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Filming Josef & Aimée 3 Feb 2011 | 05:06 pm
Director Ben Shirinian went into pre-production with a clear cinematic vision for his enchanting short film Josef & Aimée. Ben, together with 1st Assistant Director Chris Byrne, prepared an ambitious...
Josef & Aimée 22 Aug 2010 | 01:44 am
I'm happy to announce that I will be the Visual Effects Supervisor for Josef & Aimée, an enchanting short film co-written by director, Ben Shirinian and producer, Leslie Gottlieb. Josef & Aimée is a ...
Close-Up on The Day of the Triffids: London Aftermath 7 Jun 2010 | 03:28 am
I get to see a lot of scripts, breakdowns, and previs around the studio. Every now and then I'll come across a shot that grabs me from the first moment I see it. I'm a sucker for slow dramatic camer...
VFX Quick Tip: Sharp Clone Strokes 29 Mar 2010 | 05:41 am
A common mistake especially among junior artists is misunderstanding sub-pixel filtering. While most experienced artists understand the importance of choosing an appropriate filtering algorithm when ...
Close-Up on Legion: Gabriel's Wings 19 Feb 2010 | 02:40 am
There have been a number of articles describing how Spin VFX created the visual effects for the Screen Gems action thriller, Legion. While they provide a really good overview, they don't cover any pa...
Welcome to Defect - a blog about visual effects, compositing, and me 31 Jan 2010 | 02:00 am
For as long as I can remember, making movies has been my dream. As a child I could often be heard saying, "that is going to be in my movie someday," whenever something cool happened. It was kids stu...
