Maya

S3 E49 Film Review: ‘Most Precious Gift’ by Shangyu Wang (Oct 2022)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes October 19, 2022 Leave a reply

This week, Damien has picked a very interesting Eastern-made alien tale. Its been beautifully shot and rendered using Omniverse, and inspired him to try some of the techniques shown. Ricky is a little more critical of the nostalgic trope. Tracy reflects on the journey of the storytelling, and the nature of what it is to be human that is the heart of the story. Phil brings Solaris into the discussion, as only Phil can. Overall, we reflect on the different styles of animation used and how influential they were. And, finally, how on earth did the producer achieve that tendril effect?!



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Completely Machinima Interview: AlexS189, machinima director

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes January 20, 2022 Leave a reply

Damien discusses the creative process used by AlexS189 and his production team in the recent 2021 Cinematic Captures ‘Animated Film’ competition-winning film, Fallen Angel: A Star Wars Short (Unreal). The film is reviewed in our January 2022 episode.

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Interview with AlexS189

show notes with links

Fallen Angel – A Star Wars Short Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_cwkApKOt8

Cinematic Captures Star Wars Fanfilm Contest
https://www.cinematiccaptures.com/

Jedi: Fallen Order
https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order

Maya
https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Alex’s Unreal Lighting Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8Af7yL61I

Mocap Suit
https://www.rokoko.com/

Unreal
https://www.unrealengine.com/

William Faucher’s Unreal Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/c/williamfaucher

Letters from Vega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRvyW9o4sp0

DaVinci Resolve 17
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/