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that takes way too long to d/l it, could you make it into 2 parts or something? It's under two minutes, but the res is pretty high (even though it's actually only half res :D ) Here's a 1/4 res version that's only 13 megs (most of the detail is lost in all the compression, but at least it's watchab...

So here's this special effects sequence I've been working on with a bunch of my PixelCorps friends. It's a sequence where two tourists are trapped in a cable car while Rio de Janeiro is overcome by a Day After Tomorrow-style storm. http://www.jushhome.com/pxc/TEAMRIO_FXWARS_960x540.mov For some info...

Usually, a shot like that would be planned, storyboarded and done on set with the star during the planned shoot. If it was "forgoten" or done later, it's often called a "pick up" shot (not because the character is picking up something, but rather because an extra shoot was schedu...

Just some scouts selling cookies, right?

v1 of HDRShop is free: http://gl.ict.usc.edu/HDRShop/

Check bookstores in your area for a book called "Star Wars Cronicles". You probably won't want to buy it (over $100), but it is worth reading of skimming through in the store since it's LOADED with photos and descriptions of the process. The photos are far more deatialed than anything you ...

The overall process was that GL edited shots of aireal footage from WWII films and news reels to show just what the action of each shot should look like. Then the team at ILM built physical models, shot film footage of the models against a bluescreen, and used optical film effects techniques to fini...

Yup. Pretty standard these days for a lot of CGI work. The big trick is really in getting the panaoramic HDR image shot. There are a number of highly specialized cameras that the pros use for this, but the rest of us use light probes (those mirror ball thingies) or pano heads (like you can get from ...

Here's the thread opening the challenge on the CGTalk boards:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=259629

The parent forum (FXWar Forum) Has threads for most of the teams and individuals participating.

Job's thread is here: Weather Blenders
And my team's is here: Rio Hybrid

Have fun.

hehe, probably cuz those guys thought they don't have to do anything when Job is on vacasion lol :P now just waiting for footage to track... meanwhile started a monster or something like tha t :wink: [edit] omg! you're in 'the winning' team. Im jealous at the choise of apps of urs :evil: As for oth...

Job wrote:thx, good luck with the contest!

i really liked the beginning of your fanfilm shot btw

Hey Job!
Thanks for the kind feedback.

So...
How's the WeatherBlenders FXWar entry coming along?
Haven't seen any updates from you guys in a while.

(BTW, I'm directing the Rio Hybrid entry)

All of the above plus a whole lot more.

Sony CineLine HD cameras. Right now they're around $175k or so. Do you mean the CineAlta? One thing to keep in mind as an option is that the CineAlta F900 HD camera is more common these days and quite rentable in many major metro areas. I know in some areas in can be rented for $2000 per day includ...

someone is behind a parked car, and two people are on each side of him, so he is surrounded, what is his best course of action? don't get shot. ... Surprise, and unconventional approaches could work. If the two attackers are stalking towards the car, maybe he could lay on the ground and shoot out o...

Under expert control in ideal conditions, it is possible to shoot DV plates that look film-like on a TV. That's about as close as you can get. First, resolution: DV is 720x480 NTSC, only slightly more for PAL. Film is typically scanned at a minimum of 2k resolution (1828x1332 for "Academy"...

yep, how do you guess? :D this is a test, so this technic will i be using for the final movie (which is done with other blenderpeoples) I've been watching the war boards and forming my team. We'll start posting next week. :) anyone else has to show something? it should'nt become a 'Job' thread ;) Y...

Job wrote:here's an ice freezing effect like in day after tomorrow, what do you think?
http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=breakdown-freeze

Nice shot there Job.
Is this something you're doing for the CGSociety FX War?

Hey man! Great to see you're still here. Well, you know that seminar we went to in Pittsburgh ..... well ..... it's lead to a LOT of things for me. I've been swamped busy all this year working on all sorts of FX heavy productions. .... Hollywood stuff (not feature films yet, but I'm aiming there). M...

Some shots from a fan film I was working on years ago. All the 3D was done in Bryce: http://www.hiddenphantom.com/Scene3/03Share.mov Quick 1min video from last year with a little bit 'o 3D for the canon and resulting heavy laser fire: http://www.jushhome.com/nick/media/tfn_wks/tfn_wks_vid_006.mov Ju...

A lot of the improvements you can make are in the setup of your shoot.
What is your shooting environment like?
Do you have the ability bring a computer with capture functionality onset?

http://www.inside-report.com

BTW, Sky.... thanks for changing that hiddious old pic on the contact page.
I'll try to check out the show this weekend.

Have fun.
- Nick

5 years is a very loooooong time in at "new technology" speeds. It would not surprise me at all to see HD formats be "typical" by then. There are several HD delivery options today, computer/WMV, DVHS, HDV. I'm sure more will emerge in the coming months and years to make HD playba...

Go to the paint store and pick up several green paint shade sample cards. (Lots of different shades of green) Take them home, tape them to the wall and shoot some video of them with your camera. Load the video into your computer and review the Red, Green, Blue levels of the different shades of green...

This page is a wire stunt intro/guide. Maybe it will be some help in getting you started.

Good luck.
Have fun.

What software do you have? In Media Studio Pro, it's just a matter of drawing the flash pattern (a cloudy X-ish shape) in Video Paint, then using Video Editor's overlay and Moving Path controls to make it "flash" and change shape and track over the muzzel. Adobe would be much the same with...