On Sophie's Revenge, I was fortunate to have
worked with these guys who are extremely talented creatively and professional
in their technical standards. They have enriched the story telling with added
layers and complexities. Also I would like to think that at the end of the day,
they helped this project to raise the bar locally to another level.
Second Chan is totally awesome. He created this
incredibly complex and dynamic world for Sophie to live in. People who have
seen the rough cut finds Sophie’s world fascinating and vicarious.
We have more than 200 VFX shots in the film. Without
Sing, the task of reining in these complex sequences would have been
impossible. Mr. Sing Foo, you are the man!
Cheung Ka Fai obviously is one kick ass editor. As a matter of fact, he is THE editor. The piano duel
sequence in Jay Chou’s SECRET continues to be my favorite edited scene in
contemporary Chinese cinema. Thank the movie gods, Ka Fai is editing our
movie!!!
Then there’s Nathan Wang, Hollywood
film score composer! Add to the score sheet, Dong Dong Dong (I think he calls
himself 3D), composer for CRAZY RACER, also in on the mix…Enough said!
Mr. Kim who did sound design for my favorite
Korean film – OLD BOY, thank you thank you for doing the sound design for Sophie!!!
Obviously there are many, many, many others who
brought their own artistic integrity and energy into this project. For everyone
involved, this is indeed a work of love. Big thank you from me and I will tell
more of it in future blogs.
Yes, yes I know, it's like a non-stop thank you fest....but hey a lot of people put in hard work for this movie. Most people who sit in the movie theater with their pop corn and friends in toll tend not to think about the sweat and tears behind the scene...I mean it's fine. They have no need to...just enjoy the film! But for me, I can not thank everyone enough!
Anyway, whether Sophie succeeds in the box office arena,
I think it is up to the movie gods. However, at this point in time, I do want
to say that we achieved a major goal already.
I think we were able to provide an open
platform, this movie, for everyone involved to do something original, to add
their thoughts and opinion to contemporary Chinese cinema. Our main star, by her very
presence, granted all of us a chance to take a shot at the emerging Chinese
genre film market space! Thanks Ziyi and Ling!
