Classic Course: Lens Blur
Continuing our look at effects that take advantage of “blur maps”, the two movies below focus on Lens Blur....
Self-feeding Particle System
Self-feeding Particle System Build an infinitely animating procedural system. This week Thanks for stopping by again to check out...
ART OF THE CUT with Oscar-winning editor, Lee Smith, ACE on “Dark Phoenix”
I last spoke to Lee Smith, ACE, when he edited Dunkirk, which won him an Oscar for Best Achievement...
Cine Gear: Images & Items of Interest
Another year, another Cine Gear. Is there any other show that brings together so many unusual film and video...
Allegiance Studios tap into global talent pool of VFX artists using Signiant Media Shuttle
Allegiance Studios is the only feature-level VFX house in the Okanagan Valley of Canada’s British Columbia. A full-service company,...
Apple unveils modular Mac Pro + optional matte or glossy display
Today at Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference), the Cupertino company unveiled the new modular Mac Pro desktop workstation for...
Classic Course: Compound Blur
An important concept in After Effects is the idea of a “blur map”: a layer that tells you how...
ART OF THE CUT with the editors of “Yellowstone”
The TV show Yellowstone, on the Paramount Network, is directed by Taylor Sheridan. Sheridan also wrote and directed the...
AI in broadcasting: optimizing production and distribution of content
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for broadcasting applications has moved past in-lab research demonstrations and theoretical constructs, and...
Simulating Lava
Simulating Lava Build a lava particle simulation with X-Particles
