Chapter 719: Alice

With the formal signing of the contract between the two parties, the first joint project meeting was also held in the production conference room of the Theory of Relativity Building.
There were dozens of people participating in the meeting, except for representatives of producers such as Ronan and George Clint, the rest were involved in all aspects of the crew.
James Cameron and his producer Jon Landau could not be absent.
Garcia and Thomas came on behalf of the publisher Embassy Pictures.
Scott Swift of the Pacific Investment Foundation, the fund provider, was also present.
Andy Serkins, who is the director of motion capture, arrived on the crew a long time ago.
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 flow of funds of the crew throughout the process.
New Zealand fat man Peter Jackson and his partner Richard Taylor rushed from Wellington to Los Angeles. Weta Studios mastered the most advanced motion capture technology in the industry.
Two executives from Lucasfilm were present, and Industrial Light & Magic was also one of the special effects service providers for the crew in the future.
CAA's partner Brian Lord is also here, and the agency will provide all cast candidates for the crew.
These only involve the major aspects of the preparatory work of the crew, and many details need to be coordinated with each other. Any top-level production project in Hollywood involves no less than the amount of work involved in 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 US$30 million, which was handed over to the third-party Allianz Insurance to allow James Cameron to officially start project preparation after the New Year.
The crew used a new 3D camera jointly developed by James Cameron and Sony Electronics for shooting, 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 camera system with the support of Sony. This system uses two Sony HDCF950HD cameras to shoot with the goal of creating a three-dimensional real-world environment.
This is also a 3D virtual image capture and photography system commonly used in the film industry around the world.
It can be said that James Cameron doesn't need to do anything else, just by charging the patent fee, he can guarantee the rest of his life at ease.
This is the basis of the foundation that "Avatar" can be born.
In addition to his own documentary, James Cameron’s new technology has also been explored on the ground. His good friend Robert Rodriguez has already taken the lead when shooting "Very Small Agent 3".
Of course, James Cameron will use an enhanced version in the "Avatar" crew.
Cameron is constantly improving this technology to show a stronger and more dynamic three-dimensional effect without making the audience dizzy.
Weta Studios are undergoing technical transformation for the filming of the crew. All the motion capture and shooting of "Avatar" will be completed in the dedicated studio of Weta Studios in Wellington, New Zealand.
Prior to this, Peter Jackson, who is also a technical madman, has had many exchanges with James Cameron. In order to achieve the desired effect of James Cameron, Weta Studio is setting up a set of "collaborative work cameras" in the studio. "To complete this work.
This system consists of 140 digital cameras spread over the top of the studio to form a capture stage.
Industrial Light & Magic is mainly responsible for the construction of the CG world. They will send a number of engineers to accompany James Cameron's deputy to the world to gather the wind.
James Cameron also communicated with Brian Lord about the selection of future actors.
CAA recommended Matt Damon or Jack Gyllenhill to play the leading actor, but Ronan and James Cameron both rejected it.
Since most of the crew's funds will be invested in special effects production and shooting, the actors' salary is extremely low, so they can't afford star actors.
Besides, there is no need to invite star actors.
Non-star actors who are interested in motion capture and can participate in filming for a long time are of course the best choice.
James Cameron emphatically emphasized that in order to help the actors in the film familiarize themselves with the status of the characters, he required the actors to go to Hawaii after signing a contract and live in primitive tribes in the forest to get like the Na'vi people on the planet Pandora General living environment.
It will take about half a year or even longer.
In the words of James Cameron, it is necessary to force a modern man back to a primitive state!
This is not a joke, James Cameron in life is just a middle-aged man with a stronger desire to control, but as soon as he enters the working state, he will immediately become a tyrant on the set!
Even Arnold Schwarzenegger at the peak and James Cameron who are going crazy will retreat, let alone newcomers and actors.
As for whether there are actors who will endure such harsh conditions of the crew, there is no need to worry.
This is James Cameron’s project, and it’s also the highest-invested film project in nominal history. Actors who want to play can be ranked from Burbank to San Diego.
Soldiers and horses do not move food and grass first, the same principle applies to movies.
"Avatar" is a top-tier commercial giant with huge investment, and there is another rule that publicity must go first.
At the end of the joint meeting, the slogan of the film was decided-a whole new world is waiting for you.
After the meeting room was over, Ronan and James Cameron chatted privately for a while.
"Two days ago, I heard a news from a friend in the island country." James Cameron said to Ronan: "I heard that the film copyright of "Bunker Dream" is in your hands?"
Ronan certainly wouldn't deny: "Shahai 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 it for the future."
James Cameron seemed very interested and said: "Ronan, can this copyright be retained for a while? I have always liked "Bunker Dream"."
"Yes." Ronan thought for a while, then said, "I don't have any plans here yet."
"Thank you." James Cameron said with a smile.
Ronan turned to ask: "Jim, the first joint preparatory meeting for "Avatar" is over. You always have to give me a rough time for completion, right?"
James Cameron knew that Ronan had given him tremendous support, which was far beyond the 20th Century Fox when filming "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 filming and production will take one and a half to two years, and it will be completed in August and September 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 nice if this film could be completed in 2008.
Those attending the joint meeting dispersed, Ronan called George Clint and immediately convened a project discussion meeting at Shahai Entertainment.
At the time of the acquisition of Artisan Pictures, Artisan Film Library had a film of "Alice in Wonderland" shot in the late 1990s.
Now that "Avatar" is under preparation, the adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" is also on the agenda.
This will be a true-3D-movie.
The adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" was published in "Alice in the Mirror" published in 1871. It is also a famous fantasy children's literature. As Artisan Pictures has obtained the authorization of relevant agencies, Shahai Entertainment has again made a film adaptation. Will not involve any infringement issues.
This story has been put on the big screen by Hollywood and other countries' film companies several times. The most famous version is the animated feature film produced by Disney Animation Studios in 1951.
Once, this pseudo 3D movie with 3D effects in addition to subtitles was also shot and 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 huge success.
It is no exaggeration to say that without the craze caused by "Avatar", this pseudo 3D movie that relies purely on post-production transformation will not achieve such a huge success.
"Avatar" is not only a box office gorge, but also to lead a new revolution in film production and film broadcasting ~EbookFREE.me~ Today, "Avatar" has been firmly held in the hands of Relativity Entertainment. By the time it is released, it is all under the control of Relativity Entertainment, and "Alice in Wonderland" is also more operable with the help of 3D Dongfeng.
Due to previous preparations, the project was quickly established under Ronan's promotion. 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 use James Cameron's 3D photography system to shoot and produce.
The 3D effect of "Alice in Wonderland" can be inferior to "Avatar", but it cannot be a true 3D subtitled movie that deceives the audience.
As for the schedule, "Alice in Wonderland", as it used to be, is scheduled to start painting within two to three months after the release of "Avatar", taking full advantage of the market demand brought by the 3D boom.
If calculated according to the full score of five stars, this will inevitably be a movie with a one-star plot and at least four and a half stars on the screen.
After the project meeting, Ronan went to the Hughes Aircraft Factory in Burbank, because the filming of "Iron Man" has already started here.
The set was tense, busy and orderly. In front of the camera lens, Don Chandell and Robert Downey Jr. were watching the dance of three beautiful flight attendants in the space set up as a cabin.
Kevin Fitch stood on the periphery of the set with Ronan and said: "The crew needs time to adjust. Now they are shooting relatively simple scenes."
Ronan nodded lightly and looked at one of the stewardess actors carefully, always feeling very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
It should have been seen some time ago, not just the faces in memory.
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