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James Mangold (Director/Writer) –
James has producer, director, and writer credits. Some of his directing credits include such movies: Heavy (1995), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Kate & Leopold (2001), Identity (2003),Walk the Line, which was nominated and won a total of 53 awards (2005), and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). He has won an Amanda Award (Norway), for Walk the Line (2005), a Gijón International Film Festival award for both best screenplay and Grand Prix Asturias for Heavy (1995) , and a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for his direction of Heavy. He has been nominated for various other awards as well.
Why we want him-
We want James Mangold to direct our project because he has great experience with films in varying genres; he has a unique way of telling stories. He has been nominated for numerous awards and has a great reputation for professionalism.
We also want James Mangold to re-write the script, we want him because he has experience writing and we see him being able to give “Good Book” a more cohesive story with the rewrite notes we have made and with his creativity and vision.
Why he wants to work with us-
He could be enticed to work with us because he will have an opportunity to use aspects of different genres he has already directed. He will also be able to do a more action focused film than what he has previously done. This will give him new experience and give him an opportunity to expand his skill levels.
Time Commitment-
James Mangold will be needed for 1 week of re-writes and 12 weeks of pre-production and production work, making it a total of 13 weeks.
Michael Ballhaus (Cinematographer) -
Michael has 106 cinematographer credits; he originally started in his native country of Germany. He is honored to be the first German cinematographer to be honored by the American Society of Cinematographers in 2007. Some films he has worked on include: Working Girl (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), Wild Wild West (1999), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Departed (2006). He has won several awards including Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for best cinematography in Goodfellas, National Society of Film Critics Awards for his cinematography in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), and won a Gooden Goblet at the Shanghai International Film Festival for The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). He has also been nominated for 3 Oscars and 12 other awards.
Why we want him-
We want Michael because we feel that his experience will greatly benefit portraying the mood and tone of the film that we desire.
Why he wants to work with us-
Michael will be enticed with us because he has not worked on any projects since 2006 also he will have the opportunity to work with James Mangold.
Time Commitment-
We expect to need Michael Ballhaus for 10 weeks.
Back-Up list:
F. Gary Gray (Director)-
Gray has done a large body of music videos for such artists as R. Kelly, Babyface, and OutKast. The film he is best known for is The Italian Job (2003), this film will be relatively equivalent to our action needs. He has also done Be Cool (2005), and has been attached to The Brazilian Job (2009)
Andrew Lesnie (Cinematographer) –
Andrew Lesnie has won an Academy award for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). He has done the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He has also done King Kong (2005), and I Am Legend (2007).
With our agreement with Treeline Films, we expect them to fill the following Above the Line positions: 1 story board artist (1 week), 1 assistant director (12 weeks), 2 producers (12 weeks), 2 associate producers (12 weeks), 1 production coordinator (8 weeks), 1 music coordinator (8 weeks), 1 costume designer( 10 weeks), 1 casting director (12 weeks). Why we chose this deal- We want the best out of James Mangold, since he has a working relationship with these people, it will take less time to get everybody on the same page and working well together.
We also plan on hiring Media Asia Films for fight choreography (9 weeks) because they have experience producing a lot of Kung Fu and action films. They have worked on films in both Hong Kong and America, and are responsible for the fight scenes in Infernal Affairs.
