Interview with Kyle Cooper – Part 2

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whats up with vfxtalk?

hey admins, mods and all users!

whats up with vfxtalk?

i know everybody is busy with life and work, but i aint good for the site with whats going on here.

let the challenges die without any note and a lot of upset people because the vip program

ABC News aligns branding ahead of ’24′ launch.

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Along with the launch of Australia’s first free-to-air news channel tonight, the ABC is also rolling out a new look across all its news services.

Our first look at the new branding in action is tonight with the national bulletin at 7pm, just 30 minutes ahead of the channels official launch.

Alas the new theme isn’t the Pendulum remix as hoped.

VFX instructors, ACG, the top CG school in Beijing, China

positon I
Senior Teacher of Visual Effects
Responsibilities
1. The position holder is responsible for design and developing the curriculum of Visual Effects;
2. Teaching
3. Prepare class when not teaching;
4. Help in formulation and implementation of staff training;
5. Work with management to identify TAs and translators’ work;
6. Assist in monitoring and evaluation of teaching effectiveness.
7. Help doing the promotional activities for the school.
Requirements
• Master degree in VFX or Computer Graphic in Arts
• At least 3 years relevant production experience in industry or teaching experience
• good very at making visual effects by using Houdini, Maya and After Effects kinds of VFX software and also knowledgeable on Compositing
• Strong capability of teaching and curriculum design
• Dynamic presentation skills
Position II
Jonior Teacher/TA/Intern of Visual Effects (include intern teacher assistant)
Responsibilities
1. The position holder is responsible for help the lead teacher in visual effects;
2. Assist Teaching in class;
3. Help lead teacher to prepare teaching materials;
4. Help lead teacher to design assignments and doing tutorial for the students;
5. Teaching entry level students in VFX;
6. Help in formulation and implementation of staff training;
7. Help doing the promotional activities for the school
Requirements
• Bachelor degree or above in VFX or Computer Graphic in Arts
• good at making visual effects by using Houdini, Maya and After Effects kinds of VFX software and preferably someone who has knowledge in Compositing
• presentation skills
• preferably someone who are bilingual in English or French

please send your information or contact with acgchinahr@gmail.com

ACG introduction
Association of Computer Graphics operates multiple professional CG training programs and contributes in arts and academic exchanges for international CG industry, located in Beijing, in the CBD area Jianwai SOHO.
Since the School was established in 2007, ACG has been committed to build high-end animators training program based on the international standard, and maintain good relations with the international and Chinese CG enterprises, higher education institutions, and government agencies to promote cultural exchanges. These 3 years, ACG has invited many of the top animators, special effects masters of the world come to China for a visit and doing exchange of culture and arts activities. ACG provides first-class teacher training for the institutions and universities in China, to support the Government and non-profit organizations to organize international forums and Animation Festival. For those Chinese young people who have creative potential in arts ACG provides them an international standard of animation and visual effects learning environment and communication platform. ACG also cultivates professional CG entry personnel and give the provision of high-level technical advice for the Chinese and international enterprises. ACG has good cooperation with many large-scale enterprises and CG film projects in China and has top-grade reputation. More than 1000 students come to the annual selection, there are 100 have the opportunity to get into ACG. ACG is currently the most international standards and good reputation of the CG training institutions in China, which has won the title of one of the top 10 training institutions of CG in China for the last 3 years.
In order to keep developing ACG non-profit educational projects in 2010, we intend to recruit professional Animation and Visual Effects lead teachers and teacher assistants, include intern teacher assistants.
We offer:
For the foreign teachers and teacher assistants who sign longer than one-year contract with ACG, the company will provide accommodation, visas and air tickets costs and assist to process;
In addition except teaching each year, the teachers and TAs will have chance be involved in the production of film and television projects operating by national organizations and studios;
Every year and quarter, ACG teachers will be organized to participate world-class professional forums hold by governmental organizations in China and the activities of academic lectures and seminars in the domestic first-class arts colleges and universities;
ACG teachers and TAs will have the opportunity to participate in national CG education academic exchanges and academic development activities operated by state-level educational institutions and co-sponsored by ACG;
ACG will regularly invite the world-renowned animation, special effects and other related arts masters annually, such as the Academic-Award winner, important person from international well-known film and animation production companies to come to China to engage in academic exchanges, ACG teachers will participate in the events to present ACG’s academic team.
To the intern teacher assistants who sign the three-month intern contract with ACG, the company will provide accommodation, visas and air tickets costs and assist to process;
They will be organized to participate the activities of academic lectures and seminars in the domestic first-class arts colleges and universities;
Intern TAs will also have chance to take part in film or TV production in China.

please send your information or contact with acgchinahr@gmail.com

where can I study inferno or flame? in vancouver.

hi , dear artist fotr flame and infoerno.
I live in vancouver right now ,before my company use inferno and flame ,i am a compositer with shake and avid illusion , i really want to know where i can study inferno or flame in vancouver , maybe someone can give me help .
thank very much for your help!~

Shake’s Scroll node in Nuke

Does Nuke have a built-in node which does the same as what "Position" does but with rolling (looped) image, like the "Offset" plugin in Photoshop?

I wrote one already, but just wanted to check if it’s not already built-in.

TVC/SHORT-FORM – Junior Flame Artist/Compositing Assistant (Santa Monica)

Highly regarded as an industry leader in the field, Animal Logic’s Television Commercial/Short-Form Division produces groundbreaking, high-end, commercial work for a diverse international clientele. With over eighteen years in operation this multi-award winning team has always been at the heart of our business. The environment is vibrant, challenging and constantly evolving.

We now have a unique opportunity for a Junior Flame Artist to join the team at our Santa Monica location.

To be considered for this role applicants will need the following:

Experience

  • At least 1 years experience in a similar role, in a post, film or commercial production environment.

  • Previous experience using Photoshop, or compositing packages such as After Effects, Shake, Nuke, or Flame.

Attributes

  • Motivated, pro-active self-starter.

  • Demonstrated ability to perform at a high level in a support role.

  • Ability to take direction and respond to a creative brief.

  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy, whilst working to a deadline.

  • Highly adaptable, with an ability to problem solve both creatively and technically, and ‘think on your feet’.

  • A strong interest in design practise and theory and a desire to do great work!

If you are interested in applying for this position then please complete our online application form via our website at www.animallogic.com

Strange Enough

Lost in inner space with this video for NASA directed by @Lolafilms and Studio Giblets.

reading EXR types

Hi,
I wounder if there is a way when opening an EXR file in Nuke. that it will tell us what type of compression it has.
for example
it can say its zip or rle.
I know i can have these option when I write out as EXR..but what about reading them ?
thanks

Channel Y

After a year and a half of blood, sweat, tears, and frankly a ‘lil procrastination, YYY / Channel Y is re-launched. With more people experiencing the web on TV and TV on the web, this new iteration of Yes Yes Y’all is right where it needs to be. As one of the first passive experiences online, the site resembles what MTV once represented – a fusion of entertainment and enlightenment.

At a party. Lounging on the couch. Seeking the new. Finding the inspirational. This is how YYY is to be embraced. Music has long been the basis of the site, and as visual artists it’s a natural evolution to have innovative eye-candy creep into the mix. After all, in many, many cases, the beauties of each are not mutually exclusive.


Bumpers have been created by the YYY team and are meant to function as segues into the curated content so keep an eye out for those as you consume the content from the site. If you are interested in working with YYY to create some of these bumpers or unique content that will be featured on the channel, be sure to reach out to them on the site, they’d love to hear from you.

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