Author: cheese and gum
Archviz
Pre-rendered movies and stills for contractors and architects create ultra realistic representations of new construction and renovations – allowing you to experiment with physical spaces before they’re built.
Lady Vase
Chase The Truck
Balmy Alley Garage
Pink Cherub
LED PIXELS
Filming costs are proportional to the square footage of pixels. The more LED pixels, the more equipment and staff are needed to run them. A full 360° LED volume with a high pixel density is relatively expensive to rent and run. A single panel of low density pixels used out a window, or for a…
SPECIFICITY
The specificity of an asset is a driving cost factor. The more specific, the higher the cost. Does the asset have to match a physical location or prop, or specific art reference, or can if be assembled from library assets?
VFX Budget
The distribution of a virtual production budget is different than traditional VFX. Pre-production and filming budgets trend higher, and post-production budgets are lower for VP, but overall costs are similar or less than traditional VFX.
ICVFX
LED panels and tracked cameras are the basis of In-Camera-VFX. Immerse the cast into the world of a film and create seamless composites that are impossible to replicate on a traditional chroma stage.
Real Time Compositing
Revolutionize your chroma workflow with Real Time Compositing on set. Preview final composites while you film. Check framing, eye-lines, and set extensions – and give context to how the elements fit into the final frame.
Real time Environments
Virtual Environments are built for real-time filmmaking. Blueprints and web interfaces allow the crew to adjust environment settings with the same responsiveness as other departments – with controls that fit your production including OSC & DMX.
Filmography
Matchmove, Animation Matching, and Layout work. YEAR FILM TASKS COMAPANY 2017 Asura Matchmove Artist Tippett, Berkeley Downsized Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael Bolden! Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael 2016 Rogue One Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael Dawn (TV Pilot) Layout Artist Tippett, Berkeley League of Gods Layout Artist Tippett, Berkeley 2015 Gods of Egypt Layout…
if you love something, set it FREE
Once again available on Amazon video, “All the Others Were Practice” is now available FREE to Amazon Prime members. And, if you don’t have a Prime membership, it’s available for just 99¢ to RENT or BUY. Plus, “All the Others Were Practice” is still available to RENT or BUY for as low as 99¢ on iTunes and vimeo.…
reflections, three years on
Nearly three years since “All the Others Were Practice” was finished, I have had some distance, and time to reflect on the process of making the film, what went right, what went not right. It is the fault of the director and the casting director, if an actor is mis-cast. An actor is hired for a…
Obit Visualization
As the film moves between Henry’s reality and our shared reality, the camera is different. In shared reality, the camera is far away from Henry, filming him on a long lens. When we are in Henry’s reality, the camera is close to him on a short lens. A few times we cut back and forth…
Obit Storyboards
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Obit Filming Day 2
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Obit Filming Day 1
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Obit Behind the Scenes Day 1
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One Year On
One year ago today, we were settling into our comfy seats at the Embarcadero Cinema in San Francisco for the first public screening of “All the Others Were Practice”. In the past year, we had a Valentine’s screening in Indianapolis, and every month viewers from all over the world are watching the film on demand…
We ❄ Indianapolis
On Valentine’s Day at The Irving Theater in Indianapolis, we had a great screening of “All the Others Were Practice”, but as Tony would say, “Brr.” Thank You everyone who braved the snow and ice to join us. What a great crowd! We kept warm with Beer from Black Acre, Delicious Cupcakes from Simply Divine,…
We ♡ Indianapolis
Get ready Indianapolis! “All the Others Were Practice” will be screening at The Irving Theater on Sunday, February 14 at 6 PM.That’s Valentine’s Day! We’ve got a great evening lined up for you.From 4-6 PM meet your friends and neighbors – and the film makers – for a Bite to Eat and a Beer inside…
AtOWP – BTS
From April to June in 2013 our rag-tag group of filmmakers and actors traversed the cities of San Francisco and Guerneville, California to film “All the Others Were Practice”. We stole quick scenes on the streets and in shops, and spent entire days taking over apartments. Here is a peek Behind the Scenes of “All…
First Public Screening
On Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 PM, we invited our friends – and for the first time the general public – to a screening of “All the Others Were Practice”. It was a great crowd! Thank you, everyone who was able to attend. It was a beautiful theater and really set a different tone from…
Worth the Wait
Well, I didn’t expect that to take five months. At the end of March, I started exploring self-distribution options. I knew that I wanted to make the film available as easily and as widely as possible, but I had no idea how to go about that. What I thought would be a few web searches…