I was on my laptop last night, which is where I do all vfx etc., and it suddenly turn off.
After all last night and today trying to fix it, I've now given up!
I have no after effects, no footage, nothing.
Its been on its way out for over a year so was expecting this day to come.
I can't afford one any time soon so for now, I will be doing no more vfx.
This blows!
Today on my first day off work I got the camera, film a short back plate of my house and put it on my computer.
I took some pre keyed explosions, graded it, shook it a bit and ended up with a semi decent explosion.
I'll put it up on YouTube soon (link to my channel is above) and you can all tell me how to improve it.
Its nothing great but that's what the foundation degree will be for!
While I'm on the topic, I called the university today and my application was received, hopefully they will call me soon for an interview to determine if I'm to be accepted.
LB
(Edit - The new video is now on YouTube and is linked above in the thumbnails)
I faxed through my application for the course a few days ago and the closing date was yesterday...gotta wait now to see if I got a place.
If I do, I've then got to figure out how I'm going to get 13200 pounds for the course...that's not even with flights there and living/accom expenses.
I should really get a full time job!!
LB
The best thing about only having a casual position at your workplace...lots of time off between shifts! I'm not working until Sunday (one week from today!)
So I think it's time to dust off my camera, get a few things shot and start practicing different things in AE.
Some of the things I want to improve on are tracking, stabalising, green screen and colour correction. Pretty big range I know!
This week some of the things I'm going to attempt are...
1- Improve the footage of my sister driving (clip is linked in my video box above),
2- Stabalise footage I'll take when walking along a street,
3- Add something into the footage I just stabalised...not sure what yet,
4- Blow up my house,
And 5- Make an unlit cigarette appear to be lit using pre keyed flames and inbuilt particle add-on in AE for the smoke.
That's all for now, I'll keep updating this as I go with these 5 throughout the week.
LB.
So who am I?
I'm Louis Byrne. I moved from a small town in Cheshire, England called Macclesfield to Perth, Western Australia in late 2005. Studied year 12 here, worked for a couple of years then began studying the Diploma of Film and Television in early 2009.
Now I've finished all my studies (for now!) and I'm working as a projectionist for a local cinema.
I've never really known what draws me to films. I studied directing (It's fun, but it's not for me just yet), I've watched hundreds of films and enjoy lots of different styles, genres, directors etc. and I've only just figured out what it is that makes me love a film...
Visual Effects!
Matrix, Avatar, LOTR, Xmen, Silent Hill, Inception, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, ...Dr Parnassus...It's a massive list and the one thing each of my favourite films have in common is amazing vfx (among other things).
Just yesterday I applied for a course in Manchester, England at the Futureworks Media School. It's a foundation degree in VFX and Post Production.
My long term goal is to work for the VFX powerhouse that is Industrial Light and Magic. It's THE VFX company to work for. My aim is (at the moment) to become a compositor there within the next ten years.
(The most VFX I have done so far is some small After Effects projects...check them out on my YouTube channel...there are previews/links on the home screen).
So that's me. Louis, 23, Projectionist, VFX wannabe.
This is the first post of many that will follow me on my journey to become a compositor at ILM.
LB
