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May 9, 2008

ZS Dissection Lab #3 - Sims City Streets

Filed under: HowTo — Overman @ 10:26 am

Examining the street/traffic scenes from Nine Inch Nails: Only as an example of a heavily fabricated scene using compositing.

Intro music is “Impulse” by Processor, from their album “Are You For Real?”, available at Magnatune.com

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April 7, 2008

OverByte #7

Filed under: Animation, Film, HowTo, Machinima, OverByte, Story — Overman @ 12:39 pm
  1. Machinima.com: Faceposer Video Tutorials - An ongoing series, taking it from the beginning.
  2. Carlos Baena: Amazing list of animation resources - Thanks, Spline Doctors.
  3. NextGen: The Value of a Good Writer - Talked about in the context of video games, but has great machinima relevance.
  4. BoingBoing: Reviewing the Real World as if it were a MMO - Funny stuff. For some reason makes me think of one of the essays in Eco’s Misreadings, the one with the publisher’s rejection letters for works of classic literature.
  5. Pineapple Chunks: Machinima and a Second Life - Seems like filmmaker who gives a serious look to SL (i.e. beyond the red light districts) comes to this kind of conclusion.
  6. VFX World: The Digital Eye: Gaming as the Driving Technological Force - My friends at Bioware will love this one. :)
  7. Cinemassively: Avatar Puppeteering possibly coming to Second Life in 2008 - A dream come true for those who prefer a hermit approach. Interested in this digital puppetry topic? Check out Andrew’s Machin-X blog devoted to just that.
  8. Motionographer: Lo-Fi Tron - Nice mix of stop motion with live action.

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March 27, 2008

ZS Dissection Lab #2 - Synthetic Shadows

Filed under: HowTo — Overman @ 11:12 pm

A simple method for creating Synthetic Shadows in post production.

Intro music is “Impulse” by Processor, from their album “Are You For Real?”, available at Magnatune.com

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March 7, 2008

ZS Dissection Lab #1 - Rosy Cheeks and Cold Breath

Filed under: Animation, Film, HowTo, Machinima — Overman @ 1:53 am

A simple method for adding Rosy Cheeks and Cold Breath in post production.

Intro music is “Impulse” by Processor, from their album “Are You For Real?”, available at Magnatune.com

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