August 31, 2014
VMWORLD 2014 IN SAN FRANCISCO
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 12, 2014
STILLS IN MOTION - THE 2014 REEL
August 9, 2014
THE SECOND COMING OF THE CUBE
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 polished aluminum? Bet you it would develop a nice patina over time. Like an American Air Force bomber. Oh, well. I think I'll have to set up an appointment with these guys.
Anyways, kind of hard to believe that fourteen years have gone by since the first super computer in an 8 inch cube.