With the official signing of the agreement between the two parties, the first joint project meeting was also held in the production conference room of the Relativity Building.

There were dozens of people involved in the meeting, and except for representatives of the producers like Ronan and George Clint, the rest were involved in all aspects of the crew.

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

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

Scott Swift of the Pacific Investment Foundation, the financier, was also present.

Andy Serkis, who works as a motion capture director, arrived at the crew early.

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

New Zealand Big Fat Peter Jackson and his partner Richard Taylor traveled from Wellington to Los Angeles, where Weta Studios has the most advanced motion capture technology in the industry.

Two executives from Lucasfilm were present, and ILM was also one of the future special effects service providers of the crew.

CAA's partner Brian Lord also arrived, and the agency will provide the crew with all the cast options.

These are just the big aspects of the set's preparation, and a lot of the details need to be coordinated with each other, and any top Hollywood production project involves as much work as building a skyscraper.

The joint meeting can only determine the general direction.

The Pacific Investment Foundation first provided a $30 million start-up capital for the crew, which was handed over to a third-party Allianz insurance, so that James Cameron could officially start preparing for the project after the New Year.

The crew used a new 3D camera jointly developed by James Cameron and Sony Electronics, and improvements to this technology have been experimented with for years.

Back in 2000, Cameron and his partner began developing a new camera system with Sony's support, which used two Sony HDCF950 HD cameras to create a three-dimensional environment.

This is also the 3D virtual image capture and photography system that was widely used in the film industry around the world.

It can be said that James Cameron does not have to do anything else, just charging patent fees, and he can ensure that he is at ease for the rest of his life.

This is the foundation of the foundation of the foundation that Avatar was able to be born.

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

Of course, James Cameron's use in the Avatar crew is a strengthened version.

Cameron is constantly refining the technology to create a stronger, more dynamic three-dimensional effect without making the viewer dizzy.

Weta Studios is in the process of making technical changes to the filming of the crew, and all the motion capture filming of "Avatar" will be completed in a dedicated studio at Weta Studios in Wellington, New Zealand.

Peter Jackson, who is also a technology maniac, has already communicated with James Cameron many times, and Weta Studios is setting up a "collaborative camera" in the studio to accomplish this work in order to achieve the desired effect of James Cameron.

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

ILM 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 the world to collect wind.

James Cameron also spoke to Brian Lord about the selection of future actors.

The CAA recommended Matt Damon or Jake Gyllenhill for the lead actor, but Ronan and James Cameron both vetoed it.

Since most of the crew's funds will be invested in special effects production and shooting, the proportion of actors' salaries is very low, so they 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 filming for a long time are of course the best choice.

James Cameron emphasized that in order to help the actors in the film become familiar with the state of the characters, he requires the actors to go to Hawaii after signing the contract, and live in primitive tribes in the forest to live in a living environment like the Na'vi people on the planet Pandora.

It takes about half a year, or even longer.

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

It's not a joke, James Cameron in life is just a middle-aged man with a slightly more controlling desire, but as soon as he gets into the working state, he will immediately turn into a tyrant on the set!

Even Arnold Schwarzenegger at his peak will retreat in the face of the mad James Cameron, let alone rookie actors and the like.

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

This is James Cameron's project, and it's also nominally the highest-investment film project ever, and the actors he wants to play can be lined up from Burbank to San Diego.

The soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and this principle also applies to movies.

There is also a rule for a top-level commercial giant like "Avatar" with a huge investment, and publicity must also go 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 meeting room, Ronan and James Cameron had another private chat.

"Two days ago, I heard a piece of news from a friend in the island nation. James Cameron said to Ronan: "I heard that the film rights to "Gun Dream" are in your hands?"

Of course, Ronan will not deny it: "Shahai Entertainment has been buying it for a long time. ”

James Cameron asked, "You guys 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, saying: "Ronan, can this copyright be kept for a while, I have always loved "Gun Dream". ”

"Yes. Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a plan here for the time being. ”

"Thank you. James Cameron said with a smile.

Ronan asked instead, "Jim, the first joint preparatory meeting for Avatar is over, you always have to give me an approximate completion time, right?"

James Cameron knew that Ronan gave him great support, which was far from comparable to Twentieth Century Fox during the filming of "Titanic", thought for a while, and said: "After the New Year's holiday, the crew officially began to prepare, the preparation period for this film will take at least one year, 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 see." ”

That being said, but he automatically pushed back the clock by a year.

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

When the people present at the joint meeting dispersed, Ronan called George Clint and immediately convened a project discussion at Sand Sea Entertainment.

At the time of the acquisition of Artisan Pictures, Artisan Films had a film "Alice in Wonderland" shot in the late nineties.

Now that "Avatar" has begun to prepare, the adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" is also on the agenda.

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

The adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" was published in 1871 "Alice's Adventures in the Mirror", which is also a famous fantasy children's literature.

The story has been brought to the big screen several times by Hollywood and other film studios, the most famous version of which 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 filmed and produced by Disney.

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

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

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

Now, "Avatar" has been firmly held by Relativity Entertainment, from the completion of production to the final release, it is all under the control of Relativity Entertainment, and "Alice in Wonderland" is also more operable with the help of 3D.

Due to the previous preparations, the project was quickly established under Ronan's promotion, and George Clint would 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, and will also be filmed using James Cameron's 3D photography system.

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

As for the schedule, "Alice in Wonderland", just like in the past, 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.

According to the full score of five stars, this will inevitably be a film with a one-star plot and a minimum of four and a half stars.

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

The set was tense and busy and orderly, in front of the camera lens, in the venue laid out as a cabin, Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr., were enjoying the hot dance of three beautiful flight attendants.

Kevin Feige accompanied Ronan to stand on the periphery of the set and said: "The crew needs time to run in, and now the filming is relatively simple scenes. ”

Ronan nodded lightly, looked carefully at one of the flight attendant actors, and always felt very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

It should be a face that I saw some time ago, not just a memory.