Jan
14
Jan
14
First background created
Posted in: GalleryHey Guys,
The image below is my first stab at making a matte background for an independent show. This was done using photoshop as the main program. I plan on having it animated with thunderous clouds and maybe your occasional flickering horror porch light. Hope you enjoy the image and note that this is only my first dry run.
VFX… gotta love it! 😈
Leandro Krukowski
Jan
14
Hi There,
A new British sword and sorcery movie (a sequel to an early 80s fantasy movie) is going into production this year. We are looking for talented young CG artists for work on CG creature design, set enhancement, blue screen – in fact all the disciplines.
This is a paid job – and we are looking for up and coming talent, so don’t be put off if you are a student or early into your career. If you’ve got the talent, we want to hear from you. Please email me with a link to your work online / showreel (if possible) on hydrofilms@hotmail.com
Alternatively, email and I will provide a contact address for sending showreels to.
Best regards,
Kevin Gates
Jan
14
Paper Animation Pt. 3
Posted in: animazione carta, Curiosità, Motiongraphics, Olivier Gondry, Orange, Origami, passo uno, Stefano Paron, Stop-motion, Version 2La più famosa forma artistica legata alla carta è sicuramente l’origami.
Da secoli si producono fantastiche opere con semplici fogli di carta.
Le forme che si possono costruire sono infinite, ma l’abilità tecnica si acquisisce solo con il tempo.
Il sito origamitube.com presenta molti video tutorials per la creazione di forme di ogni genere, e spiega anche come animare in stop motion una cicogna-origami.
Nel mondo dell’animazione le cose si fanno molto più complicate e spesso le figure diventano molto più elaborate; come nel caso dello spot diretto da Olivier Gondry per Orange che da una semplice barchetta si arriva a costruire un razzo spaziale.
Lo studio Version 2 nel 2006 produsse un fantastico video di presentazione degli sponsor dello AICP.
Questa sigla esplora diversi mondi creando sequenze fantastiche e transizioni incredibili.
Logicamente il tutto è stato creato con la computer grafica, ma l’effetto cartaceo risulta molto credibile.
Articolo redatto da Stefano Paron
Jan
14
Fringe break-down
Posted in: FringeVFXHack breaks down some visual effects shots from Fringe.
Jan
14
Crush’s Yoho Hang Yue for World Fishing Network
Posted in: broadcast design, fishing, General, idents, IDs, silhouette, toronto
Crush’s Yoho Hang Yue (reel) lent his expert comedic timing and spot-on character animation skils to the World Fishing Network for a series of chuckletastic IDs. The soothing compositions of silhouettes against warm backdrops sets up a false sense of calm that’s happily obliterated by each ID’s punchline.
Watch six of the IDs here. Visit Crush’s site.
Credits
Titles: Enormous, Tree, Speedboat, Wader, Cruiser, Motorboat
Client: World Fishing Network
Corey Russell – VP Programming, World Fishing Network
Agency: Full Ahead Productions Limited, Toronto
Creative Director/Writer: Peter Whittington
Production Company: Crush, Toronto
Director: Yoho Hang Yue
Crush Creative Directors: Yoho Hang Yue, Gary Thomas
Animation/Illustration: Yoho Hang Yue
Executive Producer: Patty Bradley
Producer: Tara Hall
Music & Sound Design: Scott Bucsis, Brass Coffee Sound, Toronto
Posted on Motionographer
Jan
14
Hi Everybody!
after tracking a lens corrected sequence in boujou i want to re-distort the rendered images.
after setting up the "Lens Adjust External Sequence" dialog and hitting "save" i get the following message: "Input sequence is wrong size".
the camera is set up to 1920×1080 (HDTV), same dimensions as the imported sequence. the rendered .tiff sequence is also 1920×1080 in size and has an alpha channel which should be supported by boujou (checked manual).
does anybody know whats wrong here? there is no information in the manual about this error message.
thx alot,
cya!
Jan
14
6 color Matte Passes?
Posted in: Beginners TalkI’m trying to figure out how to do 6 color matte passes.
R, G, B, RG, RB, GB
If you take RG split it up. And invert and subtract it works as long as there is a color behind it. But it then double subtracts when on a black background.
I’m sure there is a little script which can break out 6 colors… or a colorx node. Anybody already done this?
Jan
14
Not quite the right site for it, but I thought I’d try you guys first. What should I put down as a expected salary for a junior video editor at a small mostly commercials company in the UK? It would be my first job in the industry, so I have no idea and I don’t want to over or under shoot.
Thanks
Jan
14
Hi all,
Before you go “arg, what a crappy short!”, I have to say this. This is not the complete thing. The purpose I did the previz is to layout the shots, get the animation flow and camera looking right. There isn’t any lighting as I used mainly maya defaul lights, the shading is still in its primary stages, effects like smoke and explosions are all preset based. Lots of things in my head that i plan to add, but will be in stages. Most of the stuff I did are in my first trial, including modeling the car. Please post comments or critique, and I will look into them!
Before you go “arg, what a crappy short!”, I have to say this. This is not the complete thing. The purpose I did the previz is to layout the shots, get the animation flow and camera looking right. There isn’t any lighting as I used mainly maya defaul lights, the shading is still in its primary stages, effects like smoke and explosions are all preset based. Lots of things in my head that i plan to add, but will be in stages. Most of the stuff I did are in my first trial, including modeling the car. Please post comments or critique, and I will look into them!
Stuff I plan to add/change:
1) In the opening shot, I am thinking of adding a god’s ray effects to create a more dramatic sky look. I am thinking of either a gust of dust flying by or some leaves flying by or BOTH.
2)For the shots with the sky, there will be changes as some are just still shots and I really feel that without some partial movements of clouds, it really feels dead.
3)Heads up display or HUD, is my first attempt. I know it look amateurish and I am thinking of ways to polish it up. Is the amount of details on it alright or too little? I am thinking of adding some screen noise, like those tv/computer monitor effects. Comments?
4)For the smoke effects, i am thinking of changing it from a particles shader to a fluids shader to make it look more realistic. Going to experiment with that.
5) For the explosion effects, they are too little details. I planned to add some primary and secondary debris flying out. Might add a shockwave effect.
At the end of the day, I am making this for my fx-td portfolio. Instead of a plain effects here and there thing, I try to create a small small short film that I can include with some storytelling as well. Please critque this previz and I look forward to your comments!
-Raylistic
VFX-Previz-Mech takes down from Raymond Chua on Vimeo.
For those who prefer to download a better quality(~38MB), this is the link: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/1/…S-internet.mov
Software Used: Maya, Nuke, Photoshop and After Effects.
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