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With summer just beginning, 2013 workshops have begun and the first workshop took place in Glacier National Park from May 7th to May 15th. First off, I must say that the experience was a HUGE success and cannot wait for the next one! For people unfamiliar with these workshops, the structure is unlike most other workshops out there because you leave with a finished film. These workshops take you through the entire process of shooting a time-lapse film including story development, scheduling, scouting and much more!

Rhythms of Spring was shot and edited during this workshop with one day of fine-tuning following the workshop.

For more information on this workshop, make sure to visit http://www.prestonkanak.com/2013/05/17/rhythms-of-spring-an-eight-day-time-lapse-workshop-film/

To register for your own spot, make sure to visit http://www.prestonkanak.com/workshops/

This film was shot using Kessler Gear including the Kessler Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle Systems, Stealth Slider, CineDrive and more. http://www.kesslercrane.com

Music Courtesy of The Music Bed: Dexter Britain – Second Class Citizen
http://www.themusicbed.com/#!/Second-Class-Citizen-3982.php

The SFX sounds were recorded using the Rode NTG8 and Rode NTG2.
http://www.rodemic.com/mics/ntg8

All camera gear was carried in the F-STOP Tilopa BC.
http://fstopgear.com/product/mountain/tilopa-bc

Shot using the Nikon D4.

luisb gonzalez
luisbgp@gmail.com
Demo: Breakdown List

— Copito: “Snowflake – Copito de nieve”, 2011 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style White Teen Gorilla, main character. filmaxinternational.com/​film.php?id=9
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, facial rig development with the rig supervisor, final rig weigh-map, facial shapes support for the facial rig, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage 2011, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Ailur: “Snowflake – Copito de nieve”, 2011 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style Red Panda. filmaxinternational.com/​film.php?id=9
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, facial rig development with the rig supervisor, final rig weigh-map, facial shapes support for the facial rig, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage 2011, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Ron: “Snowflake – Copito de nieve”, 2011 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style Silverback Gorilla. filmaxinternational.com/​film.php?id=9
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, facial rig development with the rig supervisor, final rig weigh-map, facial shapes support for the facial rig, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage 2011, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Xis: “Santiago the Journey Continues”, 2009 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style pilgrim.
Created and Supervid¡sed model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, facial rig development with the rig supervisor, final rig weigh-map, facial shapes support for the facial rig, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. Body clothes were done by Edu Oliden and Supervised by me (Softimage 2010, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Avellaneda: “DonkeyXote”, 2007- Best Animation film Goya Award Nominee 2009, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Aged Villain. donkeyxote.filmax.com/​
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Alguacil: “DonkeyXote”, 2007- Best Animation film Goya Award Nominee 2009, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Preproduction test.
Created model: Model, using model sheets design referentes, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Pirata Negro: “DonkeyXote”, 2007- Best Animation film Goya Award Nominee 2009, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Personal Preproduction test.
Created model: Model, using model sheets design referentes, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Maya, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Perez: “The Hairy Tooth Fairy 2 – El Ratón Perez 2”, 2008- Best Animation film Goya Award Nominee 2010, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style Mouse, main character. perez2.filmax.com/​
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, blenshapes, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Fugaz: “The Hairy Tooth Fairy – El Ratón Perez”, 2006- Best Animation film Goya Award 2006, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Cartoon-Style Villain Mouse. perez.filmax.com/​
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, blenshapes, facial expressions presets and facial panel for animators, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Nuke).

— El Cid: “El Cid The Legend”, 2003- Best Animation film Goya Award 2003, Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
3D Toon-Style Characters. movies.filmax.com/​elcid/​elcid.htm
Created model: Model, using model sheets design references, UV layout, Toon Shading, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Nuke).

Demo: Breakdown List Sets & Props

— Backpack: “Snowflake – Copito de nieve”, 2011 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Copito main character prop. filmaxinternational.com/​film.php?id=9
Created model: Model, using real image objects references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes, (Softimage 2011, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Soccer Ball: “Snowflake – Copito de nieve”, 2011 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment, bren.es
Copito main character prop. filmaxinternational.com/​film.php?id=9
Created model: Model, using real image objects references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. (Softimage 2011, Photoshop, Nuke).

— Sarcophagus: Gepettos House: “Pionchio 3000”, 2003 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment.
Created: Model Gepettos House furniture, using model sheets design references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. (Softimage XSI).

— Workshop: Gepettos House: “Pionchio 3000”, 2003 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment.
Created: Model Gepettos House furniture, using model sheets design references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. (Softimage XSI).

— Freezer: Gepettos House: “Pionchio 3000”, 2003 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment.
Created: Model Gepettos House furniture, using model sheets design references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. (Softimage XSI).

— Panels: Gepettos House: “Pionchio 3000”, 2003 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment.
Created: Model Gepettos House furniture, using model sheets design references, UV layout, pose, lighting, Mental Ray render and compositing passes. (Softimage XSI).

— Geppettos House: “Pinochio 3000”, 2003 – Filmax Animation-BREN Entertainment.
Created: Model Gepettos House elements like walls, columns, cables … using model sheets design references, joining all the elements and adding the necessary details for the final result. (Softimage XSI).

Here is a small demonstration of the implementation of LuxRays renderer into Softimage.
This aims to present the code I provided on si-community (http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3205&p=26994#p26994) in the “Resourcedump” thread”.

I want to warn you that this is an old version of LuxRays and an old version of the softimage plugin (2 years ago).
I stop development of this plugin 2 years ago. However luxrays has since become much more efficient today (http://www.luxrender.net/wiki/LuxRays).

Test clip showing focus moving between four saved focus points. Development and status of the USB follow focus used in this video can be seen at http://cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19746.

Test was filmed with a 5D Mark II and EF 50mm f/1.4 micro USM lens. AGC was disabled in the camera menu, and an external Azden shotgun microphone was plugged into the camera’s mic-in port. The microphone was approximately 3 inches above the lens.

On the controller the focus change command send rate was set to 14 commands per second, and the focus step size was set to medium. The combination of adjustable command send rate and step size allows the user to customize the smoothness and rate at which the focus will change. Lenses with true USM (not micro USM) also tend to be quieter and smoother.

Simple test of volumetric rendering under development for Blender 3D.

See this forum post for more info:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1222959

Quick 11 minute tutorial on publishing from Flash CS5 to the iPhone or iPad. We talk about the General iOS Publish Settings, the Deployment Settings (like where to find your Development / Distribution certifications and provisioning profiles) and finally installing the app on your phone. You will need to sign up for the Apple Developer program at some point to test your apps on your device… http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/

For more basic Actionscript 3 tutorials check out…
http://www.cartoonsmart.com/mobile_actionscript3.php5
or
cartoonsmart.com/​actionscript3_index.php

First demonstration of our newest frame – designed for maximum portability while keeping a stable flight. To get the current status of development follow us on facebook:

facebook.com/eyeflydotinfo

Hardware used in the video:
– Eyefly Hammerhead Nano prototype
– T-Motor MT1306-3100
– Flyduino 7A BLheli ESC
– Flyuino NanoWii board
– Eyefly Video TX
– Mobius camera
– 2s1000 mAh lipo – 7 minutes of flighttime

The frame will be available in December here:
http://www.eyefly.info/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_86&product_id=136

The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of the University of Stuttgart have constructed another bionic research pavilion. The project is part of a successful series of research pavilions which showcase the potential of novel design, simulation and fabrication processes in architecture. The project was planned and constructed within one and a half years by students and researchers within a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers and biologists.

The focus of the project is a parallel bottom-up design strategy for the biomimetic investigation of natural fiber composite shells and the development of novel robotic fabrication methods for fiber reinforced polymer structures. The aim was the development of a winding technique for modular, double layered fiber composite structures, which reduces the required formwork to a minimum while maintaining a large degree of geometric freedom. Therefore, functional principles of natural lightweight structures were analyzed and abstracted in cooperation with the University of Tübingen and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Through the development of a custom robotic fabrication method, these principles were transferred into a modular prototype pavilion.

PROJECT-TEAM
Institute for Computational Design – Prof. Achim Menges
Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design – Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Moritz Dörstelmann, Vassilios Kirtzakis, Stefana Parascho, Marshall Prado, Tobias Schwinn

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Leyla Yunis

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND REALIZATION
WiSe 2012 – SoSe2013: Desislava Angelova, Hans-Christian Bäcker, Maximilian Fichter, Eugen Grass, Michael Herrick, Nam Hoang, Alejandro Jaramillo, Norbert Jundt, Taichi Kuma, Ondrej Kyjánek, Sophia Leistner, Luca Menghini, Claire Milnes, Martin Nautrup, Gergana Rusenova, Petar Trassiev , Sascha Vallon, Shiyu Wie
WiSe 2013:Hassan Abbasi, Yassmin Al-Khasawneh, Desislava Angelova, Yuliya Baranovskaya, Marta Besalu, Giulio Brugnaro, Elena Chiridnik, Eva Espuny, Matthias Helmreich, Julian Höll, Shim Karmin, Georgi Kazlachev, Sebastian Kröner, VangelKukov, David Leon, Stephen Maher, Amanda Moore, Paul Poinet, Roland Sandoval, Emily Scoones, Djordje Stanojevic, Andrei Stoiculescu, Kenryo Takahashi, Maria Yablonina supported by Michael Preisack

IN COOPERATION WITH:
Institute of Evolution and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates, University of Tübingen – Prof. Oliver Betz

Department of Geosciences, Paleontology of Invertebratesand Paleoclimatology Universität Tübingen – Prof. James H. Nebelsick

University of Tübingen, Module: Bionics of animal constructions, WiSe 2012: Gerald Buck,
Michael Münster, Valentin Grau, Anne Buhl, Markus Maisch, Matthias Loose, Irene Viola
Baumann, Carina Meiser

ANKA / Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – Dr. Thomas van de Kamp, Tomy dos Santos Rolo, Prof. Dr. Tilo Baumbach

Institute for Machine Tools
University of Stuttgart – Dr.-Ing. Thomas Stehle, Rolf Bauer, Michael Reichersdörfer

Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering ITV Denkendorf – Dr. Markus Milwich

FUNDING
Kompetenznetz Biomimetik
KUKA Roboter GmbH
SGL Group
Sika AG
AFBW

For more infos visit: http://www.itke.uni-stuttgart.de/entwicklung.php?id=67