Aug
19
fxguidetv en español
Posted in: 1Check out the first episode of fxguidetv en español, hosted by María Castelló.
Aug
19
Mucca Design
Posted in: 1Mucca Design has been cranking out great projects lately. One of their most recent is a fresh identity system for full-service gourmet destination Brooklyn Fare.
Aug
19
Helen Clemens: Eskimo Joe “Losing Friends Over Love”
Posted in: 3d, Cute, General, music video, narrative
Plaza Films’ Helen Clemens directs a curious odyssey for Eskimo Joe’s “Losing Friends Over Love” music video. The project’s gentle ambiance is shot through with streaks of tension, creating a compelling narrative arc within a claustrophobic world.
Animated by Pete Commins (Partizan), the video’s faux stop-motion feel, electro-mechanical props and use of room-based vignettes remind me a little of the classic Super Furry Animals “It’s Not the End of the World” video (created by David and Laurent Nicolas), but “Losing Friends” has a look-and-feel all its own, driven as it is by the innocent exploration of the lead character.
Credits
Music Video Directed By Helen Clemens
3D Animation By Pete Commins
Produced By Jamie Hilton
June 2009 © Helen Clemens / Warner Music
Aug
19
‘COCKSUCKER BLUES’ SURFACES ON WEB.
Posted in: Cocksucker Blues, Documentary, Exile On Main Street, Film, Gallery, Robert Frank, Rolling Stones
Notoriously banned documentary, Cocksucker Blues, is available to be streamed in 9 parts on the web for what we’re sure will be a very limited time. We have no idea if it’s good, bad, whatever (hardly anyone has ever seen it fully) but we DO know it’s really hard to find. According to legend: Really massive epoch defining rock band- the Rolling Stones- thinks it’s a good idea to have a camera follow them around while touring for their most challenging, drug-addled record to-date until they see what’s on the film and then they ban it. Time heals all wounds so maybe everyone will be stoked for Cocksucker Blues to see the light of day but you never know, so run over HERE and watch that shit before it evaporates into thin air.
Aug
19
Variety on proprietary tools
Posted in: 1div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmla href=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007412.html?categoryid=13cs=1nid=2570Vfx shops cooking up shared recipes/a, at Variety./div
Aug
19
MPC Evian Skating Babie podcast
Posted in: 1MPC’s latest podcast showcases the studio’s work for the Evian ‘Skating Babies’ spot.
Aug
18
Modeling of the Dinosaur
Posted in: 1In this tutorial learn how to model a dinosaur inside ZBrush using ZSphere and later composite in a real photograph
Aug
18
Hey everyone, I’m attempting to shoot my first feature with my own money and there’s a particularly tricky scene that I was trying to figure out how to shoot before actually shooting.
In the scene one of the characters has her lower jaw ripped off by a bear/fox trap. My method for shooting this was to have a prosthetic jaw placed over her real jaw which would be covered by a chroma key stocking. The prosthetic would be ripped off and the green would be chroma keyed out in post and replaced with gore. I have a few SVA students on board to help in post but I wanted to know if that’s the proper way to proceed.
In the scene one of the characters has her lower jaw ripped off by a bear/fox trap. My method for shooting this was to have a prosthetic jaw placed over her real jaw which would be covered by a chroma key stocking. The prosthetic would be ripped off and the green would be chroma keyed out in post and replaced with gore. I have a few SVA students on board to help in post but I wanted to know if that’s the proper way to proceed.
Here is the original rough mockup I devised.
Aug
18
PFTrack preview problem
Posted in: Beginners TalkHi, i dont know if this is the right place to post this, but recently i have been having a problem with PFTrack.
ive recently installed and started using the final build of Windows 7 x64, and i got the necessary updates from Microsoft (i.e. it found the latest driver for my grachics card). and installed the only codec which the video footage i made previously with and worked/read well in the program.
however, i found it incredibly strange that when i reopened my project here, the video loads yes, but when i move the cursor on the timeline, the video doesnt seem to be moving at all, and stuck only at the first current frame. I initially thought that it was only that video clip that wasnt working as it couldnt identify the codec properly when importing footage, thus i looked around my hard drive and found a recognizable DV AVI, and even to my suprised that didnt work either.
all options are on default, and even when wanting to track, the mask itself only moves but not the video at all. This is really worrying me, i have reinstalled, repaired, removed and install etc. and i still get the same thing.
Has anyone experience this kind of problem with PFTrack at all? i am not sure what else i need to do here 🙁
Aug
18
Maya Toolsreel 2009
Posted in: Demo Reels!I just finished my new toolsreel that shows of some of the different tools & plugins
i’ve created during the last year or so, and I would love some feedback.
i’ve created during the last year or so, and I would love some feedback.
The reel can be seen on my webpage.
www.alexoddbratt.com
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