DUCK Visits The United States of Tara

[NEWS=”http://www.cgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/duck_usot_thumb.jpg”]18651[/NEWS]Director Jamie Caliri of Los Angeles-based DUCK designs and directs the opening title sequence to Oscar award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody’s debut Showtime series United States of Tara executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Crafting a unique and memorable opening that unfolds and expands like a dazzling 3D pop-up book, Caliri seamlessly guides us through the many personas of Toni Collette’s character Tara, a single mother with multiple personality disorder.

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Caliri comments on the team effort, “They wanted a pop-up book look. We decided to try to make as many real pop-up pages as possible and only cheat when we needed. I think it ended up being a fun mix of pop-up and animation. Alex Juhausz really nailed a great Americana/comic book feel with his illustrations and Anthony Scott brought his usual sensitivity to the animation. The team really pulled together on this one and I think it shows. We had fun.”


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“We’ve always been a company that disregards preconceived assumptions and attempts new concepts that might seem unthinkable to others. We’re continually upping the bar of creativity, and this title sequence is a perfect example of the blending of DUCK’s originality and appropriateness,” said Executive Producer Mark Medernach. “I am honored to have been able to work on such a fun and interesting effort and the end result is a pop-up masterpiece.”


About DUCK:
Los Angeles-based DUCK, formerly Duck Soup Studios, is a continually evolving creative studio producing commercials, music videos, short films and web content. DUCK offers a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint. In recent years, the studio has expanded, adding an original content division that works with writers and animators on unique ideas for film and TV.

The Creds:
Show: United States of Tara
Blind Decker Productions: Steven Mesner

Title Sequence: DUCK/LA
Director: Jamie Caliri
Animation: Anthony Scott
Illustration: Alex Juhasz
Art Department Lead: Morgan Hay
Art Department Assistant: Yoriko Murakami
EP: Mark Medernach
Line Producer: Daniel Ridgers
PA(s): Amanda Belden Scharnberg, Ashley Calhoun, Richie McCord

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Anonymous & Grey Create A Few Good Eggs

[NEWS=”http://www.cgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/eggcouncil_thumb.jpg”]18650[/NEWS]Andrew Douglas of Anonymous Content and GREYnyc collaborate to produce an adrenaline pumping two spot campaign for Egg Council. The two :15 spots follow incredibly gifted young people showcasing extraordinary talents. Luci features well-known free runner, gymnast, martial artist, and all around fearless stunt woman, Luci Romberg on the roof of a building vaulting over a large box, gracefully somersaulting, then ride an oversized ladder to the floor with ease. After throwing in a few impressive karate moves, Luci sprints to the edge of the building, turns around, then treacherously freefalls to safety.

Luke introduces a young boy, Luke Meyers, showing off the mind-blowing art of expertly assembling and disassembling plastic cups into various sized pyramids in record time.

About Anonymous Content:
Anonymous Content is an industry-leading production and management firm that leverages its unrivaled reach and access to talent to create and produce innovative content across all its divisions: Film, Integrated, Commercials, Music Video, Television, and Talent.

Anonymous Content was formed in 1999 by a collaboration of business and creative minds responsible for developing some of the industry’s most respected entertainment and branded content. In launching the firm, the founders combined their unique talents, distinct vision for the future of content creation, and unmatched industry access. Since then, Anonymous has been able to extend its reach across entertainment, exercising its capacity to package talent and mine literary material from deep and powerful resources.

The Creds:
Client: American Egg Boards
Spots Title: Luci, Luke
Air Date: February 2009

Agency: GREYnyc
Chief Creative Officer: Tor Myhren
Sr. VP, CD(s): Ari Halper, Steve Krauss
VP, ACD(s): Mesh Maktal, Steve Rosenthal
EP: Misha Maher
Producer: Diana Gay

Prod Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Andrew Douglas
EP: Andy Traines
EP/Head of Commercials: Dave Morrison
Head of Production: Sue Ellen Clair
Producer: Aris McGarry
Production Supervisor: Carolyn Pershing

Editorial: Mad River/NY
Editor: Michael Elliot
Asst Editor: Lise Lavallee
EP: Laura Relovsky

Telecine: Company 3
Colorist (s): Billy Gabor, Stefan Sonnenfeld

Effects: Fell Visual Effects
VFX Supervisor: Russell Fell
EP: Rachel Koch

Audio Post: Sound Lounge
Mixer: Philip Loeb

Parent-child in fusion 5

hello,I would like to know if there is a Parent-child fonction in eyeon fusion 5 :confused:.
for example : image plane link and follow to a camera animation
thank you

french translate : bonjour,je voudrais savoir s’il y a une fonction de liens parent-enfant dans fusion 5. merci.

EXACT USAGE OF FRACTAL OR ITTERATIVE NOISE IN SHAKE SOFTWARE

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Andy Martin Showreel 2009

When should I 2d Track vs. 3d Track

I know the basic difference, but at what times should I do 3d tracking, and when should I utilize 2d tracking?
Sorry if this has been asked, I didn’t find it.

Thanks,
-Marty

YOWIE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J73aX-L0d-Q

The latest and greatest comedy from Australia. All comments are welcomed.

Academy of Art VFX

Hey Im finishing up my senior year of high school right now and currently looking at the Academy of Art University for visual effects. The school seems to have a wide range of classes, and I feel like I would really learn a lot from the program. Im just wondering what anyone else knows about the school and how easy/hard it is to get a job after graduating. I know It has a lot to do with the skill and reel, but there is no doubt in my mind that i won’t be able to produce a good reel. Also for any grads of the AAU visual effects program were you satisfied with it?

Keying out Head and background- help, please

Hello All,

Thank you for reading my first post. I am hoping to get some tips and advice from more experienced people on this project that I’m undertaking, in hopes that I won’t feel so overwhelmed 😮

I am beginning a new short film (independent, low budget) that I am shooting and acting in in entirely in front of a green screen. In addition, I have several scenes where I will be "headless" and will need to key it out. I am not replacing the head with anything. In fact there are scenes where I would like to appear as if I’m physically removing it and setting it down, or carrying it. thus the desired end result after keying is just a body, no head, no background. I will be shooting with either a dvx100 or I could possibly borrow an hvx200a. For compositing i have after effects 6.5 (which i’m still learning).

So far i only know as much as that I will need to purchase a chromakey hood- this one is really the only one I’ve been able to find:
http://store02.prostores.com/servlet…d–dsh-/Detail
(i already worry that this particular green is not exactly the same as my green screen, and I’m not sure how much suffering and time that will cost me in post.)

The first question I have is is there a special lighting technique (beyond the usual for lighting subject and greenscreen) that I should be aware of for this special situation where I want to be a) removing the head along with the backdrop but also b) preserving the body
and
for the special scenes in which i would like the body or another character to be holding the head, what is the best way to go about making them look like, well, they are holding it? Gesturing as if they holding it, and then motion tracking the head to their hand?

I can’t express how much I would appreciate any advice, cautionary tales, suggested tutorials, or instructions.

In general I suppose i’m also asking is how doable is this effect for someone not working within a studio?. Am I nuts to try it? Will it be ridiculously time consuming?

Again, thanks for reading and double thanks in advance for any help!!!!