military laboratory in the United States, a group of talented young scientists uncovered the invisible secret. After they succeeded in experimenting on animals, Sebastian, the leader of the arrogant research group, decided to do invisible experiments on himself regardless of the danger.

The players succeeded in turning Sebastian into an invisible man, but they could not restore him to his original appearance. So everyone decided to find an antidote to this problem. However, Sebastian has gradually become intoxicated with the unprecedented ability brought by his invisibility. He can do whatever he wants without being found out. He began to feel that what his colleagues did to save him was a threat to him, and he had lost his rationality. ...

Previous article:Join Leica Photography in China.
Next article:Ginkgo Tree 20 19 Reservation Tour Guide +Xi Angu Kannonji Traffic Guide