3D printing is now more than just a concept. It has been promoted in the fields of medical, industrial, aerospace, etc., and film and television are also industries that are “cared for†by 3D printing. In the past, those with complicated shapes are now using 3D. Printing can be done quickly. Recently, some media reports that "Star Wars: Force Awakening" was also equipped with an industrial-grade 3D printer. All the components of the C-3PO were produced by it.
3D printing is very historic in the development of the film. As a very high-profile role in the Star Wars, the C-3PO can not be sloppy. In "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", the C-3PO robot has always played Anthony Daniels and is still involved in the production. In order to interpret the soul of the C-3PO character, Anthony Daniels has turned down the use of director JJ Abrahams. Young actors are wearing alternatives and letting them make full-time recommendations for dubbing.
Anthony Daniels, 69, recalls that when he played the C-3PO, "heavy" and "time-consuming" left him with the greatest impression. Anthony Daniels said that it takes almost the same time to wear a C-3PO weighing 30 pounds. 2 hours, the head is about to toss for half an hour. C-3PO is made of plastic and fiberglass. According to the technical conditions at that time, it costs 300,000 US dollars to build a C-3PO. If the props are accidentally damaged during the shooting process, the cost of repair is very high.
JJ Abrahams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, decided to allocate a certain amount of money to buy 3D printing equipment. In the filming process, Anthony Daniels thought that the 3D printed C-3PO is more convenient to wear, even It doesn't matter if some parts don't fit well, just adjust the print parameters and do one more.
The only thing that Anthony Daniels complained about is the weight and breathability of the C-3PO. Because the material is not much different from the previous one, it still feels stuffy when worn. Fortunately, the wear time is short, and it takes only 8 seconds to wear the head. Well, it is tolerable for the 69-year-old Anthony Daniels. Some people may think why they don't directly use special effects instead of real people. According to Anthony Daniels, special effects can never replace the realism conveyed by real people, so 3D printing is necessary to enter the film industry.
When it comes to the connection between 3D printing and the film and television industry, it has shown an intensifying trend a year or two ago. In October 2014, voxeljet, a well-known 3D printer manufacturer in Germany, announced the complete acquisition of all issued shares of Propshop, a UK company engaged in 3D modeling and film props. The clients who have worked with it are Warner Bros. and Universal Studios. Industry, Sony Pictures, Disney and BBC, etc., and many well-known blockbusters have participated in, such as "The Great Break of 007" and "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" and so on.
There are also a lot of movie makers who buy 3D printing devices directly like Disney or hire a 3D printing studio. For example, the official props maker of the Hobbit, Weta, "The Key of Erebor" is passed. 3D printing production, of course, a series of character ornaments, weapons and so on.
In addition, 3D printing has gradually become an important link between the film and the audience. The most striking example is "Ander's Game", in which all the props are all made by 3D printers, and Sandboxr, which is responsible for 3D printing, has also developed A creative app related to "Ander's Game", fans can use it to create their favorite battleships, and then pay a certain fee to bring the results of 3D printing home. Nowadays, more and more manufacturers like Sandboxr promote 3D printing products with movie IP. Compared with the officially launched peripheral products, 3D printing gives consumers more choice and creativity, which will become the future movie industry. A very important part.
As the movie market is getting hotter and hotter, the annual launch of the blockbuster is overwhelming. The commercial value of 3D printing technology has become very prominent. Apart from the studios used by some film makers, private companies have begun to grab the 3D printing market. Zhang Jing, a Canadian Chinese university graduate, set up a company called Corbel 3D in 2013. The company's business also includes film props.
More and more realistic, more and more beautiful 3D printing props in addition to seeing business opportunities, of course, there are some "crisis", whether the props who have been very popular before will make their careers suffer because of the emergence of 3D printing Impact, but in the current situation, in addition to the additional learning of 3D printing technology, the props seem to have no better way to resist this wave.
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