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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,04/05/13 04:04:34 PM

A Beautiful Animated Short Explores the Facets of Mental Illness

Evan Viera's beautiful, award-winning short animation "Caldera" was inspired by his father's mental health issues.

Viera says, "'Caldera' is inspired by my father's struggle with schizoaffective disorder. In states of delusion, my father has danced on the rings of Saturn, spoken with angels, and fled from his demons. He has lived both a fantastical and haunting life, but one that's invisible to the most of us. In our differing understanding of reality, we blindly mandate his medication, assimilate him to our marginalizing culture, and entirely misinterpret him for all he is worth. Caldera aims to not only venerate my father, but all brilliant minds forged in the haunted depths of psychosis."

Read more here on Creative Bloq. Watch "Caldera" below.

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04/05/13 04:04:34 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,04/01/13 04:04:27 PM

A Breakdown of the VFX of 'Olympus Has Fallen'

In this VFX breakdown video from Worldwide FX, see how Washington DC was brought to explosive life via greenscreen, composites and CGI in action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.

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04/01/13 04:04:27 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,03/21/13 04:03:09 PM

Dell Helps Soho VFX Siege the Castle in Time for 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Premiere

Dell’s comprehensive media and entertainment solutions helped Soho VFX deliver 214 visual effects for Jack the Giant Slayer, a fantasy—adventure film based on the Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tales.

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03/21/13 04:03:09 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,03/15/13 12:03:35 PM

Imogen Heap and Deadmau5 Crowdsource from 19 Animators to Create Music Video

To create the music video for Deadmau5 and Imogen Heap's collaboration "Telemiscommunications," the artists staged a competition for animators. They posted a brief which included a set storyline, sketches of where the main character needed to be on the screen at a given time, and a color palette. The final result features contributions from 19 animators.

Says project director Colin Gordon, "We had to think about how the piece would work as a whole and not necessarily who we thought was the best animator, so it was about getting a good mix of styles and techniques as much as anything."

Watch below and read more here on Creative Review.

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03/15/13 12:03:35 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,03/14/13 04:03:41 PM

Framestore Makes Army of 80 for Olly Murs Music Video

Director Vaughan Arnell and visual effects Framestore didn't take Olly Murs' single title "Amry of Two" literally when they created nearly 80 Murs to populate the music video.

Explains Framestore's head of Flame Ben Cronin, "With limits on the track length we settled on a series of 25-30 second moves with a motion control track, using the full 4:3 sensor at 3K and locking the cameras tilt and pan...We rotoscoped/soft masked and composited the Ollys at 3K. To achieve the camera moves we didn't ‘pan and scan’ but panned the Flame camera around the 3K image, which produces a more realistic result. Along with that we countered the lens distortion before and re-distorted after to reflect the zoom lens changing its field of view.”"

Watch the video below and read more here.

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03/14/13 04:03:41 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,03/14/13 11:03:00 AM

Poetica Takes a CG Journey with Trek

As if borne of a dream, Poetica’s beautifully monochromatic spec film for Trek Bicycles bares the distinct look and feel of a surreal mindscape. The piece, conceptualized by Poetica Creative Director Steve Tozzi and brought to life with the help of CG Director, Lead Animator John Clausing and Senior Flame Artist Aaron Vasquez, is an expressive 3D ode to the rider’s unique connection to the Trek brand.

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03/14/13 11:03:00 AM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,03/06/13 06:03:39 PM

Using Puppetry, CGI and Performance Capture for 'Oz The Great and Powerful'

When Sam Raimi wanted to capture authentic performances for two of his fantastical characters in Oz The Great and Powerful, he turned to a unique combination of performance capture, puppetry and CGI.

Says Raimi, "More than anything, the strength of this script was the humanity in it and that’s the strength of the great classic Wizard of Oz movie. So I challenged my visual effects designer with 'How can I make these characters more human than human? I want to capture Joey [King]’s performance absolutely. I want to capture Zack [Braff]’s performance absolutely. I don’t want a CG performance.' Then he said, 'Then we will do just that. We will capture them with the camera. We won’t do the motion control. We won’t have their performance drive some computer android.'"

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03/06/13 06:03:39 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,02/22/13 05:02:16 PM

Brickyard Helps Adobe Execute Trick Play for Big Game Ad

Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot “Animals,” a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online. Conceived by ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and directed by Tom Routson of Tool of North America, the spot features a pair of whip-smart talking animals.

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02/22/13 05:02:16 PM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,02/22/13 11:02:13 AM

Inside the Visual Effects of 'A Good Day to Die Hard'

FXGuide talks to visual effects supervisor Everett Burrell about four of the major sequences in A Good Day to Die Hard. Find out the inner workings of creating Chernobyl, crashing an Mi-26, shootouts, car chases and more. Read the full piece here.

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02/22/13 11:02:13 AM

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,02/21/13 01:02:39 PM

ILM Takes Us Behind-the-Scenes of 'The Avengers' Visual Effects

ILM has posted a series of behind-the-scenes video showcasing their visual effects work for The Avengers, last year's biggest box office hit. First off, they explain how they recreated New York City for an epic climactic battle scene.

Below are a couple of featurettes all about creating the fully CGI Hulk using motion capture.

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02/21/13 01:02:39 PM

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