"Pirates of the Caribbean is a fantasy pirate tale of revenge, love and adventure, and this story has nothing to do with the old-fashioned treasure hunt and fortune pirate story. After seeing that everyone was faintly uneasy, Sid had no choice but to explain formally.

"And most of our maritime footage will be shot in front of a green screen in the studio, like Titanic. Sid's decision at least reduces the possibility of accidents at sea, and with the rapid development of special effects technology, shooting in a studio is not only cheaper, but also safer.

"So in the early stage, we have to prepare the set and special effects on the basis of the script, and then we have to formulate a specific art style and related schedule according to the script and concept art. ”

"In terms of special effects, of course, it is still Industrial Light & Magic and our Macguff, and there are two systems that are the most important, one is the marine simulation system and the other is the character capture technology. ”

"Well, the specific technical things, we need to talk to the experts of ILM before we can determine it. Sid nodded, "Until then, we'll need to get the concept art, storyboard, and low-resolution CG animation to design all the scenes." ”

After Sid finalized the pre-process for Pirates of the Caribbean, Justin Lin raised his hand and asked, "What about the actors?"

"Oh, at this point, the main characters in this film are the three main characters, which is somewhat similar to the iron triangle of "Harry Potter", and it is also a combination of a woman and two men. I've decided to play Orlando Bloom as the second male lead. ”

"The protagonist of "Warm Corpses"?" "The handsome elf prince of "The Lord of the Rings"?" Orlando is still not well-known, but it already has some fame in Hollywood.

"Orlando is playing Will Turner, the little blacksmith, right?" said Justin Lin, who had apparently read Sid's original book.

"Not bad. Sid nodded, "And Lindsay will play Elizabeth." ”

"Oh. Hearing this decision, everyone nodded secretly as usual, for this faint fire lion little princess, Sid's love for her is definitely the same, and no one will make a fuss about this kind of thing.

"What about Captain Jack?" Justin Lin discovers that Audio-Technica is missing, and it's the most important one.

"Then it's up to the casting director to come up with an idea. Sid smiled and shrugged.

Although he already has a goal in mind, it has never been easy to determine the main role in this kind of series of blockbusters.

When "Spider-Man" was cast last year, Tobey Maguire, who had never starred in a commercial blockbuster, dared to offer a salary of more than 10 million, and even felt that the cap salary of 10 million was too low.

So the out-of-fashion actor who has seen a big scene that Sid is currently booking will obviously not be satisfied with a salary of one or two million, especially if you want to package and sign a contract for several series, it will only be more difficult.

But Sid will not allow superstars to appear in his company's film projects, often with a sky-high salary of 70 or 80 million, because in Fire Lion, the real superstar will only be the designer and behind-the-scenes control of the film, not the performer.

Just like Apple's stars, it's always a designer like Jonathan Yves.

Moreover, the excessive remuneration of top stars is also extremely detrimental to the development of Hollywood itself in Sid's view.

When the time was still in the 8th and 90s, the entire Hollywood actor structure was still pyramid-shaped, and many people would have an intuitive "feeling" - that is, they felt that the pyramid-shaped things were bad.

Because the number of vested interests at the top is the smallest, and the number of people further down is the more, but in reality, this pyramidal structure is "bad" because it means that when the social structure and the corporate structure are pyramidal, it will be bad.

But the appearance of this structure in Hollywood is a natural consequence.

After all, Hollywood, as a unique entertainment center in the world, attracts not only dreamers in North America, but also dreamers around the world.

Whether it is a creator who wants to do behind-the-scenes work, a producer who manages the work, or an actor or star in front of the stage, except for a very few people who can stand at the top, the vast majority of people can only find their place in the pyramid below.

But even so, as we all know, if an industry wants to develop normally and healthily, then the rich middle class is the key. This truth is put in Hollywood, that is, there are more than a dozen or twenty A-level stars in the 20 million club, but there are more "ordinary" stars with a salary of one million yuan to form a steady stream of new talents.

But in "history", the increasingly weak film companies have led to the box office share of Hollywood stars of 70 or 80 million, dwarfing the 20 million club at the beginning of the century.

At the same time, it has also made the original abundance of million-level "ordinary" stars almost wiped out, and Hollywood has almost become either a nameless star or a superstar of tens of millions.

And this has also become the reason why local actors in North America have become more and more young and talented, while actors from English-speaking countries such as Britain and Australia have become more and more popular.

If the actors, it has only caused a shortage of local talents in North America, then because of the superstars' habitual commissions, the cost of the film is more and more inclined to the star lineup, rather than the behind-the-scenes creative personnel who really ensure the quality of a movie.

And the consequences of this are even more far-reaching.

There is a recent Hollywood screenwriters' strike in 08, and there are strikes by special effects artists after 2010, which reflects the growing gap between the rich and the poor between the upper and lower classes of Hollywood, which is obviously not conducive to the long-term development of an industry.

Because today's meeting was only to set the initial tone for the next two films, after setting the tone for the schedule and talent aspects of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the meeting quickly moved on to another film, "The Departed".

"I've finished the script for The Departed. Sid first said, "I've made a lot of changes to the original Cantonese version. But I still retained the character structure of the four male protagonists and two by two. ”

"First of all, in terms of actors, I have considered the candidates for the four leading roles, two old and two young, and I hope that Mr. Robert De Niro will play the gang boss Frank, and Mr. Al Pacino will play the police chief Roy. ”