Close the Shutters // Making Of


A behind the scenes look into the process of making my graduation film, Close the Shutters. The film tells the story of a young man as he tries to hold on to the image of his sick grandfather, by piecing together fragments of memories he has of him. The film combines still photography, rotoscope animation and stop motion. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/180882056 Official Facebook page for more details and screenings: facebook.com/closetheshutters An in-depth look at the process of making the film featured on Director’s Notes: directorsnotes.com/2017/11/17/ynon-lan-close-the-shutters Actors l Daniel Botzer and Mordechai Zilber Original Music l Daniel Markovich Sound Design l Ron Cohen | Festivals & Awards l – ASIF, Israeli Annual Animation Festival (August 2016) – ISFVF, The Beijing Film Academy International Student Film Festival (October 2016, China) – BALKANIMA, European Animated Film Festival (October 2016, Serbia) – PeterKiT, International Student Film Festival (October 2016, Saint Petersburg) – HAFF, Holland Animation Film Festival (March 2017, Utrecht) – Monstra, International Student Short Films Competition (March 2017, Lisbon, Portugal) – Athens Animfest (March 2017, Greece) – Athens International Film + Video Festival (April 2017, Athens, Ohio, USA) – Leiden International Short Film Experience (May 2017, Holland) – Backup Festival (May 2017, Weimar, Germany) – Future Film Festival (May 2017, Bologna, Italy) – Tbilisi International Student Film Festival (May 2017, Georgia) – Golden Kuker Sofia (May 2017, Bulgaria) – River Film Festival (June 2017, Padova, Italy) – The Jerusalem International Film Festival (July 2017, Israel) – Anibar Animation Festival (August 2017, Kosovo) – Animaze, Montreal International Animation Festival (August 2017, Canada) – Fesa, Festival of European Student Animation (August 2017, Serbia) – Winner of Best Experimental Animated Film – Indie Ani-Fest (September 2017, Korea) – London InShort Film Festival (September 2017, England) – Anyma Syros Animation Festival (September 2017, Greece) – Vienna Jewish Film Festival (October 2017, Austria) – Puppet Is a Human Too (October 2017, Warsaw, Poland) – Long Short Film Festival (December 2017, Tel Aviv) – Israeli Cinema Festival in Paris (March 2018, Paris, France) – Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival (March 2018, Califronia) – Epos Film Festival (March 2018, Tel Aviv, Israel) – Winner of Best Student Film – Soma Film Festival (March 2018, New Jersey) – The Moscow Jewish Film Festival (May 2018, Russia)

The Boyfriend Game


In the privacy of the Australian bush two best friends play “THE BOYFRIEND GAME” where they each invent their ideal imaginary males. Unfortunately, one of the girls seems to want the other girl’s fantasy more than her own. “The Boyfriend Game” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/the-boyfriend-game

Rookout Demo


Watch how you can do production debugging in just a few clicks! Rookout can collect any type of data from your LIVE code without writing code, re-deploying or restarting your application. We support Python, Java, Node and more.

Rookout Trailer

Lemaitre – Machine


Director: Julian Alexander Co-director og Choreography: Quickstyle DoP: Vi Duc Truong Editor / VFX / Grade : Jens Peder Hertzberg / Go Electra Producer: Daniel Kragset /Fjernfilm 1st AD: Lars Erik Thoralfsson 2nd AD: Joachim Jørgensen Focus puller: Øyvind Wilthil 1st AC: Sebastian Louis Storakeren Gaffer: Daniel C. Vaz Best boy: Lasse Heggen Grip: Simen Moe Mæhlum Grip: Terje Røkke Hair og makeup: Hibo Musa Styling: Karen Elieson Illustrator: Julie Aida Graf Costume: Elnaz Gargari Costume: Mahtab Gargari Costume: Gloria Aùma 3D-artist and FX : Mathias Grøteig Robot Mask decor : Terje Vestervik Stills: Tobias Myklebust Fjeldheim Dancers: Brage Aarflot Oskar Vigren Emilie Marie Karlsen Maren Grønstad Josephine Gracia Slaaen Ida Marina Gilboe Ella Skorgan Martha Søhr Vivian Pakkanen Thanks to Storyline Studios, Bob Aas Carho, MovieBird Norway, 3DPrint

Envelop for Live Software Intro


Envelop for Live is a collection of free, open-source spatial audio production tools that work with Ableton Live Suite. 

Three-dimensional sound placement enables artists to create immersive mixes for multi-channel spaces and VR/AR environments, amplifying emotional impact by placing the audience inside the music.

Envelop for Live powers all of the Envelop-branded listening spaces with 28-32 speakers, and artists and producers can create their own DIY setups with 4, 6 or 8 speakers easier than ever before. Normal headphones can also be used to monitor the placement of sound in three-dimensions.

All of our tools are free and open-source, allowing this technology to reach new audiences easier, therefore catalyzing more spatial content creation.

Music by Christopher Willits, Comet
Voice-Over by Mark Slee
Audio Post-Production by Ryan Kleeman
Editing by Alingo Loh
Steadicam by Peggy Peralta
Steadicam Assist by Lourdes Figueroa

La Jetée.english subtitles.revisited by Antonio Maria Da Silva


this version is a tribute to the original of Chris Marker film’s . Initially I had to restore the plans in HD to finally give them some life without too much to distort the film. I respect the original work and this version is in no way this case to replace the original version of Chris Marker’s film. Cette version de LA JETEE est un hommage au film de Chris Marker. Au départ je devais restaurer les plans en HD pour finalement leurs donner un peu de vie sans trop dénaturer le film. je respecte l’oeuvre originale et cette version n’est en aucun cas là pour remplacer la version originale du film de Chris Marker.

Introduction To Cryptocurrency Trading Terms


Cryptocurrency trading is the art of generating a “PROFIT” by trading the price fluctuations of cryptocurrency pairs. In other words, you’re betting whether the price of a cryptocurrency will increase or decrease over time. So will the value of a particular cryptocurrency weaken or strengthen against the united states dollar over the next week? Here you will learn the terms of Cryptocurrency trading. Watch Out

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Rampage: vfxblog’s long read

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I recently got the chance to visit Weta Digital and sit down with some of the team on Rampage. Here’s vfxblog’s special coverage of the film at vfxblog.com/rampage, looking at Weta Digital’s creature work and destruction sims.