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Mark Sawicki is a Clio-winning VFX and opticals artist whose credits include HBO’s Tom Hanks miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, The Dark Knight Rises, Bullet to the Head, Tropic Thunder, 3:10 to Yuma and X-Men among several films, and he’s the co-author with Juniko Moody of the upcoming book Filming the Fantastic With Virtual Technology: Filmmaking on the Digital Backlot. As film and TV productions grapple with new guidelines for social distancing, and the re-assessment of crowd scenes, Sawicki offers his thoughts on how VFX can...
Mark Sawicki is a Clio-winning VFX and opticals artist whose credits include HBO’s Tom Hanks miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, The Dark Knight Rises, Bullet to the Head, Tropic Thunder, 3:10 to Yuma and X-Men among several films, and he’s the co-author with Juniko Moody of the upcoming book Filming the Fantastic With Virtual Technology: Filmmaking on the Digital Backlot. As film and TV productions grapple with new guidelines for social distancing, and the re-assessment of crowd scenes, Sawicki offers his thoughts on how VFX can...
- 6/4/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mystery and Imagination bookstore will play host to a signing for author Mark Sawicki’s new how-to guide Animating with Stop-Motion Pro, this Saturday, April 3rd! The signing will begin at 2pm.
FM’s preview of the title can be read here!
Mystery and Imagination Bookstore
238 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA
Saturday April 3rd at 2pm
Animating with Stop Motion Pro is a neat how-to book on the history and technique of stop motion animation using stop motion pro software, the same software used to create the famous Wallace and Gromit clay animations. The book explores animating people, objects, clay, puppets and monsters. It makes a great gift for up and coming stop motion animators. You can download a feww trial of the software and purchase it in the States through Amazon here.
In addition to Sawicki, guests will include two-time Emmy winner Ernest Fabrino, who will be presenting...
FM’s preview of the title can be read here!
Mystery and Imagination Bookstore
238 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA
Saturday April 3rd at 2pm
Animating with Stop Motion Pro is a neat how-to book on the history and technique of stop motion animation using stop motion pro software, the same software used to create the famous Wallace and Gromit clay animations. The book explores animating people, objects, clay, puppets and monsters. It makes a great gift for up and coming stop motion animators. You can download a feww trial of the software and purchase it in the States through Amazon here.
In addition to Sawicki, guests will include two-time Emmy winner Ernest Fabrino, who will be presenting...
- 3/31/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The title of Mark Sawicki’s book, Animating with Stop Motion Pro, is both entirely accurate and a complete understatement. Contained within these pages is not only an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide to the software, process, and techniques necessary for basic animation, it also serves as an all-encompassing textbook — full of notes, references, and passages to the historical forbearers of the animated film form.
Sawicki’s name comes with credibility, as he has taught visual effects for over 20 years, and has contributed special effects work to several MTV videos, the television series, Star Trek, and films such as Tropic Thunder, Premonition, 40 Year Old Virgin, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
It should be noted that despite Sawicki’s evident prowess and understanding of the tools and techniques, the book is distinctly geared towards novice and intermediate stop motion animators, model makers, animated filmmakers, and students. Luckily, his guidelines and...
Sawicki’s name comes with credibility, as he has taught visual effects for over 20 years, and has contributed special effects work to several MTV videos, the television series, Star Trek, and films such as Tropic Thunder, Premonition, 40 Year Old Virgin, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
It should be noted that despite Sawicki’s evident prowess and understanding of the tools and techniques, the book is distinctly geared towards novice and intermediate stop motion animators, model makers, animated filmmakers, and students. Luckily, his guidelines and...
- 3/22/2010
- by Bryan
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Code Red DVD just sent Fango the specs for a trio of upcoming releases set to hit retailers later this summer.
On August 18th, Code Red DVD will unleash The Strangeness. It is 1980 and the price of gold is soaring. Old timers warn would be prospectors to stay away from the Gold Spike Mine. It has stood as a ghastly reminder of the horrors of a century before when the earth violently shook and over twenty miners were killed, their bodies stripped of flesh. The residents of Basin City talked of the grisly murders only in whispers from which legends of The Strangeness grew. A small group of explorers innocently make their way to the Gold Spike. Only one knows the incredible secret of the mine, and here the nightmare begins.....!
Nightmare USA's Stephen Thrower described the film as having, "Ominous atmosphere, flashes of humour, and a truly startling monster!
On August 18th, Code Red DVD will unleash The Strangeness. It is 1980 and the price of gold is soaring. Old timers warn would be prospectors to stay away from the Gold Spike Mine. It has stood as a ghastly reminder of the horrors of a century before when the earth violently shook and over twenty miners were killed, their bodies stripped of flesh. The residents of Basin City talked of the grisly murders only in whispers from which legends of The Strangeness grew. A small group of explorers innocently make their way to the Gold Spike. Only one knows the incredible secret of the mine, and here the nightmare begins.....!
Nightmare USA's Stephen Thrower described the film as having, "Ominous atmosphere, flashes of humour, and a truly startling monster!
- 6/26/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
- Fangoria
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