tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81510137665445745132024-02-19T00:35:35.889-08:00Raygun Studio Blog... Take a look under the hood of photography and CGI projects going on at the studio, or see the occassional gems I stumble upon, while surfing the web for inspiration, understanding, or procrastinating to build up enough pressure to get in the zone. If you like it, don't be shy and leave a comment or share with your friends and colleagues. Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-59462777156197386692021-04-20T11:49:00.003-07:002021-04-20T11:55:34.354-07:00ART BREEDER. USING AI TO CREATE ART<p>Okay, I have to admit, this is the coolest thing that I have come across in some time. It's always been one of my deep interests what makes an iconic image, and of course...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdN0iXlBwB0STvidBXcPDlYh62gAZKR2WtXhHDLNNY6VsGkeVWCwCzN0BoZ6zujkvcmI3SnytGsZTIQPRms8EmoUkn0lrlXPJDIiVJhXTsst9pfkbLr5-JRoJGu47oWw-p9bfoRhM3vc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdN0iXlBwB0STvidBXcPDlYh62gAZKR2WtXhHDLNNY6VsGkeVWCwCzN0BoZ6zujkvcmI3SnytGsZTIQPRms8EmoUkn0lrlXPJDIiVJhXTsst9pfkbLr5-JRoJGu47oWw-p9bfoRhM3vc/w400-h266/van-gogh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Vincent Van Gogh's Self Portrait Paintings (yes, there are 35 of them) with probably the most famous one from September of 1889, reinterpreted appropriately enough by Dutch artist Bas Uterwijk</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4t95edhGCaWjIwZXgm-gPdHG5VehTq2y_5coJe6sMOc73EuzLm9fgiVTpLRlxbERR8RYu95iyCmd1Swyqo-V0EFJRJwDZoExdKrz5-CAfPkqUc5Gksd96492yL1tMy7V6YECyWukGZw/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4t95edhGCaWjIwZXgm-gPdHG5VehTq2y_5coJe6sMOc73EuzLm9fgiVTpLRlxbERR8RYu95iyCmd1Swyqo-V0EFJRJwDZoExdKrz5-CAfPkqUc5Gksd96492yL1tMy7V6YECyWukGZw/w400-h266/statue-of-liberty.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">who also tackled – and what could be more iconic – The Statue of Liberty from 1885 and Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa from 1519...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpjIdqxapcBvOsMS0T4XUGmXfqgUNjphv8icvxtGvHCMsV457DpFznYAc_wJTLxZRusIhUzn064jxcS5_3ynrzQzWpQ2JNQqzWBAyj-GOrRMwN27T9j6HraQCpqOglclEEHVLSDn246c/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="469" data-original-width="750" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpjIdqxapcBvOsMS0T4XUGmXfqgUNjphv8icvxtGvHCMsV457DpFznYAc_wJTLxZRusIhUzn064jxcS5_3ynrzQzWpQ2JNQqzWBAyj-GOrRMwN27T9j6HraQCpqOglclEEHVLSDn246c/w400-h250/bas-uterwijk-mona-lisa-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Probably THE most iconic, famous, parodied, copied, re-interpreted and viewed painting of all times...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42hHk1I58ovA0zOqCGMHhIfl1OY1FF6AOubnypJVIqvmK0DY4n4P71vJ9NwzWiwM17qlJVURzRIZBjlgRmXVJQsh06wt6tW3dRDkrNVUCbchr74JAEu7jZrN4bz2YPDjIkAz_oYQfsEM/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1032" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42hHk1I58ovA0zOqCGMHhIfl1OY1FF6AOubnypJVIqvmK0DY4n4P71vJ9NwzWiwM17qlJVURzRIZBjlgRmXVJQsh06wt6tW3dRDkrNVUCbchr74JAEu7jZrN4bz2YPDjIkAz_oYQfsEM/w400-h194/monalisa+icons+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">which led me to the <a href="https://www.artbreeder.com">ART BREEDER</a> website as I was drilling down on how these photorealistic images were created using artificial intelligence and neural networks. If you want to get away from your Netflix binge and do something more creative and fun, check this out:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="242" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IlrMkHaCosw" width="412" youtube-src-id="IlrMkHaCosw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">What do you think?</span></div></div><br /><p></p>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-89356859239043835612020-11-10T01:20:00.012-08:002021-04-17T20:07:34.853-07:00BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST<p> I can't believe I never posted this, but better late than never. And it's the right time of year. Was pegged to help build these OOH visuals for Samsung's Holiday campaign last year and one of the things I love doing is banging against the limits of Photoshop's canvas size. Built, rendered and composited these while traveling in snow covered British Columbia, which was perfectly inspirational with the help of a local California team to do the onsite heavy lifting of modeling, rendering and logistics. This one went to the 837 store in New York but the 30K OOH master really shined for this store wrap, even just for a week at the new Samsung Retail store that opened just in time for Christmas at the Stanford Shopping mall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNfZ1wMtKsxygUKXbADGfSeO3q0Xrhzw-w5HMX8ZDl9ef4PFN6sIrH8HbcEeJmFHEM1k19Wg_-gQNx4Qcr8csE-Mn63hbwnI735TYik4qQO_pYY54ui4MatOrtj9g_ekgtXfQulYeG_E/s2048/IMG_2177.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNfZ1wMtKsxygUKXbADGfSeO3q0Xrhzw-w5HMX8ZDl9ef4PFN6sIrH8HbcEeJmFHEM1k19Wg_-gQNx4Qcr8csE-Mn63hbwnI735TYik4qQO_pYY54ui4MatOrtj9g_ekgtXfQulYeG_E/w640-h480/IMG_2177.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVpZc48K6Mu7jItr-8sWCfjEpnKqnlLqoHxta2Tt1PCl2XZw-7OFNSjoKcn3q6VpjG1DHbpkufwZaPfi8EXpRrff3DGlRmf-Q0SyBwMOe15aAo5n_GSJ2O3BMGwXCuq856SW3CQpycVg/s2048/IMG_2170.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVpZc48K6Mu7jItr-8sWCfjEpnKqnlLqoHxta2Tt1PCl2XZw-7OFNSjoKcn3q6VpjG1DHbpkufwZaPfi8EXpRrff3DGlRmf-Q0SyBwMOe15aAo5n_GSJ2O3BMGwXCuq856SW3CQpycVg/w480-h640/IMG_2170.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09k-sMoZnOCWc7AX7GwMw7w_o6mUTHQ6YnRx971RlMkvFuAUaJaNUhwf8WWR7G_S_tETm3I3_APrWiiUqGxfKqpLH7nCZ4pYX_BPu5FHqNQ8mjGF1vJWj6cKzIqEF90g2ocV_f4P6Iq8/s2857/IMG_2169.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="2857" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09k-sMoZnOCWc7AX7GwMw7w_o6mUTHQ6YnRx971RlMkvFuAUaJaNUhwf8WWR7G_S_tETm3I3_APrWiiUqGxfKqpLH7nCZ4pYX_BPu5FHqNQ8mjGF1vJWj6cKzIqEF90g2ocV_f4P6Iq8/w675-h284/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="675" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmkjeXQ4d08qAihfpP0byWM6Ga7NbWxFw9VEXUtrsBzMx4b2kY0_FMUZoZT_dHb53KDUPY36hezFmKwxfBJg4G01ksXac6ImSJweRkosbC4718r9en2Mf887e-FVp3G15pLhhurVoXU0/s2048/IMG_2165.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmkjeXQ4d08qAihfpP0byWM6Ga7NbWxFw9VEXUtrsBzMx4b2kY0_FMUZoZT_dHb53KDUPY36hezFmKwxfBJg4G01ksXac6ImSJweRkosbC4718r9en2Mf887e-FVp3G15pLhhurVoXU0/w480-h640/IMG_2165.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTbI8kN0WOLCrbXl68OI3M64NhlfDmAnmVeB_6RL2C1k_O7y-i6LOyf6v7F0YQJg376bb9gPpLQvoDCbVbX7IXy2u5NMMviINvXxdo_DmUrOI6a84QfbFgMzttgHL3YtfKZYcqu-_-9U/s2048/IMG_0113.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1891" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTbI8kN0WOLCrbXl68OI3M64NhlfDmAnmVeB_6RL2C1k_O7y-i6LOyf6v7F0YQJg376bb9gPpLQvoDCbVbX7IXy2u5NMMviINvXxdo_DmUrOI6a84QfbFgMzttgHL3YtfKZYcqu-_-9U/w590-h640/IMG_0113.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="342" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6QH_NAzRRD8" width="522" youtube-src-id="6QH_NAzRRD8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you Meng, Alvin & Patrick for entrusting me with this project. By the time I went back there to share it with the team as a surprise a week later during our Christmas Lunch, the store was already opening... well, glad I got to see it and took pictures while I could.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyadpwkQhwlDnE1i8a2gsaSjJXulH9KHbN_yfl98_ZB_ZkzjAbz3haZSyIoZ9yXlvY0n2tRKKCQNvycSGQA87zTzFiriO2w3EaAgiyU0cW_n1QMok9Wr1e_Ruep4L5kvUKcMoM8W2C1ZA/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyadpwkQhwlDnE1i8a2gsaSjJXulH9KHbN_yfl98_ZB_ZkzjAbz3haZSyIoZ9yXlvY0n2tRKKCQNvycSGQA87zTzFiriO2w3EaAgiyU0cW_n1QMok9Wr1e_Ruep4L5kvUKcMoM8W2C1ZA/w640-h480/IMG_4875.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmjyw6O86n518YuADwEOYESniN2Qw6aks3zrX35Od4AR2Vc3s1pa-ph3qk2xQYKdRXyPEpWusgEPLacJLOfCD-B41kIkAi8DYA5cfrMshD8Jd3Wg8DwG9mwoikwff4-rE2h0P5Yhn5E8/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmjyw6O86n518YuADwEOYESniN2Qw6aks3zrX35Od4AR2Vc3s1pa-ph3qk2xQYKdRXyPEpWusgEPLacJLOfCD-B41kIkAi8DYA5cfrMshD8Jd3Wg8DwG9mwoikwff4-rE2h0P5Yhn5E8/w640-h480/IMG_4876.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-42712476167705026462020-11-10T00:29:00.012-08:002020-11-10T00:44:48.208-08:00A COMMERCIAL FOR A COMMERCIAL<p>How do you pitch the idea of doing a commercial? With a commercial, of course. Just off the Kinestral industrial where Michael Wilde hired me, I turned the tables on him and hired him for the VO and music on this. No need to "pick two and call me in the morning". This one was fast, cheap AND good enough to show off. And one of those "if you do this now, you'll get the commercial later." Hahaha. I've heard and fell for that one before. But it's all good, Mike. Sometimes, if not most of the time, things are out of our hands. The most important thing to me has always been traction, and that the work works.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='408' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFrU1o8WMgeiafYfTCRpvtR9A7S2CJxXvMPIFs40LYFhyPMZYxY0lOmCaJ4x3brdgrb7P2GT21qUmEdjdZWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-34624581306809423472020-11-10T00:15:00.005-08:002020-11-10T00:41:01.783-08:00JUST GOT PAID TODAY<p>Got me a pocket for of change. It's been a while, but a payment here and there trickled in for this industrial, finished some time back. Thanks, Michael Wilde for this fun project and thank you Kinestral for coming through after all. And thank you John Godbee for your good Cinema 4D work to support this.</p><p>A combo of Cinema, Keyshot and AfterEffects motion for this Michael Wilde concept, music, VO and final cut.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='410' height='269' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhZ-w9czbcq6IwBF29394XhBDYft_RCXfOSnhCez2sMrqcNmmf8Q2tPIScGXgsea1tPfnoDiaKvV9IGQK8qw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-19650340144105905022019-10-04T14:46:00.008-07:002020-11-10T01:00:18.540-08:00NEW WORKIt's been a while since I posted anything here, as I have been busy learning to draw, riding my motorcycle and finding a new woman to call my own. But without further ado, here's some of the latest...<br />
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A loop for the new Samsung Retail Store that opened recently in Southern California. A gig for Michael Fisher of MYKNYC in New York City and Tom Stempfley of Samsung Electronics in Dallas, Texas. And here's a look a how it was used along with the way pointer motion loop we did as well (thanks, John!) for the new two-story Samsung Retail Store...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='407' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxorH5AxeN0X4_dX0OhoQ6aoDL1QCJFzR7_XknC628lfsKS7IHoSybzPeLJkCg_VxL0iwSGvnTnzKpRGhBYtw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>
And what else did we have here... oh yes, a still image render for a change...</div><div><br /></div><div>
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An OOH-res Key Visual for Alcor eye correction lenses. A gig for art director Slade Seaholm and Art Producer Susan Dore of HBC in Austin, Texas.<br />
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And from earlier this year, a logo design including putting it in motion for Mike Fisher's documentary about Fire Island.<br />
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Last but certainly not least, I reconnected with Michael Wilde, one of the greatest art directors and craziest and most beautiful minds I've worked with. He was one of the first to entrust me with his ideas back in 2006 with the Ghirardelli pitch. Bite it before it bites you. Know what I mean?</div>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-5014985230375631792018-03-05T21:27:00.001-08:002018-03-05T21:27:38.455-08:00FOUND ARTISTS BOOKNice surprise in the mail today. Got my Found Book. I love these guys. They care about design and the details. Best portfolio events, best website and best source book in the industry.<br />
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-66128430337627521242016-09-30T20:21:00.000-07:002017-01-07T17:15:14.716-08:00BEST DIGITAL ARTISTS WORLDWIDEIt's the third time that Luerzer's Archive asked for submissions to their bi-annual 200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide book, which is the most concentrated and comprehensive look at computer generated art for print and I think quite unique in that regard. Pleased to say that for the third year in a row, one of our submissions was selected for publication (not spoiling by saying which) and the book will be out in late 2016, early 2017. Meanwhile here's a look at the <a href="https://www.luerzersarchive.com/en/magazine/200-best-digital-artists-2015/2016.html">second issue</a>, which Luerzer now put online and in which our <a href="https://www.luerzersarchive.com/en/magazine/print-detail/raygun-studio-palo-alto-57609.html">Egyptitan Jewelry Python</a> made an appearance.<br />
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-70669975772343424882016-03-15T16:58:00.000-07:002016-03-16T18:48:57.925-07:00RAYGUN IN THE BIG APPLEOur 2016 portfolio book and motion work is currently being shown by FoundFolios at Picture Ray Studios in New York City. Stop by and check it out if you received an invite. For those who can't make it, or the rest of us here on the West Coast, we'll post the digital version next week.<br />
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-56093490362917788742016-03-14T16:43:00.001-07:002016-03-15T12:59:30.510-07:00AQUAFINA GLOBAL REBRANDNew work for photographer Robert Schlatter. Like a splash of fresh clean water... <a href="http://design.pepsico.com/aquafina.php?v=19#section2">Pepsico's Aquafina global rebrand</a> just launched.<br />
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And here's the sufficiently advanced technology behind the magic:
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-30615439000610634912014-11-06T03:30:00.001-08:002014-11-06T03:35:49.212-08:00MOVE LIKE A RAT, TALK LIKE A CAT
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Messing around with Cinema 4D's IK chains and Hair Module.
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-64500545180284313692014-11-06T01:22:00.002-08:002018-12-21T23:24:24.398-08:00DINOSAUR OF ROCKBefore there was Prince there was Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex. Here he is with 20th Century Boy circa 1973 on TV in Germany's Musikladen. I know... so "last century" but damn' it's groovy. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kKTc4Nk5bsw" width="400"></iframe><br />
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-9218557606567863572014-08-31T19:15:00.000-07:002014-09-02T11:22:41.253-07:00BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDEWe chose to create this art in CGI, since I couldn't find the used set from Miley Cyrus's <a href="http://youtu.be/NLtmauJLP-A?t=58s">wrecking ball video</a> on eBay or Craigslist and you know what happened to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msPrOIAVUZo">guy that borrowed a tank</a> in San Diego. <a href="http://www.chrisconroyphotography.com/portfoliosalbum/">Chris Conroy</a> who also introduced me to WHM shot a whole ton of reference (no pun intended) from an office park that was being demolished right next to his studio, which gave us a good closeup look at cracks and texture. To do this in earnest then, I got deep into dynamics, somewhat new territory for me, to blow up some walls.
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Dynamics are an easy way to overwhelm your machines very quickly when going high-res. For some time I wasn't sure whether we made a mistake going the CGI route, as what passes as photorealistic in a fast action motion scene, does not hold up for a 12 foot banner, especially when you can walk up right up to.
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Even with the Mac doing a lot of heavy duty physics lifting, we didn't get around long hours of painstaking detailing work, whether pre- or post-demolition.
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Breaking pieces just so,retouching hairline cracks, adding subtle light and shadow to texture or fine dust and motion to have it feel like it's happening right now.
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I think those hours have paid off and the art work was enough of a work of art for vmware to go all out with it.Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-14398555201880803082014-08-12T22:50:00.001-07:002014-08-15T17:43:16.580-07:00STILLS IN MOTION - THE 2014 REELSo one of the things I heard was how Final Cut was supposedly wicked fast on the new Mac, a perfect opportunity to finally do a motion reel again. It's been five years, so it's about time. No lie, Final Cut cuts through HD footage like it's motor oil and everything is happening in real time, dialing in the audio and lining it up with just the right cut or trying out all kinds of different ways of cutting is no longer tedious, but actually... fun. Check out the final cut <a href="https://vimeo.com/100488507">on vimeo</a> or just download the high-res by clicking on the image below:
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Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151013766544574513.post-19435579967813466092014-08-09T18:37:00.002-07:002014-08-09T19:55:07.539-07:00THE SECOND COMING OF THE CUBENo, it's definitely not a trash can. Or even a cylinder. Open on both ends, it's a Tube. With a furnace inside and spinnning blades at the end. Just like a jet engine. To keep your coffee warm. Because you won't have as much time to go get coffee or sit and back wait for it to finish rendering. That new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_Xnm1azVM">"PowerMac G9 Tube"</a> rocks. And did I mention it's super fast?
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My only peeve... It doesn't look anything like the renderings on Apple's site. It's neither matte with a shiny edge or black. It takes on whatever color your lighting is in the room and reminds me of a lipstick case or something from the men's hair dye color palette. Why not leave it at <a href="http://www.raygunstudio.com/blog/2014-Tube-Polished-Aluminum.jpg">polished aluminum?</a> Bet you it would develop a nice patina over time. Like an <a href="http://www.sandrageringinc.com/exhibitions/2011-01-07_hajime-sorayama-1970-2010/#/detail/32/">American Air Force bomber.</a> Oh, well. I think I'll have to set up an appointment with <a href="http://www.computer-choppers.com/services.html">these guys.</a><br />
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Anyways, kind of hard to believe that fourteen years have gone by since the first <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzn0dhNm0aE">super computer in an 8 inch cube.</a>
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Here are some of my all time favorites… Weird, I just downloaded the iTunes version of this LP last week.<BR>
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<i>1973 ELP "Brain Salad Surgery" Album Cover Art</i><br>
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<i>1979 Erotomechanics VIII</i>
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<i>1984 Debbie Harry (Blondie) "KooKoo" Album Cover Art</i><br><BR>
You can read more about it in today's <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-hr-giger-alien-swiss-artist-dead-surrealist-20140513-story.html">LA Times.</a> or see more of his art on the <a href="http://www.hrgigermuseum.com">Giger Museum Website.</a>Raygun Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320348328840584329noreply@blogger.com1