This is a newspaper interview for the Los Angeles Times.
Although the result of Sugiyama's interview this time was just a small article in the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times.
However, as one of the three largest newspapers in the United States, the Los Angeles Times still has very good circulation.
Both Sugiyama and Ishida brothers participated in this interview. Originally, according to the newspaper, the person they wanted to interview was Ishida, who was more popular.
But Fate insists on buy one get one free, otherwise there is no point in discussing either.
Therefore, the Los Angeles Times had no choice but to accept the proposal of the Fate crew, but during the interview, the reporter only stared at Junichi Ishida and asked questions, while Sugiyama only asked a few questions as a formality.
"Archer is currently the most popular male servant in the Fate series. I'm very happy that everyone likes this hero."
Facing the reporter, Ishida answered in English: "Archer is an amazing person. He has a very tragic past. Everything he experienced in his life has been bothering him, and he can't let it go."
Although Ishida had corrected his accent through training classes when filming the movie, and he no longer sounds like he has a Japanese accent, the only difference is that when he says proper nouns, Ishida still pronounces them according to the gospel of the fifty sounds.
Fortunately, there were not many technical terms involved in this interview, and the reporters were basically able to distinguish them.
Ishida Junichi added: "In this UBW story, we will explore Archer's past and tell the audience what kind of hero he is. Who he is, where he comes from, and what he has experienced are very important in shaping the character of Archer."
"That's really something to look forward to."
The reporter nodded in satisfaction. He sneaked closer to the other party and whispered, "So Ishida, can you tell us who Archer's real name is? Everyone has been speculating that this hero is Gan Jiang, a swordsmith from ancient China. Is this speculation correct?"
Of course Ishida couldn't reveal it, he just laughed.
"Well, it looks like we won't know the outcome until the movie comes out."
The reporter said with some regret.
Then, the reporter saw Sugiyama who had said very little from beginning to end. With the idea that both of them were interview subjects, he asked Sugiyama: "So Mr. Sugiyama, do you have anything to say about your role as Shirou Emiya in the second half of Fate?"
From the beginning, Sugiyama felt like he was a superfluous person, but he had already expected this situation.
Before the interview, Nanaya had already discussed it with Sugiyama, and Sugiyama knew very well how he should answer.
Although this was Sugiyama's first interview with a major media outlet like the Los Angeles Times, as an idol he has dealt with reporters quite a few times.
"Shirou Emiya is an amazing character and it's my honor to play him."
When Sugiyama answered, he seemed very calm and not nervous at all.
The reporter was certainly not satisfied with such a formulaic answer, so he deliberately said, "Some people say that Shirou Emiya is a drag on the entire movie. What do you think?"
"I don't think so."
There was no way Sugiyama would nod his head to such a question. After all, it was a character he played, so how could he say such discouraging words?
"Everyone feels that Shirou Emiya doesn't show the strength of a typical movie protagonist.
"For example, in Spider-Man, although Spider-Man had a tough fight against the Green Goblin, he was undoubtedly a person beyond the ordinary. He was indeed worthy of being a hero."
Sugiyama paused, waiting for the reporter to finish taking notes before he continued.
"The character of Shirou Emiya is somewhat unconventional. Like many movie protagonists, he has a dream of being a hero, but he does not have the ability to realize this dream. As a magician, he is simply an unqualified rookie, and he has no ability to fight back against the servants. Every time in a battle, Shirou Emiya wants to get the best result, but the result is always that he gets himself bruised and battered.
"But I think that's the charm of Shirou Emiya's character."
Sugiyama emphasized his tone.
"There's a famous quote in Spider-Man: With great power comes great responsibility. But that doesn't mean people without abilities can stay out of it. Shirou Emiya is a very ordinary person in this Holy Grail War, but because of this, his desire to help everyone at all costs makes him appear even more noble, and his spirit is even more precious."
"So can you talk about Shirou Emiya's experience in the UBW story? We all know that the current promotion focus in the second half of the movie is Archer, and some people even say that Shirou Emiya's role as the protagonist has been taken away. What do you think about this, Sugiyama?"
Sugiyama and his cousin looked at each other, and then he calmly replied: "In the story of Fate Stay Night, the protagonist from beginning to end is only Emiya Shirou, that's for sure. The same is true for the second half of UBW, Emiya Shirou is the absolute protagonist."
"But we all know that the UBW in the movie title comes from Archer's Noble Phantasm. Doesn't this mean something?"
The reporter winked slyly as he asked the most heatedly discussed topic among fans.
"Well, the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Archer is very subtle, and I can't reveal the details. But even though Archer plays a large part in the movie, Emiya's position as the protagonist remains unchanged."
Sugiyama reorganized his words and continued, "If we really want to discuss it, the relationship between Emiya Shirou and Archer should be that of both enemy and teacher.
"To some extent, Archer is Shirou Emiya's guide. In UBW, you will see that under Archer's guidance, Shirou grows from an immature boy to a real man. This is what I have always emphasized. Fate Stay Night is a story about growth."
Ishida couldn't help but grin when he heard what his cousin said. He didn't expect Sugiyama to say that.
Although this interview did not cause a stir, the discussion among Fate fans was still very heated.
Many of Red A's fans feel that instead of giving the spotlight to Shirou Emiya, it would be better to give their idol more screen time.
However, many viewers also feel that it would be very interesting to look at this war that does not belong to this world from the perspective of an ordinary person like Shirou Emiya.
The two sides had a heated discussion, but neither side believed that Shirou Emiya could accomplish the feat of killing the Servant.
After all, now that UBW has not been released yet, the theory that Emiya Shirou is invincible has no market at all.
But this is also the effect that Nanaya wants, just like the line "I am your father" in "Star Wars 2".
Although this seems to be an old joke now, it shocked the whole world back then.
While the actors were working hard on the promotion of UBW, Nanaya had basically completed the two most important preparatory tasks for FZ and HF - the final draft of the script and the storyboard visual effects sketch.
Afterwards, Nanaya started the special effects production of FZ before the official shooting.
Unlike all the movies Nanaya had made before, Nanaya had never come across 3D before.
In his previous life, most of the crew members he worked for were poor and could not afford high-end products like 3D.
However, those big crews that do 3D production all use pure post-production technology such as 3D format conversion. As a small fry who didn't make it to the management level of the crew, he had no chance to observe it.
It's even more impossible in this lifetime, as 3D technology hasn't even become popular yet.
In order to understand the current level of Weta Studio's 3D technology, Nanaya
He had dealt with half of the matter when he ran to New Zealand.
Here Nanaya finally saw the 3D effect provided by Weta Workshop, but this effect did not make Nanaya particularly satisfied.
According to the current technology of Weta Workshop, the three-dimensional sense and the sense of coming out of the screen can be expressed relatively maturely, but Nanaya feels that this feeling is not strong enough.
You can feel the three-dimensionality of the picture, but that's all.
Nanaya knew very well that this level of footage would definitely be enough for general use in an era when 3D movies were becoming more popular.
But this level of quality alone is obviously not enough to create big action scenes.
"Can the screen effect be made stronger?"
Nanaya took off his 3D glasses and asked the staff at Weta Workshop.
"It's possible, but we don't really recommend it. The price-performance ratio is too low."
"How many shots should we focus on?"
For commercial films, battle scenes are always the most expensive part. Nanaya doesn't mind spending a little more money as long as the quality can be guaranteed.
"Water drops, sparks and the like can still achieve the desired effect, because we have specially modeled them in advance." The staff member replied, "But if you plan to make some relatively special shots, the cost will be relatively high."
"…"
Nanaya really wanted to greet the other person's mother. This wasn't an old-fashioned Japanese special effects drama, so where did all those repeated scenes come from? !
Holding the 3D lens cost budget table made by the other party, Nanaya fell into a dilemma.
Nanaya is not a perfectionist, but since he has to do it, he has to at least do it to a level that the audience can accept.
Fate is still in the process of building up its reputation, and Nanaya doesn't want any accidents to happen.
In a previous life, the 3D effects of Marvel movies in Phase 2 were not very good, but in the context of the 3D trend, they did not stand out, so it was okay.
But now, as the first person to try something new, if the results are not good, he will definitely be criticized.
He doesn't want to be criticized for cheating people out of money with fake 3D or something like that. If he is really characterized as such, it will become very difficult for him to clear his name in the future.
Nanaya, who has experienced the Internet era, knows that it is very difficult to establish a good public reputation.
But what is even more difficult is to take a good reputation, destroy yourself, and then build up your reputation again.
Because no matter how sincerely you apologize, even if you kneel down in public, it will still be misinterpreted as a public relations crisis and just a posturing.
Rather than spending a lot of energy to save it later, it is better to do things right at the beginning.
If the 3D effects are really made like "Alice in Wonderland" or "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the reputation of the Fate series will probably become very bad in the future.
Um?
Harry Potter?
Nanaya rolled his eyes and said to himself, "How about trying the special video effects?"