Bringing 4K and HDR to Anime at Netflix with Sol Levante →

“you might be surprised to read that Japanese broadcasters set the color temperature at 9300K, much bluer than the 6500K that dominates as a standard elsewhere in the world. In fact, many of the licensed anime shows on Netflix were converted to D65 BT.1886 at the very end of post production to meet our spec and look accurate on our streaming service — as the creatives intended!”

An informative introduction to Japanese anime production and post-production from Netflix.

The Mandalorian: This Is the Way →

“This inverted production workflow of The Mandalorian keeps the cinematographer in the loop from the development of the image to the final image, which is often captured in-camera. ”
A behind the scenes look at the groundbreaking virtual production technology used on The Mandalorian, Season One. Over 50 percent of The Mandalorian Season 1...

This is the way/future of productions.

In-Camera Virtual Production with Unreal Engine

Who knew projection screens will make a stunning comeback? (Goodbye greenscreens.)

Real-time technology is transforming the art of filmmaking, with next-generation virtual production tools coming to Unreal Engine. At SIGGRAPH, Epic Games partnered with Magnopus, Lux Machina, Quixel, Profile Studios, ARRI, and DP Matt Workman to demonstrate how using greenscreens and doing VFX in post are fast becoming old-school techniques.

The Problem Solving of Filmmaking

Don't fix it in post, but make it work in production.

A short video expanding on something I talk about on the Shazam commentary track (Shazam is now available on digital and if you buy the iTunes version you get a commentary track along with the other extras).

How to Shoot a Commercial with Robots

Working with robots is number one on my production wishlist. :D

For #HowToWeek we visit visual engineer, photographer and robot master Steve Giralt. He takes us on a tour of his NYC studio to show us how he makes his creative videos using high speed robotic cameras. He's come a long way from being only a still photographer.