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<i>- Promise me</i>
<i>you'll come back.</i>

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What if I can't?

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This is definitely it
the biggest movie

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I've ever done
when it comes to his ambitions.

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<i>Scale of all sets,</i>

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and the number of people
involved, it's just so big.

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<i>- Great filmmaker</i>
<i>like Christopher Nolan</i>

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can determine the scope and operation,
but also the heart

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<i>and humanity and rawness.</i>

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<i>- This is him at his best</i>
<i>you're going for it, you know?</i>

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metal pedal,
whatever, we'll do it

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the largest and most impressive
movie ever made.

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Let's go home.

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<i>- "The Odyssey"</i>
<i>it's a huge story.</i>

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And that's part of it
its appeal,

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Isn't that really the case?
just one story.

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<i>I manage to embrace it</i>
<i>many different species.</i>

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<i>For me the idea of taking</i>
<i>in this greatest story</i>

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<i>with a top-class cast</i>
<i>using all techniques</i>

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<i>and huge resources</i>
<i>Hollywood production.</i>

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<i>Whether you say</i>
<i>about visual effects</i>

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<i>or practical stunts</i>
<i>real locations, building sets</i>

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We <i>had to use all of them</i>
<i>from this to "The Odyssey"</i>

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<i>every trick in the book.</i>

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This has never been done before

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<i>and that's really exciting</i>
<i>a challenge that must be taken up.</i>

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You are a man who needs
control your fate.

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<i>But you can't control it.</i>

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And three, two, one, action!

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<i>- This is so</i>
<i>ambitious film.</i>

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It's like seven o'clock
various ambitious films

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all rolled into one.

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<i>We needed the right people</i>
<i>take up this challenge.</i>

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<i>- Chris gets</i>
<i>the best craftsmen</i>

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<i>in the world in what they do</i>
<i>and then asks everyone</i>

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<i>to push the envelope.</i>

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That's what it's all about
these photos are exciting,

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is that you can feel everyone
tightening-tightening--

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<i>do better than before</i>
<i>before to simply fulfill</i>

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<i>what they are asked about.</i>

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<i>- Chris looked at me</i>
<i>and leaves</i>

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<i>It's going to be a difficult movie.</i>

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And I replied: yes, I know.

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And he says, no, that's it
it's going to be a really difficult movie.

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And I said: I understand.

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<i>- Part of what I do</i>
<i>in my films over the years</i>

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<i>regardless of whether you look at The Dark</i>.
<i>Knight” or “Interstellar”</i>

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or “Inception,” they take
sometimes fanciful ideas

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but I'm trying to ground them
into something

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really recognizable
for the audience.

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<i>I wanted to apply it to</i>
<i>the world of Greek mythology.</i>

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<i>It's a huge task</i>
<i>for each department head</i>

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<i>to find this reality</i>
<i>to create the whole world</i>

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<i>that you can implement</i>
<i>on camera</i>

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<i>and then bring the audience</i>
<i>into this space.</i>

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<i>– Everyone is doing it</i>
<i>same side of trials</i>

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find the best possible

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basically in the camera
solutions.

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<i>My role is continuous</i>
<i>destroys my brain</i>

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<i>how we do it</i>

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<i>what this may include</i>
<i>special effects</i>

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<i>or art department</i>
<i>or anyone else.</i>

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– I remembered
and I found out first hand

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<i>every day</i>
<i>Chris' motto</i>

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"If it's easy,
anyone would do it.”

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<i>- Nobody could</i>
<i>stand between me and the house.</i>

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Even the gods.

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<i>- Looks like we made it</i>
<i>six or seven films</i>

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<i>and in a sense we did it.</i>

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Every chapter
this adventure

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<i>was in another place</i>

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<i>who posed</i>
<i>another challenge.</i>

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<i>- You just know</i>
<i>that locations</i>

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<i>when you tell a story</i>
<i>that's how it will be</i>

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like characters
yourself,

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so they must be
extremely special.

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<i>And that's how we found ourselves in</i>
<i>these truly amazing places.</i>

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<i>- There are parts of the world</i>
<i>that I don't think</i>

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I've even ever seen one
or known about

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<i>if it weren't so</i>
<i>for this experience.</i>

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He's sure
level of information

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you'll find out when
something is real.

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<i>When will you go to them</i>
<i>places, you just feel it</i>

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<i>and just adds another layer</i>

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<i>what is</i>
<i>you are trying to express.</i>

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Action.

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One of the things I like
about filming on location

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is that we move countries
every few weeks.

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<i>I give it to you</i>
<i>incredible momentum.</i>

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<i>Problem with this video</i>
<i>is that we are shooting</i>

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<i>in unusual places</i>
<i>those were</i>

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<i>hard to get to</i>
<i>hard to shoot.</i>

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<i>- You know, usually if you are</i>
<i>I'm making a Hollywood movie</i>

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the base is 10 seconds
away from the set.

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<i>When you do</i>
<i>A movie with Chris Nolan, that's something</i>

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no, it's a 45-minute hike
there are sandals, the whole costume.

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<i>- We are in a location called</i>
<i>Castle of Santa Catarina.</i>

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It's at the top of the hill.

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All the equipment falls
they're happening here.

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You have to film
some of this.

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Loading will be crazy.

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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<i>Purchase of photographic equipment</i>
<i>and grabbing equipment</i>

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<i>just</i>
<i>here, on this hill.</i>

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<i>- Basically we have</i>
<i>path</i>

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cable car
for equipment,

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<i>and some helicopters to get</i>

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<i>equipment and crew</i>
<i>if necessary.</i>

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<i>- We all feel it</i>
<i>so happy and lucky.</i>

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Although it's hard to make it work
like here, in this...

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It's worth it.

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Being on top of the mountain
and having opportunities

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rotate 360 degrees

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<i>and you don't have to worry about it</i>
<i>blue screens</i>

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<i>or lights with visual effects</i>

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<i>and things like that</i>
<i>it just gives you so much freedom</i>

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<i>us as actors</i>
<i>to just let it happen</i>

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where you just have to be
human and react

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to a beautiful sunset
this is happening

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<i>on top of the mountain.</i>

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<i>- I mean every location</i>
<i>where we went, I will get there</i>

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<i>and I would just start laughing.</i>

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You're like, who thought?
should you shoot a movie here?

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<i>You know, we're filming</i>
<i>in Nestor's cave in Greece.</i>

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<i>They say it's a cave</i>
<i>where Zeus was born</i>

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<i>and it's amazing</i>
<i>place, but no one ever tried</i>

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<i>shoot a film there.</i>

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<i>And to go there</i>
<i>with crew</i>

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<i>and see the accessories</i>
<i>they basically changed it</i>

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<i>to a natural soundstage</i>
<i>yes</i>

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I don't know any other way
director who would try it.

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<i>- There was no such location</i>
<i>it was simple and easy.</i>

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But all these locations were made
the point of this story, really.

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<i>It wouldn't be that movie</i>
<i>that without having to go there</i>

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<i>and do it for real.</i>

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Tell me what you remember.

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<i>We won the war.</i>

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And then what?

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Chris is not happy
what has already been done.

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<i>I want to do things like that</i>
<i>this hasn't been done before</i>

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<i>and do it on such a scale</i>
<i>hasn't been done before.</i>

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<i>And everything he can do</i>
<i>to improve your experience</i>

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walking and watching movies
and entertainment,

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as if that was his goal.

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<i>- My first day in Morocco</i>
They <i>photographed the beach</i>

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<i>where they pull</i>
<i>horse pulled out of water.</i>

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I asked, I thought
Can I visit the set?

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<i>So I'm walking on this dune.</i>

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<i>And I guess I was going</i>
<i>20 minutes for extras</i>

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<i>and boats and bonfires</i>
<i>and buildings</i>

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<i>and things like that</i>
<i>before I saw</i>

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<i>first crew member.</i>

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I asked: where is the crew?

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Where is everyone?

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<i>That was the moment</i>
<i>that was really memorable</i>

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<i>that I was lucky</i>
<i>be part of something</i>

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<i>this is different and unique.</i>

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Because I've never seen it
something on this scale before.

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<i>- When you look</i>
<i>when shooting films on a large scale</i>

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every part of the movie has to
be as impressive as possible.

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<i>It's gotta take</i>
<i>an audience somewhere</i>

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<i>they weren't there before.</i>

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<i>For example, Troy</i>
<i>and the fall of Troy,</i>

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We <i>had to turn it on</i>
<i>absolutely colossal scale.</i>

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I knew from the very beginning
there were no extensions set,

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<i>there was no CGI.</i>

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<i>We wanted to build</i>
<i>as far as possible.</i>

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<i>Finding this terraced town</i>
<i>Ait Benhaddou</i>

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<i>different layers and</i>
<i>terraces helped us a lot</i>

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<i>and then design everything</i>
<i>into it.</i>

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This is fucking big.

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<i>I think so</i>
<i>a truly huge city.</i>

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Let's say we have
our steps every day.

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<i>And we wanted a horse</i>
<i>rivaling the scale of the temple.</i>

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<i>- Have you ever heard</i>
<i>horse story?</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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<i>– It is 35 feet tall</i>
<i>8,000 or 9,000 pounds.</i>

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<i>We sent it,</i>
<i>nine or ten boxes.</i>

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The audience is very
familiar with this trick.

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Everyone knows what
is a Trojan horse.

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<i>It's impossible</i>
<i>large roll--</i>

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<i>cannot be on wheels</i>
<i>you know?</i>

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<i>So I came up with this idea</i>
<i>what if she stays there</i>

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<i>as if it was intentional</i>
<i>being carried away by the waves</i>

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<i>as an offering to Poseidon.</i>

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Chris and I specifically
I wanted more

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<i>a horse with a refined appearance.</i>

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<i>They are master craftsmen</i>
<i>and they were the people of the sea.</i>

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<i>And that's how we got inspired</i>
<i>siding</i>

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<i>and applied it</i>
<i>to the horse to do it</i>

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<i>you have something like a Trojan horse</i>
<i>never seen before.</i>

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<i>– Our goal was to achieve this goal</i>
<i>possible to control by human power</i>

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because in the script
100 guys are pulling him.

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<i>And really</i>
I <i>tried very hard</i>

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<i>to be so strong</i>
<i>and light</i>

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<i>and as durable as possible.</i>

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<i>- When they say it's necessary</i>
<i>village, certainly yes.</i>

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Built special effects
structural spine.

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<i>We made all the parts.</i>

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<i>Initially we had the whole thing</i>
<i>horse cut out of foam.</i>

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<i>From there we made the molds.</i>

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<i>And then from there</i>
<i>we made fiberglass panels</i>

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<i>and put everything</i>
<i>infrastructure.</i>

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It was amazing.

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And they actually moved it
from the shore to the city

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<i>and assembly</i>
<i>Temple of Athena.</i>

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It's really like everything
throughout this movie

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you know
there is such a journey.

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<i>You know, everyone works</i>
<i>together to do it.</i>

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<i>- When you see everything</i>
<i>with a wardrobe</i>

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and people
it's absolutely epic.

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<i>I mean, it's just stunning</i>
<i>to see how it comes together.</i>

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<i>All these extras.</i>

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I remember walking into
extra tent in Ouarzazate

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and I'm going, Holy Mother.

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<i>It was quite unusual.</i>
<i></i>

217
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<i>I don't know how</i>
<i>we made it.</i>

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Which has always been very important
there was texture in the design.

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The textures are real
absolutely essential

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<i>for each character.</i>

221
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<i>Nothing was flat.</i>

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<i>I felt everything</i>
<i>three-dimensional</i>

223
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and you could actually feel it.

224
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<i>- There are so many details</i>
<i>and I thought</i>

225
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<i>in every costume, an element of the set design.</i>

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The sets are so massive,
and everyone works

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at such a high level
that you really feel immersed.

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I really stepped on it
into this world.

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The King of Ithaca returns.

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No, it's not.

231
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<i>- Odysseus' Ithaca</i>
<i>with the palace,</i>

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<i>We used these existing ruins</i>
<i>and built on them.</i>

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This had to convince the audience
why he has to come home.

234
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<i>- When was the first time</i>
<i>I reached Favignana</i>

235
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I didn't even realize it
the set part was a set.

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Literally... I like it, I remember it
just leaning against the wall

237
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<i>and it was bland.</i>

238
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<i>And it's completely smooth</i>
<i>with real ruins.</i>

239
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<i>It was absolutely amazing.</i>

240
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<i>- Ruth can handle everything</i>
<i>from a place of reality</i>

241
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going to a given location
and build there

242
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and change it to what
you have to be

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<i>based on something there.</i>

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That's all us.
We put it all in.

245
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But then you can
turn here

246
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and you get it all
which is epic.

247
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We will tie
then to our palace

248
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on stage in Los Angeles.

249
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<i>Chris knew he wanted this</i>
<i>be a very large set.</i>

250
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<i>This is really our only version</i>
<i>the whole movie.</i>

251
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Everything else is built
on site in the environment.

252
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Ruth and her crew built it
absolutely amazing set

253
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<i>it was really huge</i>
<i>and really detailed.</i>

254
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<i>And you went in there</i>
<i>and it didn't feel like a set.</i>

255
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<i>I felt like I was in my own world.</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

257
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Nice, guys.

258
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So just a quick pairing,
and move on.

259
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So steam up, keep going
forward, fall to the ground.

260
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<i>- When you take up a challenge</i>
<i>something on an epic scale</i>

261
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<i>and that's great</i>
<i>about the attack</i>

262
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gates in Troy
and the Trojan Horse

263
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<i>and bow, arrows and swords</i>
<i>and now you think</i>

264
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<i>how to accept it</i>
<i>to the next level?</i>

265
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Go through this part
again please

266
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when you grab these two axes.

267
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<i>- I said to George Cottle: we</i>
<i>I need a fight in the movie</i>

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we need action in the movie
be extraordinary and credible,

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and we need it
actors to do it.

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<i>Matt and the entire cast</i>

271
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they were amazing
physical condition,

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and everyone worked
so it's so hard to deliver.

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Fighting in a movie is really more than that
like dancing than anything else,

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because it's real
it takes both people

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<i>be in the right place.</i>

276
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<i>Guys, this George</i>
They <i>really surrounded me</i>

277
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very experienced
I went from one expert to another

278
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dance partner next.

279
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<i>- Actors must be</i>
<i>as good as the stuntmen</i>

280
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<i>but also bring the acting</i>
<i>elements of these equations.</i>

281
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<i>So we try to do it</i>
<i>choreography</i>

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so ingrained in them

283
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<i>can really concentrate</i>
<i>on their character.</i>

284
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<i>- You know, many directors</i>
<i>would watch the action</i>

285
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and go, it looks amazing.
Great. Shoot.

286
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<i>But Chris is looking</i>
<i>why this is amazing</i>

287
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<i>and what makes</i>
<i>these characters mark?</i>

288
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<i>Finding those stories</i>
<i>elements of big action</i>

289
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<i>that makes Chris</i>
<i>so special.</i>

290
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OK, here we go.

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Action!

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

293
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Keep us straight!

294
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rowers:
Pull!

295
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And pull!

296
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<i>- When I was adapting</i>
<i>scenario</i>

297
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<i>I was kind of private</i>
<i>I hope I can</i>

298
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to minimize the quantity
boat time.

299
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But this is "The Odyssey."

300
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<i>Of course we will</i>
<i>on this boat for months</i>

301
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<i>just like us.</i>

302
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Last call.

303
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If you don't need to be on
this boat, please get off.

304
00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:06,889
The boat is leaving.

305
00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:08,021
<i>- One of the main ones</i>
<i>there were challenges here</i>

306
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that we used
wooden ships from the era.

307
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<i>We did everything we could</i>
<i>to hide the engines in them</i>

308
00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,418
<i>but these engines were there</i>
<i>just something</i>

309
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<i>to keep them</i>
<i>in a specific direction.</i>

310
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After all, that's what they were
you will have to swim

311
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half gimmick, half cast.

312
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There's a reason we don't do this
row big open boats

313
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around the ocean
already, OK?

314
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<i>But to get that impression</i>
<i>you're doing the real thing.</i>

315
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We rowed this boat.

316
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When I say "we", I mean it
those poor people there.

317
00:14:34,786 --> 00:14:38,834
<i>- There was a rowing camp there</i>
<i>because all Odysseus' men</i>

318
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he had to learn to row
this gigantic 100-ton ship.

319
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<i>- As this ship moves,</i>
<i>if you drop your paddle</i>

320
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<i>can stab you in the chest</i>

321
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and it actually happened
the ability to pick you up

322
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and I will throw you out of the boat.

323
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<i>Must be</i>
<i>truly conscious effort</i>

324
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<i>to make sure you are safe.</i>

325
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<i>It wasn't great at first</i>

326
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but then within a few
days, they had it set up,

327
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and they had oars,
rows, ready and rows.

328
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Row!

329
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And the government!

330
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<i>- They learned how to arrange</i>
<i>go out on the boat.</i>

331
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<i>They learned to row.</i>

332
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<i>You know, we're there</i>
<i>doing these things for real</i>

333
00:15:15,131 --> 00:15:17,786
and that's huge
taxing people.

334
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,223
It was unbelievable
incredibly difficult.

335
00:15:20,441 --> 00:15:22,269
<i>- Being there</i>
<i>together on the boat</i>

336
00:15:22,486 --> 00:15:25,185
<i>and no one could take off</i>
<i>or go sit somewhere</i>

337
00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:27,491
<i>or go to the trailer</i>
<i>or go away – it wasn't…</i>

338
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we were inside
common ocean.

339
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And it was like this
what's the next shot?

340
00:15:33,584 --> 00:15:35,151
<i>We're taking a close-up.</i>

341
00:15:35,151 --> 00:15:38,198
<i>Matt looks where</i>
<i>to which the ship is sailing</i>

342
00:15:38,415 --> 00:15:41,375
<i>and the dolphin jumps</i>
<i>straight through the cage.</i>

343
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<i>I mean, come on.</i>

344
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I'll tell you where it is
there would be no room on the tank.

345
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<i>And luckily we had it</i>
<i>great big IMAX camera</i>

346
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and we recorded it.

347
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And for me
it was my long dream,

348
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I mean, really, since I was
about 16 years old

349
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<i>shoot the entire movie in IMAX.</i>

350
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,311
<i>What stopped</i>
<i>we have always been sound.</i>

351
00:16:06,574 --> 00:16:08,576
<i>IMAX has amazing</i>
<i>engineering team</i>

352
00:16:08,793 --> 00:16:13,233
<i>who found a way to attach</i>
<i>camera in this box</i>

353
00:16:13,450 --> 00:16:15,496
<i>so we can shoot</i>
<i>the most intimate scenes.</i>

354
00:16:15,713 --> 00:16:17,585
<i>We can have a camera</i>
<i>six inches away</i>

355
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<i>and still get dialogue.</i>

356
00:16:20,544 --> 00:16:22,024
<i>And so</i>
<i>for the first time</i>

357
00:16:22,242 --> 00:16:23,634
<i>we made it</i>
<i>shoot the whole movie</i>

358
00:16:23,852 --> 00:16:26,115
<i>about unbelievable</i>
<i>IMAX film format.</i>

359
00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:29,553
It's been a long-time dream
finally to fruition.

360
00:16:29,771 --> 00:16:32,426
We, as filmmakers, are not
it should be comfortable.

361
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We are supposed to present
audience

362
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<i>with the best experiences</i>
<i>possible.</i>

363
00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:39,999
<i>So all our effort</i>
<i>everything was in use</i>

364
00:16:40,216 --> 00:16:43,611
<i>trying to lull our audience</i>
<i>you know, in our place</i>

365
00:16:43,828 --> 00:16:46,440
<i>and experience</i>
<i>something unusual.</i>

366
00:16:46,657 --> 00:16:48,964
I think IMAX
he will really allow it

367
00:16:49,138 --> 00:16:51,097
audience to feel
as if they were part of it

368
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<i>this journey with us.</i>

369
00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:56,711
<i>You really will</i>
<i>immersed in this world.</i>

370
00:16:56,928 --> 00:16:59,409
<i>– I think Chris has a solution</i>
<i>drawing you in</i>

371
00:16:59,627 --> 00:17:01,020
<i>when you watch</i>
<i>his films.</i>

372
00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:02,847
So naturally,
the same thing starts

373
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happen with music.

374
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<i>One of the first things</i>
<i>what people would expect</i>

375
00:17:08,027 --> 00:17:10,029
when you go to see
a movie of this scale

376
00:17:10,203 --> 00:17:12,553
at the cinema
is to hear a sound

377
00:17:12,770 --> 00:17:14,859
a large film orchestra.

378
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And you've seen it before.

379
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You've heard it before.

380
00:17:17,645 --> 00:17:19,995
<i>In this case, Chris</i>
<i>I wanted it to be different.</i>

381
00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:25,479
<i>– We wanted the film to evoke emotions</i>
<i>like a recognizable world</i>

382
00:17:25,696 --> 00:17:28,873
<i>for people, even though it was so</i>
<i>there will be ancient Greece.</i>

383
00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,571
<i>We don't want that</i>
<i>look or feel</i>

384
00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:33,356
like previous videos
this will take care of it

385
00:17:33,574 --> 00:17:35,184
<i>kind of a classic world.</i>

386
00:17:35,402 --> 00:17:37,578
<i>What can we do</i>
<i>more timeless?</i>

387
00:17:37,795 --> 00:17:40,320
<i>- I knew it</i>
<i>to create it completely</i>

388
00:17:40,537 --> 00:17:42,887
original world, I had to too
get out of my comfort zone

389
00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:46,065
<i>and find the sounds that</i>
<i>Whom I haven't worked with before.</i>

390
00:17:46,239 --> 00:17:50,547
Ludwig went very deep
on instrument testing

391
00:17:50,765 --> 00:17:53,028
<i>that they could have</i>
<i>at that time.</i>

392
00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:56,205
<i>- Chris had</i>
I <i>mentioned it earlier</i>

393
00:17:56,423 --> 00:17:58,077
<i>aulos was interested.</i>

394
00:17:58,294 --> 00:17:59,948
<i>He was interested in the lyre.</i>

395
00:18:03,256 --> 00:18:05,997
<i>Aulos is</i>
<i>ancient Greek instrument.</i>

396
00:18:06,172 --> 00:18:08,348
It was the most
popular rock star instrument

397
00:18:08,565 --> 00:18:12,221
<i>for 1000 years.</i>

398
00:18:12,439 --> 00:18:15,485
This is a replica
from aulos.

399
00:18:15,703 --> 00:18:18,097
The original comes from
between the 6th century

400
00:18:18,314 --> 00:18:20,055
and 5th century BC

401
00:18:20,229 --> 00:18:23,145
We don't have it
any remaining reeds.

402
00:18:23,363 --> 00:18:26,279
So I worked
with two other people,

403
00:18:26,496 --> 00:18:29,151
and we spent some time trying
work and figure it out

404
00:18:29,369 --> 00:18:30,805
how this piece worked upstairs.

405
00:18:31,022 --> 00:18:32,894
<i>We had to read a lot</i>
<i>ancient source material</i>

406
00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:35,723
<i>and try to practice</i>
<i>how they did it.</i>

407
00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:43,644
This is a reconstruction
ancient greek lyre.

408
00:18:43,861 --> 00:18:46,995
To be able to play it
in a philological way,

409
00:18:47,169 --> 00:18:49,867
we need to do research
between iconography,

410
00:18:50,085 --> 00:18:53,523
<i>philological sources</i>
<i>and personal experiences</i>

411
00:18:53,741 --> 00:18:54,959
<i>as a musician.</i>

412
00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:02,619
Nice.

413
00:19:02,837 --> 00:19:04,752
Wow. You did it.

414
00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:06,145
<i>- Another thing that</i>
<i>He mentioned Chris</i>

415
00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:07,320
<i>early too</i>
<i>in our conversations</i>

416
00:19:07,537 --> 00:19:08,625
<i>was supposed to use bronze.</i>

417
00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:10,932
you know
this is the Bronze Age.

418
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,761
<i>You know, gongs</i>
<i>for example, made of bronze.</i>

419
00:19:13,978 --> 00:19:15,371
<i>You know you can</i>
<i>make these instruments</i>

420
00:19:15,371 --> 00:19:17,460
<i>that's what it sounds like</i>
<i>you've never heard them before.</i>

421
00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:21,116
<i>We started experimenting</i>
<i>with many other things</i>

422
00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:23,118
<i>hitting walls</i>
<i>hitting the balustrade</i>

423
00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:26,295
<i>hitting anything</i>
<i>can be found outside</i>

424
00:19:26,513 --> 00:19:28,950
<i>like scrap</i>
<i>or air conditioning units.</i>

425
00:19:33,650 --> 00:19:36,044
<i>Using vocals has become</i>

426
00:19:36,218 --> 00:19:39,221
how could we also add something
to some more

427
00:19:39,439 --> 00:19:42,442
<i>emotional tempo of the score.</i>

428
00:19:44,748 --> 00:19:49,405
There is real intimacy
and humanity in the soundtrack.

429
00:19:49,623 --> 00:19:51,755
<i>And I like it</i>
<i>because it kind of refutes</i>

430
00:19:51,973 --> 00:19:54,410
<i>all your expectations.</i>

431
00:19:57,761 --> 00:20:00,460
My dad is coming home.

432
00:20:00,677 --> 00:20:01,896
Bringing revenge.

433
00:20:04,725 --> 00:20:07,336
Bringing it all.

434
00:20:07,554 --> 00:20:09,208
<i>- I'm a big fan</i>
<i>film history</i>

435
00:20:09,382 --> 00:20:10,600
<i>especially the silent era.</i>

436
00:20:10,818 --> 00:20:13,168
<i>Camera view</i>
<i>was everything.</i>

437
00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:15,562
<i>Cast of thousands</i>
<i>unusual sets</i>

438
00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:17,694
<i>unusual locations.</i>

439
00:20:17,912 --> 00:20:20,262
Over time, with visual effects
technology, lots of it

440
00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,090
he got lost
in a Hollywood production.

441
00:20:22,264 --> 00:20:24,048
<i>We can do both.</i>

442
00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:26,660
<i>We can go back to</i>
<i>older era of cinema</i>

443
00:20:26,877 --> 00:20:29,576
<i>but also something to it</i>
<i>entire level</i>

444
00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:31,621
<i>fantasy and imagination</i>
<i>through power</i>

445
00:20:31,839 --> 00:20:33,232
<i>visual effects.</i>

446
00:20:33,449 --> 00:20:35,103
<i>We try to do it all.</i>

447
00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:38,324
<i>This is what "The Odyssey" is</i>
<i>and must be on screen.</i>

448
00:20:41,196 --> 00:20:43,764
Action!

449
00:20:43,981 --> 00:20:46,941
<i>- Chris really shoots</i>
<i>on such a massive scale</i>

450
00:20:47,158 --> 00:20:48,377
in this huge format.

451
00:20:48,595 --> 00:20:50,379
But most of all, he shoots
independent films.

452
00:20:50,597 --> 00:20:55,166
<i>And there's a lot of it</i>
<i>It's urgent.</i>

453
00:20:55,341 --> 00:20:58,431
It goes further
make it authentic to us

454
00:20:58,648 --> 00:21:00,084
on set,
what then makes an impression

455
00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:02,478
<i>more authentic</i>
<i>the audience in the theater.</i>

456
00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,266
<i>- People know</i>
<i>lots of history</i>

457
00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,659
but they never did
I saw it this way.

458
00:21:09,877 --> 00:21:13,054
<i>And he really deserves it</i>
<i>a huge canvas.</i>

459
00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,622
As a fan, I'm very excited
to see this movie.

460
00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:17,406
let's go!

461
00:21:17,406 --> 00:21:19,756
<i>- I can't wait</i>
<i>hang out in this IMAX theater</i>

462
00:21:19,974 --> 00:21:23,586
<i>and get completely lost in it</i>
<i>this world he created.</i>

463
00:21:23,804 --> 00:21:25,980
<i>- In your lifetime</i>
<i>if there is one movie</i>

464
00:21:26,197 --> 00:21:29,375
that you are going to the cinema,
no matter what

465
00:21:29,592 --> 00:21:33,509
<i>this is the movie that will do it</i>
<i>because it is pure cinema.</i>

466
00:21:33,727 --> 00:21:40,168
<i>♪ ♪</i>