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Theatrical Trailer

June 20, 2008 12:39 PM

Dear Mummy Family--

Events got a bit away from me and Universal and Papa John's Pizza put our final trailer on my site before I could write to you. I truly hope you enjoy it in 1080p so you can see all the details that I put into it. It also can be viewed on the Papa John's site, as well.

I'm excited to hear your reactions, as always.

I'm also stoked to have Papa John's tied in with my film. I have won my share of awards but having "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" getting its own PIZZA BOX is an unexpected pleasure. I love pop culture, making movies about pop culture, and love it when the work I do makes an impact in the pop cultural fabric. Besides, it's damned tasty pizza.

Dubbing away on Reel 5 as the O'Connells stand off the Emperor Mummy and his forces at the gateway to Shangri-La high in the Himalayas. A wicked gun battle complete with Kung Fu, magic, Yeti attack, and avalanche--all in fifteen minutes of running time.

We had a good research sneak in Sacramento a few nights ago (see the AICN.COM Review) and like all good previews I learned many things from the audience about the movie. Been making some cuts and adjustments to prefect the pace, to make it unspool in the most perfect rhythm I can discern. It's deeply satisfying to me to feel the pas de deux between audience and movie when the dance is going well. I think all directors want to feel this. You get the most immediate feedback with humor because you hear laughs and we heard plenty of those the other night. I think you'll find Brendan Fraser working at his full, delightful powers. It is so great to see him back in this role and with this new interpretation and his new, super-buff looks. All that Krav Maga training really came to fruition.

165 visual effects left to go and time is running short but we will make it.

In the meantime, enjoy the trailer and talk to you soon.

Rob

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Dear Mummy Family--

Events
got a bit away from me and Universal and Papa John's Pizza put our final
trailer on my site before I could write to you. I truly hope you enjoy it in
1080p so you can see all the details that I put into it. It also can be viewed
on the Papa John's site, as well.

I'm
excited to hear your reactions, as always.

I'm
also stoked to have Papa John's tied in with my film. I have won my share of
awards but having "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" getting its own PIZZA
BOX is an unexpected pleasure. I love pop culture, making movies about pop
culture, and love it when the work I do makes an impact in the pop cultural
fabric. Besides, it's damned tasty pizza.

Dubbing
away on Reel 5 as the O'Connells stand off the Emperor Mummy and his forces at
the gateway to Shangri-La high in the Himalayas. A wicked gun battle complete
with Kung Fu, magic, Yeti attack, and avalanche--all in fifteen minutes of
running time.

We
had a good research sneak in Sacramento a few nights ago (see the <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37126" target="_blank">AICN.COM
Review</a>) and like all good previews I learned many things from the audience
about the movie. Been making some cuts and adjustments to prefect the pace, to
make it unspool in the most perfect rhythm I can discern. It's deeply
satisfying to me to feel the pas de deux between audience and movie when
the dance is going well. I think all directors want to feel this. You get the
most immediate feedback with humor because you hear laughs and we heard plenty
of those the other night. I think you'll find Brendan Fraser working at his
full, delightful powers. It is so great to see him back in this role and with
this new interpretation and his new, super-buff looks. All that Krav Maga
training really came to fruition.

165
visual effects left to go and time is running short but we will make it.

In
the meantime, enjoy the trailer and talk to you soon.

Rob

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FINISHING AUDIO TOUCHES

June 17, 2008 9:17 AM

Dear Mummy Family--

I'm here at TODD-AO Dubbing Reel 3 (out of seven) up against the time line, as usual. The baby will soon be out for everyone to see on August 1^st, but, in order to make that date with the 4,000 plus prints, everything, including the 949 visual effects shots have to be locked by July 3^rd. Time is growing short.

Dubbing is a fascinating process, a meticulous process by which the sound effects (tens of thousands of them), the music, and the dialog are balanced together to create the sound tapestry of the movie. If it's done well, the mix will deliver the excitement of the effects, clarity to the dialog, and the cohesion of the music--but all these elements have to share a common space in your local theater, even in 5.1 and that's the trick, to choreograph the three elements for maximum effect. Of course, that is a matter of taste. Some directors favor a vivid, almost naked sound effects and dialog approach ("No Country for Old Men"); other like to let the music dominate (like Terry Malick's film "Days of Heaven"). In the first two "Mummy" movies, Stephen Sommers did an excellent dub, balancing everything for maximum effect that made those movies extremely vivid.

I want to deliver no less to you.

The scoring in London went so well. Randy spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty.

I'm not seeing much of my wife Barbara or my triplets these days as dubbing goes on ten hours a day, visual effects about five hours a day, and color timing another three hours from 10 till 1 A.M.

It's a glorious process finishing a film, seeing it all knit together. I have completed 783 visual effects and have 196 to go. It will be a photo finish but I take a lot of pride and satisfaction in the quality and diversity of the effects. You've gotten a taste in the teaser trailer, which brings us to this...

The full trailer will be attached to the head of "WANTED" coming out June 27^th. But, of course, it will debut here first.

I've attached a few photos for your perusal. In six weeks, you will be seeing 24 pictures per second for 1 Hr. 54 Minutes of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" with all its bells and whistles blazing.

Then, I'm going surfing!!!!!

Bye, for now...

Rob

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Dear Mummy Family--

I'm here at TODD-AO Dubbing Reel 3 (out of seven) up against
the time line, as usual. The baby will soon be out for everyone to see on
August 1st, but, in order to make that date with the 4,000 plus
prints, everything, including the 949 visual effects shots have to be locked by
July 3rd. Time is growing short. <o:p></o:p>

Dubbing is a fascinating process, a meticulous process by
which the sound effects (tens of thousands of them), the music, and the dialog
are balanced together to create the sound tapestry of the movie. If it's done
well, the mix will deliver the excitement of the effects, clarity to the
dialog, and the cohesion of the music--but all these elements have to share a
common space in your local theater, even in 5.1 and that's the trick, to
choreograph the three elements for maximum effect. Of course, that is a matter
of taste. Some directors favor a vivid, almost naked sound effects and dialog
approach ("No Country for Old Men"); other like to let the music dominate (like
Terry Malick's film "Days of Heaven"). In the first two "Mummy" movies, Stephen
Sommers did an excellent dub, balancing everything for maximum effect that made
those movies extremely vivid.

I want to deliver no less to you. <o:p></o:p>

The scoring in London went so well. Randy spent ten days,
two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a
great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty.

I'm not seeing much of my wife Barbara or my triplets these
days as dubbing goes on ten hours a day, visual effects about five hours a day,
and color timing another three hours from 10 till 1 A.M. <o:p></o:p>

It's a glorious process finishing a film, seeing it all knit
together. I have completed 783 visual effects and have 196 to go. It will be a
photo finish but I take a lot of pride and satisfaction in the quality and
diversity of the effects. You've gotten a taste in the teaser trailer, which
brings us to this...

The full trailer will be attached to the head of "WANTED"
coming out June 27th. But, of course, it will debut here first.

I've attached a few photos for your perusal. In six weeks,
you will be seeing 24 pictures per second for 1 Hr. 54 Minutes of "The Mummy:
Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" with all its bells and whistles blazing.

Then, I'm going surfing!!!!! <o:p></o:p>

Bye, for now...

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