"Chilean Mine Rescue" premiered nationwide
across the USA on Oct 13, 2011
Arlington, VA - Oct 26, 2011
Film production company Moving Bits USA announces the premiere of its film Chilean Mine Rescue for Smithsonian Networks. It premiered on the Smithsonian Channel October 13, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET.
This one-hour special features photorealistic 3D graphics along with compelling first person accounts of the event - the 2010 rescue of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine. The film was completed in a jaw-droppping three months from beginning of production to delivery.
"Moving Bits USA was created precisely to produce programs like Chilean Mine Rescue," says Executive Producer Tim Baney, "By combining the cutting-edge graphics talent of Moving Bits Singapore with the wealth of documentary experience in Washington, DC, we're able to craft compelling visual stories in a fraction of the time it takes other companies."
Moving Bits USA was formed earlier this year by a merger between Washington, DC based production company Baney Media with Moving Bits Singapore
Having talent working on both sides of the globe allowed the company to work round the clock on the program - a big advantage during post-production. "When we were first approached by Smithsonian Networks to create the film, we were told the schedule might be impossible, but I knew It was a great opportunity to showcase what our new company could do," says Baney.
Because the company boasts an in-house animation director working alongside the production team, producers go into field production armed with graphics support from the beginning.
"We realized early on we wouldn't be able to film inside the San Jose Mine where the collapse took place," says Producer Kathleen "Katy" Jones, "so animating the collapse became central to our storytelling. While I was in Chile during principal filming, I could share what we learned about the environment and how the collapse took place with Director of Animation Catherine Eunice. Her animation team started to build that world at the same time I was gathering stories from the people who lived through the ordeal - making graphics a seamless part of the storytelling."
The combination of a photorealistic 3D world with stories about what actually happened to the individuals inside the mine help propel the story of survival.
"Working on a shortened schedule was only possible because of the wealth of in-house talent we could deploy to get everything done," says Katy Jones, "While I was in edit with the footage from Chile, in-house director and Moving Bits CEO - Jay Soo helped tremendously, directing the dramatic re-creations of the events inside the mine. Jay's phenomenal ability to tell a story honed over a decade of directing award-winning commercials, gave us re-cre's that were sharp, to the point, and extremely exciting, and all accomplished in one day of filming."
"We're looking to do more shows that combine photo realistic 3D animation with live filming, hopefully bringing a more 'feature-film' feel to our shows. Having the 3D animation department in-house lets us do this at a very cost-effective price point," says Jay Soo.
For more information contact:
Tim Baney
Executive Producer
Moving Bits USA
703-578-FILM (3456)
Mobile: 202-669-6871
tim@movingbitsonline.com |
