Today, superproduction is the norm not only for cinema, but also for television. With the advent of video streaming platforms, some series have million dollar budgets per episode. And thanks to new technologies, the sky is no longer the limit.

And Brazilian soap operas, one of the most widespread cultural products in the homes of our country, could not be left out – especially since Netflix also started investing in this format.

OUR the globeone of the largest channels in the world and one of the largest exporters of soap operas in the world, has invested heavily to bring innovation to its production.

swampthe latest debut soap opera Globo is a remake of the 90s version shown header -, offers 3D realizations, drone recordings and 8K resolution to bring the magical scenario of the Pantanal to life.

Digital animals, panoramic images, time control and more sharpness

Historically, soap opera visuals have been pretty lame. However, Globo has invested heavily and managed to bring fantastic animals to life. In the production, we have a jaguar, an anaconda snake, bulls, and several digitally created bird species.

“They have been carefully studied, and in order for them to be on stage, a rotoscope method has been used, which uses the image captured on video as a reference, redraws frame by frame, resulting in a composition.“, – explains the TV presenter.

The animals are 3D animated, with points of articulation created from a virtual “skeleton” that is projected for each animal that appears on the scene. This makes it possible to control the “work” of the animal.

But don’t think the process is easy; for a scene of just 8 seconds, it takes 48 hours of work by the visual effects team.

In addition to the animals, the landscape of the Pantanal has also been given digital touches, such as the addition of rain and flooded regions.

And for those who are dazzled by open scenes showing the beauty of the Pantanal, know that these “beretwere filmed using drones equipped with 8K cameras.

“Filming took several days and the number of drones varied depending on the needs of each scene.Globo said.

And all this can be watched in 8K – for those who already have a compatible TV. 8k resolution (7680 x 4320 pixels) is sixteen times higher than HD and four times higher than 4K, which has become more common in Brazilian homes in recent years. And to accompany those crisper, brighter images, the soap opera premiere also included Dolby Atmos surrond audio. All this for the first episode to air on the streaming platform. Globoplay and there you can check. Keep in mind that in order to enjoy all of these technologies, you will need access to an 8K TV and a broadband Internet connection of more than 30MB.

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Via: Tilt