Given that many adults these days don’t know the difference between you’re and your, this ad from Reading is Fundamental is pretty dammed relevant. It’s also kind of cute and cool. Yep. Mother NYC has gone above and beyond here and there’s little doubt that the promo ‘Book People Unite’ has some big bucks behind it (Although, notably, RIF is a non-profit agency). Directed by the award-winning Rafael Fernandez of Green Dot Films, the promo mixes puppetry, animation and real life shooting, with characters like Little Red Riding Hood cruising in a soft top car with the Big Bad Wolf,…
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NUke export camera
VFXTalk.com16 May 2012 | 7:10 amhelo.. How to export nuke camera into maya software (after trackking).??? (I used 'export chan file' option... but after import in rmaya showing unrecognized file error ) -
Fugu & Tako
Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking, Animation, Motion Graphics, Design, Film, Visual Effects and Experimental Moving Image Storytelling15 May 2012 | 9:40 amDirector Ben West and Robot have just released the trailer for the upcoming short Fugu & TakoPosted on Motionographer -
The Hologram Freddie Mercury Performance
DMA Central14 May 2012 | 1:08 pmLike Tupac, the late frontman of Queen returns to the stage as an "optical illusion." -
What happened?
Effects Corner1 May 2012 | 1:42 pmWhat happened? A week or two ago the LA Time ran an article on some of the problems of the visual effects industry. It covered someone who had been in visual effects for awhile and wanted things as bold as health care insurance (you know, that thing that comes with most full time jobs). The amount of overtime, it’s difficulty on workers physically and the need to keep finding work to help pay
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NUke export camera
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amhelo.. How to export nuke camera into maya software (after trackking).??? (I used 'export chan file' option... but after import in rmaya showing unrecognized file error ) -
PROJECT COORDINATOR
15 May 2012 | 3:48 pmSPIN VFX TORONTO IS RECRUITING FOR FEATURE FILM Spin VFX Toronto is currently recruiting for a PROJECT COORDINATOR. This is a full-time position to commence on or about August 6, 2012, or earlier if possible. JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES: § Report to Producer assigned to project § Ensure department producers have up to date bid days and project milestones § Determine artist OT requirements on a weekly basis in conjunction with department producers § Maintain and send weekly shot status report to client § Serve as a client contact for logistical support related to shots (arranging… -
why Log to Linear conversion..
15 May 2012 | 2:50 pm1.why we hav to convert log to linear in post production and what are the log to linear conversion values for different compositing softwares. and why monitor gamma is 1.7 2. Is it possible to store 100% natural light data (log) in digital format (linear). Because Light in nature is log format and when it capture with film and scan it, automatically it ll convert into digital. But how DPX or CIN are log files. -
Question regarding workflow
15 May 2012 | 12:29 pmSo, my dilemma.. I have matchmoved some handheld footage of a free move with a decent amount of shake involved. The track is perfect. I presented the results to my professor inside Maya with some basic geometry to show the matchmove was solid. They insisted on me minimizing camera shake/jitter. They told me to stabilize the footage before matchmoving. I have tried "remove jitter" in nuke with a tracker but the results make the plate seem like its warping a bit in certain areas to compensate. Now question is, I bring this into a matchmoving software like PFTrack to re-solve. Won't… -
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER - full-time
15 May 2012 | 11:58 amSPIN VFX TORONTO IS RECRUITING FOR A FEATURE FILM SPIN VFX Toronto is currently recruiting for a seasoned VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER. This position is to commence on or about August 6, 2012, or earlier if possible. JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Visual Effects Producer overseas an entire project. They are required to manage all aspects of a show, typically involving: the initial visual effects breakdown and bid, planning and scheduling of facility resources, managing the visual effects team and monitoring their work during the post-production process. They will liaise with the Senior…
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Fugu & Tako
15 May 2012 | 9:40 amDirector Ben West and Robot have just released the trailer for the upcoming short Fugu & TakoPosted on Motionographer -
3d/webGL music vid from Minivegas
14 May 2012 | 6:07 am3d/webGL music vid from MinivegasPosted on Motionographer -
FAUX IMAGES VI
13 May 2012 | 3:20 pmFAUX IMAGES is back for it’s sixth installment which brings you DAVID LEWANDOWSKI (LA), CYPHERAUDIO (Toronto) and T.FLEISCH (B). Enjoy the international issue Tuesday, May 15th, 8pm at LEAP Berlin.Posted on Motionographer -
Colosse – A Wood Tale
12 May 2012 | 1:32 amSome months ago we announced the teaser, and now “Colosse - A Wood Tale”, the sweet new short directed by Hornet’s Yves Geleyn, is out. This beautifully handcrafted little story of a wood robot puppet and his bird friend talks about eccentricity, companionship and acceptance.Yves Geleyn, from Hornet’s site:“I’m a huge fan of Jim Henson’s work. I have always wanted to work with puppets but never had the chance to do so before. I’m also a huge fan of robots; they were in all my childhood movies, cartoons, and comics. The robot from Paul Grimault’s The King And The… -
Buck: The Responsibility Project
10 May 2012 | 4:03 pmMore killer design and animation from Buck for The Responsibility Project. The credits read like an all-star team!Posted on Motionographer
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The Hologram Freddie Mercury Performance
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What Will the iPhone 5 Look Like?
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Greatest Music Videos of All Time
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Making Money With Art in The Age of Digital Media
10 May 2012 | 3:55 pmIt's a big payday for pop artist Andy Warhol and his "Double Elvis." Learn how you can cash in... -
Official Trailer: “The Dark Knight Rises”
9 May 2012 | 7:05 pmBatman returns to theaters this July in “The Dark Knight Rises.” Get a sneak peek at the film.
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What happened?
1 May 2012 | 1:42 pmWhat happened? A week or two ago the LA Time ran an article on some of the problems of the visual effects industry. It covered someone who had been in visual effects for awhile and wanted things as bold as health care insurance (you know, that thing that comes with most full time jobs). The amount of overtime, it’s difficulty on workers physically and the need to keep finding work to help pay -
Melies quote of artists and businessmen
30 Apr 2012 | 6:49 pmThis is a story from Georges Méliès, early film director and visual effects artist. The film HUGO covered part of his life and the VES (Visual Effects Society) uses his image of a Rocket in the face of the moon as it's icon. Big cinema producer said to Melies one day "Your mistake is to see everything from an artist point of view. That's why you'll always just be an artist and not a businessman -
Beyond 24fps
26 Apr 2012 | 2:44 pmPeter Jackson has been shooting The Hobbit in 3D at 48fps*. Jim Cameron is looking at doing Avatar sequels at 60fps. The preview of some of The Hobbit footage this last week caused some concern and confusion. I didn't see the footage but will describe some of the reasoning and history of why frame rates are being explored. Doug Trumbull developed the Showscan process (60fps) years ago and I -
Visual Effects Union, take 2
21 Apr 2012 | 8:22 pm(Update 4/23/2012 fixed missing BECTU link) Yesterday there was an IA Union meeting with a number of visual effects artists. Most were from Sony Imageworks but there were others attending to get information firsthand regarding a possible visual effects union. The visual effects community received a fair bit of press regarding this including the Los Angeles Times articles here and here (retweeted -
Digital Domain plans to have paying students make up 30% of workforce
5 Apr 2012 | 2:33 pmIn case you haven’t already been made aware of this Digital Domain (DD) is starting up a school in Florida which is funded by the Florida State government. I won't do a detailed recap here since that's already more than well covered on other sites. And thanks to VXFSoldier from bringing this up. For more info and to see an extraordinary video: (I urge you to read the comments as well since most
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DELICATE ROOM – Full Training
13 May 2012 | 5:48 amIn this training we analyze "Delicate Room", In a room with a small window, natural and artificial lights need to be mixed. Also learn how to manage carpets, floors, curtains. Recover overexposures without render again. -
70′S STYLE – Full Training
9 May 2012 | 4:19 amIn this training we will analyze “70's Style Room". In this scene we use a Studio Light, using 3 V-Ray Lights as: primary, secondary and reflecion light. Also learn V-Ray materials and especially Dof effect with V-Ray Physical Camera. -
RUSTY NAILS – Full Training
8 May 2012 | 12:23 pmThis training is a really simple situation about Light Balance. These conditions are the best to study different things: how to use HDRI, create nice reflections, produce a perfect bump, apply V-Ray Lens Effect. -
Final render – Sandwiching technique
8 May 2012 | 3:56 amAs you can see the curtain is totally overexposed, that means a flat white on a big surface. Here a trick to solve the problem in 2mins, without render again. -
Materials: Floor, Curtain and Carpets
7 May 2012 | 11:13 amIn this lesson I'll show you how manage some special materials present in this scene: Floor, Curtain and Carpet, using a great model, vray2sided materials and hair ad fur.
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The Avengers
10 May 2012 | 1:41 pmWell, I don't even know where to start on this.. It's been quite a while since my last posting, and all sorts of stuff have been happening. I was on a little indie project called The Avengers, which came out last weekend and made $207 million. I had high hopes with Whedon directing, and I was no disappointed. Not too shabby. We'll see what it will do this weekend against some new weekend competition.Some other big news was that IATSE was actually starting to follow through with organizing VFX. Head to VFXsoldier's site to read more, and there's always the Twitter option. I'm on… -
The job
24 Feb 2012 | 12:37 amDo you know what I love most about this job? This visual effects one, where I work 45+ hours a week? It because the outcome is cool shit like this. And this. Sure, story is non existent, and it might bomb at the box office because of it, but HOLY cow. It's effects like these that just really make me love my job.. Who cares where the creatures comes from or that the storyline might suck. It just looks COOL. So all you artists that feel jaded and under appreciated, I still respect the work you do. I mean, look at it. Who didn't appreciate Optimus Prime wrecking havoc in Chicago? Or… -
VFX in Vancouver
13 Feb 2012 | 3:30 pmAs many of you are aware, Vancouver is having a wonderful boom for VFX jobs. This benefit is three-fold. Companies get cheaper labor (theoretically), artists get cooler films to work on, and students get a foot in the door. However, the reality is anything but.I love Vancouver. I lived up there for six years, and I felt at home. Great weather (aside from the rain), easy access to outdoor amenities, and it was just a really great place for an international city that is still in North America, and easily accessible by Californian VFX artists. Making a decision to move up north is… -
Watching the game?
5 Feb 2012 | 8:34 pmWhich game you say.. The Superbowl! I am not, but I did help create a commercial for the next G.I. Joe film, which supposedly ran right after the National Anthem. Did you miss it? Here it is below, already on Yutube. I only did one quick shot, and actually helped out a little on another. It was a very quick turnaround. -
Skeleton
27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pmAs it's a new year, I thought I'm mention a bunch of cool new things that I'm doing. I'm currently working on another commercial, this time for the Super Bowl, but it's not with the commercial team this time, it's a trailer for an upcoming movie! I can't mention anything more than that, of course, but be sure and watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Why else? I don't even know when the game is supposed to be played, but I think it is in a couple of weeks.My skeleton cube is still going strong, this is the year I finish it! Be sure and follow the Tumblr if you have and…
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The Japanese House
22 Apr 2012 | 6:46 amBuilt and designed using Autodesk Maya, this low poly 3D modeling took less than 10 weeks to complete. The Japanese house required UV unwrapping, texturing, lighting and rendering. -
Feature of The Week
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COMMERCIALS: MOTHER NYC's 'Book People Unite' for RIF
20 Apr 2012 | 7:59 amGiven that many adults these days don’t know the difference between you’re and your, this ad from Reading is Fundamental is pretty dammed relevant. It’s also kind of cute and cool. Yep. Mother NYC has gone above and beyond here and there’s little doubt that the promo ‘Book People Unite’ has some big bucks behind it (Although, notably, RIF is a non-profit agency). Directed by the award-winning Rafael Fernandez of Green Dot Films, the promo mixes puppetry, animation and real life shooting, with characters like Little Red Riding Hood cruising in a soft top car with the Big Bad Wolf,… -
From VFX Supervisor to Viral Short Film Director
20 Apr 2012 | 3:46 amHasraf Dulull I knew I wanted to work in film when I saw ‘Batman Begins’ and several years later I ended up working on ‘The Dark Knight’ – one of the proudest moments in my compositing career! – Hasraf Dulull This article is published in Network Nine News – if you want to subscribe to the magazine go to www.network-nine.com or e-mail info@network-nine.com I am currently a Freelance Visual Effects Supervisor working at Prime Focus London on several broadcast shows and feature films. I was recently nominated for two Visual Effects Society awards – BBC…
