Whether you’re an editor, sound editor, Foley artist, compositor, VFX specialist or work in any profession related to the post-production process, this is the place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice on your chosen craft of the business in general
I just made a tutorial of CapCut - I hope you all enjoy! It has many features that Adobe Premiere does not have...and it's free. I was shocked when I tried it and how different it is from the mobile app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yZLiT4bjBI&t=7s...
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I Love the Ambient sounds from Grain States - the music Library in which I used to made a nice film music sample INow, switching from the 2011 iMac to the 2020 iMac, Grainstate doesn’t work any more. Use to work real good w Native / NI also.
I contacted Kontakt and the GrainStates company and it’s n...
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Hey Kerry Kennard unfortunately Kontakt and 3rd party developers have to have very specific versions line up in order to work. I still have VSTs that only work on a specific version of Kontakt and not...
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Thank you Daniel Husbands - appreciate the information. I think I did move the correct version of Kontakt to the 2020 machine and it still did not work. I can look into it later. Thank you for your in...
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I use Kontakt and unfortunately they made major changes to the library in after 2011. This falls under Grain States responsibility. They need to provide a solution or upgrade path to work with the cur...
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I've read and heard about Disney's secret matte screen technique that befuddled and amazed VFX folx for decades as it's vastly superior to green/blue screen, even with today's AI assisted tools. Corridor Crew partnered with a guy who managed to reverse engineer this holy grail technique.
https://yout...
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Thanks for sharing this Stephen Van Vuuren This is fascinating to watch. The level of quality and time saving in the sodium vapor technique is very interesting. And to have been around for so long, I...
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I watched this video when it came out and was mind-blown! It's so cool!
Well, that's about the coolest thing I've seen today. What a great share, Stephen Van Vuuren!
I wonder what other techniques have been lost to time, that's why it's good to know the history.
That is so cool! It's so odd that it's not used. We always have to tell costumes what colors they can't use for cast and/or depending on that cast, blue or green. Very interesting.
Visual Effects Supervisor Mara Bryan worked on five James Bond movies over three different decades. As we prepare to see The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and learn more about Bond 26 and who will step into the role, read some fun facts on the evolution of visual effects in the iconic franchise....
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I LOVE these evolution videos that show how far things have come in VFX over such a short time. Thank you for sharing, Dustin Richardson!
I've always been a big 007 fan, great share Dustin Richardson
Very cool video! Thank you for sharing!
Post Production covers a lot of different things, but one things is clear (especially for beginners) you need a decent computer to pull it off. Now I've post about computer specs before, but this is one of the most comprehensive videos I've come across and I think it will benefit a lot of us. Someti...
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Thanks for sharing, Daniel Husbands. "Sometimes "more" isn't necessarily better, and that goes for post-production workstations as well." That's intriguing.
What surprised me the most about this video is that the heaviest tasks, i.e. fusion effects, doesn't benefit the most from a power house GPU. For all the VFX ability built into fusion, I was really sh...
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This is awesome, thank you for sharing Daniel Husbands! My husband built out his computer by himself a couple of years ago to ensure that it was catered to CAD design, fusion, and gaming. It makes sen...
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Hey Daniel Husbands thanks for sharing our video! We were also very surprised and immediately checked our systems and settings back at the studio.
I'm glad it helped. It's completely changed my wish list.
Who’s got a trailer to share this week? I do, I do! drop yours below!
I got a "The page you are looking for is no longer available or has been moved" message, Mike Boas.
Thanks Maurice. Here's a new link.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/frenzy-moon-horror-movie/coming_soon...
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You're welcome, Mike Boas. Thanks for the link. Incredible trailer! Scary! I just signed up for updates on the campaign.
Looks like fun Fran Harris
In Person Meetup tomorrow!!
https://www.stage32.com/meetups/1970/April-Stage-32-Phoenix-In-Person-Meetup
Hey folks! Laura Ackermann is having a 24-hour AMA in the Acting Lounge, focused on “What Should Performers Look for in a Publicist?”
Laura is the founder of Advantage PR, publicist, & branding expert (Charisma Carpenter, Anna Lamb, Rushi Kota). She’s answering questions like:
When’s the perfect ti...
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Thank you Dustin!
I thought this was so cool! This video explores GODZILLA's Journey From Practical to Digital Effects in all eras of Godzilla. Godzilla Minus One was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time and that's due in large part to how incredible the practical and visual effects were, especially on suc...
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Godzilla is literally the king as well as great document, along with King Kong, of the history of VFX. Great idea for a video, thanks for sharing.
Fantastic share, Ashley Renee Smith! I'm looking forward to seeing "Godzilla Minus One." I'd like to see a modern-day Godzilla movie that uses practical effects, the way they did in the first Godzilla...
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GODZILLA was always scary no matter what!
I've always been a big fan of practical effects, it would be nice to see just how far practical can go in the modern age. Thanks Ashley Renee Smith
Ashley Renee Smith I love the practical effects, Ashley. The artistry of it all is amazing. Constructing electricity pylons out of wax is so imaginative. I loved it. I also loved the Tristar film with...
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The tools in post-production are increasing in complexity, flexibility, and affordability. Many extremely powerful features 10 years ago would have cost just as much as the computers that make them, when in 2024 you can download a free program to do nearly everything you need. Keeping your computer...
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Hardware limits are a factor but my 2017 and 2019 Intel workstations are still fine. I upgraded the CPU and GPU a couple of years ago on the 2017 box and it's still does high-end post-work just fine....
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Thanks Stephen Van Vuuren That's a good point, I do fine myself getting software more often than hardware.
When you think of a major Hollywood blockbuster with amazing stunts and explosions being heralded as a all-in-camera practical effect masterpiece with no CGI, does invisible CGI come to mind? I have an amazing appreciation for VFX artists, and practical effect specialists but I use to think that the...
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It is a but confusing and you make a really good point, Daniel Husbands.. Perhaps "limited CGI" is more appropriate but on some level it's like sweetening sound - these shots and stunts are amazing an...
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Excellent share, Daniel Husbands! I think this is my first time hearing about invisible CGI. I thought some of the shots in the "Fast" movies were practical. If a movie has invisible CGI, I think it s...
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It is confusing as there are a many in-camera visual effects and optical effects that are not CGI that this muddled. Invisible CGI is the goal of all CGI but often falls short.
It's crazy to me that so much CGI was used, entire scenes are CGI, I tip my hat to the vfx department, however all of the "NO CGI" rhetoric must have been annoying. At least they got an Oscar nomination for 2400 visual effect shots.
In this Film Courage video, Lucas Harger, an acclaimed film and commercial editor, supervising editor, and partner at Bruton Stroube Outpost, discusses what his first steps include when editing a new film project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBiqQED27sI...
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Great share, Ashley Renee Smith! Two big things I took from the video: 1) the importance of collaboration between a director and editor and 2) the importance of giving an editor room to work....
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I really like the idea of being the first audience, letting the footage impact you without any outside explanation. Thanks Ashley Renee Smith
Awesome share, Ashley Renee Smith. Love how he discusses the preparation, craft and artistry of doing these critical first steps in the edit.
I completely agree, Daniel Husbands! I've always known that a film is made three times- when it's written, when it's filmed, and when it's edited. But I never considered the impact that seeing the com...
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This is great!
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You're welcome, Maia Buljeta. I made a sizzle reel with PowerDirector on my phone a while back, but it was for an unscripted show. I'm not sure how much it costs now, but I think it was like $4.99 a m...
Expand commentYou're welcome, Maia Buljeta. I made a sizzle reel with PowerDirector on my phone a while back, but it was for an unscripted show. I'm not sure how much it costs now, but I think it was like $4.99 a month when I used it. Thanks for the resources. I probably check out CapCut first.
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Maurice Vaughan Cool! PowerDirector has some cool features. CapCut is a good one to check out first, what makes Haiper amazing is that you write a sentence into a text box, and you get back an animate...
Expand commentMaurice Vaughan Cool! PowerDirector has some cool features. CapCut is a good one to check out first, what makes Haiper amazing is that you write a sentence into a text box, and you get back an animated video clip that matches your exact description - amazing for creating cinematic worlds that exactly match scripts. It's insanely amazing and easy.
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I only recently tried out this program. Great share Maia Buljeta
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That is so awesome to hear! Thank you,
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The epic music is so fun! LOL Really keeps everything moving for sure. Thanks for sharing!