All Post Production & VFX articles – Page 16
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Industry Trends
Special effects: Keeping it real
Far from being killed off by digital, practical special effects are routinely used to heighten the effectiveness of scenes and emotional beats in a way impossible in a computer.
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Executive Interviews
Craft Leaders: Robert Richardson, Cinematographer
Three-time Oscar winning DoP Robert Richardson reflects on a career that has spanned 30 years, working with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone – and working in formats ranging from digital 3D to ultra-wide 70mm.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Harry Miller, Editor
How many people does it take to cut a Hollywood feature film? More than one, in the case of The Predator, Editor Harry Miller tells IBC365.
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Industry Trends
Fine-tuning Bohemian Rhapsody
The Editor and Production Designer of Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody tell IBC365 how the film recreated the classic Live Aid concert from Wembley Stadium – with 800 extras at Bovingdon airfield near Hemel Hempstead.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Jack Watts, Deluxe Technicolor
Jack Watts doesn’t shy away from having strong opinions about Digital Cinema Packages, demanding clients and film industry politics. IBC365 got his thoughts on these topics and much more.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Maxine Gervais, Colourist
Working on over 50 blockbusters and critically-acclaimed feature films, the award-winning colourist Maxine Gervais has always been passionate about creative expression with technology and colour. Now she brings that enthusiasm to IBC.
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Industry Trends
Watch: Peter Jackson brings colour to WW1
Grainy, black and white footage of World War One has been given the ultimate restoration treatment to startling effect in They Shall Not Grow Old.
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Executive Interviews
Behind the scenes: Mike Leigh’s Peterloo
Period epic Peterloo required some innovative VFX to recreate the crowd scenes that sit at the heart of Mike Leigh’s latest film.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Hauke Richter, Game of Thrones
One of the key factors in making Game of Thrones a worldwide television phenomenon is the style and look of the sets. Art director Hauke Richter spoke to IBC365 to reveal the secrets behind the show’s designs.
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Technical Papers
Colour management for cinematic immersive experiences
In this paper, explore the challenges that have to be overcome to create colour-accurate immersive experiences at a cinematic quality level.
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Executive Interviews
Craft Leaders: Barry Alexander Brown, Editor
Barry Alexander Brown has edited over 100 Spike Lee ‘joints’, and is an acclaimed filmmaker himself. He tells Adrian Pennington about a career that encompasses editing legendary films such as Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X through to Lee’s latest, Blackkklansman.
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Industry Trends
IBC2018 Tech Talks: Advances in sport production
Read Dolby Laboratories, Sennheiser, EVS, UEFA and BT Technology technical papers and watch their presentation from IBC2018 on the exciting technology developments in sports production.
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Industry Trends
SMPTE: Shaping the next generation of standards
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), which has led the development of industry standards and progressive work in HD, Ultra HD, 4K and 8K for the advancement of the moving image, will be out in force at IBC.
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Executive Interviews
Defining HDR colour space
Don’t mention the HDR standards war to Jeremy Booth because he is happily distanced from it. The compositing TD from Jellyfish Pictures is much more concerned with the bigger picture around colour and VFX.
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Industry Trends
Final cut: Should producers take post in-house?
As post-production technology has become more accessible and cheaper, a big question facing many production companies is: should post production be brought inhouse? Three leading indies explain the pros – and cons – of going inhouse.
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Industry Trends
AI: Building the future of broadcast
Artificial intelligence technology is swiftly moving from experiment to practical use across production workflows and into the heart of content creation.
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Webinar
On-demand webinar: IBC2018 themes
Watch on demand as IBC365 previews the anticipated themes and highlights of IBC2018.
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Industry Trends
Brexit: Media industry concerns
With the deadline to Brexit fast approaching, IBC365 asks leading media executives about the big issues they want government to resolve.
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Industry Trends
Making the grade in HDR
With more dramas and films now delivering in HDR, IBC365 asks leading colourists to reveal all about the pros and cons of grading in the format.
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Executive Interviews
Craft Leaders: Joe Letteri, Visual Effects Supervisor
He doesn’t draw or paint nor animates in the traditional sense but give Joe Letteri a computer and he can figure out how to create any image in the world – or a world yet unknown. The four times visual effects Oscar and BAFTA winner has shaped three decades of ...