In a little over a year, Mondlicht Studios has made a global name for itself in CG advertising projects. Its large-scale, award-winning images for Netflix series literally wrap around buildings, and it also provides animation, retouching, AR and VR services. Here, co-founders David Schaefer and Dmitriy Glazyrin tell Chris the story behind the studio.
You’ll find out about the technology David and Dima use to create 95MP images, how media and advertising are moving away from stills and into animation, and how new AI tools make their lives easier. They also share some useful tips they’ve picked up from working in automotive CG and photography, and talk about how they add character and story to their images.
Links:
Mondlicht Studios interview with Chaos Group >
Chapters:
6:13 The story behind Mondlicht and its name
12:55 Learning the ropes at Mercedes-Benz
16:55 Forming Mondlicht
20:58 Amazon and Netflix projects
28:55 How Mercedes-Benz lights cars for photography
36:38 Creating huge-resolution images for 70 ft billboards
45:13 How advertising is evolving
55:52 Making use of AI upscaling technology
1:00:24 Everything’s a pixel: David’s philosophy