As an artists there are few things more enjoyable than watching other artists work, especially those as accomplished as my makeup artist, Norman Bryn. The work he did creating our mummy is nothing short of spectacular. Everyone who worked on this shot, especially our mummy actor, Michael J. Citak, got to experience an aspect of… Read more »
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Working in 3D is pretty cool, and it’s allowing us to construct some sets that, due to budget constraints, we would otherwise be unable to utilize. There is a tendency, however, to do things in CG that could be done better in front of the camera, simply because it can be done. It’s certainly a… Read more »
Once all the 3D elements have been created, materials are created for each component, using a combination of Autodesk Mudbox, Adobe Photoshop and Maxwell Studio. The lighting is done using Maxwell Studio which is a purely unbiased renderer. This means that light behaves, and interacts with materials, in the virtual world, exactly as it does… Read more »
I love big productions. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the simplest of portraits as much as anyone, but there is something about working on a big set that just gets the adrenaline racing! If I could, I would always work on purpose-built set, either location based or in a studio. Unfortunately, I don’t always… Read more »