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“The high speed of the G-Technology and SanDisk storage helped the post-production run smoothly”
IMAGES A large volume of data was recorded and backed up to multiple G-Technology SSDs simultaneously
‘making of’ section and a 2TB G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD with Thunderbolt 3, on which the spot was cut. In addition, there was a 2TB SanDisk Extreme portable SSD, on which the entire project between Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve could be exchanged without further copying. Post haste In post-production, the TV spot was cut in Final Cut Pro X, using a MacBook Pro and external 21:9 monitor, while the ‘making of’ clips were edited and finished on an iMac, also in Final Cut Pro X. Finally, for colour grading in DaVinci Resolve which was achieved on a modified MacPro 5.1 with Titan X, a reference monitor was used in the shape of a Flanders CM250. As well as high-spec editing kit, it was the high speed of the G-Technology and SanDisk storage used that helped the post-production run smoothly, as many post-production elements could be run simultaneously. The SSD disks with their high data throughput are ideal for this because they can be worked from directly, in full-quality and high resolutions. But the connection must match the speed of the drive, so to work directly it needed to be an HDD with at least USB 3.1, but preferably an SSD with Thunderbolt 3 – that way you’re getting about the same transfer speeds as the internal SSD disks in the Macbook Pro or iMac Pro.
With the idea of the TV spot and ‘making of’ clips clear, the set had to be visually appealing, not only in front of the camera but behind it, too. So the lighting was planned in detail not only for the shots that were created for the actual commercial, but also for the ‘making of’ cameras. Good planning of the colourful lighting also made grading a lot easier, via DaVinci Resolve, so that the ‘making of’ and TV spot shared the same aesthetic. The right stuff The main camera used for the TV spot was a Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K, shooting in ProRes 4444 and using anamorphic zoom optics. And for the ‘making of’ segments, a DJI Inspire 2, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, several GoPro Hero6 Blacks, a GoPro Fusion 360° camera and two Sony A7s IIs were used, the latter on DJI Ronin gimbals. This meant a large volume of data was recorded, and was backed up to multiple G-Technology SSDs simultaneously, which was possible within minutes thanks to the high transfer speeds of the devices. Getting technical At the set’s digital imaging technician (DIT) stand, the production used a MacBook Pro 2018 connected to several drives. The main disks were a 24TB G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt 3 connection, which was used for the
FIND OUT MORE You can check out the DMAX TV spot at www. sandisk.co.uk/car, as well as seeing some of the products used to make it. Find out more about G-Technology’s super-fast HDD and SSD drives at g-technology.com . The ‘making of’ shorts can be seen on Superama’s Vimeo channel at vimeo.com/superama
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