Toolfarm Inspirations

You Know Me - Robbie Williams

2009-11-06T17:03:00.000-08:00

Robbie Williams, my guilty pleasure. Not a lot of vfx, but man, this video cracks me up. Singing cabbages? Nice pull through the rabbit hole in the beginning. Is this on the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack? Parts of the video have that feel. I do like the song. I declare this will be a hit!

The Bravery - Slow Poison

2009-11-06T11:00:00.000-08:00

This one is best watched full screen. Lots of sci-fi effects and laser beams. Woo hoo! It's a lot of fun and the compositor did an amazing job.... and I dig The Bravery.I hate that AOL makes you watch a full commercial before the video. Seriously annoying. I'd link somewhere else but AOL has the premiere up today. Boo hoo.

A Christmas Carol Trailer

2009-11-06T10:37:00.001-08:00

The trailer on Facebook looks a bit cleaner but there's no way to embed it. Be sure to watch in HD. The detail is unreal... just beautiful.

DJ Hero: Jay-Z and Eminem TV Commercial

2009-11-06T08:57:00.000-08:00

My internet was down all night last night so I watched prime time TV which I haven't done in ages (hence two posts in a row about commercials). This is just eye catching spot, lots of fun.

Jameson Whiskey Commercial

2009-11-06T08:45:00.000-08:00

So funny. They did a beautiful job on the color correction. Magic Bullet Looks perhaps?

Miwa Matreyek, CalArts Experimental Animation Program

2009-11-02T13:24:00.000-08:00

Via Peter Kirn

Chew Lips "Seven" Video Featuring Trapcode Form

2009-11-01T17:55:00.000-08:00

Cool music video featuring Trapcode Form, depth of field.

Yohanna - Is It True?

2009-10-29T05:32:00.000-07:00

Frank Jonen sent me this video. It sure does look like some Red Giant plug-ins were used, like Knoll Light Factory, along with Trapcode Particular and Form about 2:30 in. Does anyone know who produced the video? I'd love to get some confirmation on the plug-ins they used. This is a very pretty video. It is in HD, so double click the YouTube link to watch in all it's glory. This song was in the

The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon by Richard Gale

2009-10-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

NSFW Language Wow, this is the worlds longest movie trailer, but ridiculously funny! This had to have a bigger budget than Paranormal Activity... and it's better!Via Andrew Samuel Embury

See How Adobe Products Were Used in AVATAR

2009-10-23T08:49:00.000-07:00

At the Adobe MAX 2009 conference in LA, California (Oct 4), Jon Landau, Producer of James Cameron's Titanic and the upcoming stereoscopic 3D film AVATAR, was invited to give an introduction and brief pitch on how Adobe products were used to realize the world of Pandora, for AVATAR. Here Jon spends about 5-6 minutes explaining how Adobe products helped his team fulfill them. This came before a

Peter Santira Demo Reel 2006

2009-10-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

Demo reels aren't something we normally put here but after I saw the sand effect in the beginning, I was sold. Nice particles! The reel is VERY short at 1:19, which is a good length for a reel. The cuts are fast. Can't say I like the choice in music but it goes well with the aggressive content. In all, an excellent reel, even if it is 3 years old! Nothing in the reel is dating it. Maybe I should

Tom Fun Orchestra- Bottom of the River

2009-10-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

Makes me think twice about what I'm throwing away in the garbage!Tom Fun Orchestra-Bottom of the River from trunk animation on Vimeo.Director: Alasdair Brotherston and Jock MooneyProducer: Richard BarnettProduction company: Trunk AnimationCompositing: Andy Hague, Alasdair BrotherstonAnimation: 2D: Anna Benner, Timothy McCourt,Alasdair Brotherston3D: Patrick Krafft

Flashback Friday: Max Headroom Interview!

2009-10-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

Funny stuff. He was so cutting edge at one time. Artificial intelligence!This is interesting, from Wikipedia:Not withstanding the publicity for the character, the real image of Max was not computer generated. Computing technology in the mid-1980s was not sufficiently advanced for a full-motion, voice-synced human head to be practical for a television series. Max's image was actually that of actor

Graphic Designer vs. Client (NSFW)

2009-10-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

I wasn't sure whether to put this one up because it contains a lot of foul language and F-Bombs. Does that blue robot kiss his mother(board) with that mouth?! I think you'll get a kick out of it. "My 8 year old nephew designed our logo in Microsoft Word." Haha. I am sure you all can relate to some portion of this!And here's "Make my website for free" (NSFW)There are a lot more from this artist on

2012 Trailer

2009-10-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

Holy VFX Extravaganza! | Official Movie Site

Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles

2009-10-03T19:14:00.001-07:00

Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.Handcrafted with love by BYU design students and faculty, for the 5th Typophile Film Festival. A visual typographic feast about the five senses, and how they contribute to and enhance our creativity. Everything in the film is real—no CG effects!Shot with a RED One, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a Canon EOS 40D, and a Nikon D80.Stop

Widescreen vs. Pan & Scan

2009-09-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

Via Oscar Dante

Chop Cup by :weareom:

2009-09-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

A bit of trippiness for your humpday.CHOP CUP from :weareom: on Vimeo.Design and Direction :weareom: - weareom.comLighting by David Lee - davidleedop.comProduction by studioset - studioset.tvPost Production by :weareom: - weareom.comSound by Alin Flaidar - studioset.tvStarring Vlad Grigorescu - vladgrigorescu.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/43038809@N02/Making of coming soon

"The Seed" by Johnny Kelly

2009-09-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo."A two-minute animated voyage through nature's life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed.The film was kindly funded by Adobe, made using their CS4 range of software. It was produced at Nexus Productions and features a soundtrack by Jape. It was made using a mixture of stop motion papercraft and 2D drawn animation."Making of video:

Did you know? 4.0 Shift Happens

2009-09-21T11:02:00.000-07:00

I love these videos. So full of great information, flying at you a million miles per minute. The info graphics are lots of fun and it's one you'll want to watch a couple of times. Be sure to watch the HD.Content by XPLANE, The Economist, Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and Laura Bestler. Design and development by XPLANE, http://www.xplane.com.

Moby: "Mistake" Interview at Wired.com

2009-09-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Via Wired Magazine: "One of the nice things about the demise of the music business,” says Moby, sipping tea at a sidewalk cafe in downtown Manhattan, "is that a big production doesn't matter any more. Like in 1998, it seemed the criteria for determining the worth of a music video was how big the production was. Now the only thing that matters is the idea." -MobyRead the full interview at Wired.

Monsters: 091 Tourists

2009-09-16T07:20:00.001-07:00

Monsters: 091 Tourists from Volstok Telefunken on Vimeo.

It's Not Easy Being Green

2009-09-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

This one has been making the rounds. Very funny stuff here. Who knew Kermit had moved from in front of the camera to the other side of production.

Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

2009-09-11T16:11:00.000-07:00

This video was made for classroom use, I'm thinking for a 5th grade class. It's a nice collection of clips. Here's the rundown:1900 - The Enchanted Drawing1903 - The Great Train Robbery1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent)1927 - Sunrise1933 - King Kong1939 - The Wizard of Oz1940 - The Thief of Baghdad1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1956 - Forbidden Planet1963 - Jason and the Argonauts1964 -

Electric Car- They Might Be Giants

2009-09-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

Making of Video:Directed/created by the crew at Tiny Inventions.