Sep
27
New Demo Reels Added
Posted in: 1Added new demo reels in the database, please have a look and appreciate if you like them. Upload yours now
Sep
26
Suggestions of an effect
Posted in: The PadI wanted to get some feedback/suggestions on how some of you would go about to make this visual effect work.
I need an outline of a person to slide of a rocky wall and begin to walk towards the camera. The image or outline of the person would need to be giving off the reflection or look like the wall it slid off of.
I know this is a vague question and probably more is needed to know in order to answer properly but if you all can start spitting off suggestions that would be cool.
The scene takes place in a mine shaft and there will be very low light conditions.
I was thinking of shooting someone in a chroma key body suit in a studio and then place it into the shot but…just not sure.
Sep
25
[NEWS=”http://www.cgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/halo3_thumb.jpg”]21774[/NEWS]With seamless integration of VFX and live-action footage, Asylum helped to launch Halo 3: ODST, the latest in the Halo series of video games, for the Xbox 360 via T.A.G. SF. Concieved by T.A.G., the dramatic live-action short shot by MJZ’s Rupert Sanders with VFX courtesy of Asylum portrays the story of Tarkov, an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper).
From inspiration as a young man Tarkov evolves through his training and harrowing battle experience with the band of elite soldiers against hostile enemies to become a seasoned and deadly warrior.
Expertly weaving sophisticated environment and character enhancements and atmospherics with feature film quality particle explosions, plasma weapons fire, CG drop-pods and futuristic Banshee War Planes, Asylum’s contributions to the piece were both explosive and intimate.
In concert with brilliant photography, these matchless effects gave rise to a piece that evokes an immediate sense of danger and adventure, coupled with the grave realities of duty and honor that define the Halo series.
About Asylum
Asylum is a premier visual effects and design company, handling high-profile features, commercials, music videos, and emerging media content for web and mobile platforms. Asylum created the visual effects for such films as the upcoming Terminator Salvation, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Pirates Of The Caribbean ll & lll, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (Academy Award and BAFTA nominated), Moulin Rouge, Minority Report, Phantom Of The Opera, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto, Tony Scott’s déjà vu, Man on Fire & Domino and Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down.
Asylum has done spot work for brands such as Hershey’s, Nike, Sony Playstation, Coke, BMW, Gatorade and Visa. In addition, Asylum Design has created award winning title and graphic design work for such films as Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bedtime Stories, X-Men I & II, The Island, Bad Boys II and XXX.
CREDITS
Client: Xbox
Game Title: Halo 3 ODST
Spots Title: “The Life”
Air Date: September 2009
Agency: T.A.G.
Executive Creative Director(s): Scott Duchon, John Patroulis
Art Director: Aramis Israel
Copywriter: Rick Herrera
Agency Executive Producer: Hannah Murray
Agency Producer: Joyce Chen
Prod Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
EP: Eric Stern
Prod. Supervisor(s): Adriana Cebada Mora, Melinda Szepesi
Asst Prod Supervisor: Courtney Nolen
Assoc. Producer: David Lethem
Producer(s): Laurie Boccaccio, Eszter Repassy
DP: Greig Fraser
Post Production: Asylum
Visual Effects Supervisor/Lead Compositor: Rob Moggach
Executive Producer: Michael Pardee
Producer: Ryan Meredith
Coordinator: Emily Avoujageli
Bidding Producer: Michael Hanley
Compositor(s): Mark Renton, Caitlin Content, Steve Muangman, Miles Essmiller, Rob Trent, Tim Davies, Jonny Hicks, John Stewart, John Weckworth, Brad Scott
Smoke Artist: Alex Gomez
Lead Modeler: Greg Stuhl
Modeler: Toshihiro Sakamaki
Lead Animator: Michael Warner
Animator: Samir Lyons
Texture(s): John Hart, Ryan Reeb
Tracker(s): Tom Stanton, Michael Lori
Lighter(s): Sean Comly, Aaron Vest, Michael Comly
Effects Animator/Lighter: Yurichiro Wamashita
Effects Animator: David Schoneveld
Lead Roto: Elissa Bello
Roto(s): Hugo Dominuez, Laura Murillo, Daniel Linger, Bethany Pederson, Jason Bidwell, Stephanie Ide, Scott Baxter, Midori Witsken, Mark Duckworth, Zac Chowdhury, Huey Carroll
Wire Removal: Bethany Pederson
Lead Matte Painter: Tim Clark
Design: Simon Cassels, Aaron Benoit
CG Supervisor: Jens Zalzala
Editorial: Final Cut
Editor: Eric Zumbrennen
Assistant Editor: Jacob Kuehl
EP: Saima Awan
Post Producer: Kelly Garcia
Telecine: MPC
Colorist: Mark Gethin
Music: Original composition, Human
Music producer: Mike Jurasits
Sound Design: Brian Emrich
Mix: Loren Silber, Lime Studios
Sound Designer: Brian Emrich
Mix: Loren Silber, Lime Studios
Sep
25
Is there a thread for “ask the hr/vfx recuriter” around here? I have some Q’s
Posted in: Beginners TalkIs there a thread for "ask the hr/vfx recuriter" around here? I have some Q’s
1) I sent an email application with a link to my showreel to a company that I knew where working on a project and where going to hire in a particular department soon. I heard nothing back from them. Then they posted out on a job forum that they were hiring in that department, so I sent another application out with a link to my showreel (they didn’t supply their postal address so I could not physically send them my reel).
I received an email back from the company, and got the generic response that I had been unsuccessful and that my file was on their records for any future opportunities (seems to be the standard response).
I politiely replied "Thank you for your response, any chance on any feedback on my showreel or otherwise?"
My response was:
"At the moment we are also advertising for several different roles, which compounds the number of applications reviewed."
So basically are they saying they didn’t review me or even look at my showreel? I’ve had experience in working in a very similar project like this one and I’ve had about the exact number of years experience as they advertised for the position. Which brings me to the question, why didn’t they look at the application?
-Firstly I sent my first application before they posted the position up on the job board which would have made reviewing my application much easier as there would have been less applications for the position.
-Secondly, since since they didn’t supply a postal address the only thing I can think of is the HR’s randomly selecting applications based on email subject headers which seems to me more like a raffle than anything else.
I don’t mean to complain about the company or the industry or anything I just am confused and would love to get the perspective from a HR Manager or vfx recruiter on how to make the one application that actually gets reviewed and gets through! 😎 Thanks a billion guys!
Sep
25
Daren Newman
Posted in: 1Some amazing hand-rendered work from Illustrator, designer and typographer Daren Newman. Apparently he’s “Male, smaller than average, good/bad SOH, beard wearing, right-handed, Rotring loving, Mancunian (blue, not red).”
Sep
25
millimeter on Surrogates
Posted in: Surrogatesmillimeter has a step by step article on Synthespian Studio’s vfx for the landlady in Surrogates.
Sep
25
Desolator-44 spaceship fight scene
Posted in: Gallerymade with xsi, 3ds max, rayfire, boujou, nuke, fumefx, afterburn
i couldnt make nice look explosions because my pc (crappy one)
and i started learning nuke a mounth and a half ago so the whole script was really messed up and done incorrect but at the end it gave a nice result
we worked 2 ppls on this project and really had fun to do it
because of the low quality cam the luminance key is really bad but there nothing i can do about it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSwSvXkobV8
soon on vimeo
Sep
25
when i was reading about a cast in a movie on IMDB i noticed that there was Particle FX Artist and Particle Effects Artist, i don’t understand the deference between them.
any idea ?
any idea ?
Sep
25
Psyop Weathers The “Storm” For UPS
Posted in: cardboard, corrugated, doner, General, paul rand, Psyop, shipping, storm, UPS, weathers the stormFor their curtain call at the end of a brilliant four-spot performance for UPS, Psyop conjures a world that’s comparable to the cardboard-carved spectacles from previous spots that we know and love. Watch the other UPS spots: “Gladiator” / “Circus” / “West”
In “Storm”, color and texture become mnemonic devices triggering our emotional sense of UPS. The look, partly in credit to agency Doner, has moxy: It’s adaptable, engaging, and has held strong throughout the duration of the campaign.
We’re presenting an in-depth three-part interview with three of Psyop’s crew, complete with making-of videos and process imagery. Stay tuned for the other two interviews soon.
Part One
Technical Director and Project Lead Tony Barbieri
A special thanks to Lead Animators Jordan Blit and Pat Porter, as well as Technical Director and Project Lead, Tony Barbieri, for coming aboard the S.S. Motionographer amid the spitting rain and gusty winds of work and deadlines.
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