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EYE OF THE STORM

Brian Baldwin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:27:29 +0000

If you visit my site regularly, you know that I’m addicted to motion graphics and the process behind it. Being is that I’m in the same industry I usually have a good idea how things are done, but I’m always impressed at the level of detail that people integrate. This video is no exception! Just check out how many layer of clouds they put in and you’ll know what I’m talking about. I also really like how well they broke down the effects! Full disclosure is always refreshing to see, especially in the creative industry where it’s so competitive. You boys OddBall Animation and SoapBox Films killed it!

The song is called “Eye of the Storm” by Lovett.

Eye of the Storm – VFX vs Plate Comparison.

STUXNET: REAL OR NOT, THIS IS PERFECT

Brian Baldwin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:42:43 +0000

This is a perfect video. Not overly graphical. Not trying too hard. Not underwhelming. It’s perfect for what it is. I haven’t researched “Stuxnet” at all, but if it’s true that’s one intense virus!

Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

This piece was produced and animated by Patrick Clair, so be sure to check out his site and watch some more of his work!

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR: CAR OF THE APOCALYPSE

Brian Baldwin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:01:31 +0000

This spot blew me away! The 3D and compositing is flawless and very tastefully done.

However, one thing that struck me as odd was DamienDamien’s BLATANT ripoff of Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack style. The whole time I was watching this piece I kept thinking, “Wow they must have licensed the Tron music for this video.” But after a quick google I found out that it wasn’t even Daft Punk to begin with. Oh well, thems the breaks. This piece fokn slays regardless.

So after watching the video above, check this out and tell me it’s not damn near identical!

NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS, BUT IT’S AMAZING

Brian Baldwin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:22:47 +0000

If anyone has info as to what the fudge this video is for, I’d love to know! It has a heavy, video game feel to it but I have no idea.

Stormbirds from Phil Shoebottom on Vimeo.

EVERYBODY AGAINST EVERYBODY

Brian Baldwin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:28:10 +0000

PROOOOPS! Animatorio is quickly becoming one of my favorite motion graphic/3D studios. I love their graphical approach and animation style. Mixing 3D with 2D motion graphics always revz me up… Wow, ok I’m done.

NATURE BY NUMBERS

Brian Baldwin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:53:38 +0000

Nature by Numbers from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo.

I really don’t have much to say about this piece other than the fact that I love it. Geometry and math exist everywhere we look, but we don’t always look hard enough to see it. Check out Eterea Studios for more information. Great work!

LOGORAMA

Brian Baldwin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:30 +0000

I have no idea how long this took or how many people worked on this (I do know that it was directed by French animation collective H5), But I’m blown away by how insanely good it is! Cel-shading always looks so cool and slick, I hope it never wears out. I know 13 minutes seems long but it’ll go by really quick once you press play.

CIRCLE, LIGHT, LAMP, THINGIES…

Brian Baldwin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:24:03 +0000

Watching animations like this always put a smile on my face. There is so much talent and creativity out there! It’s pretty impressive how this was (partially) made with a FREE(!!1) 3D program called Blender. I’ve used it a little bit before and can say that it wasn’t easy. Cinema 4D is what I mostly use and I’ve found it to be much more user friendly, but who am I to judge…

simple yet so impressive

Brian Baldwin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:06:00 +0000

I know this is really short and simple, but 3 seconds in I was staring an awe and continued to the whole way through it. What’s it like to be so talented? …I’ll tell you some day..

Crazy 3D Porsche Ad

Brian Baldwin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:07:43 +0000

Going back to my roots, I thought I’d post some work of a somewhat local artist. I’m always surprised to see all the great work that comes out of Portland, and from rather unsuspecting fellows too. Take the two guys I used to work with at Nike for example (Marshall and Russell you know who you are). Meet them on the street: what’s up, regular ass dudes with no tats and who wear normal fitting jeans and t-shirts. Meet them in the lab and they’re turning out some of the sickest motion graphics and 3D work I’ve ever seen. Anyway, back to this guy…

This piece was just too good to pass up. I personally have never used Lightwave, but this is about as good as I’ve even seen. And forget the tech mumbo jumbo, this is a pretty bad ass Porsche commercial too! It’s ads like this that I watch and think, “This is real sick, probably cost a fortune, but where does it end up?..”

I’ve kinda been all over the place with this post, so I’ll go ahead and shut it down. Check out Stephen Fitzgerald’s Vimeo page and keep checking back for more blogs on motion graphics, video production and editing.