Summer movie lineup benefits from Blackmagic Design solutions

A selection of Blackmagic Design products have been used on many of the major productions that have been released this summer.

Beyond the use of different models of digital cameras during the production of the films, the main protagonist has been again the DaVinci Resolve Studio software, used by Jaimie O’Bradovich (Company 3) in Wreewolves Within, Alex Noble (Wild Union Post) in Holler and Joe Gawler (Harbor) in After Yang, among other films. Blackmagic Design solutions have also been used in blockbusters such as The Green Knight, Jungle Cruise, Spiral and Cruella.

Various matrices, monitors, capture and playback devices or Mini Converter units have also been used to facilitate the production of films of different genres, such as Old or Candyman.

Feature films made with Blackmagic Design solutions

• Candyman DIT James Notari used UltraStudio 4K recorders, Smart VideoHub 12×12 and SmartView Duo for his onset work;
• CODA DIT Leonard A. Mazzone used Smart Videohub 16×16 and UltraStudio 4K for his onset work;
• Down with the King DP Daniel Vecchione and Director Diego Ongaro used two Pocket Cinema Camera 6Ks and two Video Assist 12G HDRs for principal photography;
• Don’t Breathe 2 cinematographer Pedro Luque used Pocket Cinema Camera for unique angles during production, and DIT Veljko Vukasovic used DaVinci Resolve Studio, UltraStudio 4K Extreme, Mini Monitor and Mini Recorder for his onset work;
• Free Guy DIT Daniel A Hernandez used DaVinci Resolve Studio and UltraStudio capture and playback devices for onset work;
• False Positive Visual Effects Supervisor John Bair of Phosphene used Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and DaVinci Resolve Studio to capture VFX elements and plates, and VFX Supervisor Alex Noble of Wild Union Post used DaVinci Resolve Studio as part of his VFX workflow;
• F9 DIT Joe Steel used UltraStudio Mini capture and playback devices, Smart Videohub and DaVinci Resolve Studio for onset work.
• Jungle Cruise DIT Jason Bauer used Smart Videohub 20×20, Decklink Duo, various Micro Converters and DaVinci Resolve Studio on set;
• Old editor Brett M. Reed used UltraStudio 4K Mini;
• Stillwater DIT Daniel A Hernandez used DaVinci Resolve Studio and UltraStudio for onset work;
• The Killing of Two Lovers cinematographer Oscar Ignacio Jimenez used DaVinci Resolve Studio for onset dailies review;
• The Water Man DIT Sean Rawls used Smart Videohub 20×20, Multiview 4 HD, Decklink 4K Pro, Decklink HD Extreme 3D, Blackmagic Video Assist 7″ 3G, UltraStudio HD Mini, UltraStudio Recorder 3G and DaVinci Resolve Studio onset;
• Werewolves Within DIT Brandon Kelley used DaVinci Resolve Studio, UltaStudio Mini Monitor, UltraStudio Mini Recorder and Teranex;
• Wrath of Man DIT Daniele Colombera used a variety of Blackmagic Design capture and playback devices, Mini Converter, Mini Monitor, SmartScope Duo, Smart Videohub and DaVinci Resolve for on set work.

Editing and color grading with DaVinci Resolve Studio

• All the Streets Are Silent graded by Samuel Gursky of Irving Harvey;
• After Yang graded by Joe Gawler at HARBOR;
• Black Widow graded by Jill Bogdanowicz at Company 3;
• Cruella graded by Tom Poole at Company 3;
• Down with the King graded by Alex Berman at Goldcrest Post;
• Dream Horse graded by Rob Pizzey at Goldcrest Post Production;
• The Green Knight graded by Alastor Arnold at FotoKem;
• In the Earth graded by Rob Pizzey at Goldcrest Post Production;
• Spiral graded by Joanne Rourke at Company 3,
• Stillwater graded by Tom Poole at Company 3;
• The Killing of Two Lovers was graded by Drew Tekulve, and the film was edited with DaVinci Resolve Studio by Robert Machoian at 433 Pictures;
• The Protégé graded by Vanessa Taylor at Nu Boyana Studios, London;
• The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard graded by Vanessa Taylor at Nu Boyana Studios, London;
• Werewolves Within graded by Jamie OBradovich at Company 3.

Visual effects with DaVinci Resolve Studio or Fusion Studio

• Catch the Fair One Visual Effects Supervisor Lucien Harriot of Mechanism Digital used Fusion Studio for VFX work;
• Holler Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Noble of Wild Union Post used DaVinci Resolve Studio as part of his VFX workflow;
• Joe Bell Visual Effects Supervisor George Loucas of Baked Studios used DaVinci Resolve Studio as part of his VFX workflow;
• The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Noble of Wild Union Post used DaVinci Resolve as part of his VFX workflow;
• Spiral Executive Producer Martín López Funes of Malditomaus used DaVinci Resolve Studio and Fusion Studio for the film’s visual effects under the leadership of VFX supervisor Jon Campfens of Switch VFX;
• Werewolves Within Visual Effects Supervisor Lucien Harriot of Mechanism Digital used Fusion Studio for VFX work;
• Zola Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Noble of Wild Union Post used DaVinci Resolve Studio as part of his VFX workflow.