Leveraging IoT for Efficient Media Production: A Case Study on Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways Documentary
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
- Sensors - Acoustic Sensors
Applicable Industries
- Cities & Municipalities
- Equipment & Machinery
Use Cases
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Time Sensitive Networking
Services
- Hardware Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is the production team of the Foo Fighters Sonic Highways documentary series, which was aired on HBO. The team was led by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, who directed the series. The team included six video editors—Brian Lazarte, Scott Hanson, Grant MacDowell, Kristin McCasey, Lenny Mesina, and Meg Ramsay—who each took the lead on one or two episodes. Sound mixer Jeff Fuller headed up an audio team that also comprised of a dialog editor and sound effects editor. A team of post assistants supported the operation. The team was tasked with producing an eight-part series, each episode featuring interviews with influential artists, producers, and studio owners, and a music video of the song the band had been recording in that show.
The Challenge
The challenge was to deliver an eight-part documentary for HBO under a tight deadline while managing a vast amount of footage. The documentary, Foo Fighters Sonic Highways, was a recording odyssey around iconic US music studios, directed by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. The series saw the band travel to legendary studios in cities across the USA to write and record their latest album, Sonic Highways. Each episode featured interviews with influential artists, producers, and studio owners. The production team had to handle 400 hours of footage per episode and cope with increasingly tight timescales. The team comprised of six video editors, a sound mixer, a dialog editor, a sound effects editor, and a team of post assistants.
The Solution
The solution was the Avid MediaCentral platform, which provided a complete and flexible end-to-end workflow, enhancing collaboration and ensuring that creativity could flourish unhindered. The platform was able to handle the vast amount of footage and tight deadlines. The editing and sound teams used the Avid Artist Suite’s Media Composer | Ultimate software and Avid Pro Tools software to establish a collaborative post-production environment. As the editors finished their episodes, they helped out on others, sharing sequences and footage. The editors also collaborated closely with Grohl, and writer Mark Monroe. The platform's media management capabilities were crucial in handling the 70TBs of Avid Media, consisting of 1300 hours of archival footage and 1900 hours of shot footage. The Multi-Camera Mode in Media Composer was particularly useful when filming the band in the studio with multiple cameras.
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