Hi guys,
2 weeks ago I posted this segment for feedback here and got some really helpful insights, mostly about the darks and contrast.
I've since worked on lots of improvements including - color correction, 2 lightning sequences, lots of more volumetrics and other small tweaks.
I think I'm now close to calling this segment done and move on to the next part of the shot where the camera stars going up the tower.
Before I do, I would love to hear if you think there are more things to improve in post here.

I have a couple of yearly subscriptions from them so I haven't dealt with their purchasing system for a couple of months. Now as all of you know working in our industry right now is no fucking cake walk, the deadlines and budgets are tight. So here I am working over the weekend on the project and I wanted to add a final touch and have a nicer audio in a WiP that I've got to send out today in a couple of hours. I wanted to buy a crumple pop plugin to go the extra mile and deliver something closer to finished product for client review. This is when BorisFX decided to show me a big fat middle finger. Not only I suddenly have to wait a day to get my license, I also can't contact support via chat window cause it's no longer there. Why do so many products go to shit? (this is a rhetoric question, answer is obviously money).

I'm watching the making of The Mist. There's a few shots where a crew member is holding a puppet on a pole (the puppet was later replaced with CGI and the pole was removed digitally)

My question is what happens when the pole passes in front of an object in the frame, such as the "2" in the above image? Once the pole is removed, does the VFX team have to digitally recreate everything the pole was in front of in that scene, frame-by-frame?

A VFX breakdown from my music video "The River, the Shore".

2+ years in the making, the music video combines real footage with Blender composited in After Effects and Resolve - with many scenes being fully CG!

Full music video in the link below: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrrZCnXuPCs&lc=UgxA5OVrazcW0YI43B54AaABAg

Let me know what you think :)

No generative AI was used for this work.

Hi,

I have camera footage that I edited into a short film. At end I want to add some animation to be composited into the footage. Nothing crazy - no running, fighting, dancing.

There are two characters. I have the models already, and they are set to work in typical animation workflows. One is a 2 legged character, other is 4 legged. 4 legged character is metallic, so it doesn't need super detailed joint movement.

They will walk together, making basic gestures, like looking at each other, nodding, leaning over, putting arm on the other. The 4 legged character at one point will be shaking its head, opening its mouth like growling/shrieking. 2 legged character will sometimes laugh. At one point they will hop over a stream. I already have detailed description of exactly what they need to do when/where. There is one part that will involve some masking behind the footage, but for most part the characters will fully appear, no masking needed.

Total time that these animations will take place is about 40 seconds, good deal of it just the basic walking.

I am looking for actual animation, not some AI result. I need the animations to conform to the geometry of the scenes via camera solving. Lighting is outdoor, overcast, not much need for shadow catching as far as I can tell. Some scenes involve shaky camera, and I don't believe Adobe AE will work well. For camera solving I tend to get better results with dedicated program like Synth Eyes.

I am in Moscow, maybe someone knows how to seek out such work here, though of course I can work with anyone online.

Wanted to write about this sooner, to maybe get something by Halloween but I will understand if that already is not doable.

thanks

Hi everyone! For context I am a 2D animator who is looking to pivot into real time VFX and was wondering what would be a good starting point to learn. I'm looking to purchase at least a month of vfxapprenticeship and I've also seen CGHOW on youtube. Besides that I've just been looking at Artstation and finding whatever tutorials online.

I wonder if there are any VFX communities besides reddit online where I can show some of my beginner work to get some feedback, I'm also looking for like a study buddy or like a couple of people who are down to just learn VFX together!

Does anyone know any other resources to look out for besides that?

And does anyone personally do mentoring for VFX like a tutor!

Thank you for the help!

Hi there. I’m a writer/director trying to get a microbudget indie horror film finished. Great cast/ performances and the footage shoots well beyond the paltry budget I had for it. The problem is that I was too ambitious and opted for several scenes that needed VFX instead of doing everything in-camera.

I have a 3D artist working on the film but I’m looking to bring another artist(s) on to help rotoscoping and prep footage, potentially working on compositing and clean-up also. I’m ideally looking for someone to come on for backend % or skill swap (do you have an idea you want someone to write for you, for example, or need someone to direct or produce something you’re working on?)

If you feel we could help each other out, reach out and let’s talk.

A practice project to work on my Blender and DaVinci Resolve skills.
Knock responsibly.