A short history of keying
Although we now live in a digital world where keying is concerned, the desire to transplant images from one film into another is as old as cinema. Well, actually older, …
Course: Visual Effects for Guerrilla Filmmakers
Setting up a green screen, guerrilla-style
You don’t need to hire a Green Screen studio if you know what you’re doing. Save money by using a church hall, youth club, hotel function room- wherever the conditions …
First, a few terms explained
Green screen is part of the popular mythology of VFX. Before we show you how to create your own optimum green screen, and before you have a go at what’s …
Future film: Crowd Simulation
MPC is a global creative studio famed for crafting spectacular visual experiences in any space, on any screen. They have been one of the global leaders in VFX for over …
MPC and the VFX industry
As audiences demand ever-more spectacular films and TV, the VFX industry seems to be growing. The UK is a global centre for VFX with well known companies based here. The …
HaZ on tracking
As a VFX supervisor, there’s nothing HaZ doesn’t know about tracking. Efficiency and speed on set is important to him, and so trying to test the track of your shot …
The world according to the Blaine Brothers: tracking
In this video the Blaine Brothers talk about a particular job they did which used a different type of tracking to what you’ve seen so far in the HitFilm exercise. …
Spotlight on tracking and compositing: Monsters (2010)
Although many films use tracking, we thought it would be good to examine just one – created in a guerrilla filmmaker style – Gareth Edwards’ first feature, the 2010 film …
“HaZ” Dulull and sci-fi guerrilla filmmaking
He’s known to his colleagues and friends in the industry as HaZ, with a keen eye for visual effects. HaZ started his career in video games, creating cinematic CGI sequences …
The Blaine Brothers guide to using VFX
The Blaine Brothers are filmmakers foremost, and turn to VFX when they need to, just like they might use any other tool available to them. “The films we make generally …
Introducing the Blaine Brothers
Now’s the time to introduce some Guerrilla Case Studies of filmmakers who already use VFX in surprising ways, and find out how they do it. These Guerrilla Case Studies will …
Filmmaking: The History of Tracking Technology
Tracking can enable filmmakers to attach objects to camera moves, and this can be really powerful in the creation of amazing composited shots. In fact using tracking and its by-product …
Tracking and layers: a gentle start
This week it’s all about understanding the essentials. Most visual effects artists start out with compositing layers, which is how creative tools like HitFilm and After Effects work. This involves …
Guerrilla Diary: behind the scenes
We consume images all the time and often don’t question them. That’s ideally what we want to do with visual effects too. Notice Justin’s attention to detail in this video. …
Introducing our Guerrilla Diaries
On this course we will not only give you an insight into how to make VFX, but also how to shoot material for VFX. Your VFX work will be most …
