All Post Production & VFX articles – Page 18
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Industry TrendsBelden to merge SAM with Grass Valley
Belden has completed its acquisition of SAM (Snell Advanced Media), which it will now merge with Grass Valley.
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Industry TrendsWhat's new in the world of grading?
With increasing demand for UHD and HDR content, colour management and workflow optimisation are at the heart of product development.
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Industry Trends2018 Oscar nominations: Inside the technical categories
IBC365 previews the technical categories for the 90th Academy Awards in which digital acquisition dominates.
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Industry TrendsTop 10 most-read Production articles
The making of the BBC’s Blue Planet 2 and the rise of virtual reality content were among IBC365’s most-read Production articles of 2017.
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Technical Papers360 cinematic literacy: A case study
360 degree film making necessitates a new language for storytelling, the case study is based on material from two user studies on a 360 video profile of an artist.
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Industry TrendsInterview: David Stump, ASC, steps into the light field
Cinematographer and visual effects pro David Stump, ASC, sees light-field technology as a huge opportunity for film, TV, virtual reality and other areas of content creation.
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Executive InterviewsLost in Time with mixed reality
The use of mixed reality technology has enabled the creation of formats with levels of interactivity that have not been seen before, says FremantleMedia’s Petter Testmann Koch.
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Industry TrendsTV productions return to revamped BBC Television Centre
The iconic Television Centre in West London has reopened, with The Jonathan Ross Show the first production to use the overhauled studios that were dubbed ’the home of British television’.
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Industry TrendsVFX: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
From an immense space city to a Lexus inspired spaceship, Rodeo FX played a crucial part in bringing director Luc Besson’s vision of the graphic novel to the big screen
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Industry TrendsHDR and IMF on the agenda at Sky-hosted SMPTE meeting
Sky will host the third-quarter SMPTE Technology Committee meetings at its London HQ in September.
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Industry TrendsWhat can broadcast learn from the music industry?
Advances in technology mean that broadcast engineers have an increasingly important role to play in aiding the creative process, says John Maxwell Hobbs.
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Thought LeadershipBuilding a virtually perfect studio
Moving to the cloud makes sense for VFX firms, says Jellyfish Pictures’ Jeremy Smith.
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Technical PapersObject-based audio for television
Since the beginning of TV production, channel based audio mixing has been the norm.
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Industry TrendsThe Jungle Book: advancing virtual production
Meticulous planning and pre-visualisation were used to create Disney feature The Jungle Book.
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Industry TrendsIs virtual reality for real?
Projections for virtual reality hardware are extraordinarily positive, with findings from UK-based Business Insider Intelligence suggesting in excess of five-fold growth over the the next five years.
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Executive InterviewsJon Karafin: Conjuring with light
The merger between science and the arts has energised Jon Karafin throughout his career, culminating in what may be the most exciting breakthrough in imaging since the invention of photography.
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Executive InterviewsDerek Bradley: Facing the future of motion capture
From Avatar to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, motion capture has enabled animation to become ever more lifelike and photo realistic. Now Disney Research is advancing this science with emotion capture, and systems that offer filmmakers continuous control of facial performance in live action motion pictures.
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Executive InterviewsHigh frame rates will become the norm, says Ang Lee
Released in the US late last year, Iraq war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk broke new ground when it came to technical production, Oscar winning Director Ang Lee talks about his experience with the newest cinema technology
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Executive InterviewsAlex Mahon: Playing games with reality
Media execs should look to the gaming industry and the success of games such as Pokemon Go to realise there’s a market for AR and VR content.
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Executive InterviewsMichael Zink: 'HDR provides a truly differentiated experience for viewers'
As VP of Technology, Warner Bros. Michael Zink is responsible for exploring the emerging technologies that could enhance Warner Bros.’ capabilities in production, post production and distribution. Concentrating mainly on scripted content for TV and film, his work includes assessing new technologies and assisting with the setup and integration of ...
