{"id":740,"date":"2015-12-11T08:31:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T08:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2015-11-30T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T12:33:19","slug":"commercial-tab-rollercoaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/commercial-tab-rollercoaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial: TAB (Rollercoaster)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-741\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/C:\\Users\\lernie\\Desktop\\TAB_thumb_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-741 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/TAB_thumb_1.jpg\" alt=\"TAB_thumb_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/TAB_thumb_1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/TAB_thumb_1-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to play video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ad was shot on several locations; an amusement park called Rainbow&#8217;s End, in Fort St in Auckland&#8217;s CBD, and in the company&#8217;s car park set up for greenscreen.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more exciting bits of this project is that we employed a drone (carrying a Blackmagic) to shoot the rollercoaster when it was doing its slow climb. I helped advise the drone pilot and cameraman on the storyboarded shots. It was quite cool to see a custom drone in operation, to hear the pilot talk about his work, admire the tech and engineering.<\/p>\n<p>So when it was time for the CG to start, it felt a bit boring.<\/p>\n<p>Same ol&#8217;, same ol&#8217;, as I always say. Yup, someone modelled the rollercoasters; yup, someone modelled digital doubles; yup, I matchmoved; yup: I texture projected a set; yup: they pixel-fucked every frame in the name of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continuity_editing\">Continuity<\/a>. &#8220;Give me a reflection pass, please!&#8221; I&#8217;ll give you a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindsredding.com\/2012\/03\/11\/a-overdue-lesson-in-perspective\/\">reflection<\/a>, all right.<\/p>\n<p>A job is only interesting if the subject matter is worthwhile, or if it&#8217;s a technical challenge. Apparently, this was neither. 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