After three years of filming and producing several films, especially a medium-to-large-scale project such as "Spy Shadows", Shahai Entertainment has gradually accumulated enough experience and resources in the field of production.

After the first eight million dollars were invested, a huge crew quickly converged at Warner Studios.

Shahai Entertainment is no longer an obscure small company, it already has a considerable reputation in the industry, and with the natural attraction of big-budget projects, it is not much difficult to recruit qualified people for various positions in Hollywood, a place where film talent from all over the world gathers.

Moreover, after Ronan and Brian Lord reached a strategic partnership, Shahai Entertainment can also borrow CAA's huge human resources.

Among the behind-the-scenes staff of the crew, Ronan was the first to hire not only professional historians and trainers, but also designers.

From props to costumes to scenes to character modeling, the comprehensive design unfolded quickly.

At the beginning of October, Ronan and Allianz Insurance's Firefighter Fund took the lead in negotiating a third-party completion guarantee, which is the most important task of external financing, which of course must be done first.

With a third-party completion guarantee from Allianz Insurance, there is sufficient protection for external financing.

Due to the 100% completion of Shahai Entertainment and the previous cooperation between the two parties, this insurance agreement was reached very smoothly.

This is Shahai Entertainment's first film project with an investment of more than $100 million, and it is also Ronan's largest investment since he came to Los Angeles.

If Pirates of the Caribbean can achieve the same success as in its previous life, it will inevitably take the whole relativistic entertainment a big step forward.

If it fails, even if most of the investment is resolved by external financing, it will still cause great trouble.

even put Shahai Entertainment in trouble.

Warner Studios' Stage 1 is in the midst of an intense expansion, and the set designers are working on several sketches based on the space in the studio.

It will be arranged as a cave where Barbossa hides his treasures.

Ronan wore a hard hat and walked through the busy studio, and said to Hill, the design lead of the set team: "This cave must be big enough to accommodate dozens of people fighting here. In addition, there are intricate waterways and rocky terrain. ”

Hill wrote down in a small notebook as he walked, and said, "We'll come up with a few design plans as soon as possible and give them to you to preview." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, walked around a small crane truck, and said, "This is a pirate movie, and a lot of water is still needed in the scene, so you have to think about the set materials." ”

"Okay. Hill replied.

"As for the treasure, the treasure cave is full of gold, and the pirate is not an art collector, but a real money lover, interested only in the face value. ”

Hearing this, Hill's heart moved, and he said, "Heavyweight gold objects can be solved by dyeing them gold. ”

Ronan reminded, "The focus is on gold coins and delicate utensils. ”

Hill immediately said, "My team has worked with two antique coin imitation companies and can be approached to order Spanish antique gold coins. ”

Ronan looked at the huge space and said, "It will probably take hundreds of thousands." ”

Millions of imitation coins may be required, and in the modern industrial system, the cost of large-scale imitations is not high.

After a round in the studio, Ronan went to Studio 2 and found Matt O'Connor, a new on-crew prop designer, to discuss the key sailing issues.

As a pirate film, the pirate ship is naturally an important prop.

A minimum of three ships were needed for the shoot, including the British Navy's brig HMS Interceptor and the Empire's first warship, HMS Dreadnought, as well as the legendary HMS Black Pearl.

It is well known that the 18th-century ships that have survived to this day are very rare in the world.

Matt O'Connor has already developed a preliminary plan: "I previously assisted James Cameron on the filming of Titanic. This is also the main reason why Ronan hired him: "Very familiar with the studios in Rosario, Baja California. ”

Ronan nodded, since James Cameron dug up a large man-made lake in Rosario to shoot large boats, it has become a Hollywood location location, and many movies involving a lot of water scenes are often shot in artificial lakes and huge studios next to artificial lakes.

It's a pity that the Titanic, which James Cameron spent tens of millions of dollars to build, has been dismantled.

As for the dismantled ship, of course, it was sold for scrap.

This is also the consistent practice of many Hollywood crews when dealing with large sets or props, because most of them can only be used once, and even if they cost more, they can only be sold for a scrap price in the end.

Matt O'Connor looked at the drawings and said, "I plan to build the Black Pearl in a studio next to the artificial lake, so that relatively still scenes can be shot on a green screen in the studio, and if the boat needs to move, I can have the tugboat tow the Black Pearl into the artificial lake." ”

"Good idea. Ronan agrees with this approach, a great film prop designer, who not only thinks about his own design, but also makes it easy to shoot in post. He asked, "What about the Interceptor and the Dreadnought?"

Matt O'Connor replied, "I have two options in place. The first is to rebuild the marina area in Rosario after the design. One is to look for this old style of sailing boat, some people like this style of boat, maybe built for recreation and other uses. ”

He clearly had a mature consideration: "If the latter can be rented, it can save millions of dollars." ”

Ronan was very pleased with Matt O'Connor's unusually conscientious attitude, and said, "Just do what you want." ”

For a big production like Pirates of the Caribbean, just the preparation of background props is a huge undertaking.

Ronan tried to concentrate the filming location as much as possible, with Warner Studios and the Rosario artificial lake filming area as the two main filming bases.

This is an effective way to terminate the contract time and expenses.

In addition, going to the Caribbean Sea for filming is also a must.

Several location surveyors had been sent out early by Ronan.

Although the director will not be in place until early next year, all kinds of preparations are in order, and it is no exaggeration to say that Gore Verbinski is more like a filming director.

Of course, Gore Verbinski will also be involved in the post-production of the film, which is also Ronan's request.

After a busy morning and lunch, Ronan came to the studio's office building, and Johnny Depp had already rushed over to try on makeup.

Captain Jack Sparrow is the most important thing in shaping this character from styling to acting to speaking style, and Doris, the head of the stylist department, and Nataya, the head of the costume department, came to the fitting room of the office building early and personally transformed Johnny Depp into a pirate captain.

Since I had already auditioned once, it only took me more than two hours to apply the makeup this time.

"How?" asked Johnny Depp, still sitting in front of the vanity mirror.

Ronan clasped his hands to his chest and said, "Stand up and take two steps." ”

Tracy Jacob stood next to Ronan and looked at Johnny Depp with a frown, feeling that the look was simply terrible, weird and sloppy, completely ruining Depp's image.

Johnny Depp asked the stylist to put on a headscarf, stood up, took a few steps facing Ronan, and asked again, "How's it going?"

Ronan hugged his chest with one hand and rubbed his chin with the other, and asked, "Depp, you said last time that you had some consideration for this role, what aspect?"

"I think Captain Jack's image should be more shocking. Johnny Depp said.

Tracy Jacob couldn't help but say to the dirty pirate with smoky makeup, "Depp, you're looking amazing enough now. ”

"Not enough, not enough. Johnny Depp looked at Ronan: "I've been thinking about it these days, the character of this character can be externalized with action behavior......"

Ronan did not object, but nodded slightly, and it could be seen that Johnny Depp had indeed worked the role of Captain Jack.

It can only be said that the current Johnny Depp is not the reckless superstar in the future.

Johnny Depp stood twenty feet away from Ronan and said, "I'll actually demonstrate it now." ”

As he spoke, Johnny Depp had already raised his orchid fingers, and his whole temperament seemed to have changed, and then took the first step.

This step was taken, Depp had a very natural waist twist, and then took a second step in the same way.

Then came the third and fourth steps......

The left and right feet that have landed successively have clearly landed on a straight line!

This kind of stride is not uncommon, like a slower version of the catwalk of a female model walking the catwalk.

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Tracy Jacob coughed suddenly, Johnny Depp is this going to completely subvert the previous image?

As an agent, she couldn't help but worry, will taking on this role make Johnny Depp's career as an actor ruined?

Although Johnny Depp's career has not improved much in recent years, it is also firmly in the second line, and if such a huge production is messed up, the consequences will be unimaginable......

Wearing smoky makeup and cocking orchid fingers, he walked and staggered.

Ronan seemed to see the Captain Jack Sparrow on the screen in his previous life, sloppy, cunning and bewitching......

Although it may seem like a bit of a sissy, it can be seen by the actions that this is a profligate, free-spirited pirate captain.

Johnny Depp walked straight up to Ronan, suddenly split his lips up and down, showed a slightly stiff but very characteristic smile, and said in a tone different from the normal voice: "Your Excellency, please call me Captain Jack Sparrow." ”

Ronan seemed to see Captain Jack walking off the big screen, and couldn't help but clapped his palms lightly: "Okay! Very good! However, Depp, there is still room for improvement." ”