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  • please chekc out my demoreel and comment!

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    angelowhite
    28 Jan 2012 | 7:06 am

  • Electric Theatre Collective

    Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking, Animation, Motion Graphics, Design, Film, Visual Effects and Experimental Moving Image Storytelling
    Igor Sordokhonov
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:47 am
    Electric Theatre Collective launched.Posted on Motionographer

  • ZBrush 4R2b - FiberMesh

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    Mr.XYZ
    7 Jan 2012 | 5:03 am
    + ZBrush 4R2b will be released as a patch update to version 4R2, and is free of charge to all ZBrush registered users....

  • New Ferris Bueller Movie? 2012 Superbowl Ad

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    Vince Matthews
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:42 am
    He's back - see what Ferris Bueller is up to 26 years later.

  • VES feedback

    Effects Corner
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:22 pm
    VES Visual Effects Handbook feedback We are having meetings and starting to work on the revised VES handbook. Most of the feedback we have received has been very general. If you want to see additional information, improvements, changes, etc to the handbook please post here or email to the VES. Is it working for you? Is there anything lacking? How is the Kindle or other eBook version for you?  Get
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  • please chekc out my demoreel and comment!

    angelowhite
    28 Jan 2012 | 7:06 am

  • cmiVFX Presents Nuke For TD's - Custom Python Tools

    maynard
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Attachment 12908 cmiVFX Presents Nuke For TD's - Custom Python Tools High Definition Training Videos for the Visual Effects Industry * Toronto, CA (January 27th, 2012) – cmiVFX today released it's brand new, high end, long format, video lecture for the ever increasing introductory programming requirements for the Visual Effects and Computer Graphics industries. Acting as a responsible entity, in this still vastly growing media industry, cmiVFX and its legendary mentoring team, have created a brand new window of knowledge in which to look through. PYTHON, a word that even the most…

  • New Photoshop Wiki

    Jack Youngblood
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am
    Dear all, may I introduce my new Photoshop Wiki: http://opticalenquiry.com/photoshop/ I wrote it to support my digital painting course here in Singapore's School of Art Design and Media. It covers such elements of Photoshop as are useful to the digital painter. It also dips its toe into some key picture-making skills such as composition and perspective. It is very much a work in progress. Feedback welcome.

  • Bullet for maya 2012 issues

    glassman3d
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
    Hi I am currently trying out the Bullet plugin for maya 2012 Apologies for the noobiness of this post but there are some fundamental points about the solver that are not very clear from the docs firstly it would seem that bullet is more stable when working with the scene scale set to cm. When we set gravity to -980 cm ;it would seem that objects never hit this terminal velocity. They keep accelerating. Are we missing something? acceleration pattern of a ball with default mass of 1 1 sec 24 frames = 4.52 units 2 sec 24 frames = 14.312 units 3 sec 24 frames = 24.112 units 4 sec 24 frames =…

  • corner pin

    Antonio
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    I am tracking a small image on a pretty big resolution footage, I'd like to apply a corner pin on the image I'm tracking to change its perspective, so if I apply it I can do this but the 4 points of the corner pin are at the corners of the background footage, which is too far from the card I'm tracking, is there any way in nuke to have the 4 points of the corner pin just around the area of the object you are corner pinning? hope my question is clear, thanks!
 
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    Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking, Animation, Motion Graphics, Design, Film, Visual Effects and Experimental Moving Image Storytelling

  • Electric Theatre Collective

    Igor Sordokhonov
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:47 am
    Electric Theatre Collective launched.Posted on Motionographer

  • This Idea Is Not Working by Henrique Barone

    Brandon Lori
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:59 am
    After we were initially sent Henrique Barone’s stellar short, This Idea Is Not Working, our jaws hit floor. We immediately wanted to share it with our  Motionographer readers, so got the engine warmed up and put things in motion. Then, something happened: we found out it’s a student piece. Jeepers! We scratched our head and weighed the options. Of course, we do have our Students section and although you can find it there, we were so impressed by Barone’s animation skills that we had no choice but to give it some love in our Main section. One thing we never want…

  • The Witcher 2: Ice Bomb Trailer

    Justin Cone
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:10 pm
    Jaw-dropping trailer created by Platige Image for CD Projekt RED’s forthcoming Xbox 360/PC title, The Witcher 2. WARNING: Extreme gore. Credits and more info here.Posted on Motionographer

  • Kristof Luyckx: Bird Benny

    Fabricio Lima
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Check it out the hilarious (but NSFW) Bird Benny! By Kristof Luyckx and sound design by David Kamp.Posted on Motionographer

  • Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson

    Brandon Lori
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    Earlier this week, we posted Fraser Davidson’s slick, type-driven animation, Irritable Bowl Syndrome: an infographic piece inspired by a cutting excerpt taken from Bill Maher’s book, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.” With the Superbowl only 10 days away, once again, sports fans and advertisers become unlikely bedfellows. In the spirit of this great, hard-hitting American tradition, we’ve upgraded the piece to our main section and chatted up the artist for a little Q&A. Enjoy the foxy animation and witty…
 
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  • VES feedback

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:22 pm
    VES Visual Effects Handbook feedback We are having meetings and starting to work on the revised VES handbook. Most of the feedback we have received has been very general. If you want to see additional information, improvements, changes, etc to the handbook please post here or email to the VES. Is it working for you? Is there anything lacking? How is the Kindle or other eBook version for you?  Get

  • Acting and Animation

    13 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Acting and Animation There has been debate and discussion lately regarding if motion capture is pure acting. Here are a couple of latest links to check out: James Franco requests recognition for Andy Serkis work on RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Here's the URL if it doesn't work: http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/oscar-exclusive-james-franco-on-why-andy-serkis-deserves-credit-from-actors/ Then,

  • VES and VFX trade organization

    13 Dec 2011 | 2:18 pm
    There's a LinkedIn discussion going on regarding Vfx trade organizations and the Vfx foundation. LinkedIn discussion This also includes some potshots at the VES. I wrote up a response but thought it best to post here as a reference. I'm on the board of the VES but I don't speak for the Ves so these are simply my personal views. Bob and Colin have brought up some points but I'd like to

  • Dream Quest

    15 Nov 2011 | 5:08 pm
    Below are a few videos with visual effects by Dream Quest, a visual effects company I co-founded in late 1979.  These are from the first 5 years. The company was later sold to Disney and changed it's name to the Secret Lab, which Disney then closed. All effects were done using 35mm film and opticals since digital effects were yet to be possible. Great examples of cheesy car spots from the 80's.

  • Visual Effects Union - IA efforts one year later

    11 Nov 2011 | 11:48 am
    I know most of you would rather just focus on the technical issues of visual effects and many of you have an aversion to even thinking about unions after being bombarded by myths and inaccurate information. I urge you to spend some time to get informed before the opportunity passes you by. There are a number of problems with the visual effects industry currently. Unions and Trade Organizations
 
 
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  • Rendering the Chesterfield Sofa

    Austris Cingulis - Auth
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    In this video you will learn how to make a complete scene with VRay lights and materials for our Chesteried Sofa: wall paneling, floor, windows, and even the cloth simulation on the sofa.

  • Modeling the Chesterfield Sofa

    Austris Cingulis - Auth
    9 Jan 2012 | 10:22 am
    Learn how to model a complex Chesterfield style sofa step-by-step in 3Ds MAX from this premium video tutorials. Once you know how it's done, modeling tufted furniture becomes easy!

  • How to get faster caustics

    Ciro Sannino - Auth
    2 Jan 2012 | 4:49 pm
    Caustics with V-Ray light takes too much time to be calculated? Split light and caustics in 2 different sources: a V-Ray light for normal lighting a standard Spot Light just for caustics. Then get it in few seconds.

  • V-Ray Caustics in the Pool

    Ciro Sannino - Auth
    27 Dec 2011 | 10:53 am
    How to simulate the pool effect using caustics? We need to setup caustics in V-Ray and it's really easy. You just need to know a couple of things and a little secret. Watch the video and try downloading our files.

  • Xmas bells: Modeling and Rendering

    Austris Cingulis - Auth
    19 Dec 2011 | 11:45 am
    How to model Xmas bells in 3ds max and set up the render in V-Ray. This is the first video of Austris Cingulis on Cg Blog. We're excited to start "Premium Subscription" in January 2012.
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  • Skeleton

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pm
    As 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…

  • The Oscars

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:43 am
    Congratulations to my team and the crew for a job well done on Real Steel! The show is up for the Best Visual Effects, along with Hugo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, Transformers 3, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Full nominee list is here.On a side note, happy new year! It's been quite a while since I last posted anything of merit here.  Last year was the year of commercials for me, as I worked almost nonstop for the last half of the year on a plethora of Digital Domain commercials. I had a great time, and the teams were phenomenal. I had a chance to work with all…

  • Divorce Rate in VFX?

    28 Oct 2011 | 12:53 pm
    After working long hours the last couple of weeks on a commercial, a question came up about the rate of divorce in this industry.  I've been hitting about 60-65 hours in a five day space, roughly 12 hours a day. This isn't the norm for me, but for some people in the industry, it's just the beginning, which I can't seem to fathom. So I'm taking an informal poll, out of the sample of readers here. Feel free to direct more people to the poll, just to see where it takes us. I'm trying out this polling service, so also let me know if it's any good for you, or if there's a different one you…

  • Sony Two Worlds

    13 Oct 2011 | 11:14 pm
    Holy.. No sooner than FXGuide does some cool features on Real Steel, but the first commercial I helped out with at DD is online and there's a making of. I was only on the show for the last two or three weeks helping the team out on this stereo commercial (is this the first stereo commercial out there?). Here's the commercial from Vimeo:   And here's the six minute making of.

  • Real Steel: How To

    13 Oct 2011 | 5:16 pm
    FX Guide has some excellent breakdowns and explanations of the work Digital Domain did in Real Steel, Click here to read it! There are also some hour long podcasts about it below!http://www.fxguide.com/fxpodcasts/fxpodcast-real-steel/A highlight from the bottom.Stage 7: Have great compositorsDD used a similar multi-pass compositing approach as it had done with its Makebot Nuke plug-in for I, Robot. But as the Real Steelcharacters had no real translucency, the process was easier, although artists still did a multi-pass approach as a multi-channel OpenEXR.Compositing has certain key tasks,…
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