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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Spider-man on EPICs...

Alain DEUDJUI said:
It is time for RED STUDIOS to get ready with movie distribution online while outfitting red ray pro with a storage module or magazine for Hometheater .
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Now that the new media is coming out, I'm interested to learn more about RED RAY. The page on Red.com mentions that it has CF and SSD input capability, not to mention USB, FW900, and E-SATA. Which makes me wonder if it wouldn't make an ideal device for playback of files straight off the camera, either directly from a 1.8" REDMAG or via the RED STATIONs...especially if it supports LUTs...
 
Congrats, Jim. John Schwartzman is a demanding DP, but I'm confident that Epic can hold up to the challenge.

Good pieces here on the web:

Studio Daily

Slashfilm

Electronista

[Also covered on Daily Variety's pay site.]

Given that Sony is paying for and releasing the film, that's a pretty big coup for them to adopt Red for this production. The bottom line is that it's a creative decision, and I have no doubt the movie will look great.

The last Spiderman film was done at 4K throughout, but I think some of the effects were done at 2K and uprezzed. Given that many recent effects-intensive films (like Avatar and Social Network) went back and forth between 2K and 4K during different post stages, and both looked pin-sharp on screen, I'm not convinced an all 4K workflow would gain much. Also, bear in mind that if they're using uncompressed 4K, you'd be looking at 104MB per frame (52MB + 52MB) for a 3D DPX image, which would crush most facilities. I don't think that's a realistic expectation.

On the other hand, Avatar took up 1000TB of storage at Weta during post. We'll see how many post houses can handle over a petabyte for a workflow this complex (for 18 months).
 
Jannard said:
Our original goal was to provide a respectful film alternative. We didn't see 1080P as that.

It appears that our goal had been met. Now we have more work to do as we have set our goals higher...

Jim
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Sigh. Just be careful when you enter the carpark guys, Jim's moved the goalposts again. :coolgleamA:
Maybe you should think about getting the blacktop completely re-surfaced, have the garden beds dug up and re-planted and so on.
 
*sigh*
...and here I was thinking I was gonna hear Spider Man ranting about how awesome EPIC is.
Oh well, life is filled with small disappointments. :rolleyes5:
 
Marc Wielage said:
The last Spiderman film was done at 4K throughout, but I think some of the effects were done at 2K and uprezzed. Given that many recent effects-intensive films (like Avatar and Social Network) went back and forth between 2K and 4K during different post stages, and both looked pin-sharp on screen, I'm not convinced an all 4K workflow would gain much. Also, bear in mind that if they're using uncompressed 4K, you'd be looking at 104MB per frame (52MB + 52MB) for a 3D DPX image, which would crush most facilities. I don't think that's a realistic expectation.
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As far as I understand it, there is no 4k DCP releasing, so the only results anyone has seen from any kind of 4K post pipeline has been on 35mm prints, which can't resolve 4k anyways. (please correct me if I'm wrong here).

As a big fan of IMAX, I am very excited about the prospect of full 4K production and releasing!
 
Bruce William Harper said:
As far as I understand it, there is no 4k DCP releasing, so the only results anyone has seen from any kind of 4K post pipeline has been on 35mm prints, which can't resolve 4k anyways. (please correct me if I'm wrong here).

As a big fan of IMAX, I am very excited about the prospect of full 4K production and releasing!
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A bit confused here...

There are definitely 4k DCP theatres around...
 
The hole 2K vs 4K theater thing reminds me of 720P vs 1080P LCD TVs.
Many theaters started with 2K but will switch over to 4K as quick as we switched from 720P to 1080P TVs.
 
Feb 17th 2010

James Cameron mentors Spider-man

Will guide director Webb in the art of 3D


It seems when Jim Cameron isn’t making the worlds biggest films, he’s helping others who are trying to make their own.

It’s been confirmed that Cameron will be mentoring new Spider-man director Marc Webb, who's desperate to shoot in 3D using Avatar’s groundbreaking technology.

And who better to have helping than the man himself – the creator of the jaw-dropping new technology.

Cameron's involvement may be down to his concern of recent superhero films…

‘I think Hollywood's in a bit of a rut. They've done the good ones and they're starting to get down to the second and third tier of superheroes’, says Cameron.


Read more: Film news James Cameron mentors Spider-man | TotalFilm.com
http://www.totalfilm.com/news/james-cameron-mentors-spider-man
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Here is an interesting article I just found...

Did Cameron test 3D Epics or Scarlets?
 
CJ Roy said:
Cameron's a Pace guy. Spidey 4's using 3ality.
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If Pace wants to stay at the top of the 3D game, they need to ditch the Sony boat anchors they are using and adopt Epics.

JK, not dissing Sony.

I'm pretty sure that Pace can use any digi cams with their rigs, unless they are strictly Sony, which would be a bad move in terms of profit.
 
Something tells me that Cameron will replace current tools.
 
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