Toolfarm Inspirations

Glasshouse Reel 2009

7/02/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

I don't tend to put a lot of reels up here, but one of my former students emailed me and asked about this one. Very nice work. It flows really well. Students, please look at this one for inspiration on how to edit your reel!

glasshouse reel 2009. from glasshouse on Vimeo.

Labels: Demo Reel

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

2012 Trailer 2

7/01/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Oh, it's the end of the world! I'm sure we'll all wake up on December 22, 2012 with nothing worse than a hangover. The VFX look pretty freakin' phenomenal in this film, not to mention John Cusack, who is my celebrity crush. Via@themediamogul

Labels: Movie Trailer

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Trapcode 3S Training Trailer

7/01/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Is it arrogant to put our own stuff up here? Nah. The training will be out in early July. Here's a promo piece I put together for it, which uses Professional Video Templates Pictures Flow Template and features music from the band King Tut. Thought you'd like the artistic approach to the promo. I listen to a lot of electronic music, so yes, the audio is supposed to be like that. :-)

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Watch it in HD at YouTube or Vimeo

Labels: Commercial, Experimental

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

The Runner: Exploit yourself

6/30/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Exploit yourself is a Spec commercial inspired by NIKE, directed by Carl Erik Rinsch. The commercial was produced in Big Lazy Robot Visual Effects Studio from February to May. Rinsch wanted to "show off the nerve and spark and freshness of the city with the strength and power of modern sport competition, all in a whole 3d environment."

The Runner -Exploit yourself- from BLR_VFX on Vimeo.

Labels: 3D, Commercial

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

New Moon Official Trailer

6/30/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Okay, I'll admit it. I've been sucked in to the Twilight series. Check out the official trailer for New Moon, the second in the Series. The morph from Jake to Werewolf at the end is pretty nice.

Labels: Movie Trailer

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Wild Beasts - Hooting & Howling

6/29/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

The whole thing takes place underwater and has gorgeous lighting.

Labels: Music Video

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

The Astronomer's Dream Trailer by Malcolm Sutherland

6/29/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

I saw this one up at Motionographer. Very cool piece. Mayan space robots? It could happen.

Labels: 2D, Movie Trailer

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Growing Up by Jr.canest

6/29/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

A very cool student video from Jr.canest.

Growing Up from Jr.canest on Vimeo.

Labels: Student Work

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

He's Barrack Obama - Jibjab

6/25/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Funny stuff and cool animation.

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Labels: 2D, Humor

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Ranger 3 - Sense of Direction

6/25/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Claymation animals shot outdoors, directed by the award-winning Eric Power. This is a very cool video and all but is the stop motion overdone these days? What do you think?

Ranger 3 - Sense of Direction from Eric Power on Vimeo.

Labels: Music Video, Stop Motion

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Jessie Malakouti - Outsider

6/25/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

I love the beginning of this video, before the song actually kicks in. Sexy ladies with rodent heads in dark and gothic scenery... what is not to love? (Well, the song... but we won't go there.) Directed by Kerry Bellessa.

Labels: Music Video

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Spy of Oranje- Over 500 vfx shots Utilizing Cinema 4D

6/24/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

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From MAXON: "With almost 500 visual effect shots, "Spion van Oranje" is the most spectacular visual effects motion picture produced in the Netherlands to date. Being a James Bond spoof, this movie involved a lot of over-the-top action sequences and impossible scenes, which were all realized with CINEMA 4D and the modules Advanced Render, MoGraph, MOCCA, Thinking Particles, NET Render and Sketch and Toon." Visual Effects by PLANET FX.

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Labels: 3D, Cinema 4D, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed) Video Mash-up

6/23/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

This isn't the kind of thing we usually show here, but this is some damn good editing. They do an incredible job with the audio as well, as it isn't choppy. Impressive work and fun to watch.

Labels: Film Short, Humor

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Le Cafe - Oldelaf & Monsieur D

6/23/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Not sure if I posted this one when it came out in January 2008. It's a video for the French band Oldelaf and Monsieur D. The video was directed by Stephanie Marguerite and Emilie Tarascou.

Just for fun, here's another animated video for the band. The song is called Nathalie )mon amour des JMJ). I have a feeling this is not an official video but a fan video (but I don't read French all that well).

Labels: 2D, Music Video

Posted by Michele Yamazaki

Fleet Foxes: Mykonos

6/23/2009 • Permalink • 0 Comments •

Stop motion paper animation by director and animator Sean Pecknold along with artist/illustrator Jesse Brown for Fleet Foxes. After Effects was used to finish the final sequences.