There were basically no major problems with "Tsuki-hime 2", and Nanaya stayed in the post-production studio of Washimine Entertainment for two days.
In addition to communicating with Shiki Matsuno about the post-production and distribution of the film, Nanaya also exchanged views with the post-production team on the post-production special effects work of "Prologue".
After acquiring Lucasfilm, Washimine's special effects team merged with Industrial Light & Magic.
Today's Washimine special effects team not only shares technology with Weta Workshop, but has also acquired Industrial Light & Magic, becoming the world's number one special effects team.
Technically speaking, I'm afraid there is no other special effects team in the world that is better than the Washimine special effects team in terms of technical capabilities.
But the shortcomings of this team are also obvious. Not only is it extremely expensive, but the production time is also extremely slow.
So except for some more important special effects, many special effects of the FGO prologue will be outsourced to other special effects companies in the world.
What Nanaya discussed with the team was the division of labor in the special effects part.
Even though the movie hasn't been finished yet, the special effects work has already begun.
The proportion of Chaldea's plot in "Prologue" is not too heavy. Nanaya estimates that the movie should be officially completed before "Tsuki-hime 2" is released.
Even though there are still several months before the movie is released, the post-production tasks for "Prologue" are not easy at all.
Nanaya handed over all the most important lighting and shadow effects in the movie to Washimine's post-production team.
Most of these people are veterans of Industrial Light & Magic, and are experts in handling all kinds of gorgeous special effects such as magic cannons.
Finally, Nanaya checked the preparations for "Shimotsukoku" produced by Lin Bao.
Like "The Saint Who Saves the Nation", the official name of "Shimoussa Province" was determined to be "The Seventh Round of the Heroic Swordsman Showdown".
Like "The Saint Who Saves the Nation", although "Heroic Swordsman" is produced by Lin Bao, Nanaya has the final review right.
Similarly, as the pioneering work of the first three FGO games, "Swordsman of Heroes" is also being planned in full swing.
At present, the progress of this project is slightly slower than that of "The Saint Who Saves the Nation", and the first draft of the script has just been completed.
It will take many revisions and adjustments before it can be finalized.
Then there are the actors. Nanaya has always had high requirements for FGO actors.
Except for the actors for Gudako and Musashi who have already been decided, Lin Bao is still actively looking for other actors.
Regarding this issue, Lin Bao also discussed it with Nanaya.
In principle, the actors of "Swordsman of Heroic Spirit" will be selected from local Japanese actors.
Unless he really can't find it, Nanaya has no intention of replacing the servant mentioned in the script.
The male actors are not so bad. Whether they are handsome studs or older men with outstanding temperament, there is no shortage of them in Japan.
In fact, Japanese actors were fighting for those few male actors' spots.
The one with the least suspense is Senji Muramasa, and Nanaya directly throws it to Sugiyama.
By the way, in addition to playing a supporting role in the film, Sugiyama will also serve as assistant director and producer on the crew.
As a person who has been labeled as Washimine from beginning to end, Sugiyama's other role in the "Heroic Swordsman" crew is to act as an imperial envoy.
In addition to supervising Lin Bao, Nanaya hopes that Sugiyama can participate in the creation of the film as much as possible.
As for whether Sugiyama can really become a director in the future, it depends on his luck.
Although Nanaya is quite disgusted by the trend that everyone wants to become a director.
It is very common for good actors to become directors in the industry.
The most famous example is [Uncle Eastwood] Clint Eastwood, the man who made Oscar lick his knees.
[Uncle Eastwood] won five Oscars in his life, but none of them were for acting.
In addition to the Thalberg Memorial Award, the other four awards came from two films, "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby".
These two films won the Best Director and Best Picture awards of the year.
If it weren't for the 2007 Oscars having to give an explanation to Martin Scorsese, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" would probably have had the same result.
All I can say is that your uncle is your uncle.
Nanaya doesn't know whether Sugiyama can become the boss, but it would be a good thing if his cheap student could really become a director.
However, compared to those roles that had already been reserved by Washimine, the remaining roles were naturally the most popular among all Japanese actors.
However, Nanaya still helped Sakura reserve the role of Minamoto no Raikou.
Ever since the idol graduated, Sakura's maternal glow has become increasingly stronger.
Nanaya felt that there would be no problem in letting her play Minamoto no Raikou.
As for breasts, Nanaya didn't think it was a big problem.
At worst, you can just stuff something in your chest. When Angelina Jolie played Lara in "Tomb Raider", she also used props to expand her cup.
This is how we got the still poster that men all over the world yearn for.
There is no reason why monks can touch it but Taoists cannot.
However, given the aesthetic gap between the three-dimensional and two-dimensional worlds, even if something is really stuffed into Sakura's chest, the shape still needs to be slightly modified.
In addition, Kiyohime, Kodama, Tomoe Gozen, Mochizuki Chiyome and a famous CCTV host also need to find actors.
After completing the first draft of the script, Nanaya asked Lin Bao to start looking for relevant actors.
Because there were so many characters, Nanaya could only ask Lin Bao to help him screen them.
Once Lin Bao has a preliminary outline, it won't be too late for Nanaya to make a decision based on the audition results of the candidate actors.
However, judging from the situation of "The Saint Who Saves the Nation", it would be considered fast for Nanaya to finalize all the actors by the end of this year.
After dealing with the affairs of the three crews of "The Saint Who Saves the Nation", "Tsuki-hime 2" and "Heroic Swordsman", Nanaya turned his attention back to "Prologue".
After nearly a month, Ori had already finished shooting most of the shots.
For example, Kujo Fuu has already finished filming the relevant guest scenes and left the crew.
In order not to hold back the entire crew, Nanaya must of course hurry up and finish all the related work in one go.
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One day in mid-September 2010.
If you look at the calendar, it's just an ordinary day.
That afternoon, the FGO crew welcomed a unique guest at the set in the suburbs of New York.
A trailer carried the guest from the city center to the set.
The security guard of the crew did not let the other party get out of the car, but directly signaled the driver to drive the car into the set.
Under the direction of the studio staff, the trailer drove onto the stage and stopped next to the set.
Except for a throne and a few limited props, the entire stage is covered by green screen.
The guest in the trailer had already put on his makeup on the way here.
After the car stopped, the man walked out of the car in a costume.
Nanaya quickly went up to him and gave him a hug.
"Welcome to the FGO crew." Nanaya welcomed with a smile.
"Hi, Director Kiryu."
The other person smiled and patted Nanaya's shoulder.
"Just call me Nanaya."
Leonardo Dicaprio showed a charming smile: "Then you can call me Leo."
"Sorry to bother you this time." Nanaya said to the agent behind Leonardo, "Sorry, we need to borrow him for half a day."
Leonardo burst out laughing at this.
"Haha, if he didn't know about this he wouldn't have let me come over." Leonardo nodded at Nanaya, "When do we start?"
Nanaya looked at the other person, then replied: "You still need a wig."
"The road is too shaky, I'm afraid the wig will get crooked."
Leonardo explained, and then he followed the crew's makeup artist to complete the final makeup process.
Taking advantage of Leonardo's makeup, Nanaya asked the driver who drove over, "How was it? Was anyone seen?"
"No, but there are paparazzi outside taking pictures all the time."
Hearing the driver's answer, Nanaya nodded with satisfaction.
Soon Leonardo arrived in the center of the set wearing a robe and a wig.
"Hurry up and finish the filming as soon as possible."
Nanaya shouted to all the staff.
"Don't worry, it won't take long. I'm a very good actor."
Leonardo, standing in the center of the camera, said confidently.
"Yeah, it's just a little bit away from the Oscar."
Leonardo thought Nanaya was praising him, so he nodded repeatedly: "Well, I believe I will win the award soon."
Nanaya did not spoil the "future" in which Leo would have to run for many more years, but started filming directly.
The entire shooting process went extremely smoothly.
If it weren't for the green screen as the shooting background, Nanaya would need to shoot from more angles to facilitate adding the CG background later, which could have been done in one go.
Although acting is a very subjective thing, Leo is still very good now.
He has been working in the entertainment industry for decades, although he did start out by relying on young and handsome actors.
But now Leonardo is no longer the kind of star who relies solely on his looks to make a living.
In fact, as long as he doesn't express his emotions and resolve them by roaring, Nanaya feels that his acting skills are worthy of an Oscar.
As for why he has been a runner-up for the Oscars for so many years.
Nanaya suspected that it was the inherent impression of those people in the academy that was at work.
Although more than ten years seems like a long time, it is just a blink of an eye for those old men who have lived for decades.
When people mention Leonardo, the first thing that comes to their mind is probably the handsome Jack.
After Leonardo finished shooting the less than one minute content, he immediately returned to the trailer.
Then the trailer drove off the set.
From the time the trailer entered the set to the time it left, the total time was only three hours.
Although the time is not short, for filming a movie, it is usually only one or two seconds.
The FGO crew kept Leonardo's performance very secretive, and almost no one knew about it except the staff on the set.
It's a complete secret.
I hope no one will find out before the release.
How is that possible? The related reports were everywhere on the next day.
Almost all entertainment sections are spreading the news like crazy - Leonardo Dicaprio is going to play a role in FGO.