SCRATCH the Surface of an Effective Production Workflow

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The invite to the October 1st and October 3rd SCRATCH User Group events in New York and Los Angeles, respectively, claim you can come to see how “SCRATCH v8 blows away the limitations of location and proximity.” After watching the presentation that took place at Canon USA in Hollywood, I can say they’ve certainly made […]

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The Great Gatsby VFX

Here's a lovely before and after peek at the extensive VFX and compositing work in Great Gatsby. As a DP who prefers to shoot things practically, I'm frankly surprised at the need to make up some of these locations in post! I'd love to know the budgetary and scheduling limitations that pushed these filmmakers to […]

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Zeiss Launches the $4000 55mm Otus Lens

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Cameras like the Nikon D800 have pushed the resolution of current lens designs right to the limits and in many cases beyond.  Start testing a collection of Nikon lenses on the D800 and you quickly realize that you really need to pair it with A-grade optics in order to tap into the power of the […]

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MARI for Mac Available Starting Today

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Leading software developer, The Foundry is pleased to announce the release of 3D Digital Painting application, MARI for the Mac. MARI allows artists to paint directly onto 3D models using incredibly super high-resolution textures and millions of polygons. Mac users can download a 15-day free trial of MARI for the Mac here. In March 2013, […]

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