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June 27, 2017
Amazing Illustrations of The Warriors Characters
Amazing Illustrations of The Warriors Characters
The Warriors is one of my favorite films, if you have not watch it do yourself a favor and check it out. It’s a classic movie from the 80s, simple plot of a gang trying to go back to their territory but in order to do so they have to cross NYC taking subway, running on the streets and of course fighting other gangs. The style of the movie, with the radio host updating people about the Warriors moves, outfits, mood, everything is inspiring and Diogo Torres translate that amazingly well into a beautiful illustration piece. The project title The Warriors Characters is an illustration as the titles says of the most iconic characters in the movie. Check it out.
A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader. Soon they have every gang in the city out to get revenge and they must make their way across the city to their own turf.
Illustration and character design
Diogo Torres is a Brazilian illustrator and graphic designer based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For more information and to check out a bit more of his work visit: https://www.behance.net/DiogoTorres
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Jun 27, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
June 26, 2017
Music Priority Tracks for SXSW Conference & PanelPicker Proposal Tips
SXSW PanelPicker, the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform, is now open, and we are awaiting your great ideas!
Every summer we ask the community to propose the ideas they are most excited to bring to SXSW, and these PanelPicker proposals become the foundation of the SXSW Conference programming. We also take the time leading up to the opening of PanelPicker to make tweaks to our programming to best suit the ever-changing landscape that we all live and work in. New for this year, we will organize the music portion of the SXSW Conference into 5 music-related tracks.
2018 Music Tracks
Making & Promoting Music:
There is so much to learn and share about the process of creating, writing, playing, and sharing music in today’s world. Likewise, new distribution models, promotional platforms, and release strategies are changing the game for indie and major artists.
Music Culture & Stories:
Music has a rich history, and some amazing (often legendary) stories to tell. Superstars and up-and-comers alike have inspiration, insight, and guidance to share. Explore the culture of music, from worldwide to hyper-local scenes, movements, genres, fashion, and beyond.
Music Industry:
Experts and thought leaders will guide you through today’s multifaceted and global music business. Learn about bleeding-edge innovations and get real-world advice and thoughtful examinations of our industry that can help you succeed as a professional, entrepreneur, or artist.
Sync, Stream & License:
Streaming now dominates the music business, but a complicated landscape remains. Licensing deals and sync placements are highly valuable and sought-after. Hear from major players about the future of these crucial pieces of the music revenue puzzle.
Touring & Live Experience:
Venues and festivals, large and small, support the dynamic touring industry that so many artists increasingly rely on for their livelihoods. Discover the newest innovations and sage advice on today’s touring and festival industry.
PanelPicker Proposal Tips
There are a few general guidelines for successful PanelPicker proposals. Be narrow with your proposal, since overly broad ideas cannot be discussed in adequate detail under the time constraints of a conference session. Propose cutting-edge ideas. SXSW attendants live and breathe their fields of expertise, and get most excited to learn something new about the future of these fields. Recommend speakers with experience and those that represent diverse viewpoints. Finally, be tidy with your proposals. There are hundreds of fantastic ideas every year and it is easy for one to get lost in the noise if it is hard to read.
You will also need to suggest a format. Solo, Dual, and Panel formats are the most common, but some topics are better suited for Meet Ups and Mentor Sessions. Let us know via PanelPicker if you want to participate as an expert Mentor for one-on-one sessions, or are interested in helping to promote and mediate an hour-long Meet Up.
Take a look at last year’s conference programming for examples of what we’re looking for, and go over the nitty-gritty details of the process on the PanelPicker page. Here are a few examples of some 2017 Conference sessions that hit the mark:
Tech Matters: A Blueprint for DIY Musicians:
A diverse set of speakers, each with a unique and relevant background. Very clear panel topic with actionable takeaways for the intended audience.
Jazz in the Digital Age:
A forward thinking look at a traditionally old-school genre. Always great to include artist perspectives in the discussion.
How to Develop an Electronic Artist: Matoma:
A case study using the hard streaming data that was used to inform and develop an artist’s career.
Creating a Great Live Show:
A solo workshop that took a hands on approach to developing a live show. The proposal included video examples of the workshop to ensure it would be executed successfully.
We’re looking forward to reading your ideas. Please keep in mind that PanelPicker entry will close on Friday, July 21.
Explore More Content From SXSW 2017
Get inspired by a multitude of diverse visionaries at SXSW – browse more 2017 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
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“A Conversation With DMC” Featured Session at the 2017 SXSW Conference – Photo by James Goulden
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Source: SxSW Music
June 25, 2017
The latest company to jump on the AR bandwagon is Nike and its partner SNKRS
On Friday, Nike announced that app SNKRS “can now hide the opportunity to purchase certain coveted sneakers within a select image where the sneakers can only be seen and unlocked by viewing the image via the camera function on SNKRS.”
The post The latest company to jump on the AR bandwagon is Nike and its partner SNKRS appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
June 25, 2017
Watch: 8 Skills You’ll Need to Have Throughout Your Filmmaking Career
A nice camera and talent is great, but if you really want to take your filmmaking career to the next level you’ll need a few other things.
When you first start out in filmmaking, the skills that you decide to hone first are—what—the essentials: how to shoot a film, how to use different pieces of gear, how to edit, and hopefully how to write a decent story. The skills you’ll need beyond that point are things you typically don’t know about until you’ve experienced years and years of mistakes and failure. In hopes of helping you avoid countless missed opportunities and a lifetime of regret, Darious Britt of D4Darious lists eight essential skills you’ll want to develop if you want to have a successful filmmaking career. Check out his video below:
The world is a big, beautiful place that is full of opportunities to discover, grow, and completely crash and burn until you’re a heaping pile of ash and broken dreams. This is why it’s nice when those who have experienced the pang of failure, or at least narrowly escaped it, share with you want to expect and what to avoid while on your journey.
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 25, 2017
Stanley Kubrick Explains How Chess Can Make You a Better Director
“With respect to films, chess is more useful preventing you from making mistakes than giving you ideas.”
Before he was a filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick was a chess hustler, spending days down in Washington Square Park earning money against the regulars who haunted it. And he never gave up his passion for the game, playing on the sets of his films and even using his prowess as a psychological tactic against actors (such as George C. Scott, with whom he clashed over certain elements of Dr. Strangelove).
Chess was one of Kubrick’s lifelong passions, and in this unearthed quote he equates the game with the craft of directing. In 1968, Kubrick told Playboy Magazine:
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 24, 2017
Watch: 4 Ways You Can Reduce and Avoid Grainy Footage
Dealing with grainy footage can be extremely frustrating, but here are some ways to reduce or avoid it before and after you hit record on your camera.
Even though today’s cameras have high enough resolution and dynamic range to produce crystal clear images even in low light conditions, grain can still be a formidable foe for a lot of filmmakers. Thankfully there are a number of ways to either reduce the amount of grain in your footage or avoid it all together (or at least make it undetectable to the human eye), and Aidin Robbins of Digital Blast explains four of them in the video below.
According to Robbins, the most effective ways to reduce/avoid noise in your footage are:
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 24, 2017
Humaneyes Vuze 360 VR Camera review
The Humaneyes Vuze camera is not without a few flaws, but you’re going to have to put up with them if you want 3D 360 content for less than $800.
The post Humaneyes Vuze 360 VR Camera review appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
June 24, 2017
A Guide on How to Use Light to Communicate Emotion for Film
Light is an excellent communicator. Here’s how to use it to speak to your audience more effectively.
How can light convey emotion? After all, it’s just a bunch of particles and waves that don’t seem to carry any emotional information whatsoever. However, humans have managed to infuse some of their goopy, drippy, delicious feelings into an otherwise neutral and indifferent phenomenon, giving meaning to different kinds of lighting that we can use in our filmmaking. In this video, Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens explains how you can use light to communicate different emotions to your audience. Check it out below:
It’s always a good idea to be constantly adding new words to your cinematic lexicon, especially when it comes to lighting, because, you know, it’s like one of the most important pillars of our medium.
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 24, 2017
Watch: How to Turn Your Footage into Particles That React to Music in After Effects
Learn how to make your images come to live through music.
We’ve all seen that effect in music videos in which a subject seems to glitch slightly to the beat of the song. I love that effect! It’s kinetic and dynamic and a strange synesthetic experience that I’ve always wanted to use in my work, but figured it was much too complex and advanced for my limited expertise in VFX. However in this tutorial, editor Justin Odisho shows you just how simple (or at least, not super complicated) the effect is to create in Adobe After Effects, so you can be creating rhythmic particles in no time. Check it out below:
You don’t need much to get started with this effect. The first thing you’ll want to do is choose footage that has a dark background and clear subject, because the tool you’re going to use in After Effects, Card Dance, uses your clip’s light and dark areas to create the effect. From there, Odisho walks you through setting a few parameters, writing a simple expression, and then adjusting it all to your liking. He finishes up by showing you how to add an adjustment layer to add some color correction.
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 23, 2017
These AR masks were designed using the same tech as the ‘Justice League’ movie
Become one of the five members of the Justice League using effects from the upcoming movie inside Facebook’s AR Studio. The new mask allows users to take a photo as Aquaman, Batman, Cyborg, The Flash or Wonder Woman.
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Source: Digital Trends VR