Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Rhythm & Hues Studios is announcing Apprenticeship Programs

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(I received this and am posting it here.  I know nothing more than what's listed. - Scott) Rhythm & Hues Studios is announ cing ...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

VES Handbook of Visual Effects

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We're still finishing the VES Handbook but it's already listed on Amazon. My understanding is it's supposed to be out this sum...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Notes To Store 1.2 for the iPad

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My iPad app, Notes To Store has been updated to version 1.2 Faster paint, more background images (darker grids, full lined spiral and legal...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

3D Stereoscopic Visual Effects - web event

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Free webinar on 3D Stereoscopic Visual Effects Limited 'seating' but there will be a recording. 10am this Friday. Put on by Lee ...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

Response

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There have been some good comments regarding some of my posts. As Steve Molin commented: “ I think the heart of your post is that the rela...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Unions

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(I’m not a lawyer or a representative for a union so take this with the grain of virtual salt. As always I’m trying to provide a point of r...
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Visual effects service - The Big Picture

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(Note: I’m on the board of the VES but all posting to this blog are mine own and do not represent the VES) (As always, I could be wrong abou...
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

VFX TownHall Meeting thoughts

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Here are some random thoughts and ideas regarding some of the issues brought up in the vfx townhall meetings. I heard the original townhall...
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Notes To Store for the iPad

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Just completed an iPad app that was accepted by Apple. It's called Notes To Store and allows treating the iPad like a spiral notebook ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

VFX TownHall Meeting

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From Lee Stranahan: (twitter: Stranahan) Online Town Hall registration is open - totally free, Monday March 29th, amazing panel Link I...
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VFX companies continue to fall

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[Update: 3/29/2013 See this article for a link of some of the companies that have gone out of business Creative Cow VFX at a Crossroads   an...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

More VFX wage issues

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There's been more posting and other things around the web regarding the state of VFX artists. Here's a couple more related links: So...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Motionographer interview with Lee Stranahan

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More followup to the previous post regarding the VFX letter to James Cameron at Motionographer .
Sunday, February 07, 2010

Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists

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For those who haven't seen this yet, Lee Stranahan has posted an open letter to James Cameron regarding the state of the VFX artists wor...
Monday, February 01, 2010

Commotion

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Matthew Ingram has written up a great posting about Commotion here .  [Update: I think this site is gone so may re-post it here if I can] T...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

More VFX wage issues

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More bad news for Visual Effects Artists around the world. (and bad news for VFX vendors as well). Keep in mind that most of the top money ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Woes of non-union VFX

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The Meteor case has become a symbol of the shaky standing of the vfx industry and vfx artists in particular. Vfx artists have no union or gu...
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VES Annual Meeting

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The Visual Effects Society had it's annual meeting last Saturday. There was a live feed to Vancouver and San Francisco. It was also web...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Healthcare for all

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Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
Friday, September 11, 2009

Public Healthcare

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Quite a few visual effects artists are freelance. They work from project to project. Some are contractors. Even when working at large VFX ...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Visual Effects Producer Book

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This was written by Charles Finance and Susan Zwerman, both with the VIsual Effects Society. Susan is also one of the editors of the VES Ha...
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Monday, August 03, 2009

Greenscreen plates

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For those interested in practicing with greenscreen plates check out Greenscreen Test Footage Hollywood camera work Tracking footage...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Reworking Blog

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Reworking the blog and updating the template. Will have to restore many things so it may be awhile.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Previs thoughts

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Just Misc Previs thoughts from a note I had sent someone months ago. I think previs encompasses anything that is used to get a visual sense ...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Science of Magic and Illusion

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Wired magazine takes a look at the science of magic. (thanks to Eric Alba http://twitter.com/alba for mentioning it) Click the title or u...
Monday, February 23, 2009

VES Handbook

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I wanted to let everyone know that there is a Visual Effects Society handbook being written by quite a few visual effects artists, myself in...

Cloud Tank effect

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People have been asking me to provide some of the details of the Cloud Tank so that's been on a long list of subjects. Recently I had t...
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Update on Dallas Cook

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When I started this blog I had posted news on a young man who was killed by a drunk driver. Ryan Dallas Cook was in the band Suburban Legend...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Fliparoni update

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Just a note that Fliparoni (iPhone and Touch game) is available free for a very short time as a promotion on the App Store and iTunes.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Fliparoni

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My newest iPhone application is now available. Fliparoni, It's a video puzzle game for the iPhone. Improve your visual sense. Click on ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Squiggles

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For those interested I updated my iPhone/Touch paint program Squiggles. Click the Squiggles link above to see demo video and images. This ha...
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Space Race

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For those interested in a blast from the past (late 80's?, early 90's?) a ShowScan simulator ride I directed and Supervised is poste...
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