tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81556409627572251802012-02-16T07:31:42.034-06:00Visual Effects | 3D Animation | Compositing | Television | Motion Pictures | Milwaukee | WisconsinLightboxFX.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983690937334379127noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155640962757225180.post-78583358489020885122011-05-11T08:02:00.004-05:002011-05-11T08:57:54.368-05:00

I am seeking a number of talented freelance Blender artists to work on semi-regular projects.  I have some exciting work coming up for TV commercials and other projects and would like to be able to reach out to artists to contribute as needed. I am looking for: Modelers (Primarily hard surface but may be some organic) Texture Artists (Create and apply complex textures, UV mapping etc.) Animators

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I had the pleasure of putting together a quick logo tag animation for Jimmy John's Subs under the direction of Aurum Design that was used for three short tv tags. The logo was created animated and rendered with Blender 3d in 1080 HD resolution.  See my work and the magic of Aurum Design's comp and edit on the Demo Reel page.

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The new student & professional group Milwaukee Animation Group held a very successful inaugural meeting last month and is having their first official meeting on May 20th, 6:30 pm in the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 4th floor media theater.Guest speakers will talk about getting hired in Milwaukee, interviewing and demo reel presentation. Speakers are Ken Kornacki, partner/owner at Aurum

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3D AnimationCreating life and motion from pixels in 3D space. From fierce creatures to dancing dinner plates and photo-realistic buildings you wouldn't know aren't real, 3D Animation has impacted how we display and view products services and our movie and television entertainment.Broadcast PackagesNetworks have "ID" segments, glass logo spins with water effects spiraling off etc. Television shows

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Jimmy John's Sub Shop Animated logo Tag. Courtesy of Aurum Design Medical Animation - Artistic Rendering of blood cells and drug interaction. Walgreens Penny Promotion 3D animated Television Commercial Motion Tracking, 2D Animation and Composite – Television Commercial Parrot Head Animated and Composited – Wisconsin Lottery Television Commercial Thickness of

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I am always interested in hearing from other digital artists, productions and producers.I can be contacted by e-mail at: info [AT] lightboxfx [DOT] com

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This page shows some of my 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Compositing, Rotoscoping and other Visual Effects work over the years. Jimmy John's Sub Shop Tags.  Logo "coin" created, animated and rendered in Blender 3D. Concept, 2D text and sandwich animation and final comp by Aurum Design. Reel: Drug company wanted a clean, ethereal blood cell animation: 2010

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Boy that party was great! (see prior post) But if Wisconsin Governor Doyle has his way the party is over as soon as it began. What? The ink on the Wisconsin Film Incentive Bill is still drying!That's right. Gov Doyle has proposed the elimination of the 25% Tax Credit in order to reduce the state's 5 billion deficit. His proposal is to then create a grant program that allows up to $500,000 to

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Last night was the grand opening of RDI Stages, Wisconsin's largest Motion Picture sound stage complex to date. This venture arose from the confuence of several things. A local company RD Image who's owners are into photography and have roots in motion picture production and a third financial partner. This group was able to take advantage of the 2008 25% tax Wisconsin Film Incentive Bill to

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As I completed work on animation for Creature Of Darkness I have started ramping up on an animated :30 TV and :10 Internet spot for a new client. My initial meeting is always to hear the client out and engage them in some discovery about their needs. In this case the client was brought to me by an advertising agency who had prepped me that the client had "their own ideas" about how the spot was

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I was contacted by Dan Kattman and Drew Maxwell of Lightningrod Studios to complete 14 creature character animation shots for "Creature of Darkness", a Stouffer Entertainment Sci-Fi/Horror film.The tag line for the film is "Andrew is haunted by the nightmare of dying a horrible death in the claw of a rampaging creature..." and I must say it is a killer looking creature and a lot of fun to animate

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The Tag Film Project (www.tagfilm.com) which gained some national acclaim when it was featured as part of the SXSW Music and Film Festival in March has begun its travels across the USA. Landing first in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA that is. TagFilm is an experiment in collectively owned narrative and its effect on story telling in a feature length film.Started by a group of independent film makers in

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It is not uncommon for digital artists to question their knowledge, tools and skill. With the indistry changing so quickly and new opportunities around every corner we have to stay on top of a lot of *stuff* in order to do our jobs well.At Lightbox Effects we are no different and every chance we get we assess new tools and concepts. So when something like BLENDER comes around and builds critical

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