see this is why i like tsui, i mean the mo ther f ucker goes in. he does **** the right way....just read an article about how he hired the 3d supervisor from avatar and how he is taking three months to perfect it. before he even shoots...he is really trying to make chinas first shot in 3d movie....my man tsui. article below:


Toying with 3D, Tsui Hark Delays Dragon Dyke, Soaring Shell

-- Dragon Gate, Flying Shell --
To build a full-fledged 3D team and studio, Tsui Hark spent two years learning from foreign crew, trying to overcome whatever challenges 3D filming may pose. So, Tsui Hark and the 3D crew, comprising top talents from US, that includes Avatar's visual effects supervisor Chuck Comisky, Singapore, Korea and China, are doing trial shoot for 3 months before commencing actual filming of 《龙门飞甲》 Dragon Gate, Flying Shell/Armour (tentative).

There are many technical issues and pitfalls relating to 3D, and without shooting the film, these problems wouldn't be revealed, such that the audience might feel their heads are swimming. This relates to the cast positioning, the camera's operation and lens setup, the depth of field as well as editing. Without shooting on location, it would not be possible to discover the problems and find the solutions.




While it's called trial shoot, the workload, the manpower and resources needed, are no less than actual filming, requiring 10 sets of cameras, this is to drill the 3D crew, in the hope of handling whatever special situations that may arise when doing a wuxia film in 3D. Tsui Hark believes that we should not just hire a professional team, but also learn to master 3D technology ourselves, as this will be a great boon to Chinese film industry.

Tsui Hark is naming the film Dragon Gate, Flying Shell as it is not a remake of New Dragon Inn. Rather, it features an entirely different story revolving around the few selfsame essential characters from New Dragon Inn.




It remains to be seen if Jet Li, who is reportedly getting US$12m, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun and Guey Lun Mei are indeed joining Dragon Gate, Flying Shell. The film's publicist Shi Ling says that while the cast have been determined, they will only be announced just before production begins in October due to contractual terms; Jet Li says in a recent interview that he presently has 10 film offers, but he would only pick those that won't disrupt his One Foundation operations. However, he is not telling what they are, nor which he has accepted. Sina