Bright Shadow Films

Hey Guys, here is a quick update about our film “The people of Republic desire”

We are currently working on the audition, finalize the big roles in the film, it’s going quite well and we are hoping to finish everything soon, but we are also searching for the small role cast, if you have a Chinese face with fluent English, feel free to send us your bio with previous work, we would love to send you some info regarding the audition.

Crew: Same as the casting, we are finalize the main crew member these days, if you willing to join the production, here are the available position:

Intern: For both pre-prod and prod

Assistant for different department: Art, Location, Equipment, Logistic, Talent Management, etc

prdthemovie@brightshadowfilms.com

Pic From here

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• People’s Republic of Desire
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

The People’s Republic of Desire hits Shanghai

Local film production company Bright Shadow Films is preparing to start filming on their debut feature-length film, The People’s Republic of Desire, an adaptation of Annie Wang’s 2006 novel. The shoot is scheduled for the middle of next month.

The novel has been dubbed a “Sex in the City for Chinese women” – centering on four female friends, just as in the TV show. “It’s about single women and love, but that’s not the only thing,” says Lucy Brydon, who co-wrote the script with Jenny Hammond. “It’s not quite so directly about romance – the book has a lot to offer in terms of Chinese culture as well.”

Although the original story is set in modern day Beijing, the film adaptation will be set in Shanghai. “Shanghai’s just a sexier city, no offense to Beijing,” Brydon says with a laugh. Author Wang was on hand during the adaptation process, and has given her approval of the treatment. “[Wang] kept tabs, but she didn’t have any strict guidelines. She’s a ball of energy – very smart, very cool,” says Brydon, also mentioning the challenge of adapting the book, which was originally comprised of columns, into a cohesive film narrative. “We basically started by taking all the dialogue and went from there,” she says.

Bright Shadow’s managing director Charlie Moretti, who will also act as the film’s producer, reveals – without giving too much away – that the film will be shot on location, all over the city, including scenes at “the Hyatt, 1933, Chinatown – all the famous landmarks that Shanghai residents will recognize.” The shoot will last six weeks, he says, beginning at the end of September and lasting through the fall.

Already attached to the project is UK actor Andrew Lincoln, who has previously appeared in 2003’s Love, Actually (which Moretti likens to PRD), Scenes of a Sexual Nature and numerous British TV shows. “It’s an ensemble piece – but Andrew is our male lead,” says Moretti, highlighting that the production will involve over 30 crew members. Also confirmed for the project is director Alexei Berteig and director of photography Mark Pugh. Bright Shadow is currently working to confirm several additional actors, including the film’s four female leads, who will be of Chinese descent.

The film will be shot in English, although Moretti confirms that there will be dubbing for a domestic Chinese release. Bright Shadow has big hopes for the film, with a multi-million RMB budget and plans for an international release. “We’re aiming for April 2010,” says Moretti. “[Coinciding with the Expo] is part of the point, but realistically, we always knew it would be in the second quarter April, and we want to release it as early as possible to get as many viewers as possible.”

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

If you haven’t heard of Spark 2009, you can actually take a look at this Wiki Page

Spark09 was a conference in Shanghai, China that defines its mission as “Igniting new ideas, opportunities and potential in 2009″. It was created due to the negative emotional effect the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009 had on businesses and individuals.

The presentations, each 20 minutes in length, covered the four areas of Humanity, Environment, Business, and Science. Topics included “How can a pig farmer save the world?”, “How can buildings defy gravity?”, and “How does cooking with spice save the panda?”. Speakers were from 51Give, Arup, Bayer, Frog Design, Haworth (company), IDEO, Microsoft, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Spark09 was organised by ClarkMorgan which is a corporate training company with headquarters in Shanghai, China. All 19 talks of Spark09 are provided for free viewing online.

This year’s Spark meeting was hold in the tallest building of China : Shanghai World Financial Center

We are glad that we sponsored a meeting like Spark 09, and can’t wait to see the Spark 10.

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

For those of you who don’t know about talented composer Greg Yu, here is his Showreel, please let us know what do you think!

There you go! If you need any Original Music for your movie, tvc, video, etc. Feel free to drop us an email!

info@brightshadowfilms.com

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

So here is the list of equipment and software we have been using:

MONITORING:
surround 5.1 setup ADAM S3a + SUB12
surround 5.1 setup DYNAUDIO BM5a + BM9s
COMPRESSOR:
UNIVERSAL AUDIO 2-1176 (2 mono channels / Stereo)
SOUND CARDS:
RME FireFace 800 (with TimeCode IN-OUT & VIDEO IN) – 28 IN OUT AD/DA/DD at 24bit/48kHz (up 24bit/192kHz in Smux mode)
RME HDSP.9652 (with 8 analog output channels card) – 26 IN OUT DD/DA at 24bit/48kHz (up 24bit/192kHz in Smux mode)
CREAMWARE Pulsar II
CONVERTER:
RME ADI.8.DS (8 channels AD/DA, up to 24bit/96kHz)
analog/ADAT/TDIF-1 / DA-88 compatible
CONTROLLER:
MACKIE Control Universal Pro + 2 MCU ext. Pro
MICROPHONES:
AKG C414 B.XLII Stereo Set (for Mono/Stereo/MS micking)
OKTAVA mk-012 Stereo Set (with caps Set: hyper-cardio, cardio, omni)
RODE NT5 Stereo Set
SHURE SM57
SHURE Beta 57
SHURE Beta 52
AKG C2000B (x2)
(+ 6 Shockmounts, 2 articulated mounts & 3 stereo bars)
HEADPHONES:
Sennheiser HD 25-1
Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro
AKG K271S
SHURE Ear Monitor E2
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIERS
2 Presonus HP4 (4 stereo-channels each)
MICROPHONE STANDS:
2 Giant Stands
4 Standard Stands
2 Small Stands
2 Mini-Stands
COMPUTERS:
Proc: Intel Core2Duo E6600 Quad Core
Mother Board: ASUS P5K.E
RAM: CORSAIR TWIN.X (2Gb)
BLACKMAGIC Intensity (HDMI graphic card)
HHD 32Go Raptor [10000 r/min] system
HHD 74Go Raptor [10000 r/min] sessions
HHD 500Go [7200 r/min] data / libraries
HHD 130Go [7200 r/min] video
2 x HHD 500Go ext [7200 r/min] backup
3 SCREENS: 22″ WideScreen
APPLE MACBOOK.PRO 17″ – Intel Core2Duo 2.4Ghz – HHD 160Go.7200r/min
SCREENS:
Projector Screen 250×140 (5.1 Mixing Stage)
40″ WideScreen / HDMI (Rec Room)
VIDEO PROJECTOR:
SONY Bravia / HDMI

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release