With the official signing of 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 participating in the meeting. Except for representatives from producers like Ronan and George Clint, the rest involved all aspects of the crew.

James Cameron and his producer Jon Landau naturally cannot be absent.

Garcia and Thomas came on behalf of the publisher Embassy Films.

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

Andy Serkins, who serves as the director of motion capture, has arrived on the crew a long time ago.

Sony Electronics and Imx need to provide camera equipment and technical support to the crew.

As the insurer of the crew, Allianz Insurance not only provides various insurance services to the crew, but also serves as a third-party guarantee to monitor the flow of funds throughout the crew.

Peter Jackson, a big fat New Zealander, rushed from Wellington to Los Angeles, and Wita Studios mastered the industry's most advanced motion capture technology.

Two executives under Lucasfilm were present, and Industrial Light and Magic were also one of the crew's future special effects service providers.

Caa's partner Brian Lord has also arrived, and the agency will provide all cast members for the crew.

These only involve the major aspects of crew preparation, and many details then need to be coordinated with each other. Any top Hollywood production project involves the workload of construction of a skyscraper.

The joint meeting can only determine the general direction.

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

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

As early as 2000, Cameron and his partners began to develop this new photography system with the support of Sony. This system uses two Sony HDCF950HD cameras for shooting, with the goal of creating an environment with three-dimensional reality.

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

It can be said that James Cameron doesn't have to do anything else. Just collecting patent fees can ensure that he is free and easy for the rest of his life.

This is the foundation of the birth of "Avatar".

In addition to his own documentary, James Cameron's new technology has also been explored on the spot. His good friend Robert Rodriguez was the first to try when filming "Very Little Spy 3".

Of course, James Cameron wants to use an enhanced version in the Avatar crew.

Cameron is constantly improving this technology to present a stronger and more dynamic three-dimensional effect without making the audience dizzy.

Vita Studio is undergoing technical transformation for the crew filming. All the motion capture shooting of "Avatar" will be completed in a dedicated studio at Vita Studio in Wellington, New Zealand.

Previously, Peter Jackson, who is also a technocrat, had had many conversations with James Cameron. In order to achieve the ideal effect of James Cameron, Wita Studio is setting up a "coordinated working camera" in the studio to complete the work.

The system consists of 140 digital cameras spread over the top of the studio to form a capture stage.

Industrial Light and Magic are mainly responsible for the construction of the CG world. They will send several engineers to accompany James Cameron's deputy to collect folks all over the world.

James Cameron also talked with Brian Lord about future actor selection.

Caa recommends Matt Damon or Jack Gillenhill to play the leading role, but Ronan and James Cameron both rejected it.

Since most of the crew will invest in special effects production and shooting, the proportion of actors' salaries is extremely low, so it is impossible to afford celebrity actors.

Besides, there is no need to invite celebrity actors.

Non-star actors who are interested in motion capture and can participate in shooting 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 character, he required the actors to sign a contract and go to Hawaii to live in the primitive tribe in the forest to obtain a living environment like the Navi people on the planet Pandora.

It took about half a year, or even longer.

In the words of James Cameron, we must force a modern man back to the original state!

This is not a joke. James Cameron in life is just a middle-aged man with a slightly stronger control, but once he enters work, he will immediately become a tyrant on the set!

Even Arnold Schwarzenegger at the peak, he would retreat against James Cameron who was furious, let alone new actors.

As for whether any actors will tolerate such harsh conditions on the crew, there is no need to worry at all.

This is James Cameron's project, and it is also the most invested film project in history. The actors who want to star in can be ranked from Burbank to San Diego.

The reason why the troops and horses are moving before they move, also applies to movies.

There is another rule that the top commercial blockbusters with huge investments like "Avatar" must be promoted first.

At the end of the joint meeting, the promotional slogan of this film was also determined. A brand new world is waiting for you.

After the meeting room, Ronan and James Cameron chatted privately for a while.

"Two days ago, I heard something from my friends in the island country." James Cameron said to Ronan: "I heard that the copyright of "Gunmeng" is in your hands?"

Of course, Ronan would not deny: "It has been a long time since Shahai Entertainment bought it."

James Cameron asked, "You have a production plan."

Luo Nan shook his head slightly: "Not yet. If you buy the copyright, it is more about enriching the copyright library and considering it for the future."

James Cameron seemed very interested and said, "Ronan, can this copyright be kept temporarily for a while? I have always liked "Gunmeng" very much."

"Yes." Ronan thought for a while and said, "I have no plans for the time being."

"Thank you." James Cameron said with a smile.

Ronan turned around and asked, "Jim, the first joint preparation meeting for "Avatar" has been completed. You always have to give me a rough completion time, right?"

James Cameron knew that Ronan had given him great support, which was far from comparable to the 20th Century Fox when filming "Titanic". After thinking for a while, he said: "After the New Year holiday, the crew officially began preparations. The preparation period for this film takes at least one year, the production takes one and a half years to two years, and it will be completed in August and September 2007 at the earliest."

Ronan nodded slightly: "I understand."

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

It would be great if this movie could be completed in 2008.

The people attending the joint meeting dispersed, Ronan called George Clint, and immediately convened a project discussion at Shahai Entertainment.

When I acquired Yijiang Film Company, Yijiang Film Library had a film called "Alice in Wonderland" filmed in the late 1990s.

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

This will be a real-3d-movie.

The adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" was published in 1871. It is also a famous fantasy children's literature. Since Yijiang Film has obtained authorization from relevant institutions, Shahai Entertainment has adapted the film again and will not involve any infringement issues.

This story has been brought to the big screen by film companies from Hollywood and other countries several times, the most famous version of which is the animated feature film produced by Disney Animation Studios in 1951.

Once upon a time, this pseudo-3D movie with 3D subtitles was also filmed and produced by Disney Company.

With the 3D movie craze caused by "Avatar" and the sudden market short-term 3D hunger, the movie "Alice in Wonderland" achieved great success.

It is no exaggeration to say that without the craze caused by "Avatar", this pseudo-3D movie that relies solely on post-production transformation would not have achieved such great success.

"Avatar" is not just a box office barrier, but also leads a new revolution in film production and film playback.

Nowadays, "Avatar" has been firmly held by Relativity Entertainment. From the completion of production to the scheduled release, it is all under the control of Relativity Entertainment. "Alice in Wonderland" is also more operational with the help of 3D Dongfeng.

With Ronan's promotion, the project was quickly established. George Clint would then send someone to contact the genius director Tim Burton and invite him to serve as director.

At the same time, the project is expected to invest $150 million and will also be shot and produced using James Cameron's 3D photography system.

The 3D effect of "Alice in Wonderland" is not as good as "Avatar", but it cannot be a real 3D subtitle movie that deceives the audience.

As for the schedule, "Alice in Wonderland" is just like before, and 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 craze.

If calculated based on the full five-star score, this will inevitably be a film with one star plot and at least four and a half stars.

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

The set was tense and busy and orderly. In front of the camera, in the cabin, Don Chandel and Robert Downey Jr. were watching the dancing of three beautiful flight attendants.

Kevin Feige accompanied Ronan on the outside of the set and said, "The crew needs time to get started, and now the filming is relatively simple."

Luo Nan nodded slightly and looked at one of the flight attendants carefully. He always felt very familiar and seemed to have seen him somewhere.
Chapter completed!