Archive for July, 2009
’2012′ Trailer HD
Volker Engel teams up again with Roland Emmerich as visual effects supervisor. I don’t expect the movie to be perfect or profound but I shure hope we get some awesome visual effects. VFX Companies working on the movie Digital Domain [Website] Double Negative [Website] Uncharted Territory [Website]
Special-effects wizards are artists, not just hired hands, insider says
Visual-effects artists in general are treated like interchangeable parts,” he says, “and are not regarded as an equal to the cinematographer, the editor, the writer or the production designer. Jeffrey Okun San Francisco Chronicle on the state of VFX in Hollywood Found through: Alba’s Twitter feed
iQ font – When driving becomes writing
iQ font – When driving becomes writing / Full making of from wireless on Vimeo. Two typographers ( Pierre & Damien / plmd.me ) and a pro race pilot (Stef van Campenhoudt) collaborated to design a font with a car. The car movements were tracked using a custom software, designed by interactive artist Zachary Lieberman. [...]
DROIDMAKER book now downloadable, FREE!
A must-have for editors, VFX artists, and movie buffs. Michael Rubin the author of Droidmaker: Georg Lucas and the digital revolution clearly gets it. He’s put his book available online in PDF format Radiohead style. You can download the book in three parts for free or buy it on Amazon or your local bookstore. He [...]
SOUR ‘日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)’ – Awesome video
This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam. Director: Masashi Kawamura + Hal Kirkland + Magico Nakamura [...]
Visual Effects Breakdowns by Brandon Riza
Found through: Alba’s Twitter Feed
John Adams Visual FX (HBO)
Extra: Excellent coverage on the VFX of John Adams in this article and this podcast (mp3) by the gurus at FXGuide.
G-Force: The Men Behind The Guinea Pigs
In addition to applying the 3D VFX to the movie, Yeatman wanted to take it one step further. He requested that the 3D elements break through the masking, allowing the viewer to get a sense of how far objects were extending beyond the confines of the scene. Found through: Alba’s Twitter feed
Evian Roller Babies
Evian Roller Babies Making Of The website theinspirationroom.com has an excellent coverage of the various versions and making of the ads. You can read and watch more on them here. I pulled from their article the info on the making of part. The Skating Babies campaign was developed at BETC Euro RSCG, Paris, by global [...]
