Bring the partners in early at the conceptual stage as part of the development of the concept. Make them an equal partner. Our partners are very capable these days?equally capable to us.

That's nothing new … I've seen that before.

We're not at the drafting stage. I think we're moving toward the conceptual stage of what we need to do,

Think of BMW at an early stage of development in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was playing catch up with Mercedes.

Our most rewarding experiences at Mr. X come when we partner with the filmmakers at the earliest conceptual stage to help design and shape the execution of complex effects sequences. On BROTHERS, we had the opportunity to work closely with the production team to create meticulously accurate pre-visualization for the sequence. Through this we were able to assist the director to choreograph the action, uncover filming challenges, and develop a complete filming solution down to each camera lens and position well before shooting began.

You guys are great. Bring the band down, we'll put them on stage!