Date Wars: Now With More Explosion

Here's another one of SMBC's short films, illustrating the time old battle between one person desiring a connection and another wanting plain sex. Oh yeah, except this time they have gratuitous explosions, lasers and lightning. I mean seriously, is there anything excessive FX budgets can't fix?

Love is a battlefield.

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Well when I graced Amazing Super Powers with my presence I discovered two wonder sets of things I wanted to share. First off is today's comic about the dangers of talking about movies before you're clear of the theater entrance. You don't want to spoil it for everyone else. Secondly, check out how freaking amazing his Etch A Sketch art is!! I mean, seriously, its a wasted talent but a talent none the less.

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Christmas Tree Rocket

Have you ever looked at your Christmas tree and thought, "Man, its kind of pointy. I bet if I strapped enough rockets to the thing I could make it fly..." Well your answer doesn't really matter, because these guys beat you to it. This all American Christmas celebration once again proves that we're masters of things involving ridiculous backyard engineering and fire.

Linked to By: Frank V.

Avatar is Pocahontas?

Oh noes, the internet has revealed James Cameron's twisted plagiarism of a Disney classic! Okay, to be honest its not like this story hasn't been told many times in many different formats and the Native American (First Nations for you Canadians) influence is clear in Avatar, but I do like how nicely the two stories swap. The John Smith to Jake Sully is just too good.

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The Third & The Seventh

This video is not fast paced or flashy but the quality of the effects, movement and “camera” work is sure to grab your eye. The Third & The Seventh is 100% computer generated, which becomes harder to believe the more you watch.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.


And how it was made...

Compositing Breakdown (T&S) from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Linked to By: Katie D.

Freeze and enhance

Here's a montage illustrating one of the most classic digital sleuthing techniques, the "freeze and enhance." Obviously all images actually have a lot of extra data hidden within themselves that can only be tapped by computer wizards using eigenvectors and pixel up-resolutioners... or something...

Viva Hollywood science!



Linked To By: Andrew Z.