Jan
30
hi all!
I’m looking for a matte painting course/school in London, anyone can help me?
Thanks.
I’m looking for a matte painting course/school in London, anyone can help me?
Thanks.
Jan
30
TD
Posted in: The Job LotSpin VFX Toronto has an opening for an experienced TD.
Applicants must have:
Knowledge of Maya a must
General RenderMan experience, to include:
– knowledge/experience with RenderMan (AIR especially but 3Delight or PRMan are in the same family). This also includes experience writing renderman shading language (RSL) code, writing tools to generate RIB or RenderMan procedurals.
– prior work with MayaMan or another similar tool for converting Maya scenes to RIB (eg. PRMan’s tools or 3Delight for Maya)
– experience with version control tools such as CVS or subversion.
Experience in a heterogeneous computing environment, development using farm management software like Qube
Programming abilities, languages such as C/C++, python, MEL
General computing background, eg. a degree in Computer Science.
– Highlight any experience in research or development of image processing, databases, simulation, distributed computation, or interface design. A background in mathematics would be a plus.
Experience with multiple operating systems, including Windows NT, Linux, and Mac OSX
Experience with other VFX programs (other 3d apps such as XSI, 2d apps such as Fusion, Shake, etc.) is an asset
Ability to work with artists, producers, and all levels of management
Considered to be definite assets:
Knowledge of programming languages such as Java, XML/XSLT
Experience with SQL databases such as MySQL or PostGreSQL
Experience with networks and blades, including gigabit networks/switches, blade systems and IBM xCat
This is a full time position to start as soon as possible.
Please submit resumes to toronto-resume@spinpro.com.
Due to the large number of resumes being received only qualified applicants will be contacted.
No phone calls or drop-ins please.
Jan
30
I found a LM2DV motion vector in the forum and I would like to generate the motion pass from either renderman / Houdini…
can this code generate the relevant pass for the LM2DV node?
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
surface Motion(
float MaxDisplace = 32;
string TargetSpace = "raster";
)
{
point Pstart = transform(TargetSpace, P);
point Pend = transform(TargetSpace, P+dPdtime);
vector motion = Pend – Pstart;
setcomp(Ci,0, (xcomp(motion)/MaxDisplace+1)*0.5);
setcomp(Ci,1, (1- ycomp(motion)/MaxDisplace)*0.5); /* +y is up */
setcomp(Ci,2, 0);
Oi = 1;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////
Jan
30
Locking Individual Nodes
Posted in: NUKE from The FoundryI’m trying to animate a bezier that has to overlap another bezier that was previously created. I want to use the already existing (animated) bezier as a guide and have it visible to make sure the new one is in fact overlapping, but I can’t keep my guide bezier visible since its not locked.
I know you can lock the entire Properties menu to prevent changes but was wondering if there is a way to lock individual bezier nodes (or any nodes for that matter) to prevent changes.
Jan
30
Footage color breaking down
Posted in: Beginners TalkI have noticed time and time again the footage that was taken using our in house camera has a major issue with color loss and an overall breakdown of certain hues. It shows up mainly over water. I am using shake to try and correct this issue, but having no luck. I have a snippet of the water area of one of the shots to give a visual of what I am talking about.
It bothers me to death seeing it constantly and not being able to find a method of bringing the color back. Has anyone else encountered this before and is there a way to fix it?
Thanks
Jan
30
Psyop: Coke “Heist”
Posted in: coke, General, happiness factory, insects, live action, spring, superbowl, vfx
For this weekend’s Super Bowl ad-o-rama, Psyop and Weiden+Kennedy Portland teamed up create another epic tale of longing for Coke.
Like the 2007 “Happiness Factory,” created for W+K Amsterdam, “Heist” stars inventive little critters, but this time they’re modeled after Mother Nature’s designs. Psyop did a brilliant job walking the fine line between realism and anthropomorphic cuteness.
A Q&A with Psyop’s Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick will be here soon. Credits here.
Posted on Motionographer
Jan
30
Fresh from Oink digital, Madrid. Tomás Peña directed this show opener for La Hora de Jose Mota. With a crew of 6 people and only 6 weeks (and a miniscule budget to match), they achieved quite a feat!
Credits
Director: Tomás Peña
Client: Hill Valley
Production Company: Oink Digital
Executive Producer: Alvaro Isasi
Art Direction: Tomás Peña, Paulo Mosca
Animation Direction: Jose Antonio Cerro
Technical Direction: Carlos Diéguez
Design y Concept Art: Paulo Mosca
Modeling: Carlos Diéguez, Gerardo del Hierro
Rigging: Carlos Diéguez
Textures: Gerardo del Hierro, Carlos Diéguez, Tomás Peña
Ilumination, Shading: Carlos Diéguez, Gerardo del Hierro
Composition: Tomás Peña, Daniel Kei Kaneda, Gerardo del Hierro
Color Correction: El Colorado
Soundtrack: Enrique Borrajeros
Posted on Motionographer
Jan
29
I primi effetti speciali
Posted in: Curiosità, effetti speciali, evoluzione, Featured, hbo, Motiongraphics, Stefano Paron, storiaEcco un vecchio video che ci ricorda quando gli effetti speciali si facevano completamente a mano.
Backstage per l’intro di un programma della HBO del 1980.
E’ molto interessante perché ci fa vedere esattamente da dove siamo partiti, a volte non ci rendiamo conto di cosa abbiamo adesso tra le mani. L’evoluzione dal punto di vista tecnico, degli strumenti e dei software è stata enorme.
Clicca qui per vedere il video incorporato.
Articolo redatto da Stefano Paron
Jan
29
Innovation in Hollywood: Past, Present Future
Posted in: 1div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmlpa href=http://annenberg.usc.edu/Events/2009/090219_InnovHollywood.aspxInnovation in Hollywood: Past, Present Future/a is a February 19 event to be held at the USC campus hosted by a href=http://cinematech.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-la-free-event-on-technology-and.htmlCinemaTech’s/a Scott Kirsner and USC Annenberg. One of the speakers will be Digital Domain CEO Cliff Plumer./p/div
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