experimental-film-live-space-rock-music looking for films!

Hi Everyone!

I formed a collective of 5 musicians to do psychedelic and groovy live-film-music. The style will be a mixture of rock and electronic elements, the band contains drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer/live electronics and a flute.
we are looking for four independent short films, around 15 minutes duration, preferably without dialogue and without a complex "plot". we would like to work on musical ideas for each film and then will rehearse and record the music (in professional quality) while screening. then we would like to perform all four films together in concerts here in germany.
if anyone is interested and has made a film that fits our needs, please contact me.

regards,

Michael

Academy announces seven visual-effects finalists

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which last month narrowed down the Best Visual Effects category to 15 semifinalists, has announced the seven films that remain in the running for a nomination. They are: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Hereafter, Inception, Iron Man 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Tron: Legacy.

That means The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Clash of the Titans, The Last Airbender, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Shutter Island, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Unstoppable are now officially out of the competition.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/0…cts-finalists/

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT TO THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL!

Our extended deadline for submissions to the Newport Beach Film Festival ends JANUARY 24, 2010. Be sure to submit you film!

Submit by visiting our website at:
www.NewportBeachFilmFestival.com

*Receive a discount when you submit through Withoutabox!

The Newport Beach Film Festival runs April 28- May 5, 2011

Other forums

I’m afraid I am not the only one who is wondering this, but what are some other good VFX forums out there to check out. I havent found too many vs. VFXTalk, but the times they are a changing, and I’m sure everyone could benefit from some good input!

Thanks guys

VFX Challenges (VIP Only)??

@jah, in a recent post you stated "the challenges will only be open to VIP’s moving ahead".

While I’m not interested in the surrounding debate that this came from I would be interested in your reasoning for this move?

Looking thru the challenge series in most all of the contests there is an average of 5 – 6 people submitting and only an average of 1 VIP. I believe one of the ideas of the challenge series was to help promote and challenge artists that are working on improving their skills.

I have been a member of this site for sometime and have improved greatly because of it and feel I have learned a lot due to these challenges. I would feel that by closing them off you would be doing a great injustice to the community that has been built here.

Wacom Tablet Repair?

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone knew of a place that can repair damaged wacom tablets?

I have an old Intuos 2, 18X12. The tablet is not demolished, but the casing is cracked up pretty bad and some circuits may be in need of repair.

Long story short. When moving, the bag that held the tablet was picked up by the wind and blown out of the truck. My auto insurance wont cover it for some reason, only renters but I dont have renters 🙁

It was just a shot in the dark, but I thought I would ask you guys since the people at Wacom would not answer my question, only try to sell me a newer model.

Cheers!

nuke certification from foundry

can any one plz tell me how to get nuke certification from foundry.

renderman, keyshot, mental ray etc… help…

im using cinema 4d now, about to convert to maya and i want to know what is the best bang for your time lighting/rendering solution

by that i mean, what i can get the best results with the quickest, im not expecting quick, but if i can get something 90% of the way in keyshot in 2 hours or 100% in renderman in 2 days, right now im going with keyshot, thats where i need the help

it looks like renderman is very complex, right now im trying to make simple objects look photo realistic in my footage, could use your advice there, thanks

plugin or program to sync audio and video

are there any other programs like pluraleyes?

Happy new year

just wanted to say happy new year for everyone in this great community , and i hope all the problems between members and admin etc get solved and this amazing community keeps growing and teaching many people in the industry….
Thank you for this amazing year of advices VFXtalk.