Capture Director // Senior Editor

Capture director? But Vinny, these are 3D renders. They are! But creating 24 of these social videos for Minecraft over the course of a year required a workflow that allowed for quick iteration BEFORE committing to these lovely renders.

Once we landed on concepts, I worked closely with a freelance Minecraft builder and the 3D team to design these in-game sets. The capture team then created custom servers and custom camera tools to manipulate lighting, lensing, and other game conditions on the fly— all this allowed us to shoot animatics that would closely resemble the final product. From there, I would collaborate with the 3D team to take our build and replicate what I shot.

The ultimate goal was to show the game's players what was possible while we brought a professional level of polish to the final product.

Click HERE to see the full series.