A Cutting Edge File-Based Workflow
On March 2, David Fincher’s next film, “Zodiac” will be released and the production and post-production methodology is as cutting edge as there is. Shot on Thomson Viper FilmStream cameras and recorded to D.Mag Digital Film Magazines (from S.two), the film undergoes a digital acquisition and digital post treatment with a film out for the film’s planned wide release. It is being edited on Final Cut. Two excellent diagrams outlining the story and the production/post method workflow can be found here.
It is precisely this type of treatment that is bound to influence other major motion picture creation. Post-Production supervisor Peter Mavromates and his staff have created a workflow that supports all digital acquisition and digital post.
If there was any doubt as to how fast the Media & Entertainment industry is moving to and adopting file-based workflows, Zodiac is an excellent example of what is possible and how the bar is being set. Original Camera Negative? Not in this case! Original Disk File is more like it!