Two great shows from another one of my favorite podcasts The VFX Show - http://www.pixelcorps.tv/the_vfx_show. As I mentioned earlier, I have an unusually long drive to work in the morning and I love it because I get to catch up on the latest from 3d / FX industry. I really hate the mornings that I run out of podcasts because I not only have to listen regular radio, but they always seem to be having a fund raiser on one of the only station I like NPR. Either way, here are a couple of great casts that I listened to last week:_____________________________________________________________________
The September 14th VFX Show, gives a great overview of the current stereoscopic 3D industry while discussing one of my favorite 3d animations to date, Pixar’s UP! Now that many of the 3d packages are coming with stereoscopic render options, it is worth checking out and at least be aware of the latest trends.
The VFX Show 88: UP
Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Matt Graham discuss the feature film, "UP".
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This was another great show and I was actually late to work because I was stuck in the car listening to it. The show was about Jurassic Park and its impact on Hollywood. Now, I am almost forty and in my twenties when Jurassic Park came out, but it still had a great impact on me . When I was younger, I was inspired by ET and the electronics behind it. I even attempted to build my characters in the mid eighties controlled by my Commodore 64 and a bunch of stepper motors, with some success – I really needed access to welder. I had a blast those years, but did not have the support at home to head to Hollywood. I did receive a degree in electronics, but did nothing with it due to my yearlong backpacking trip to Europe; that’s another story though. BUT animatronics is kind of like rigging and animating and sculpting is kinda like modeling. . . And I love it.
September 9th, 2009
The VFX Show 87: Jurassic Park
On September 9th show, Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Jason Wingrove discuss visual effects in the feature film, "Jurassic Park".
