May
14
Fixing, tweaking
Posted in: 1To all the Firefox and IE users, please bear with us as we tweak and fix the bugs throughtout the site, we will be updating from beta. Oh, and btw, google chrome is a great browser ; )
May
14
COMMAND+Z – Kung Fu + Green Screen + After Effects = Pure Visual Effects Fun
Posted in: Uncategorized
Filmmaker Kris Wong has put together Command+Z, a nifty little short that has tons of energy and a lot of VFX moxie. According to Kris’ website
Our main influences came from action films from the 90′s, art deco, and war propaganda
The result is kinda like if the Hudsucker Proxy and Kill Bill had a love child. And I mean that in a good way. Make sure you check out the Making Of section. These guys obviously had a blast making this thing.
(LINK) to the Command+Z microsite
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May
13
Film Video on Trek
Posted in: Star Trekdiv xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmla href=http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvideo/currentissue/Reinventing-Star-Treks-VFX_10905.htmlReinventing Star Trek’s VFX/a, at Film Video mag./div
May
13
What’s In the Box?
Posted in: DIY, General, lost, Netherlands, sci fi, short film, Students“What in the Box?” is the extremely ambitious “test film” created by a Dutch students Tim Smit and Thibaut Niels that’s been heating up YouTube—and now international media—quite a bit in the last few months.
The story is an apocalyptic POV sci-fi thriller that mixes bits of JJ Abrams and Half-Life together to create a thoroughly entertaining 9-minute ride. Tim Smit’s not a filmmaking student, though. He studies physics. VFX is a “hobby.” Despite that, it’s likely that “What’s In the Box?” will take him on a new path he hadn’t quite planed on.
The film’s title is likely a literal take on JJ Abrams’ “Mystery Box” TED talk. The music has been lifted from Lost, and the POV style is strongly reminiscent of Cloverfield (another Abrams project), but instead of seeing these things as negatives, I see them as brilliant remixes of cultural phonemena. (Yes, I’m thinking of Larry Lessig.)
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lost’s executive producer Damon Lindelof said:
“The fact that anyone with talent and a video camera — or maybe just the video camera — can tell a chapter of any story, whether it be their own or a continuation of someone else’s, is pretty cool to me. But what’s even cooler is when the fan-generated content becomes indistinguishable from the content generated by the creators themselves. The quality of “What’s in the Box?” is secondary only to its mystery.”
An interview with “What In the Box? creators
(You can toggle English subtitles using the options button in the lower-right corner.)
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May
12
Oktobor: Tiger Beer
Posted in: 3d, Architecture, beer, cities, General, new zealand, self-assembly
To christen their new site, Auckland-based Oktobor has released three gorgeous spots for Tiger Beer and agency Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide.
The spots star the architecture of London, New York and Paris as each city self-assembles from an a different material. This project was so technically challenging that I imagine it could have quickly become a soulless exercise in clone-based animation, but the lighting, rendering and palpably real texturing kept that from happening.
The general concept of self-assembling cities isn’t new (Tronic’s GE “Imagination” comes to mind), but Oktobor’s attention to detail is outstanding. The buttery smooth animation of the bricks in London mesmerizes me even on the third and fourth viewings, and I relish each and every shadow’s crispness and realism.
May
12
VFXWorld’s Star Trek coverage
Posted in: Star Trekdiv xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmla href=http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articlesid=3980Where No Star Trek Has Gone Before/a, at VFXWorld./div
May
12
Fast Furious at fxguide
Posted in: Fast & Furiousdiv xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmla href=http://www.fxguide.com/article531.htmlFaster and Even More Furious/a, at fxguide.com, covers the vfx by Double Negative and Rhythm Hues./div
May
12
Onesize: OFFF 2009 Sponsor Titles
Posted in: 3d, experiments, General, harm, lab, lisbon, Netherlands, offf, Onesize, retro, scientist, Titles, type, typographyAs festival season makes its way around the globe, we are hit with an annual slew of exceptional, experimental (no pun intended) work from some of our most talented shops and individuals.
This time around we’ve got Onesize coming strong with the Sponsor Titles for OFFF Lisbon, 2009. This ambitious, 8 minute piece walks us through a countless number of classic and unexpected 3D type experiments. I encourage you to stick around until the end!
An Eastern-Block archival video vibe sets the mood, while an impressive cameo from Onesize’s own Head of 3D (Harm van Zon) brings narrative and humor to what could have become another piece of derivative shape/type-porn.
Be sure to check out some of behind-the-scenes extras as well.
May
12
Neoclassic Livingroom Lighting and Rendering
Posted in: 1In this tutorial we will investigate the render and lighting adjustment for neo-classical room design using maxwell renderer
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