See How This Time-Expanding Car Commercial Was Shot and Comped Together

Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

See How This Time-Expanding Car Commercial Was Shot and Comped Together

This Fiat Abarth spot made use of the slow-motion Phantom cameras in this fantastical “still moving image,” and the behind the scenes looks came out pretty amazing. Every single element of the scene was lit, posed, and photographed separately. Each shot was then rotoscoped and composited to create the dramatic football...

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What If Tony Stark Designed His Iron Man Suit in MacPaint?

Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

What If Tony Stark Designed His Iron Man Suit in MacPaint?

It’s presented as archival footage of Tony Stark conceptualizing and sketching the first Iron Man suit in ‘StarkPaint’ on his ‘Starkintosh’. But this lovely speed painting clip is actually Apple fanatic Matt Pearce working in MacPaint on a 1984...

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Oscar winning Hugo VFX breakdown

Posted by on May 15, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

Oscar winning Hugo VFX breakdown

International visual effects company Pixomondo completed over 800 shots as the primary visual effects vendor on Martin Scorsese’s 3D epic adventure, Hugo. Independently produced by GK Films and distributed in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures, the film features shots contributed by ten of Pixomondo’s eleven facilities across Germany, the US, Canada, China...

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Avengers smashes records

Posted by on May 8, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

Avengers smashes records

That’s what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in “The Avengers,” and that’s what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut. It’s by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last...

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Never Underestimate the Power of the Title Sequence

Posted by on Apr 24, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

Never Underestimate the Power of the Title Sequence

An amazing opening-credit sequence can really immerse an audience, setting the tone for the entire film. PBS’s Off Book series showcases the designers behind such films as Seven, Blue Valentine, and Mad Men. Watch the video to hear their approach to such a specific, but important, aspect of...

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Computer Animation in the 70s Was as Hard as You’d Expect

Posted by on Apr 19, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

Computer Animation in the 70s Was as Hard as You’d Expect

Wireframe boxes and freehand squiggles might not be as exciting as dinosaurs and terminators, but this 1971 film from the National Research Council of Canada is an important history lesson for anyone who doesn’t appreciate the sophisticated animation software we have at our disposal today. The clip takes a look at a piece of software called Key Frame,...

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