It's one of those things that just seems obvious, like eat
less, lose weight, but not all productions think to get
post people involved from the storyboard stage of a
project.The good news is that it's happening more and
more, especially with an increasing amount of file-based
workflows finding their way into productions.
It's a bold new world, and we need the Captain
Kirks of the industry to lead us through those pesky
asteroid fields.
The post and visual effects pros we spoke to for
this issue all agree that early involvement is key to
making a project go more smoothly, hit its budget and
get a better result. Here are their stories and tips for
those of you just getting the call.
M I C H A E L C I O N I
Michael Cioni, formerly of
has opened a new shop with
ver City called LightIron Digital
com). Cioni is well known in
based workflow exper t, and
productions shoot digitally, the
tion leadership and expertise
impor tant. Getting post involved
of a digital production is essential.
"As the post industry is changing
tape-based infrastructure to
ture, it's essential for post to get
production," he explains. "With
Early
Getting post/VFX pros involved
saves time and money. By Randi
The Smell of Success:
LightIron started experi-
menting with processing
in different color
spaces very early on
while preparing for
this film.
Intervention
