March Linkage
Remember Parallax Software? is a fun trip down memory lane if you do.
Matchmoving a Stereo Project Using 3DEqualizer and Maya is an interesting look into the complexities added by stereo to integration of CG with live action.
Gizmodo has a rant about The Movie Studios’ Big 3D Scam by “a top CG supervisor”.
3D World reports on [...]
Ocula and Avatar
fxguide just posted The Tech Behind the Tools of Avatar Part 1: Ocula.
This article explains some of the Ocula technology in the context of problems it solved for our customers working on Avatar and how Ocula has evolved from version 1 to 2 as a result of production feedback. It’s a very informative read, all [...]
Dr. Grordbort’s Exceptional Exhibition coming to HK
I saw today that Weta’s “Dr. Grordbort’s Exceptional Exhibition” is going to have a run at Cyberport in HK.
Ever been curious about the weapons, armoury and chain maille used in movies? Or wondered what these specialist props used in megahit movies might look like up close?
Cyberport is offering you that very opportunity with the [...]
And some crowing…
While I’m at the updates, this one’s also a few weeks old, but great to see awareness of Nuke adoption spreading beyond feature film work:
The Foundry Celebrates Nuke Sales
Monster Truck Tilt Shift
Parts of Coraline so smooth they didn’t look like stop motion, and now reality that looks like matchbox cars. I don’t know what to think anymore…!
Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
Stereoscopic 3D & Nuke
Very nice article on Creative Cow. Christopher Werronen talks about his experiences shooting landscapes and staged scenes for stereoscopic 3D, including using Nuke to depth grade and combine the stereo pairs for easier visualisation during editing.
Stereoscopic 3D by Christopher Werronen
Wow, the Fox!
“The Fox is one of the most opulent theaters still surviving in the United States.”
No doubt about it. An amazing place, meticulously restored to its full splendor.
See for yourself what we’re capable of when we’re at our best.
Awesome high speed photography
Amazing high speed photography and a nice interface so you can scrub back and forth on the frames. Grease fire is my favorite so far… Thank you Discovery Channel! … and Alon who sent this around, great find.
Time Warp Interactive Video Gallery
New Year’s Resolution
… to post more than 4 times in 2009!
So busy at The Foundry and traveling and now moving even further east (about as far as we can get without ending up back in L.A.) that 2008 is just a blur. What a year! Too much great stuff in life to trust to ever-eroding brain cells…
Art Weekend
Yulien turned up this bit of brilliance: Tony Blair, Rat Artist.
On the more serious side, we went to the Victoria Miro gallery to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibition. I’d never seen her work before, but for someone so troubled I found a wonderful playfulness in many of the pieces. But then I know less about [...]