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With the formal signing of the two parties, the first project joint meeting was also held in the production meeting room of the Theory of Relativity Building.

There were dozens of people participating in the meeting. Except for the representatives of the producer such as Ronan and George Clint, the rest were involved in all aspects of the crew.

James Cameron and his producer Jon Landau naturally couldn't be absent.

Garcia and Thomas came on behalf of the distributor, Embassy Pictures.

Scott Swift of the Pacific Investment Fund, the funder, was also there.

Andy Serkis, the director of motion capture, arrived early on the set.

Sony Electronics and IMX need to provide camera equipment and technical support for the crew.

As the insurer of the crew, Allianz Insurance not only provides various insurance services for the crew, but also acts as a third-party guarantee to monitor the capital flow of the crew throughout the process.

Fatty New Zealander Peter Jackson and his partner Richard Taylor rushed to Los Angeles from Wellington, and Weta Studio has the most advanced motion capture technology in the industry.

Two executives from Lucasfilm were present, and Industrial Light \u0026 Magic is also one of the future special effects service providers of the crew.

Also here is CAA partner Brian Lord, the agency that will provide all the cast for the show.

These only involve the big aspects of the preparation work of the crew, and a lot of detailed work needs to be coordinated with each other later. Any top Hollywood production project involves a workload that is no less than building a skyscraper.

The joint meeting can only determine the general direction.

The Pacific Investment Foundation first provided the crew with a start-up capital of 30 million US dollars, which was handed over to the third-party Allianz Insurance, so that James Cameron could officially start project preparations after the New Year.

The crew filmed using a new 3D camera jointly developed by James Cameron and Sony Electronics, and the improvement of this technology has been experimented for many years.

As early as 2000, Cameron and his partner began to develop this new photography system with the support of Sony. This system uses two Sony HDCF950HD cameras for shooting, with the purpose of creating a three-dimensional realistic environment.

This is also the 3D virtual image capture photography system widely used in the film industry all over the world.

It can be said that James Cameron doesn't need to do anything else, just by collecting patent fees, he can guarantee the rest of his life to be at ease.

This is the foundation of the foundation upon which Avatar can be born.

In addition to his own documentary, James Cameron's new technology has also been explored on the spot. His good friend Robert Rodriguez has already taken the lead in trying it when he filmed Very Little Spy 3.

Of course, James Cameron will use an enhanced version on the Avatar crew.

Cameron has been perfecting the technology to deliver stronger and more dynamic stereoscopic effects without overwhelming viewers.

Weta Studio is undergoing technical transformation for the filming of the crew. All the motion capture shooting of Avatar will be completed in the dedicated studio of Weta Studio in Wellington, New Zealand.

Prior to this, Peter Jackson, who is also a technical madman, had communicated with James Cameron many times. In order to achieve the ideal effect of James Cameron, Weta Studio is setting up a set of collaborative work cameras in the studio. ” to complete the job.

The system consists of 140 digital cameras strewn across the roof of the studio, forming a capture stage.

Industrial Light \u0026 Magic is mainly responsible for the construction of the CG world, and they will send a number of engineers to accompany James Cameron's deputy to gather around the world.

James Cameron also spoke with Brian Lord about future casting options.

CAA recommended Matt Damon or Jake Gyllenhaal to play the leading role, but both Ronan and James Cameron rejected them.

Since most of the crew's funds will be invested in special effects production and shooting, the proportion of actors' salaries is extremely low.

So I can't afford to hire star actors at all.

Besides, there is no need to invite star actors.

Non-star actors who are interested in motion capture and can participate in shooting for a long time are of course the best choice.

James Cameron emphasized one point. In order to help the actors in the film get familiar with the state of the characters, he required the actors to go to Hawaii after signing the contract, and to live in the primitive tribes in the forest to get them like the Na'vi people on the planet Pandora. General living environment.

The time is about half a year, maybe even longer.

In the words of James Cameron, it is necessary to force a modern man back to the primitive state!

This is not a joke, James Cameron in real life is just a middle-aged man with a strong desire to control, but once he enters the working state, he will immediately turn into a tyrant on the set!

Even Arnold Schwarzenegger at his peak would shy away from James Cameron, let alone a rookie actor.

As for whether there are any actors who will endure such harsh conditions from the crew, there is no need to worry.

This is James Cameron's project, and it is also nominally the most expensive film project ever invested, and the actors who want to appear in it can be lined up from Burbank to San Diego.

Soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass. This principle also applies to movies.

There is another rule for a top-level commercial giant with huge investment like Avatar, publicity must come first.

At the end of the joint meeting, the promotional slogan of the film was also determined - a whole new world is waiting for you.

After the conference room ended, Ronan and James Cameron chatted privately for a while.

Two days ago, I heard a piece of news from a friend in the island country. James Cameron said to Ronan: I heard that the film copyright of Gunmen is in your hands?

Of course Ronan would not deny it: Sand Sea Entertainment has been buying it for a long time.

James Cameron asked: You have a production plan.

Ronan shook his head slightly: Not yet, buying the copyright is more to enrich the copyright library and consider for the future.

James Cameron seemed very interested, and said: Ronan, can this copyright be reserved for a while, I have always liked Gunmeng.

Yes. Ronan thought for a while, and then said, I don't have any plans for the time being.

Thank you, James Cameron said with a smile.

Ronan turned to ask: Jim, the first joint preparatory meeting for Avatar is over, you have to give me an approximate completion time, right?

James Cameron knew that Ronan gave him great support, which was far incomparable to 20th Century Fox during the filming of Titanic. After thinking for a while, he said: After the New Year holiday, the crew officially Start preparations, the preparation period for this film will take at least one year, and the shooting and production will take one and a half to two years, and it will be completed in August or September of 2007 at the earliest.

Ronan nodded slightly: I understand.

That's what he said, but he automatically pushed back the time by one year.

It would be great if this film could be completed in 2008.

The people attending the joint meeting dispersed, Ronan called George Clint, and immediately convened a project discussion meeting at Sandsea Entertainment.

When Artisan Films was acquired, the Artisan Film Library had an Alice in Wonderland filmed in the late 1990s.

Now that Avatar has started preparations, the adaptation of Alice in Wonderland is also on the agenda.

It's going to be a true-3D-movie.

Alice in Wonderland was adapted from Alice Through the Looking-Glass published in 1871, which is also a well-known fantasy children's literature. Because Artisan Pictures has obtained the authorization of relevant institutions, Shahai Entertainment made another film adaptation, and No copyright infringement will be involved.

This story has been brought to the big screen several times by film companies in Hollywood and other countries. The most famous version is the animated feature film produced by Disney Animation Studios in 1951.

In the past, this pseudo-3D movie with 3D effects except for the subtitles was also produced by Disney.

With the help of the 3D movie boom caused by Avatar and the sudden short-term 3D hunger in the market, the Alice in Wonderland was a great success.

It is no exaggeration to say that without the upsurge caused by Avatar, this pseudo-3D movie, which relies purely on post-transformation, would not have achieved such a huge success.

Avatar is not only a natural moat at the box office, but also leads a new revolution in film production and film broadcasting.

Today, Avatar is already firmly in the hands of Relativity Entertainment. From the completion of production to the scheduled release, it is all under the control of Relativity Entertainment. Alice in Wonderland is also more operable with the help of 3D Dongfeng.

Due to the relevant preparations made before, under the promotion of Ronan, the project was quickly established. George Clint will then send someone to contact the ghost director Tim Burton and invite him to be the director.

At the same time, the project is expected to invest 150 million US dollars, and it will also be shot and produced using James Cameron's 3D photography system.

The 3D effect of Alice in Wonderland may not be comparable to that of Avatar, but it cannot be a real 3D subtitled movie that deceives the audience.

As for the schedule, Alice in Wonderland is just like it used to be. It is scheduled to start painting within two to three months after the release of Avatar, making full use of the market demand brought about by the 3D boom.

According to the full score of five stars, this must be a movie with one star for the plot and at least four and a half stars for the picture.

After the project meeting, Ronan went to the Hughes Aircraft Factory in Burbank, because the filming of Iron Man had already started here.

The set was busy and orderly. In front of the cameras, in the venue set up as an airplane cabin, Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. were enjoying the hot dance of three beautiful stewardesses.

Kevin Fitch stood with Ronan on the periphery of the set, and said: The crew needs time to adjust, and now they are shooting relatively simple scenes.

Ronan nodded slightly, and carefully looked at one of the stewardess actors, who always felt very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

It should have been seen some time ago, not just the face in memory.

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