

Using Time Lapse
Months ago I've been getting really intrigue about time lapse videos, I've seen it in movies, videos, commercials and even on tv shows. I...


The Lego Movie
For this week's film club we watch The Lego Movie. What can I say, there are Legos in it, so I love it. I watched this movie when it came...


Hyper-Reality by Keiichi Matsuda
Our course leader showed us the video above about hyper-reality. He explained how VFX can relate to hyper-reality and how the video...


How Star Wars fooled everyone with matte paintings
During the original trilogy there were really amazing and big sets, but they were only part of a painting. Yes a painting. These...


District 9
Today we watch District 9, one of the first movies to use Nuke's 3D capabilities. I didn't like this movie because of the story, it...


Hayes Davidson
Today we had the pleasure of knowing Neil Hughes. He has work on The Mill, Cinesite but he moved from movies to on of the most successful...


Meeting Josh Parks: Double Negative Compositor
I had the great opportunity to meet Josh Parks, a compositor from Double Negative. He showed us some of the movies he had work on such...


Cinema of Attraction and Trickfilm
The early cinema, where everything began. This was also known as cinema of attraction because this was the first visual entertainment....


Mark Ardington, an Oscar Winner.
One of my first unforgettable moments at NUA (Norwich University of The Arts) was the lecture given by Mark Ardington. On my first week...


Background Removal
Today I learn a new technique to remove the background in cases like the one above. The hair of the lady has a lot of details and it will...