Autodesk Flame, the Rolls Royce of the post-production finishing that can handle the whole of the post-production process from Editing … More
Author: Clouds and Ivy
‘Hollywood’s Greatest Trick’ documentary on the VFX industry on The Fresno Bee website
Fantastic documentary on the state of the VFX industry and the struggles of the VFX Artists.
Phil Tippet Interview on Interviewly
Phil Tippett Interview with Interviewly The interview is from 2013 but timeless.
Pro Nuke Tutorials With Sample Scripts
Image Splitshire Some awesome tutorials I have come across recently. FREE Keying and Despilling (demonstrating IBK stacking method) http://www.compositingmentor.com Auto … More
30 Steps to Learning Nuke Studio
Sometimes a piece of software comes out that changes everything. https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/features/?product=nukestudio Nuke Studio’s editorial and finishing tools have elevated Nuke to another … More
7 Simple Steps to Building and Managing an In-house Post-production Facility
Over the last 10 years there has been a growing trend in setting up in-house post-production facilities. Some have been … More
Interview With VFX Serbia
FREE Kindle No1 bestseller download for 96 hours – ‘How to get into and survive Film, Advertising and TV post-production’
FREE Kindle No1 bestseller download for 4 days, 27.01-30.01. Download here: Amazon.co.uk 27.01. 08:00 am GMT – 30.01. 07:59 am GMT … More
FREE Kindle bestseller download for 72 hours – ‘How to get into and survive Film, Advertising and TV post-production’
FREE Kindle bestseller download for 3 days, 14.09 – 16.09 Download here: Amazon.co.uk 14.09. 08:00 am GMT – 17.09. 07:59 am … More
Pi Day 14/03/2013 7pmPDT VFX International Town Hall Meeting
This meeting will be streaming live on vfxsolidarity.org – State of the Industry by Scott Squires – Moderated panel discussion … More
And So VFX Solidarity International Is Born
Make your Avatar green – VFX Solidarity templates. Because we need solidarity – VFX Solidarity International. More info – VFX Soldier.
Why VFX Oscars Demonstration Matters
The persistent and selfless campaign of the VFX Soldier to protect the VFX facilities and the artists comes to the Oscars. Read … More
7 Steps to Falling in Love With Autodesk Smoke 2013
1. What is Autodesk Smoke? Yay! It’s all in one! No more trekking between different softwares and a number of … More
Featured in Linkedin Marketing Campaign!
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 14: Nuke 7.0
Free online tutorials A Sneak Peak at Nuke 7.0 Jon Wadelton for The Foundry Nuke 7.0 Power and performance Juan … More
5 Simple Clicks to Safeguard Your Future in Film VFX
VFX Soldier launches international campaign to end VFX Subsidies. You need to support the campaign by donating because “subsidies distort … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 13: 2.5D Relighting
Free online tutorials Relight for Nuke Mark Lowne 2.5D Relighting Using RGB Passes Marko Vukovic Nuke NDK Relighting Olugin v1.0 … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 12: Have a Break – Get Inspired
Free online tutorials Staying Calm – 30 Relaxing Activities Tom Free Cinema School Serpentine Gallery Splash Photography by Jack Long My … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 11: Particles
Free online tutorials Nuke Particle Fundamentals – 2 Videos Matt Brealey for The Foundry Using the Particle System in Nuke – 4 … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 10: Warping
Free online tutorials Nuke Grid Warp and Spline Warp Nodes Russell Dodgson for The Foundry Grid Warp Steve Wright for … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 9: Planar Tracking
Free online tutorials Nuke and Mocha What is Planar Tracking Steve Wright for Imagineer Systems How to Shoot for Planar … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 7: 3D Compositing
Free online tutorials 3D Compositing fxphd for The Foundry 3D Workflow cardanfx Introduction to 3D Ignis Fatuus Nuke 3D Compositing … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 8: Camera Tracking
Free online tutorials Camera Tracker for NukeX The Basics John Starck for The Foundry Camera Tracker for NukeX Lens Distortion John … More
13 Key Skills to Becoming a Great VFX Compositor
1. Develop your eye for detail 2. Learn about photography 3. Train your photographic eye 4. Learn about light and shade … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 6: Compositing
Free online tutorials What is Compositing Digital Tutors Step by Step Through Nuke – 8 videos Cardanfx Blending Modes – 2 … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 5: Colour Correction
Free online tutorials Colour Theory Simplified imaginefx Colour Theory Explained – An Eye for Colour Apple Applying Colour Theory to … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 4: Keying
Free online tutorials Art of Keying fxguide Denoise Part 1 Denoise Part 2 Maria Elena Nilsback Despill Jan Burda Masking … More
10 Simple Steps to Becoming a VFX Compositor
Ok, so you have seen these Nuke Breakdowns and think the glamour of Hollywood awaits you…well then… 1. Have a … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 3: Tracking/Stabili(s/z)ing
Free online tutorials Image Transformations fxphd for The Foundry Nuke Screen Tracking Compositing and Integrating the Screen Jed Smith Four … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 2: Paint
Free online tutorials Nuke Cleanup Methods – 2D Tracking and Cloning Jed Smith Nuke Cleanup Tutorial – Temporal Clone Painting … More
Learning VFX Compositing Skill 1: Rotoscoping
Free online tutorials History of Rotoscoping Bill Schaeffer and Loring Doyle The Art of Roto fxguide The Basics of Rotoscoping … More
3 Inspirational Movies for Budding Film Directors…
or what can be achieved with… …a great script… …a bunch of great actors… …and a couple of locations… Carnage – … More
‘Samsara’ – the film
No trailer can make justice to this epic journey through the state of the Earth and the state of the … More
Luke Scott’s ‘Loom’ short film shot on Epic
‘Luke Scott in cooperation with RED Camera presents “LOOM”. A film shot completely in 4K format in the tone and … More
Stanley Kubrick’s – One Point Perspective
One point perspective shots from Stanley Kubrick films edited together.
Book Trailer – How to get into and survive Film, Advertising and TV post-production – The alternative guide
Finally…
The Things That Kept Me Sane This Week…
Listening to… 2 Cellos Sitting on cork chairs in… Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 Reading… What Money Can’t Buy Love Poems … More
VFX News
03/05/2013 The Hollywood Reporter – Visual Effects Companies Meet to Consider Formation of Trade Association VFX World – Spring 2013 … More
3 Evenings, 3 Beautiful Films (with no VFX) – Now That’s Escapism!
From France to Italy and then back to France and its North African Community. And, back to basics. Great scripts. … More
The 5 Artists’ Goodies of NAB 2012 in a Nutshell
1. Come on Apple, what’s going on with FCP? Ok, let’s see what are the future features in FCP X. … More
The Place and the People Who Keep Soho Moving
The wonderful baristas at Flat White who keep the industry moving. The best smiles. The best coffee (I swear they … More
London Soho 12/04/2012 03:17am
London was cold. Soho was filled with late night revellers. Some of us worked (that’s post-production). There was … More
VFX Soldier Blog – VFX Industry’s March to the Bottom
Fascinating read. I had no idea of the problems in the US VFX film industry. And, I am speechless. “Paying … More
London Soho 09/04/2012 10:29am
London was cold and wet today. Soho was empty. Only few of us worked (the life of post-production!). But … More
Love it When People In the Industry Have a Second Life – Temba Band
I went to a gig a week ago at The Workshop in Hoxton (OMG East London is so far from … More
Some of the Most Beautiful Things I Have Ever Seen or 3 Days Left to…
…see Hockney. I went 2 weeks ago. And I went back today, but this time really early in the morning, … More
OMG…Really Sorry…
I haven’t written anything for two weeks and it really isn’t because I have nothing more to say. It’s simply … More
The Best Answer To: “Is the BBC Biased?” EVER!
Klaudija Cermak Interview with Mitch Mitchell, now Head of Imaging at Technicolor. If the Conservatives think BBC is left wing … More
The BBC TV Centre Training: the Cameraman vs the Sound Man On the Set
Klaudija Cermak’s Interview with Mitch Mitchell, now Head of Imaging at Technicolor. The amazing BBC training course for a Technical … More
The Type of People That Make it Into the Industry
Klaudija Cermak’s Interview with Mitch Mitchell, now Head of Imaging at Technicolor. The type of people that make it into … More
