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Live Action shot_03 VFX compositing test

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This is a test composite of three separate HDSLR shots and CG. There's loads of technical issues... but this clip is not about that...it's focusing on ...

Live Action shot_02 BTS

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This next one is a kinda crappy clip (behind the scenes for the vid posted above) with the timelapse camera pointing in the wrong direction, ...

Lice Action shot_02

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Costume and props shots. Mainly checking out how the lights and props look shot on location ++++++++++++++ Had some questions (from other places) about the props in ...

Live Action shot_01

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Some extra pickup shots that will hopefully add to the footage we already have tracked and added our GC robot into. This is one of the ...

Camera Test 5D vrs T2i May 2010

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Not a completely fair comparison, but using what was on hand I took some shots with the T2i using a Sigma 10-20mm lens. ...

VFX02 location footage

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Nothing fancy, just a sample of location footage taken recently for the #VFX 02 project. Clover Field slushy anyone?? :) -------------------- Likely will be shot on DSLR video, ...

Animation Tweekage

Animation Tweekage...

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Tall did some minor tweaks on the animation- I should have posted this earlier as it was done a couple weeks ago but i forgot. There is ...

Concrete Pillar Destruction Simulation NEW

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Ok, so 2 promising sim guys have bitten the simulated dust on this project and we now have one of our RELIABLE team members making ...

Matchmove PFtrack 02 #vfx

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Finally a render using the 5d footage tracked by Victor Wolansky of FXphd.com. Some alignment issues...will have to check it out, cause it was all lined ...

Animation ZOOM test 01

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Very rough 50 frame test render. This is mainly for reference, team members and any poor loyal viewers that keep dropping in to check if anything ...

Animation Feedback02

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Another quick feedback clip. I want to also ask everyone who is watching these to give a shout for Tal and the work he's doing.

Animation Feedback01

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Some comments and suggestion on current animation vid posted by Tal.

Animation 01

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As usual when we hit the animation leg of any of our projects, things seem to slow to a crawl and or go awry.  Not ...

PFtrack match 03

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Victor's completed tracking!  This clip shows his final, rock solid test render. In and earlier post I mentioned interesting developments might happen with this clip. Victor ...

PFtrack match 02

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Test elements added to check tracking.Looking good... far pillars not 100% yet.

Matchmove PFtrack 01

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I'm so glad Victor Wolansky ( E3post, FXphd.com ) is working with us on this sequence... It's an unusually long shot, circling a ...

QTVR viewing on Vista64?

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Quick tip on viewing QTVR on Vista 64. Apple QT won't work but DevalVR works fine.

Shooting 360 pano- lowtech style

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How far you can push the low end of the tech and user elements for panorama photography and still get pro results? Can a person, without ...

Personal update 001

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Splainin' why I've been MIA again. Thanks for your patience and still hanging in guys! "new HDR domes " Above is quicky of the new HDR domes ...

VFXproject EP-09

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A brief update with some info on the revision to our story concept which was sketched out in the EP-01 location walk through. This clip also ...

Texture stitching - Garage pillar -

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Comparison of results while using Photoshop CS3 versus Stitcher for creating texture stitched pillar top support section. Here's the final image sized down. PILLAR TOP ...

VFXproject EP-08

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Here's a look at the first matchmove using the Canon 5D footage. We have 2 guys that are offering to help on this and if ...

VFX onsite vid

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MTV styled clip of the various setups done for this project during Apr 2009. This was a 1 frame every 2 sec time lapse shot on ...

Cellshade proof of concept clip

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This is an example of older work from 2007. It's a  cellshade proof test done for shirowproject’s online collab team. The final product received some ...