31 March 2012 • 10:37 0
Do you wanna be a CG-artist? Than it is time to start applying for schools such as Digital graphics in Stockholm.
Read more below in Swedish.
”Nu är det dags att söka till Digital Graphics för höstens start. Digital Graphics är en 2-årig 3d-utbildning främst inriktad mot reklam och filmproduktion. Sista ansökningsdag är 30 april. Studentarbeten kan man hitta på www.digitalgraphics.se och ansökningsinstruktioner på www.nackademin.se.”
Filed under: School/students, Digital graphics
29 March 2012 • 8:21 0
We had the honor to direct the intro to BigBig studios VITA game Little Deviants. Nice graphical stuff in 3D world from Visual art in Stockholm.
Sony Computer Entertainment and BigBig Studios fell in love with Christians take on the intro and outro to Little Deviants. With a 2D and paper treated feel it really felt like the right thing to do and it turned out really good. Working closely to the BigBig studios getting our hands on all the game assets really streamlined the production. If you want to see the outro, buy the game and finish it!
CREDITS: Director: Christian Lindqvist Exec. Producer: Jörgen Lilja Client: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe/BigBig Studios 3D lead artist: Oskar Wahlberg Animation: Jonas Ekman, Dan Faxe, Dan Santos, Marcus Ottosson 3D: Henrik Eklundh, Damir Filipovic 2D motion graphics: Gustaf Holmsten 2D Comp: Calle Granström
Filed under: 3D, Animation, Inspiration, Visual art
27 March 2012 • 23:03 0
The big talk of today in the US vfx community.
Read more at vfx soldier.http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/the-paying-to-work-for-free-vfx-business-model/#comments
Filed under: 3D, School/students, vfxsoldier
27 March 2012 • 0:25 0
Fido is looking for a Pipeline R&D Technical Director
Fido is looking for a Pipeline R&D Technical Director to join our permanent team to work on feature film and commercial productions and to continually improve pipeline, solve problems and maintain the production workflow.
Fido is one of the leading providers of visual effects in Scandinavia. Some of our latest work includes Underworld – Awakening (stereoscopic version), Attack the Block and Iron Sky. We’re currently working on Kon Tiki and a range of commercials and we have a number of exciting projects coming up. Our state of the art production pipeline supports both our feature film and commercial projects using a range of different tools including Maya, Nuke, Houdini,Katana, Mari, Mudbox, Renderman, V-Ray, Tractor etc.
Responsibilities include:
Pipeline development, customization and supportResearch, recommend and implement improvements to our workflows that will improve productivity or communication.Support and maintain FTrack (our asset management and production tracking system)Communicate with artists, department leads, and supervisors on a daily basis to understand day to day production workflow needs.Training and Documentation
Requirements:
3+ years professional experience in film visual effects / animation production workflows.Strong skills in Python and familiarity with other scripting languages used in production.Excellent problem solving skillsGood knowledge of LinuxFamiliarity with network render queuing systems is a plus (we’re using Pixar’s Tractor).Knowledge of networking and performance issues that arise with automated tools.Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in high pressure environments.Scripting knowledge in Autodesk Maya and Nuke. (Houdini is a plus)Knowledge of 3D/2D production software APIs a plusKnowledge of manage and administrate SVN or GIT repositories is a plus
In May 2011 Fido Film was acquired by Forestlight Studio, a Swedish film studio that produces 3D animated feature films aimed at children and families for the international market. Included under the Forestlight group is also Noble Entertainment, one of Sweden’s strongest independant film distribution companies who has, since 2002, distributed more than 600 films to both cinema and dvd. For more information go to www.forestlight.se andwww.nobleentertainment.comPlease send your resume to Fredrik Limsäter, fredrik.limsater@fido.se
26 March 2012 • 8:40 0
Great inspirational reel from Bastiaan Koch who has credits in a lost of awesome vfx features.
Also watch Marauder films 3rd letter short film tha Baastian has produced.
Filed under: 3D, CG, Feature film, shortfilm, Baastian Koch
26 March 2012 • 8:33 0
Cool stop motion animation from Wes Anderson and Laika for Sony xperia. Worth a look!
Filed under: Animation, Commercial, Stop motion
26 March 2012 • 0:02 0
You probably already seen it but it’s worth putting to my collection of CG work @ vfxsverige.
Filed under: 3D, VFX, Swedish house mafia
25 March 2012 • 11:52 0
New tv spot for Brave.
Filed under: 3D, Animation, Feature film, Brave, pixar
21 March 2012 • 8:27 0
New reels from Lost liner. Keep up with the good stuff!
Filed under: 3D, Animation, CG, Commercial, showreel, Lost Liner
21 March 2012 • 8:19 0
Great article from Fxguide about 6 ads from vfx houses around the world.
We break down six recent TVCs with visual effects work from studios around the world – Mikros Image, Fuel VFX, Zoic Studios, Glassworks Amsterdam, Mothership/Digital Domain and MPC.
Nissan Juke, ‘Built to Thrill’ – Mikros Image
Building a skydiving car looks surprisingly easily in this Nissan Juke TVC directed by Lieven Van Baelen, with visual effects by Mikros Image. At Mikros, Christophe Huchet was VFX producer, with Antoine Carlon and Laurent Creusot acting as VFX shooting supervisors as well as CG lead and 2D/Flame artist, respectively. We talk to the studio about the ad’s main challenges.
The spot begins with an intrepid driver jumping out of a plane and buckled into a car seat. Soon enough, he is positioned into a car body by skydivers, who get to work – mid-air of course – adding a roof, tires, engine and steering wheel. These plates were filmed against bluescreen with the parachutists and car suspended on wires and the action following detailed storyboards.
Bluescreen plate.
Final shot.
“There were two cameras on the set (in South Africa),” says Mikros, “one was with a cameraman standing on track or on a cradle and the other one on a remote jointed arm controlled by three operators. There were a lot of wires to clean up as there were up to nine parachutists shot at the same time. Each of them was hung by four wires plus the car. We had to deal with ‘restore’ on their faces and clothes. We completed an urban matte painting behind the clouds for high-angle shots. To add realism to the shot, we had to add cameras shakes and vibrations to simulate a real skydive, inspired by real shots references.”
Read full story:
http://www.fxguide.com/featured/around-the-world-in-six-ads/
Filed under: Behind the scenes, CG, Commercial, VFX, fxguide
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