Mike is back in Sydney, Jeff in LA, and me in Chicago after a week in Vegas. The last thing we did is get up predawn on Thursday morning — with maybe a bit of hangover — and head out to the Neon Boneyard near Fremont street in downtown Las Vegas. It’s effectively the place
So we have been working hard here, but first Angie fxguidetv was shown during the autodesk user group and Angie is also in the main demo at the daVinci booth. Meanwhile, fxphd produced a new NUKE DVD at the Foundry booth and footage from fxphd is at Autodesk… so walking around the show fxphd and
So number Ep 2 of Red Centre is out… and it got featured on itunes… can someone please write a review or two – if you like it ! Oh and subscribe. Mike UPDATE we are now in the top 100 Film and Video PODCAST list ! Whoa ! Please subscribe guys
Well today I fly to NAB. Jeff and I will then head to Vegas on Friday. Just a few reminders – Sunday : we are talking at the Autodesk master class Monday: BarCamp – see fxphd for details – free beer for PostGrads Tuesday: We are talking at the Red Party. For NAB : I
We have started filming this term’s new courses and one of my personal favorites is the photography course. Tim Wheeler returns and is joined by Rose Draper and myself. The first time we shot with Tim, some 2 terms ago, we stopped with just what he got in camera. This time we are following the
The cat is out of the proverbial bag with the new courses for April08 having been announced this week. The entire fxphd crew is psyched about the new term…we’ve listened carefully to our members and have a great lineup. During the week of April 7th — which we call “O-Week” (short for “Orientation Week”) —
Back from a weeklong holiday — where for the first time since starting fxphd I didn’t post in the forums for the duration — things are hitting high gear here in Chicago. Next week, we move into our beautiful new offices in the heart of downtown Chicago (entry lobby pictured) where I will be sharing
Filming started on material for next term (Full details March 31st). This shoot was for the new AE course, and we were organized and was pulled together by our new producer Mat. So welcome to the team Mat. Judging by the look on his face in this shot – he is happy to be part
The latest Wall-E trailer is up from Pixar. And just as fans we cant wait. Pixar is still head and shoulders above anyone else in 3D features and this alone will make this year’s Siggraph worth attending. Judging by the trailers – Andrew Stanton (writer and director) has succeeded in his aim of capturing the
There are some great debates that rage in technical post circles – a good one is shooting stereo parallel or convergent. We have been researching 3D for some time at fxphd, and more recently for an up coming “Art of Digital 3D’ story. As I have often said “my father once said to me (and