Friday, December 11, 2020
Mandalorian tech comes to town: the $1.5m TV screen changing filmmaking
www.theage.com.au/culture: The room is spinning around a man and woman as they sit at a table. A skeleton walks through another room and waves at a man, who waves back. A moment later, we're on Mars. A moment after that, we're in the Antarctic. A little later, we're in warmer climes, in a narrow street in Venice.
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"I didn't want to ask how much they cost, but the words 'a lot' have been used many times." is a line that really sticks out to me, just because of how true that is these days (from billion dollar blockbusters apparently to new tech in the film and theater industries). It was hard to visualize what this article was saying, as you think you would be able to tell if the background behind someone was a wall or actually there but after watching the video, I can say I was impressed with this technology. However, while I do think that this is amazing tech, I do wonder what it will do for the world of scenic design, as well as sound, if this becomes the new wave of doing film, by no longer going to location or building a full set and instead just creating your entire world to sit fit in a large screen. I would also be interested to know if this technology is worth the investment over the long run, or if building worlds on lots or in location is still the better option.
This is an intriguing concept. I can see this technology becoming incorporated heavily into movies in the future. There is something odd about it that keeps me a little hesitant to it though and it really has to do with the use of adaptive scenery. In the video you can see that the scenery adjusts to where the camera is and while it looks great from the camera’s point of view, it feels odd as a spectator to know that. It is also clearly limited technology because it must be curved and likely relies on radial arcs of screen with specific sets of camera movement that can adjust in real time but might limit some creativity on a cinematography level for now. Overall, the tech is pretty cool and it not far off from green screens anyways, so I am sure it is only a matter of time before this becomes a tool for making films or even television.
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