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Kurtis
06-06-2007, 04:34 AM
LightWave Effects Explode in the Dynamic 6th Season of "24"
NewTek video profile features artists discussing LightWave 3DŽ VFX work

San Antonio, Texas -- June 4, 2007 -- NewTek, Inc., innovator of award-winning 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of a behind-the-scenes video featuring the creation of visual effects sequences for the 20th Century Fox hit series 24. 24, long known for heart stopping action sequences, started the sixth season with a dramatic nuclear blast in Valencia, CA, a community north of Los Angeles. The action continued straight through to the season finale F-18 fighter jet missile launches at an offshore oil platform. LightWave visual effects artists from Zoic Studios and Eden FX share their insight into how they accomplished these stunning effects. The video may be viewed by following this link: www.LightWave3D.com/profiles/24 (http://www.LightWave3D.com/profiles/24)

Full press release... (http://www.newtek.com/news/releases/06-04-07a.html)
blazzam
06-08-2007, 03:34 AM
CGNews, thanks for that ZOIC-lightwave link :thumbsup:
opus13
06-08-2007, 05:52 AM
i was starting to think that lightwave was fading into history. i hadn't heard of a majr production in a while use it. its nice to see it still is used in the high turnaround market.


tangent:

is it just me or does 24 have some of the worst lighting of any show? i havent seen half the season... becasue the screen was mostly black. sure, i understand reinforcing the 'nighttime' concept... but damn. get a flashlight people. all the detail they shoot for the show is destroyed when being touch by the colorist.
digital verve
06-09-2007, 01:36 PM
That was a good video. Nice to see how they done the shots.
richcz3
06-09-2007, 05:56 PM
...is it just me or does 24 have some of the worst lighting of any show? i havent seen half the season... becasue the screen was mostly black. sure, i understand reinforcing the 'nighttime' concept... but damn. get a flashlight people. all the detail they shoot for the show is destroyed when being touch by the colorist.

I don't watch the show but read in Millimeter how the shots are organized and handled in post. Because scenes and the shooting schedules arent neccesarily done in sequence, scenes have to be matched throughout each episode and in turn through the shows progress for continuity. Interesting you mentioned "colorist", because that appeared to be one of the biggest challenges tieing various shots produced over various times of the day. example: evening shots can't have afternoon sunlight showing through the windows.
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