The Molecule: VFX for ‘The Affair’ and so much

January 21, 2016, 01:26 PM

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By Randi Altman Luke DiTommaso, co-founder of New York City’s The Molecule, recalls “humble” beginnings when he thinks about the visual effects, motion graphics and VR studio’s launch as a small compositing shop. When The Molecule opened in 2005, New York’s production landscape was quite a bit different than the tax-incentive-driven hotbed that exists today. “Rescue Me was our big break,” explains DiTommaso. “That show was the very beginning of this wave of production that...

MPC Reveals Visual Effects Work for Spectre

January 21, 2016, 10:28 AM

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MPC completed almost 300 VFX shots for Spectre, the 24th James Bond adventure. Led by MPC VFX supervisor Mark Curtis and producer Laura Schultz, MPC’s global team worked closely with director Sam Mendes and production VFX supervisor Steve Begg, covering three key sequences in the snowy Austrian Alps and the deserts of Morocco. The post MPC Reveals Visual Effects Work for Spectre appeared first on Below the Line.

How I spend most of my time in my bay

January 21, 2016, 10:28 AM

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Experimenting with Virtual Reality Gear and Workfl

January 21, 2016, 10:27 AM

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This is the first in a series of articles comparing virtual reality streaming and 2D video with a focus on virtual reality gear. We hope it will be a resource for you as you plan out your gear and workflow needs. You can get the 360Heros camera mounts and starter bundles here at Videoguys.com. Virtual Read More The post Experimenting with Virtual Reality Gear and Workflow appeared first on Videoguys Blog.

THE REVENANT: Nicolas Chevallier - VFX Supervisor

January 21, 2016, 10:27 AM

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Nicolas Chevalier began his career in visual effects in 2011 at Buf Compagnie, he worked on many films such as BATMAN BEGINS, SILENT HILL or THOR. He moved two years in London at BlueBolt and then joined MPC in Montreal in 2014 for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. In 2015, he comes to Cinesite to take care of the effects of THE REVENANT.

Cinefex 145 Cover Reveal

January 21, 2016, 10:27 AM

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Wondering how best to reveal the cover of our upcoming issue, we invited our friends at Industrial Light & Magic to do the honours.Since the cover of Cinefex 145 showcases ILM’s spectacular work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, they were only too happy to oblige.

Hollywood’s Turn Against Digital Effects

January 21, 2016, 10:27 AM

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Scroll through this year’s Oscar nominations. Find the category for visual effects. There, you’ll see two colonic reboots: “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” They make for pretty interesting nominees. To hear it from their directors, the special effects of “Fury Road” and “The Force Awakens” are notable for being old-fashioned rather than innovative, earthbound rather than gravity-defying. Put another way: they’ve been rewarded for sticking a bunch of ...

How to Create Hand-Written Wiggly Text in AE

January 20, 2016, 01:46 PM

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Making text look like it has a hand-drawn wiggle is pretty easy in After Effects, and comes down to 2 parts...

Boris FX BCC Reframer Tutorial to Fix Vertical Cel

January 20, 2016, 10:27 AM

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Using BCC Reframer, Avid and Adobe editors can quickly rearrange vertical mobile phone footage and transform it into a horizontal aspect ratio. Find out how in this quick tutorial from Boris FX and freelance editor Nathan Ryan. Tutorial: Quickly Fix Vertical Cell Phone Footage! Fix Vertical Cell Phone Footage with BCC Reframer from Boris FX Read More The post Boris FX BCC Reframer Tutorial to Fix Vertical Cell Phone Footage appeared first on Videoguys Blog.

Peter Jackson resign as Weta Workshop director

January 20, 2016, 10:26 AM

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New health and safety legislation has forced Sir Peter Jackson to resign as a director of Weta Workshop.