Saturday, January 30, 2010

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This is all the work of one brilliant CG artist.  When I say all the work, I mean right down to the sound scape that accompanies the short film.  Alex Roman's name is the only one you will see in the credits.  He has created an amazing piece of art here that i will probably study over the next year or so still puzzled as to how one man pulled this off.

The first time I watched "The Third & The Seventh" I said to myself, "Self, I'm amazed at how well he's composited the CG footage into the shots of this building."  Then I researched the project a little more to find out that even the buildings are CG.  In fact everything but the photographer, slow-motion birds, airplane, sky backgrounds and some time lapsed plants are CG.  Everything in this little world he has created is virtually his own creation.  To prove this to the skeptics I've included the making of footage and a breakdown of the render passes.
  


See more at:
thirdseventh.com


Ryan Snider
www.heshouldworkforme.com

Friday, January 29, 2010

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CANADA STAND UP!
Big ups to Classified for being a marketing genius.  With the 2010 Olympics opening up this February 12th, what better time to launch a track about nation pride.  A remixed Canadian anthem as a matter of fact.  The track is ill and as a Canadian listening to it I can't help but feel a little Cauuck pride.
Just to give an idea as to how effective it's been timing this track with the Olympics, the video has gone viral and I have co-workers who could careless about hip hop posting links to it on there facebook pages.


I've tossed in more of his work for good measure.  But you can check out even more at:
www.halfliferecords.ca




Ryan Snider
www.heshouldworkforme.com

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Paul Dateh and inka one killin it on the violin and the 1's and 2's.  Any true hip hop head will vibe out to this.  Hell even if you like county you should still appreciate the talent.  These guys are the kind of act that I'd love to see playing live at a bar.  The classic hip hop covers with a new twist of strings are a sure fire way to keep them heads nodding.





Check out more at:
pauldateh.com

 



Ryan Snider
http://www.heshouldworkforme.com/

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Josh Taylor has a really this real slick style of illustration. It's a bit on the dark side, with interesting texture and an almost bobble head cartoon aspect to the characters. Sick stuff.





Check Him out at:

Ryan Snider

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Ian Hubert has got my attention, after watching these clips I'm sure he'll have yours too. I get really inspired when I see people thinking big and trying to pull off the nearly impossible. I heard a James Cameron quote this year through twitter that I've been trying to live by. It goes like this. "If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success." I think Ian's brain child "Project London" is following this example. Except unlike James Cameron's latest master piece Avitar, with a 500 million dollar budget, Ian's working with a budget of next to nothing.


Here's a couple quick glances at what they're calling "The most ambitious no-budget effects movie ever?"


Project London: Benny's Fuel and Repair from Phil McCoy on Vimeo.



Project London: Unleashed! from Phil McCoy on Vimeo.



I also wanted to mention that all of the 3D work in the feature length films 650 visual effect shots, was with the free and open source program Blender 3D

For the latest info on Project London check out the official website:
projectlondonmovie.com

Ryan Snider
www.heshouldworkforme.com

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Rome wasn't built in a day. However, if you're Stephen Wiltshire you can draw it in 3. Stephen has a photographic memory. The amount of visual detail he retains just from looking at something is astonishing. Apparently his first words where even paper and pencil. What a gift he has. In this video he's drawing the entire city of Rome from memory after only a 45 minute helicopter tour of the city.



He's done other major cities as well, including New York and Tokyo.
www.youtube.com/user/stephenwiltshire

Ryan Snider
www.heshouldworkforme.com

Sunday, January 24, 2010

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I thought this was a really cool gallery when I found it. All of the images have been created using fractal patterns. I'm intrigued by fractals although I've not done enough research myself to fully understand them. They appear everywhere in nature and if you start looking for them, you'll notice them anywhere you look. It blows my mind though to think that this image was created with math.



To see more images like this one check out the gallery at:
www.enchgallery.com

Also to learn more about fractals check out this 6 part series featuring Arthur C. Clarke:
fractaldoc



Ryan Snider
www.heshouldworkforme.com