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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/19/13 05:02:43 PM

A Visual Breakdown of the Oscar-Nominated VFX of 'The Hobbit'

Weta has released a 4 1/2 minute behind-the-scenes clip of its visual effects work for The Hobbit. See how Ian McKellen went from being in a greenscreened room all by himself to attending a feast with dwarves and how many of the film's fantastical creatures, including Gollum, came to life. Weta's work is nominated for a visual effects Oscar this weekend.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/12/13 07:02:52 PM

Behind-the-Scenes of a One-Man VFX-Heavy Commercial Shoot

Visual effects artist Tomas Wall decided to take on the task of directing, producing, writing, shooting and editing this branded promo for glove company Tatchies. He explains about the sci-fi project, "I had an idea about making my own thing. I decided to do what other people want to do but don't have time for doing: a personal project..I wanted to do this project as an experiment to myself. I was the writer, director, producer, D.O.P, post-producer and VFX Artist. How much could I do on my own?" Watch the full spot and a behind-the-scene below and read more about Wall's process here on The Mill.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/12/13 02:02:22 PM

Watch a Beautifully Philosophic 10-Minute Stop-Motion Animation from Mikey Please

Mikey Please's "The Eagleman Stag" is a beautifully philosophic stop-motion animation that reflects on the concepts of time and life. The entire 10-minute film is made from meticulously rendered foam models. Said Please of animation, "It’s the best form of art, obviously. … Being able to control every pixel of every frame in a film, you can do anything...I found it encompassed a lot of what would otherwise be disparate artistic practices. Photography, performance, music, sculpting, design, and most importantly writing." Watch "The Eagleman Stag" below. (via Fast Company's Co.Design)

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/11/13 06:02:15 PM

See Impossible Amusement Park Rides Come to Life in Short Film

If Willy Wonka ran an amusement park, Till Nowak's mockumentary "The Centirifuge Brain Project" might be what it would look like. The award-winning short film uses impressive visual effects created by Nowak to show its impossible rides. It's now available to watch in full online. Check it out below.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/06/13 06:02:17 PM

This Is Studio Creates Animated Promo for Greenpeace

This Is Studio created this nostalgic, animated promo for Greenpeace which criticizes the business practices of the National Federation of Fisherman's Organisations. It was co-directed by animator Bill Porter. Watch below.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/06/13 06:02:48 PM

Interactive Campaign for 'Dark Skies' Exploits People's Openness with Social Media

The interactive website for paranormal thriller Dark Skies is almost as mysterious as the cryptic trailer. The website youhavebeenchoosen.org accesses your Facebook feed to create something called a "Terestrial ID Card" for you. Says Weinstein Company's senior marketing VP, Bladimiar Norman, "We try to exploit the openness that consumers have with their social media platforms. It gives them the idea that people are watching them and can very easily develops files on them. We know where you live and where you were born and who your friends are. It's a play on accessibility and also just having fun with the creepiness and paranoid nature of the subject of the film." Read more here on The Hollywood Reporter.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/06/13 04:02:04 PM

The Magic of Hand-Drawn Animation Meets CGI in Disney's Short 'Paperman'

Fast Company's Co.Create goes behind-the-scenes of the Oscar-nominated short animated film, Paperman, which uses a unique blend of hand-drawn animation and CGI. Says Disney software engineer Brian Whited, who developed a program called Meander which made the blend possible, "I was dealing with the interpolation of hand-drawn animation. Everything has been CG-focused in the past couple of decades, so it’s trying to bring some of those computer algorithm principles to the old style of animation.” Read the full piece here.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/05/13 02:02:11 PM

LOGAN and Conscious Minds Bring Calvin Johnson, Alex Morgan, Neymar Jr. and Allyson Felix into Animated Games for Nike+

LOGAN plunges Nike+ users into a spectacular post-apocalyptic ice storm of a world with two 6:00, fully CG, stylized character-animated games featuring a cast of top athletes – NFL receiver Calvin Johnson, soccer players Alex Morgan and Neymar Jr., and sprinter Allyson Felix – and promoting a new line of weather-resistant clothing. LOGAN, which collaborated with Conscious Minds on the project, handled an incredible array of character design, modeling, matte painting, character and environment animation, dynamics and final compositing.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 02/01/13 12:02:34 PM

Creating the Creepy Ghost Behind 'Mama'

The Credits talks to Mama visual effects supervisor Aaron Weintraub about the contortionist and CG effects that were behind making the horror hit's creepy ghost. Says Weintraub of the seven-foot-tall contortionist Javier Botet (who donned a dress and played the ghost), "He’s very frail and can get his body into all these weird positions...Every once in a while [director] Andy [Muschietti] would shout, ‘Yank [the strings that were attached to his limbs].’ Javier’s arms would jut in these really strange, unnatural ways that look amazing. We’d take that and speed it up or run it backwards or mix in bits from other takes to get this really unique performance.” Read more here.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 01/31/13 02:01:37 PM

Disney's Oscar-Nominated Animated Short 'Paperman' Now Available to View Online

Disney's epically charming short animated film "Paperman," nominated for an Oscar this year, is now available to view in full online. The beautiful retro film, which is dialogue-free and filmed almost entirely in black and white, uses an innovative combination of hand-drawn animation and CGI. Explains Wired, "'Paperman'‘s seemingly seamless way of blending the personality of hand-drawn animation with CGI in the physical space of the story is the result of new in-house software called Meander, a vector-based drawing program that allows for manipulation of the line after the fact — something that [director John] Kahrs described as 'just like painting on the surface of the CG.'" Watch "Paperman" below and read more here.

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