Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=c2e671db8bfd8686d347ecb547cfdb81 Sun, 20 May 2012 16:45:07 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/OAWZA_p7Dho/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/proteigon-a-geometric-stop-motion-magic/ Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:27 +0000 Earlier today I came across Proteigon (video above), a fantastic short film directed by Steven Briand during a two month internship with Partizan. Get ready to be blown away by this great little number, created with little more than a camera, some paper, and an impressive understanding of geometry. As far as I'm concerned this is just another great example of how you don’t need big budgets...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/OAWZA_p7Dho" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/7sW95CH4VP4/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/HhEqqw4ay-U/ http://www.escapestudios.com/new-free-tutorial-sculpting-smoke-in-maya-fluids/ Fri, 18 May 2012 14:02:20 +0000 This month's free tutorial was JUST posted and we can't wait to tell you about it! In this month's tutorial, you'll learn how vfx pros achieve a realistic smoke simulation. We’re talking about the heavy, ‘bubbling’, dry ice type smoke that covers the floor, creating another level of atmosphere within a shot. You’ve probably seen what we’re talking about in movies like ‘Hellboy II: The...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/HhEqqw4ay-U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/tbpZPoAq-E0/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/ITxZkCsWP9g/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/sculpting-smoke-for-a-dry-ice-effect-with-maya-fluids/ Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 Many of you have been eagerly anticipating May’s free tutorial, and I’m delighted to announce to you all that it’s now live. So check it out here. Realistic smoke simulation is no easy task at the best of times, but in this month’s free tutorial Mark Spevick (Head of 3D here at Escape Studios) demonstrates how you can create the wonderfully cinematic ‘dry ice’ effect. This is the heavy smoke...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/ITxZkCsWP9g" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/wYlcQii0E54/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/aJ7ra4Cn9yg/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/studio-workshop-final-gather-maps/ Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Ladies and gents, welcome to another Studios Assistant blog. Today's topic: Final Gather Maps. I'm going to assume you know what Final Gather is (referred to as FG from now on), because you're all intelligent people and you know what you’re doing. I can't explain it properly in a short blog post, so what we've done for you is to split this session into two parts. Firstly, I'm going to talk...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/aJ7ra4Cn9yg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/HjgE5vVPl_U/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/CkArATaX6Hs/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/warrior-women/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 We live in a time of minimalistic female role models. Gone are the days where young females looked up to icons like Florence Nightingale, Rosa Parks and The Pankhurst Sisters. If you look at our culture today we are inundated with reality TV role models. In no way do I have any issues with reality TV, everyone needs a little light relief in their lives and if watching the current episode of...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/CkArATaX6Hs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/blSdI-04anM/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/8FZbeQBhd50/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/a-decisive-moment/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 “The decisive moment. It is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression” Henri Cartier-Bresson Chaos Group are a software development studio who provide rendering solutions for the architectural, automotive, VFX, film, media and entertainment industries....<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/8FZbeQBhd50" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/nlRGmSZww8Y/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/-gws61WDRnQ/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/hungry-enough-to-take-on-the-avengers/ Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:45 +0000 You may think we are a little behind the curve with posting our views on the new Avengers Assemble movie. That, my friends, is where you are wrong. We don’t want to be just like everyone else. We want a new angle, something fresh, something different and something utterly delicious. If you are starting to wonder where we are going with this, do not fret! And after exerting all our man power...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/-gws61WDRnQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/rgllLUwIdq0/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/csI4DizM77w/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/isn-t-it-marvel-lous/ Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:19 +0000 We just can’t get enough of Marvel at the moment. And they are back again with one of the most popular characters coming back to the big screen, The Amazing Spider-Man. This film has Andrew Garfield of The Social Network fame, starring as Peter Parker in an untold story that presents us with a different version of Spider-Man. It is due in cinemas from July 3rd, but you probably knew...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/csI4DizM77w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/0VucZnNE9To/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/3saHnpiQRwo/ http://www.escapestudios.com/how-the-third-floor-helped-to-shape-the-avengers/ Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:48 +0000 Ever wonder what the difference is between previs, techvis, and postvis? This article goes through each step in the process as put together by our friends at The Third Floor, who were involved even at the storyboard level on the blockbuster "The Avengers". The team there were able to work closely with Director Joss Whedon and VFX Supervisor Janek Sirrs on all aspects of the film. You've...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/3saHnpiQRwo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/fWG5Oedv4tU/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/OgXxX9wHSys/ http://www.escapestudios.com/attend-and-win/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:32:34 +0000 Don't miss out on your chance to win a free V-Ray license at our upcoming event at our Santa Monica studio on Thursday May 17th. Join us as we host an evening with Director Andy Hall from a52 and Lon Grohs from Chaos Group. Andy will be showing us some cool, award-winning commercials he recently directed for the Red Cross. They look like they were shot stop-motion, but amazingly, they're...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/OgXxX9wHSys" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/hIc8x7dfWEg/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/sGjMdJs65-Y/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/all-the-best-things-are-made-from-scratch-cannes-2012/ Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 We would like to be one of the first to congratulate Assimilate for their success at the Cannes Festival 2012. Although the winning films are yet to be announced, several films on the competition's roster have been created using SCRATCH, Assimilate’s digital workflow and post-production tools. SCRATCH has been used on recent screen successes like The Artist, Thor and Underworld: Awakening as...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/sGjMdJs65-Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/4V_bj-oJomU/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/hERWrhdIonw/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/built-by-self-confessed-industry-nerds/ Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000 With the divide between 2D and 3D becoming increasingly indistinguishable, I thought I'd share some information about an interesting alternative to Nuke’s default scanline render node and indeed much of Nuke’s current 3D shading tool set. Lighting, shading and working with animated geometry becomes greatly enhanced once you install the 'look-dev, lighting and rendering 3D toolkit' AtomKraft...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/hERWrhdIonw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/xZyOWwCBPjI/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/7k7JDdFaDI4/ http://www.escapestudios.com/escape-studios-checks-out-rhythm-and-hues/ Tue, 15 May 2012 22:47:57 +0000 Last Friday, some of the Escape staff &amp; students were given the opportunity to visit the El Segundo studios of Rhythm &amp; Hues, one of the premier studios in the VFX industry. Rhythm &amp; Hues has led the way in CG animation with their work on such features as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Golden Compass and Hop. Currently they are working on Ang Lee's next film Life of...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/7k7JDdFaDI4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/A5XbJUgy8Lw/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/PXRBMWKyAcs/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/head-of-maya-development-at-the-mill/ Tue, 15 May 2012 10:44:32 +0000 This year, Escape Studios is ten years old, and it’s a pretty big deal for us. It’s also a big deal for all of the students who we’ve trained over the years and are now dotted throughout the world of VFX. So, from now on, every week, we’re going to be launching a story from our escapee Wall of Fame which will showcase all of the escapees who have gone on to work on the biggest and boldest...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/PXRBMWKyAcs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/5tQ05pNPOkc/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/0NTGs617weU/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/its-not-just-mums-that-go-to-iceland/ Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Honestly this is not about the supermarket chain Iceland but did you like what we did there? We do have our moments. Anyway… in the past 10 or so years Iceland has become a hotspot for movie and TV shoots, and after seeing these photos we aren’t surprised! Leirhnjúkur Jökulsárgljúfur National Park  Hverir Utterly breath-taking right? Captured by husband and wife Erlend and...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/0NTGs617weU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/S2RVDQdDGoI/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/KUQ8yFaQVwI/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/under-the-hood/ Tue, 15 May 2012 09:36:27 +0000 As a follow-up to my post on learning resources for coding, I'd like to share our recent efforts to open source some of our in-house code. We've got an in-house web development team that plans and codes up new features for our different web applications. These are built upon the shoulders of some big open source PHP frameworks: symfony/Symfony2, Zend and the SilverStripe Framework...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/KUQ8yFaQVwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/e7TSHwYZfKM/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/iTprFgupnuI/ http://www.escapestudios.com/is-implosion-the-new-explosion/ Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:22 +0000 Slate Magazine has very nicely summarized an emerging trend - big Hollywood blockbusters are shying away from explosions, instead using the subtler but somehow more frightening implosion to tell the story of utter destruction. The article attributes this vogue to a combination of two factors: while the cost of computer-generated VFX has gone down, the cost of in-camera practical effects...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/iTprFgupnuI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/0HVLo6qLwRw/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/vdvezc6Ntgg/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/think-it-s-cg-think-again-part-two/ Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 Welcome back to part two of our series on effects that you thought were CG. Independence Day was a great movie, putting aside the actual plot, for all the special effects that were in it. There was that great scene where the fireball engulfed New York and we see the wall of flames rushing in a very strange manner down the streets. This effect is hard to achieve with CG, even if it was...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/vdvezc6Ntgg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/eYkfiWnD3XQ/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/oubrDZGEiLU/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/real-time-path-tracing-bunny/ Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Want to see a demo of how computer games will look in the not too distant future? You are in luck. Here is a big breakdancing bunny courtesy of Samuel Lapere. Forgive us, the quality isn't great but it's still pretty phenomenal. Lapere is a graphics developer at OTOY, working on the holy CG grail of real-time photorealistic graphics. This big breakdancing bunny was created using Brigade...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/oubrDZGEiLU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/eJr0dmg_SGM/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/DaURk8ooiLA/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/marmalade-sandwich-anyone/ Mon, 14 May 2012 08:30:00 +0000 I am destined to never grow up and quite frankly I refuse to see why I can’t stay immature for my entire life. I loved every single aspect of my childhood but the most memorable things for me were TV shows. Saturday mornings you would find me virtually attached to the TV for cartoon after cartoon. And another thing you should know is that I have a penchant for all things a little kitsch...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/DaURk8ooiLA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/MPbZqaC3q7I/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/lhM_UptsT2E/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/think-it-s-cg-think-again/ Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Special effects with computer graphics are all the rage recently. There are very few films produced these days without jaw dropping stunts courtesy of the digital department. But a lot of directors still prefer to shoot the real thing if they can as it nearly always looks better than the CG equivalent. I am going to post a series of blogs to show some of these effects that you may have...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/lhM_UptsT2E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/VzDOddAdNfU/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/zcpt5LB7Ejg/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/highway-to-the-danger-zone-zbrush-webinar/ Fri, 11 May 2012 09:59:03 +0000 We had the pleasure of working with the ever so entertaining Paul Gaboury, 3D Application Engineer at Pixologic, for a special webinar to showcase the newly added features in ZBrush 4R3. There was a little issue with time zones so for the lucky few that checked in a little early we were treated to some incredible bonus material from Paul, not to mention his hilarious stand-up routine and a...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/zcpt5LB7Ejg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/pdVvfrJpW28/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/xaOVd9O3lsg/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/flying-the-flag-and-carrying-the-torch/ Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 As we all know the countdown to the 2012 Olympics is on, in fact it is at 77 days to be precise. The buzz of the Olympics is infectious and seems like a time for us to celebrate all things British, especially when it comes to VFX. So thankfully I found this in little beauty in the VFX news this week, the final version of Studio AKA’s introduction sequence for the BBC and their Olympic Torch...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/xaOVd9O3lsg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/sUzVdLT0Wpc/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/KGoIo6LeYxA/ http://www.escapestudios.com/stunning-commercial-work-from-escape-studios-graduate-justin-wentz/ Thu, 10 May 2012 21:39:32 +0000 One of our recent graduates  - who was hired as a Matte Painter at The Mill in Los Angeles - posted this commercial that he just worked on for Pepsi. Take a look at this extended version. It's SO well done! Congratulations to Justin and the rest of the team at The Mill that worked on this spot. It's really impressive. To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/KGoIo6LeYxA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/IuxP2c8-McQ/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/5u5gcqZBlzY/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/dedication-required-2/ Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000 Ever wondered how much you change in the space of 4.5 years? Would you take a photo of yourself every single day and then animate it? The anonymous internet moniker and social media magician "clickflashwhirr" has monitored exactly how her appearance has changed by logging a daily photograph of herself. With the series of images beginning in September 2006 the posts continue to update and log...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/5u5gcqZBlzY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/isXXoVihXts/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/56dWXg2oDFQ/ http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/finger-puppets-they-really-bring-out-the-kid-in-me/ Thu, 10 May 2012 10:44:25 +0000 Batman? The Dark Knight? Wonder Woman? Not really, but these incredibly detailed, hand-crafted finger puppet designs by Tamara Maynes recall iconic heroes and villains who we’ve seen in the pages of comic books and as blockbusters on the big screen. So we have Angle Man, Rocket Woman, Bird Man, Star Man and all other unique Hero Fingers. I wonder if we’re going to see them in action in some...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/56dWXg2oDFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-co-uk-blog/~3/duNFBs7h928/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/PxiNkHZv_kA/ http://www.escapestudios.com/old-school-model-and-miniature-goodness/ Thu, 10 May 2012 00:12:45 +0000 Oh, how I love looking at this site! My bread and butter is compositing - CG elements and their layers, elements shot against greenscreen, roto, clean-up and etc - but I nevertheless have an affinity for the old-school way of doing things. Check out the forced perspective installment and marvel at the cleverness of early visual effects filmmakers. See how our forbearers in visual...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/PxiNkHZv_kA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/19VRVKBZVeQ/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/VKP0xIeOjy0/ http://www.escapestudios.com/escapee-todd-williams-at-nab2012-with-autodesk/ Fri, 04 May 2012 14:03:20 +0000 US Escapee Todd Williams went to NAB this year to help our friends at Autodesk with their booth on the floor. Here is his coverage of his time there. We hope you enjoy! Upon my arrival on Sunday, April 14, 2012, Autodesk held an off site event for the unveiling of the newly redesigned product, Smoke 2013. I was greeted by some of the great Autodesk employees and I was presented with my tasks...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/VKP0xIeOjy0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/4KttH2vuxbc/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/X5IevqeTDVk/ http://www.escapestudios.com/free-tutorial-scarab-beetles-blog-escape-studios/ Thu, 03 May 2012 17:05:53 +0000 This month's intermediate level tutorial shows you how to create a mass of scurrying scarab beetles similar to those you’ve seen in "The Mummy" films. Our VFX instructor Dan Shutt will demonstrate how to animate hundreds of scarab beetles using a combination of goal objects and particle instancing. It's a more advanced tutorial, but once you learn it you'll be able to apply the technique to...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/X5IevqeTDVk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/em__ty2VeUs/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/C3RD9wpNaFY/ http://www.escapestudios.com/suitcase-sized-rube-goldberg-machine-by-heyheyhey/ Thu, 03 May 2012 16:09:47 +0000 I love VFX as much and the next nerd but sometimes you really have to appreciate the practical magic that some people can come up with. Case in point, this amazing, suitcase sized Rube Goldberg machine by Dutch directors HeyHeyHey (Elske van der Putten &amp; Erik Sjouerman).  I can't imagine how long this had to have taken them, it really is a feat of imagination, ingenuity and beauty. I'm...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/C3RD9wpNaFY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/utgVK6VLNCk/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/XkvMhaOyIWM/ http://www.escapestudios.com/gweek-of-the-week/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:01:41 +0000 VFX Supervisor and all around wonderful guy Kevin Mack is Gweek of the week for Boing Boing. Listen to this podcast and hear some amusing anecdotes about Walt Disney, Tinkerbell, comics, and Fight Club, amongst other things. Kevin's art page features his Houdini-created fluid dynamics simulations. Be sure to check out his trivia page for nuggets such as how it felt to say "Love is Groovy"...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/XkvMhaOyIWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/lyvvXERp9_Y/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/Pdkph1ff2uc/ http://www.escapestudios.com/the-dark-knight-rises-final-trailer/ Wed, 02 May 2012 22:49:55 +0000 Are you ready for this? Christopher Nolan's final Installment in his beloved Batman Trilogy is almost out and here is the final trailer. Looks like our buddies at Double Negative are at it again with some amazing VFX work (check out that bridge collapse!). The Dark Knight Rises hits a theater near you on July 20th  To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/Pdkph1ff2uc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/Ug7q3j3cU4E/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/UFWTXUoxlfY/ http://www.escapestudios.com/free-webinar-explore-the-new-zbrush4r3-features/ Wed, 02 May 2012 16:04:49 +0000 As many VFX artists know, ZBrush is an incredible digital sculpting tool that allows you to model, texture and paint in both 3D and 2.5D. To introduce the latest tools now available in the newest version of this software - ZBrush4R3 - we'll be hosting a webinar on May 10th, 2012 with Pixologic's 3D Application Engineer, Paul Gaboury. He'll be presenting all the cool new features including...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/UFWTXUoxlfY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/mldGRn9Z--U/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/KQUUFQ1WrDs/ http://www.escapestudios.com/hot-smokin-deal-on-vfx-bootcamps/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:57:17 +0000 Summer is almost here, so what will YOU be doing during summer vacation? Watching TV? Surfing the internet? Hanging out all day at Starbuck's? Don't sit around and do nothing! Take advantage of the time off and do something fun! Explore the world of visual effects and compositing at one of Escape Studios' month-long VFX Bootcamps. This is a great opportunity to get your feet wet and learn...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/KQUUFQ1WrDs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/nyc18tnV8GQ/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/PLqrtJJV7JE/ http://www.escapestudios.com/summer-blockbusters-mean-work-for-vfx/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:01:01 +0000 It's summertime, and that means loads of new movies in the theaters.  This LA Times article outlines what we all know - great movies contain great visual effects! And they cost money to make. Overall spending is up 29% - although according to this article not all of that money goes into making better VFX.  Some of it goes toward ensuring that the body of work is delivered in a timely...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/PLqrtJJV7JE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/sk-XicNIQQE/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/5bs5ANUJGWI/ http://www.escapestudios.com/fun-pirate-s-spoof/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:06:13 +0000 A fun spoof on Pirates "Band of Misfits" &amp; "Hunger Games" Enjoy the Mashup...savvy?  To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/5bs5ANUJGWI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/PCDula4uaCo/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/QUldDniJeE4/ http://www.escapestudios.com/prometheus-and-progress/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:57:32 +0000 It's been an exciting and challenging term for my new students.  We are learning many great compositing methods; like Advanced Rotoscoping, Roto /Paint Clean-up and now we are about to finish up our Keying Week 5. We had a great lecture today and afterwards we shared Comping techniques and watched a few favorite trailers. One of my students was very excited about the release of Prometheus....<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/QUldDniJeE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/JN2oXjS974M/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/TPDjKJQFFs8/ http://www.escapestudios.com/hollywood-abandoning-35mm-film/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:54:52 +0000 I read this article in the LA weekly with great interest - as a visual effects artist confined to digital I can see the perceived cost savings of going all-digital. But as I've learned in my own photo collection, the momentos that last the longest are the negatives and the prints - firstly, they're readily visible (once you unarchive) without the use of specialized technology that may or may...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/TPDjKJQFFs8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/7VAfwk2Q6jk/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/8j4UO6C8BtA/ http://www.escapestudios.com/15-super-cool-vfx-breakdowns/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:56 +0000 Good morning! Here's a fun link to peruse with your cornflakes and coffee! Which is your favorite? To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/8j4UO6C8BtA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/T_P_V-KH8OY/ http://feeds.escapestudios.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~3/nBVntE3msQk/ http://www.escapestudios.com/a-sense-of-scale/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:10:06 +0000 A big head's up to our friends in the UK office - You have to go see this movie!  It premieres at the Sci-Fi London Festival on May 6th and according to the website, 50% of tickets are sold! It looks amazing.  It appears to chronicle the lost art of model-making and features interviews with many old and dear friends, like Les Ekker, Gene Rizzardi, Matthew Gratzner and, of course, the... To...<br/> <br/> To read the full article, and for more stories like this one, visit our blog.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/escape-studios-blog/~4/nBVntE3msQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/escape-studios-com-blog/~3/VNsOxsDgMMs/