fxphd term July 07 starts filming..
Today we were filming for the July 07 term, and it is off to a great start! We were filming a range of green screens and blue screens with a whole host of cameras: – HDV – HVX200 – F950 … Continued
production blog
More fxguidetv – download ep02 now
As you know we like to blog the production aspects of fxphd and fxguide here and this last week we have been busy, getting ready for our amazing new term at fxphd + doing fxguidetv fxguide started podcasting in the … Continued
karma
Tonight was the night to record my last After Effects class — Brian Higgins, AE monster and guest lecturer, could only do it on Friday night around 6pm. Sure, I said. I forgot that Friday = June 29th. But good … Continued
At least the Police released me…
So let me start by saying I was wrong – 100% wrong – what I did was wrong – I admit it, I am not proud of it, but I didn’t think I deserve to go to jail. The good … Continued
fxphd + fxguidetv @ VES Festival Of Visual Effects
Ken Ralston and Dennis Muren interviewed for fxguidetv What a weekend! fxphd was at the Visual Effects Society Festival of Visual Effects, helping the VES shoot the event for their archives…and gathering other related material we hope to bring to … Continued
Stunts
So I said I would write about stunts: so let me do that and give everyone a production update. Stunts: If you have never done stunt work – the first rule is safety, and on that score – a stunt … Continued
I promise I’ll get back on track but…
For those in fxphd who have been doing various things with multiple images and 3D models – especially last term with 3D tracking and photogrammerty,… if you have not seen this video from the ted.com conference it is worth watching … Continued
Oh that’s got to hurt !
So this weekend we did an incredible stunt shoot for fxphd. We were incredibly lucky to get Tony Lynch and a great team of professional stunt guys to work with us. These guy’s film credits are an amazing body of … Continued
Bling
Wow I just got home and more DVDs from the Academy – you know it is Emmy season when your mail box fills – not that I am complaining 🙂 – it is great way to see shows you may … Continued
SMPTE – post NAB thing at 1000fps
I went to a SMPTE post NAB thing the other night… it was a break down of technical innovation from the conference last month… and I ran into Phiroze Dalal from Vision Research. I had seen these guys when I … Continued