🎥 Behind the scenes of ESCAPE
In just two shooting days, multiple worlds were brought to life on the studio’s 12x5 m LED wall and 5x4 m LED ceiling: no travel, no complex logistics, only seamless virtual production.
In the making-of, director
@trevormcmahan shares his perspective on the process and how this innovative setup reshaped the way the team approached filmmaking.
Writer & director: Trevor McMahan
Cast: Anna Bradley, Will Fihn Ramsay
Executive Producer: Jean-Paul Cardinaux, Patrick Morris, Fabrice Rabhi
Editor: Trevor McMahan
Director of Photography: Julien Bourdeille (DOP), Greg Pedat (Additional DOP)
Camera Department: Gabriel Engelberts (1st AC), Arnaud Portalier (2nd AC)
Lighting Department: Gabriel Braunschweiger (Gaffer), Paco Buil (Best boy), Axel Bove (Trainee)
Motion Control: mocoloco lab - Christophe Persoz (Motion Control Operator), Jean-Paul Cardinaux (Motion Control Assistant)
Virtual Production: APPIA AGENCY - Patrick Morris (VP Supervisor), Irene Figueres (VP Operator)
3D / Unreal Engine Team: le truc - Fabrice Rabhi (CEO & CG Supervisor), Safran Juillard (CG Producer), Hugo Chenin and Thomas Hubert (3D Unreal Engine Operators)
2D Street Backgrounds: drivingplates.com - Ian Sharples
Media Server: Disguise
Studio: GENEVA LED STUDIO, Studio Images - Sylvie Petrini (Studio Manager)
LED Screen: Skynight
Camera/Lighting/Grip: Visuals Switzerland - Philippe Romi, Dedotec Schweiz - André Kurtz, Machinos
Car: Carugati Automobiles - Tiziano Carugati, Marc Seyante
Post-Production: le truc - Joy Corthesy (Post-production producer), Cyril Muller (Technical supervisor), Romain Delaunay (VFX supervisor), Albin Merle (VFX co-supervisor), Romaric Vivier (VFX artist), Noé Marco Navarro (3D graphist), Rémy de Vlieger (Colorist)
Title Design: Amalia Luyet-McMahan
Script Consultant: Blaine Kneece
Sound Department: Masé Studios - Valentin Dupanloup (Sound designer, Re-recording mixer), Ivan Ruet (Coordinator)
Music “Sleepwalker” performed by arcade fire & owen pallett, published by arcade fire music llc and domino publishing company, courtesy of milan records and sony music masterworks
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