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"MARS!" 2D Animation Short

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:09:00 +0000

"A short narrative about human interplanetary exploration."

Watch in HD by clicking here.
via fubiz.

"G.I Rendering Techniques" 3DsMax Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:04:00 +0000

"Model presentation is a crucial step for every artist when building their portfolio. In this tutorial, Ben Tate takes us through a few techniques for creating a global illumination or 'clay' render using 3Ds Max and it’s 3 common render engines – the scanline renderer, Mental Ray and finally V-Ray. He’ll also look at implementing additional lights, adding color variation, removing noise, and how to add image based lighting using HDRI images."

Watch the tutorial by clicking here.
via CGtuts.

"Enter The Matrix" AE+Particual 2 Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:01:00 +0000

"I was recently asked to create the Matrix 'raining code' effect, but the only help I could find was a 40 minute tutorial which was not very helpful, because it was layer based and very time consuming. After thinking about it, I thought, 'Why not do it in After Effects with Particular?'. I gave it a few tries, and voila, it worked."

Watch the tutorial by clicking here.
via AEtuts.

"Breeze Of The Past" Making-of A 3D Image

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:58:00 +0000

"In this tutorial of my latest work, the 'Breeze of the Past', I will discuss all the stages of the project. I wanted to make the work look simple with nice details, focusing on the contents of the work, with nice atmosphere and mood."

Read the article by clicking here.
via CGsociety.

"Bezier Curves" Maya 2011 Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:49:00 +0000

"In this Maya tutorial, Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to Bezier curves, a new feature in Maya 2011 which allow you to create curves the way you do with the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop."

Click here to watch the tutorial.
via creativeCOW.

"Nike Elite Series" Spot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:18:00 +0000

"An excellent 3D work on textures and modeling, showing a very beautiful expression of the players."
via fubiz.

35 Stunning Interior Renders

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:10:00 +0000

"In this web-roundup, Topher Welsh shares 35 of the best interior renders the web has to offer! Here’s what he has to say : 'I can only dream of someday living in a place as beautifully designed and with such perfectly poised furniture and decor as the homes in some of these images. Not only does a great interior render show just how well someone can model, but it also showcases their design sense and their eye for detail. I get jealous knowing that some people have the luxury of living in places like these!'"

Check out the images by clicking here.
via CGtuts.

OptiTrack's Insight VCS Brings An 'Avatar' Virtual Camera To Any Studio

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:56:00 +0000

"Optical Virtual Camera System brings live-action camera Work for CG filmmaking at a lower price, compatible with all Optical Motion Capture Systems.
James Cameron revolutionized digital cinematography with his innovative control of the virtual camera using motion capture. This 'Virtual Verite' technology is now being offered for a fraction of the cost, with OptiTrack's Insight VCS."

The Insight VCS will ship late summer 2010 with prices ranging from US$199 to US$5,000. Software plug-ins to MotionBuilder and Maya for OptiTrack systems are US$1,000.

Read more by clicking here.
via CGsociety.

DIY Super Hero Mask

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:51:00 +0000

"Are you a person who recently acquired super powers and need a mask? Maybe it's Halloween (or a Tuesday) and you want to look like a super hero? Then today is your lucky day, because in this episode of BFX Zack is going to teach you how to make an awesome, Hollywood style superhero mask that will have you kicking bad guy butt in no time! "

Watch the original page by clicking here.
via indymogul.

“CMYK” Five Second Project From GSG

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:46:00 +0000

"Four colors constantly surround us: Cyan Magenta Yellow and black. Everything you see has been printed with CMYK. Let’s see how you can rock these four colors out and make a sick animation."
As you can see, greyscalegorilla.com is running a new Five Second Project.

Read more/infos/participate by clicking here.
via greyscalegorilla.

Asset Tracking in 3Ds Max

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:41:00 +0000

"If you work with more than one computer, keeping track of textures and scene files can be a nightmare! In this quick-tip, Benoit Staumont takes us through his ingenious solution to the problem. Utilising both Max’s Asset Tracking functionality and some command-line shortcuts, today’s tutorial shows you one way of managing your files across all of your Windows PCs."

Watch this tutorial by clicking here.
via CGtuts.

"Put Your Face Onto An Inanimate Object" AE tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:36:00 +0000

"There have been a lot of YouTube videos posted lately with faces superimposed onto objects like The Annoying Orange. Now you can learn how to put your face onto things an apple within After Effects. This tutorial will show you everything you need from tracking to creating the reflection."

Watch this tutorial by clicking here.
via AEtuts.

22 Filmmaking Apps for the iPad & iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:33:00 +0000

"The iPad and iPhone have taken the world by storm. Only very recently have filmmakers started to see their potential in a production environment. The iPad has only been out a few months and we are already seeing it used in some very creative ways.

For this feature we have rounded up some of the best and most useful Filmmaking Apps that our Deal Leader Steve Jobs has approved for the App Store. As more filmmakers explore the possibilities with these powerful mobile devices, we are sure this list will continue to grow."

Read this article by clicking here.
via filmmakeriq.

"Low Budget Eye Candy"

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:27:00 +0000

"How to create the future using the real word, sound and picture editing and zero cgi."
via flimmakeriq.

"LED Signboard" AE Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:21:00 +0000

"A really simple After Effects tut showing you how to create an animated LED signboard like the ones you see at football stadiums, convention centres, etc.
Uses the standard toolset in CS3, CS4 or CS5, so no plug-ins required."
via aeportal.

"Easy Radial Ray Background" AE tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:18:00 +0000

"I used to use a convoluted process involving the grid and polar co-ordinates effects to create radial rays, but there's a much easier way to do it."
via aeportal.

"Inception" Movie Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:45:00 +0000

"After the trailer card diffused in January 2010, here a new trailer for next film of Christopher Nolan. A science fiction film that features Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page. On screens on July 16."
It looks pretty amazing.
via fubiz.

"MAD MMX" Opening Title Sequence

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:39:00 +0000

"At the time of the MadinSpain conference in July 2010 in Madrid, the studio Physalia inhabitant of Barcelona could show all its talent while creating it video of Opening Titles. Through a work of animations 3D, this sequence presents the names of the speakers and the agencies."

Watch in HD by clicking here.
via fubiz.

YouTube Goes 4k

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:34:00 +0000

4k resolution (4096*3072) videos on youtube?
Proof is in the video above (make sure you watch it on there so you can select Original -4k- as display mode).
This one is shot using Red One camera.
via filmmakeriq.

"Assembly/Disassembly with Particle Flow" 3DSMAX Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:24:00 +0000

"Being creative with the dynamic systems in our 3D applications can produce stunning, exciting and elegant results. In this tutorial, Sachin Joshi walks us through one such example using Particle Flow in 3Ds Max, showing us how to assemble and disassemble objects within your scene."

Click here to watch the tutorial.

"Prince Of Persia" Production Focus

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:37:00 +0000

CGsociety, production focus on Prince Of Persia the movie:
"Double Negative shows what a difference a minute can make in
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Hired to work on four scenes, all of which involved the 'magical' aspects of the story, they tackled approximately 200 shots over an 18 month period to portray the three rewind scenes and the climactic Sandglass end sequence."

Read the article by clicking here.

26 Videos Filled With Stop-Motion Goodness

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:30:00 +0000

AEtuts posted a 'Stop Motion videos' Roundup:
"They are probably the most tedious types of videos created, and sometimes they just don’t get the recognition they deserve. I got you 26 videos to check out today, and make sure your explore a bit into some of these artists other videos on their channels. You will find a lot more that what is just in this list."

Read the article by clicking here.

Data Rates

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Micheal A. Cioni discusses Data Rates. He explains data rates from all file based acquisition as it relates to shooting with removable storage.

"Super Mario Bros" 7minutes Of Creativity and Matchmoving

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:23:00 +0000

Some great piece of work from German artist Surfap, recreating Nintendo character's world into a real life footage.

Watch in HD (Vimeo) by clicking here.

"Compositing V-ray Render Layers in Photoshop" V-Ray Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:12:00 +0000

In this tutorial Ahmed Fathi takes a look at how to composite together V-ray render layers using blending-modes and masks in Photoshop. Once completed, this process allows you to change or tweak any aspect of your image in seconds without having to re-render a thing! Ahmed also covers a few extra post production techniques such as Chromatic Aberration and Depth Of Field, as well as how to emulate a Cross-processed look.

Watch this tutorial by clicking here.
via CGtuts.