What to know about the Oscars this Sunday

March 1, 2018, 10:37 AM

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The 90th annual Academy Awards return March 4 — one year after an incorrectly announced best picture winner dominated post-show headlines. But this Oscars ceremony is significant not just for last year's slip-up: With the strong presence of African-American-created films like Get Out and Mudbound, it is also a year of firsts.

BLACK PANTHER: Michael Wortmann - VFX Supervisor

March 1, 2018, 10:37 AM

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Before joining Trixter in 2017, Michael Wortmann worked in several studios such as Animal Logic, Cinesite, Weta Digital, Pixomondo and Chimney. As a VFX Supervisor, he took care of the effects of shows like GAME OF THRONES, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, GOOD KILL and ATOMIC BLONDE.

Women In Animation to be honored at Annecy 2018

March 1, 2018, 06:53 AM

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The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is continuing its efforts to enhance the visibility of the animation industry’s female talent, following its all-woman jury in 2015 and MIFA’s hosting of the first Women In Animation (WIA) summit last year, as well as recently commissioning artists Regina Pessoa and Michèle Lemieux to create the poster art for the festival’s 2015 and 2016 editions respectively.

6 Below - the first 6K natively-edited feature fil

March 1, 2018, 06:52 AM

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Vashi Nedomansky edited the film “6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain” which is the first feature film edited natively in 6K resolution. While visiting Sundance 2018, I had a chance to sit down with Vashi and talk through the creative and technical challenges of post-production on this film.

2018 HPA Tech Retreat: What We Heard About HDR, HF

February 28, 2018, 05:53 PM

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The HPA Tech Retreat this year was bigger than ever and just as fascinating, as it touched on topics as disparate as high dynamic range, high frame rates, ACES, artificial intelligence and computer vision. Here’s a high-level summary. High Dynamic Range (HDR) Panelists described the ongoing integration of HDR into production and post pipelines, as well […] The post 2018 HPA Tech Retreat: What We Heard About HDR, HFR, ATSC 3.0, ACESnext and More appeared first on Studio Daily.

Oscar-winner Jeff White is now CD at ILM Vancouver

February 28, 2018, 05:53 PM

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Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Jeff White has been named creative director of Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver studio. A 16-year ILM veteran, White will work directly with ILM Vancouver executive in charge Randal Shore. Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored White and three colleagues, Continue reading → February 28, 2018 The post Oscar-winner Jeff White is now CD at ILM Vancouver appeared first on Randi Altman's postPerspective.

My career in Post summed up

February 28, 2018, 01:41 PM

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Behind the Title: Arcade Edit’s Ali Mao

February 28, 2018, 01:41 PM

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NAME: Ali Mao COMPANY: Arcade Edit in New York City CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR COMPANY? Arcade is a film and television editorial house with offices located in Los Angeles and New York City. WHAT’S YOUR JOB TITLE? Continue reading → February 28, 2018 The post Behind the Title: Arcade Edit’s Ali Mao appeared first on Randi Altman's postPerspective.

How to Create a C4D Clay or Override Material Fast

February 28, 2018, 01:41 PM

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Uwe Schweer-Lambers Shows How to Make a Useful Clay Render Using Ambient Occlusion and Fresnel Dubbed the “clay render,” a dull grey render not only looks great, but it can be a valuable tool for

Track Matte Versus Set Matte in After Effects

February 28, 2018, 10:26 AM

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Mobox’s Mike Ridolfi Offers Some Insights Into the Various Matte Methods in After Effects, Including Set Matte Mattes are an essential part of motion graphics and certainly make up a significant portion of tasks in