The art of retouching clip from room.tv a Venice, CA based company shows how clips are polished these days.

This clip and the ones on room.tv web site shows a great before and after comparison from the wonderland of retouching. On room’s website you find more fx & design examples of their recent work. room’s mission is to merge editorial, motion graphics, computer animation and sound design into a complete creative experience. room edits commercials, music videos and films, design CG effects and title sequences and more.

room’s team members are:

Jeff Selis (editor), Elisa Bonora (editor), Bill Pollock (online artist/editor), Elad Marish (composer/designer), Brandon Toh (sound designer/mixer), John Musemecki (cgi arist) & Jason Barager (executive producer)

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.”

A great ‘31 Days of Oscar‘ promo from Fresh Paint is packed with stunning visual effects. “Using a combination of shot elements and 3d, we were able to bring a contemporary feel to otherwise classic movies.” As we look at this more from a vfx and Digital F/X point of view the spot shows a fascinating way how to combine footage, blend different scenes, mix the movie clips with the crew that is on stage and use effects like rain, smoke, lightning many, glass shattering, explosions and many other animations. This 2 minutes spot was done as a In Theatre promotion for TCM’s Oscar block of programming.

Fresh Paint is a design/animation/live-action directing team headed up by Kevin Robinson and Mike Papagni. Robinson had previously been director of animation at Brand New School and, most recently, a partner and creative director for Inner Circle Collective. Kevin has a unique perspective on the industry: Armed with a film school and cgi background, he has received many awards based on his design and storytelling skills.

Papagni is an effects, lighting, and rendering powerhouse, having worked as a lead 3d artist and technical director for places like Psyop, National Television, Brand New School, and Inner Circle Collective. The team has received many awards from such prestigious organizations as Type Director’s Club, AIGA, D&AD, Metro CAF, Stash, and the Art Directors Club.