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Creature Breach from Miguel Perez Senent on Vimeo.

A single test FX shot of a creature breaching through and the ocean just below a container ship. Enjoy in 4K!

Creature rig, anim, water and rendering done using Houdini and Mantra with a single home machine.

Creature model by Mariam Ferrer mariamferrer.com/

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The Nevers | VFX Breakdown Reel | Scanline VFX from ScanlineVFX on Vimeo.

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Houdini for Game Cinematics | Nikolay Skolkov | Houdini HIVE Utrecht from SideFX Houdini on Vimeo.

Nikolay covers some of the techniques used at Wargaming for the mind blowing cinematics they create, including...

1) Rust spreading / Decay: Step-by-Step walkthrough describing the process of making effect of Rust spreading and decay. This effect has been used in our recent project that was dedicated to Halloween event.

2) Low-Cost Sand Storm: Short story about thing that may save our time. Some simple things that give us more than we expect. Sometimes it's real. This time i'll tell about procedural sand storm, that didn't take much time to create, but gave us much more.

3) FEM Crushed Car My first serious experience using FEM. Out-of-the-shelf solution and a bit of refinement.

SCENE FILES: sidefx.co/2yohD6X

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3D Shading Concepts from Yancy Lindquist on Vimeo.

Use VEX to learn about how subsurface scattering, volume ray marching, reflections, and other lighting concepts work.

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Pt02 - Houdini Procedural Texturing - Feather from Jaroslava Chalásová on Vimeo.

In this series I am going to demonstrate how to use geometry attributes for procedural texturing in Mantra or how to bake out textures for any other renderer. I've chosen feathers as an example. However this knowledge is applicable pretty much to anything.

This tutorial is recycling some techniques demonstrated in the video below: vimeo.com/318382437

Pt 01: Example Model preparation. Main goal in this part is to have some fun with procedural modelling and end up with basic feathers of various scale and rotation/deformation in the space with messed up uvs etc. Something you'd normally get from client or modelling department with instructions that nothing can't be changed.

Find out more in writings: handlespixels.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/procedural-texturing-in-houdini-feather/

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Blender Post Processing Eevee Renders from Louis du Mont on Vimeo.

A video showing some of the techniques I use to remove some of the harshness in Eevee renders.

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Solar Walk from Reka Bucsi on Vimeo.

sales: NEW EUROPE FILM SALES Marcin Łuczaj - [email protected]

Festival distribution: DAAZO Zsófia Herczeg - [email protected] Gábor Osváth - [email protected]

Awards: Audi Short Film Award - Berlinale Shorts Competition 2018 Grand Prize - Ottawa International Animation Festival 2018 Grand Prize - Bucheon International Animation Festival 2018 Best Sound - Fantoche 2018 Best Short Film Award - Flatpack Film Festival 2018 RADAR Award - Curtocircuíto International Film Festival 2018 Short Film Grand Prize – Indie Lisboa Film Festival 2018 1st Mention Best International Short Film Award - Bit Bang Fest 2018 Special Mention - Lago Film Fest 2018 Special Jury Mention - Guanajuato International Film Festival 2018 People's Choice Award - Imagine Science Film Festival 2018

© RékaBucsi2018

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The Fundamental Elements of Design from PepRally on Vimeo.

Direction, Design, Animation, Writing: Erica Gorochow EP, Writing: Karl Sluis Sound, Music: Michael Coffman

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Sonar from Possible Metrics on Vimeo.

Short film by Renaud Hallee. Official Selection Annecy 2010. Music generated by an abstract life cycle. 2009 possiblemetrics.com

Court métrage de Renaud Hallée. Musique générée par un cycle de vie abstrait. 2009

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Scripting/Tools/Workflow Houdini - Demo from Niclas Schlapmann on Vimeo.

I developed these scripts to make my "3D/Houdini" life a bit easier and faster. Was a lot of fun to create and i learned a lot! All done in Python/PyQT.

Maybe a bit boring. If not, please watch in Fullscreen and Fullres.

00:08 ns_Version: Files/Pyton Scripts Location 00:45 ns_Version: ns_FolderMaker 01:17 ns_Version: Create Project 02:17 ns_Version: Settings 03:51 ns_Version: Hip Selector 04:43 Toolbox: Redshift: AOV-Handler & Render-output 07:36 Toolbox: Redshift: Puzzle-ID/AOV-Handler 09:39 Toolbox: Redshift: Proxy from OBJ-Selection 11:39 Toolbox: Redshift: Proxy Sequence from OBJ-Selection 12:02 Toolbox: Compositing: Comp-File Generation 14:16 Toolbox: UVLayout: Quick Export/Import 15:58 Toolbox: Quick Export/Import (HDA)

Some Screener: enoni.de/wp/?p=2122 Updates: enoni.de/wp/?p=1619

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Interact AE from Den Khramov on Vimeo.

Some interaction inside After Effects. behance.net/gallery/67580883/Interact-AE

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The Artists Project edited Tap from Warrent Sattunyue on Vimeo.

Mission Help today's The Artists Project so they can return tomorrow to help a new generation of artists. Encourage celebrities and photographers to start similar programs. We take portraits of artists who have "made it" so struggling artists never have to pay for head shots again. theartistsproject.com/

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TUT_02___Crumple from Filip Tarczewski on Vimeo.

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MICHAEL CLAYTON | The Tortured Path to Redemption from MUST SEE FILMS on Vimeo.

MY PATREON: patreon.com/MUSTSEEFILMS?ty=h

NEWSLETTER: mustseefilmspodcast.com

ASK ME QUESTIONS: twitter.com/darrenf87

Michael Clayton is one of my personal favourite films. The directing style and simplicity really attracts me to the film but mostly its the writing, the story, the well crafted narrative that always leaves me blown away by this amazing film.

This video explores what I feel is the true meaning of this film, not that of a legal thriller but at the heart the journey of a mans redemption.

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How Does an Editor Think and Feel? from Tony Zhou on Vimeo.

For the past ten years, I’ve been editing professionally. Yet one question always stumps me: “How do you know when to cut?” And I can only answer that it’s very instinctual. On some level, I’m just thinking and feeling my way through the edit. So today, I’d like to describe that process: how does an editor think and feel?

A very special thanks to David Poland for the use of DP/30 clips. And a very special thanks to Aso for the use of his music.

For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: patreon.com/everyframeapainting

And you can follow us through Taylor’s Instagram: instagram.com/taylor.ramos/ Taylor’s Twitter: twitter.com/glassesattached Tony’s Twitter: twitter.com/tonyszhou Tony’s Facebook: facebook.com/everyframeapainting

Music: Aso - Soul Traveling (Freddie Joachim Remix) Harry James - I’ve Heard That Song Before Nat King Cole - Aquellos Ojos Verdes Aso - Jazz Intro Nujabes - Perfect Circle (Instrumental) George Benson - On Broadway (Live)

Interview Clips: DP/30 Michael Kahn (2011) youtube.com/watch?v=xjdOG-w0Zz4 Michael Caine - Acting in Film (1987) youtube.com/watch?v=bZPLVDwEr7Y DP/30 Thelma Schoonmaker (2013) youtube.com/watch?v=KIKRcV4kHzg DP/30 Thelma Schoonmaker (2011) youtube.com/watch?v=KgXcpZqQy8M BAFTA - Walter Murch on Editing (2013) youtube.com/watch?v=WcBpXLNmS3Q

Recommended Reading & Viewing: On Film Editing by Edward Dmytryk amzn.com/dp/0240517385 Cut to the Chase by Sam O’Steen & Bobbie O’Steen amzn.com/dp/094118837X In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch amzn.com/dp/1879505622 The Conversations with Walter Murch by Michael Ondaatje amzn.com/dp/0375709827