AAU VFX

Hi everyone!
Hope you're having an excellent winter break, here's a little interview and breakdown of a character in Rouge One, if you haven't seen it it does have spoilers, hope you enjoy it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMB2sLwz0Do

Hope you all have a great semester, remember to keep creating magic with VFX

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Hey everyone!

I hope you had an excelent summer. I wanted to announce that Jason Galeon, a VFX artist from Weta, is coming tomorrow to AAU!
He has worked in The Dark Knight (2008), Avatar (2009) and The Avengers (2012).

He will be at New Montgomery Auditorium at New Montgomery 79 at 7PM.

Working on the VFX Industry

7 things I learned during my first year in VFX industry Hi! I'm an artist specialized in Texture Painting | Modeling for films.

Method studios and animal logic take on the importance of learning houdini as a Jr FX artist

Siggraph 2016 | Day 4 | Exhibition Floor | SideFX

X-Men Apocalypse Quicksilver scene explained, they used Houdini for the explosion and the destruction FX. Learn Houdini in AAU onsite next fall semester!

How They Made That ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Scene Everyone Is Talking About Adelaide, Australia-based Rising Sun Pictures made the vfx for the most talked-about shot in the new "X-Men" film.

Hey everyone!
On behalf of the VFX Club I wanted to invite you all this friday at 8 pm to 400A in 180 New Montgomery. An FXTD from ILM is coming to talk about working in ILM and what exactly are the FX Technical Director responsibilities. If you're interested in either you should come! Hope to see you guys there!

Visual Effects

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http://magazine.artstation.com/2016/05/ilm-art-department-challenge/

ILM Art Department Challenge Industrial Light & Magic, Wacom and ArtStation are teaming up to engage a community of artists with the world of film concept art and a galaxy far, far away! Offering an opportunity to engage directly with ILM Art Directors in the world of Star Wars, we hope to find new and exciting creators eager t...

Save the Artists

"The Jungle Book" Movie Endangered Human Animals PETA might've given the new "Jungle Book" movie an award, but no one is talking about the film's real victims: human SFX artists.

Check out Autodesk 2016 VFX Showreel

Autodesk 2016 VFX Showreel

Autodesk Buys Arnold . Autodesk has bought Arnold and Solid Angle based in Madrid, Spain and in London, UK. The deal was first struck in December of last year, and finalized in February. The plan is for Solid Angle to be a …

Tips to get started

How to get started in Houdini John Moncrief explains how to overcome the pitfalls of starting out in a new 3D software package.

Hi everyone, I found this article about Batman v Superman and thought it's interesting, have you guys seen the movie? What do you guys think?

Batman v Superman Isn't Like Other Superhero Films, And That's Why It's Great Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a success because it isn’t funny. The film contains funny moments: Batman intoning a robotic “sh*t” before scrambling around like the biggest possible goof definitely caused a roar of laughter in the theatre when I watched the film. However, it’s not a movie tha…

New Captain America: Civil War trailer, more scenes of both teams fighting and a first look to spiderman, who looks like, when in suit, is full CG

Marvel's Captain America: Civil War - Trailer 2 The conflict ignites in a brand-new trailer for Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War," hitting theaters May 6! ► Subscribe to Marvel: http://bit.ly/WeO3YJ Fo...

How would you guys do this?

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I was wrong, it's 3D animation with a great use of reference and a stile to make it unique

Thought of You - Making Of This is the final cut of the making of, Thought of You

Here's another kind of idea for your projects

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another great example of rotoscoping by Ryan Woodward's Bottom of the Ninth

Thought of You - by Ryan Woodward More info on the film including a "making-of" here: http://ryanwoodwardart.com/my-works/thought-of-you/

Here's the first video that I showed you, the technique is rotoscoping and personally I think is really cool

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Here are the links where you can get (mostly) free footage, if I find some more I'll post them here, remember to bring in storyboards next week

http://www.stockfootageforfree.com/

http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/trackingplates.html

http://www.footagefirm.com/free-footage

http://vfxbro.com/visual-effects-beginners-pdf/

Hi everyone, I'm very happy to inform everyone that this semester the VFX club is returning to AAU!
This page is going to be more active constantly posting and if you guys have any questions or want feedback don't doubt in posting here!
If you're on campus and wish to join the club you're welcome to come even if you're just curious or even if your mayor doesn't have to do anything with VFX and just want to learn more about it, we meet every Thursday at 3:30 on 180 New Monthgomery in the classroom 349 on the third floor

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/03/calarts-animation-1970s-tim-burton

The CalArts Class Who Created a Great Renaissance of Animation Sam Kashner reports on the band of misfits who learned from the best.

If you're looking for insight and advise about the industry, check out this podcast by veteran FX Artist, Allan McKay:

http://www.allanmckay.com/1/

The Allan McKay Podcast - Episode 1! | FINALLY!! Ok it’s here, after planning and building up to a podcast for two years and having people kicking my ass to do this, The Allan …