Aug
17
Cool article on how you can do Schlieren photography at home:
http://photojojo.com/content/guides/…ography-guide/
Aug
15
This is Green Soda’s second VFX Challenge!! This challenge’s footage is sponsored by Hollywood Camera Work!
This time the challenge will be a bit more VFX oriented as requested by all of you! (thanks for all the great feedback!!) This challenge’s theme is Green Screen Comp.
Visit the challenge’s website for more information on how to join!! And what this challenge is all about! Click Here.
Alex
Aug
12
Linkedin Group
Posted in: The PadHello fellow Talkers.
I’m interested in creating a VFXTALK group on Linkedin. And I wanted to know if I need any clearance from anyone to create said group.
Update: I created the group already, if any problems should appear i’ll be sure to take the group down.
Here is the link:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2195355/
Aug
11
BEST REEL EVER!!!!
Posted in: The Padhttp://vimeo.com/6054507
Seriously, this is the demo reel that which all demo reels shall be judged! If I were hiring he would get Senior VP of awesome!
Aug
10
trailer shots on your showreel
Posted in: The PadWhat is the general consensus on having a shot on your showreel from a trailer for a film that hasn’t been released yet.
Cause normally the shots don’t clear till the DVD comes out, and this is usually when you can start putting it on your reel. But if the trailer is out, surely it shouldn’t matter if you would put it on your reel.
I had a discussion with some of the more senior compers here at work, and they said you shouldn’t put any trailer shots on as you might p*ss people off.
Aug
10
About Hue Shift
Posted in: The PadIs there any one to provide me video tutorial for Hue Shift Option in Combustion 4 and plus versions, also need to learn advanced keying with edge color correction please help me out.
Sathya
Aug
09
Roto Reel – What Impresses a Watcher?
Posted in: The PadI am currently working a Rotoscope reel and am looking for input on what impresses a reel watcher or recruiter.
I will stick to HD footage, 720p and up, and use Nuke primarily (maybe venturing into Silhouette). I know that focusing on shots containing hair, motion blur and major shape changes are key, but what else can I look for to show off solid skills?
Should I stick to locked down cameras or cameras with movement? Should I limit myself to rotoing people or include foliage, animals, objects and scenery?
Any input is appreciated. Thanks – Nick de Steiguer
Aug
05
Is it unprofessional…
Posted in: The PadTo hand write on a DVD reel?
Personally I hate dvd reels and think they are outdated and look like crap compared to a well encoded H.264. I send a link to my site because the quality is great and it is set to stream well on a decent connection. So why do companies like dvds? Sure you can pop it in the breakroom and let everyone watch them in fast forward…wonderful…why not still ask for VHS then? I care about the quality of the work I show a potential employer..and DVDs look aweful! I burned one today and after looking at the video on my site I felt it was insulting to have something that looked so incredibly mortifying!
So my question is, if a company REQUIRES you to submit your reel in a sub-par format that is DVD does it really matter if you hand write your info on the disc? Seeing as how they don’t care about quality to begin with.
I would almost be more willing and happy to hand someone a cd with an H.264 video on it (maybe even a higher bitrate than on my site) to be able to present it at least in a sharper and more crisp picture. But for some reason they want horrible blurry footage.
I guess I find it funny that I have actually seen a company write…send us a dvd, you should respect your work to be viewed in a format better than a postage stamp! And this was recently! What are you kidding me? Is it that they don’t understand compression and think its 10 years ago or have they not updated their site in 10 years!
I present above dvd quality, 480 24p footage on my site. I abhor DVD.
Aug
05
Let’s say I’m planning to get a new phone number (e.g., cell phone number, VoIP number, g-voice number, etc.), what "Area Code" is good to get?
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