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This handbook takes us through the making of
The Wandering Earth, one of the highest grossing non-English films of all time. It is a rare, in-depth, behind-the-scenes study of the making of a masterpiece, taking the reader through the entire production process of a landmark Chinese science fiction film.
List of contents
1.Call of adventure 2. Stepping over limi Act I Calling for Adventures Chapter 1 Summoning the Heroes Chapter 2 “Worldbuilding”: Creating the Blueprint for a World Chapter 3 Screenplay: Not Simply Science Fiction, But Character Creation Chapter 4 Aesthetics: A Taste of Soviet Industrial Style Chapter 5 Conceptual Design: More than Concepts Chapter 6 Previewing: The PreViz Dynamic Storyboard Chapter 7 Photography: A Symphony of Light and Shadow Chapter 8 “The Four Big Shots” Act II Exceeding Limits Chapter 9 Director Panel: Growing Wildly Chapter 10 Camera Crew: Striving for Texture Chapter 11 Art Department: Realizing the Imagination with Chinese Characteristics Chapter 12 The Challenge of Industrialization, Science Fiction’s Calling Chapter 13 Ideal Actors & Actors’ Ideals Act III: Trials Along the Way Chapter 14 Editing: A Second Creation through Simplification Chapter 15 Visual Effects in Post-Production: Technology and Beauty Chapter 16 Sound Effects: An Acoustic Feast to Arouse Chinese Memory Chapter 17 Post-production: The Life and Death Choices of a VFX-heavy Film Conclusion: Voices from Film Crew Members. The Creators’ Favorite Parts. Difficulties and Challenges. If I could do it again… . Expectations for Chinese Science Fiction Films and for The Wandering Earth. Wishes from the Director. Appendix Brief Introduction to the “Worldbuilding” in The Wandering Earth. The Character Traits in The Wandering Earth. The Terms of Scenes in The Wandering Earth. The Terms of Props in The Wandering Earth. The Terms of Natural Phenomenon in The Wandering Earth. Special Terms in The Wandering Earth. Chronicle in The Wandering Earth. CAST. Essays Like a God, Creates a World, Then Describes It” – The Aesthetics of Liu Cixin’s Science Fiction Mingwei Song. The Reality and Myth of Science Fiction: Science Fiction Landscape as a Cultural Phenomenon. Editorial Note of the English Version
About the author
Presented by Storycom
Editor-in-chief : Jiaren Wang
Vice editor-in-chief : Yiwen Zhang
Producer : Zhiyan Dong
English version editor and producer : Regina Kanyu Wang
Editing-writing committee members : Changye Chen, Aki Jiang, Jiecai Deng, Xinyue
Zhang, Mengyu Gu, Qianzi Wang
Translator : Guo Qi
Revisor : John Shanahan
Essayists : Mingwei Song, Yan Feng
Summary
This handbook takes us through the making of The Wandering Earth, one of the highest grossing non-English films of all time. It is a rare, in-depth, behind-the-scenes study of the making of a masterpiece, taking the reader through the entire production process of a landmark Chinese science fiction film.
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"Rivaling the best of international productions – both technically and artistically, The Wandering Earth is a film of incredible accomplishment. Having experienced first-hand the brilliance and determination of the film makers in charge of this unprecedented film making endeavour, I feel incredibly fortunate to have enjoyed their vision and talent. A hugely positive landmark in Chinese film making and one that the people of China should be rightfully proud. The book does a great job in documenting the production process of the film."
Richard Taylor
Design and Effects Supervisor/ CEO
Weta Workshop
"The Making of The Wandering Earth: A Film Production Handbook is about far more than just one great novel or one exciting film. It shines light on upon one of the greatest and most promising trends in the history of all human mythic systems -- the rise of Chinese cinematic science fiction."
David Brin, author of EARTH, Kiln People and Existence.
