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Previsualization for Feature Films (1998)
by Bill Ferster POST Magazine -- April 1998 Its an awkward word for such a creative process, but previsualization is rapidly becoming a popular tool for cutting edge feature filmmaking, particularly when complex and expensive special effects are involved. Previsualization is the process where scenes in a film are rendered beyond the simple descriptions on a script or storyboards.
Its an awkward word for such a creative process, but previsualization is rapidly becoming a popular tool for cutting edge feature filmmaking, particularly when complex and expensive special effects are involved. Previsualization performs the same role in pre-production that nonlinear offline editing plays in post-production: Its a time to be able to make creative decisions about the show quickly and easily, without a large penalty to pay for changing your mind. Thomas Brown, who oversaw the design of the Silverfish, said, Francis envisioned an environment where image, sound and data flowed like hot and cold water. Inside the AirStreams pink interior, housed an early BetaMax offline-editing system, a switcher, disk-based still-store and Ultimatte keyers.
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