:02:03
Quick introductions of all of our crew.
:02:05
We'll spend more time
with them as the movie unfolds.
:02:07
But the challenge in opening a film...
:02:09
is you want to
get to know these guys pretty fast.
:02:11
So we polished this one in different ways
and ultimately settled on this.
:02:15
Meeting them through action
rather than dialogue.
:02:17
Let's get Sinbad into the thick of things.
:02:20
Early on in the film,
this is the first big technical challenge...
:02:24
that we had as far as design
with our CG environment, with water...
:02:28
and getting these boats done.
So these are fully 3D painted boats...
:02:32
with reusable cameras
that Damon could use.
:02:35
And technically
the 3D water to get a graphic look...
:02:38
was a very challenging
and time-consuming way to go.
:02:42
But beautiful, the way it turned out.
:02:47
And Damon and team had fun with
the camera throughout the action scenes.
:02:50
We really set a sort of live-action standard...
:02:52
as what we wanted to do
with the cinematography.
:02:55
This opening sequence is great
'cause it's got a lot of cinematic energy.
:02:59
For us, it was pretty complex,
combining the 2D and the 3D...
:03:02
making sure that we weren't creating
too difficult a scene...
:03:05
for the animators to work with.
:03:07
I just love this upcoming bit
with Proteus fighting.
:03:11
It's just that the choreography on that
is so cool.
:03:13
That's real animation tour de force.
I mean, this is Rodolphe...
:03:16
animating a fight.
:03:18
That was always his dream,
to animate this kind of thing.
:03:21
If your DVD player has single frame ability...
:03:23
we recommend you back up
and single-frame through the conflict.
:03:29
There's no live-action reference at all.
:03:32
Pay attention to the performance
when you hear Sinbad's voice...
:03:35
for the first time in 10 years.
:03:36
It's not just the physical part
of that performance...
:03:39
but also what's going on emotionally
for Proteus.
:03:44
The Book of Peace.
:03:45
Our MacGuffin, we love it dearly
and we had a million ways to explain it...
:03:49
and ultimately let it be explained visually.
:03:52
Raymond and his team came up with this
lovely kind of clockwork of a heavens look...
:03:56
for the Book of Peace.