MOVE: By Rick Mereki

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

Nice presentation of Rick's journey. 11 countries, 44 days, 18 flights and 38,000 miles. I hope it inspires something in you. Good Job Rick! Don't be surprised if you get hit up for a credit card commercial, this is great.

Fire it up!
Randolf

Avengers - Assembled: What They Would Look Like

At the San Diego 2011 Comic Con, lucky visitors were treated to posters of members of the Avengers. When all the posters are put together, it looks like this >>.

"Hereafter" - Opening Tsunami Shot Breakdown

Nice opening to the movie. Watch the scene first, then the breakdown below. The water moving throughout the shots looks good. Here's the scene...

http://youtu.be/2t0zQ9RmYSc



Their website can also be checked out below. These guys are really expert in water, simply the best.

http://www.scanlinevfx.com/muc/de/reels.html >>

Rango - End Credits

Once again, another fabulous end credit presentation. Great styling and music. Oh yeah, the movie was also very good...dark, grungy, dirty, cool.

Law Abiding Engineer

This trailer is a great piece of work. The artist took the Law Abiding Citizen trailer and composited the character rigs from Team Fortress 2on to it. His lighting, camera movements, edits and film grain are spot on. Funny thing, this trailer got more views than the actual movie trailer. I see a future animation assignment up ahead.

Star Wars - Old Republic Cinematics

These movies are really great. I would love to see this as a full length feature or series. The creators have a knack for timing, making things look cool and amazing fight choreography.

Be sure to check out the Badass Asian Girl Jedi - she totally kicks butt. At least, she looks Asian.

"They Will Come to Town": Visual FX Clip

If you are up to it, check out the version of this clip on their site. Its way clearer.

http://www.somethingiscoming.de/watch.html

What can I say, simply inspiring. These guys, lead by Thilo Ewers, won many awards in 2008 and garnered the attention of many visual effects houses in LA, including James Cameron. Way to go guys! Beautiful!

Tubecreative: Showreel

Tubecreative is a visual effects and motion graphics studio responsible for some of the graphics you see in commercials, TNT & The Food Network. Check out the reel and see if you can get any ideas into how to enhance your work. This showreel has lots of variety in a short span, so for that reason, its worth checking. Be sure to check out their website below:

http://www.tubecreative.com/

Fire it UP.

Randolf

Mario Aquaro: Character TD Reel

Mario Aquaro showreel 2011 from Mario Aquaro on Vimeo.

Premature Perspiration Commercial

Such a simple concept, but it gets the message across. I believe this first aired in Argentina.

Duke Nukem Forever

Some of you have been waiting a long time for this - Gamestop says that they will honor your Duke Nukem pre-orders regardless of how old it is (3 - 4 years), as long as you have your receipt. Duke Nukem Forever comes out this June, and its got everything a M Rated game should have - even strippers. Check out the uncensored trailer here (I tried to find one without any ads, this is the best I could do). Killer!

http://www.g4tv.com/videos/52562/Duke-Nukem-Forever-Come-Get-Some-Uncensored-Trailer-NSFW/

And some screenshots to get you salivating as well as old clips from the original Duke Nukem Games - "Come Get Some!"

The original Duke Nukem 2:


And Duke Nukem 3D - This is what I remember. How bout you?

Heineken: The Date

Asian Peeps...you'll like this one. Great styling - lots of fun.

The guy is very slick indeed. See which elements in this commercial are CG. If someone could control eels in a tank and had a fancy for me, I guess I'd follow him too. The commercial is fun to watch and goes quickly. Next time though, get an Asian guy to lead.

On second thought, maybe not...someone like me would cook the eels in the tank first and mix them with some sauce.

Gears of War 3: Trailer and Concept Art

Hey, don't get mad at me for not finishing Gears of War 2...I'm savoring the flavor. He he he. Here is the GOW3 Trailer coming out end of this year, as well as a some concept art from James Hawkins II (great name dude). Be sure to check out his blog here. Fire it Up!

http://hawkprey.blogspot.com/

A Day Made of Glass

This presentation by Corning explores the many interactive possibilities for glass in the future. How long do you think we have to wait for many of these things to happen? I'd say we are almost there for a lot of things on this clip.

Notice how almost everyone is looking down in this piece.

Ryan Woodward: Martha Graham Google Doodle

This short animation caught the attention of many of us this week. Its a small, beautifully executed animation by animator Ryan Woodward.