BURN 3D BLOG

Making of the Abandon Factory

Kris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:28:12 +0000

Click through here for the breakdown on how Romi Volentino, from Indonesia, created the Abandon(ed) Factory for this challenge.

ILM – New Book

Kris — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:08:15 +0000

360 pages of 35 years of Industrial Light & Magic’s work – wow! Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation covers the early days (1975 to 1994) as well as the last 16 years of their ‘magic’. It includes explanations and challenges the studio had to face.

Link to Amazon.com

Game of Thrones S2 Trailer

Kris — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:40:58 +0000

Woohoo! Bring on the 1st of April.

Xoio – Free 2D people

Kris — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:50:18 +0000

You’ll remember the last free people pack from Xoio, well here is the next one. Yay! Link through here to their post or from this direct link.

Interview with Gary Yost

Kris — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:24:46 +0000

Gary Yost directed the Team that developed the original 3D Studio Dos and later the first releases of 3ds Max. In this video he talks a bit about how it all started and how it feels looking back 20 years later.

Depth Of Field in 3DMax and After Effects

Kris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:59:30 +0000

Depth Of Field is essential to add believability and realism to any 3d render. In this tutorial Chandan Kumar will explain how to achieve in camera DOF in 3d studio max, and how to improve quality and control focus using the camera’s target distance. – CGtuts

Click through here for video

F*ck you; Pay me! Contracts For Designers

Kris — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:22:26 +0000

Don’t let the title put you off (maybe it won’t?). Mike Monteiro, design director at Mule Design Studio, gave the following speech at a seminar. In summary, he covers how to protect your work and payment. Take the 40 minutes odd to watch it. It’s really worth it!

2011/03 Mike Monteiro | F*ck You. Pay Me. from San Francisco Creative Mornings on Vimeo.

Villa Flåttarna by Tenjin

Kris — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:56 +0000

These are renders. I had to look twice.

This project, Villa Flattarna, was done for Swedish firm, Wingårdh Arkitektontor, by Tenjin. Watch the short video on their site.

Archetype by Aaron Sims

Kris — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:41:44 +0000

Archetype: RL7 is an eight-foot tall combat robot that goes on the run after malfunctioning with vivid memories of once being human. As its creators and the military close in, RL7 battles its way to uncovering the shocking truth behind its mysterious visions and past.
Directed by Aaron Sims
starring Robert Joy (Land of the Dead, CSI:NY) and David Anders (Heros, 24)

Motion Blur – Tutorial

Kris — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:23:53 +0000

Blur Matters(s) is a tutorial by Vyonyx on how they blur people in 3D renders. Read the full tutorial here.