was the producer for Remember
That Night, overseeing the planning and
post-production process.
We recently posed the following questions to
get her take on the many intricacies of working
on this High Definition title.
The only real difference is making a decision
on the frame rate you shoot and preparation
for lighting as this needs a lot of careful
thought for HD.
We always strive to produce the best film we
can, and with David Gilmour we know only the
best is good enough.
Exact and defined pictures and higher quality
audio.
Obviously with the size of screens that people
now can view HiDef programmes on, the quality
of the picture and enhanced audio specifications,
the viewer has an opportunity to watch this
film and feel that they are almost there at
the concert.
Lighting a concert for filming is always a complex
process; as the TV producers, you do not have
full control of the lighting environment for
the film, as you would for say a drama or a
feature film, so you have to collaborate closely
with the show's Lighting Director and try and
make changes without compromising the look and
feel of the show. This show had some extra challenges
with the use of smoke, lasers, and strobes,
but that also made it an exciting project to
work on.
Having shot in HD now for a number of years
we know well the issues with HD artifacts, which
can appear for a number or reasons lighting,
camera movement, various processes in post-production,
so it is no longer surprising, but a constant
challenge! The whole area of Blu-ray and HD-DVD
mastering and authoring, however, has been a
learning curve for everyone involved, in particular
with this project the varying light levels was
a challenge for us in how we mastered the film
to be ready for Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
David has been extremely involved in the process.