Posted on November 29, 2011 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
RenderMon (currently in beta) is an innovative new web-based application that enables digital media artists to remotely monitor and manage the video rendering process, as well as securely upload, view and share the rendered video from Vimeo.
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Posted on November 25, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Harry Frank and Aharon Rabinowitz with Red Giant TV are joined by Plot Device Director Seth Worley to discuss Visual Effects for Indie Film. Harry follows it up with a tutorial on using Trapcode Particular to create gun muzzle flashes.
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Posted on November 25, 2011 in 3D Graphics | No Comments
This making of video for Immortals by Tippett Studio shows the CGI animation that went into creating the Titans of Hyperion’s army.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments
Ben Burtt, the Supervising Sound Editor on J.J. Abrams’ ‘Super 8,’ talks about his connection to the film, the biggest audio moments, and his approach to the mixing process in a more general sense.
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Posted on November 18, 2011 in Credits | No Comments
To celebrate the release of Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, Ian Albinson of Art of the Title put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass’s most celebrated work.
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Posted on November 16, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
These free templates provided by BlueFx.net are made completely in After Effects and they are very easy to use. Each template comes with a video tutorial that shows you step by step how to customize your project.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments
Nick Bertcke (AKA Pogo) created this remix titled Davyd, using voices, chords and sound effects from Spielberg’s ‘AI: Artificial Intelligence’.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 in Cinematography, Digital Effects | No Comments
Dave with Realm Pictures talks us through the basics of color grading and why it is so important, especially with underwater footage. He then goes into a quick tutorial demonstrating some of the principles of coloring using After Effects.
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Posted on November 14, 2011 in Music | 1 Comment
In this video Jarmusch discuses the importance of music in film and how he enlisted Neil Young to score his movie Dead Man. Some critics loved the score others hated it. What do you think?
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Posted on November 7, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Using readily available stock footage, Dan Stevers demonstrates how to implement ink reveal footage to make a dynamic motion graphic package.
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Posted on November 4, 2011 in Digital Effects, Editing | 2 Comments
In this fifteen part tutorial, Vimeo user Color Grading Central, takes us through the process of color grading in Apple’s Final Cut Pro X:
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Posted on November 3, 2011 in Editing | 2 Comments
“The Rule of Six,” lays out a set of criteria that Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient) believes should be at the top of an editors list when working.
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Posted on November 2, 2011 in Editing | No Comments
Avid created a short film called Agent MX-Z3RO to use as demo material to market their products by giving behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to make an independent movie. In this video producer, co-writer, and Avid marketing manager Tom Graham offers some editing advice.
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Posted on November 1, 2011 in Editing | 2 Comments
Walter Murch discusses Final Cut Pro X at the Boston SuperMeet, 2011. He talks about what it lacks, what he hopes for in the future and if Apple really loves us.
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Posted on October 27, 2011 in 3D Graphics, Effects and Stunts | No Comments
In this three part article for Forbes Magazine, Mark Hughes explores the details and challenges of 3d films with Dr Barry Sandrew whose company helped add dimension (at least in a spatial sense) to Alice in Wonderland, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Green Lantern, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Conan the Barbarian, Priest, and The Smurfs.
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