Ready Player One @ VES 2019: Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
his award is to honor the outstanding use of the totality of cinematographic techniques of camera and lighting in mostly or fully CG shots within a Photoreal (i.e., live action) Project for The Jungle Book voted by the Visual Effects Society. The award recognizes the collaboration among traditional cinematographers and visual effects artists, including previs, lighting, and layout artists.
Digital Domain’s Virtual Production team was honored with this award in collaboration with director Steven Spielberg and visual effects supervisors Roger Guyett, Matthew Butler, and Grady Cofer for their ground breaking work utilizing advanced real-time visualization for virtual cinematography.