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Saturday, January 12th, 2008

How the BBC reproduced D-Day with 4 guys and some computers

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Prolost, the blog of author and special effects whiz Stu Maschwitz, has an excellent feature on how a BBC program used four graphic designers, greenscreens, color correction, and some clever thinking to more or less reproduce the opening of Saving Private Ryan. The video is below, but go to Stu’s blog post, as he has plenty of things to say about the process.

Posted on Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Categories: art, film, technology, television.
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Warren Frey is a journalist, freelance writer, podcaster, video producer, and all-around media consultant currently based in Vancouver, Canada. His written work has appeared in such publications as Metro Vancouver, the Westender, Mac | Life and the Japan Times.

2 Responses to “ How the BBC reproduced D-Day with 4 guys and some computers ”

Steven says:

Very-very cool. I wonder what the shot it with?

January 12th, 2008 at 10:44 am

Warren says:

Well, if the video is any indication, a regular old HDV with nice glass.

January 12th, 2008 at 11:20 am

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