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Midweek Motivations: Predictions for 2018 with Lots of Inspiration
Now that 2017 is almost over, it’s time to peer into our HD holographic 360° VR crystal ball to 2018. What changes and innovations do we see happening in the coming year? Read our 2018 forecast and find out!
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Midweek Motivation: “Stranger Things 2”: Behind the scenes, VFX Breakdowns
Go behind the scenes of the modern day cult classic “Stranger Things” to see how the impressive visual effects were conceptualized and created.
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Midweek Motivations: God With Us with VFX Breakdown
Trent Armstrong sent this video from Igniter Media and gave us some behind the scenes info and photos for their project ‘God With Us’. They constructed the set and shot the project on green screen and used Mocha AE and After Effects to finish the project.
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Midweek Motivations: ADAM E3 (Neill Blomkamp) with Making of Adam + Unity Press Release
Oats Studios, Neill Blomkamp’s project, created Adam E3 in real-time using Unity. Watch a behind the scenes video and watch how they made the CG Humans models, made with Motion Capture on the body and faces, plus Digital Cloth and Timeline.
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BSFX: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Take a peak behind some of the amazing special effects created by ScanlineVFX and Rodeo FX for the film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.”
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Learn how Dart from “Stranger Things 2” Got His Voice
Emmy award-winning sound designer, Craig Henighan, reveals how he created the expressive voice of Dart using Dehumaniser 2 in Stranger Things. (Warning: Spoilers)
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Big Screen Effects: Super Hero Edition with Thor: Ragnarok and Logan
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.
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Midweek Motivations/News: MAXON Cinema 4D Powers Territory Studio Workflow on Blade Runner 2049
Award-winning Creative Studio Leverages 3D Toolset to Craft Futuristic Screen Graphics and Concepts in Dystopian Sci-Fi Sequel
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Midweek Motivation: RealFlow: Super Soaker Fluid Test
Here’s a fun little test of fluid simulation by Solo Projects Studios, using RealFlow and rendered in Maya with Redshift.
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Midweek Motivation: RenderGarden Speed Test
The new RenderGarden, a hyper-threaded network rendering script for Adobe After Effects, boasts up to 3x faster rendering. But how accurate is that claim? Check out this speed test and see for yourself.
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News: Mix It! Waves Mixing Competition with Joe West
Producer, mixer and hit songwriter Joe West (Keith Urban, Justin Timberlake) challenges you to outmix him for a chance to win Waves plug-ins and a priceless personal mix consultation!
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Throwback Thursday: The 70 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time
Watch and enjoy these classic and innovative effects from films ranging from early silent films like A Trip to the Moon to my childhood classics like Superman and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to modern blockbusters such as The Matrix and Lord of the Rings.
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Midweek Motivations: 3 Cool Netflix Series Title Designs from 2017
It seems like streaming services have really upped the quality of production for series. Here are a few that have hit the streaming circuit in 2017 (doesn’t have the same snap as hitting the airwaves, does it?) Well, check out this great work!
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Midweek Motivation: The Mill Animals and Creatures Reel
The Mill has created a wide variety of amazingly photoreal CG animals. Perhaps it should be called the Animals and Creatures REAL. Take a look.
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Midweek Motivation: OK Go – “Obsession” Music Video
The band OK Go mystifies us again with their latest music video, “Obsession,” featuring 567 printers synced together to create an amazing choreography of technology, color, timing and editing.