While im rendering some footage for a freelance gig I found these two websites.
One is a quick look at the evolution of movie credits. Check it out.
Movie Credits
The other is a list from film critic TC Candler of his top 100 movie posters.
Im sure it was tough to pick a number 1, I know i couldnt.
Just wanted to congradulate Becki and Neil on thier 2008 Pixar internships. They both are great animators and people for that matter. Below are links to their sites
Just finished the Reuters article on the release date of Disney’s 2nd installment of the Narnia Series; Prince Caspian. While its hard to say that the film is performing poorly, it is underperforming when compared to the other films released at the same time. I liked the 1st film, and as I’ve said before I think sequels epically ones that are predetermined in a series like Narnia can be better than their predecessor so I thought it would do well. But going up against Iron Man and Indiana Jones is almost impossible to get a fair share of the pie.
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080529/121208046600.html
Taking a look at Den of Geek’s 2009 movie guide showed me four things.
1. You cant get enough sequels.
I love em’ I‘ve always felt that with the sequels epically superhero/fantasy films, that you get to skip all the introduction stuff, and get to the story and character development. While X-Men 2 wasn’t a gem, you did get to skip all the baggage X-Men 1 carried with it introducing an entire world to a audience that may not be completely with familiar with. I hope that Iron Man 2 will do the same only better (But do we really need The Fast and the Furious 4)
2. Almost every film will have a crazy amount of visual effects and animation
This is great because it means alot of jobs for people I know. Hopefully more will continue (see number 4)
3. Hollywood is out of ideas
I swear I wont pay for a rehash of 80’s tv shows epically if they are poorly Written/Directed (See Speed Racer) and Cast (See Dukes of Hazard). I will however keep an open mind when it comes to my fav shows like GI Joe, and if i see MacGuyver remade im gonna take a flame thrower to this place.
4. The CG/3D bubble has not burst.
During the 90’s I worked as what some would call a “computer monkey”, someone who didn’t really have any skill other than being able to use a computer and basic knowledge of the internet. I got paid a lot of money to do various things, like make bad web pages, and copy books into a database, and scan stuff. Then the Internet bubble burst and people weren’t doing that anymore. Don’t get me wrong you can still do that but it isn’t as easy to come by. (Maybe it is I really have looked in a while but thats the sense i get). Anyway I’m always worried that the 3D or visual effect bubble will burst and there will be a backlash in the market resulting in jobs being lost or outsourced. Having worked in live action i will never believe that CG will replace it at any point, but I’m investing a lot of my career into it and I hope that there will be a balance.
A friend who was working on the new Hulk movie, told me when the original trailer went out that that effects and render for those shots were hastily done, and that they will be rendered for the final trailer. I thought it looked great, but the way he said it seemed like he/the higher ups thought it was crap.
Well maybe they were right, I watched the updated trailer and didnt notice alot of the changes, but i then read a article by Alex Billington located here
Heres an image liberated from the linked site, the side by side comparison is surprising. Almost everything has changed, hair, clothing, character pose, bg lighting, character lighting. While the original has more contrast and really makes Hulk pop, the bottom image seems more natural environmentally. I suspect that now that a lot of the movie is starting/already rendered theres got to be a lot of shot to shot matching accounting for the less dramatic render. Just my opinion but check it out. Shows you all the detail that has to go into rendering one shot, let alone an entire movie.
Siggraph 2008 is in LA this year which should set the stage for a huge event, especially since most of the participants wont have to go far. (Sorry pixar/lucas people you will still have to travel). The last Siggraph i attended was in 2006 in Boston, and apparently this was low turnout, but considering this was my 1st and (ahem) only Siggraph i didnt know the Difference. I missed Siggraph 09 in San Dieg, CA but mainly due to cash flow problems.
2008 Should be a different experience. For starters most of my grad school friends will be there, most of them live there. Also since its in LA I can get a chance to check out the area. Ive been to SF and though it was great, but from what I hear LA might as well be in another state. Also since I’m east coast based I’ll prob not be looking hard for a job as I’m going to try and hit a lot of the vendors and research panels. Just to see whats coming up and what I need to learn.
More Information available at Siggraph 2008
Anyway I figure ill start saving now. Donation will be accepted.
So after talking to couple of people over the last few months. I decided to try and make a new social network website. I know what your thinking, not another one. Well this one is different, its geared only to SCAD Animation, VFX, as well as other SCAD students and alumni. After thinking about it I figured Facebook and MySpace is really for college networking and posting pics of parties. LinkedIn and Plaxo is more for contacts. Anyway this site is really more for education and information
So check it out savAnimation.com
Welcome to niteshpatel.com. I just transitioned to a new server and my old site ended up not working as well as I wanted. So I am going to slowly rebuild it over the next few weeks with a fresh design. I have posted new material in my portfolio section. Please email me if there is any issue.
