First Show Reel

So tonight I made my first VFX show reel. It's nothing flash and as it's all my first/early work most of it's pretty shoddy...but it's a step in the right direction.

I'll link to it in this post.

Nothing much else to say tonight really except that I'm tired, it's late so I am off to bed.

Until next time,

LB

(EDIT - It isn't letting me upload the video direct to this post so here is the URL :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-DV-SVxBhY

enjoy.)

3D Studio max; Part 2

A few days ago I got a copy of 3DS Max 2012. Ever since I've been on it making things, following tutorials and just seeing what it/I can do basically.

I've thrown out a couple of pretty shoddy attempts at a buclear bomb, some water and flamethrowers. My latest one was practice to intergrate live action footage I shot with some fire fx made in 3DS max.

It's no oscar winning piece of cg but it's a major accomplishment for me. It's the stepping stone to having 3D effects in my films/films I work on.

I'll link the piece I'm talking about at the bottom of this post.

LB

3ds max 2012

So today I got 3ds Max 2012. Very cool (very confusing) piece of software!

After an hour or so with a tutorial I had a simple water collision animation that looked pretty cool. Ultra basic but hey, I'm no expert!

I'll be uploading it soon and then moving on to some flame tests. Hopefully it'll come in handy for the next film I'm on.

LB

Latest VFX job

I think this is my first post from my computer, not my phone...some cool features on here! I didn't realise I could place a video inside my post. Handy.

Anyway, March is definitely going better than Feb! got a couple of interviews, working on a couple of films and I'm back on After Effects.

The video above is a small test for he next film I will be working on. In the film I will have to create the effects that 1 - a house is on fire; and 2 - a bin is on fire. So this is the test for number 2. The below video is a test I did months ago which actually got me the job on the film.

Anyway, CoD then sleep.

LB

A shit month

February has always been a bit of a weird month...nothing much happens really. This year though, I get a phone call saying I'm sacked. After 5 years of hard work and never missing a shift that's all I get, a fucking phone call.

Ah well, things are starting to look up. I'm still working on some gunfire for a film, I've got another film I'll be doing some vfx for next month then possibly more after.

If all goes well I'll have the beginnings of a decent vfx show reel.

Haha I also recently got hold of the idevice app "action movie fx"...very cool bit of software. Check it out, the basic app is free.

That's all for now but once I get a job and some money, big things will happen, watch this space in around September/October.

LB