BlueBolt | The Last Kingdom‘s “7 Kings Must Die” VFX Breakdown
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BlueBolt | The Last Kingdom‘s “7 Kings Must Die” VFX Breakdown

BlueBolt recently completed work on “Seven Kings Must Die”, the feature-length, final chapter of Carnival Films/Netflix’ popular historical drama The Last Kingdom, having created visual effects for all five previous seasons, as the sole VFX studio. BlueBolt have delivered more than 3,500 VFX shots over the past eight years, working in close collaboration with producers Carnival…

Thomas Revington / Meta It’s Your World
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Thomas Revington / Meta It’s Your World

From playing the guitar in an indie rock band to leading the visual approach to one of Facebook’s latest campaigns, Thomas Revington is no stranger to both sides of the camera.    Like many cinematographers, South African-born Thomas Revington’s passion for his craft stems from his childhood, where he grew up with a camera practically…

Royal Ontario Museum | Immortal
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Royal Ontario Museum | Immortal

Filmmakers Mark Zibert and Eric Kaskens, along with award-winning colourist Wade Odlum, worked cinematic magic for a jaw-dropping spot shot dry-for-wet for Canada’s largest museum, spanning the 600-million-year history of life on Earth.   Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album cover, Banksy’s Flower Thrower, and Donald Trump’s baby blimp: just a handful of the cultural references that dapple the…

Filmmakers Academy | How to Tech Scout a Location Deadfall
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Filmmakers Academy | How to Tech Scout a Location Deadfall

Welcome to our technical scout! I always bring my Key Grip and my Gaffer with me to the tech scouts. And we are going to dive in to the technical aspects of this location. First key piece of advice: Set out a plan. I know that I am going to be shooting 3 scenes at…

Filmmakers Academy | Terms and Techniques of Colour Correcting with David Cole
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Filmmakers Academy | Terms and Techniques of Colour Correcting with David Cole

Master Colourist Dave Cole describes the fundamentals of colour grading beginning with key terminology, such as “Crushing the Blacks”, “Breaking the Image”, “A-B That”, and more. David explains the terminology and shows you how to translates to the footage on the screen.

Goodbye Kansas delivers fairytale VFX for Carnival Row S2
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Goodbye Kansas delivers fairytale VFX for Carnival Row S2

Goodbye Kansas Studios has delivered 123 shots and over 50 character and environment assets for the second season of Amazon Prime Video’s Carnival Row. Carnival Row, which premiered in 2019, is an American neo-noir fantasy series. The show stars Cara Delevigne as Vignette and Orlando Bloom as Philo, the main characters in a world where mystical…