Shane Meadows Edits Liam Gallagher Music Video with DaVinci Resolve Studio

Director Shane Meadows deployed DaVinci Resolve Studio 14 and a DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel to edit and grade Liam Gallaghers latest music video, Come Back To Me.

For the third single from Liams number one solo album As You Were, Meadows came up with the idea of taking Liam back to a venue that meant a lot to him. When I heard the song, it had a raw energy and that, combined with the lyrics, is how I arrived at the idea of a live performance in a small, intimate venue, begins Shane. For Liam, this was King Tuts in Glasgow, where Oasis were first discovered. It was the perfect setting when we realized hed not been back since.

Shane captured all of the pre-concert buzz and the performance for 200 fans using a ten-strong multi-camera set up, which allowed him to get every shot he needed in just two performances. I wanted a simple and straightforward shoot so that we didnt lose any of Liams natural live energy by making him do multiple takes.

The final piece of the jigsaw was choosing a post-production workflow that would allow Shane to harness Liams natural energy when it came to cutting the music video in post production.

DaVinci Resolves support for multi-camera editing meant that I could sync the rushes using timecode and playback each camera angle side by side, he explains. Watching the whole shoot back simultaneously in Resolve made edit decisions simpler and much faster. I was, in essence, producing a live mix, just as you might in a concert environment.

Meadows was especially impressed by the improved speed and performance of DaVinci Resolve 14. I was working with a variety of different cameras, codecs and formats, but no matter what I threw at it, Resolve took everything in its stride. I also found Resolves UI to be responsive when trimming and moving clips and the smooth playback of clips in realtime was impressive.

Working with colourist, Darren Mostyn of Online Creative, Shane created a black and white vintage grade, with hints of psychedelia to complement Liams aesthetic. As well as anamorphic lenses, we also had a lens built which had panels of glass to create a kaleidoscopic, retro effect. As such, we emphasized that in Resolve by adding film grain and pungent red titling to create a 16mm look and feel. Liam has a real swagger and iconic image, and I wanted that to convey that in the grade.

Shane explains that the combination of DaVinci Resolve Studio and the Micro Panel allowed for a flexible and convenient post workflow for the video: In television production, you often have to decamp until parts of the post process are complete. For Liams video, we did everything from the initial cut to final delivery in a matter of hours without leaving my edit suite. And that is all thanks to DaVinci Resolve. For me, the best technologies are those that support rather than frustrate creativity.

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