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Sticky Thread Sticky: VFX PEEPS MUST READ - SCOTT ROSS TRIES TO SAVE THIS INDUSTRY!!!

Scott Ross (ex ILM Manager, CoFounder of DD) has started a great thread on linkedin about how to save our industry. I enjoyed reading it and participate. Its in the group board of the newly founded VFX FOUNDATION by Joe Harkin. Bit hard to find thats why Im linking to it HERE. please all vfx...

Started by Andreas.Jablonka‎, December 10th, 2011 03:30 PM
joe harkin, linkedin.com, scott ross, trade federation, vfx foundation
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Sticky Thread Sticky: BEST THREADS OF ALL TIME LIST - MUST READ

Ask the Freelance Artist: http://www.vfxtalk.com/forum/ask-freelance-artist-t21054.html Ask the Junior Artist: http://www.vfxtalk.com/forum/ask-junior-artist-t4331.html?t=4331 Ask the Senior Artist: http://www.vfxtalk.com/forum/ask-senior-artist-t20910.html Good discussion of rates in...

Started by Andreas.Jablonka‎, January 30th, 2011 02:54 PM
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Sticky Thread Sticky: VFXTalk VIP's get Taskwise for Free!

Hi, VFXTalk VIP's now get Taskwise for free as part of their membership, a $50.00 value add! Head over to http://www.taskwise.com/register.php When you register use this coupon: VFXTALKVIP We have started to look for places to get free software for VIP members and this is a start! We...

Started by CGnews‎, July 28th, 2008 06:20 AM
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January 18th, 2011, 09:26 AM Go to last post

Sticky Thread Sticky: The VFXTalk Professional Forum!

Welcome to the VFXTalk Professional forum! After seeing the great success of the Beginners Talk forum we realized that our professionals need a place to hang out and help each other as well! Feel free to post your problems here and look for hepl from your peers! The Team VFXTalk.com

Started by VFXTalkDotCom‎, May 28th, 2007 09:02 AM
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January 18th, 2011, 04:25 AM Go to last post
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Poll: How many hours per week do you work (regularly, not under deadline pressure)?

It would be great if you could also put your country in your post. Please also note that I mean the amount of hours contractually agreed on. If you work additional hours even though you're not required to, that's your thing and not what I would like to figure out here ;-) I didn't make it...

Started by notthere‎, February 3rd, 2013 05:49 AM
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May 15th, 2013, 02:52 AM Go to last post

Where to get Good Highres Smoke/Atmos Stock Footage?

Hey. We are currently looking for some more smoke and atmosphere stock footage for our library. We allready have all Compositors Toolkit packs and ActionEssensials but there are not that many good atmosphere clips in thoes. Most stock sites sell single clips for 50$ a piece and with usually...

Started by malu05‎, January 18th, 2013 06:25 AM
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PILZNER URQUELL 170 years celebration of beer. Commercial

Pilzner Urquell 170 years sel. Commercial Hi Guys, this my last project: All compositions done on Flame 2012, and 3d in Xsi and Maya. In 3 weeks, with (Agency BBDO Prague) changes and so on … ;) Not that easy process, but we are proud, of our final result. www.peternemec.com

Started by peter nemec‎, December 12th, 2012 10:05 AM
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Planning on travelling to the UK next year, what's the job market like in vfx?

Hi All, I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this question so feel free to move it if its not appropriate here. I am planning to go to the UK next year on the Youth Mobility work and travel visa however I am hearing mixed things about finding work over there. On one hand I hear...

Started by cr0ss‎, August 9th, 2012 02:42 AM
jobs in uk, vfx industry uk
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October 29th, 2012, 04:48 AM Go to last post

DreamWorks Animation Tech Rendering Administrator Position Red Wood City, CA

DESCRIPTION Technical Rendering Administrators (TRAs) support the 24x7 rendering production of DreamWorks' animated feature films. In this entry-level but mission critical role, TRA's touch all aspects of the technical production pipeline. They have broad interaction with production artists from...

Started by DreamWorks‎, August 1st, 2012 05:25 PM
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DreamWorks Animation Tech Rendering Administrator Position Glendale, CA

DESCRIPTION Technical Rendering Administrators (TRAs) support the 24x7 rendering production of DreamWorks' animated feature films. In this entry-level but mission critical role, TRA's touch all aspects of the technical production pipeline. They have broad interaction with production artists from...

Started by DreamWorks‎, August 1st, 2012 05:24 PM
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August 1st, 2012, 05:24 PM Go to last post

Best monitor calibration software?

What do you folks use?

Started by hiphopcr‎, July 13th, 2012 09:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,632
July 25th, 2012, 12:12 AM Go to last post

Paint Fix Job

Image Finaling Job Description: Image Finaling Artists “polish” each shot as it leaves the lighting department. As an Image Finaling artist, you will be required to digitally alter frames using compositing techniques in Nuke. Artists also diagnose rendering issues with Nuke scripts that were...

Started by DreamWorks‎, July 3rd, 2012 05:11 PM
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Views: 936
July 3rd, 2012, 05:11 PM Go to last post

Getting hired over seas

Hi, so I am graduating today and have been looking around for runner jobs to apply for. One of them is in London and I am from the United States. Does anyone know how this generally works. Do I just submit my application normally or do I need to already have a work visa to be eligible generally?...

Started by Flexnuts‎, May 26th, 2012 11:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,371
July 1st, 2012, 03:40 PM Go to last post

Mtach moving company

Hi all I am looking for a company to match move 3000 frames or so. They will also need to supply the element rendered plus the tracking information. Please send me some names of companies. India, UK ...anywhere really. Need it tracked asap! as always:) Regards

Started by ddtddt‎, June 21st, 2012 08:27 AM
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June 27th, 2012, 10:56 AM Go to last post

Companies that do VFX for lots of artsy/indie features? (outside the US)

Companies listed here have done VFX work for multiple movies of at least some substance in the past ~3 years, sorted roughly by the percentage of those movies out of all their projects (and countries sorted by the average percentage among their studios). The sorting is obviously somewhat subjective...

Started by notthere‎, May 5th, 2012 06:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,078
June 13th, 2012, 05:42 AM Go to last post

comp 3d so that it looks like real

Hi, normally i have a live action plate to comp 3d passes into it. So i can use the live action plate as a reference for the 3d stuff and it is easer to match 3d and 2d. But at the moment i have a complete 3d shot which should look like real. Can anyone give me some hints or tips what...

Started by impression‎, June 7th, 2012 03:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 913
June 11th, 2012, 01:50 AM Go to last post

Please explain the following process.....

why they unwrapped the sequence, instead of that they can take damaged skin from 3d model with textured area in alpha and comp.VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzSHXR_pAKw&feature=youtu.be and how to do the 3d projection

Started by kreesh‎, June 7th, 2012 08:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 607
June 7th, 2012, 12:07 PM Go to last post

Trailer vfx shots vs Final movie vfx shots

I've poring over some of the online analysis of the new Prometheus trailer. This article in Den of Geek was going through frame by frame and pointed out the discrepancy between 2 versions of the same shot in the 2 different trailers. Now, I thought it was fairly common knowledge that...

Started by kero‎, March 19th, 2012 09:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,903
May 3rd, 2012, 07:51 AM Go to last post

3D camera vs real camera

Hi all, I hope my questions are in the right forum, I need to match a 3d camera in Cinema 4D with a real camera. It's for a shoot that involves motion control. We setup a few shots in Cinema 4d and exported them as an FBX file for the motion control guys so they can use it to shoot a couple...

Started by hanswillem‎, April 13th, 2012 03:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,971
April 22nd, 2012, 01:46 PM Go to last post

Moved: My new - Film Vfx Compositing reel. 2012

Started by peter nemec‎, April 19th, 2012 04:07 AM
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April 19th, 2012, 12:46 PM Go to last post

Stabilizing old video

Hey guys, need some help. I have an old b&w video, something like 20's-30's. The camera is motionless, however the footage is damn shaky, it is changing the position for several pixels every frame, lots of artifacts and tons of grain. I tried tracking in Nuke, AE CS5.5, Mocha, even Boujou. No...

Started by Vladimir Zharov‎, April 16th, 2012 03:11 AM
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Views: 974
April 18th, 2012, 11:35 AM Go to last post

Polytrans (Okino) Everyone heard of it?

I watched recently a tutorial from one of the giants in VFX industry and talked to some people as well about it, It seams some studios are using this plugin to transfer full data from 3ds max/Maya/LW/XSI/Rhino etc... this is like a dream come true to any artist who wanted to work in a studio with...

Started by Boris28‎, March 24th, 2012 07:21 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 686
March 24th, 2012, 07:21 AM Go to last post

Portable software

Is there a way to create portable versions of AE CS4, Fusion or Nuke, so that they could be executed from a usb flashdrive without installing? I don't need using extra plug-ins, just the basic stuff. Thanks.

Started by Vladimir Zharov‎, March 11th, 2012 07:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,451
March 14th, 2012, 12:05 PM Go to last post

Best way to track this shot

Hi Guys, Im having trouble getting a fixed track on this shot. It was filmed on GoPro HD. Due to the caustics and resolution and grain, water distortion etc, im having alot of trouble getting a locked track. I have tried undistorting the plate, CC'ing it to remove most of the milkyness, 3d...

Started by matakus‎, February 29th, 2012 10:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,522
March 1st, 2012, 04:03 AM Go to last post

Reel presentation

Hey guys, how're you doing? I got one small question, however a very important one. I've consulted several vfx gurus but I wanna know the society opinion. I'm going to release a reel soon. The purpose of the reel is to find clients who need some amount of vfx done in a movie or a commercial or a...

Started by Vladimir Zharov‎, February 29th, 2012 12:55 AM
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Views: 734
February 29th, 2012, 12:55 AM Go to last post
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human character fighting with an alien creature

Dear Friends, I was looking for a workflow which helps me shooting/ filming a live action in which the :). Any inputs would be highly appreciated. Regards SMS007

Started by sms007‎, February 21st, 2012 12:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,379
February 22nd, 2012, 02:02 AM Go to last post
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Compositing goodies

Massive updates in a collection of tools, tips and articles about compositing: http://www.vfxpedia.com/index.php?title=User:Gringo http://www.pigsfly.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5549&view=findpost&p=19852

Started by Gringo‎, December 11th, 2011 02:40 PM
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February 19th, 2012, 10:21 AM Go to last post

What's the versionator tool for?

Edit>Node>Filename>Set Versions

Started by hiphopcr‎, February 10th, 2012 11:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,355
February 10th, 2012, 02:11 PM Go to last post

"Virtual studio" solutions

Hello! I tried to find a thread on virtual studio work (mainly realtime camera track + realtime chroma key + comp) but didn't find any. We are aiming to launch production of a tv series featured with heavy vfx work next autumn, and now looking for the best solution for our needs to get the...

Started by maknien‎, January 21st, 2012 11:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,717
February 5th, 2012, 12:05 AM Go to last post

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