Mitchell McKenna - tagged with effects http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Sleeping Dogs - Short Action Film http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11654/live-action-quotsleeping-dogsquot-fight-film

Youtube artist PWNISHER teamed up with Square Enix to make a badass live action short film based on the Sleeping Dogs video game to be released on August 14, 2012 for Windows, PS3 and Xbox 360.

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:38:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11654/live-action-quotsleeping-dogsquot-fight-film/live-action-quotsleeping-dogsquot-fight-film Future Motion Control Gaming http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10061/future-motion-control-gaming

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Join us as we take a glimpse into the possible future of motion control gaming!

Special thanks to Insomniac Games for animating the Chimera monsters from Resistance with us!

Also, thanks to Alessandro Schiassi ( http://www.alessandroschiassi.com ) for VFX Supervision, matchmoving, and compositing.

Thanks to Marco Giordano for assistance with Maya.

]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:37:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10061/future-motion-control-gaming/future-motion-control-gaming Flower Warfare - Psychedelic Action Scene http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7943/flower-warfare-psychedelic-action-scene

I subscribed to this guy a couple weeks ago, he's got some great videos and tutorials on how to do special effects.

Behind the Scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHKg85mSbc

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:50:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7943/flower-warfare-psychedelic-action-scene/flower-warfare-psychedelic-action-scene Handsome Guy Crazy-Realistic Mask http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7766/spfx-masks-quothandsome-guyquot-mask-in-full-hd

I thought the weird looking dude in this video was a CGI effect, but it’s an insanely real looking silicone mask from the guys over at SPFXMasks titled Handsome Guy (they have an odd definition of handsome). The detail is pretty phenomenal, you can see what look like skin pores and shave stubble. Very Mission:Impossible-esque.

Let me know what comes to mind in the comments below!

]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:45:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7766/spfx-masks-quothandsome-guyquot-mask-in-full-hd/spfx-masks-quothandsome-guyquot-mask-in-full-hd Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5579/ataque-de-panico-panic-attack-2009

The world is under attack from gigantic ungainly robots plodding slowly through the streets vaporising civilians as they go. Well I for one welcome our intergalactic robotic overlords. Come on in, have a cup of tea and a sit down. Just don't explo...

]]> Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:43:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5579/ataque-de-panico-panic-attack-2009/ataque-de-panico-panic-attack-2009 6rounds Video Chat Experience - Google Wave Extension Demo http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4364/6rounds-video-chat-experience-google-wave-extension-demo

This is a short demo of how 6rounds video chat experience gadget works in Google Wave. Natasha presents the lobby of the extension where you take a seat and wait for another user to join and then shows everything that's possible to do in the chat - send virtual animated gifts, perform webcam effects, share activities and games together, change skins and use the ice-break tips.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:50:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4364/6rounds-video-chat-experience-google-wave-extension-demo/6rounds-video-chat-experience-google-wave-extension-demo 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

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:42:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration Tetra Vaal (Third World Robocop) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3366/tetra-vaal-third-world-robocop What if... This video features a newly developed robotic cop patrolling the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. Well, not really. This is actually a spec corporate video created by Neill Blomkamp of The Embassy Digital Effects Inc. for a fictional company named Tetra Vaal. It is one of the best digital effects that I've seen in a long time. Enjoy. ]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:43:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3366/tetra-vaal-third-world-robocop/tetra-vaal-third-world-robocop 405 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1627/405 A passenger airliner makes an emergency landing on the 405 freeway. This is the original viral video created by Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt in 2000. ]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:04:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1627/405/405 World Builder (high quality) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1504/world-builder-high-quality A strange man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves. This is a short by filmmaker Bruce Branit known also as the co-creator of 405. ]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:02:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1504/world-builder-high-quality/world-builder-high-quality