{"id":19294,"date":"2021-02-23T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T09:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amplify.nabshow.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=19294"},"modified":"2024-09-15T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T17:35:51","slug":"the-hollywood-tech-tricks-getting-film-crews-back-on-set-source-wired","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/articles\/the-hollywood-tech-tricks-getting-film-crews-back-on-set-source-wired\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hollywood Tech Tricks Getting Film Crews Back on Set | Source: Wired"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MidnightSky-feature.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18801\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns article-content is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that Hollywood has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. After all, movie sets typically require hundreds of people coming together from all around the world to work in close proximity to one another. Early in the spring of 2020, production effectively shut down until further notice. But slowly, quietly, new movies \u2014 movies that were filmed during the pandemic \u2014 have begun surfacing. How? Filmmakers found ways to adapt, and now they\u2019re getting even more tools to help them film safely.<\/strong><br><br><strong>\u201cNot every movie needs high-tech solutions, of course. Smaller films, like Netflix\u2019s <em>Malcolm &amp; Marie<\/em> or the recent Sundance flick <em>How It Ends<\/em>, are able to get by with smaller, quarantined crews. But for bigger, more complicated projects \u2014 the kind that need visual effects and lots of extras \u2014 tech is filling in the gaps on socially distant shoots.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Source: Brent Rose, Wired<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AT A GLANCE:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing for <em>Wired<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/hollywood-covid-19-filmmaking-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brent Rose<\/a> examines new technologies powering Hollywood film productions during the pandemic. These include Frame.io\u2019s new Camera to Cloud service and ILM\u2019s virtual location scouting and LED backdrops, as well as technologies for remote production such as robotic camera Solo Cinebot, and Crew in a Box, a \u201cbriefcase\u201d package featuring a Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, a three-panel LED light, teleprompter, mic, and an ATEM Mini Pro live production switcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Culture_Frame.io-C2C_6.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Frame.io\u2019s Camera to Cloud production system allows multiple people to begin working on a shot the second after it\u2019s filmed. Cr: Frame.io\" class=\"wp-image-19295\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frame.io\u2019s Camera to Cloud production system allows multiple people to begin working on a shot the second after it\u2019s filmed. Cr: Frame.io<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camera to Cloud, the newly-launched production service from Frame.io, providers of web-based dailies and editing tools, allows multiple people to begin working on a shot the second after it\u2019s filmed. This both reduces the number of people on set and increases the number who can contribute from a distance. The system pairs cameras with internet-connected transcoding and audio decks programmed to upload material with verbal commands. Available to subscribers next month, the system has already been used on disaster feature <em>Songbird<\/em>, which filmed under some of the most stringent Covid-19 restrictions. A new livestream version of the system, which will enable people off-set to be able to look through the main camera\u2019s lens and weigh in on lighting, props, shot-framing, and more, is expected to roll out in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Light &amp; Magic, meanwhile, has created a Virtual Art Department, which leverages virtual reality to allow the production designer, director, visual effects team, and other filmmakers to collaborate in VR. The VAD setup uses Epic Games\u2019 Unreal Engine, which means collaborators can use any Unreal-supported device from phones and laptops to Oculus VR headsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ILM\u2019s Stagecraft LED, the much-touted virtual production system employed for more than half of Disney+ series <em>The Mandalorian<\/em>, utilizes a 21-foot tall digital backdrop to eliminate the need for location shoots. Paired with with ILM\u2019s VAD crew, the Stagecraft set was a crucial part of the production workflow for George Clooney\u2019s <em>The Midnight Sky<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cTo understand how that comes together practically, consider George Clooney. At the onset of <em>The Midnight Sky<\/em>, ILM\u2019s VAD crew traveled to remote, snowy locations in Iceland and captured detailed scans of the environment. Those were then turned into Stagecraft images that allowed Clooney to sit on a set, look out the window of \u2018Barbeau research station\u2019 and see the same snowy landscape the audience saw in the final film. Everything was captured in-camera. The details might be altered and augmented, but it\u2019s a massive leap forward for soundstages.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stagecraft set in London is currently in use for <em>The Batman<\/em>, with another set in Sydney employed for <em>Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>. Pinewood Studios also recently announced that it will have similar virtual production capabilities in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/hollywood-covid-19-filmmaking-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Tech Tricks Getting Film Crews Back on Set (<em>Wired<\/em>)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New technologies powering Hollywood films include Frame.io\u2019s Camera to Cloud service and ILM\u2019s virtual location scouting and backgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170110,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":""},"categories":[248],"class_list":["post-19294","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amplify"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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