Archive for April, 2009

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP RELEASES NEW MENTAL RAY DVD

This week The Gnomon Workshop announces the release of a new Mental Ray DVD by Gnomon Workshop veteran instructor Matt Hartle. In this new title Matt discusses and demonstrates the steps he takes to produce a finished visual effects shot using Maya, Mental Ray and After Effects. With the benefit of his many years of [...]

April 24th, 2009
Topic: Learning and Tutorials Tags: None

Carousel a well done ad.

Philips created a new commercial to boost awareness of Philips’ new 21:9 Aspect Ration TV. It’s a beautifully done bullet time walk through. But a little to much of a joker rip of from The Dark Knight for my tastes. check it out at http://www.philips.co.uk/cinema

April 23rd, 2009
Topic: Inspiration Tags: None

Digital-Tutors Releases Character and Scene Development in ZBrush.

The team here at Digital-Tutors is excited to announce our latest training title – ‘Character and Scene Development in ZBrush,’ an in-depth guide to creating polished characters and appealing scenes using ZBrush and Maya. ‘Character and Scene Development in ZBrush’ offers nearly six hours of training and covers a step-by-step approach to character and scene [...]

April 22nd, 2009
Topic: Learning and Tutorials Tags: None

When will the 3D movie fad just go away?

Since the 1950’s, Hollywood has been trying to amerce people into the movie viewing experience. Back then, the hi-tech 3D was the red and blue glasses. These glasses caused the movie to look discolored and gave many people headaches. Then in the 1980’s we had the first revival of 3D movies. With such hits as [...]

April 16th, 2009
Topic: Thoughts Tags: None

Disney Re-Uses Their Animation

Over the years I have noticed similar scenes between Disney movies. I thought was watching to manny animated movies. But it yes it’s true Disney copies there own work. I first noticed this with the Bear in Robin Hood that look just like Baloo from Jungle Book. I saw this clip the other day in [...]

April 15th, 2009
Topic: Thoughts Tags: None