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VISUAL EFFECTS: HELPING DISNEY XD'S 'SKYRUNNERS' TAKE OFF
Published: November 11, 2009
AUKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — While New Zealand might be known as home of visual effects giant Weta Digital, there is another large VFX entity in the country that keeps just as busy with film, commercial, television work and more.
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FILE-BASED WORKFLOWS
Published: November 3, 2009
In our “Early Intervention” feature this month, LightIron Digital’s Michael Cioni discusses the importance of getting post pros involved early, especially on productions with file-based workflows.
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FEELING THE ART
Published: October 7, 2009
Artists find inspiration in many different ways. Maybe it’s a song, or a painting or the way the sunlight reflects off the water. This month, I spoke with a handful of compositors about their art and what influences their work, and what I discovered is they look at the world differently than most people. They find art in absolutely everything. |
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LOOKING FOR WORK
Published: August 24, 2009
Graduating from college always comes with a range of emotions — the two biggies are excitement and fear. And, sadly, these days with the economy being the way it is and the job market so tight, the latter might be a bit more ubiquitous.
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SPECIAL REPORT: STEPHEN COLBERT REPORTS ON IRAQ
Published: August 24, 2009
The host of The Colbert Report credits his staff with making the show's tour to Iraq a good one.
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APPLE'S NEW 'STUDIO,' 'THE COLBERT REPORT' IN IRAQ
Published: August 6, 2009
Toward the end of July, Apple excited many jaded industry pros by announcing the immediate availability of a new Final Cut Studio, offering over 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Oh, and they lowered the price $300 from the last version. The new Final Cut Studio can be had for $999, with an upgrade price of $299.
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EDIT THIS!: 'TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN'
Published: August 6, 2009
SANTA MONICA — So many robots! That was one of the big challenges for the editors on Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. But thanks to a workflow established on the original Transformers film, the CG robots were a manageable challenge, according to associate editor Calvin Wimmer, who worked with editors Roger Barton, Tom Muldoon, Joel Negron, Paul Rubell and Glen Scantleberry.
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MAKING A PROFIT
Published: August 6, 2009
There is no denying it. The industry has changed. Not only has the
economy once again proven Darwin's theory on survival of the fittest,
but the democratization of tools has also altered the post production
landscape — most would say for the best.
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GREENSCREEN TIPS
Published: July 13, 2009
Whether you are directing, supervising or compositing a greenscreen shoot, you know that certain rules need to be followed to keep the post pain to minimum. The garbage in, garbage out adage applies.
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ANIMATION: 'THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN'
Published: July 9, 2009
Keeping Spider-Man moving with classic squash-and-stretch animation.
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