In Production

Unfolding the World of Bunraku

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Bunraku, the second film from director Guy Moshe, is a blend of computer graphics and choreographed live action, comic book and video game styles, gritty reality and fantasy, and samurai and spaghetti western genres.

Extremely Loud Workflow First

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close from director Stephen Daldry was the first major studio production to shoot with the Arri Alexa camera in a Codex/ArriRaw workflow. It was also the first digitally captured film for veteran cinematographer Chris Menges.

Rescuing Otter 501

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The breathtaking Monterey Bay Coastline is the setting for a natural history film documenting the rescue of Otter 501, sea otter pup found clinging to life on the beach after being separated from her mother. Cameras follow Otter 501 as she’s taken to the Sea Otter Research and Conservation facility at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where a specially trained team will introduce a surrogate sea otter mother to raise the pup until she’s ready to be released back into the wild.

Creating Digital Effects in Immortals Dream

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Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX delivered a key dream sequence for Immortals, in theatres now. The 16-second scene depicts a surreal combat sequence between Theseus (Henry Cavill) and King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) on a small boat, set on a sea of shields. Other than a live action shot of the actors in the middle of the sequence, the entire scene was created and rendered in CG.

Motorcycle Truths

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Done through Digitas, Chicago, a new web series is part of Harley Davidson’s ongoing Ride Free campaign that tries to answer the question, “What makes a motorcycle true?” Each webisode is presented in documentary format and offers insight into an aspect of the Harley brand, including its history, design, paint and the distinctive “growl” that serves as a sonic signature for the series and is woven into the soundtracks created by Sonixphere.