Cinéma d'Asie James River Film Journal | Writing on the art of film & film as art. ZINEMA ALL THINGS SHINING LA DIRECCION DE ARTE Darren Aronofsky Tintin's Virtual Art You could say that Avatar set the stage for The Adventures of Tintin. The animated feature, directed by Steven Spielberg, features digital comic-book characters acting with the help of performances captured from actors using a process similar to one James Cameron developed for Avatar. Similarly, to help set the stage for the production and help Spielberg visualize the 3D world in which Tintin would act, virtual art department supervisor Robert Powers, now vice president of 3D development at NewTek, assembled a virtual art department, much as he had done for Avatar. IMAGE: (c) 2011 Paramount Pictures. What is a virtual art department? We are the interface between the art department and production. So, you built virtual sets? Yes. Why did you create these sets? The director could use these virtual sets to do location scouting and make changes. Were these virtual sets used during shooting? How did the process work? How does the virtual art production process—and the result—differ from previs?
Hurlbut Visuals Richard Parsonson | Director of Photography LIGHTING & CAMERA TIPS FOR FILM & TV Information for students of cinematography General lighting tips for beginners If you are just starting out with lighting, the best thing to do is find still images or scenes from a movie that you love - then work out how the lighting was done and try to recreate it. Think about what feeling it gave you when you first saw the image. A great way to start learning about lighting is to work out work out how an experienced cameraman did the job. Looking at the reflections in peoples' eyes, is one way you can find out where lights have been placed and what sort of reflectors or diffusion were used (American cinematographer magazine often has shots from movies showing lighting setups). Less is more - viewers enjoy images more when they have to think a bit about the content. Remember you don't need all the big toys to light well, one person can be lit well with one lamp and a couple of reflectors. Lighting outdoors Lighting in a studio Shooting Video Career paths
7 Tips for HD Color Correction and DSLR Color Correction Color correction is just one step of the entire filmmaking process…but oh, what a difference it can make. You can take average footage and really make it pop, sing and enhance the viewing experience of your project. If you have excellent footage, then the sky is the limit. You can also make images look garish, ugly and destroy all the hard work the crew did to capture those images on the day of the shoot. The challenges and choices are many and it comes with great responsibility if you are the one applying the Color Correction and Color Grade. In the indie film world, jobs are more often merged and unified and Color Correction is more and more falling into the hands of the Editor. To get on the same page, let’s quickly go over some terminology that clarifies what is what in this realm. COLOR CORRECTION is the process where every clip is manually tweaked to get a good exposure and balance of light. Click the image to view high resolution. 1.
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