By Kelsey D. Atherton:
In the whole of human history thus far, nuclear weapons have been used in anger exactly twice. Sixty-eight years ago today an American B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped Little Boy, the first atomic bomb ever used in war, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Between 90,000 and 166,000 people were killed by the bomb, some in the initial blast and others later through radiation poisoning.
Fun. Have a look.
Ian Failes:
In the newest installment of our invisible effects series, we delve into the production of several TV and film productions – from the on-set effects supervision for Under the Dome to the eerie effects in The Conjuring, the practical and digital make-up in Falling Skies, creating a post-war feel in the Emperor and delivering seamless work for Magic City.
My favorite thing about my box at work, the FusionIO card. I hope everyone uses the localize feature in Nuke. Files are only getting bigger and slower.
Don't laugh we have had to talk clients out of 32bit 4k dpx files.
Stu Maschwitz:
It was bagged and boarded at Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis, and I remember thinking it was expensive, and really fancy. I read it cover-to-cover, not understanding much of anything I was reading. When I got to the end, I read it again.
Back before vfx breakdowns and Youtube clips there was Cinefex.
There are so many ways to stay up to date with industry trends and technology and you don't have to go to a fancy school in order to gain the knowledge.
You should always be learning. Its the only way. You can learn by just going to YouTube and searching Nuke.
Mr. Kleinberg:
"Leveraging the power of open source applications like Processing, Python, and bash scripting, we were able to take the point cloud data from the Kinect, manipulate it, and get it into Nuke for integration with the live action plates for texture re-projection,” explains Kleinberg. “The process evolved and grew over time, and when we finally saw the fruits of our labor on the screen, we were excited to see Karl Brant fully realized, taking on an expressive life of his own."
My favorite shot is when the the machine turns on. As Scott said you hit it out of the park.
Jennifer Wolfe:
Prior to forming Mammal, they have collectively contributed their artistic and technical talents to award-winning work at such companies as ILM, Sony Imageworks, Digital Domain, CIS Hollywood, and Rhythm & Hues Studios.
Another set of artists doing the small and nible thing.
Way of the future?
Awesome.
There is some serious distortion.
Have a great weekend.
