Reliance MediaWorks Collaborates with STARZ Network on New International TV Series -Black Sails

Reliance MediaWorks Collaborates with STARZ Network on New International TV Series -Black Sails

MUMBAI, May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



Reliance MediaWorks [http://www.reliancemediaworks.com ], the media and
techno-creative solutions provider and part of the Reliance Group, has announced its
association with the first season of STARZ Network's [http://www.starz.com ] critically
acclaimed American TV Series "Black Sails [http://www.starz.com/originals/blacksails ]".
The pirate period drama produced by Michael Bay has received high TRP ratings and has been
praised for its quality visual effects work.



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Set in 1715 during the golden age of piracy, the series focuses on the story of the
feared Captain Flint who brings on a younger crewmember as they fight for survival on New
Providence Island. To effectively present the plot, Reliance MediaWorks' artists recreated
several authentic pirate ships and ocean going environments that helped flesh out Captain
Flint's adventurous journey.

Given that this was an episodic television series, Reliance MediaWorks had to work on
a tight schedule without compromising the high quality of work required for the premium
cable network.

Academy Award Winning VFX supervisor and Chief Creative Officer of Reliance MediaWorks
George Murphy [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614279 ] led the VFX team comprising of several
seasoned VFX artists. Says Murphy, "Reliance MediaWorks was tasked with expanding the
landlocked South African live action sets to help create a fully realized world of oceans,
sailing ships and adventure. Starting with partially built ship sets staged on a parking
lot, we created computer generated sail and hull extensions, and then put those into
digitally simulated ocean environments. For these split shots, extensive paint and
rotoscopy was required to integrate all of the CG elements into the layers of masts, sails
and rigging of the live action boat elements. More notably, we also generated entire
scenes of ships at sea and in battle that was fully CG or a combination CGI, sky dome
photography and digital matte painting work to create the final framing. We are proud of
the work we contributed to help flesh out Black Sails world into a much larger reality
than was possible to shoot practically shot in front of camera. The results were very
successful!"

Erik Henry the Senior VFX supervisor of Black Sails at STARZ said, "Last year Starz
asked me to bring the same realism to their new pirate drama 'Black Sails' as I had done
to the HBO period series 'John Adams'. I was happy to dive into this challenge as long as
I had the right team to knock it out of the park. One of our key collaborators in' Season
1 was Reliance MediaWorks based out of Burbank, California. They shared my sense that this
was going to be a special show right from the start and assembled a talented team lead by
supervisor George Murphy. George and the rest of his team at RMW understood the challenges
at hand and took no shortcuts in its delivery. From texture & lighting to compositing they
were tireless in their effort. In George, Reliance has found a real visionary, and I am so
grateful to him and all the artists at RMW for helping us bring the golden age of piracy
to life like never before. I am very happy to continue our journey on Season 2 in 2014,
and can't wait to dive back in."

Naresh Malik, President - Media & Creative Services said, "The ship is definitely the
soul of the show. Getting the right references from the 18th century was challenging in
itself. Our team gave their creative best, from the anchor to the masts, everything was
recreated to perfection."

Says Venkatesh Roddam [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/venkatesh-roddam/b/1a1/757 ], CEO,
Reliance MediaWorks, "Black Sails is indeed a very prestigious project for us at RMW. The
team has done a great job and we look forward to working yet again with the team from
Starz, and Michael Bay."

With a good response from the viewers and a season 2 already in the making, Black
Sails continues to take the viewers by storm, and literally so.

About Reliance MediaWorks Ltd.:

Reliance MediaWorks [http://www.reliancemediaworks.com ] is one of India's leading
Media & Entertainment ("M&E") companies, with a presence across several businesses
including theatrical exhibition of films, film and media services and television content
production and distribution. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Reliance MediaWorks has
operations across 79 cities and towns in India and internationally in the United Kingdom
and the United States.

The Company has comprehensive presence in Film and Media Services: Motion Picture
Processing and DI; Film, Audio Restoration and Image Enhancement; 3D; Digital Mastering:
Studios and Equipment rentals; Visual Effects; Animation; Broadcast, TVC Post Production &
Feature Film Promotion services with presence across India, USA and UK and offers end to
end integrated services across the entire film and media services value chain to
production houses, studios and broadcasters, globally.

Reliance MediaWorks operates one of India's largest cinema chains, under the brand
'BIG Cinemas' across India & the United States with over 410 screens (as on January 1st
2014) & catered to approximately 35 million customers annually.

Reliance MediaWorks offers end-to-end integrated services including Production, Post
Production and Media & Creative Services to production houses, studios and broadcasters.

Reliance MediaWorks is also engaged in the business of television content production
through our subsidiary, Big Synergy Media Limited, under the brand "BIG Synergy", which
primarily produces non-fiction shows in addition to adapting international programming
formats for Indian viewers.

Registered Office: Reliance MediaWorks Ltd.

Film City Complex, Goregaon East, Mumbai 400065, India

Tel: +91 22 39808900, Fax: +91 22 39808985

CIN: L29299MH1987PLC045446

http://www.reliancemediaworks.com




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