Lost Highway Films Director Mike Patterson and USC School of Cinematic Arts colleague Candace Reckinger,have created a new piece for musician/composer Jeff Lynne, based on Lynne’s 1977 Electric Light Orchestra track Mr.Blue Sky. With influences ranging from Bollywood to psychedelic imagery and English gardens, the sunny music video is an exuberant and rich interpretation of ELO’s upbeat and infectious tune.nn
nClick here to view this screenwork on online.nnAlong with directing for Lost Highway, Patterson has been putting his talents to work as an Associate Professor of Animation at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Michael has used his animation skills on iconic music videos like A-Ha’s Take on Me, Suzanne Vega’s Luka, and Paula Abdul’s Opposites Attract (with MC Skat Kat), as well as for many spots with Lost Highway.nnPatterson and adjunct faculty member Reckinger teamed up with a group of their animation students and Electric Light Orchestra musician Jeff Lynne to create a video for the song Mr. Blue Sky, a song featured on the band’s seventh studio album Out of the Blue. Written and produced by Lynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the “Concerto for a Rainy Day” suite. In a BBC interview, Lynne talked about writing Mr. Blue Sky after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet and attempting to write ELO’s follow up to A New World Record – “It was dark and misty for two weeks, and I didn’t come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, ‘Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.’ I wrote Mr. Blue Sky and 13 other songs in the next two weeks”.nnProlific musician and composer Lynne, while best known for his band Electric Light Orchestra, has also worked with members of the Beatles and created The Traveling Wilburys, whose members included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Patterson and Reckinger had previously collaborated with Lynne on a Roy Orbison music video in the 90’s.nnThe song Mr. Blue Sky was featured on the soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Patterson and Reckinger captured a similar dream-like surrealism through a creative approach to the animation. “Mike and I enjoy a hybrid approach to media making, a mixing of organic, hand-made techniques with digital.” said Reckinger. Pa7erson and Reckinger recruited a team of students who were particularly excited to work collaboratively and use a “blended media” approach to design the scenes and characters. “By blending 2D and 3D techniques, the result is often unique and more original. We wanted to highlight the students’ individual talents while giving the video a cohesive style and look. Many of the scenes became the work of more than one animator.” The collaboration between student and professor, and the utilization of a huge cross section of influences and ideas, helped create something truly unique in Mr. Blue Sky.nnCreditsn”Mr. Blue Sky“nArtist: ELOnAlbum: Mr. Blue Sky– The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra nLabel: Frontiers RecordsnDirected by: Michael Paterson and Candace Reckinger nnAnimation By: Dan Wilson, Lisa Chung, Einar Baldvin, Lou Morton, Jovanna Tosello, Andrew Malek, Corrie Francis Parks, Miguel Jiron, Sullivan Brown, Larry Lai, Amy Lee Ketchum, Robert Calcagno, Mike Patterson
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Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of Severance, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More
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