Hasta La Motion!

Where is the best place to start when deciding on a concept? (Having a specific vfx shot in mind, or starting with a normal video concept and incorporating effects into it?)

I have many ideas but do not think they are realistic for a beginner or would have a real story to it. I would like to create good work that will help further my skills and start developing a vfx portfolio.

Thanks!

This Friday I will finally be shooting the plates for my vfx thesis using a RED + some Zeiss Superspeeds. Software involved will be maya, houdini, realflow and nuke for comp.

As far as workflow goes I will be keeping everything at half float exr’s, both .r3d to exr conversions and cg elements. So linear all around.

I already know how to work linear in both maya and houdini so I’m not new to rendering out correct linear exr’s. Few times maya 2009 sp2 x64 has incorrectly flagged the render as sRGB and nuke picks this up, but it is just a matter of changing to linear on read node. Never had that issue with houdini renders. I Also know about cmos and rolling shutter and I believe we have the plugin at school, but as far as my shots are concerned…I dont think I will be running into that problem.

Anyway, I think I have done most of my homework, but wanted to hear about the problems any of you have encountered shooting and using RED footage for FX work or some tips and advice so I can plan out ahead and have no surprises.

Any on set specifics I should know about or inform my dp about?

Most of the shots will be 120fps. I know that when running at 120 the sensor gets a crop applied reducing it to 2k. I heard from my dp that when you shoot at 120fps …the crop factor is applied to the lens like the 1.6x on a non full frame dSRL, does any one know the exact crop factor? When running matchmoves on the plate and setting up cg cameras in both maya and houdini should I use the real focal length of the lens or use result of applying the crop factor?

I’ve read many of the posts about RED footage here on the forum and feel mostly confident, but any input from you guys will be very appreciated.
Thanks!

After searching all the forums related to vfx , i decided to post my query here so pls reply.My questions are listed below !

1-Is Toronto is a good place for large amount of vfx jobs.?

2-Is there any problem of good salaries there.?

3-I am an experienced 3d artist from Pakistan willing to relocate to Toronto so….if i am not wrong there will be no problem of good vfx jobs as compare to Pakistan.?

4-Pls Tell me which softwares they prefer , one of my friend said that there is only MAYA in demand there [for the post of 3d]……is it true?

5-How to reach Toronto they are not providing work permits on vfx skills .?

6-If i join SENECA will it be good for my career here.?

Pls do reply guys i am searching for specifically Toronto [vfx scenario here]
don`t disappoint me by showing no interest ….do reply in negative or positive manor pls do reply seniors to mid level artists…. related to Toronto
….x students of seneca also tell the perfect outcome of there`s 1 year course..waiting for you kind replies:)

My question is about motion tracking a shot that has zoom in it and using that effectively in blender.

When i have a shot in which i zoom in with my camera the objects tends to move like it is flying in the video and the only way to keep it in its steady position is to play with the axis values(possibly the wrong way). Is there a way to keep the object stable while the camera zoom sin (of course there has been tracking, estimation of focal length and solve motion before i import it in Blender).

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance 🙂