PRODUCTION. BOSCH: LEGACY
Production Fact File
ADAPTATION It is loosely based on Michael Connelly’s The Wrong Side of Goodbye
CAST Businessman Carl Rogers was recast – now played by Michael Rose
SCHEDULE The new series began filming on 23 June 2021
number of compatible platforms to garner the best results. “SynthEyes is my 3D tracker of choice, and I used Blackmagic Fusion for most other requirements. I love how easily the 3D system integrates. I can get a lot of shots done in a pretty short space of time. It’s all thanks to Fusion, mixed with a little of my talent,” Nelson laughs. “SynthEyes, for the money, can’t be beaten. Once you’ve got your 3D track, you essentially have a computerised version of the environment. Imagine taking a cardboard cutout of a stop sign and projecting a real image of one on to it. You could take a second camera and film that realistic-looking copy from any angle, up to the point it begins to warp. I pick the right frame to be projected, then we go into that and make matte paintings. For the helicopter sequence, there were lots of details to get rid of – and parallax to consider – on buildings, for example. Finally, it’s a case of rotoscoping, blending and making colour corrections.”
ever, it’s a factor that’s determined much earlier, during the shoot. “Most of our work on Bosch: Legacy revolved around tasks like that,” he says. “Getting rid of crew reflections in windows, for example. They film the show pretty fast and loose. Thankfully, they don’t have to be too careful about this level of detail in the moment, since we’re here to support them, cleaning up footage afterwards. Because the cameras are always moving dynamically, you have to recreate the shot in a 3D world.” Like any creative, Nelson has his preferred workflow – combining a
“SynthEyes is my 3D tracker of choice, and I used Blackmagic Fusion for most other requirements. I love how easily the 3D system integrates”
HOT PURSUIT Police track a suspect through Downtown LA in a helicopter, making plenty of VFX work for the team
Did you know? Bosch was originally going to be made into a film series back in the nineties.
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