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February 16, 2010 by admin
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop
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Michael Jackson, The King of Pop Details
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- Description:
Legendary director Spike Lee chose Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) to do post and VFX work for a special postmortem tribute to Michael Jackson. The video is a stirring montage of images spanning the King of Pops lifetime and is set to the sounds of This Is It, a track that is two decades old.
This project is the latest in a long line of music videos for which SMNY has handled the VFX, and a fluid process has been installed to handle the workflow. Nick Seresin led the team of artists at the SMNY facility, working tirelessly to finish on a tight deadline. The crew used Autodesks Flame to create seemingly three-dimensional movements to Lees deftly chosen assortment of videos and photos spanning fifty years, from Jacksons childhood to his live performances to his interactions with his hoards of fans. As they refined the edit, more photos became available and every department at SMNY came together to expertly rotoscope and matte paint to achieve Lees vision and ensure delivery. To bring all the different film and archive mediums together, SMNY employed its new Da Vinci grading solution, helmed by the legendary Ben Eagleton, to do a masterful grade of the final work. The finished product is a joyous celebration of the singers life; a careful mixture of slowed-down video, treated still shots and classic reels that pay homage to Jacksons life.
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Music Videos
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smny,
smoke & mirrors,
this is it,
michael jackson,
king of pop,
tribute
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop Comments
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July 21, 2010 AudraC said...
