Eric Alba's Blog

RT @ebertchicago: During dicey times for indie films, a surprising piece of great news from...

Mar 13th

flight cancelled. Everyone is scrambling to rebook the last flight out.

Mar 13th

brain is fried from scripts, #vfx breakdowns and schedules. #fb

Mar 13th

RT @paulzadie: Moving More #VFX to the #DI Suite http://bit.ly/9Ymcce #editingandpost (via @5tu)

Mar 13th

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via @lebird: Craaaaazy!

Mar 13th

View Paris in 26 Gigapixels #photography /via @VizWorld

Mar 13th

From ‘2001′ to ‘CSI’: Zoic Studios’ Rik Shorten talks Motion...

Mar 13th

Disney to Shutter ImageMovers Digital (IMD)

Mar 13th

Layover in Dallas, TX. #fb

Mar 13th

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ was fire-tested...

Mar 13th

Living on a freelancer's budget.

Mar 13th

Framestore VFX in your pocket Lite (free) for iPhone, iPod...

Mar 12th

Smoke & Mirrors NY Builds and moves James...

Mar 12th

To the Pilot I see wolfing a sandwich during flight check. Dont spill mayonaise on the brakes....

Mar 12th

checking in. Why yes I WILL be carrying on my photo gear, thank you. #vfx kit (@ LaGuardia Airport...

Mar 12th

RT @rhysrama: If NBA All-Star weekend is Black Superbowl, then tomorrow night IS #PinoySuperbowl...

Mar 12th

neonmarg: A clever use for the iPad - a portable...

Mar 12th

Motion Design Standards of Practice (Open...

Mar 12th

packing, clothes, rain gear, books, printer/scanner/office kit, hard drives, camera gear, vfx kit....

Mar 12th

RT @millimeter_mag: P+S Technik Freestyle Rig, shown here with two SI-2K cameras. Beam-splitter....

Mar 12th

Superfad: Sony “Eye Candy". Very Nice Behind...

Mar 12th

Stop for quick Breakfast. Reading.#fb (@ Penelope) http://4sq.com/1TkaaQ

Mar 12th

last minute errands in city. iPad Pre-ordered. Done and done. Still packing gear, heading to airport...

Mar 12th

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The Light of Life. very nice. #vfx #motiongraphics

Mar 11th

fyi. we’re shooting w/ Paracam 4Ks http://bit.ly/c1JJwV there will be splinter units with 2Ks,...

Mar 11th

Interview: Neil Huxley (Art Director and Motion Graphics...

Mar 11th

Deal Memo signed. My next project is filled with car chases/crashes. We’ll be shooting...

Mar 11th

RT @PBS: The PBS Video portal’s SXSW page is now live! You can find it @ http://video.pbs.org/sxsw/...

Mar 11th

Good photo biz article that all #VFX/#mograph artists should read too “Stop Accepting $200...

Mar 11th

RT @VizWorld: Walt Disney Animation Studios Open-Source Website http://bit.ly/b4fvVB

Mar 11th

Horchata and Rum? Yes, I’ll try that. #fb (@ Black Market) http://4sq.com/a3gZsN

Mar 11th

drinks and talking a little a shop (#Vfx). maybe not the best combination. (@ Keybar w/ 3 others)...

Mar 11th

Remember when I said I like wrecking cars? http://on.wsj.com/akPpiM I think my next #vfx job is all...

Mar 11th

Up in the Air (+ Gareth Smith interview) opening title...

Mar 11th

Initiating 1st wave of the $9.95 all you can eat Indian Buffet lunch. - Photo:...

Mar 10th

Shipping broken Darwin2 bag (my fave) back to Mountain Equipment Co-op in BC. #fb (@ US Post Office...

Mar 10th

True story: the making of the Terminator’s...

Mar 10th

SIGGRAPH'S 2010 Computer Animation Festival...

Mar 10th

Origami for The Florida Times Union cute #animation by...

Mar 10th

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Just in time for Spring. Biking Directions now on Google Maps

Mar 10th

If you are a pirate, this is what you get:...

Mar 10th

Single scoop of Lychee ice cream in a cone. #fb (@ Sundaes & Cones)

Mar 10th

Book shopping. #fb (@ St. Mark’s Bookshop) http://4sq.com/5QFUfA

Mar 10th

Finishing Dinner. Now want something sweet. #fb (@ Curry-Ya) http://4sq.com/AWwvz

Mar 10th

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the MSN ‘Talk’ Spots by Umeric are nice. #cgi #animation

Mar 10th

“Honest Movie Titles: Oscars 2010” by Tom Philip...

Mar 10th

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Weta Digital Oscar Party react as Avatar wins #VFX Oscar, in 3D! Good Times. /via @earlywill...

Mar 9th

Mr. Tweet “Video Special Effects” group: awkward name, good group of peeps. just fyi....

Mar 9th

Brickyard #VFX sue 3 principals that...

Mar 9th

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Zappos - Jesse: Actual Customer Calls using Actual Puppets. Fun.

Mar 9th

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Up In The Air Deleted Scene. A little On The Nose but it should’ve been in the film.

Mar 9th

Listen: James Cameron’s Hour-Long WGA...

Mar 9th

How do you know Spring is coming? When you see your local parks trending on @foursquare in the...

Mar 9th

#VFX Database makers, FileMaker released FM Pro 11. http://is.gd/a32fs the Snapshot Link feature...

Mar 9th

Saw Percy Jackson/Lightning Thief yesterday, film & VFX were good. some #VFX info...

Mar 9th

70 High Resolution Photos from Tron Legacy trailer #vfx via...

Mar 9th

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
— Stephen Covey, author of “7...

Mar 9th

“I’ll like to see the whole crew paid according to...”
— Jeff Heusser #vfx

Mar 9th

Prepare to frame-by-frame. ...

Mar 9th

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Citroën Survolteo - Motorshow Genevea 2010. some nice #cgi in this. would like to see a making of....

Mar 9th

A quick Q&A with DNeg #VFX Supervisor David...

Mar 9th

drafting my deal memo for next #vfx project. gonna pull a Van Halen and have half my per diem loaded...

Mar 9th

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Die Hardly Working: The CH Action Movie. Hysterical, cartooniest #VFX awesomeness.

Mar 9th

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Mike Ritchie/Gloo Studios explain the Making of College Humor’s Die Hardly Working #VFX

Mar 9th

8-Bit NYC. Wonderful (and working) retro pixel map of the...

Mar 9th

Guess where lunch is today? Yes, I used Photobooth on my...

Mar 8th

Meet the makers of the OK Go Rube Goldberg video. good...

Mar 8th

is feeling better, getting out in the balmy mid-50s weather and enjoy it… running errands,...

Mar 8th

Slide Screen by Larva Labs for Android has some really nice...

Mar 8th

New Iron Man 2 trailer (Mar 7). #vfx are coming along...

Mar 8th

Watch the extended Thank You Cam speeches...

Mar 8th

“The world we live in is just as amazing as the one we’ve...”
— Avatar visual effects (via...

Mar 8th

“The secret to film: collaboration.”
— Kathryn Bigelow, Best Director...

Mar 8th

@davidstripinis I fail to see how your original #VFX comment (http://j.mp/cuiqb4) is to make a point...

Mar 8th

my quick & groggy reply to our #VFX...

“Where will the fx artists of tomorrow come from? China. India. VFX is a dead end career for...

Mar 7th

3D #VFX But Not Cameras Makes a Rich, New...

Mar 7th

Is a Visual Effects Guild to Materialize this...

Mar 6th

fxguide on Imageworks’ Red Queen #vfx for Alice in...

Mar 5th

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transformation nice #solidworks #rhino #blender #cgi

Mar 5th

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REGEN. ambitious short. some #vfx CBB (scale off, #compositing) but i really like. check making of...

Mar 5th

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NiWoTa :: Yonge + Dundas. #nice compositing on the streets of T-Dot. #vfx

Mar 5th

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Elk Hair Caddis nice Grad Film by Peter Smith. check making of too. #animation

Mar 5th

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Carlsberg Sport - Bee Race. can’t decide if i love the #vfx (by Gimmick) or the sound design...

Mar 5th

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Panic Attack! NO #VFX VERSION w/original audio. Nice comparison to Final.

Mar 5th

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Scale Dominator made w/ #3dsmax plugin Superflow by Martin Stebbing & Ian Clemmer. more samples...

Mar 5th

Shooting #HDRI ? this PDF compares Mirrored Ball,...

Mar 5th

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Nice #VFX Breakdown of Stadium shot in Oscar nominated Argentinian film “El Secreto de sus...

Mar 5th

Director Tom Ford talks to Director Gus Van Sant about A...

Mar 5th

Alice in Wonderland - Behind the scenes...

Mar 5th

Zoic Studios expanding, starts Design Group.

Mar 4th

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Hollywood Dailies - History of Visual Effects. Short montage of Special Effects #VFX in the history...

Mar 4th

fxguide on Tech Behind Tools of Avatar Part 1: Ocula. good...

Mar 4th

Meeting on possible project. #fb (@ Campbell Apartment) http://4sq.com/2Hgek4

Mar 4th

Why the hell am I doing this job? Becoming a producer and...

Mar 4th

Avatar Co-Editors Steve Rivkin & 1st Asst...

Mar 4th

HEAD EXPLODES. Popular Science Puts Entire 137-year Scanned...

Mar 4th

Volunteers still needed for Austin Siggraph...

Mar 4th

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MBC Station ID 2010. cute look and feel by Alfred Imageworks. also check the LG spot.

Mar 4th

The Art of #VFX interviews Daybreakers VFX...

Mar 4th

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Audi “Beauty In Engineering”. Nice Spec with a little #VFX help by Radium/Reel FX.

Mar 4th

RT @ashyagency: nailgun*’s got a hot new look, reel and site! Check it! http://bit.ly/dvQcKx

Mar 4th

can’t even look at my RSS reader. I’m #vfx blogged out. #fb

Mar 4th

Did your Style Frames die in a pitch? Revenge is at hand, it...

Mar 4th

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Natural Gas spot. nice #stopmotion #animation by Lovo Films. check the making of.

Mar 4th

“Just 21% of Americans even have passports & most of them...”
— Sad statistic via...

Mar 4th

catching up with some artists. #fb (@ click3x) http://4sq.com/6cCnTz

Mar 4th

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Lego - The Force Unleashed. nice #stopmotion #animation

Mar 4th

Cinefex #121 will present a career retrospective of Phil...

Mar 4th

AICE Announce Membership Expansion to Include...

Mar 4th

Bob Nelson talks w/ @motionographer on joining EyeballNYC....

Mar 3rd

The VFX Show 96: Westworld

Mar 3rd

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In-depth Node Based #Compositing Tutorial with Eyeon Fusion by @vfxhaiku #vfx

Mar 3rd

Heaps of New Toy Story 3 Images, Including Concept Art and...

Mar 3rd

Epilogue Ei8ht - a one off blog about a...

Mar 3rd

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Star Trek: How It Should Have Ended. a little silly but hey it’s Hump Day. #animation

Mar 3rd

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Why not? Pedigree Dogs catching treats shot 1000 FPS using Phantom camera #cinematography

Mar 3rd

I had no idea. Digital Makeup, Invictus & Tracking It...

Mar 3rd

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Visa: The Evolution of Football spot. Post/#vfx by The Mill

Mar 3rd

Film features: 30 Awesome Rare Star Wars Photos #starwars...

Mar 3rd

Mauro Fiore’s (via Avatar’s Cinematographer Mauro Fiore on...

Mar 3rd

2.7 hrs of my mouse movements, emailing, blogging, tweeting,...

Mar 3rd

Tweet righteously, and ye shall be retweeted. I think it’s in the Bible. (via @ebertchicago)

Mar 3rd

Wow. Congrats to @mikehedge & gang on getting over 100%...

Mar 3rd

Nice Shutter Island Behind The Scenes reel at New Deal...

Mar 3rd

Good info on Editing for 3D on Alice in Wonderland...

Mar 3rd

“The best films are like dreams you’re never sure you’ve...”
— Blonde in The Limits of...

Mar 3rd

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Nokta - abstract short. nice imagery in this. #motiongraphics #cgi #vfx

Mar 3rd

Being James Cameron

Mar 3rd

Just saw a Del Taco commercial on the TV in the bar. that can’t be right, right? #NYC #WTF #fb

Mar 3rd

NYC #mograph meetup. Where r u?! #fb (@ The Blue Seats) http://4sq.com/4Fvp5O

Mar 3rd

dinner meeting. #fb (@ Schiller’s Liquor Bar) http://4sq.com/3bHImD

Mar 3rd

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OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - one take wonder.

Mar 3rd

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EMERGENT. nice quick #processing and #maya piece. #cgi

Mar 2nd

Canon adds 24p to the 5D Mark II, Blame @5tu

Mar 2nd

researching PARACAM 4K for #3D #stereoscopic feature. would love to hear from anyone who has actual...

Mar 2nd

Tonight: NYC Mograph Meetup http://is.gd/9xJeh or http://j.mp/aC3Ujf for non-FB peeps #mograph...

Mar 2nd

'Wonderland' was a career challenge for EFX...

Mar 2nd

Superfad Gives Sony Some “Eye Candy”. very nice...

Mar 2nd

Panavision goes to Creditors.

Mar 2nd

3 part Audio interview with #VFX Editor Susan MacLeod on the...

Mar 2nd

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MTVN HD ‘Genetically Modified HD’ SPOT B by Umeric #vfx

Mar 2nd

Yikes! I’m in a WSJ article w/@jeffokun, Chris Wells & Mark Tobin “Working as a...

Mar 2nd

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Solid #texturing and lighting in Anatomy of Apple Design by Transparent House #3dsmax #vray #vfx...

Mar 2nd

Shutter Island, the Lighthouse Step by Step. #vfx

Mar 2nd

“it’s the artists & imaginations & the...”
— James Cameron accepting VES...

Mar 2nd

Gorillaz - Stylo (HD). Bruce Willis! solid #cgi lighting and...

Mar 2nd

Robert Stromberg moves from #vfx to design for “Avatar” and...

Mar 2nd

Blind Goes Steampunk For Ravonettes. some good bits on...

Mar 2nd

Tavis Coburn Illustrates the BAFTA Nominees #illustration...

Mar 2nd

A Look at Pixar and LucasFilm’s Renderfarm.

Mar 2nd

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Adidas “Lesson in Style” #animation by Elastic

Mar 2nd

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Shotgun 1.12 Release Notes. Nice new additions from @shotgunsoftware. #vfx

Mar 2nd

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Behind the Wild Things. little BTS piece on Where the Wild Things Are with Framestore. #vfx #cgi...

Mar 2nd

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Papierkrieg. Cute live-action short with some nice #vfx and #animation.

Mar 1st

Shutter Island: #VFX Method to the Madness. nice article on...

Mar 1st

“Rise Above Plastics” spot by Laika for...

Mar 1st

Congrats to all the #VES award winners: http://is.gd/9tfG4 Outstanding work all around this year....

Mar 1st

More info on the Philips Carousel follow up ‘Parallel Lines’ with @rsafilms....

Mar 1st

Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Mar 1st

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instrumental video nine by beeple. #animation

Mar 1st

pix from @hushstudios 13th Digital Dumbo @ Galapagos Art...

Mar 1st

My Roger Ebert Story by Will Leitch

Mar 1st

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Brilliant. How IT works by Cirkus’. Show THIS to every #animation/#vfx client before you start...

Mar 1st

Anyone have info on how they did the fullscren bit on the  “And Then There Was Salsa” spot on Vimeo?...

Mar 1st

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Philips offers clues to Carousel follow-up with Parallel Lines. more info here.

Mar 1st

“life is too short to drink bad wine or have meals with people you don’t like.” -...

Mar 1st