January 2012
1 post
February 2010
4 posts
I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have...
– Roger Ebert
VFX Industry
Christian Castaneda: i have to photogrammetically recreate the scene so i can get the right bounce off the explosion dynamics onto objects already in camera.
Christian Castaneda: i seriously dont know wtf i'm doing right now lol
Bryan Woods: HAHAHA
Bryan Woods: thats 90% of the game right there if I ever heard a good summary of our industry
In the beginning everything looks like rancid monkey ass, but if you persevere...
– Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal)
Please do not be cynical … I hate cynicism. For the record it’s my...
– Conan O’Brien
January 2010
2 posts
3 tags
After Effects Expression to Remove Double Frames
I stumbled upon a great AE expression that couldn’t have come at a better time. Originally from MaxX at Motion-Graphics-Exchange, this little sucker can take out any pesky double frames in your footage. Just add this expression to a time remapping and voila!
f= timeToFrames(); p = Math.floor(f/1); framesToTime(p*1.25)
This one is set to take out every 5th frame, if you want to change...
Me: Make sure the xbox is set to 1080p
Sammy: ok, what's the p stand for?
Me: Progressive
Sammy: o ok, what's the i in 1080i stand for?
Me: don't worry about it, hopefully by the time you're grown up no one will ever think of using it
December 2009
10 posts
I’m not entirely sure I like the way tumblr is posting all my tweets onto FB, I really like the selective twitter app, hmmmm, workaround?
At a K-Mart in Puerto Rico, I thought this franchise went bankrupt? #fb
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RT @AAUVFXsociety: The Evolution Of Cinematic Special Effects on NPR
http://ping.fm/bqAql #fb
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
– Master Yoda
He must choose his own path; no one can choose it for him.
– Princess Leia
All that we are is a result of what we have thought
– Buddha (563 BCE - 483 BCE)
RT @postfolio_org: Behind the scenes of #StarTrek drilling platform. #vfx by #ILM.
http://postfolio.org/page.php?id=124 #fb
RT @Filmbot how about a lil #Avatar tech The Data-Crunching Powerhouse Behind ‘Avatar’ http://bit.ly/4WceZm #fb