http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: VFX - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:29:11 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/super-dad#post-71333 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:24:44 +0000 birdcat 71333@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Cute.  You made me smile (being a father to three boys and stepfather to another boy and four girls).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/super-dad#post-71329 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:03:52 +0000 partizansk 71329@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This is a tribute to all the Dads out there!</p> <p>Hope you can appreciate it. Leave a comment or a suggestion.</p> <p>Thank you for watching.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/HSYljhgQZqc" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/HSYljhgQZqc</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-sequence-with-vfx-and-model-animation#post-71251 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:34:23 +0000 Kenkyusha 71251@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Looked good with&nbsp;three&nbsp;(very) minor critiques:</p> <p>1) the track was off on the laser beam going into his hands at a couple of points</p> <p>2) the physics of the robot fall didn't 'feel' quite right</p> <p>3) the jump to flight effect, he took off before extending his legs.</p> <p>The compositing of the laser beam/rock explosions were excellent!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-sequence-with-vfx-and-model-animation#post-71243 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:44:04 +0000 SargeHero 71243@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nice video. Is that a toy model chromakeyed or did you model the robot yourself on a 3D modeling program? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-sequence-with-vfx-and-model-animation#post-71236 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:38:04 +0000 partizansk 71236@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Guys, I made this video where I tried to use a model robot. It is first time I tried to use a model in my videos. If you will be so kind, have a look and let me know what do you think about it.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/PsvwEpbQlw4" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/PsvwEpbQlw4</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/modern-warfare-inspired-video#post-69864 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:39:40 +0000 pseudosafari 69864@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>pretty sweet.  i liked some of your other stuff on your youtube channel, too. who doesn't like blow em up shoot em up?  only criticism i have is at 0:48 the dust flares up, making it look like they're shooting from where the camera is, yet they're shooting from the camera's left.  maybe the 180 degree rule is the problem, i don't know.  but overall, good stuff.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/modern-warfare-inspired-video#post-69857 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:33:00 +0000 Andy Campos 69857@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I originally created this one to test 24p workflow. Realized I had enough shots to throw something together. Prop weapons are all Airsoft guns. </p> <p>Enjoy. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLjzEDniAc&amp;hd=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLjzEDniAc&amp;hd=1</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-vfx#post-68655 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:40:02 +0000 John 68655@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>that was really cool, i laughed at the beginning</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-vfx#post-68634 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:47:12 +0000 composite1 68634@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Excellent.</p> <p>Somebody spent some time at Master Kramer's VFX website! Nice job with the VFX. Things you missed;</p> <p>No smoke from the weapons (okay, there was some with the pistols in the opening gun battle, but none later)</p> <p>No spent cartridges ejecting</p> <p>No holes or damage in the corrugated roof when the bullets ricochet off</p> <p>Reaction times were a bit off during the hand to hand scenes</p> <p>Scenes exposures were too dark in places, but that may have been YouTube's malfunction</p> <p>You could have pushed the 'Matrix Effect' with the Ninjas better</p> <p> </p> <p>Still these were minor tweaks for an overall fun to watch vid.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-vfx#post-68631 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:34:16 +0000 Full Metal Jacket 68631@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nMCDlwMTc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nMCDlwMTc</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pro-juice-series-1-live-on-abc-iview#post-66642 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:40:11 +0000 ProJuiceTV 66642@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Well Pro Juice Series One is going to air on the ABC's online network, iView. We're stoked to be on board with Australia's national free-to-air broadcaster and I'm sure you will too. iView provides free streaming of the series with excellent encode quality. </p> <p>Pro Juice is a 6x26min presenter driven TV series about music, video and new media for ‘guerrilla producers’ and those who dabble. </p> <p>The first episode goes live on Tuesday March 29th and episodes will be broadcast weekly.</p> <p>To go the iView website click here- <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/iview" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.net.au/iview</a> </p> <p>We hope you enjoy the series. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/some-works-done-in-2-last-years#post-66578 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:29:00 +0000 vid-e-o-man 66578@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Matteo G. thanks for the response. Top notch videos. The amount of forethought used before shooting as well as the attention to detail involved in post are very apparent in the final product. I hope others on the forum view your work and share their input with you. Keep shooting.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/some-works-done-in-2-last-years#post-66574 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:52:05 +0000 Matteo Grossi 66574@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for your reply and your compact and dense analysis, it sounds sincere.</p> <p>I use to work on Windows's platform, through adobe's applications.</p> <p>No plugins used, except for particular cases. Usually, post<br /> production in my works is about "set extensions" (made firstly in<br /> photoshop or 3d applications such 3d studio max) and "selective color<br /> correction", making rotoscoping for every shape needed (ex. skin, hairs,<br /> lights, shadows, clothes...) in every single frame, and doing a custom<br /> color correction depending on psychology needed in the shoot or details.<br /> Before every project starts, i try to setting up a custom color<br /> correction directly on the camera, to give a different personality to<br /> the image, then i retouch it on After Effect.</p> <p>That's what i do usually.</p> <p>Thanks for your questions and encouragement.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/some-works-done-in-2-last-years#post-66522 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:53:20 +0000 vid-e-o-man 66522@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Matteo G., last but not least, nice short clip certainly kept my attention, beautiful women helps there. I want one of those Italian shirts (Max Martini)! Nice dramatic editing. 'Cold Hype' crisp editing style stirs interest in what was to come after, but unfortunately didn't. The demo clips of the post-production techniques were very instuctive, could be made into tutorial for editors. I know you mentioned camera/lenses, but what were your tools in post, editing software, plugins, etc. Keep shooting.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/some-works-done-in-2-last-years#post-66112 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:10:11 +0000 Matteo Grossi 66112@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everybody,</p> <p>i'm new here as in videomaker's world too.</p> <p>My name is Matteo and i come from a weird country from Eeurope...too weird to put the name here...anyway, i've just signed a new account here cause i need to get different confrontation with different and various point of views.</p> <p>First of all, i'd like to show you the last one, a viral made for an italian shirt's brand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx63BQc-RVY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx63BQc-RVY</a> </p> <p>Shots were made with a Canon XHA1s + SgBlade + Nikon 50mm 1:1,8f. This is the configuration i use to apply on all of my productions.</p> <p>This is the promo of my last videoclip, made for an indipendent singer named DORIAN.</p> <p>You can see the full lenght video on <a href="http://www.grossim.altervista.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.grossim.altervista.org</a> (wich is my website).</p> <p>Here's the clip:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q7Uo8yn0Uw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q7Uo8yn0Uw</a></p> <p>As the previous one, CanonXha1s + SgBlade and Nikon lenses were used (50 and 28 mm).</p> <p>You can find 2 making of the clip about "set extensions" and "color correction" here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNzlgYeTbI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNzlgYeTbI</a></p> <p> and here: </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPXm8-3f08" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPXm8-3f08</a></p> <p> Dorian's one was my second music video, and here's my first one, made for STEREOLINE, another indipendent pop band:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IuWlqcl4hwc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/embed/IuWlqcl4hwc</a></p> <p>Same camera set-up. </p> <p>Cold Hype is my first project, my first application on the set, my first madness:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/watch?v=7r8emz_W-UU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/embed/watch?v=7r8emz_W-UU</a></p> <p>it was ment to be a PitchTrailer of an original script, wiche never seen the light...it was made in 2008.</p> <p>Configuration is about Canon XHA1 and nothing else...just used basic lenses, and made a hard color correction.</p> <p>Last but not least, an easy promo made for a fotographer friend of mine, Luciano Consolini:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUz1RZZUtfU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUz1RZZUtfU</a> </p> <p>Same configuration of ever used, but no prelight made, no pre production, no color correction...shooten as i felt it :D</p> <p>So, that's all for now, i've nothing to show you more, but i'm workin hard to get more customers and more videos. </p> <p>Hope to get some suggestions and feedback from you.</p> <p>Cheers.</p> <p>Matteo G.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-vfx-web-series#post-63814 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:33:16 +0000 masterjoint 63814@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>TNX SO MUCH</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-vfx-web-series#post-63811 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:46:42 +0000 ProJuiceTV 63811@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Pro Juice has gone live on Koldcast TV with website.</p> <p>Pro Juice Series 1 is 5x26 minute presenter driven episodes about video, music and new media for ‘guerrilla producers’ and those who dabble. It’s fast paced, shoot from the hip, music video style programming.  Professionally produced, but alternatively ‘pro-juiced’, original stories cut hard to provide informative and entertaining viewing.</p> <p>There are 2 episodes already live on Koldcast a new episode will stream each Saturday.</p> <p>In the first episode of the series, Arlo shows us how to prep your drums to keep yourself super-efficient when in the studio, Nick will cut Arlo’s head off in a tip for creating headless humans, we’ll chat to designer Jonathan Chong about the process of creating his cracking steam-punk animated clip for music producer, Spoonbill, look out for a quick tip on keeping your guitar firmly strapped on and we create mayhem in the kitchen with some break beats.</p> <p><a href="http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_1" rel="nofollow">http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_1</a></p> <p>In the second episode of the series, Nick turns Arlo into Will Smith from Bad Boys in his tip on creating a heat haze effect, Arlo shows us a quick tip on pitching up your snare sound, ala Chemical Brothers. We infuriate rock musicians by showing you how to fake a killer guitar sound with a synth and Jo and Juan drop in to chat about their beautiful flash and after effects animated Columbian music video, Cuando Ries.</p> <p><a href="http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_2" rel="nofollow">http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_2</a></p> <p>We’re sure you’re going to dig the series and remember a new episode is uploaded each Saturday so stay tuned for more wicked content.</p> <p>Peace out,</p> <p>Nick and Arlo at Pro Juice<br /><a href="mailto:pro.juice.tv@gmail.com">pro.juice.tv@gmail.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Series1Guide.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Series1Guide.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/projuice/" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/projuice/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-rat-king-we-are-looking-for-help-from-the-filmmaking-community#post-61063 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:45 +0000 trkpictures 61063@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Myself and a number of friends just completed a short film called 'The Rat King', and I was curious if a few of you would not mind casting votes for us at the site it is currently posted at. It is in competition to win funding for a feature-length adaptation, but requires votes in order to make the finals. We worked really hard on the film, and would greatly appreciate any support that anyone can lend us!</p> <p>If you do not mind, please take a moment to sign up on the web site (no worries— it is free), and give it five stars (votes will not count without all five stars).</p> <p>Thank you to anyone who takes a moment to do so, and thank you IMMENSELY to anyone who has a friend or two vote!</p> <p>We really appreciate your support, and we hope you enjoy the film! Many thanks!</p> <p>- Filmmakers of 'The Rat King'</p> <p>CONTEST ENTRY PAGE:<br /><a href="http://www.openfilm.com/videos/the_rat_king/">http://www.openfilm.com/videos/the_rat_king/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nice-sci-fi-vfx-short#post-57765 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:58:30 +0000 alex777 57765@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I wanted more. Dude, you should consider making a feature.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nice-sci-fi-vfx-short#post-57762 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:54:36 +0000 KenzoFKC 57762@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>That was friggin awesome.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nice-sci-fi-vfx-short#post-57761 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:07:45 +0000 composite1 57761@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ran across this vid by Director Ricardo De Montreuil called "The Raven". Story wise it's a scosh thin, but the way it was shot and the on the cheap but well done VFX make up for it. Check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11099712">THE RAVEN - 720 HD</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3639814">THE RAVEN FILM</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-telephone-voice-effect#post-52985 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:16:10 +0000 blindeye 52985@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Larry Jordan also talks about this in his blogs.  larryjordan.biz</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-motion-graphic-with-little-elelements#post-52972 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:09:24 +0000 blindeye 52972@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> That is very cool!  I'm struggling with Motion.  I have Final Cut Studio, and Motion is the one program that seems to confuse me.  After watching your vid, I think I'll check out the Lynda.com learnin's lol</p> <p> </p> <p>Karen</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-motion-graphic-with-little-elelements#post-52285 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000 ProJuiceTV 52285@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I recently edited a TV special on the Australian National Junior<br /> Motocross Competition. In the program they interviewed the current<br /> world champion in the 85cc class. While were promised a series of<br /> photos showing him with his winning bike and trophy… they never arrived.</p> <p> So at the eleventh hour I had to quickly make a graphic to end the<br /> segment with him. With only about 45 minutes to make something from<br /> scratch this is a tutorial showing what i came up with…</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/TitleDesign.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/TitleDesign.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/deadwood-title-sequence#post-51823 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:15:25 +0000 ProJuiceTV 51823@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>So i just finished watching the 3rd series of the HBO production,<br /> Deadwood and i thought i would have a crack at recreating the opening<br /> title sequence in After Effects. It is not an overly complicated text<br /> effect, however it looks very cool. This is always a cool way to keep<br /> your skills up in motion graphics and just fun really!</p> <p>The project is available to download here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/DeadwoodTitle.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/DeadwoodTitle.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sismo-cuando-ries-music-video#post-51645 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:27:30 +0000 ProJuiceTV 51645@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This was a project Juan and Jo completed in 2007 over a period of two months for colombian band SISMO. It was done in flash and after effects using a wacom tablet to draw.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Cuando-Ries.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Cuando-Ries.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/graveyard-train-music-video#post-50965 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:48:45 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50965@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Michael Ciccone creates, develops and produces documentary, drama and multiple forms of other programming, at the highest standard for Melbourne's Happy Days Films.</p> <p>Check out his latest clip for Graveyard Train. It was shot on Red and looks amazing.</p> <p>[url=http://www.projuice.org/GraveyardTrain.html]Graveyard Train[/url]</p> <p>We also have an interview with Michael on how he got into film and what it took to make this great new clip.</p> <p>[url=http://www.projuice.org/MichaleIV.html]Interview[/url]</p> <p>Hope you enjoy. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/graveyard-train-music-video#post-50802 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:10:43 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50802@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We recently interviewed Michael Ciccone of Happy Days Films about the production of a new music video for Australian act, Graveyard Train. Well... the music video is finally complete and here for your viewing pleasure. You can catch the interview with Michael next week.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/GraveyardTrain.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/GraveyardTrain.html</a></p> <p>It was shot in Victoria, Australia on the RED camera and looks amazing!!</p> <p>Who are Graveyard Train? Graveyard Train ripped chains and hammers from hell to forge Horror Country. They are the pioneers of a new genre that will make you cry and curse and scream. Ghost stories, murder ballads and tales of redemption are crooned through melodies plucked directly from the afterlife. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/time-ramapping-in-fcp-techniques#post-50454 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:02:54 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50454@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We put together a tutorial showing how the time remapping in this music video can be achieved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Time_Remapping.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Time_Remapping.html</a></p> <p>In this tutorial, Nick takes you through the steps of creating the time remapping sequences used to simulate the spasms our singer is experiencing due to the voodoo doll being struck with a needle. You might want to check the clip on the Showcase Page if you missed it. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/create-a-plasma-screen-effect#post-50323 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:25:23 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50323@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In preparation for a web series that Pro Juice have in pre-production, i've been playing around with some effects that are to appear in a number of the episodes.</p> <p>[url=http://www.projuice.org/PlasmaScreen.html]Plasma Screen Effect[/url]</p> <p>The first effect is replicating the look of a large screen plasma TV. One of the characters appears on a screen mounted on a wall and then interacts with the characters in the room. It looks like we will achieve the effect in post, so in this tutorial i take you through some of the steps involved in creating this dot-matrix type pattern which is in effect a working style guide for some effects that will appear in the web series - The Science of Night. </p>