Numerous web and television series of the season use Blackmagic solutions in their production

'Jack Ryan', 'Modern Family', 'Castle Rock' and 'Madam Secretary' are just some of the successful productions that have used Blackmagic technology in capture and post-production.

Numerous solutions Blackmagic Design have been used in the production and post-production of a large number of web and television series during the autumn 2019 season, including hits such as Jack Ryan, Modern Family y Madam Secretary.

Gerge Manno, professional colorist at Picture Shop, highlights that “Arrow, Treadstone y Young Sheldon They couldn't have more different styles. Each of them has distinctive challenges and needs. Whether it's managing noise in low-light scenes, creating final files quickly and efficiently, or having high-end tools to create spectacular images, DaVinci Resolve Studio was the right solution. I love the wide variety of features it offers not only to me as a colorist, but also to directors, cinematographers and executives.”

“More outdoor night scenes than ever before, meaning available light and a high ISO value, that's what happened in the third season of No Activity. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K worked perfectly in these situations and integrated very well with the equipment we already had,” he says. Judd Overton, director of photography No Activity (CBS All Access).

Some of the series from the fall 2019 season that used Blackmagic Design cameras are the following:

• Blue Bloods: Mike Warren (Filmworks/FX NY), visual effects supervisor, and his team used Production Camera 4K units.
• Castle Rock: Richard Rutkowski, one of the cinematographers, used Micro Studio Camera 4K units to capture unique, remote angles.
• God Friended Me: Brian Rigney Hubbard, director of photography, used the Pocket Cinema Camera model.
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: John Tanzer, director of photography, used URSA Mini Pro G2 cameras in the ThunderGun episode.
• Madam Secretary: Cinematographer Learan Kahanov used Pocket Cinema Camera and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for specialized shots.
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Lesley Robson-Foster, visual effects supervisor, used URSA Mini Pro and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K cameras.
• No Activity: Judd Overton, director of photography, used URSA Mini Pro and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K cameras.

As to grading on the recording set y image processing Digital technology from the Australian manufacturer has been used in productions such as:

• All American: Digital Imaging Technician Urban Olsson used DaVinci Resolve, Smart Videohub 12×12 and 20×20, DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G, UltraStudio HD Mini, and MultiView 4.
• Almost Family y Madam Secretary: Keith Putnam used Smart Videohub 20×20, Mini Converter, UltraStudio Mini Monitor and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
• Arrow: Rafel Seyed Mahmud, director of photography, used DaVinci Resolve, DeckLink cards and Smart Videohub matrices.
• Arrow: Robert Popkin and Refah Mahmoud, digital imaging technicians, used DaVinci Resolve, Smart Videohub 20×20, Mini Converter, DeckLink Mini Recorder, Mini Monitor and UltraStudio HD Mini.
• Bull: Thomas Wong, digital imaging technician, used UltraStudio and DeckLink capture and playback devices.
• God Friended Me: Chandler Tucker, digital imaging technician, used DaVinci Resolve and DeckLink Quad.
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Digital Imaging Technician John Goodner used DaVinci Resolve, UltraStudio Mini Monitor, Smart Videohub 12×12, and UltraStudio Mini Recorder.
• Last Man Standing: Von Thomas, Digital Imaging Technician, used DaVinci Resolve.
• A Million Little Things: Dwight Hartnett, digital imaging technician, used DaVinci Resolve, UltraStudio Mini Recorder and Smart Videohub.
• No Activity: Dane Brehm, Digital Imaging Technician, used Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12×12, ATEM Production Studio 4K, Smart Videohub 12×12, SmartView Duo, SmartScope Duo 4K, and UltraStudio 4K.

On the other hand, we can see visual effects with Blackmagic Design, DaVinci Resolve Studio and Fusion Studio cameras in:

• Creepshow: VFX Editor Heather Taylor (Crafty Apes) used DaVinci Resolve Studio for VFX editing.
• Blue Bloods: VFX Supervisor Mike Warren (Filmworks/FX NY) and his team used DaVinci Resolve as the core of their workflow, along with Intensity Shuttle devices for Thunderbolt for playback and Production Camera 4K for VFX shots.
• Black-ish, Bless This Mess, Fresh Off the Boat, A Million Little Things, Modern Family y Superstore: Ingenuity Studio used DaVinci Resolve to match the shots and create LUTs. He also used DaVinci Resolve to match the visual effects to the style of the scenes in Stumptown.
• Bless This Mess y Modern Family: Mike Gaines, founder of InvisEffects and visual effects supervisor, used DaVinci Resolve to create visual effects and deliver the material.
• Emergence, The Neighborhood, NCIS y Madam Secretary: John Gross and Fred Pienkos, founders of Muse VFX and visual effects supervisors, along with their team used Fusion Studio for their compositing.
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Lesley Robson-Foster, visual effects supervisor, used URSA Mini Pro and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K cameras.

In post-production The use of DaVinci Resolve in these productions stands out:

• American Horror Story: Jeremy Sawyer (Light Iron).
• American Housewife: Patrick Woodard (Level 3).
• Arrow, Treadstone y Young Sheldon: George Manno (Picture Shop).
• Batwoman – Pilot: by Phil Azenzer (Encore).
• Black Monday: Doug Delaney (Technicolor).
• The Blacklist: David Aaron Waters (Technicolor).
• Blue Bloods: Andrew Geary (Company 3).
• The Feed: Paul Ensby and Paul Staples (Encore).
• The Flash y It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Ken Van Deest (Level 3).
• Get Shorty: Shane Harris (Picture Shop).
• God Friended Me: Tim Stipan (Company 3).
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Tom Forletta (Technicolor).
• How to Get Away with Murder, Man with a Plan, Mom y Supernatural: Sparkle (Technicolor).
• Hunters: Joe Finley (Sim Post LA).
• Jack Ryan: Stefan Sonnenfeld y Cody Baker (Company 3).
• Looking for Alaska: Tony D’Amore (Encore).
• Madam Secretary y mr. Mercedes: Todd Bochner (Sim Post LA).
• The Man in the High Castle y Station 19: Roy Vasich (Technicolor).
• NCIS y NCIS: NOLA: George Delaney (Picture Shop).
• NCIS: LA: Thomas Galyon (DigitalFilm Tree).
• Prodigal Son: Shane Harris (Picture Shop).
• The Resident: J. Cody Baker (Company 3).
• The Rookie: Dave Hussey (Company 3).
• The Simpsons: Jason Fabbro (Technicolor).
• S.W.A.T.: Siggy Ferstl (Company 3).
• The Unicorn y The Walking Dead: Chris Boyer (Picture Shop).