{"id":15477,"date":"2007-06-10T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2007-06-10T13:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2007\/06\/photoshop-ae-go-to-war-in-300.html"},"modified":"2007-06-10T13:19:31","modified_gmt":"2007-06-10T13:19:31","slug":"photoshop_ae_go_to_war_in_300-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/10\/photoshop_ae_go_to_war_in_300-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop, AE go to war in "300""},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve got movies on the brain, having just returned from a couple days spent with the amazing folks at Disney Feature Animation.  (Seriously, I throw around “great” and “amazing” as much as the next guy, but these artists are laughably<\/em> talented.  It’s the sort of place where you’ll hear a guy saying, “Well, I’m not a painter…” as you look around and see his lovingly painted artwork on every wall.  I had to interrupt, saying, “Man, maybe you’re not officially ‘that guy’ here, but trust me, you’re *That Guy* everywhere else!”)  I took notes furiously, and maybe at some point I’ll be able to share bits here.  (I just want to make sure that I don’t inadvertently “give up the gag,” as the Disney folks would say.)<\/p>\n

In the spirit of peeking behind the scenes, I enjoyed learning on Adobe.com how Photoshop and After Effects were used in the making of 300<\/em><\/a>.  From roughing out storyboards to painting backdrops in Photoshop, “crushing” the colors, adding dust in AE, and compositing layers in HDR, Adobe apps are used throughout the filmmaking process. <\/p>\n

The article reminds me of a previous Adobe.com profile, one discussing how Photoshop and AE were used in the making of The Aviator<\/em><\/a>.  Favorite insight:<\/p>\n

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Scorsese wanted The Aviator\u2019s color palette to reflect the look of movies from the period being portrayed onscreen. Hence, when the action is set in the years 1927-1937, the film emulates Technicolor\u2019s two-color dye transfer; for the period 1937-1947, the film\u2019s look changes to Technicolor\u2019s three-color dye transfer system… <\/p>\n

After consulting with one of the oldest color timing experts at Technicolor, Legato was able to \u201cpreviz\u201d the palettes by scanning black-and-white stills and using Photoshop to digitally overlay cyan, magenta, and yellow filters, digitally emulating historic Technicolor color processes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Adobe’s own Mike Kanfer<\/a> won an Oscar for his work on Titanic<\/em> and is helping keep the ideas flowing back and forth.  We’ll try to gather more info to share soon. <\/p>\n

PS–One other cinematic mention: New Yorker\/Lightroom PM Tom Hogarty recommends Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies<\/a>. Author\/architect\/curator
\nJames Sanders gives Photoshop a shout-out for its role in the interactive & documentary efforts. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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