by PJ Foley | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog
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Episode 6: We continue our journey into our Hollywood destinies while Sean tries to recall all the times he's been fired. Meanwhile, Efram just chooses to win his way into your television.
- Sean got fired from True Lies…
- …And the Playboy News
- …and Starbucks
- Photoshop leads to a photo restoration job at A and I
- Which leads to performing color correction at Foundation Imaging
- Efram starts at Project Greenlight, Season 2 (2003)
- He wanted to create CG bugs for his short
- Learned Maya via DVD lessons from Gnomon
- Giant bug short: Insex
- A generic definition for Maquette. Not to be confused with Chris Marquette, star of…
- …the giant bug movie is “Infestation” aka “Big Bugs Panic” in Japan, which we always get a kick out of
- Shout outs to Dilated Pixels, a VFX and Production company in Hollywood
- Infestation, the first project from Dilated Pixels, received a VES Nomination for “Best VFX In a Miniseries or Special”. Not too shabby
- And the award we didn't get: that shiny thing in the middle of the page
- Sony Imageworks, now headquartered in Vancouver, Canada
- Dreamwork's Animation; still American
- Situations we often run into while “in the muck”
- Inheriting or taking over a project and trying to decipher what is going on and how to finish it off
- Usually not possible to start from the existing assets and solve the issues
- 5k RED footage
- Pipelines!
- Diversions
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by PJ Foley | Oct 19, 2015 | Podcast
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We talk about what it takes to get “that big break.” What does that mean? And who's been doing a lot of lording? And does your break need Star Trek?
- !! Semi-spoiler alerts for… Mad Men and General Hospital! Whaaa? !!
- Old Business
- Sean drops a name he dropped before: Dave Smith, professor at Ball State, who helped Sean get his break
- What it means to break into Hollywood
- at 15:00 — hardware goes haywire! Sorry about that…
- We mix metaphors like a DJ mixes language tapes
- Grandpa’s advice on expecting and using downtime
- An aside about shifts in casting bias
- Adaptation by Spike Jones. A great movie. A must see.
- How PJ got his job at Foundation Imaging
- SciFi Channel (now SyFy, of course) Exposure
- Efram's entry
- Sean's internship with Edgar Sherick
- The takeaway: If you wanna make movies or VFX, you gotta make movies or make VFX!
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by PJ Foley | Oct 13, 2015 | Podcast
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We share what inspired us to pursue these careers and learn to surf on other's coattails! Wow, that was a long time ago.
- Old Business
- Efram challenges PJ’s notion that Nathan from Ex Machina knows he’s bringing about the extinction of the human race
- Side topic: Blade Runner (of course!)
- How They Got Inspired To Enter VFX
- PJ shares how television activated his mind in the era where TV was supposed to destroy your mind
- Efram was exposed to actual, celluloid film via his brother
- Sean started with flip books as well
- PJ talks of learning Lightwave in the early days
- Efram explains his college school project and how CG VFX took a back seat for a while
- Was moonlighting as a director while doing postproduction for a day job
- …and was thrown into doing graphics work much to his chagrin
- Sean pursued a rock-god dream before turning to VFX
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by PJ Foley | Oct 11, 2015 | Blog
“I'm thinking we could do a podcast.”
The words hung in the air for a moment, and then agreement was struck. We all thought we could. But did we? No, not for months. A little discussion was had here and there, of course. But would the idea come to fruition?
And then, behind my back…
The decision was made for me. The proper space for our recording was no longer in my purview. The microphones of choice were researched. The setup was made. Now all we had to do was SHOW UP.
And it would probably help if we knew what we'd talk about. So, with our writer's brains we knew the best advice was always to write what you know. In this case, we'd just blab about what we know. So, what do we know?
Visual Effects, Storytelling, Production, and navigating the industry of Hollywood as an artist.
As you dive into our pilot, you'll probably notice we're finding our footing. But we soon conclude what we're going to share with you: stories, anecdotes, experiences that might help you enter the world of Visual Effects. Or, maybe we can just keep you company while you hammer away at a shot into the umpteenth revision late at night, again, after everyone else has gone home.
As we go forward, we're going to share advice for newbies and veterans alike. We'll have guests on board that will showcase the figures within the industry as well as in orbit of it. These are the people that can inspire all the directions a career in visual effects can take you.
-PJ
by PJ Foley | Sep 26, 2015 | Podcast
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The guys artificially talk intelligently about artificial intelligence in movies. Discussion includes the feature film Ex Machina, and its astounding visual effects.
- Old Business
- PJ Mentions
- Sean Mentions
- Ex Machina, Directed by Alex Garland
- Discoveries and Distractions
- Efram has been working on his own short film. Check it out (More sites and updates coming up in the future)
- Podcast listening app on iPhone: Overcast
- PJ bought happiness when he obtained a MyPillow
- Sean is checking out an online Masterclass course with Dustin Hoffman
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