Ronda

Ronda is an Argentina based animation studio, founded three years ago by Miguel Cesti and Santiago Graziano. Have a look at their reel. Plenty of great work to see on their site as well.

Sequence: Updates

Vancouver based, motion and post-production studio Sequence has updated with a great new site and new work … Jonah Hex being their latest project.

CLOUDS.

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Making of Where She Stares

Artist decides to paint the face of his friend\’s wife in Photoshop and explain the steps how you can do the same!div class=”feedflare”
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GLOBAL RESERVES.

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Alpha Blend

Hey, I’m working on a shot where I need to do a roto on some trees. I managed to pull a decent key on the tree, but the edging wasn’t what I wanted to I had to go in and hand roto it. The problem I have is that I’m getting a hard edge when I’m blending the two. How can I get the edge of the roto to soften, but only where it is overlaying the other alpha?

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ATD Double Negative

Double Negative

Job Title: Assistant Technical Director
Department: 3D
Location: London
Closing date:

Reports To: Head of 3D
Direct Reports: Supervisor/Producer

Key Purpose of the Job:

Provide support to TDs and CG supervisors in the smooth running of shots through a show pipeline.

Needs to Do

ATDs are tasked with monitoring disk usage, managing throughput on the render farm and building and
maintaining elements of the show pipeline.

Needs to Know

• A good knowledge of Maya is required, as well as a good working knowledge of Python and shell
scripting. Houdini, C or C++ is a welcome bonus.
• A degree or equivalent in Computer Graphics, Computer Science or other related course

Needs to be

• Pro-active
• Very meticulous and accurate, and able to monitor and identify potential efficiencies in a production pipeline.
• Able to take direction and feedback well from a supervisor
• Team oriented
• Adaptable
• Accepting of change

Measures of Performance

• On time delivery
• Continuous improvement

Please send a CV and Cover Letter to jobs@dneg.com

Superfad : Preguntas Hermosas

Superfad Seattle has just released a new short film called Preguntas Hermosas, a beautiful tale of a time shared between two people told through a combination of “Poema X” by Pablo Neruda and “Under the Harvest Moon” by Carl Sandburg. As explained by Director David Viau, “The story unfolds in three parts; a fond remembrance, loss, and then finally acceptance.”

With cinematic transitions and methodical pacing, Preguntas Hermosas casts dark characters in epic worlds for its arresting narrative. The film’s narrator, Gabriel Puerto, complements the score and adds depth to the amazing visual journey. The camera work shows great restraint, leaning more toward a practical approach to cinematography in the CG environment.

David was kind enough to share some of his thoughts and a bit of the process, after the jump:

“My initial plan was to do a personal short film, but the idea was embraced by the office and quickly became more than a one man show. It was primarily done during off hours, nights and weekends, or during the dead zone waiting for client feedback. We really owe a lot to our friends and colleagues who collaborated with us on this.

“Anyone that’s ever tried to do a personal project and balance that with all of the paying work knows that it’s a crazy undertaking. The folks and Clatter & Din and Lightpress here in Seattle were amazing and jumped right in. Christi O’Donnell who wrote the score is an amazing talent. Gabriel Puerto who did the voice over sort of fell into our laps, and the moment we heard him speak we knew he was perfect. We worked in Maya, XSI, C4D, Photoshop, After Effects using Red Giant plug-ins and Final Cut.”

Production Company: Superfad

Directed by David Viau

Executive Producers: Chris Volckmann and Will Hyde

Narrator: Gabriel Puerto

Adapted from the Poems Poema X by Pablo Neruda and Under the Harvest Moon by Carl Sandburg

3D Artists: Dade Orgeron, Robin Scher, Phiphat Pinyosophon, Andrew Butterworth, Tom Oakerson, Alex O’Donnell, Carlos Stevens, David Viau, Paulo Dias
Phiphat Pinyosophon, Jordan Blit

Animation and Compositing: David Viau, Loren Judah, Carlos Stevens, Justin Pae, Paulo Dias, David Viau, Tom Oakerson

Subtitle Animation: Will Hyde

Editor: Ryan Haug

Finishing: Lightpress
Colorist: Jeff Tillotson

Audio: Clatter and Din
Sound Design and Mixing: John Buroker

Original Score: Christi O’Donnell
Pianist: Christi O’Donnell
Violinist: David Liu

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disk cache size

Hi,

How is it possible to set all nuke disk cache size to 20 gb from a central location.

I know that i need to use the menu.py or such user setup file. What command will help set the disk cache.

Brgds,

kNish

Export parented Camera

Hi,

is there a possibility to export a camera which is parented to various animated axes so that all the translation/rotation/etc ist baked into the camera?

thanks in advance!