As soon as Sid said this, a storm immediately swept through the conference room.

Robert De Niro, the god of acting, plus Al Pacino, one of the four great geniuses of the 90s, came out together, "Boss, are you going to shoot "The Godfather"?" Justin Lin couldn't help but ask.

This is also the heart of many people at the scene, and these two veteran male stars who are now the only remaining stars have co-starred in "The Godfather 2" that year, and the last time they competed on the same stage was back in 95 "The Line of Fire".

"Hehe, can't I shoot my Godfather?" Sid asked with a faint smile on his lips.

Sid's words immediately made everyone excited, "Boss, Boss, I want to, I want to come to the crew of "Departed"!" Justin Lin immediately raised his hand excitedly as soon as he heard that he could work with the two veteran male gods.

"Alright, alright, we all know you're obsessed with De Niro and Mr. Pacino. Sid rolled his eyes, and the rest of the room laughed.

"What about the other two young male leads?" asked Henry.

"Well, I'm still thinking about that. Sid raised an eyebrow, "The bad guy Colin who is currently working undercover in the police station and wants to be a good guy, I want Tom Cruise to play it." ”

"Wow, Tom Cruise!?" Not only was Henry startled, but the rest of the room was also in the room.

Tom Cruise, who is now backed by the "Mission Impossible" series, swiped an unprecedented $80 million from Paramount in "Mission Impossible 2" two years ago as the starring, producer, and half of the copyright owners of the movie.

is definitely a unique superstar in Hollywood today, looking for him to star in "The Departed", so the fire lion can't be compensated?

And everyone in the circle knows that Tom Cruise, as one of the first A-level celebrities with the "right to confirm", has always had an extremely strict desire to control all aspects of the film.

"Tom Cruise's side, I've got my own way. Sid shrugged lightly about the star, who has always been regarded as one of Hollywood's toughest personalities.

"And what about the other person?" asked Justin Lin.

"Well, I really haven't decided yet. It turned out that I was looking for Leonardo DiCaprio. Sid pouted.

"Isn't he going to play Spielberg's Cat and Mouse next month?" Henry, as the production manager, is still well aware of the major films that have recently been filmed in the circle.

"Yes, yes, I know my hands are a little slower than Spielberg's old fritters. Sid said depressedly, and then he patted his cheek, "Forget it, the final role will be handed over to the casting directors." I'm too lazy to waste brain cells now. ”

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The pre-project meeting was more onerous than Sid had imagined, as it required a lot of work, whether it was the rental of the set, costumes, special effects and some water scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean, or the filming location and casting of The Departed.

Over the next two or three weeks, Sid was fully at work.

Two films with very different styles were being prepared at the same time, and Sid realized that he had really dug a big hole for himself after he started.

Whether it is choosing the costume style for "Pirates of the Caribbean" or choosing the filming location for "The Departed", although experts in various disciplines will give the best answer after listening to the requirements and goals of Sid and others, these things also have to be made by Sid as the director.

Originally, Sid wanted to shoot "The Departed" in San Francisco, which is very close to Hong Kong in terms of urban style, but because the Canadian government was willing to give a 12% tax rebate, the filming location was changed to Toronto, Canada.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a fantasy adventure movie, Sid did not dare to be careless about the relevant historical background, and specially invited Mr. Peter Twist, a respected historian in North America, as a consultant.

Tvester studied the history of the 16th and 20th centuries, and he taught all parts of the crew, from the customs and details of the dress code to daily life, seafaring and military conditions.

Based on what he taught, everything from the costume department to the props department to the set department used it as a basis for designing authentic and believable utensils.

At the same time, Sid had Henry train extras according to the customs, navigational rules, military conditions, and so on that Tbest taught, trying to make them look like people who really lived in the Age of Discovery, rather than just laymen in Cos costumes.

After sending these things down, Sid went into the lab with ILM and Macguff's VFX team.

"Sid, these two are professors of oceanography at the University of California, Berkeley. Roger Gate, visual effects supervisor of ILM, introduced Sid to the two middle-aged professors.

"Hello, hello. Sid smiled at the two gray-haired old professors, who shook Sid's hand as usual, and then Roger Gatet explained to Sid.

"With the help of these two professors, we can now make a whole system of ocean movements, including ocean currents, monsoons, and especially the marine climate and environment in the 17th and 18th centuries. ”

Sid nodded, and then asked: "The marine environment we need now is still the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, which are the focus of the Age of Discovery, if we only focus on these two areas, then how long will it take to make this sports system?"

"In that case, it will be about two or three months. Roger Gatet said after a moment's consideration.

"What if you make the whole system?" Sid asked.

"In that case, it would be at least twice as long, six or seven months. Roger Gate said with certainty this time.

"Then make the whole set. Sid decided.

Because most of the ocean scenes in this film were shot in a green-screen special effects studio. Whether it is the Black Pearl of the protagonists or the Victory of the British Army, a one-to-one real-life scene can be made, but in order to be authentic and credible, the ocean in the special effects part cannot just be filmed anywhere and where it can be done.

Because unlike the calm sea scene like "Titanic", the film of "Pirates of the Caribbean" requires different marine environments, both storms at night and naval battles during the day.

Therefore, if you use the server to make a set of ocean motion simulation system, you can directly call the corresponding part of the "Ocean Motion System" in the special effects of real shooting.