Profile

an ideal world is owned and operated by artists Robb Hart and Molly Talbot Hart. Established in 1997, we have earned a solid reputation for our visual effects work on set and in post. Our capabilities include setting up complex live-action shoots on stages or on location, and then finishing the project at our studio in Santa Ana, CA. We provide comprehensive post-production services, from Editorial on FCP to finishing in our Flame suite. Our post-production specialties include: editorial, visual effects, color correction, design, motion graphics, product replacement, retouching, finishing, and 3D animation. Our team is highly skilled at using the latest digital formats such as the new RED 4K camera for ultra high-resolution work.

Our team is comprised of skilled artists from all over the world, with a wide range of experience including, TV, Feature Films, Games, Web and Live shows. an ideal world has an extensive network of affiliated personnel that includes: directors, visual effects supervisors, producers, production crews, production support, editors, visual effects artists, motion graphics designers and animators. This network continues to allow an ideal world to efficiently expand and contract, providing exactly the right number of people for the job and keeping overheads to a minimum.

Our suites are very flexible, whether you are working on the Flame or in the Final Cut suite. We offer a second seat in each suite that can provide support to the session; it may be motion graphics in After Effects, 3D in Maya, compositing in Shake or even a second seat of Final Cut Studio. The fully integrated suites allow for the rapid transfer of projects from one system to another.

We apply the talent, tools and technology that each job requires to get the job done as efficiently as possible. By maximizing your time, we can save you money. With lower overheads than Los Angeles we are able to offer very competitive rates.

Services

Just like our suites we integrate our services to fit the job. During production we can provide supervision, 2nd unit or even complete production. Then as you move through editorial to finishing we can handle whichever of these tasks you need under one roof.

On Set | Our wide experience of production can be invaluable. We are very experienced at green screen or blue screen shoots, motion control and motion capture, high speed shooting with the Phantom HD, large format shoots with the RED One camera, working with SFX elements such as fire, water and pyrotechnics, stunt rigs such as flying harnesses. We are used to working with talent from well-known stars like Christopher Plummer and Christopher Lloyd to unknowns and children. The shoot on the left was for a videogame where we needed to shoot players from all compass points. Instead of lighting a 300 ft long stage, we solved the problem by moving our stage and cameras on vehicles that drove up and down an abandoned aircraft hanger. The driver of the camera car was Bobby Uncer Jnr. the race car driver.

In Post | We have handled editorial of all lengths from: 30 sec spots, trailers, title sequences, hour long documentaries, feature length projects, even a 4 ½ hour long DVD project, that we recently produced. Our finishing and visual effects work includes all of the above; plus shots for movies, restoration of damaged footage, digital cosmetic work, product replacement, set extensions, wire removal, title design and branding.

Client Services | We are very used to providing the level of client services that agencies expect. We provide a comfortable and quiet environment where they can focus on their project, bring their clients in for screenings and trust that we can traffic their spot on time. All this, while being looked after with great food, a steady supply of cappuccinos, iced tea and sodas.

News

December 2009

Years before James Cameron's amazing epic 'Avatar' Robb Hart pioneered the use of motion Capture to take a practical camera into a CG world. With a fraction of the budget time and people he produced a 97 minute long Star Trek piece starring Christopher Plummer. Check it out -

http://www.anidealworld.com/portfolio/non-broadcast/star-trek-klingon-academy

September 2009

Check out Robb's interview on the Promax site. http://www.promax.com/Answers/Testimonials/

June 2009 - The Flame arrives

This was the actual crate arriving. Just in case anyone was wondering what a Flame looks like when you get it. The truth is that although everything was contained within the crate, there was a lot of packing! It's now installed and up and running in our machine room, serving the brand new Flame suite.

Links

Listed on ProductionHUB.com in Computer Graphics / Digital & Visual Effects in California

The Hollywood Cheat Sheet Includes a special offer for new customers.

SAGIndie Production Directory http://www.sagindie.org/directory/national-103-directors.html