MakerGLENN DERRY: MOVIE MAKER
Avatar’s special effects innovator hacks together blockbuster filmmaking tools — and shares his recipe for an indie-budget virtual camera.
When the credits finally scroll up after a great special effects movie, don’t you wonder at the alphabet soup of job titles on the screen? (What’s the difference between a previs supervisor and a virtual production supervisor?) Well, regardless of title, there are always a few key engineers who work at a director’s side, solving near-impossible problems without complaint. When the director asks for a 2-ton Tyrannosaurus that moves like a ballerina, these guys are on it. When the director asks for a new way to film giant blue people flying through the air, they say, ...
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