![]() ![]() ![]() Trust is vital when working on a large, monumental project, and it’s not forged overnight, but rather over years of working side by side. “We’re making the most out of having everything in one place.” If we’re turning over something from Media Composer to Pro Tools, we can make a links-only AAF without duplicating media,” he says. “We can collaborate super quickly not only in Media Composer using Avid shared storage, but we work in Pro Tools and use Avid shared storage for that as well. They also use Avid Storage Suite shared media storage, which is connected at Bad Robot via Ethernet, so employees can collaborate and be added easily as needed.Īccording to sound designer Robert Stambler, Bad Robot’s technology is based around Avid shared storage, which has been expanded over the years. The editing team use anywhere from eight to 12 Media Composer systems, depending on where they are in the process. The production company has embraced Avid Everywhere, using the Artist Suite's proven and trusted audio and video editing tools, Media Composer and Pro Tools. Associate editors Julian Smirke and Matt Evans rejoined Abrams, Brandon, and Markey, as well, having worked with the trio on Mission: Impossible III, and every Abrams film thereafter.īad Robot, Abrams’ film and television production company, is where work on the director’s projects, including The Force Awakens, is done. By his side for those two space journeys were editors Maryann Brandon, ACE, and Mary Jo Markey, ACE, both of whom once again joined the director for what is considered an even bigger adventure of his career as he reintroduced Star Wars. Soon after, director JJ Abrams was selected to helm the first sequel.Īmong Abrams’ many successes is the reboot of the “other” big science-fiction film series, Star Trek. With the deal came the long-awaited announcement of three new Star Wars films. The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm, including the stellar visual effects facility Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), which helped bring the previous Star Wars visions to life, as well as the Star Wars franchise itself. You might be thinking, what’s a Star Trek reference doing in a story about Star Wars? Well, there is a connection. And, of course, there are new digital technologies and techniques available for the production and post-production processes, enabling the technical artists and editors to boldly go where no man has gone before. As always, there are new characters, worlds, heroes, and enemies. So much has changed since we last visited that galaxy far, far away. The word “epic” has been used to describe a number of feature films over the years, but none have been as deserving of that description as those in the Star Wars franchise. ![]()
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