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Technical challenges of Skyborn

Skyborn (NFTS 2012). Director Jamie Stone talks about the technical challenges of making the film.

Skyborn uses a lot of what is known as ‘in camera’ effects, in this case- sand animation, fog and miniatures.

Viewers often assume that all effects these days are done digitally, but this film shows that a lot can be done in front of the camera rather than on a computer afterwards.

How far do these ‘old school’ effects surprise you?

Before we watch Skyborn in full, we’ll introduce you to some useful resources in the next few steps.

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