Mitchell McKenna - tagged with cgi http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com CGI-brows http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7933/cgi-brows

"This will literally change the face of the motion picture industry" ~ Mark Kermode

CGI-brows premiered at the BFI in September 2009 where it won Virgin Media Shorts People's Choice Award. It has aired on TV (Virgin and Bravo) and at over 200 selected cinemas nationwide for a whole year. It was shot on a mixture of S16mm and Sony Z7 HD Letus Lens Adaptor with prime lenses.

]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:08:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7933/cgi-brows/cgi-brows Descendants - Animated Short Story http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7848/descendants

A 14 minute animated short about the wish of attaining the unattainable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil. An absolutely stunning short film by the German filmmaker Goro Fujita, an animated fable starring the voice talents of Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman.

]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:35:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7848/descendants/descendants Super Mario Bros. Sidewalk IRL http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7776/super-mario-bros

Some pretty impressive CGI work. This video is made by Andreas Heikaus, Hannover, Germany focuses on matching CG elements into live-action footage. Apparently he used tracking software to pin the recorded material to the sidewalk. How he made it through with only one life, I don’t know.

]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:54:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7776/super-mario-bros/super-mario-bros Cross The Line http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6310/cross-the-line

"Don’t Fear Change. Cross The Line". A Short Clip by Dutch Design Agency Categorie 1.

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:57:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6310/cross-the-line/cross-the-line Pigeon: Impossible http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4967/pigeon-impossible

Plot: A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

Pigeon: Impossible is a marvelous CG animated short by Lucas Martell. This was Lucas’ first attempt at animation, taking him 5 years to create the film.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:26:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4967/pigeon-impossible/pigeon-impossible Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration

A "5th-grader-friendly" collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century. Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture. The music track is "Rods and Cones" from the album "Audio" by Blue Man Group.

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing 1903 - The Great Train Robbery 1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent) 1927 - Sunrise 1933 - King Kong 1939 - The Wizard of Oz 1940 - The Thief of Bagdad 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1956 - Forbidden Planet 1963 - Jason and the Argonauts 1964 - Mary Poppins 1977 - Star Wars 1982 - Tron 1985 - Back to the Future 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - The Abyss 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1993 - Jurassic Park 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2005 - King Kong 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 - The Golden Compass 2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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