In this mode, users can play with industry-standard equipment used in real-world studios and sets to visualize how a scene is going to look, before deftly capturing these to storyboards. Matt Workman, the mind behind Cine Tracer, is an established cinematographer on the one hand-and ‘accidental game developer’ on the other. Before embarking on the Cine Tracer project, Matt worked as a Director of Photography in New York, working on commercials and music videos. On realising that he enjoyed the planning and previs stage more than doing the shoots themselves, but frustrated by the sharp learning curve of the tools that served these stages, Matt made inroads into making his own for ‘non-3D people’. The seeds of Cine Tracer were sown and, in partnership with Unreal Engine in 2018, Cine Tracer came to light, published by Cinematography Database, and pitched as ‘Fortnite for filmmakers’. It’s easy to see why-the principles are similar. Users build a set, place virtual cameras, put character models in place for realistic real-world set simulation, before taking a picture and sending it to storyboard for tangible and immediate feedback. What sets Cine Tracer apart from video game status is the level of accuracy and pragmatism that it brings to its virtual sets.
Users working in it can expect a sophisticated world and a high level of intelligence that simulates real life. Cameras or lights can’t just be placed anywhere-instead, they adhere to the same laws of physics that us mere mortals abide by, so as to simulate a traditional experience that filmmakers and cinematographers are used to. In contrast to Fortnite’s fantastical nature, Cine Tracer is necessarily grounded in reality. The cherry on Cine Tracer’s cake is its inclusion of cutting-edge tech.
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