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Wednesday, 29 August 2007

Tim Story - "We edited on the Sony lot and used the new Technicolor lab there, and we’re also mixing on the lot. Obviously with Hydraulx we can easily go over there, but with Weta and The Orphanage [in San Francisco] we’ve mainly been using cineSync. It allows us to use iChat, and through the Mac cameras we’re able to see who we’re talking to in New Zealand.

“And the shots that are up on our computer screen are linked to their computer screen in realtime. So if I draw a description or say, ‘Get rid of this or take down that highlight,’ they’re seeing it at the same time I’m drawing, and vice versa. It’s a technical wonder and so fantastic for post. If I want to hit a scene, let a shot go and stop it on a point, they’re looking at it just like I am here in LA. They send us digital files, we check it all, and then we speak every day at 2pm, their 9am, and go over all the shots frame by frame These advances are making the post process totally global today, and even just 10 years ago it would have been impossible for a company like Weta to exist and function. How could you talk to them when you can’t really explain what you want on the phone? So technology has made New Zealand feel like it’s next door in Santa Monica."

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