Podcast: Digital Production Buzz 2018 Industry Trends with Michele from Toolfarm
January 8, 2018
Each year, Larry Jordan does a show in early January to forecast trends in the industry over the next 12 months. This past week Larry talked with Ned Soltz, Randi Altman, Jonathan Handel, Michele Yamazaki, Philip Hodgetts, Michael Kammes, and James DeRuvo.
Big Screen Effects: Loving Vincent with Making Of + Behind the Scenes
January 3, 2018
Loving Vincent, written and directed by filmmakers by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is the world’s first fully painted feature film. I saw it over the weekend and it is a gorgeous film which takes place the year after Vincent Van Gogh died and explores what happened to him in his last days. Loving Vincent is up for Best Motion Picture – Animated and also a likely contender for an Oscar nomination, announced later this month.
Big Screen Effects: Super Hero Edition with Thor: Ragnarok and Logan
December 6, 2017
There were several super hero films that came out in 2017 but Logan and Thor: Ragnarok were two of the best. We have some curated content about the making of these visual effects. While I’ll be the first to admit that I rarely see super hero films because I don’t care for them, the visual effects breakdowns and behind the scenes interviews are fascinating.
Midweek Motivation: Game of Thrones – In Depth
October 25, 2017
Lots of Game of Thrones season 7 goodies here. There’s an interview with GOT previs supervisor Michelle Blok; iZotope talked about audio challenges with GOT audio engineers; there’s a plethora of VFX breakdowns; and even a podcast of the VFXShow discussing the series and finale.
Midweek Motivations: The Art of Directing & VFX: Jean-Marie Marbach
March 8, 2017
Jean-Marie Marbach, a French Director and VFX Supervisor talks about MODULAR’s “Fiebre en la Disco”, using Trapcode MIR in the project.
Thought Fed: Exclusive Interview with Brian Knapp
October 6, 2015
Meet Brian Knapp, a visionary 3D artist and native of Grand Rapids, MI. Brian’s YouTube channel, Thought Fed, features 3D animated videos speculating about the future of science and technology….
Inspirations: ‘Generation to Generation’ for Honda by XYZ Studios/ Eran Hilleli
March 21, 2012
Directed by Eran Hilleli. Gorgeous stylized 3D animation for Honda.