Willow – Sweater from Filip Sterckx on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes of Willow’s Sweater from Filip Sterckx on Vimeo.

What is Camera GripTools?

‘Camera GripTools’ is a real time motion capture plug-in for
Maxon CINEMA 4D.

With GripTools you can breathe life into virtual objects using a wide range of input devices in a simple and coherent user interface.
GripTools is the way to navigate and animate the 3D world in a natural and very intuitive way.

The concept

The main concept is the use of ‘Control Modes’. You choose a mode and the object will behave that way, no matter what input device you use.

Control can be split up in 3 Sections with 10 different “Modes”:

You can do all this in real time, with a surprising range of input devices and create stunning animations.

My Les Paul from Carlos Barrera on Vimeo.

I made this video with my guitar and the Canon 5D Mark II, the effect of the strings was created playing with the shutter speed, not postproduction on the string effect.

Animation Career Review has posted its list of the world’s top 100 CG schools.

The list officially covers animation, gaming and design, but we assume that you can take it as read that it applies to employability in other VFX job roles.

How the rankings are arrived at is a little less clear. According to the blurb, the list was compiled “via a mixture of school reviews, industry-reviewed lists like the Princeton Review, and via a survey of the animation industry professionals and recruiters from companies like Pixar, J.J. Sedelmaier and DreamWorks”.

the technique:

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