This is a hilarious one. But as you know, every funny story has a bit of truth to it, so maybe it’s worth more than just a quick laugh. The subject of this short article is a video from extrashot, a YouTube channel run by Paul Ream. It uses the famous James Bond promo video for the 2012 film “Skyfall,” in which a new quartermaster, still named Q of course, is being introduced to the audience and to 007 himself. But Paul’s version is not about saving the world from evil, but from 8K and beyond! Paul apparently had some time on his hands, “thanks” to the ongoing lockdown. A 2017 MacBook Pro, FCP X, Photoshop, Pixel Film Studios – Auto Tracker 2.2 and some green cloth was all he needed to create this meshup. Very well done indeed! Mockup of the 007 logo. Image credit: extrashot (with the ‘K’ added by CineD) And the best part is that not only does the visual matching work pretty well (if you don’t pixelpeep too much), but the content seamlessly tells a story about 4K vs. 8K and whether it’s worth it. Oh Oh 8K – 007 needs to save us First, let’s roll the video, then we discuss it a little bit: So the question that arises is this: Do we need 8K, 16K, 32K, …? I would side with Paul here, I don’t think 8K is really worth it for regular content like documentaries, narrative pieces or feature films. Many...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 7 April, 2021