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MAYA
Iron Man 3: The Trixters Behind Tony Stark's Shiny New Armor
Seventy artists from Trixter worked an entire year to create a formidable 208 VFX shots for Marvel's Iron Man 3. Each new episode in the Iron Man saga details a slick new technology created by the ingenious Tony Stark, and the new installment does not disappoint! Combining the hard surface geometry of the Iron Man suit auto-assembly with the flexibility of the human body was one of the challenges that Trixter brought from previs to believable screen reality.
Editorial, Feature, People / Interview
Alessandro Cioffi |
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Cinematography
Behind the Lens: Paul Cameron ASC on Total Recall
Paul Cameron, ASC, just finished work on the remake of Total Recall, directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel with Bill Nighy, Bryan Cranston, and John Cho. Cameron was last featured in Creative COW for his work on Henry's Crime. His previous credits include director Michael Mann's Collateral and Tony Scott's Man on Fire.
Feature
Paul Cameron, ASC |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
Aurora Video's PipeStudio
Aurora's PipeStudio is specifically designed to take full advantage of the Final Cut Pro RT Extreme architecture while providing every commonly available professional-level audio and video input and output on an Industrial-quality rackmountable breatout box. In this article, CreativeCOW.net leader and filmmaker, David Battistella takes a look at the Aurora PipeStudio and determines it is a professional product designed for professionals in a real world environment. With care and research in setting up an editing system with fast hard drives and a product like this, you can achieve great results from FCP and this card combination.
Review
David Battistella |
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Aurora Video Systems
Aurora PipePro
Aurora's PipePro is a single-slot PCI card with SDI/Firewire input with embedded audio, analog component, S-Video and composite output, 4 channel AES audio in, 6 channel AES audio out, RS-422 control, Genlock and many other features -- all for $799 (US). Here is Walter's report for Cow members.
Review
Walter Biscardi |
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Aurora Video Systems | A little animated about 24p?
For those of us that are still ''young at heart'' and watch cartoons on TV, you'll notice that even today many animations are still hand drawn at 24 Frames Per Second (FPS) or 24 ''fips'' as it's sometimes referred. In this article, Marco Solorio explains why this time old honored technique can still be used today for maximizing your production time and most importantly, the look and feel of your animations.
Feature
Marco Solorio |
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