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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 :)

The Hobbit...

Marc Wielage said:
What scares me is that the visual effects people have double the work -- having to do twice as many frames as they would for a traditional 24fps project. And as it is, VFX schedules are tight, budgets are being cut, people are stressed out...

The people at Weta Digital and Park Road Post are among the best in the world, but man, I wouldn't want to be slammed with a dozen petabytes' worth of data for two projects simultaneously... <shiver>
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That's why ther are using a large Mistika based workflow :biggrin:
 
Fantastic look behind the scenes, especially the location scouting portion...can't wait to see more!
 
I didn't spot anyone on the location scout carrying an Epic - I would think with its small size it'd be a great idea to capture some footage with the actual camera that's going to be shooting the movie (though obviously in 2D).
 
David Kudell said:
I didn't spot anyone on the location scout carrying an Epic - I would think with its small size it'd be a great idea to capture some footage with the actual camera that's going to be shooting the movie (though obviously in 2D).
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Good point David.
 
That brought back memories of the hours of BTS I watched for the three LOTR movies. PJ is an animal...worked extrmely hard on those films.
 
Here's a freshly baked quote from Orlando Bloom regarding the 3D Epic setup being used on The Hobbit films:

"Those are small cameras, those RED Epic’s. I mean they’re doing steadicam, they’re doing over-the-shoulder, they’re doing everything with those cameras, and it’s 3D which is to me pretty phenomenal. My experience of it is that it’s the same, I mean it seems to be becoming the norm which is crazy in many regards, but I guess as time goes on things move on forward. The cameras are probably getting lighter and smaller, as they are with the RED Epic’s. But they’re doing remarkable things on The Hobbit with these cameras that I couldn’t have imagined, and [Musketeers] was shot with James Cameron’s cameras, the ARRI Alexa. There was a little bit more setup time and stuff I would say, but not massively so."

Never thought I'd hear him of all people talking about cameras but I guess he's really more into his craft than we ever thought he might be.
 
L. Langer said:
Here's a freshly baked quote from Orlando Bloom regarding the 3D Epic setup being used on The Hobbit films:

"Those are small cameras, those RED Epic’s. I mean they’re doing steadicam, they’re doing over-the-shoulder, they’re doing everything with those cameras, and it’s 3D which is to me pretty phenomenal. My experience of it is that it’s the same, I mean it seems to be becoming the norm which is crazy in many regards, but I guess as time goes on things move on forward. The cameras are probably getting lighter and smaller, as they are with the RED Epic’s. But they’re doing remarkable things on The Hobbit with these cameras that I couldn’t have imagined, and [Musketeers] was shot with James Cameron’s cameras, the ARRI Alexa. There was a little bit more setup time and stuff I would say, but not massively so."

Never thought I'd hear him of all people talking about cameras but I guess he's really more into his craft than we ever thought he might be.
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His wife clearly had something to do with that statement
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Why would it be surprising for an actor to be aware of other parts of the process outside of acting?
 
That's funny, all the pro shoots I have been on, the talent (among others) have been very curious and knowledgeable about the cameras, etc. I think it's because of all the down time between takes and wanting to make sure they are being captured well... as well as just being professional collaborators. Maybe I have just been lucky on all those big jobs!

Or maybe I just don't approach things that way. Fun to think about!
 
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