3D
Until we can make you something in 4D, three dimensions is going to be the best we can do. Which just happens to be at the core of our skills.
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April 24 2012
Apps? Fun Stuff vs Productive Tools
By now you’ve seen the commercial a dozen times. The little-girl-turned-aspiring-actress that bemoans her parents’ data plan. Seems the folks have had to make some tough decisions as to what stays and what goes on the old “smartie” phone. Hello, micro-strategy app: goodbye charming video of their daughter, dressed as a tree, and her stunning delivery of her only line in the school play (“Watch out for my roots!”). She chides her parents, as only a precocious child actor can, about their prioritization of a business-related app over preserving this precious…
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April 17 2012
Bring out your dead: Tupac comes back as a “hologram” at Coachella
Music fans were shocked this week when a dead rap star appeared on stage and shouted “What up, Coachella?” before performing. It was pretty convincing. To say it went viral is a bit of an understatement. If you still haven’t seen it, you can check out the video here. As the twitterverse lit up with tweets from fans and celebs alike, you might be wondering, “So how exactly did they do that?” Well, you start with a vision from Dr. Dre, add an Oscar winning CGI company called Digital Domain, and a…
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April 4 2012
Persephone: Colorful Transition
Working on Persephone (Mark Roush’s short film about a girl made of chocolate) has brought the opportunity to create a look that is painterly and dreamy. I have been creating CG backgrounds from 3D sets that are then treated in 2D for a more painted look and feel. In working on transitions among the shots, I have been exploring the opportunity to introduce more organic and painterly transitions. How does it move? What is the color palette and timing? How does paint move, or is…
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March 26 2012
More than Games Part 3: Takeaways from Unite11
(This is part 3 of a series. Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.) To wrap up my summary of Unite 11, I thought we could talk about a couple of projects that are being funded through the US military. The Department of Defense tries to stay up to date on technology, and are always on the look out for safer, more cost-effective ways to train their troops. Interactive 3D seems to be a good solution, and I can see a lot of potential in the projects that…
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March 13 2012
What I get to go to this week!
I’m in the City of Angels this week to go to the first 5D Flux conference, and I’m actually quite excited. The focus of the event is ‘digital design & world building in the narrative media landscape.’ A month ago I met Alex McDowell at Trans4m and he told me about his new venture, 5D. After many years of working in feature filmmaking with a focus on 3D and production design he was now looking to bring the concept of World Building to folks outside of the entertainment field. I shared…
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