Wednesday, November 28, 2012
New Hobbit Video Diary Shows The Strain Of Post-Production
The Mary Sue: One of my favorite things in this world is seeing what goes into making my favorite films and television shows (I literally can’t get enough of watching foley artists work). So these Hobbit production videos Peter Jackson periodically puts out are super interesting. In this latest installment we see what’s been going on in post-production for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. That includes the soundtrack, goblin design, and yes, beard capture technology.
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The technology available for movies now is amazing. I will have to say as someone with a fondness for epic beards the beard capture technology and the group of guys working on that technology is awesome. The fact that CGI can now focus on such small details as getting realistic movement of the beards and individual hairs is very exciting. I want that job so I can grow out an epic beard for work as opposed to the last epic beard I had which resulted from extended laziness and lack of razor technology.
This video was amazing!! I was just blown away by how they broke everything down sooo small. Example like the sound there were like 5 different sounds departments to make sure the "sound was correct". Also the Beard guys were crazy. Focusing on beard hairs to make sure everything flows just right with the environment in the film, WOW!!! I do not know what to say besides I AM BLOWN AWAY!!! I will have to watch the other videos in that series!!! Also the music recording the artist are sight reading!!!! SIGHT READING!!!! THAT IS AMAZING!! I AM BREATHLESS!!
I am beyond excited to see this film, and even if this article wasn't posted on the blog, I probably would have watched it. The process of editing film and doing digital effects for film has always been interesting to me, and to see such an in depth look as to what that entails on high budget movies is so fantastic. It's easy to forget while watching a movie that each individual shot that is only seconds long involved hours of work for these people. Everything from the lighting on the troll to highlight the warts to timing the horse neighing in the background involves so much finesse. I have an even greater appreciation for the technical effects and editing done for this movie, and I can't wait to see this.
This video was fascinating to watch. I never would have thought that there were compounds where these people worked, ate, slept, had their laundry done for them. It's so intense just to make a movie. I also find it very interesting that this movie is set to be completed just two days before it premieres. It feels similar to theater in that there is a hard deadline, and all of the work has to be accomplished before it. The difference between movies and theater, however, is that theater doesn't have to be mass produced and shipped to theaters across the globe after the work has been completed before the product can be enjoyed.
Beard Capture Technology!! What? That is amazing! Ensuring that the beard moves correctly in different weather conditions and being able to manipulate that on a computer is just mind blowing. These teams work so hard every day to ensure that every detail is as realistic and natural as possible. It is always fascinating to see how many different departments are involved in the post production process. It is one thing seeing the names and positions in the credits after watching the movie, but seeing them in action, gives you a better understanding of their work and a much greater respect for what they do. I always love to watch these behind the scenes and post production documentaries. Sometimes they are even more interesting than the final product. Also I agree Jess, I can't believe that they house them, feed them, pay them and provide comfort services. Clearly the money is in these areas.
This is amazing, all of the people they have working for the production and how fast they are working, like the render of that machine in 60 min. I have never seen a movie show this much of it post production and production work ever. I hope that the Hobbit fills the expectation of being amazing and breathtaking. I am sure that it will be and everyone will be blown away on how amazing it looks and sounds. Also the technology that they are using seems so specialized for what they are doing. I am sure that it is extremely expensive to work this way and the people who know this technology are limited, hard to come by and are in high demand.
I loved watching this. I have always wondered how the animations for movie like lord of the rings worked and I am very happy I got a chance to see it. Seeing the sound for it was amazing too! I always knew that there were hundreds of microphones to pick up the recording of orchestra but I have never gotten a chance to see it work in action. It was also interesting to see the foley studio and how the arts worked to create all the sounds we here in the movie. This was definitely worth watching.
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