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Dean Bull · August 21st, 2002, 07:19 PM

Hey, anyone out there have any good sites/books/resources that talk about computer effects and how they are used in video and motion pictures. I am looking to learn about this aspect of production for use in my next couple of projects.

Jeff Donald · August 24th, 2002, 04:33 AM

I don't do much of that type of work. After Effects does what I need, but lets give this a bump to the top and see if anyone else has any thoughts.

Jeff

Henrik Bengtsson · August 25th, 2002, 10:21 AM

www.vfxpro.com has a few good articles. www.flay.com is a great resource, if you forget the very technical stuff in the center and check the articles on the side. But its hard to find a good "how do i do special fx" place really. My hottest tip is to just ask here. Im sure there are more Visual Effects people here than me. (Yes, although i now mostly do behind camera work, i have screen credits for doing a fully CGI baby sequence in a UK Indie film called Designer Baby (I wonder if anyone seen that one :) )

Have fun,
Henrik Bengtsson
DocuWild

Casey Visco · August 25th, 2002, 11:41 AM

also check out www.fxguide.com, which mostly covers discreets line of visual effects tools, but also presents concepts that may be transferrable to other products and platforms. certainly worth a look though.

Casey Visco · August 25th, 2002, 11:58 AM

also two other sites i forgot to mention which may be of interest:

www.highend3d.com
www.highend2d.com

Rob Lohman · August 26th, 2002, 02:24 AM

There are also some good books (from ILM for example --> very
expensive though) on the subject. I also had a short subscription
to Cinefex magazine which describes the effects for that latest
and greatest movies. This magazine comes in a book form and
actually is more of a book than a magazine and has very good
quality pictures. If your interested I can send you a couple of
scans as samples. The magazine can be found at www.cinefex.com

August 21st, 2002, 07:19 PM	#1
Dean Bull Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 106	Digital Effects Information Hey, anyone out there have any good sites/books/resources that talk about computer effects and how they are used in video and motion pictures. I am looking to learn about this aspect of production for use in my next couple of projects.

August 25th, 2002, 11:41 AM	#4
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	also check out www.fxguide.com, which mostly covers discreets line of visual effects tools, but also presents concepts that may be transferrable to other products and platforms. certainly worth a look though. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

August 25th, 2002, 11:58 AM	#5
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	also two other sites i forgot to mention which may be of interest: www.highend3d.com www.highend2d.com __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

August 26th, 2002, 02:24 AM	#6
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	There are also some good books (from ILM for example --> very expensive though) on the subject. I also had a short subscription to Cinefex magazine which describes the effects for that latest and greatest movies. This magazine comes in a book form and actually is more of a book than a magazine and has very good quality pictures. If your interested I can send you a couple of scans as samples. The magazine can be found at www.cinefex.com __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 24th, 2002, 04:33 AM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	I don't do much of that type of work. After Effects does what I need, but lets give this a bump to the top and see if anyone else has any thoughts. Jeff

August 25th, 2002, 10:21 AM	#3
Henrik Bengtsson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Borås, Sweden Posts: 167	www.vfxpro.com has a few good articles. www.flay.com is a great resource, if you forget the very technical stuff in the center and check the articles on the side. But its hard to find a good "how do i do special fx" place really. My hottest tip is to just ask here. Im sure there are more Visual Effects people here than me. (Yes, although i now mostly do behind camera work, i have screen credits for doing a fully CGI baby sequence in a UK Indie film called Designer Baby (I wonder if anyone seen that one :) ) Have fun, Henrik Bengtsson DocuWild