The Beauty.. and discipline, of Stop Motion
/This is one style of animation I've only dabbled in, because I know I just dont have the patience, skill and vision of these wonderful artists...
Why There Were 400 Visual Effects Artists Protesting at the Oscars?
/You have to hand it to the Academy—there’s hardly a higher profile way to draw attention to the plight of the Visual Effects industry in Hollywood than playing the theme from Jaws before cutting off an Oscar-winning VFX veteran explaining how fucked VFX is. If the famously-overbudget movie was remade today—or, rather, WHEN it is remade—Jaws would have a CGI shark that will be largely animated overseas, by a huge company that underbids on its budgets, doesn’t pay artists on time, and is perched on the edge of repeated bankruptcy. That’s the way the industry is built now, and the question should really be: How bad does it have to get before we figure out how to fix it?
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back - Lost documentary
/Just when I thought I'd seen them all...
Not really production related, but...
/I've just got to have one... seems to use the same balancing technology as the Segway. Only 2 grand ;)
Our new website.. up and running
/The new LLD site is finally up and running - and fully mobile compatible too! Our last site was snazzy, but being flash it was limited to desktop browsers. We're now viewable on all mobile devices.
Watch our News page for developments, production pix from set, and general points of interest.
Let us know how we look on your mobile device and give us some feedback in the comments below..