As part of my current goal of not disappearing into 3 months of post every time we shoot a scene (and in the pursuit of having things feel more, y'know, "real"), we're trying to go to more real-wor...
2025-11-02 02:27:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm talking all over the place, so please use the chapter markers!
Just my own take on it: quickly touching on grading, film emulation, and how to make impactful compositions! Hopefully a u...
Going off to the mountains so I can finally Finish My Script! And talk about life and art and AI and setting the spark timing on an engine.
I should have another blender-centric video finished ...
As often happens, this isn't the video I thought I was making when I started, but it's been a while since I've done just a basic modeling video!
Love you all! I've got lots more I'm excited to ...
We've been making a bunch of little props like this for the next episode, so I've been doing a lot of stuff like this! I think it's a blast, but I'm starting to realize I could very happily do this...
2025-08-01 06:30:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright! I'm back from a (somewhat) unexpected London return! For good this time(?) Thank you so much again for your patience...
Just to get the ball rolling, I finished up a video I recorde...
A few "how can I make this shot better" techniques I've been using lately. Some new stuff, and some old!
2025-05-16 06:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back!!!!! Damn, sorry it was a minute, there! This videos' a bit all over the place, but I just want to get some momentum up :D
For more digital project/extension stuff, check out this ...
HOHO! Yes! It's been a minute- I'm sorry about that (and sorry if the audio is horrible! I only have the laptop speakers)- but I'm excited about this video. It's a combination of a few things I put...
2025-03-15 23:50:25 +0000 UTC View Post
(many pictures below)
Hello! It’s been a minute! I’m sorry about that- I overestimated my ability to record videos in hotel rooms! Actually- I recorded a whole video today before realizi...
Kind of an all-over-the-place modeling video, but I try to cover some efficiency tips (probably especially useful for beginners, though I like a lot of the techniques at the end), and we make a sto...
2024-12-30 10:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post
A few folks have asked about how to get image textures to gel a bit better, and these are a few simple tricks I've been using a lot lately (a bit brute force, but effective! And seems...
2024-11-30 21:36:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I have no idea if this video will be fun to watch, but it was fun to record :P Hope there's something useful in here!
Anyways- life is crazy for a second! I'll have to tell you about it soo...
Big old mix of BTS, tutorials, explanations, and breakdowns; hopefully this addresses anything you might have been curious about!
A few related videos:
2024-09-30 04:36:53 +0000 UTC
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Been using these guys in everything!! Really easy way to add some quick life to a shot.
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Note: As mentioned in the video, you'll have to link the material to the...
It's out!! As always THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE! You've allowed me to go so much harder on these things than I ever hoped!
The 4k YouTube version is actually pretty good, but if you want,...
Check out the YouTube description for the chapters.
Let's linearize some footage! This is what I've been doing on every shot, these days. There's other ways to go about it, but I think ther...
Getting into reasons our greenscreen shots might not look as good as we'd like (along with some technical stuff you should know!) I'm hoping I didn't botch the technical stuff too much :P
Also! ...
More boat stuff!
Didn't really know what to call this one- but this is what I've been doing most of the past month. Specifically- using one blender file to power a lot of other shots, so you ca...
I always find myself doing mediocre candles for set dressing, so I decided to try to do it a bit better; the 3 video textures include 28 independently moving candle flames at any given moment and s...
2024-07-01 10:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Will this part 1 get a part 2?? Who knows! No no yes- it will. It absolutely will.
But yeah, just working through the Final Shot! In theory Brendan is finishing up the audio mix in the next...
Been wanting to start this project for the past year and a half, and a few folks have said they wanted an old fashioned modeling video, so here we go!
There's the adage that a film is writt...
A quick explanation of the Align Camera Track feature of Compify, along with experimenting with some other steps (aligning HDRIs, sunlight, and separating the actor from the background) to get a sh...
2024-06-01 06:55:52 +0000 UTC View Post
And at the end- diving into a mystery that will take us on an adventure through time and space.
2024-05-24 00:35:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me know if it behaves unexpectedly! I've been sitting on this one for months because I couldn't figure out a rotation method that worked in every version of blender.
WHICH MEANS- this v...
In which Ian babbles way too much about adaptations of animations from his childhood.
I don't do a lot of written posts, but after typing out a few (10+) thousand words just to get my though...
2024-04-12 11:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Sort of a follow-up to "Rigid Body Stuff" a few months ago, but for basic vehicles! Should also be a ...
2024-03-29 09:52:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Get the addon Here (go to the "Code" pulldown and select "Download Zip")
Alright!! Very excited to finally rel...
Extra video today: going through the process of finally leaving Adobe! They've got lots of cool tools, but they're raising the price again, and I think it's time to move on.
2024-02-29 03:50:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A bit of a continuation of the last video; another example of what I've been doing over and over the past month! Taking footage, projecting it, and messing with it. Also a few other little breakdow...
2024-02-28 22:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post