How to Inflate Bubbles on a Surface With Houdini

March 25, 2019, 12:35 PM

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Tim van Helsdingen has a look at creating an effect where bubbles inflate from a surface. Inflating an object in 3D can take on many forms, but likely it will involve some dynamics or deformation.

Getting deadlines moved like

March 25, 2019, 12:35 PM

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Zombie Comedy Zombiepura Graded on DaVinci Resolve

March 25, 2019, 08:10 AM

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Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel was used for color correction of Singapore’s first zombie comedy, “Zombiepura.” The film, which gained international distribution, is the first full length feature directed by internationally known short film filmmaker, Jacen Tan, who also was part of the post production team grading Zombiepura with DaVinci Resolve.

Flunk Shot with URSA Mini Pro and Blackmagic RAW

March 25, 2019, 08:08 AM

https://www.aotg.com/flunk-shot-with-ursa-mini-pro-and-blackmagic-raw/

Blackmagic Design today announced that the YouTube series "Flunk," which also airs on Amazon Prime and Here TV, was shot entirely with Blackmagic Design cameras, including URSA Mini Pro, Blackmagic RAW and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. DaVinci Resolve was used for color correction.

10 Women of Title Design – Part Five

March 25, 2019, 06:11 AM

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In March of 2015, we published our first feature article in celebration of International Women’s Day entitled 10 Women of Title Design. Every year since, we've returned with a new group of 10 women in the title design industry to celebrate. This year we are ecstatic to present part five, bringing the number of women showcased to 50!Here at Art of the Title, our mission is to champion the work of title designers and all those involved in the craft. The 10 Women of Title Design articles a...

10 Lessons for Recovering From a Creative Burnout

March 24, 2019, 07:32 AM

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It all started with a creative burnout in 2012. It took me some time to diagnose it and to heal from it, but I did. And I wrote about it. And I created a program to help others heal from it or avoid it.

Bohemian Rhapsody's Editor Speaks Out

March 23, 2019, 11:07 AM

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Bohemian Rhapsody’s got a lot of problems, though one that’s drummed up a surprising amount of online vitriol is its editing, with one scene in particular becoming a source of viral fascination. Last week, we shared a video breaking down the 60 cuts spread throughout a 104-second scene where Queen meets their soon-to-be manager, John Reid. It’s frenetic, showy work that doesn’t serve the scene, and, in a new interview with The Washington Post, editor John Ottman, who won an Oscar for his...

Create Easy Retempo Effects in Ae With Beatnik

March 23, 2019, 11:06 AM

https://lesterbanks.com/2019/03/create-easy-retemp...

Ebberts + Zucker Beatnik offers easy beat-based time remapping or, retempo effects. Syncing footage and animation to the beat of audio is one thing, time remapping is quite another. A new tool from the team

How to Cheat Geometry Emission with MASH

March 23, 2019, 11:06 AM

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Phil Radford shows how to create geometry emission with MASH rather than standard instanced particles. Have you ever tried to create a particle emission using nParticles in Maya instancing geometry for particles? You may have

How to Create VDB Advect Growth in Houdini

March 22, 2019, 10:38 AM

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Alexander Golubeff shows how to create an advect growth effect using VDB volumes in Side FX Houdini. Motion designer Alexander Golubeff shows how you can create some great-looking effects using VDB advection in Side FX