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Big Screen Effects: LAIKA Studio’s Missing Link
Missing Link is a new stop-motion/CG animated feature from LAIKA Studio and director/writer Chris Butler. LAIKI Studio also did Coraline and ParaNorman.
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Midweek Motivation: Sapphire Artist Timothy Schultz, Offline Editor
Timothy Schultz is an Avid editor that has worked on numerous shows including the Academy Awards, Beat Shazam, Deal or No Deal, the Emmys, and more. Boris FX chatted with him about how he got started, what keeps him motivated, his favorite projects, go-to plug-ins and more.
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Midweek Motivations: The Maze Runner Trilogy VFX Breakdowns
The Maze Runner Trilogy is full of impressive VFX. This is a great breakdown of several effects in the film, created by Method Studios and Weta Digital. Although the movies have been out for a while, the video below just came out this week and does a nice job of showing how the effects were…
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Midweek Motivations: NAB Toolfarm Brand ID 2019
Have you seen our new Toolfarm Brand ID ad, created by Teddy Gage of Shotgun Post? The ad played during the Maxon C4Dlive broadcast at NAB 2019.
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News: In Saturn’s Rings Film Festival Premiere April 13, 2019
“In Saturn’s Rings” will have it’s world film festival premiere on April 13, 2019 at the Riverrun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Midweek Motivation: The Gauntlet – LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Mini Movie
The LEGO mini movies are very popular and always entertaining and the production levels are top notch. Check out “The Gauntlet” and then watch a making of video, and learn how Redshift has helped power many of the award winning mini movies.
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Midweek Motivations: Cirina Catania: Surviving Creative Landmines in Filmmaking
Throughout filmmaking career, Cirina Catania has accomplished great things. She gives advice on how she overcame burnout and fear for LumaForge, NAB 2018.
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Midweek Motivation: ZBrush: Low Poly ZBrush Models Used for Paper Craft
French artist Xavier Dabrowski has a creative way to use ZBrush. He creates low poly versions of his models that transfers that info into amazing real, giant paper creations.
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Interview with Angelo Palazzo – Using Krotos Software for Creature Design and Futuristic SFX
Angelo Palazzo is an LA-based, Emmy-nominated sound designer, and he talked with Krotos Audio about his background in creating sound effects for films like Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow, From Dusk Til Dawn and more. He goes on to discuss how he uses Dehumaniser 2 and Reformer Pro for creature and futuristic sound design.
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Midweek Motivations: Ruben Brandt, Collector
I saw Ruben Brandt, Collector last weekend, not knowing what it was about before walking into the theatre. It’s a wild ride and very stylish!
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Interview: MAXON’S Academy Award-Winning MoGraph Tools
Per-Anders Edwards, Cinema 4D’s Lead Developer, talked with Greyscalegorilla about the MoGraph Tools in C4D which recently won a Scientific and Technical Academy Award.
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Midweek Motivation: X-Particles Challenge Winners
The X-Particles Challenge is a competition designed to inspire creativity using MAXON’s Cinema 4D and Insydium’s X-Particles a particle and VFX system developed by Insydium for Cinema 4D. See the winners.
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Throwback Thursday: 7 Stones: Rabbit Replacement VFX Breakdown
See how the 7 Stones: Rabbit Replacement was done, when a stuffed rabbit is replaced with a photo of a rabbit, in a seamless composite.
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Midweek Motivations: Food Play by reactiv
Food Play is an animated short created by Director Alon Isocianu and reactiv. It is so much fun, and I love the concept of combining food and sports.
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Midweek Motivations: The X-Particles Challenge 2018 Entries
Check out these cool and inspiring entries for the 2018 X-Particles Challenge. Also, congrats to winner Chris Harkin, who is now the proud owner of a $200 Toolfarm store credit, among other great prizes!