Black Swan VFX / dance double controversy

VFX secrets behind Boardwalk Empire

I LOVE Boardwalk Empire.

Here are some of the VFX secrets behind the show.

The Raven – short film

Thanks to the heads up from nofilmschool, this is a film made on a $5K budget. You would not bat an eyelid if you saw this on the big screen from hollywood.

Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him. The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.

To find out more, connect with the creators on facebook.

How to – Canon T2i with EOS Movie Plugin-E1 Final Cut Pro

Saw this helpful video tutorial over at the Bui Brothers site to help anyone with the Rebel T2i/Canon 550D use this new FCP plugin.

See the video and get T2i files from their site.

Editing a multicamera concert shot on Canon 5Ds

Here is an interesting article over at ProVideo Coalition

before and after colour correction

Here are a couple of quotes from the post:

The first consideration was probably budgetary. Live concert production can be expensive. Traditionally you have quite a large crew with a production truck that’s the central hub where all of the feeds from the cameras are recorded to tape. The director, technical director and a number of other crew members live and breathe in that truck for quite a while during rehearsals and as the show goes to tape.

The show itself was shot with 7 5Ds. 3 were stationary cameras capturing a wider shot of the stage. The other 4 were handheld: 2 in front of the stage and 2 on either side that could move behind as well.

With over 20 hours of H.264 clips it was quite a daunting task to convert the footage to Apple ProRes for editing.

Is there some inconsistency from show to show to rehearsal? Sure. Can you see continuity issues from shot to shot if you look closely? You betcha. But IMHO it’s like continuity in a motion picture; unless it’s just blatantly glaring most people won’t notice. If they do then they aren’t into the story/program anyway.

It’s hard to point out any limitations or issues that cropped up as a result of shooting 5Ds as opposed to a higher end camera system when we were so happy with the final product. “Higher end” is such a relative term because if you look at some of the images captured during this show I would argue that they are quite unique and stand with a lot of other live shows.

Read the full article here