Monday, April 16, 2012

Tupac Hologram at Coachella 2012

The tastefulness of this is in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but apparently a lot of people are liking it: a digital holographic Tupac (!!) rapping with Snoop at Coachella 2012. Here's Digital Domain's press release announcing their participating in this becoming reality:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=246637&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1683477

Apparently Mom was pleased:

http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/16/tupac-mother-afeni-shakur-coachella-hologram/#.T40niO0Z54U

and here's the Journal's take on it:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304818404577348243109842490.html

Here's hoping Digital Domain will be permitted and willing to release a how-to eventually so everyone can appreciate just how much work goes into one of these projects. 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

VES Award for Gears of War 3: Dust to Dust

Digital Domain has won a VES Award for their work on the Gears of War 3 trailer "Dust to Dust", which features hair by "Samson", the digital hair pipeline I helped create. From the press release:

"Digital Domain talent was honored this week at the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Gears of War 3 - Dust to Dust took home the award for Outstanding Visual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial. Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, and Vernon Wilbert Jr. were there to accept the accolade."

Congrats to Niles, Richard, Vernon and the rest of the DD commercials team!

Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, and Vernon Wilbert Jr. at the 2012 VES Awards. (Photo credit: Alex J. Berliner/abi images.)