Murch to Headline the 8th Annual Amsterdam Superme

August 4, 2015, 12:03 AM

http://www.moviemachine.tv/article/walter-murch-to...

The Creative Pro User Group Network (CPUG Network) today have announced the Eighth Annual Amsterdam SuperMeet, to take place on Sunday, Sept 13, 2015 at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in the heart of Amsterdam. Doors open at 4:30PM (16:30) with the SuperMeet Digital Showcase featuring 20 software and hardware developers. SuperMeet Presentations will begin at 7:00PM (19:00) and continue until 11:00PM (23:00). Tickets are on sale online for the earlybird price of Euro 10.00 each plus ticket fee and Euro 7...

See The X-Men VFX Team Turn Fake Sand And Rock Int

August 4, 2015, 12:02 AM

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/See-X-Men-Visual-Ef...

A big part of the reason why superheroes movies are so successful now is because technology in Hollywood has gotten to a point where visual wonders from comics can be recreated in a moment with the help of a computer. That wizardry is front and center in this brand new X-Men: Apocalypse set photo, which creates an Egyptian landscape out of almost nothing:

Control Final Cut Pro X with the modular Palette s

August 3, 2015, 01:52 PM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/1704-cont...

We are always on the lookout for different methods to control Final Cut Pro X as an alternative to our Magic Mouse with its Multi-Touch. These customisable controls from Palette are very different from the normal jog wheels and sliders on existing control surfaces.

Cinema Audio Society 2016 Awards Date Set

August 3, 2015, 01:51 PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinema-audio...

The Cinema Audio Society has set its awards season timeline for the 52nd annual CAS Awards for sound mixing in features and TV as well as technical achievement in sound production and postproduction.

Zoic Adds VFX Supervisor Jeff Wozniak

August 3, 2015, 01:51 PM

http://www.awn.com/news/zoic-adds-vfx-supervisor-j...

Los Angeles, CA -- Culver City-based visual effects house Zoic Studios has added veteran VFX supervisor Jeff Wozniak. With nearly two decades of experience in VFX, he got his start at ILM and has worked on such acclaimed films as Star Wars Episode I, II, and III, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Avatar, the Transformers Trilogy and Marvel’s The Avengers. Wozniak will be helming Zoic’s newly launched New York studio that will service proj...

iExpressions 2 Character Animation Tutorial Part 1

August 3, 2015, 01:51 PM

https://www.aotg.com/iexpressions-2-character-animation-tutorial-part-1/

In this part we create a skeleton for our character with the inverse kinematics iExpressions. The skeleton is the basis for all subsequent animation.

That PVC Show – Archiving, Storage and Backups

August 3, 2015, 08:07 AM

http://www.provideocoalition.com/that-pvc-show-arc...

Coll Anderson on Documentary Sound Design

August 3, 2015, 08:06 AM

https://www.aotg.com/coll-anderson-on-documentary-sound-design-2/

We're all familiar with creative sound design for narrative films—from the buzz of a lightsaber to the roar of a T. rex. But what about the sound in documentary films? Is there a role for abstract sound to play when your film depicts real events?

Documentary Film at Skywalker Sound

August 3, 2015, 08:06 AM

https://www.aotg.com/documentary-film-at-skywalker-sound/

2015 Sundance Institute Music & Sound Design Lab: Documentary Film at Skywalker Sound in SoundWorks Collection

New Face Tracking in After Effects CC 2015

August 3, 2015, 08:06 AM

https://www.aotg.com/new-face-tracking-in-after-effects-cc-2015/

Adobe has put a little more face tracking spice in you After Effects gumbo. But does it pass mustard? Find out in this tutorial and review of this new feature. It all started out quite well and really rambled as I had things to say about it as we went. The bottom line is: I”m not thrilled, but maybe it’ll surprise me, and you, as we all get to know it a bit better?