The Dream Detective Motion Comic
Posted in: GalleryHeres the link: http://vimeo.com/20751152
If you want to see more of The Dream Detective and Are You Awake, come check out www.areyouawake.tv
Thanks for looking!
James Francis: Abstract_95L
Posted in: cg, Design, directing, MotionLondon based director, designer, animator James Francis created this self-initiated project, reeling great results: Abstract_95L ~ A chaotic evolution of a sphere as its being subjected to a series of deformers, fractures, cloners and effectors which inject it with life and dictates a behaviour similar to something thats being blasted with 100,000 volts of electricity.
PlusOne: TED 2011 Official Opening
Posted in: Animation, audio design, cg, Design, directing, MotionDutch creative production studio PlusOne Amsterdam recently released the official opening titles for TEDxAmsterdam 2011. This year’s theme is ‘The Rediscovery of Wonder’ and their briefing was “…Give us a sense of wonder! It’s clear you know how to do that…”. We teamed up with some of our most talented friends and the result […]
Bluebolt – Senior Lighting TD
Posted in: The Job LotBluebolt are looking for a Snr Lighting TD to join their exciting London office, currently lead vendor on HBO’s Game of Thrones and Iron Lady among others.
Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience in a feature film or high-end CG lighting pipeline.
Showreels must contain examples of photorealistic CG lighting.
Skills:
* Solid technical grounding of Lighting in Maya using renderers like Pixar’s Renderman or 3Delight.
* A good working knowledge of high-end CG lighting pipeline working practice and protocols.
* An ‘artistic eye’ and and a thorough understanding of photography and film lighting principles.
* Experience in ‘Look Development’ and ‘Shader Setup’ is preferable.
* Experience of writing shaders in RSL and/or scripting general lighting pipeline tools for production are an advantage.
This role will require you to:
* report to the Head of 3D
* be team orientated, motivated and able to work a brief.
* be able to learn quickly and troubleshoot logically.
Please apply to vacancies@bluebolt.com quoting ref: LTD001, supplying a covering letter, CV, Showreel (or link) and Showreel breakdown
Bluebolt – Matchmove artist
Posted in: The Job LotBluebolt are looking for a matchmove artist to join their exciting London office, currently lead vendor on HBO’s Game of Thrones and Iron Lady among others.
Skills:
* Minimum 2 years match-move experience in a feature-film VFX facility.
* Proficient in 3D Equalizer and Maya. ( knowledge of other similar applications an advantage.)
* Solid knowledge of modelling match-move geo in maya
* In depth technical understanding of camera and filming techniques
* Candidates with 1 year or more ‘on-set’ experience are preferable
* On-set survey experience ie: ‘Total Station’ etc is an advantage
This role will require you to:
* Report to the Head of 3D
* Work closely with department heads and VFX supervisors
* Give concise time estimates for tasks to production and work to meet those deadlines
* Be able to learn quickly and troubleshoot logically
* Be team orientated, self motivated and able to drive tasks
If you have the relevant skills please apply by emailing a covering letter, link to CV, ‘Showreel and ‘Showreel Breakdown’ to vacancies@blue-bolt.com quoting reference: MM001
Bluebolt – Systems Engineer
Posted in: The Job LotBlueBolt is look looking for a talented and experienced person to join the growing engineering team at their London office.
Skills:
* Minimum 3 years experience of Unix/Linux HPC systems administration
* A good solid working experience of programming (python, GUI, bash shell scripting)
* Proven experience of building, testing and rolling out software
* Experience developing, maintaining and tuning LAMP technologies
* Good working knowledge of film, television and colour pipelines desired
* Excellent working knowledge of high performance file distribution, networking systems and distributed processing systems, preferably gained at a VFX facility but other candidates will be considered
This role will require you to:
* Develop and maintain BlueBolt’s technical infrastructure and participate in major systems projects
* Oversee and perform general system maintenance
* Proactively seek out and recommend new hardware and software technologies
* Implement a creative, safe approach to automation
* Help support and develop production pipeline tools
* Monitor systems using existing tools and implement and develop new monitoring systems
* Provide day-to-day support to creative and production teams with on call support
* Prioritise, respond, and follow through on multiple requests
* Produce documentation for administration and end-users
* Report to the CTO
If you have the relevant skills please apply by emailing a covering letter and link to CV to vacancies@blue-bolt.com quoting reference: SA001
The Whisky Bug
Posted in: GalleryI’m kinda new to the VFX-world, so i thought i’d post this here for some feedback on technique, workflow or anything that could help me learn more.
I did this film as a technical learning experience, so the story and choice of camera angles and such was just improvised as i went along.
Here’s the video:
http://vimeo.com/20662550
And here is a “behind the scenes” video:
http://vimeo.com/20676858