Shot using a single camera, 90 people meticulously recreate a failed bank robbery that took place in Stockholm in June 2006. ‘Incident by a Bank’ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/incident-by-a-bank Written & Directed by Ruben Östlund
MODEST DEPARTMENT presents PARIS IS FOR LOVERS – a personal fashion documentary about the French photographer and artist Viktor Vauthier. During the 16 minutes film, we get an insight into his aesthetic vision and follow him on his everyday life. The documentary also features Virgil Abloh, his big love Ella, Alex Olson and many more. Production: Modest Department Executive Producer: Johannes Lehmann Director: Philipp Groth D.O.P.: Sebastian Vellrath 1st AC: Timon Jäschke Set Design: Sascha Huth Co-Producer: Vincent Tsouderos Local Producer: Benoit Fredonie Starring: Viktor Vauthier, Lila Cardona, Ella Jazz, Claire Guena, Virgil Abloh, Valentin Merlet, Alex Olson, Kid Lohan, Sophie Strobele Music: Mayer Hawthorne, Victor Brand, Sebastien Casino Sound Design: Marlon Beatt Talents: Lila Cardona, Claire Guena Styling: Louise Follain Color Grading: We Fade To Grey Voice Over: Katrin Kaspar Thanks to: OFF-WHITE, The Art Board, Converse PARIS IS FOR LOVERS is a non-commercial free project. www.modestdepartment.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/
At Cartoon Brew, I wrote about DD and The Third Floor’s work on Spider-Man: Homecoming on the ferry sequence, one of the coolest from the film.
Stunningly realistic, the alien Pearl characters in Valerian were crafted by Weta Digital. In this new piece for VFX Voice, I had vfx supe Martin Hill run down how they were made.
Visual effects and digital editing is a part of almost every film, advertisement, interactive production, computer game and virtual reality production in today’s world. Indeed, the work of digital artists is required in a wide variety of industries over and above films, games and advertising. In fact, digital production continues to play an increasingly key role in a number of other industries ranging from architecture and automobile manufacturing to medicine.
At the Animago award and conference on 7 and 8 September 2017, VFX experts from all over the world will gather in Munich for two full days focusing on 3D animation, stills, visual effects, visualisations and design. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the events in the Gasteig Cultural Center in Munich, Germany.
Chosen in a total of eleven categories from out of almost 1,000 submissions received from 58 countries, the 33 final nominees represent projects created in Canada, USA, China, Taiwan, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, France and Germany.Since the launch over 20 years ago, Animago’s independent jury of experts drawn from the fields of film, development and post-production has viewed and judged over 22,000 works sent in by digital artists from over 80 different nations.
Among the renowned VFX professionals who will speak at this year’s conference are those artists responsible for the post-production and visual effects for films such as Piper, Cloud Atlas, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Pinocchio, Anne Frank as well as advertising productions by Adidas, Volkswagen and RedBull.In addition to that, the Gasteig will also host the Animago Exhibition, an event open to the public where companies active in the industry will present their products, technologies and services.
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Leading up to SIGGRAPH 2017, Autodesk released a series of updates for its media and entertainment tools, including Autodesk Media and Entertainment collection, Autodesk Maya, Shotgun, Arnold, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Autodesk Flame. Engineered to streamline and accelerate production on films, TV shows, games and immersive experiences, the new releases include improvements and user-requested enhancements that connect creative workflows and teams, helping them bring engaging stories to life for a worldwide audience.
“The continued growth of AR and VR and steady flow of new productions from Netflix, Amazon and others, mean animation and VFX houses are in more demand than ever. We are focused on helping our customers create, connect and compute faster and more efficiently so that they can balance their increasing project loads with tighter schedules and budgets,” shared Autodesk senior vice-president media and entertainment Chris Bradshaw. “Everything we are showing at SIGGRAPH streamlines production and equips artists with the tools to handle nearly any creative scenario.”
Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection to build on the value, flexibility and simplicity the collection provides customers, new subscription benefits will be added including Cloud Rights and SketchBook for Enterprise. Additionally, Media and Entertainment Collection subscribers can take advantage of an Arnold 5-Pack promotion.
Arnold Packs – Immediate access to rendering power. Starting on 7 September, 2017, new Media & Entertainment collection subscribers will get an Arnold 5-Pack promotion at no additional cost.
Cloud Rights – Subscribers can take advantage of on-demand computer resources on the cloud and easily scale their rendering pipelines.
SketchBook for Enterprise – Autodesk’s popular drawing tool, SketchBook for Enterprise, moves into the collection and provides artists with more options and flexibility for content creation. Autodesk also provides recent updates on a few more tools and softwares.
Maya 2018
Maya 2018 offers additional character creation, motion graphics, and rendering functionality. Improvements have made character creation easier, faster and fun. The motion graphics toolset now includes dynamics and new instancing capabilities. Maya 2018 is available with the latest version of Arnold, including new features and core architecture improvements. These Maya 2018 updates empower artists to create content and to tell compelling stories through lifelike characters and environments and dynamic motion graphics.
Shotgun
Continuing the commitment of making media collaboration easier, faster, and more secure for studios of all sizes, Shotgun has introduced features to simplify workflows, make it easier to integrate creation tools with Shotgun, and strengthen security. Shotgun 7.2 introduced plug-and-play integrations to accelerate artist workflows; updates to RV; and new single sign-on. The latest updates in Shotgun 7.3 continue to build on Shotgun’s secure and reliable foundation for studios by adding improvements that make it easier for site administrators to run and manage Shotgun. Shotgun 7.3 features include smart data retention for improved site performance and community-driven enhancements including improved action menu items (AMIs) and the ability to restart your own site.
Arnold v5.0.1
Arnold 5.0.1 builds on the strengths of the recent 5.0 release, and includes new functionality like AOV shaders for cryptomatte workflows, thin film for standard surface shader and additional updates and optimizations. Arnold 5.0.1 is available with the latest versions of Maya and 3ds Max or as a plugin for additional DCC applications. Arnold is now available for free to educational institutions through the Autodesk Education Portal.
3ds Max 2018.1
The newest update to 3ds Max adds VR authoring tools for design visualization artists and generalists; 3ds Max interactive, a VR engine that simplifies the creation of immersive and interactive architectural visualizations; and additional UX and UV unwrap improvements. It will be available to check out in a 3ds Max to VR Workflow demo at the Autodesk booth.
Flame Family 2018.2
Flame Family 2018.2 introduces new creative tools that enhance artist productivity and expand pipeline integration possibilities. Some new features in Flame 2018.2 are Pybox, a python scriptable software handler for processing images via external renderers; projector functionality, map inputs and a contextual menu in action; smart merge for the connected conform workflow; and the ability to drive the batch environment via scriptable commands.
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As another month approaches we are up for some more game releases.
Here are five of them we are excited about:
LawBreakers:
Some people termed it as the first clean multiplayer FPS since Overwatch. LawBreakers is a class-based shooter from Cliff Bleszinski, the maker of Gears of War. The game looks pretty fast paced and has already passed through some beta phases. You can join the action on 8 August. However you would need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play on PlayStation 4.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4.
Agents of Mayhem:
Set in futuristic Seoul, South Korea, Agents of Mayhem is a third person open world game. M.A.Y.H.E.M. (Multinational AgencY Hunting Evil Masterminds), founded by Persephone Brimstone is an organisation who must stop the villain organisation L.E.G.I.O.N. (the League of Evil Gentlemen Intent on Obliterating Nations) from destroying, well, other nations. Join the mayhem on 8 August.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Uncharted: The Lost legacy:
During their E3 conference Sony revealed a trailer for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross on a treasure hunt in the mystical lands of the Indian sub continent. While both of them do not make up to be the greatest duo, they must stick together and face off the dangers in order to find the artifacts they are looking for.
The game is set sometime after the events of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End but does not feature Nathan Drake. The world of the game is embellished with intricate details throughout the surroundings giving us the feeling of being at the very place. The detailed architecture is another mesmerising part of the game. Even before release the game has been riddled in a controversy.
Priced at $39.99 and would be releasing exclusively over PlayStation 4 on 22 August, 2017. However, people who had earlier purchased Uncharted 4’s add-on bundles will be getting the game free of cost.
Platforms: PlayStation 4.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm:
This game comes from Square Enix as a sequel addition in the award-winning, multi-million copy selling, episodic franchise. Life is Strange: Before the Storm is set in Arcadia Bay, three years before the events of the first game in the series. Players will take on the role of a rebellious 16 year-old Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber; a beautiful and popular girl destined for success. When Rachel’s world is turned upside down by a family secret, it takes this new-found alliance to give each other the strength to overcome their demons. The game releases on 31 August.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Resident Evil: Revelations:
Now updated for current generation consoles, Resident: Evil Revelations is the acclaimed survival horror title featuring series veterans Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they investigate the reportedly abandoned “Queen Zenobia” cruise ship. This new version features a smoother 1920×1080 resolution, an improved frame rate, increased environmental detail and refined creature movement, defining this as the best-looking version of the game to date. All previously released downloadable content is also included in the game as unlockable rewards.
Resident Evil: Revelations launches on 29 August. A Nintendo Switch release of both Resident Evil Revelations and its follow up Resident Evil: Revelations 2, which features series favourites like Claire Redfield and Barry Burton as they face untold horror, will also be available in Late 2017.
Platforms: PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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The world’s fastest feet are getting ready to slalom past the towering skyscrapers of Central City once again as The Flash returns with its fourth season this October.
Barry Allen, who supposedly embarks in yet another time travel as the trailers suggest, will inevitably return, but in a new costume.
In a picture leaked online during a shoot, the lead Grant Gustin could be seen donning a new costume of The Flash, and it looks funkier than most of its previous versions. Whilst the badge continues to have a white background, the new golden borders and the abs-shaped folds give it a more appealing look. The shoulder line also sees a pair of straps, something not seen in any Flash costume before.
Based on DC Comics, The Flash season four will premiere on The CW from 10 October 2017 onwards.
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