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FOLLOW THE CLOUD Collating, cutting, editing and packaging content at the Sundance Film Festival has been a laborious process over the years. But not any more
ON THE GO With film crews shooting all day long, Camera to Cloud lets the edit team get things in place simultaneously
filmmakers to network and potentially secure distribution deals for their films. In short, Sundance is a place where careers are made – the fulfilment of hopes and dreams all in one place. That means it’s a lot of work for those on the front line. ON THE NIGHT SHIFT Gathering footage during the day, then editing it all night for highlights packages to be distributed next day, isn’t an easy job.
“There is a lot of lead up to the festival,” explains Michael Bodie, executive producer for Sundance. “We are in the middle of a mountain town in the middle of the winter. But when Sundance hits, that’s tens of thousands of people that are flying into Park City. Traffic everywhere. Icy roads. And we are supposed to be everywhere throughout the day. That makes it really hard when we have these things like the Daily Recap, because our daily recap video, if you can believe it, is being shot and then put out into theatres the very next day.” The world turns, and the introduction of Atomos Cloud Studio with Frame.io to Sundance means the old process has been banished to the history books. Now, footage is delivered live throughout the day to the edit team, with next-day packages complete by end of play – negating the need for overnight work. MAKING TIME IN THE SUN “The biggest hurdle for us is time,” explains RJ Glass, lead video editor for the festival. “We had about a dozen camera teams in the field at any given time, and with them is a field producer. Every camera had an Atomos Ninja V on the top. The Ninja was critical because, without it, we can’t connect to Camera to Cloud. More than half a dozen
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL is one of the most prestigious in the world. Held annually in Park City, Utah, it has a reputation for showcasing original, thought-provoking films – often by up-and-coming directors. Many pictures that debut at Sundance go on to become critical darlings, with some even winning major awards. What’s more, the festival attracts industry professionals from around the world – from producers to distributors and buyers. This allows
LIVE TRANSMISSION The festival’s film crews uploaded over 100GB of proxy files straight to the edit suite via C2C
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