theibcdaily executive summary15 The storytellers


“I cannot exercise


of the Rings, and now a trilogy drawn from The Hobbit. The second part, The Desolation of Smaug, is due for release in December.


my imagination without the support of technology”


science in pursuit of his art is far from over.


Once again he is pushing the boundaries, this time by shooting not just in 3D, but at twice the usual frame rate. The effect of the high frame rate is to allow him to move the camera freely, giving a real sense of the chaos of battle in the climactic scenes. For his post production


and effects teams, though, 48fps 3D means four times the data to be managed and processed. And clearly his desire to keep advancing the


“This is a great time to be a film-maker,” he said in his speech accepting the IBC2013 International Honour for Excellence. “Just about anything you imagine can be put on screen today. The amount of freedom I have is absolutely incredible.


“That is due to all the


wonderful technology companies and the innovators out there who keep pushing the boundaries,” he concluded. “There is going to be innovation in the entertainment business that we cannot even dream about today.”


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