ABSTRACT
Nowadays, productions almost always deliver shots to the VFX team in either EXR or DPX formats. The last step is a pipeline test: the production selects one of the shots as a "test rabbit" and the VFX team ingests the shot, runs it through their internal pipeline, and then delivers back the frames to the lab and the QuickTime to editorial. Throughout the post-production period, the editorial and VFX teams work closely together. If a temp (see below) has been prepared, editorial should send the temp along with a clean edit ref. Presenting a style frame to the filmmakers is an efficient way to get them to sign off on a look before the VFX team moves forward with additional work like tracking, extractions, roto, and integration. In an attempt to fix the shot, the VFX team will probably try to modify whatever they interpret as bothersome to the filmmaker.
