Hasta La Motion!

Hi there guys, I am doing a matte painting/camera projection vfx shot that I am thinking of involving a vertical crane shot down to street level from the rooftop. I am able to get about 7 pictures from the multi-story carpark opposite that I snap the shot at every level. Is there way to stitch this together? I tried using photoshop stitching tool and the canon’s photostitch and it doesnt seem to work and its all distorted. Probably because I am using a 17mm for my shots and the perspective is all shrewed? And is there any great stitching programs you guys recommend? I am thinking of trying to do 3 horizontal shots at 50mm at every level and then stitch them all up together. Any tips for advice so that I can go down again to shoot this to be able to get a good stitched image?

Hey guys, I was wondering, to work in commercials doing motion graphics/compositing, would you recommend california or New york?

The question came up because a lot of people consider NY the center os publicity and commercials.

Hello, I have been given some 35mm film footage and have noticed that it jitters up and down very slightly on alternate frames.

Could somebody recommend the best method for fixing this?

Also I have to track this footage. Should I correct it before or after tracking?

Thanks very much.

Hi, Guys

This is my first post and just an introduction, Im a film student, working on my first vfx piece, and i have no idea about how to shoot I have been using Maya for quite a while now. And i have a strong hand in shake and final cut pro as well..
Here’s a link to my presentation and my shot break downs. But i’m completely lost about how do i shoot it.. i have resources, green screens, locations, cameras. Please have a look and feel free to gimme me a feedback,
here is the link : http://www.vimeo.com/10393895
Thanks
Amazing site !

So, I’ve been out of touch with the 3d world for about a year now and looking to get back into it. My first software was Cinema 4d, then Maya and now I’m between 3ds Max and Houdini. Visual Effects have always intrigued me and that’s ultimately what I want to get into.

I’ve started to use the Fumefx and Afterburn plugins. I really want to get into Rayfire and Thinking Particles. Ultimately I’d like to create explosions, crumbling buildings and car crashes but unfortunately I’m not in that mind set yet. I’m still a little lost.

I’m familiar with Allan Mckay and his dvds. As a matter of fact I own a couple of them. Would I would really like to do is go somewhere and take like a 2 or 3 day course on effects. Do you guys know of any place that offers this kind of training?