Would love to hear from post-production folks or producers on how you've been incorporating AI into your post production flow. Any pros? cons? tips? discoveries? I'm curious how everyone is approaching all these new tools that are available.
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VFX Breakdown: Avatar: The Last Airbender
I haven't watched the show but the VFX work looks very impressive, and the combination of simulations, mocap, match-moving, etc is top notch. What's is a recent show that you thought the VFX were really impressive.
https://youtu.be/kGQMu0NHrr8?si=Iih-O0o4efVTLbQI...
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Wow! That's some of the best VFX I've seen, Daniel Husbands!
Daniel Husbands
- 2 days ago
Thanks Maurice Vaughan I was watching this again, and I realized how often then animate the characters as well, along with the live action. Seems like overkill but I'm sure they have their technical r...
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You're welcome, Daniel Husbands. I'm not sure if I've recently seen any shows that use VFX. I finished watching "Shōgun" the other day, but I'm not sure if it has VFX.
Karen "Kay" Ross
- 2 days ago
I love this breakdown, thank you for sharing! I am curious though - why did they want a live-action anything when so much of the final product is VFX? Actually, I think we need a price comparison. How much is animation versus VFX?
CapCut Video Editor Tutorial!
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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Maurice Vaughan
- 1 week ago
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...
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Maia Buljeta
- 1 week ago
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...
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Daniel Husbands
- 4 days ago
I only recently tried out this program. Great share Maia Buljeta
Maia Buljeta
- 4 days ago
That is so awesome to hear! Thank you,
Karen "Kay" Ross
- 2 days ago
The epic music is so fun! LOL Really keeps everything moving for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Working w / sounds - moved from iMac to iMac
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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Daniel Husbands
- 2 days ago
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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Kerry Kennard
- 2 days ago
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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Stephen Van Vuuren
- 2 days ago
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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Old VFX is sometime much better than new - 30+ year old Disney secret finally cracked!
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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Daniel Husbands
- 2 weeks ago
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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Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 weeks ago
I watched this video when it came out and was mind-blown! It's so cool!
Sam Sokolow
- 2 weeks ago
Well, that's about the coolest thing I've seen today. What a great share, Stephen Van Vuuren!
Daniel Husbands
- 1 week ago
I wonder what other techniques have been lost to time, that's why it's good to know the history.
Xochi Blymyer
- 6 days ago
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.
The Evolution of Visual Effects on 007
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!
Daniel Husbands
- 1 week ago
I've always been a big 007 fan, great share Dustin Richardson
Very cool video! Thank you for sharing!
Save Money, Build Smart
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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Dustin Richardson
- 2 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing, Daniel Husbands. "Sometimes "more" isn't necessarily better, and that goes for post-production workstations as well." That's intriguing.
Daniel Husbands
- 2 weeks ago
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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Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 weeks ago
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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Sam Chambliss
- 2 weeks ago
Hey Daniel Husbands thanks for sharing our video! We were also very surprised and immediately checked our systems and settings back at the studio.
Daniel Husbands
- 1 week ago
I'm glad it helped. It's completely changed my wish list.
Trailer time
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.
Daniel Husbands
- 1 week ago
Looks like fun Fran Harris
Phoenix Area Filmmakers
In Person Meetup tomorrow!!
https://www.stage32.com/meetups/1970/April-Stage-32-Phoenix-In-Person-Meetup
Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Laura Ackermann
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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Amanda Toney
- 1 week ago
Thank you Dustin!
From Practical Effects to CGI: Godzilla's 70-Year Evolution
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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Stephen Van Vuuren
- 2 weeks ago
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.
Maurice Vaughan
- 2 weeks ago
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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Kalisha Buckhanon
- 2 weeks ago
GODZILLA was always scary no matter what!
Daniel Husbands
- 2 weeks ago
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
Geoff Hall
- 2 weeks ago
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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Powerful Post-Production
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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Stephen Van Vuuren
- 2 weeks ago
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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Daniel Husbands
- 2 weeks ago
Thanks Stephen Van Vuuren That's a good point, I do fine myself getting software more often than hardware.
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I found a way to use an AI-powered vocal remover to extract foley from a production audio recording. It works fine and saves my time.
Vladislav, what’s it called?
I use this one https://vocalremover.org
At a Film meeting, a guy showed the difference from before and after w some software last year.
It was interesting and … a little disturbing… as it was for scary type of scene. Also it was more thinne...
Expand commentAt a Film meeting, a guy showed the difference from before and after w some software last year.
It was interesting and … a little disturbing… as it was for scary type of scene. Also it was more thinner looking than the original. Granted, it’s an effect done in post production, I’m not sure how much AI should be used to create these types of designs. IMHOpinion
Hope this comment covers what you’re asking Amanda Toney. I can delete if needed.
It’s all new to me, so my first reactions and lack of knowledge from the new AI tools may blur my vision what is possible with AI tools.
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Great ask Amanda Toney, for creators with big ideas, limited funds, and no patrons; only these tools can get our projects finished and available to our intended (niche?) audience.