Park Road Post Production delivered an enjoyable and informative Masterclass at last weeks SPADA conference held in Auckland.

The expert panel was headed up by Park Road’s head of DI, Adam Scott, and examined the evolution of visual effects - from the capture of physical effects in camera, through DI and onto the silver screen.

Park Road was joined by key personnel from Weta Digital and Weta Workshop in Wellington, and Albedo VFX in Auckland.

Using The Tattooist as a case study, director Peter Burger, DOP Leon Narbey and VFX supervisor Peter McCully from Albedo, revealed the tips and tricks of creating convincing visual effects despite budget constraints.

Weta digital VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon and Weta Workshop Senior Project Manager Grant Bensley then explained how they produced visual effects for the larger budget US feature 30 Days of Night.

Despite different financial resources, a common theme ran throughout both case studies; a seamless picture pipeline is only achieved by working closely with all departments, from physical effects through to DI Post. The panel also stressed the importance of avoiding the replication of services in order to avoid unnecessary expenses.

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