Course: Visual Effects for Guerrilla Filmmakers

Inspiration and Perspiration: you need both to succeed so they say. So we thought we’d assemble a list of our favourite guerrilla-style VFX shorts to inspire you, and a list …

Want to get your film seen? We asked Annabel Grundy, Film Festival and Event Producer, for her top 5 tips for getting your film an audience 1. Decide if festivals …

When you are doing something for the love of it, publicising it or even marketing it is probably not an immediate priority, especially as it calls on a different bunch …

We invited ‘Compositing Coach’ and MPC Training Lead Ian Murphy to give us a personal potted history of 3D compositing, and introduce some great videos you must see! Hi. My …

Marco Genovesi is MPC’s Head of 3D Digital Matte Painting. In this clip he explains what that actually means in a modern VFX company. The word Matte can be misleading …

We’ve seen how the public’s hunger for spectacle, fantasy or exotic locations has driven film since its earliest days. One of the most persuasive elements was the background, and if …

Who are you, what’s your role, and tell us a little about how you got there? Hello. My name is Josh; I’m a compositor at Double Negative in London, I …

The Blaine Brothers’ films use VFX to make their sets feel real, and their approach to set extension is more sensory and suggestive than digital. Because they knew they were …

Sometimes it’s hard to get people to help out with your great idea. HaZ Dulull has an answer- a simple mood board can communicate to others the feeling or look …

Whether you’re developing the highly stylized world of Dickensian England like the Blaine Brothers, or more mundane scenes that the audience don’t know are there, there’s a lot we can …

Every shot counts when you’re a guerrilla filmmaker. Whilst low or no-budget filmmakers might think of using stock footage for explosions or the odd lens flare, there’s so much more …

The Blaine Brothers were called upon to create a Dickensian world – in Photoshop. A BBC comedy series “The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff” parodying the works of Charles Dickens …

Justin, our director of photography, knew we were working in 3D so he was free to use a camera move for the first time. He chose a vertical move, and …

What do we mean by 3D? You’ve heard the term bandied around a lot, I’m sure. Let’s start with our eyes (which is where all Visual Effects start!). Because we …