Aliens attack the earth again
There are countless movies about the disasters suffered by the earth, especially the alien attacks on the earth. In this kind of film represented by Independence Day, the earthlings are vulnerable to the advanced technology of aliens, and finally they can win by virtue of some fatal defect of the other side, and this sky also positively describes the theme of the battle between earthlings and aliens, but for the plot of this film, director greg strause thinks that the story is a little different from similar movies in the past: "The story of aliens fighting with us on earth in previous movies is similar. I think when the audience knew the theme of this movie was like this, they had already planned the plot for this movie in advance, because the routine was too similar: the earth was attacked without warning, then human beings were defeated again and again, and then scientists discovered the weakness of aliens. Finally, the protagonist saved the earth at a critical moment. This kind of story is really easy to write brilliantly, but without originality, people will inevitably get aesthetic fatigue. So in the early stage of preparing for "Horizon", we planned to make a different film about the battle between human beings and aliens. When you watch this movie, there will be some unexpected places, such as our portrayal of the way aliens attack and the process of how humans solve this crisis. Generally speaking,
Two brothers, Greg Strauss and colin strause, have always been famous for their visual effects. Warriors 300, Fantastic Four 2, Invincible Hulk, 20 12, Wolverine and other works are all visual directors, but the only real director is Alien vs Iron Warrior 2, which has a low evaluation. Colin strause told the new film: "After Alien vs. Iron Warrior 2, we have been looking for the director's plan for the next film, but the budget of many works exceeded our expectations. In fact, we are already reviewing the failure of Alien vs. Iron Warrior 2. It encountered too much resistance from all sides and failed to fully realize our ideas. Whenever we start to plan the next scene, there is always a powerful person who comes out and tells us that this is not as good as this, so the process of filming Alien vs. Iron Warrior 2 makes us sum up an experience, that is, we must be independent to some extent, so our greatest requirement for the next movie is to fully realize our ideas. Skyline was planned in 2008, and Greg Strauss and I are very interested in this film. But we are in no hurry to turn it into a finished product. We hope to make this film slowly. In short, it has reached our most satisfactory level and is within the control of this budget. "
Joshua Katz is the screenwriter of this film. Regarding this first-time screenwriter's work, Joshua Codes said: "This story was born after watching Independence Day. That movie shocked us too much and inspired us, that is, the investment in such movies is not the most important, and there are many ingenious ways to create special effects scenes. As long as the final effect can convince the audience. With this goal in mind, we started the planning of the skyline. I communicated with the director from the beginning because we wanted to show the whole story as small as possible. There is a movie that gives us some inspiration, Clover Archives. This is also a clever movie. It can be seen that there are not many descriptions of alien monsters in the film. But it still makes everyone feel very exciting and unforgettable. Of course, we don't want to shoot a movie from a pure DV perspective, and the story of the skyline will never be as vague as the clover file. This story still provides you with a brand-new alien invasion experience. "
A sci-fi theme with small fights.
Skyline was invested and developed by the studio established by Greg Strauss and colin strause. * * It's for Global. Greg Strauss and colin strause kept the cost of this film very low, so there were not many big names among the actors. As for the most expensive special effects part of the film, they have a visual effects studio set up by two brothers. So the cost of this film is lower than that of Independence Day 12 years ago. Regarding whether controlling the budget to only1/20 million this time will make the film look too "fake", colin strause said: "Skyline is not a comedy, and I don't want to spoof those sci-fi blockbusters. We are very serious about making special effects. Even though there are not many scenes in the film, many details are carefully designed. So the audience don't have to worry too much about the movie being rough. No, because Greg Strauss and I, as well as the whole studio, are very strict about special effects. Sometimes we feel good enough, and colleagues in the studio often give us more requirements. In addition, we have rendered all the special effects shots many times, so we did it for a long time in the later stage of the film. All this is in the hope of bringing more shock to the audience in a limited space. There are hundreds of special effects shots in the film.
Eric balfour, a Russian-French-American hybrid, starred in The Horizon. After more than ten years of debut, he also played roles in texas chainsaw massacre, atreyu and city girl, but it was not until Skyline that eric balfour really played the leading role in a movie. About this sci-fi movie, eric balfour said, "I like this story very much, and the shooting process is also very interesting. This is almost a blue screen movie. As characters in movies, we should try our best to fantasize about those alien monsters that don't exist, and then act accordingly. In the movie, my character is actually a very helpless person. He was forced to embark on the road of redemption because of some things, and finally in the process, he began to change from helplessness to a brave man. Skyline has a very strong production team, and I believe this film will be a success.