Jeff Brue engineers production pipeline for “Gon

November 17, 2014, 03:58 PM

http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2014/11/jeff-br...

Post-production engineer combines hardware and software to bring VFX closer to editorial Jeff Brue founded Open Drives four years ago to design storage solutions for the media and entertainment industry. Working with top filmmakers in Hollywood provided a great test base and enabled the company to push its storage technology to new heights. Having previously worked with David Fincher on House of Cards, Brue was tapped as the post-production engineer for Gone Girl, where he collaborated with...

No VFX Used to Finish Hoffman's Mockingjay Role

November 17, 2014, 12:48 PM

http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/no-vfx-used-to-fi...

Following the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, we learned that the actor would not be recast in the two-part finale The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, and

Nolan Responds to Interstellar Sound Complaints

November 17, 2014, 12:48 PM

http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/nolan-responds-to-i...

Lost in the complaints about the science, plot holes, and characters in Interstellar were the complaints about sound. Patrons and professionals alike found that in many places, the score and sound effects left the dialogue unintelligible. Director Christopher Nolan decided to respond in a very Christopher Nolan way, by essentially saying, Exactly! He told The Hollywood Reporter, “Many of the filmmakers I’ve admired over the years have used sound in bold and adventurous ways. I don’t agree ...

How 3D printing is changing the way animations are

November 17, 2014, 12:48 PM

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d-printing/changing-w...

It's natural to think of stop-motion animation as an old-fashioned medium, whereas 3D printing is at the cutting edge of technology right now. So it may surprise you to learn that the former is becoming increasingly important to the creation of the latter.

Resolution Revolution of Pixel Plus Perfection at

November 17, 2014, 12:47 PM

http://www.sgo.es/2014/11/19th-3dday/

Canon and SGO Co-Organise 4K /UHD-Focused #3Day Madrid, Spain, 13 November, 2014 – SGO and Canon have partnered to host SGO’s 19th 3Dday Conference thisRead more...

Basic Character Rigging in Cinema 4D

November 17, 2014, 12:47 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/11/basic-character-rig...

Learn the basics of character rigging in Cinema 4D beginning with understanding how C4D calculates hierarchal orders

When someone brings in special coffee to work

November 17, 2014, 12:47 PM

http://renderplease.com/post/102881767685

Drive Lip Sync in C4D By Using Data from LipSyncr

November 17, 2014, 12:46 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/11/drive-lip-sync-c4d-...

check out how you can create automatic lip sync in Cinema 4D using After Effects and the LipSyncr script to generate the data needed to drive the pose morph

Want to see 4K editing in Media Composer before it

November 17, 2014, 12:46 PM

https://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/Want+to+see+4K+ed...

Avid is very excited about the impending release of the next version of Media Composer, and wants everyone to see it! And no, I’m not breaking any embargoes, NDA’s or anything like that. Avid is very excited about the impending release of the next version of Media Composer, and officially wants everyone to see it, and get excited about it as well.

Caption Your Video Right Inside Adobe Premiere Pro

November 17, 2014, 12:46 PM

http://screenlight.tv/blog/2014/11/14/caption-your...

There are a number of great reasons to caption online video. It creates a great web video experience for the deaf or hard of hearing. Whether you are creating video for entertainment, education, or marketing, why would you want to alienate a part of your potential audience. Your captioning files can be translated and used to reach audiences around the globe. Adding transcripts to your videos helps with search engine optimization and discoverability of your work, as the content is more...