Introduction

We as film and television viewers and makers have probably reached a stage in which we have almost come to expect, demand even, our content to be spiced up with touches of wow-instigating wizardry. As the cinema, along home entertainment and television stations come under constant bombardment from a phenomenon known as the Internet, visual real-estate is now at a premium resulting in an increased need to become ever more stylised, sophisticated and spectacular. People who dedicate their creative and technical proficiencies never cease to amaze audiences around the world. But how is it done and what opportunities are there in this sector? What skills are required? All will be answered in this blog for MediaKnowledge as I unravel and disentangle the goings-on in this captivatingly creative, infinitely imaginative area of filmmaking and art. Let the comping begin…