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Still and CG works from TV drama, Iris (top and
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work on the science fiction epic Avatar (2009). Keep in mind that although New
Zealand’s movie industry is, relative to Hollywood, underdeveloped, Peter Jackson
helped his own New Zealand-based VFX company become one of the world’s most
respected in its field by bringing it in to help in the making of his hugely successful
movie project.
It’s not practical to always depend on just one company do all the work. At the same
time, overcoming huge challenges is a prerequisite for positive growth. Previously,
Insight Visual took part in the production of Kang Je-gyu’s Tae Guk Gi: Brotherhood of
War, and is now working on D-Day (working title), Kang’s first overseas project that is
still in the planning stages.
“At the time when Tae Guk Gi was being made, Kang didn’t trust our CG team very
much,” says Son Seung-hyeon, Insight Visual’s production director. “But afterwards I
think he learned to trust the role CG plays in movies. I think he’s decided to use CG a
lot more from now on.”
The most important part of D-Day is location, as the movie is based around the
Normandy invasion. The production department is planning on shooting in China,
Germany, Hungary and Korea, but continues to discuss the necessity of each location.
Additionally, they’re examining different ways to get the effects they need without
spending too much of the budget to film in all those locations.
Although the movie has substantial funding of around US$27 million, shooting will
be hard to execute because of its sheer scale, which is why CG is bound to play an
important role. It is likely that “matte painting,” a cost-cutting technique used to copy
and paste people’s movements for a particular shoot in the form of digital data, will be
used in D-Day because of the way it positively impacted Tae Guk Gi.
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