How to use animation in reality TV

October 27, 2018, 08:58 AM

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By Aline Maalouf The world of animation is changing and evolving at a rapid pace — bringing photorealistic imagery to the small screen and the big screen — animation that is rendered with such detail, you can imagine the exact sensation of the water, feel the heat of the sunshine and experience the wilderness. Continue reading → October 26, 2018 The post How to use animation in reality TV appeared first on Randi Altman's postPerspective.

Relative Paths and Mixed OS

October 26, 2018, 09:13 AM

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Ok, maybe not your life, but your sanity, and time in general, most likely. Which does effect your life. Today I share a quick tip based on a short conversation I had with Mario Tran Phuc , the Creative Director at Insydium LTD over on Twitter recently. He brought up a great tip for X-Particles in the Cache Object where you can enter two different folder paths. A primary path for the system you are working on, and an alternate path as a fallback. This would be a good way to setup a PC path and a...

FXhome ships Imerge Pro

October 26, 2018, 06:17 AM

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HitFilm developer FXhome has released Imerge Pro, a new still image-editing tool that it describes as the “world’s first non-destructive RAW image compositor”.

Wayne Bell: The man behind the sounds of The Texas

October 25, 2018, 09:02 AM

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It was the summer of 1973 and Wayne Bell was part of a crew of young filmmakers making what would become the cult classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Forty-five years later, Wayne is still in Texas, doing what he loves and making sounds for films. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with […]

Adobe MAX 2018: Creative Cloud updates and more

October 25, 2018, 09:02 AM

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By Mike McCarthy Adobe MAX 2018 took place last week in Los Angeles.  The huge conference takes over the LA convention center and overflows into the surrounding venues.  This was the first year I have attended the event.  It started off Monday morning with a two and a half hour keynote outlining the developments and features being released in the newest updates to Adobe’s Creative Cloud.  Continue reading → October 25, 2018 The post Adobe MAX 2018: Creative Cloud updates and more ...

Dadi Einarsson Makes Waves at VIEW Conference

October 25, 2018, 09:00 AM

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After building his career working at The Mill and Framestore, Dadi Einarsson co-founded Reykjavik-based RVX in 2008. At VIEW Conference 2018, Dadi presented his work as visual effects supervisor for STX on Baltasar Kormákur’s ocean-going survival film Adrift. Cinefex met up with Dadi after the presentation to talk about what it took to create a shot that balances intimate character moments with the awesome power of a gigantic ocean wave.

VFX Artist Reveals the True Scale of the Universe

October 25, 2018, 04:26 AM

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Production studio Corridor (the folks who brought you “Superman with a GoPro” and other viral shorts) tours the universe by setting the size of Planet Earth to equal that of a tennis ball (about 1:190,000,000), then graphically depicting other planets and stars to scale in order to convey how massive they really are. The post VFX Artist Reveals the True Scale of the Universe appeared first on Studio Daily.

BOOK: BETWEEN CUTS. CONVERSATIONS WITH ARGENTINIAN

October 25, 2018, 04:25 AM

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Editor Brian Chang Gives Insight into Representing

October 24, 2018, 12:46 PM

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Editor Bryan Chang from our Documentary panel from "Sight, Sound & Story: Post Production Summiton June 14, 2018. Bryan Chang is a documentary filmmaker whose award-winning films have been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, TIME Magazine, The Atlantic, MoMA, Sundance Film Festival, and distributed theatrically. His feature-length documentaries include "Brasslands" (director/DP/editor), "Narco Cultura" (editor), "Dark Money" (additional editor) and "Island Soldier...

Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring

October 24, 2018, 05:14 AM

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Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios after five decades of breaking new ground in the industry with his backing of hit films including Toy Story, Frozen and recently Incredibles 2. Catmull, who is 73, will step down from his dual role at the end of the year, per an announcement from Disney, but will continue as an adviser to the studios through to July 2019.