Imagineer Unlink Example

Imagineer Systems recently published a really insightful tutorial on unlinked tracking techniques for Mocha. This approach is especially helpful with shots that have a significant amount of camera panning where offset tracking would typically be employed.

So, after watching the tutorial, I decided to see how far I could push the technique. And even though I tested it on some worst high8 footage I could find, (Yes, that’s me skiing on an old family vacation) I got a very acceptable result.

In certain applications, I think this technique could be an intelligent means of converting old analog footage to HD or pushing HD to 4K; especially if your source mainly pans and is higher quality than your family shooting handheld in full auto mode.

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Full Video of “Hip Hop for Haiti” Concert

Here is the full video of the “Hip Hop for Haiti” concert (featuring Lecrae, Flame, Json, DJ Essence, and DJ Official) that took place in Minneapolis last month.

The concert was put on to raise awareness and money for the churches who are still suffering from the tragic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

To still help the church in Haiti, visit Churches Helping Churches.

Director: Peter Ostebo
Producer: Lukas Naugle
Technical Director: Marty McAlpine
Camera Operators: Tristan Carnahan, Carl Larsen, Edd Blott, Stefan Green
Editor: Andrew Laparra
Graphic Design: Alex Medina
Stage Managers: Steadman Nall, Miguel Davilla
Special Thanks: Reach Records, Reach Life, Lampmode Recordings, Desiring God, Don’t Waste Your Life, Club 3 Degrees

Post originally published here by Desiring God Ministries.

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Far Away

It was my deep honor to shoot the new Lecrae video with the team from Desring God.

Please take the time to watch the video and let it move you. Then buy the video or track to make a contribution to Haitian disaster relief efforts. As the earthquake fades from the headlines it becomes increasingly important for the Church to step in and help rebuild.

All sales go directly toward relief in Haiti through churcheshelpingchurches.com

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C4D MoDynamics Plinko

When I was a kid one of my favorite tv shows was The Price Is Right…and my favorite game on the show was Plinko. Probably because they didn’t play it that often and there was absolutely zero skill involved.

Anyway, I was working on a title sequence involving MoDynamics in C4D and ended up making this Plinko board as a short diversion when I was trying to get the dynamics to behave.

Click on the image above to see a preview of the final render.
Download the project file here. Requires C4D R11.5 and MoGraph Module

And if that’s not fun enough, you can watch some old-school Bob Barker Plinko action here.

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Superbowl

As a video guy, I always have fun watching the Superbowl. But to be honest, I watch it more for the production values than for the game itself. For some reason, I’ve always been more into individual adventure sports more than team sports.

Either way, it was fun to see someone I’ve had the privilege of working with  – Len Dawson – get some air time during the trophy presentation at the big game. And even though I’m not a die-hard sports guy, getting to work with a Superbowl MVP and NFL hall of famer was pretty cool.

Anyway, a couple months back we did some testimonial videos for Associated Audiologists, in Kansas City, and Len Dawson was the main spokesperson. The project wasn’t heavy on effects, but it communicates well to it’s target audience and we had a great time putting everything together.

Click on this link or the photo below to view the final project.

Client: Associated Audiologists, Kansas City

Agency: Glacial Multimedia

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