Hello,

We are still recruiting for the following positions in the Legend of Arad.

Environment artist
Matte painter
Compositor
Lighter

http://film.cgtal.com

Thanks,
Sepehr

Legend of Arad - join us in post production

Hello,

We just postponed the picture lock deadline.
We are looking for more modelers, animators, texture artists, matte painters, match movers and compositors to join us.

::Legend of Arad:: Short film
http://film.cgtal.com

The team consists of 62 highly talented people and it is getting into very interesting shape!
Cheers,
Sepehr

Legend of Arad short film - looking for VFX artists, Concept Designers and Matte painters!

Hello,

I have started working on post-production on Legend of Arad. It is a Master's thesis short film. Arad is an epic film that takes place 4500 years ago in the lands of Sumeria. It is the time that people of Sumer and Akkad have forgotten about their past.

http://film.cgtal.com

We are looking for Concept designers, Matte painters and Visual Effects artists. From Terrain modeling to rendering and compositing!

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Sepehr

endorphin is the industry's first Dynamic Motion Synthesis software.At the heart of endorphin are its Adaptive Behaviours, which - unlike animation data - are completely interactive. With Adaptive Behaviours, 3D characters essentially animate themselves. Move two Football players close to each other and one will automatically tackle the other one, realistically trying to grab hold of his legs and bringing him down .
Or not. It really is up to you. endorphin allows animators to direct scenes in real-time in a way they have never been able to do before. You can change parameters or change behaviours and see the results instantly on the screen in front of you. When you're done, export animation data in one of the many formats, ready for use in your game or VFX shot.

See the demo here:
http://www.naturalmotion.com/endorphin.htm

It is a very expensive product at this time. Something like 10k for commercial license. I hope they will soon imlement something like this in Motion Builder. Overall, I have not understood what this software has that Massive does not have.

9 Laws of Physics that DON'T apply in Hollywood

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/9-laws-of-physics-that-dont-apply-in-hollywood/

Computer Scientist Reveals the Math and Science behind Blockbuster Movies

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/april4/fed-040407.html

"The simulation of gases, liquids and combustion for scientific reasons quickly translates into the ability to make animations of smoke, water and fire," Fedkiw said. "Similar statements hold for soft biological tissues, muscles, fractures and other solid material problems. Once the scientific numerical simulations are worked out, interesting animations can be made shortly thereafter."
-Ron Fedkiw

Associate Professor Ron Fedkiw uses computational physics to model the human face for virtual surgery applications. Fedkiw received a Packard Foundation Fellowship for simulations of humans.

Science Lessons from Hollywood flunk out

http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/bizarre/082063/science-lessons-from-hollywood-flunk-out/

Phil Plait's website (I think I posted this in an earlier blog, but here it is again)

http://www.badastronomy.com/