JBPP complete 22 'Matrix Reloaded' trailers

John Bake Post-production (JBPP) have recently added the finishing touches to a series of 22 trailers - plus teaser - for the forthcoming 'Matrix Reloaded' feature, using the Media 100 844/X editing and compositing system.
The initial brief was to create a 10-second TV and cinema teaser commercial for the Dutch version of Matrix Reloaded, including the adaptation of the 5.1 surround sound. Senior editor Jöran Maaswinkel relied on 844/X's multi-layering and realtime processing capabilities to combine bespoke title sequences designed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop with US footage.
The original remit soon grew to include a further 22 trailers.
Matrix Reloaded begins with the same 'binary rain' opening sequence as the first Matrix film. For the teaser Maaswinkel needed more 'rain' than was available on the master tape. He got around this by using Discreet combustion particle effects to extend the scene.
When it came to localising the TV and cinema trailers, Maaswinkel needed to add in Dutch text and narration. Created using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, the text and additional effects were dropped straight into the 844/X timeline for real-time finishing. This was made a stress-free process because of 844/X's tight integration with Adobe applications.
The copy functions of 844/X also came into their own when creating the 22 trailers. Entire layers and scenes were taken from one spot and dropped straight into another, saving tremendous amounts of time.
Discussing the role of 844/X in the project, Maaswinkel said: "Developing the Matrix Reloaded trailers has been gloriously simple and straightforward thanks to Media 100's 844/X. The sheer speed of the GenesisEngine and the ability to work with multiple layers made the entire production process blazingly fast. Before 844/X we could waste hours waiting around for processor intensive rendering sessions to finish, it was like a brick wall in the creative process. Being much more productive allowed us to take on the 22 trailers for Matrix Reloaded knowing we'd be able to rise to the challenge and complete them well within deadline."
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