http://forums.cgsociety.org CGTalk, the CGSociety's official forum for digital artists 120 en-us http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=976858 Posted By: Nameless0ne
Post Time: 05-04-2011 at 01:40 AM
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I am trying to put together a demo reel that will get me a job in the layout department of any studio, but I am a bit lost as to what said reel should look like. I've talk to some people and seem be getting conflicting advice. If anyone could give me some guidance as to what studios look for on a layout artists demo reel I'd be most grateful.]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 20:40:12 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=880940 Posted By: whiteTigerLegend
Post Time: 05-10-2010 at 06:19 PM
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Hello,
I'm new here, but I wanted other CG artists to see what I've been cooking for the past few months. Partly because its cool, and partly because it opens up the possibilities of what we can do as indie artists.

Basically I'm prevising a feature length animated film. Made a few shorts in my day, and now its time to make a feature. This is how I'm doing it! Made these little fun videos. I hope other people can learn from these, and redefine what is possible!

Kung Fu Awesomeness -
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitetigerlegend]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 13:19:05 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=876467 Posted By: Phoenixharpye
Post Time: 04-26-2010 at 04:50 PM
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Hi, i was lately thinking about an idea. All my life i have dreamed of becoming a game director. I recently finished 3d animation school but realized that to become a game director you need experience into team leading and game concepting. And i learned that there was no school for game directing, its an in-house promotion that we get through our ranking. A writer or game level designer can become one one day. but i dont want to move my rank up cuz it takes too long. So i had the idea of becoming a movie director hoping that i can use my team leading experience and i can use my art of movie shot to give my next employer of game industry that i have already stories, art and ideas on paper. Would this be convincing enough for them to employ me as a game director with movie directing experience and with all my art ideas on paper from movies already? otherwise said, i wish to make my movies into game again one day! I recently was interested in some movie schools and i realized what job opportunity this field gives us and i read " a career in video games", could this be possible? Can a movie director become a game director?

i know i can become a director of 3d animation movie but what concerns me is game director.
By choosing the path of a movie director rather than moving my rank up will take les time and would make me more rich and famous, and make me more valuable and important at persuading employers to employ me.]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:50:14 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=874030 Posted By: mindsample
Post Time: 04-19-2010 at 11:18 AM
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Hi,

for a non profit project I am working on I need a filemaker-type software for our shot database - it is important that this software is able to output/export some sort of shareable format, ideally just an html page or similar that we could then upload to our servers for the artists.

I am quite unfamiliar with this technology and everything that our producers are using seems a bit too embedded in the pipeline and slight overkill. We literally just need about 10 datafields, a picture and a possible link to the shot quicktime - and the ability to update the "database" by simply uploading/overwriting what is already there.

Has anybody got any recommendation? This would be for a Windows system if at all possible ...

Thanks!


EDIT: it does not have to be freeware, just to clarify ...]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:18:49 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=873963 Posted By: reelrain12
Post Time: 04-19-2010 at 03:58 AM
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Hello, looking for a boost in the latest HD technology? I would like to mention my HD Camera Guide to the forum, this compilation of interviews with commercial directors and cinematographers is uncharted information from the field. Gain more confidence and technical knowledge on digital motion picture cameras—including the RED ONE, Phantom, Genesis, EPIC, Mark II, P2, and the AG-HVX200... The 2010 HD Camera Comparison Guide has been released, visit http://www.hdcameracomparisonguide.com/


As we enter the digital revolution, are you ready to thrive with HD technology? Looking for new technology updates can be daunting, and camera reviews can be potentially biased and outdated, sit back and listen to working pros from the field!

From the creative concerns that DPs work with, to the RED ONE image, shooting ratios, camera weight, ergonomics, accessories and lighting, this Guide on CD format is an invaluable resource on the power and flexibility of digital technology not easily found in one place. The 2010 Guide brings light to the collaboration and role of the cinematographer in a highly informative and down to earth fashion. Visit http://www.hdcameracomparisonguide.com/]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:58:56 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=870690 Posted By: fawkesr
Post Time: 04-08-2010 at 04:07 PM
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Hello everyone, im working with some friends in research for a production pipeline tree, we are making some research on the internet, the idea is to make it as general as it can so we can adapt it to almost any production just moving some things in or out. at this point on our research we couldnt find something like this, so as we are beginers in this field we would love to have your feedback. As well every c&c is welcomed.
here is the image with we came so far.
http://img101.yfrog.com/img101/4182...ionpipeline.png]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:07:54 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=860750 Posted By: Simonhung721
Post Time: 03-06-2010 at 07:06 PM
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<object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPl_nqqvjc4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPl_nqqvjc4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>

direct youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPl_nqqvjc4

This is my student film project in New York Film Academy.

I hope you enjoys it.

Kevin is the guardian of the city. He feeds on the corrupted souls of criminals. One day he meets a girl who purifies corrupted souls. With no more corrupted souls to feed on, Kevin decides to eliminate this girl once and for all.

Critics and feed backs are welcome. ]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:06:53 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=860535 Posted By: Orbital101
Post Time: 03-05-2010 at 11:42 PM
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Hi,

I have about 6 mins of footage that I need to reduce to 2 mins. There is about 1 min 45 of talking and I dont think I can fit it all on that 2 min mark. I would like to know what should I look first to keep and what to remove. If anyone as little trick to help me out that would be great.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:42:16 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=842715 Posted By: lbonavino
Post Time: 01-14-2010 at 01:06 PM
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Hi,

I has been trying to use FFDSHOW to encode movies from .jpg files to be used on web pages and on DVDs. So far I just get errors.

My first question is does anyone have a good ffdshow command line (.bat even better) to encode movies?

My second question is, considering FFDshow as the enconder for web oriented movies, what codec and format do you think is best?

Best Regards,

LRB]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:06:13 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=840226 Posted By: misterwolfy
Post Time: 01-06-2010 at 02:50 PM
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I'm thinking about buying a new SLR, preferably one with HD video. Perhaps the 7D or the D300s. Both of these cameras have HDMI video out, I think.

Is it possible to capture uncompressed video from one of these SLRs via the HDMI to a capture board on a laptop? I have read that this is possible with a pro-sumer HD camcorder.

If possible, what laptop and which capture board? Could I do this with an Apple?

Thanks!]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:50:26 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=821760 Posted By: thundering1
Post Time: 11-02-2009 at 07:44 PM
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We've been working on this series for a little over a year now and our first episode is up:

http://www.phenomenaseries.com/?p=163

It's a satire of virtually EVERY ghost/paranormal chaser show you can find - a group of inept paranormal investigators get in over their heads with disastrous results. It's a mix of comedy/horror - mostly on the comedy side. And the horror doesn't turn into SAW or anything, so don't worry about gore or anything gratuitous.

It's a little over 16 minutes long, so it's not like a little demo shot, but I'd lilke to know what the CGTalk-folks think.

thanks for viewing, and I hope you like it - there's 6 more coming every 2 weeks.

-Lew]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:44:41 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=821758 Posted By: thundering1
Post Time: 11-02-2009 at 07:43 PM
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We've been working on this series for a little over a year now and our first episode is up:

http://www.phenomenaseries.com/?p=163

It's a satire of virtually EVERY ghost/paranormal chaser show you can find - a group of inept paranormal investigators get in over their heads with disastrous results. It's a mix of comedy/horror - mostly on the comedy side. And the horror doesn't turn into SAW or anything, so don't worry about gore or anything gratuitous.

It's a little over 16 minutes long, so it's not like a little demo shot, but I'd lilke to know what the CGTalk-folks think.

thanks for viewing, and I hope you like it - there's 6 more coming every 2 weeks.

-Lew]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:43:35 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=816395 Posted By: igorsandman
Post Time: 10-15-2009 at 08:48 PM
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Hello,

I'd like to show you my Secret Agent entry if you haven't checked it yet. It's called Duncan.



The Secret Services of the United Worlds developped geneticaly modified Secret Agents to fulfill missions throughout the universe. Duncan is one of them.

I entered very late in the challenge, so the film was done in a few days only. I'm not entirely satisfied with the SFX, but then again, I'm not a pro in that field and anyways, Duncan is about... Duncan

The Jury granted me the Honorary Mention for Duncan which makes me extremely proud and at peace with the lack of sleep I had back then! Who need sleeps these days, right?

Here's another opportunity to thank the jury and all the people at CGSociety who made the challenge possible. Such a great synergy, so many great entries in all categories. These challenges are beautiful

Here are some links.

Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BRrMhaCXk

Vimeo video:
http://www.vimeo.com/7063254

My entry here at cgsociety:
http://features.cgsociety.org/chall...entry_id=106924

My entry thread:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthr...?f=292&t=802507

Thanks for watching!
-IS-]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:48:27 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=810526 Posted By: entourage714
Post Time: 09-26-2009 at 12:00 AM
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In FCP6 users cannot import mov files into FCP. it says file not recognized on the backup. when i point them back to the main drive, they can import the files just fine. on the backup drive, if we open the qt mov file and save as. then import it, it works fine.

]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:00:53 +0000 http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=810524 Posted By: entourage714
Post Time: 09-26-2009 at 12:00 AM
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We were not having a problem with this before. Just all of a sudden happend.



We have FCP6 with a kona 3 card and a sony digitabeta deck.



When my user trys to open the log and capture it takes like 20 secs to open. used to open right away.



We have deleted all the prefs. and updated the kona3 drive. still slow to load.



Should i reinstall fcp6 or repair the mac os?



thanks in advance!]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:00:04 +0000