December 11, 2007

INDIE FILM 'BOTTLEWORLD' RECEIVES 'DI' AT DIVE

The production is an ensemble comedy that revolves around a liquor store and a central character named Wilson, who falls in love with the store owner’s daughter and then tries to convince the two that an angry employee is going to terrorize the business.  

The project was shot in 1080p HD using Panasonic HPX-3000 cameras, recording to P2 cards, and was both offlined and onlined in Final Cut Studio 2.0, Version 6.0.1.

Dive’s executive producer Andy Williams and director of technology Bob Pyle collaborated with the movie’s producers, developing the most efficient and economical DI workflow for the film.

“Our infrastructure and our interest in designing the workflow enabled this project to be produced from start to finish in 1080p HD,” explains Williams.  “We are a tech-savvy, indie-friendly company [that] makes the experience a partnership with the filmmaker.”   

On the set, the crew downloaded all of their media and then transported it to Dive's facility via FireWire 800 shuttle drives. Overnight, the data was moved onto Dive's Bright Systems SAN, where it was edited in full 1080p HD resolution. The media required approximately 3 Terabytes worth of storage space.  

The filmmakers then took the media offsite to complete their edit, and, upon completion, the final, full-resolution sequence returned to Dive for the DI. The digital intermediate took place in Dive’s digital cinema suite which features a da Vinci Resolve RT system. It was mastered to HDCAM SR.

Adele Romanski cut the feature with Sean Maher assisting. Janet Falcon served as colorist.