Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:25 pm
Blackmagic Design today announced that feature film “Next Goal Wins” was graded by FotoKem’s David Cole using DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software.
Directed by Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit,” “Thor: Ragnarok”), “Next Goal Wins” follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers approaching, the team hires down on his luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
Cinematographer Lachlan Milne, who worked with Waititi on “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” had also worked with Cole on two back to back films, “Love and Monsters” and “Minari.” Working with Milne and Cole, Waititi focused on creating a unique feel for the film’s two distinct sequences. “One of Taika's main directives was that American Samoa needed to lean into the world of 'hyper real’ or ‘postcard idealized,’” said Cole. “In comparison, at soccer HQ, we were attempting to have a feeling of the more ‘normal/formal’ world of organized sports, and in particular, to enhance the ‘interrogation’ of Fassbender’s character Rongen.”
For more information, please visit: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/ ... 0231218-01
Directed by Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit,” “Thor: Ragnarok”), “Next Goal Wins” follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers approaching, the team hires down on his luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
Cinematographer Lachlan Milne, who worked with Waititi on “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” had also worked with Cole on two back to back films, “Love and Monsters” and “Minari.” Working with Milne and Cole, Waititi focused on creating a unique feel for the film’s two distinct sequences. “One of Taika's main directives was that American Samoa needed to lean into the world of 'hyper real’ or ‘postcard idealized,’” said Cole. “In comparison, at soccer HQ, we were attempting to have a feeling of the more ‘normal/formal’ world of organized sports, and in particular, to enhance the ‘interrogation’ of Fassbender’s character Rongen.”
For more information, please visit: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/ ... 0231218-01