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soundstages on a back lot that's the same
size as Universal's. And they have all new
equipment shipped in from the States and
Canada, and a state-of-the-ar t mixing stage,
so it's a ver y big deal. So for par t two, we
did all the post at the new studio and hired
the re-recording mixers Steve Burgess and
Rober t Mackenzie from Australia to come
over and work on it. For the international
version of Red Cliff the film was mixed at the
Huirou Film Base studios located approxi-
mately 35km north of Beijing city proper."
POST: Do you enjoy the post process?
WOO: "I love it, but the truth is I love
shooting even more. I love being on the set
and watching the actors and seeing it all
come to life. I began my career as an actor,
so I know how they work and I par ticularly
enjoy all that. But of course post is the most
impor tant par t of the process in bringing it
all together, and the whole movie is all in my
head when I shoot, and actually I edit in my
head while I shoot, so I know exactly what
the film is going to look like in post.
"Of course, there are always surprises
when you star t editing, and you can make
lots
the
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POST: How
there and how
WOO:
count — and
the shots.
work and we
compositors
sual effects
lot of visual
enjoy working
really enjoyed
POST: How
to you?
WOO: "They're
alogue often,
lot of inspiration.
music while
It took three editors,
working on Avids, to cut
a film of this scale.
