Transformers - The Touch
By the time Stan Bush was consigned to provide some of the background music tracks for Transformers: The Movie I was well out of high school- just graduating community college and well on my way to making a four year degreed institution into a six...
But there was something to be said for Stan's music in the 1980s... He'd done a nice chunk of the Transformers soundtrack and provided many a soundtrack for movies like Kick Boxer, BloodSport and even many an episode of anime favorites like Sailor Moon.
To some out there, his was a lame music form devoid of anything but filmatic jingles...
For others and I dare say I'd put my name in that category as well- he managed to provide a soundtrack that you could hum to and maybe mark moments in your life to the lyrics.
"The Touch" turned out to be one of a few songs that I consider anthems of my life...
Especially "When your back's against the wall..."
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
"Do I Make You Proud?"
Taylor Hicks - Do I Make You Proud
Here's a shining example of what today's home software along with some "homemade ingenuity" can come up with!
A wonderful slideshow video showcasing our Armed Forces- worthy of the person who editted it- Kudos to you kind sir!
Russ
Here's a shining example of what today's home software along with some "homemade ingenuity" can come up with!
A wonderful slideshow video showcasing our Armed Forces- worthy of the person who editted it- Kudos to you kind sir!
Russ
Thursday, June 15, 2006
ILM Sells its Famed Physical Production Unit
Definitely the end of an era as far as I'm concerned...
The unit responsible in the largest part for the epic look and feel of films like Raiders, Star Wars, and even the Die Hard trilogy is to be sold off as a relic of the Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic empire.
Though "officially" the sale is not yet complete, Variety News posted the following information regarding the long standing production house's inevitable sale and shuffle from ILM...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117945240?categoryid=13&cs=1
Though it will be helmed by Mark Anderson, a model maker for ILM for some 15+ years, the actual physical 'production house' had actually never made the relocation to the Letterman Digital Arts Center move to San Fran's Presidio like much of the ILM base...
Instead, it continued to reside at its current [some say original!] stomping grounds on Kerner Avenue in San Rafael. ILM long ago was not recieving the quantity of requests-for-work that it had back in the 70s and 80s so thusly, the PP facility is being sold to what will hopefully be remonikered as Kerner Optical.
"Kerner Optical" will continue the legacy of ILM-esque quality work- but will no longer be bourne of the ILM name. They will also have "first right" to any work requiring physical production, but they will be wholy responcible for finding their own work to survive.
Truly the end of an era, both in the world of filmmaking as well as the Lucas Legacy as we once knew it.
The unit responsible in the largest part for the epic look and feel of films like Raiders, Star Wars, and even the Die Hard trilogy is to be sold off as a relic of the Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic empire.
Though "officially" the sale is not yet complete, Variety News posted the following information regarding the long standing production house's inevitable sale and shuffle from ILM...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117945240?categoryid=13&cs=1
Though it will be helmed by Mark Anderson, a model maker for ILM for some 15+ years, the actual physical 'production house' had actually never made the relocation to the Letterman Digital Arts Center move to San Fran's Presidio like much of the ILM base...
Instead, it continued to reside at its current [some say original!] stomping grounds on Kerner Avenue in San Rafael. ILM long ago was not recieving the quantity of requests-for-work that it had back in the 70s and 80s so thusly, the PP facility is being sold to what will hopefully be remonikered as Kerner Optical.
"Kerner Optical" will continue the legacy of ILM-esque quality work- but will no longer be bourne of the ILM name. They will also have "first right" to any work requiring physical production, but they will be wholy responcible for finding their own work to survive.
Truly the end of an era, both in the world of filmmaking as well as the Lucas Legacy as we once knew it.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
"Who's Homer and..."
... What did he do to get himself "fixed"?
I've not seen questions concerning the little tilde' banner on teh right hand side of the page, but I'll head that question off at the pass!
So- firstly, the answer is "no"- FXHome has nothing to do with "the dog catcher" and it definitely has nothing to do with, ummmm... Well...
Okay- let's just say it has nothing to do with certain unpleasantries associated with "curbing one's mongrel tendancies..."
FXHome is the site of an English [Go UK! Could this be the next entertaining "British Invasion?"] group of people who have taken the film making/Special Effects scene in an effort to create software for the general purpose film afficianado and make it affordable so that special effects can be had by one and all!
Those in the know realize that when special effects are called for in a storyboard conference or a script notation, the abbreviation "FX" is used- well, it's no different here!
FXHome is a software suite of different programs [one of which is an "all encompassing" package] designed for use on the modest home or low budget professional's computer system.
Believe me when I say that some of what I've seen from students and hobbiests alike would rival many "professional" films that Hollywood has offered up!
In further installments, I hope to offer conversational prose here from the esteemed makers and caretakers of the FXHome group who continue to strive to keep their product usable, current and cutting edge throughout what in Hollywood would be considered a relatively short lifetime!
Stay tuned, True Believers! I guarrantee a 'first' concerning this amazing software and it's group of dilligent code warriors!
If you can't wait- feel free to run your mouse over the FXHomer Banner...
Find out for yourself what I and many like minded film makers and Special Effects wizards have already learned concerning this next step in the evolution of multimedia and film production!
I've not seen questions concerning the little tilde' banner on teh right hand side of the page, but I'll head that question off at the pass!
So- firstly, the answer is "no"- FXHome has nothing to do with "the dog catcher" and it definitely has nothing to do with, ummmm... Well...
Okay- let's just say it has nothing to do with certain unpleasantries associated with "curbing one's mongrel tendancies..."
FXHome is the site of an English [Go UK! Could this be the next entertaining "British Invasion?"] group of people who have taken the film making/Special Effects scene in an effort to create software for the general purpose film afficianado and make it affordable so that special effects can be had by one and all!
Those in the know realize that when special effects are called for in a storyboard conference or a script notation, the abbreviation "FX" is used- well, it's no different here!
FXHome is a software suite of different programs [one of which is an "all encompassing" package] designed for use on the modest home or low budget professional's computer system.
Believe me when I say that some of what I've seen from students and hobbiests alike would rival many "professional" films that Hollywood has offered up!
In further installments, I hope to offer conversational prose here from the esteemed makers and caretakers of the FXHome group who continue to strive to keep their product usable, current and cutting edge throughout what in Hollywood would be considered a relatively short lifetime!
Stay tuned, True Believers! I guarrantee a 'first' concerning this amazing software and it's group of dilligent code warriors!
If you can't wait- feel free to run your mouse over the FXHomer Banner...
Find out for yourself what I and many like minded film makers and Special Effects wizards have already learned concerning this next step in the evolution of multimedia and film production!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Storm of the DEAD Site!
I can't help shamelessly promoting a new product- especially when I've had a hand in it! Also- in this instance, we're talking about some technical brilliance with the fine people of BC Entertainment group who work far harder than any sane human has ability to do to get this product out into the public eye.
Feel free to jump to the site below and feast your eyes on the latest- and dare I say exceptionally well done horror feast known as Storm of The DEAD!
http://bcentfilms.com/STORMoftheDEAD.html
And because I love the one-sheet poster for the film- here's a look at what you'll inevitably see in theaters or DVD boxes world-wide!
Feel free to jump to the site below and feast your eyes on the latest- and dare I say exceptionally well done horror feast known as Storm of The DEAD!
http://bcentfilms.com/STORMoftheDEAD.html
And because I love the one-sheet poster for the film- here's a look at what you'll inevitably see in theaters or DVD boxes world-wide!
Storm of The DEAD Coming April 29!
John Lennon said that "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans"- well, it would seem that in the time it's taken for me to work on SotD, "nest" for an upcoming little girl [born 4/3/06- YAY!] and now the premier of Storm of The DEAD coming next week- it's little wonder that I've had time to plan anything except my life!
Suffice it to say, with the film coming out, I'll have a lot of entries to file here at ISEFX for you- but thankfully with the film coming out, viewers will better understand some of the techniques thatI'll invariably try to impart to you in the coming weeks!
Please consider this my "hiatius" while my daughter has come into the world- I promise to keep fans of special effects and amoury "in the know" as the coming days progress!
Big things are starting to happen- Stay Tuned!
Suffice it to say, with the film coming out, I'll have a lot of entries to file here at ISEFX for you- but thankfully with the film coming out, viewers will better understand some of the techniques thatI'll invariably try to impart to you in the coming weeks!
Please consider this my "hiatius" while my daughter has come into the world- I promise to keep fans of special effects and amoury "in the know" as the coming days progress!
Big things are starting to happen- Stay Tuned!
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