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Archive for February, 2009

The Science Behind Benjamin Button

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Take an in-depth look at the groundbreaking visual effects created for the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Monday, February 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Imaginary Forces: Pink Panther 2 Titles

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Imaginary Forces weaves together storytelling and type in the Pink Panther 2 titles

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VFS Open House Events

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Vancouver Film School Digital Design and Sound Design open house events coming up in March

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Quality Goods Inc.

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Quality Goods Inc. launches with wares from some of our favorite motion designers

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Anima Istanbul: IF 2009 “Zoetrope”

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For Instanbul’s IF 2009 independent film festival, Ayse Unal of Anima Istanbul teamed up with compositor Ilhan Poyraz to reinterpret the experience of watching a zoetrope in this deceptively simple promo.

I was intrigued by the process, and Ayse was kind enough to share a little making-of action with us:

Did you actually create a physical zoetrope? Or did you mimic the look of a zoetrope using software?

We did not create a physical zoetrope, but we photographed people on a turntable in eight angles. We then made the film mimicking a real life zoetrope using Fusion 5.3.

We wanted to make a 3D previz before hand, however we didn’t have enough time, so we just shot some photographs in our own studio and came to the conclusion eight angles for the same movement in time is enough for the final film we have in mind.

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Monday, February 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »