Having worked on over 200 commercials and international campaigns for brands like Red Bull, Tesla, and L'Oreal, editor Nikolay Ivanov is more than well-versed on what it takes to execute an effective commercial, but when the pandemic hit and new limitations were placed on production crews, the industry had to pivot. What came out of this period were new ways of doing things, and for Nikolay, that included successful ways of implementing remote editing workflows for filming and offline editing. “I was working on a project with renowned German director, Charley Stadler in Munich for the brand, Einhell, featuring Oliver Kahn. Due to quarantine regulations, I couldn't be present for the shoot. We tested a remote editing workflow based on Teradek hardware and Frame.io cloud service, which enabled instantaneous camera-to-cloud H.264 proxy uploads, sending files directly from camera to editorial via LTE, 5G, or WiFi as well as providing high resolution live stream at the same time," Nikolay said."The three-day shoot involving two units went smoothly and we were able to work almost as [well as] being side by side with director on set, even though we were not in the same location. This felt like a significant advancement for the industry in making the shooting process more efficient and faster."This editing technique also warranted a new, streamlined gear setup, which Nikolay designed with a camera technician. It consisted of 3D printed cages with proper mounting points to hold the device with additional modems and assembled power management based on...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 2 August, 2024