Have you seen the video entitled “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” it shows what appears to be an Eagle, swooping down and grabbing a toddler before dropping him to the ground. With ~20 Million views (in one day) people were quite fooled and some where even mad, with internet forensic experts in full force the video went viral, and in the end, it was found to be a fake. This is just another example of how powerful the motion tracking/match move tools are in the right hands. Hire those people!
The Visual FX of Stephen King’s “The Mist”
It’s great to see how these guys seamlessly marry practical creature effects with cg creatures to make an awesome Stephen King horror movie.
The Mist (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]
Nuke 7.0 Feature Preview
Here’s some dude -from The Foundry- talking about the awesome new features they threw into their flagship compositing tool Nuke 7.0.
Autodesk’s Visual Effects Reel 2011
The latest Autodesk VFX reel showcases the use of their high-end production tools on various commercial projects, featuring 3d/Visual Fx/animation packages such as 3d Max, Smoke, Flame, Softimage and Maya.