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VFX School Now Open - Tuition? Free!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

VFXHack fan and all around great guy Agrapha, has compiled a plethora of VFX links(266 to be exact) on YouTube. There is some fantastic stuff here, how-tos and interviews from projects old and new covering a variety of subject ranging from stop motion and animatronics to compositing and miniatures. You kill a few hours on the Dark Crystal stuff alone! Another highlight is Walt himself walking us through the construction of Pirates Of The Caribbean. Check this video out and please post any ideas you may having explaining the babe with the riding crop.

LINK to Argapha’s VFX library on YouTube

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BLU Outdo Themselves With Stop-Mo Extravaganza

Friday, May 16th, 2008


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

I’ve posted about Blu’s insane animations shot stop motion on real walls before, but the new piece Muto really take the cake. This is extremely well done and must have taken forever to put together. Thanks again to Azathothx.

LINK to previous Blu post on VFXhack

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RetroHack: David Allen’s 1972 King Kong Commercial Masterpiece

Friday, March 7th, 2008

This commercial for VW is a stop-motion masterpiece. The detail in the character is amazing, check out the flailing arms on the Fay Ray when it’s in Kong’s hand.

LINK to Nova interview with David Allen about the inner workings of the Big Ape

special thanks to Nyarlathotep for the tip

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Just In Time For Halloween - “Mad Monster Party?”

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5fe7D14Jp8[/youtube]

Classic stop-mo from your friends at Rankin/Bass (c. 1967). My only issue, what’s with the question mark?.

LINK (via Laughing Squid)

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