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Nikon magnifiying cup for my D300 eyepiece that can swing off.
I use this when photographing props, textures, miniatures to see a little bit better.
Leatherman.
don't get the keychain, mini or ones with plastic colored handles.
if it's not heavy, grey and can hurt you, you probably have the wrong one.
this one has sawing knife for rope, a finer knife for cutting filament, screwdriver, wire cutters, pliers. and optional bit-kit.
Leatherman 830160 Surge Pocket Multitool with Leather Sheath
i also like the Gerber multi-tools as well.
25 foot tape measure
sometimes lasers don't work especially for props or pieces with nothing to bounce off of.
- english and metric
- really bright tape with BIG numbers so you can see them in darker corners, etc.
- backside of tape has a vertical read scale to make reading up and down walls easier
- the tip has a hook and is magnetic, very helpful when you're doing measuring alone. the magnet is strong enough to hold the whole tape fully extended.
i have broken 2 of these (this is my 3rd). they don't make them anymore because i think they finally got smart and evolved the model to have a rubber casing to protect from drops.
[UPDATE: BROKEN]
nikon mb-10 extra battery and vertical grip.
my D300 fires pretty fast, so i don't use it that much when doing sphericals. i do use it for still photography of textures, photogrammetry elements and reference stills.
Nikon MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack for Nikon D300 & D700 Digital SLR Cameras
Green Cube Solo!
made of pine. exactly 12" cubed. open on one side and padded inside. it also holds the chrome/grey ball.
hp ipaq pda - the only reason i own and use this is to work with the Hilti PD38 laser meter i mentioned before www.flickr.com/photos/alba/3751662822/in/photostream/
NDs you can for use for vfx when shooting plates with no crowd control, a locked off long exposure will usually get rid of the moving people.
wratten filters:
wratten 47b and 47
wratten 58
wratten 25
used for checking contrast and spill on greenscreens, bluescreen and redscreens. i don't use these too much anymore since pulling mattes and correcting spill has gotten to be so good.
i have the Tri-color Wrattens protected in Gepe slide mounts with Anti-Newton glass (Anti-Newton glass is glass thats been treated to prevent air pockets that occur when 2 pieces of glass are pressed together, light passes thru the air pockets and causes small rings of light also known as "Newton's Rings" because the phenomenon was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton)
My question is when did Sir Isaac Newton have time to be VFX Supervisor?
Golf tees.
I Stick in these in the ground or grass if i don't have time for a more elaborate tracking setup. they are super neon bright, so i only need the tip to show. easy to key out and big enough for the tracker to track them.
tamrac filter case, stuffed with various ND, Pola and gels
ND filters help with shooting areas with people walking through. ( i think photoshop can do this automatically now).
Students at work in 3D Animation & Visual Effects' spacious "ant farm" computer lab.
Find out more about VFS's one-year 3D Animation & Visual Effects program at vfs.com/3D
all at attention
the Pelican 1510 (Left) Exterior Dimensions (L x W x D): 22.00" x 13.81" x 9.00" (55.9 x 35.1 x 22.9 cm)
the Pelican 1620 (Right) Exterior Dimensions (L x W x D): 24.81" x 19.37" x 13.87" (63 x 49.2 x 35.2 cm)
unless i need to get in them constantly. when on set i leave them upright for a smaller footprint (it's all about square footage when on set/location) and because i actually have a little pad and theyre a good height to just sit on.
the green tape is so people can see them in the dark (safety first kids)
Pelican 1620 Case
"the big one"
i call this my 3D case, since it's filled with mostly markers and a green cube and the chrome/grey ball.
ready to roll with convenient slide out handles.
the smaller one gets carried on. the bigger one gets checked in and is usually pretty heavy so i'm always paying an extra 50 bucks for weight or something. sometimes i will ship it ahead of travel or even fedex it. yes, it's expensive.
The British a Capella band The Magnets had their show at the CAPe - Centre des Arts Pluriels d'Ettelbruck, and I just couldn't believe how good these guys were. Check them out www.youtube.com/user/TheMagnetsvideos
Prints, workshops and more
Actual model shoot with the Dragon Thunderzord. The wires we're manipulating allowed the dragon to appear as if it were writhing in mid-air. From left, modelmaker Todd Rex, me, and a guy whose name I don't recall.
Here's the Mega Thunderzord scene that puppet ended up in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKC5B7k5r4w
Watching it again, I see now that we were attempting to match directly to Japanese footage. Not bad for a bunch of kids.
Actual model shoot with the Triceratops Megazord. The wires we're manipulating allowed the head and mouth to move. Maybe even the tail? I don't remember. From left, me and Rick Shick.
Here's the Mega Thunderzord scene that puppet ended up in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKC5B7k5r4w
Watching it again, I see now that we were attempting to match directly to Japanese footage. Not bad for a bunch of kids.
Download National Emblem of India (High Quality vector file in EPS format)
Click on the link given below to download:
psd-help.blogspot.com/2009/09/national-emblem-of-india-ep...
Curved Folding Structure Of Conical Cylinder With Hexadecagon Base youtu.be/LZJtT1Lkexo
As a reference and inspiration to create and design these structures I can mention the following authors and their works based on curved fold:
David Huffman's
Ron Resch
Philip Chapman-Bell
Jun Mitani
Tomohiro Tachi
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NAMCO BANDAI opens Vancouver studio
NAMCO BANDAI Studios Inc. opens its new subsidiary, NAMCO BANDAI Studios Vancouver Inc., at the Centre for Digital Media. The studio will develop mobile and online social games in addition to creating jobs in British Columbia's growing technology sector.
The government of British Columbia provided significant assistance to NAMCO BANDAI. The province's Trade and Investment Office in Tokyo, Investment and Company Attraction Branch in Vancouver and Major Investment Office hosting program were instrumental in attracting NAMCO BANDAI to set up operations in B.C.
NAMCO BANDAI Studios Vancouver Inc. will work in close collaboration with local government and educational institutions to develop and secure talent, enhance quality of their game content and energize B.C.'s video game industry.
From left to right:
Hajime Nakatani, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Studios Inc.
Satoru Oshita, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Teresa Wat, Minister of International Trade
Shukuo Ishikawa, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.