Kids Build VFX Company, I Send Tachyon Beam Back i

December 17, 2015, 01:13 PM

http://www.provideocoalition.com/kids-build-vfx-co...

This is interesting, two boys, Ben and Alex, 11 and 13 respectively, are making, and selling, their own Star Wars inspired plug-ins, with the help of their dad who’s a developer. They’ve got light sabers and blasters, as well as some “space wipes”. The plug-ins run in FCP, Motion, AE and Premiere. I’m posting this and hope the message, via modulated tachyon pulse, can travel back in time thirty years to let my 13 year-old self know that in the future, kids will not only make their...

Sennheiser AVX Wireless Microphone Review

December 17, 2015, 01:13 PM

http://www.slashgear.com/sennheiser-avx-wireless-m...

The video world might currently be enchanted with Ultra HD, but skimp on sound and all the pixels in the world won't save you. Enter Sennheiser with the AVX System, a prosumer wireless microphone setup which promises to not only raise your audio game but do it without channel-hunting headaches or messing with levels.

Realflow Case Study

December 17, 2015, 01:13 PM

http://cgvilla.com/2015/12/17/realflow-case-study-...

MPC is an international creative studio. They make everything from visual FX for blockbuster films like The Martian to mobile apps.

Anybody can Edit and make a movie

December 17, 2015, 11:13 AM

https://gorilla3000.squarespace.com/blog/2015/12/1...

Anybody can edit. Yes, anybody can do it. It's not particularly hard to get your hands on the tools to stitch two images together these days (thanks Steve Jobs) and we have all grown up with TV, movies and now streaming media.

Tim Squyres, ACE Discusses the Upside of Continuit

December 17, 2015, 10:43 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7e0e-2hCWo

112 Original Scores in 2015 Oscar race

December 17, 2015, 10:43 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

LOS ANGELES – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the “Original Score” category for the 88th Academy Awards (www.oscars.org).

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res

December 17, 2015, 10:43 AM

https://www.aotg.com/get-started-fast-with-media-composer-for-high-res-5/

Welcome to the third episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. In this video, I will focus on editing in High Res projects specifically; starting with the concept of Color Encoding and FrameFlex adjustments, explaining how to use the Proxy Timeline, as well as looking at stylistic adjustments like LUTs. Finally, I will show you three handy new features in Media Composer.

Creating a 360 Degree Twist Extractor in Maya, Wit

December 17, 2015, 10:43 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2015/12/39370/

Jorn-Harald Paulsen shows how you can create a twist extractor in Maya that can go way beyond the standard 180 degree flip. The Post Creating a 360 Degree Twist Extractor in Maya, With Nodes originally appeared and published on %%BLOGLINK%,by lesterbanks

When I tell my boss an export can’t be done with

December 17, 2015, 10:42 AM

http://renderplease.com/post/135387161180

My boss is like:

Preparing Meshes in Maya & 3DS for Quixel Suite 2

December 17, 2015, 10:42 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2015/12/preparing-meshes-in...

Learn how to get your meshes ready the best way possible for use with Quixel Suite 2. The Post Preparing Meshes in Maya & 3DS for Quixel Suite 2 originally appeared and published on %%BLOGLINK%,by lesterbanks