Wanted coverage: Bending VFX for a Killing Machine @vfxworld.com

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VFXWorld published an interesting article about the VFX (Visual Effects) in the movie Wanted. You can find
Wanted: Bending VFX for a Killing Machine on vfxworld.com. The movie includes more than 800 visual effects shots.The article covers many aspects including the climactic train crash

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WALL-E : New Pixar/Disney Movie (update)

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Another Masterpiece from Pixar. Pixar has created another character that you can believable and love. Wale-1 is a loser, left behind on the planet cleaning as it is the only think he ever learned.

What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? WALL-E  (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. From Academy Award®-winning writer-director, Andrew Stanton, Disney-Pixar’s WALL-E is the heartfelt story of one robot’s comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy.

After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.

“WALL•E” was written and directed by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, co-produced by Lindsey Collins and features original and innovative sound design by Academy Award®-winner Ben Burtt (”Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”).


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Russian Wanted Trailer!

Digital F/X, StrongMocha, Visual F/X, dfx, movie by Thorsten Meyer 2 Comments »

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A week ago a Russian Wanted trailer with new unseen footage was released. This movie looks great and promises a lot of great visual and digital effects.

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“The story: What if someone came to you and told you your father was part of a secret organization and was one of the world’s greatest assassins and you have it in your blood to be one, too? “25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known…” (Wanted a new VFX & DFX rich movie www.StrongMocha.com)

The movie is based on a comic book series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones published by Image Comics.Wanted is directed by Timur Bekmambetov.

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Wanted a new VFX & DFX rich movie

Production Focus, movie by Thorsten Meyer 2 Comments »

Wanted Movie

Wanted (Universal Pictures) is a comic book inspired movie hitting theaters in Summer. Staring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie. The story: What if someone came to you and told you your father was part of a secret organization and was one of the world’s greatest assassins and you have it in your blood to be one, too? “25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors–including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan–Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. “

The main movie web site: www.wantedmovie.com has more on the story, pictures and some trailer. Wanted is planned for release on June 27th, 2008

This movie looks like it will have some brilliant visual effects for which alone it is worthwhile to watch ;-)


(HD Trailer are available for you here)

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Sweded Movies getting popular

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Sweded Movies went to the big screen with “Rewind“. Jack Black and Mos Def star in Be Kind Rewind, a unique comedy from Academy Award-winning writer/director Michel Gondry (Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life that’s too small for his big dreams. But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend (Mos Def) works, he devises a plan to satisfy the store’s few loyal customers by re-creating and re-filming every movie they decide to rent. Be Kind Rewind features a cast that also includes Danny Glover, Melonie Diaz and Mia Farrow.

You can watch the very funny movie “Rewind” on the big screen or find some little gems on YouTube. Lord of the Rings: Sweded! EXTENDED EDITION is one of many great ones that you can find on YouTube.

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“One Man Against Attila the Hun” @ fxguide

After Effects, Digital F/X, Live Action, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Premier, Production Focus, Visual F/X, compositing, mocha-ae, movie by Thorsten Meyer No Comments »

One Man Against Attilathe Hun

Gareth Edwards did produce the 250 HD effects shots all by himself. Gareth was using Premier Pro, After Effects, mocha-AE, PhotoShop, 3D MAX and some more tools. Gareth spend almost 5 month on the post production.

fxguide did publish a great background story on the making of “One Man Against Attila the Hun

“Every once in a while we get a story at fxguide that indicates just how far and how fast the industry is moving. The post on Attila the Hun, directed by Gareth Edwards, is one of those stories. Edwards produced the 250 HD effects shots by himself in five months using After Effects and Photoshop. Averaging 2 shots a day, it was one man against the armies of Attila the Hun…. Read the rest of the story on fxguide

Make sure you watch the Quicktime movie that is on the page click on “Edwards prepared a shot breakdown QuickTime movie which you can download from fxguide.”

 

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Speed Racer Movie from Matrix Creators

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SpeedRacer  Movie

From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure “Speed Racer.”

Slated for release on May 9, 2008, “Speed Racer” marks the Wachowski brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since “The Matrix” movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on “The Matrix” movies and “V For Vendetta,” is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.

The Visual F/X’s are looking promising, more can be found here “Susan Sarandon talks about the Wachowski Brothers SPEED RACER and confirms something revolutionary

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“Speed Racer” is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production.
More Information at speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com. Images and Video Cortesy of Warner Bros Inc.

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