Ingenious Spot for the WWF, with Infrared Tracking

Most of us see a lot of 3D and VFX work, but seldom does a piece take my breath away the way that this beautiful non-profit spot for the World Wildlife Foundation does. Click through for a detailed article on creation of this piece, which was made by The Ambassadors in Amsterdam. 

Click the image above to see the full article on FX Guide. Here’s a small version of the spot: 

And here’s the making-of: 

Insanely awesome and inspiring 3D VFX reel by Casey Hupke. Can’t wait to see his 2012 reel.

Must learn how to make magic like this…

Source: vimeo.com

Super-inspiring work by Perception in their “General Montage 2012.”

Free Adobe After Effects Trapcode preset from @eyedesyn: “Bacteria.”  

Link to EyeDesyn’s original blog post.

Thanks, EyeDesyn!

“Reflection,” by Love in the Circus.

I’m pretty sure they used Rowbyte’s Plexus After Effects plugin for the groovy postproduction VFX effect. I like. 

The biggest, fattest YES to this!  

Thanks for posting, ericalba, who writes: 

Nice visuals in Samsung - Chronos and Slate PC spots. #vfx #cgi #motiongraphics by Sabotage

Source: vimeo.com

3D & VFX Tutorials

If you’re studying Cinema 4D, ZBrush, RealFlow, SynthEyes, and/or After Effects, you may find this collection of Vimeo tutorials that I’ve assembled to be helpful. 

Pure VFX dopeness: Making “The Art of Beat Making” by eruptonline.

Made using After Effects & Plexus. 

Source: youtube.com

23lunes delivers quite a #VFX surprise with this short stop-motion piece (at least, it caught me by surprise).

Reaching for the Stars in the Real Effects of "The Tree of Life," by the CG Society

“The Tree of Life” positively awed me, and left me eager to learn how they created some of their magic. Fortunately, this Production Focus by the CG Society reveals some of this. Check it out… 

The Tree of LIfe