CineGrid @ Holland Festival 2010

Lieven Bertels Holland Festival

Cinegrid at Holland Festival 2010
Follow-up on first 4K project at Holland Festival ‘07
Era la Notte (capture+streaming)
Setting new challenges:
performing arts filming with multicam cutting/directing
seamless integration in performing arts workflow
HD live feed and 4K editing, 5.1 HD (192kHz/24bit) sound
wider distribution of end result: 4K projection / HD BluRay
Experimenting with 3D

Choice of project
Needs:
Visually attractive
Internationally appealing content, not language-based
Straightforward performing arts production
Rights-free content
Technically possible to install cameras / tech booth
More than one performance to allow rehearsals / retakes

Visually attractive
Zaha Hadid Architects Bach Pavilion

Visually attractive
… in the Amsterdam Gashouder , a disused factory plant

Internationally appealing content
Viktoria Mullova / J.S. Bach solo violin sonatas
repertoire in public domain
star musician with extensive international career,
used to cameras and microphones, retakes etc.
has recorded this repertoire before
concert planned twice in this venue, with the
possibility to test-film other concerts before this one

Workflow
Mixture of TV / Digital Film Shooting / 4K Stereo
Multicam rig with live cutting, TV director
RED 4K cameras with separate focus pullers
One stereo rig for bonus material
Principally a double live shoot with audience
Quick turnaround in HD: TV broadcast in same week

Short extract

Video gear and specs
Cameras: 4 x RED ONE with Mysterium sensor, 4K
Optics: Angenieux 17-102mm and 25-250mm
Focus pulling: Service Vision Scorpio Remote/C-Motion
Multicam output: HD-SDI
Video mixer: Panasonic AV-HS400A HD-SDI
3D-image: 2 x RED ONE with Mysterium sensor, 4K
Element Technica 'Quasar' stereo rig
Angenieux Optimo Rouge 16-42mm lenses

Audio gear and specs
Microphones: 5 x DPA 4006 Omnidirectional, ‘decca tree’ + 2
1x Schoeps MK2s
preamps: Focusrite RED 1
ADC: Digital Audio Denmark AX24 | 192 PHD (192k/24)
Recorder: Protools 8 HD
TV Stereo Mix: Yamaha 02R
Custom reverb: Altiverb custom IR-sampling of space
Audio recording T/C-referenced to image master clock

Production setup
Temporary video booth in backstage area
2 fixed cameras on tripods: 1 front row, 1 back row
1 camera on 12ft travel rails, stage left / “coté cour”
1 camera (3D rig) on supertechno 30ft crane
VERY stringent cable run demands on behalf of the pavilion architects: zero visibility for audience

Cable run design

Quick turnaround on shooting days
Because of staff cost and equipment rental cost
Limited availability of artist
Get-in on concert day 1 AM, tech rehearsal PM
out-takes and reshooting close-ups on PM day 2

Post-production workflow - image
off-line editing: Final Cut Pro in ProRes422HQ
Color grading: Filmmaster/Nucoda (RED rocket card)
(grading on RAW files through 2K proxies)
Disparity correction: Filmmaster/Nucoda
Convergence correction: Fusion
Online master format: 4K DPX 16bit

Post-production workflow - audio
off-line editing: Final Cut Pro in 48kHz/24bit stereo
Preliminary clean-up: Protools in 48kHz/24 bit stereo
Audio post-conform: TBC – possibly Protools from offline EDL
Audio remix/re-edit: TBC – Protools HD or Sadie
Altiverb convolution reverb
Cedar restoration tools
Mastering format: 5.1 surround B-WAV, 192kHz / 24 bit

Evaluation: pitfalls and lessons learnt
Technically:
Complexity of converging different workflow types
(TV, Film, 3D)
Focus challenges – 4K viewfinders needed
Complexity of post-production workflow
Limited benefits vs. huge resource cost of HD Audio
Sync, logging and post-conform problems when using separate audio recording (despite T/C link)

Evaluation: pitfalls and lessons learnt
Artistically:
HD TV, 4K projection and 3D ask for three different types of photography and edit
2D material hard to edit into 3D material of this type
More exploration into full potential of 4K editing needed
(post-production zoom and scan)
We find ourselves in a situation very similar to the first decade of stereo sound recording (1958-1968)

Future of the project
HD TV broadcast of full concert – spring 2011
4K projection of demo excerpts and full concert
(stereo projection of 3D demo clip)
HD BluRay (with 3D bonus material) spring 2011
+ 4K mono and stereo material made available to Cinegrid network for research and demo

Cinegrid @ HF 2010 partners
Holland Festival
Waag Society
NTR Dutch Cultural TV
Cam-a-Lot
More2cam
Dutchview
Loods, Lux & Lumen
Altiverb
studio Frank van der Weij
University of Amsterdam
Westergasfabriek
Manchester International Festival

Cinegrid Amsterdam Partners
SURFnet
University of Amsterdam
SARA
Film and TV Academy
Waag Society
Media Guild
TNO
Holland Festival
Blender
DELL
Sandberg Institute

Goals of the Amsterdam Cinegrid consortium
Research, development, production, and showing of high quality digital media
Exchange of knowledge, training of media professionals
Develop business models, formats, partnerships
Spin-off: new services, companies, talent, economic stimulus

Sponsors Dutch Ministery of Economic Affairs European Union Regional Development Fund City of Amsterdam Province of Noord-Holland

CineGrid @ Holland Festival 2010

by Frank Kresin on Dec 14, 2010

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