The Lion King and Virtual Filmmaking (with Caleb Deschanel)
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Caleb Deschanel, cinematographer for Disney’s live-action The Lion King, shares how they used traditional cinematography to create the life-like virtual film.
Caleb and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss modeling cameras and lenses for virtual filmmaking, how Caleb was able to move the sun around in virtual space to get the perfect lighting, using a real drone for the Circle of Life sequence, and more!
What you will learn in this episode:
- Caleb’s pre-production process for The Lion King
- Building and filming the Virtual Reality sets
- How Caleb managed to use traditional gear to film a virtual world
- Being able to move the sun around in virtual space
- How Caleb was able to alter virtual sets to achieve certain shots
- Post-production process for The Lion King
- Using a real drone for the Circle of Life sequence
- Caleb answers your audience questions
- How Caleb drew inspiration from the animated film
- Caleb’s take on the future of filmmaking
- And more!
Show Links
- The Lion King IMDb
- To Be King: Making The Lion King
- Caleb Deschanel’s IMDb
- Ben’s Twitter
- Ben’s Instagram
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