Category: Gear
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Top Sundance Films and Series Created Using Blackmagic Design
More than 35 films, episodic series and projects at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival were shot and completed using Blackmagic Design products
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New Steve Vai VFX Heavy Music Video Completed Entirely with DaVinci Resolve 15 and URSA Mini Pro
Blackmagic Design has announced that guitarist Steve Vai’s new music video for his latest single, “Dark Matter,” was completed utilizing a full Blackmagic Design pipeline, including editorial, visual effects and finishing in DaVinci Resolve 15. The video was also shot using Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro. I wanted to create something that not only looked other worldly, but was also shot […]
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iPi MoCap Inspires Horror Film “Ticket Zer0”
For his most ambitious project to date, the feature length horror film Ticket Zer0, motion capture director/writer Ian Chisholm once again leaned heavily on iPi Motion Capture (iPi Mocap), the advanced markerless motion capture technology from iPi Soft. The 66-minute animated machinima cinematic production is currently available for streaming on YouTube or Blu-Ray. Ticket Zer0 […]
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Lexhag Visual Effects Builds On-Set 3D Tracking System Using Blackmagic Gear
Blackmagic Design has announced that London’s Lexhag Visual Effects has used the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K and DaVinci Resolve Studio to develop a four head witness camera solution that has revolutionized its 3D tracking capabilities. The system, which allows the team to easily estimate spatial information on set by filming […]
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Blackmagic Design Gear Used for Zurich Extreme Sports Spot
Blackmagic Design has announced that URSA Mini Pro and DaVinci Resolve Studio were used to create two exciting sports themed campaigns for Zurich Insurance, both directed, shot and post produced by Munich commercials team The Directors Duo. The two spots linked by a ‘Strong Performance’ tagline couldn’t be more different. While the Summer spot follows […]
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MAXON’s Next Generation Cinema 4D Release 20 Available Immediately
New Features and Enhancements in 3D Software Powerhouse Deliver Transformative Motion Graphics Tools, Easier Import of CAD files and Volume-based Modeling FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany – September 3, 2018 – MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Cinema 4D Release 20 (R20) The next generation […]
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Blackmagic Design Hosts Production and Post Production Presentations from Industry Experts at NAB 2018
Join experts from the production and post production industries as they highlight their work on real-world projects using a variety of Blackmagic Design gear. Presenters, such as Editor Alan Bell (“Red Sparrow,” “The Hunger Games” series), DIT Joshua Callis-Smith (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), Colorist Walter Volpatto (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Dunkirk”) and more, will […]
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Blackmagic Design Announces Cintel 2.1 Update
Free Cintel 2.1 Update adds enhanced stabilization, live audio preview and smaller file sizes for all Cintel film scanner customers.
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Finish Post Uses DaVinci Resolve Studio for National TV Spot
Blackmagic Design announced that Colorist Rob Bessette from Boston-based Finish Post used DaVinci Resolve Studio and a DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel to grade Progressive’s latest commercial titled, “My Year of Me.” The spot follows the Progressive Box as he recounts his recent travels around the globe. Bessette and the team at Finish Post relied on DaVinci […]
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Hulu VR Series ‘A Curious Mind with Dominic Monaghan’ Shot with Micro Studio Camera 4K
Blackmagic Design announced that Toronto-based production house CreamVR used four Micro Studio Camera 4Ks to shoot the virtual reality (VR) series “A Curious Mind with Dominic Monaghan,” now available on Hulu VR. Co-produced with Hulu and Microsoft, “A Curious Mind with Dominic Monaghan” takes viewers along on an immersive scientific exploration of our universe with […]