VES Summit: Will 'Gravity' Prompt Push for 'Visual Imaging' Oscar?

Carolyn Giardina:

 

Cinematography, art direction and visual effects are so blended in new movies that it might be time for a new Oscar category to be introduced, admitted Hawk Koch, past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and current co-president of the PGA.

 

 

The DPs that won the Oscar for Best Cinematography The last couple of years looked stunned when they heard there name called.

Using Python to Script User Interface and Workflows in Nuke

Lester Banks: 

Escape Studio’s Victor Perez provides some great tips and tricks for using and scripting Python from within Nuke taking a look at some of the possibilities for customizing the user interface, and scripting workflow assistants, and providing a great introduction to using simple Python within Nuke.

 

Just you and your Friends

The way movies are made today is a strange hybid of marketing and risk. Non of which makes for a good movie.Thanks for sharing Adam.

Creative Cloud? Give Me a Cloud That Can Cook

What I meant by “removing the button” is that Creative Cloud should be like Tony Stark’s Jarvis. “I rendered those 3,000 frames for you sir, would you like to take a look?” This isn’t new technology I’m talking about—it’s simply smart use of existing technology. Which, by the way, is actually what Adobe’s good at.

 

I'd love a Jarvis.

Tab -> j

If you make use of backdrops in nuke you should be using "J". Try it ,I'll wait. Got it. Ok so those who are reading this away from any install of nuke. When hitting "j" you get the same node search dialog but for parts of your scripts.

Another reason to stay organized.

Many great tips on Nukepedia.com. Have a look for yourself.