Working with some really talented people...

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!