Pro Video Podcast 56: Chris Hocking. Comedy TV shows, Films, Music Videos.

Pro Video Podcast

English - May 03, 2018 18:00 - 46 minutes - 28.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Previous Episode: Pro Video Podcast 55: Mike Tosetto. Motion Design, Branding, Networking, 3D, Community, Process and Collaboration.

Next Episode: Pro Video Podcast 57: Mike Cardillo - Directing, Writing, Filming, Production, Post, Compositing and more

Hilarious comedy TV shows, Films, Music Videos. Chris and the team at Late Night Films cover all areas from Directing, Writing, Filming, Editing, Visual Effects. How do you get funding for a series or prioritise making cool work. Chris discusses how.

Show Notes: Compiled by Matt Lloyd

01.40 - about LateNiteFilms

04.00 - Chris’s career history

05.30 - The Butchery, The Refinery

06.10 - Swinburne

08.00 - Guy Pearce music video “Storm” by Michael Shanks

08.50 - Discussion of the making of Storm (accessible on the same page)

10.35 - Wizards of Aus

12.00 - How Wizards was funded, Screen Australia

13.20 - The post production process: Premiere Pro using ProRes 444 UHD codec, compositing all done in After Effects, with 3d elements provided by other members of the team “in Michael’s mum’s basement”

15.00 - Gareth Edwards crowd compositing techniques

16.10 - Reception of Wizards of Aus

17.30 - Technical challenges tackled by LateNiteFilms eg in the making of The Swell

23.10 - Red Dragon camera, used under water on The Swell

23.40 - The family and friends core of LateNiteFilms

25.20 - Striking a balance between corporate and self-initiated work

27.00 - Their long term goal is to create feature films and big-budget Netflix series, rather than advertising, hence the emphasis on creative work.

27.30 - Avoiding debt in order to have more creative freedom

28.15 - Go for big bucks, or creative freedom: avoid the “middle ground” projects where you have neither.

29.00 - TVC for post production “can be hell”

30.00 - The changing economics of post-production

31.00 - The great creative fulfilment afforded by the loose process and tight-knit team behind Wizards Of Aus.