Author Archives: Thérèse

Software

.heic files | LinkedIn post by Finn Jäger Did you know your iPhone .heic files are more than just a single image? Update: I have made the code to extract all these images available herehttps://lnkd.in/etSq-KuWits python so it should work on windows/linux also compared to the switft implementations I have found so far I was […]

Photography

 ALSO MY CAMERA, LIGHTING AND MOTION CAPTURE POST Some ideas for my venture into photography, not sure where or how to start.  There is so much information available, so many fantastic photographers.  Where do I start, the camera, the shot, technical information?  The story is told through the camera which is used to manipulate the […]

Show Reel Studio: Process Diary

RESEARCH,  REFERENCE,  INSPIRATION and WORK Design Centre Enmore 3D Art and Animation (DCE3D) MY GRADUATING  MAJOR  WORK DESIGN  CENTRE  ENMORE,  SYDNEY:  Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation COURSE  COORDINATOR:  Richard Cass LECTURER  MENTOR:  Vincent  Rossini MENTOR:  Kim Nguyen MODELS:  Alvaro Luna Bautista, 3drender.com, Challenge #14 showReel_animaticCritique_B   Password:  train_01 Models are from 3dRender.com lighting challenges. […]

Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Games and such things

  Metaverse: Open for business? Virtual Production Primer  |  A look at the key terms and concepts involved in virtual production XR What Is XR, and How Is It Radically Transforming Industries? Autodesk to Acquire The Wild, Extended Reality (XR) Solutions Provider for Immersive and Collaborative Workspaces for Design and Construction VR VR VIRTUAL REALITY […]

HDR Images

High Dynamic Range Images – HDRI  HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging)  is a technology that expands the dynamic range of an image and shows details in both shadows and highlights. Dynamic Range is a range of brightness values that can be recorded on media (film, photographic plate, photographic paper) or on the matrix of a digital […]

Rigging

MOTION BUILDER – 3D character animation software.  Capture, edit, and play back complex character animation in a highly responsive, interactive environment. Work with a display that’s optimized for both animators and directors. ADVANCED SKELETON Advanced Skeleton can create rigs with unlimited body configurations, 3 heads, 5 legs, 100 fingers, & anything goes. Not only creatures, but you […]

Business

Trust your intuition Engage in the right sort of deliberate practice.  Invest time, genuine feedback, highly motivated, expert coach to recognise mistakes and dvise strategy for improvement.  Concentrate on developing the weak points.  Self regulation and set clear goals. When making a mistake attempt to fix from memory.  do not always start at the beginning, […]

Audio

AUDIO DESCRIPTION  Audio Description for TV Shows and Movies SOUNDS OF NATURE  |  #NSWParks IMPROVE YOUR VOICEOVERS – Premier Pro ROYALTY FREE STOCK MUSIC SOUND PERSPECTIVE – Podcasts paul ‘s Podcast – I spent a year working with Hans Zimmer before he was famous. The Truth about his music LIVING EARTH Offers a range of […]

Texturing and Shading

SHADING is a term used for applying renderable colours, surface bumps, transparency, reflection, shine, luminescence, glow or similar attributes. Shading defines the look of your model when it is rendered. Shaders are based on nodes that hold attributes that define the shader. TEXTURES give objects relevance to their surroundings, believability, quality. Textures are applied to shader […]

Drawing, Design and Creativity

DESIGN Composition refers to the layout of the different elements for the overall scene, using suitable sizes and positions of different images and assets. White space is not necessarily a white colour – it is any blank space and can be used effectively to emphasise key parts of the graphic.  Creating a frame and sequence that […]