Category Archives: Visual Effects

Editing in Stereoscopic 3D

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jonny

Gordon Burkell has a fantastic article introducing some key concepts to be understood when editing in stereoscopic 3D over on masteringfilm.com. Cutting in 3D Burkell’s article covers the importance of shot choice, pacing and use of depth scripts when understanding … Continue reading →

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Compositing Visual Effects – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jonny

Eric Bever talks through some of the visual effects compositing that Digital Domain created for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo at NAB 2012. FX Guide has several hours of footage now available online from their original live stream from the … Continue reading →

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Batman The Dark Knight Post Production

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jonny

I’m a big fan of Christopher Nolan’s movies, I can’t think of one I haven’t enjoyed both from an entertainment perspective and a craft or technical one. Whilst rummaging around on the internet I came across these articles on The … Continue reading →

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Andrew Stanton on editing John Carter – Pixar’s latest film

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jonny

The Making of John Carter from Mars Andrew Stanton talks through the post-production challenges involved in creating John Carter which is Pixar’s latest film and their first live action endeavour. Some really interesting insights on the specific story hurdles faced … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes 2 Visual Effects Breakdown

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jonny

FXguide.com has a very thorough breakdown of some of the key special effects shots for Guy Richie’s Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. There are some interesting behind the scenes clips, along with a wealth of technical detail.

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Free stock footage and After Effects tutorials

Posted on January 29, 2012 by jonny

If you need some free stock footage for your effects work and you’ve not yet checked out videocopilot.net then you’ve been missing out on a tremendous wealth of free goodies and amazing After Effects video tutorials, professional tools and plugins… Fire … Continue reading →

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Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Visual Effects Breakdown

Posted on January 18, 2012 by jonny

The digital effects behind – GWTDT Fxguide.com (probably the best place to go for insider sfx info on the net) has an interesting visual effects breakdown on the digital effects behind David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. There … Continue reading →

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