CG fog

What would be best way to create a nice fog ?

ID render pass ?

How to create an ID pass? (for a car )

Dark Knight clip on BBC

BBC News has a Double Negative making of clip of the SWAT building assault scene from The Dark Knight.

NPR on Button

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SPFX Artists / Compositors Wanted

SPFX Artists / Compositors Wanted:

3 Month Full time Contract Position: Beginning of March – mid/end of May (with potential for extension)

Highly competitive daily wage commiserate upon previous experience.

Job Requirements:

  • Expert knowledge of multiple compositing packages
  • Advanced knowledge of rig removal, match moving, and matte painting techniques
  • Strong understanding of stereographic imagery
  • 3-5 years broadcast/commercial/VFX industry experience

Required Software Skills:

  • Experienced in Shake, Fusion 5, and/or Nuke 5
  • Photoshop CS4
  • After Effects CS4
  • Mocha or other rotoscope package

Preferred Software Skills/Knowledge:

  • Stereo Paint
  • Furnace
  • Maya, 3D Studio Max
  • Silhouette
  • Advanced understanding of 3D and 2D particles and dynamics
  • MEL, Python, and Unix scripting

-Must be available to work full time on site in Westlake Village, CA

-Must e-mail daily/hourly wage requirements, resume and link to online demo reel with shot list and roles to jonathan.karafin@in-three.com

Contact: Jon Karafin

www.in-three.com

In-Three, Inc. is a 2D to 3D conversion production facility aimed at changing the way the world views film. We require several expert compositor / spfx artists to produce plates, match moves, and composites to facilitate our production pipeline. Ability to create and composite particles and knowledge of stereo paint is a plus! Must be an expert in above required software packages with significant production experience ready to produce work without additional training. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, quick learners and able to take direction well.

Motion GFX Designer // Freelance // San Francisco

Hi there,

My name is Chris Carmichael, I am a Motion Graphics Artist and Designer living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I like to create with the following applications : After Effects, Maya, Lightwave, Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator.

I also like people quite a bit and enjoy learning new things.

Lets make something together.

www.chriscarmichaeldesign.com

Thanks,
Chris Carmichael

Motion Designer
chris@chriscarmichaeldesign.com

The Creative Work Of Ian Kim

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Ian Kim has updated his site with some awesome new work, and we’re extremely happy that he did. Ian’s work is truly inspiring. His abilities take him to a vast range of styles and aesthetics. According to Ian, “The great thing about motion graphics is that every project requires a different style.”

It’s evident from his portfolio that he’s flexible and adaptable to whatever the project at hand may be.  His attention to detail, beautiful use of colors, and intense line work really set his illustrations apart from the norm. Not to mention his nearly perfect attention to perspective and proportions, an area that can be scary for many designers in this industry.

Ian now spends his days rockin’ with the crew from Buck LA. I had a moment to catch up with Ian and ask him about his process.  Here’s what he had to say:

My creative process begins with drawing. Drawing has always been my most immediate way of expressing ideas. I’ve always been into comics and movies, and I think their influence on my work is really evident.

I studied film in school, so with my background in storytelling, I like to think how best to tell a story visually. Since I’ve been working professionally, most of my work is digital, but I love working traditionally. I usually draw everything on paper and try to incorporate traditional elements when I am working on the computer.

I think its great to hear that more artists today want to use a tactile and traditional approach in this digital world. Makes me want to get my pencils out and draw!  Beautiful work, Ian!

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The Creative Work Of Ian Kim

Dogs by Pixel Magic

Before and after shots by Pixel Magic for Marley Me and Hotel For Dogs.

Rachel Maddow and Charlie White to Present at F5

I’ve been saying all along that F5 will be full of creative collisions—moments of lasting insight and inspiration that occur when you venture outside your comfort zone and smash into something unexpected.

That’s exactly why I’m so excited to announce the final two speakers in F5’s already eclectic lineup: Rachel Maddow and Charlie White.

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RACHEL MADDOW

If you’re at all politically inclined, you’ve at least heard of Rachel Maddow. You probably know that The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC has been a stellar success, dethroning Larry King at the same time slot and sending a much-needed thrill through the world of cable news.

But I think the best introduction to Rachel comes from her official site:

Rachel has a doctorate in political science (she was a Rhodes Scholar) and a background in HIV/AIDS activism and prison reform. She shakes a mean cocktail, drives a bright red pickup, hates Coldplay, loves arguing with conservatives, spends a lot of money on AMTRAK tickets, and dresses like a first-grader.

Rachel is a maverick of the highest caliber. And that makes her a friend of F5.

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CHARLIE WHITE

And now for something completely different. Over the last decade Charlie White has created some of the most arresting and trenchant images in contemporary photography.

Through an extensive process that entails casting actors, creating characters, and building sets to construct scenes both disturbing and familiar, Charlie dissects the violence, desires, and social anxieties that trouble the American collective unconscious.

In 2008 White exhibited Girl Studies, a series comprised of a 35mm short film titled American Minor, an experimental animation titled OMG BFF LOL, and a series of new photographs that move away from the use of the tableau and the fictional narrative.

Girl Studies is the culmination of three years of research and production that expands far beyond the works exhibited. The series marks the broadest range in White’s practice to date and further evolves his specifically American cultural critique.

Check out the full lineup of F5’s speakers on the Speakers page.

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Rachel Maddow and Charlie White to Present at F5