Toolfarm Inspirations

JESS3 / The State of the internet

3/02/2010 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

I just find this sort of data really interesting. I'm a bit of a data geek. Also, this makes me feel completely insignificant. I am one of 1.7 billion, and so are you.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

Labels: 2D, Documentary, Flash, Infographic, Technology, Typography

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Trailer

7/22/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Labels: 2D, 3D, Bizarre, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

3D Video Projections by NuFormer

7/11/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

NuFormer, a Dutch multimedia agency, created these amazing 3D video projections on transparent screens. Very impressive, especially the shattering effect that make the buildings look as though they are crumbling apart.

Labels: Bizarre, Experimental, Installation, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

James Cameron Stereoscopic 3D camera

7/06/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Very interesting!

Labels: Technology

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Spy of Oranje- Over 500 vfx shots Utilizing Cinema 4D

6/24/2009 • Permalink • 2 Comments •

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From MAXON: "With almost 500 visual effect shots, "Spion van Oranje" is the most spectacular visual effects motion picture produced in the Netherlands to date. Being a James Bond spoof, this movie involved a lot of over-the-top action sequences and impossible scenes, which were all realized with CINEMA 4D and the modules Advanced Render, MoGraph, MOCCA, Thinking Particles, NET Render and Sketch and Toon." Visual Effects by PLANET FX.

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Labels: 3D, Cinema 4D, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

Flashback Friday: Retro Computer Rhapsody

5/22/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

If you have a "computer graveyard" in your post house or studio where your old equipment goes to die, this may be of some inspiration to you. I'm looking at mine now, expecting them to wake up suddenly and start playing Symphony No. 9. It's a bit disturbing actually.

"What you see is what you hear (does that even make sense?) Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound, Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar, 8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass, 3.5 inch Harddrive as the gong, HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals."

Labels: Bizarre, Experimental, Film Short, Flashback Friday, Music Video, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

62nd Cannes Film Festival Opens Tonight with Pixar’s "Up"

5/13/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

For the first time, the Cannes Film Festival will be opening tonight with a 3-D animation; Disney/Pixar’s "Up" has been chosen this year. While several animated films have been chosen in the past, Up is the first one to have the honor of opening night. View the full theatrical trailer.

Up will be released on May 29th.

Labels: 3D, Cannes, Character Animation, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

Samsung Hummingbird LED Commercial/ 1stAveMachine

5/11/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

I know it's been out for awhile, but I saw this a few nights ago and was really impressed- just gorgeous CG work by 1stAveMachine. Their site is worth a look, the homepage features an interesting folded cardboard and cell animation "Unbox the Box" for Audi.

Labels: 3D, Commercial, Experimental, Technology, Website

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

The Future of Video Editing?

1/19/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Perhaps! The ability to edit video and composite gesturally is not just a cool bit from the GUI from Iron Man. It's reality. Not my reality, but a reality none the less.

oblong's tamper system 1801011309 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Labels: Technology

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Interactive Video Object Manipulation from Dan Goldman

12/01/2008 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Check out this impressive technology that is being worked on for video software. It's incredible.

Interactive Video Object Manipulation from Dan Goldman on Vimeo.

Via Prolost

Labels: Technology

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

g-speak Gestural Operating Environment

11/18/2008 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

This can be my next computer! I don't think I'd like wearing those little gloves though. Would working like this slow you down or speed you up? Peter Kim has a nice write-up about the technology on Create Digital Motion.

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Labels: Technology

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

CNN Holograms

11/05/2008 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

In case you missed it, check out CNN's Hologram effect they launched for the Election Day coverage. Jessica Yellin explains how it works. It's pretty cool. I was reading that the military has been using this technology for a few years. "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi...." Read: Forget The Magic Wall. CNN Now Has Holograms at Tech Crunch.

Labels: Technology

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Wild Beasts - Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants by OneInThree

9/05/2008 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

This video is a bit hard to look at depending on your state of mind, but it's a crazy awesome technique by OneInThree- a phenomenon known as the "Droste Effect"; based on the math behind a lithograph created by M.C. Escher.