Jan 26

Mocha Pro – Training

Posted in: After Effects Tutorials
1 Day Course
Date: 28 March 2011
Times: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Price: £100.00
Instructor: Pierre Vella

Mocha Pro is a popular tracking and rotosoping software based on an innovative 2.5 D planar tracking system which helps visual effects artists solve complex tracking challenges. As a rotoscoping station, Mocha’s ability to accurately track mask shapes saves hours of manual labor for articulate matte creation. Create & render mattes with less keyframes!

Course Outline
The introduction to Mocha Pro is an in-depth look at 2.5D planar tracking and will show you from the ground up how to use Mocha Pro to generate accurate tracks without relying on traditional tracking markers (feature tracking) and how to export that data into After Effects and other applications.

You’ll also learn a much easier way to perform rotoscoping including the use of the mocha Shape plug in for After Effects CS4 and above. The extensive practical exploration will also include working with alpha channels, embedded mattes, edge controls, off screen tracking, and removing objects.

*Mocha interface
*Tracking multiple objects
*Adjusting tracks and exporting corner pin data for use in After Effects
*Using Mocha for Rotoscoping inside After Effects
*Tracking organic objects
*Tracking complicated shots with extreme perspective tracks
*Exporting shape data with the Mocha shape plug-in for After Effects
*Rotoscoping and shape export

General
Each student has their own workstation for the practical parts of the course and can discuss any specific areas of interest they may have towards the end of the day with the tutor.

Bookings
http://mochaprointro.eventbrite.com/

Enquiries
0208 525 4330
training@spacestudios.org.uk

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Jan 26

3D Modeler Needed – PAID

Posted in: VFX Marketplace
Budget: Paid (Artist will need to provide their rates)
Timeline: 2 Weeks or Less

Description: We are an Ad Agency that needs a freelance Modeler to model a product for our Client. The Product will be provided to the artist for reference. This is a quick turn around project, once the artist is picked the Model will need to complete within 2 weeks or less. Please provide a link to your portfolio and your rates. Artist will required to sign a NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) per client’s request.

I can’t show the product in public. All I can say is, it’s a statue of a character.

End model most be in Maya format, fully textured and shaded for Mental Ray (Maya 2010). Model will not require rigging. Thanks

Contact: chanse.ppk@gmail.com

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Jan 26

Freelance Rotoscope

Posted in: The Job Lot
TELETOON studios – is looking for an animator or compositor who is willing to do freelance rotoscope work.

The job requires lifting character animations from various children animated shows. The length of each sequence varies from :02s to :10s long. Turn around of each sequence is quick – 72hrs from receiving the hi-res files.

We will deliver hi-res animation QT file – you can work from home! We will require both an animation QT file with alpha and a .png sequence as final delivery

We will compensate based on either an hourly rate or by sequence. Work can start immediately.

Please send resume and/or reel to:
Rubina Cokar
rubinac@teletoonstudios.com
Subject line: Roto Freelance Work

Thanks!

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Jan 26

GreenSODA tv Episode 004 is now live!

Posted in: Maya
Episode 004 is now live!

GreenSODA tv is a VidCast that covers relevant maya tutorials posted around the web. Other topics such as scripts, interesting websites, short films, twitter users… are also covered.

Be sure to comment or contact me if there is anything specific you’d like to see covered. At this point GreenSODA tv is kind of an experiment so dont be afraid to make ANY request at all! 😉

Hope you enjoy it!

You can now subscribe via iTunes to get the podcast version.

GreenSODA tv – Episode 004

Contact me via GreenSODA or Twitter

Alex

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Jan 26

Motion Graphics Design Census 2011 + Canada

Posted in: event

Motionographer, Bran Dougherty-Johnson and Jake Sargeant recently posted the results of the 2010/09 Motion Graphic Design Census; the first-ever salary survey for professionals in Motion Graphic Design, Animation, Visual Effects and Film-making. This survey is designed to count everyone in the industry—from owners to interns, producers, designers and animators.
Calling Canadians:
The current Census is based on […]

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Jan 26

Silke Sieler: Warm Signal

Posted in: Uncategorized

Silke Sieler is a Hamburger, Germany based motion designer currently working at Sehsucht. This is his most recent short film, his thesis dealing with nature, transformation and metamorphosis and its relation to visual music … beautiful work.

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Jan 26

ONE DAY ON EARTH: 10/10/10 UPDATE

Posted in: collaboration, General, global, global video map, one day on earth


Last year we posted news on the One Day on Earth project, an ambitious initiative that planned to document life in every country in the world in a single 24-hour period on 10/10/10. With the help of their online community of over 15,000 members, Vimeo, the UN and 60+ non-profits, they reached their goal of having every country represented – not to mention Antarctica and outer space, courtesy of NASA. They recently launched what they are calling a “Global Video Map” from their October shoot day. It is searchable by location, topic and keyword and, as EP Brandon Litman puts it, the Motionographer community “came through big”.

One Day on Earth’s focus on partnerships, its online community and the shared nature of the archive makes this project a good example of how the global collaborations can be done. If you missed shooting on 10/10/10, not to worry, they plan to do it again this year on November 11th (11/11/11).


Below are some submissions including a couple from participants referred by the Motionographer posting. And, while the thousands of hours of footage will be cut into a feature film by the One Day on Earth team (due to be release in Sept 2011), the archive is shared by all those that participated (non-commercial use, with credit) for their own use or two make a film of their own.

Timelapse of Brooklyn, NY – Daniel DeGloria

Bondi Sea Pool, Australia – Jason Wingrove

Streets of Old Sana’a, Yemen – Husam Al-Sayed

Masquerades in Lagos, Nigeria – Olakunle Idowu

Posted on Motionographer

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Jan 26

Diego Maclean: Animator

Posted in: Uncategorized

We posted Diego Maclean’s work just a couple of weeks ago … it was so good we posted it twice; the amazing hand-drawn and roto’d The Art of Drowning. Diego has now updated with a new and quite interesting piece of animation, simply entitled Animator.

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Jan 26

vfx nation

Posted in: The Pad
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Jan 26

Mauricio Leon: New work

Posted in: Uncategorized

Mauricio León is an Art Director originally from Mexico City currently living in New York. He has recently updated his portfolio with plenty of great boards, commissioned by the likes of Mass Market, Brand New School, The Mill and eyeballnyc.

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