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Adobe After Effects CC: Warp Stabilizer VFX

John P. Hess — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:17 +0000

A major upgrade to the much-loved Warp Stabilizer, VFX adds the ability to choose which objects within a scene get stabilized, reverse a stabilization, and preserve a scene’s original scale to fix tricky shots such as aerial fly-throughs.

The Summer Blockbuster Colour Grading Tutorial

John P. Hess — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:41 +0000

In this tutorial Juan Melara takes a complete approach to the Summer Blockbuster look explaining both the theory and process – using the powerful 2 node subtractive colour setup using DaVinci Resolve.

Researchers Discover How to Capture 3D “Ghost” Images Without a Camera

John P. Hess — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:34 +0000

Using only a few pixel sensors, university researchers are discovering a new way of imaging things in 3D.

A team of researchers at the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics and Astronomy just published a paper in Science that details how they managed to use an altered style of “ghost imaging” photography to create accurate three-dimensional images.

While a normal camera uses a many megapixel sensor to collect location and intensity information about incoming light, creating a picture in the process, ghost imaging creates an image by collecting information about the light that didn’t hit the object.

Usually this process still involves a camera. Scientists split a laser beam, creating a paired light source, and place a traditional camera in the path of one beam and the subject with a single-pixel sensor nearby in the path of the other. The sensor gauges the intensity of light bouncing off of the subject, and the camera then measures the difference in intensity between that light and the beam it receives, creating an image from the results.

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Final Cut Pro X Effects Tutorial: Green Screen / Chroma Key

Dennis — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:22 +0000

In this tutorial for Apple Final Cut Pro 10 Dan Allen takes a look at the ‘Keyer Effect, and the logistics of a good chroma key using a green-screen. He looks at how to use this built in effect to crop out the unwanted footage by creating a garbage matte inside FCP.

Taxi Driver by Rhys Cooper

Dennis — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:07:57 +0000

Photography in the Music Industry with Rob Shanahan

John P. Hess — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:13 +0000

Rob Shanahan is one of the world’s most published photographers in the music industry. His photos have appeared in numerous ad campaigns, CD/DVD covers, books, galleries, and magazines around the globe. He is Ringo Starr’s personal photographer and has been working closely with him since 2004, photographing and designing his tour books, DVDs, and records “Y-Not” and “Ringo 2012.” In 2008 he accompanied Ringo to Liverpool to document his return home and a string of performances in the “Liverpool — 2008 City of Culture” festivities. He also photographs Ringo and Paul McCartney for Cirque dul Soliel/The Beatles LOVE show in Las Vegas. Rob is also chief photographer for Yamaha Music Corporation since 2003, and has photographed hundreds of Yamaha-endorsed artists including Elton John, Barry Manilow, Sammy Hagar, Alicia Keyes, Jason Mraz, Natalie Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Dave Navarro, and many more. His photographs are featured in Yamaha’s global advertising campaigns. “Volume 1″, his first published collection of music photographs, was released in December of 2011.

What Was the Most Awkward Movie You Saw With Your Parents?

John P. Hess — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:54 +0000

Tribeca’s new One Question series asks five filmmakers about one thing at a time, directors Matthew Cooke (How to Make Money Selling Drugs), Rob Bruce (McConkey), Jenée LaMarque (The Pretty One), Christopher Pomerenke (Queens of Country), and producer Chris McDaniel (Queens of Country) talk about the completely inappropriate, cringe-inducing films they saw with their parents.

Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ Reveals a Huge Divide Between Hollywood and Its Fans

John P. Hess — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:04 +0000

“The Great Gatsby” had all the makings of a flop. Warner Bros. delayed the movie’s release because it wanted to reshoot certain scenes. Its new date landed the film between “Iron Man 3″ and “Star Trek Into Darkness,” two movies that were hits before the cameras started rolling.

The week “Gatsby” did open, critics were not enamored of Baz Luhrmann’s lavish spin on the iconic novel, least of all TheWrap’s Alonso Duralde.

Norman Jewison on how Stanley Kubrick Made American Films about the World

Dennis — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000

In this clip from the AFI Archive, Director Norman Jewison talks about how Stanley Kubrick’s films were American in concept yet about the world at large.

The Music of Star Trek Into Darkness

John P. Hess — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:20 +0000

This exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile talks with the Music Conductor and Orchestrator Tim Simonec on the 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring stage for Director J.J. Abram’s new film Star Trek Into Darkness.

For years, Tim Simonec has been one of the busiest orchestrators in Hollywood. He has orchestrated and conducted over 70 feature films and 25 television series. He has also composed the music for the feature film A Rumor of Angels and Anne Frank: The Whole Story, which won an Emmy for best mini-series.

He has worked with Graeme Revell since 1991 as his orchestrator and conductor.Some of their films together are Pineapple Express, Daredevil, The Negotiator, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. In 1996, he began working with composer Chris Tyng. Their projects together included kazaam, The Associate, and the TV series Futurama. Since 1997, Tim has been working with Michael Giacchino as his conductor and orchestrator/arranger. Over the years their projects have included video games such as Medal of Honor, Call of Duty; TV series, Alias, LOST, Fringe; and films, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, The Family Stone, Mission Impossible 3, Star Trek, UP, and most recently, Super 8, Cars 2, MI4: Ghost Protocol, and John Carter. For his arrangement of the end-titles of UP, Tim was nominated for a Grammy.