Jade and Finn went home after a great visit to China. The
time went too quick.
The project continues to go well. The shooting crew arrived
on a new set today, 'The Doctor's Nation' and it was great to see them so excited by the new
playground they had for themselves. There are three units going at the moment. They’re all on
great sets. The rushes are looking good. I was amazed by a promo reel with
completed effects. Damn! It looks great! Perhaps a little ‘300’ in its graphic
CG approach but certainly stunning.
It was a relief to see the art dept sets working so well within the
whole. All signs are very
promising for a great finished product.
The middle of the construction period is an interesting
one. Much resource has been
exhausting bringing the quality up. Some sets delayed. Construction have a much clearer picture
now of what is expected…I think the job is all the more daunting for it. The biggest builds still to come. We’re
finding ways to drive forward.
The crew really are doing a brilliant job. It’s a pleasure
to see them learning some of the differences in my approach to their own. Lately I’m preaching the concept of
getting things wrong before getting it right. I can’t help it. It’s the artist in me. I want to embrace
the accidents as opportunities rather than problems. So far I’m proving correct. The best results almost always
come from the biggest problems. It’s a credit to the team and their
adaptability.
What next?
A massive blossom forest and ice lake is underway. Looking
good. The ice lake is a new process so experimenting with approaches. Ice Nation Square is the size of a
football field. Five sound stages are filled with two completed and three works
in progress.
Tomorrow I need a badly needed rejuvenation through someone
else’s art. So I’m off to Beijing’s art district tomorrow to get some
inspiration. Can’t wait! :)
More to come…
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