SFX: making rain, 3D printing & blow-up green screens
fxguide: Here at fxguide we don’t always get the opportunity to discuss the incredible advancements in practical special effects, but lately we’ve come across a number of innovations in special fx that interested us. Here’s a look at just a few – from the practical rain in Noah that was controlled by an iPad app, to how New Deal Studios incorporates 3D printing for its miniature work, to the ‘rise’ of inflatable greenscreens, and award winning car flipping tech.
Shooting Challenge: Shadow Puppets
gizmodo.com: Shadows. They're ghoulish entities that come and goes with the whims of the sun. But shadow puppets are what happens when Man harnesses the sun, or artificial light, and creates life of his own.
What would you pay for unlimited Broadway shows a month?
The Producer's Perspective: I’ve got an incredibly informed group of investors who are always sending me news about ahead-of-the-curve stuff, from technology to marketing, to nifty new products. And one of the most savvy recently told me about a program he just signed up for called MoviePass.A tiny Arduino laser cutter
The MicroSlice: A few years ago I saw an Instructable where Groover had used a pair of DVD-RW drives to make a pocket laser engraver. Inspired by the idea, driven by the recent purchase of a full-sized 50 watt CO2 laser cutter, and roused by the launch of the Microcontroller contest I took the decision to have a crack at making my own mini laser engraver.
Was Your College Major The Biggest Waste Of Money Ever?
www.thegrindstone.com: You already know that college is expensive. In fact, a lot of you are yikes.still paying off your student loans (and even more of you may be paying those off for a really long time). But two certain college majors may be a lot more expensive over time than others.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
NFTRW Weekly Top Five
Here are the top five comment generating posts of the last week:
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I find it interesting that all of the colleges that have art majors and leave you with a poor net production, as described in this article,are not the top arts schools in the country, nor are they the most notable. I would become worried if the higher ranking colleges that are known to have notable programs did not have a positive net return for its students. So I say to this article, " stop making a big deal out of nothing."
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