Adobe Video Tools Get Rave Reviews at Sundance 2016
January 21 2016 - 11:00AM
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Much-Anticipated “Hail, Caesar!” from Universal Pictures, and
“Deadpool,” from 20th Century Fox, Cut Using Premiere Pro
CC
From independent productions to Hollywood headliners, 51 films
debuting at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival used Adobe Premiere Pro
CC as their primary digital editing software.
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Sundance, the preeminent festival for groundbreaking work and
emerging talent, will include a total of 175 films made with
Premiere Pro CC and other Adobe Creative Cloud tools. From
in-competition feature films like “Christine,” “Gleason,” and
“Swiss Army Man” to short films and documentaries, like “Richard
Linklater - dream is destiny,” Premiere Pro CC usage at Sundance
has increased 143 percent since 2015.
“With such an ambitious film, we needed the most innovative
technology to push creative boundaries,” said Louis Black,
co-director of “Richard Linklater - dream is destiny,” which will
premiere at Sundance. “Our story relies on combining decades-old
archival footage with interviews from the present. We cut the film
in Adobe Premiere Pro CC with incredible results.”
Sundance filmmakers are reflecting the rapid adoption of Adobe’s
video workflows. Recent Premiere Pro converts include the four-time
Oscar-winning Coen brothers with “Hail, Caesar!”; director Tim
Miller with “Deadpool”; director David Fincher and Oscar-winning
editor Kirk Baxter with “Gone Girl”; and director Rhys Thomas and
producer Lorne Michaels with “Staten Island Summer.”
Adobe Hosts Editing Panel – “Editorial Secrets from ‘Hail,
Caesar!’ and ‘Deadpool’”
To help indie filmmakers get up to speed on transitioning to
modern video editing techniques, Adobe will host a must-see panel
at Sundance on Jan. 23 – “Editorial secrets from ‘Hail, Caesar!’
and ‘Deadpool,’” two much-anticipated features due out in February
this year.
- “Hail, Caesar!,” from Universal
Pictures, is an all-star comedy fueled by a brilliant cast. When
the world’s biggest star vanishes and his captors demand an
enormous ransom for his safe return, it will take the power of
Hollywood’s biggest names to solve the mystery of his
disappearance. The film is produced, directed, written and edited
by four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. The
panel will include the film’s associate producer and postproduction
supervisor, Catherine Farrell, and additional editor Katharine
McQuerrey.
- “Deadpool,” which 20th Century Fox
releases Feb. 12, is based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional
anti-hero. The film tells the origin story of former Special Forces
operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected
to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing
powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities
and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who
nearly destroyed his life. The panel will include director Tim
Miller and Vashi Nedomansky, editing consultant and workflow
specialist on the film.
These former Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro
filmmakers will discuss their approach to storytelling,
state-of-the-art workflows and how and why they switched to Adobe
Premiere Pro CC. The panel will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from
3:30– 4:30 pm MST at the Airbnb Haus (596 Main Street, Park City).
For those unable to attend the panel, a recording will be available
the following week at www.adobe.com/go/video.
“Adobe really revamped Premiere Pro CC from the ground
up. I love the interoperability with other programs like After
Effects CC and the ability to do quick composites,” said Tim
Miller, director of “Deadpool.” “We need an uninterrupted
workflow between the idea and output. Premiere Pro CC is clean and
fast, which is what I want.”
Adobe Invests in Future Filmmakers
Adobe is also proud to sponsor the out-of-competition NEXT
category of films at Sundance, featuring pure, bold works that
combine digital technology with unfettered creativity. Films
debuting in the NEXT category that were cut using Adobe Premiere
Pro CC include: “Dark Night,” “Operation Avalanche,” “The Eyes of
My Mother” and “The 4th.”
In addition, Adobe is partnering with Sundance Ignite through
the company’s Project 1324 initiative, which provides up-and-coming
creatives the opportunity to spotlight their work. Project 1324 and
the Sundance Institute asked 18-to-24 year-old filmmakers to show
“What’s Next?” The five winning filmmakers will be celebrated at
the festival and receive a Sundance Ignite Fellowship, awarding
them with special opportunities to be mentored by Sundance
Institute staff and alumni.
Latest Updates to Adobe Creative Cloud Video Tools, Coming
Soon
On the heels of Sundance, Adobe will release updates to its
Creative Cloud video tools.
New features available by the end of January include:
- 100,000 4K high-quality video assets
will be added to the video content available in Adobe Stock.
Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC users can search, download and
license this ever-growing collection of stock assets directly from
their desktop apps. Adobe Stock, the company’s royalty-free
collection of high-quality photos and illustrations, is already
integrated into flagship products, including Photoshop CC, InDesign
CC and Illustrator CC.
- Cineware Live 3D pipeline (first
introduced to After Effects CC in 2014) will be enhanced with
improved workflow and greater performance. OpenGL rendering will
now be available within the Cineware effect, providing increased
speed over the software render option.
- Option to use Live Link which
synchronizes the timelines between After Effects CC and Cinema 4D
making compositing more efficient.
- Artists can now choose to render
specific Takes in a Cinema 4D project file, with support for Cinema
4D’s new Take System, introduced in its latest release R17.
- Performance enhancements in Premiere
Pro CC.
“We're thrilled to support the Sundance Institute and all the
incredible artists whose ground-breaking work inspires us year
after year,” said Bill Roberts, senior director of
professional video product management at Adobe. “It’s their
creativity that drives us to innovate and consistently deliver
cutting-edge new features to bring every story to life in every
medium, screen and budget.”
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