Dec
13
Day Earth Stood Still at FV
Posted in: 1div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmlpa href=http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/casestudies/10290.htmlHow Weta Got a Great Gort, and Other VFX Challenges/a, at Film Video mag./p/div
Dec
13
Primeval vfx
Posted in: 1div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmlpa href=http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articlesid=3854Primeval: Monster Dinos for TV/a, at VFXWorld./p/div
Dec
12
2008 VFX Oscars
Posted in: 1The 15 films currently in the running for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar, as announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are:
Australia
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Quantum of Solace
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Dec
11
21-19 Finally Launch.
Posted in: General
Melbourne based multidisciplinary studio 21-19 have finally launched their site, full of a plethora of delightful print, motion and even some interactive work.
There is a consistently thoughtful and elegant approach to the way 21-19 execute their work that I find massively appealing. A prime example is their self-promotional and award-winning short film ‘In Motion’. A visual homage to the great game of table tennis/ping pong/after work exercise, it is beautifully composed and paced, with a wonderful sequence of vignettes that reveal layers of gorgeous fluid motion behind a game that can be played with a beer in one hand. The ending – which I won’t spoil – is especially effective, almost like the piece is applauding itself for a job well done.
I’m only disappointed that there is no direct link/download option for the motion pieces. And that I’m currently on the wrong continent to play ping-pong with the crew.
Posted on Motionographer
Dec
11
7th Annual VES Awards
Posted in: 1Tickets and sponsorships for the 7th Annual VES Awards are now available. The Awards are to be held on 21 February 2009 at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Beverly Hills. Kennedy/Marshall and Phil Tippett will be honored at the event.
Dec
11
Variety on practical fx
Posted in: 1div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmlpa href=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentraljump=contendersid=oscars_vfx_sound_editingarticleid=VR1117997185In f/x, practical aids digital/a, at Variety./p/div
Dec
10
Behind the scenes of Coraline
Posted in: 1Motionographer has some info about how to view behind the scenes videos at the website for Henry Selick’s Coraline.
Dec
09
The strange flip book world of Cult.
Posted in: europe, European TV, fox, italy, Videos: Idents
> Quicktime H.264
(9mb)
> iPod Compatible
(7mb)
> Watch in Flash
(6mb progressive)
> Quicktime H.264
(16mb)
> iPod Compatible
(14mb)
> Watch in Flash
(12mb progressive)
Based on a music video for Dutch group Kraak & Smaak, the same directors have repurposed the flip-book-meets-real-world concept for this series of idents for Fox owned Italian channel Cult.
According the channel, the idents are “an intriguing game of perspectives in which the protagonist is the claim of the channel: TV or not TV?.”
For a channel which describes itself as “curious, nonconformist and irreverent”, this trippy collection of mildy confusing idents, and an equally strange slogan all somehow works perfectly.
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