Michael Cioni
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To my friends on RED USER:
This is an excerpt from my latest blog entry that includes a very special picture into the workflow of the EPIC feature film, ENDER'S GAME. Because workflow is such a powerful cornerstone to digital cinema, I believe sharing and learning from different workflows can help the overall development and maturity of reliable and robust digital cinema solutions.
All too often, we find ourselves losing battles because we are fighting them on the terms of our adversaries. The story of David and Goliath is not one of luck, but one of control. David new that the source of Goliath's greatest strength was simultaneously the source of his biggest weakness: Size. And that's exactly what the information age is proving over and over and over again: The size, age, and design of giants can be overtaken by newer, smaller, and innovative ideas that are not playing by the same rules.
Recently, the Light Iron team had the pleasure of collaborating with one of the best cinematographers of all time, Don McAlpine, on the film, Ender's Game. Like us, Don recognizes Goliath when he sees him and has no intention of falling into a trap.
In Don's words, "I chose RED because the Hollywood establishment had produced so much anti-propoganda that I knew it must be equal or superior to the more established equipment. While I will leave the future equipment requirements to younger and more agile minds than mine, I will, however, be very pleased to consider any device that can expend our vision."
Fittingly, Ender's Game is a film about strength and weakness and an unlikely character who succeeds by holding strong to a vision that others lack.
To my friends and colleagues: Whenever I am engaged in situations that I do not control I get confused, I become fearful, and I am prone to make mistakes in a battle I most likely cannot win. It's overwhelming. I know many of you know what that feels like. But when I take control, make predictions, and adequately prepare based on known weaknesses, I can face the biggest giants with the certainty I will succeed. In the business of digital cinema, when you arm yourself with workflow and innovation, you move the odds in your favor. This is the story of how just a few self-driven people armed with workflow and innovation were able to manage one of the biggest films of the year. And it's a story that if you "get it," demonstrates how you can accomplish exactly the same thing.
https://vimeo.com/78581143
http://michaelcioni.tumblr.com
This is an excerpt from my latest blog entry that includes a very special picture into the workflow of the EPIC feature film, ENDER'S GAME. Because workflow is such a powerful cornerstone to digital cinema, I believe sharing and learning from different workflows can help the overall development and maturity of reliable and robust digital cinema solutions.
All too often, we find ourselves losing battles because we are fighting them on the terms of our adversaries. The story of David and Goliath is not one of luck, but one of control. David new that the source of Goliath's greatest strength was simultaneously the source of his biggest weakness: Size. And that's exactly what the information age is proving over and over and over again: The size, age, and design of giants can be overtaken by newer, smaller, and innovative ideas that are not playing by the same rules.
Recently, the Light Iron team had the pleasure of collaborating with one of the best cinematographers of all time, Don McAlpine, on the film, Ender's Game. Like us, Don recognizes Goliath when he sees him and has no intention of falling into a trap.
In Don's words, "I chose RED because the Hollywood establishment had produced so much anti-propoganda that I knew it must be equal or superior to the more established equipment. While I will leave the future equipment requirements to younger and more agile minds than mine, I will, however, be very pleased to consider any device that can expend our vision."
Fittingly, Ender's Game is a film about strength and weakness and an unlikely character who succeeds by holding strong to a vision that others lack.
To my friends and colleagues: Whenever I am engaged in situations that I do not control I get confused, I become fearful, and I am prone to make mistakes in a battle I most likely cannot win. It's overwhelming. I know many of you know what that feels like. But when I take control, make predictions, and adequately prepare based on known weaknesses, I can face the biggest giants with the certainty I will succeed. In the business of digital cinema, when you arm yourself with workflow and innovation, you move the odds in your favor. This is the story of how just a few self-driven people armed with workflow and innovation were able to manage one of the biggest films of the year. And it's a story that if you "get it," demonstrates how you can accomplish exactly the same thing.
https://vimeo.com/78581143
http://michaelcioni.tumblr.com
