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EPSON has developed a new version of the MOVERIO headset that is a great FPV tool for Phantom Vision pilots. I've been flying a Vision + with these for a week and I don't think I'll ever go back to using a smartphone or tablet to monitor the telemetry and video feed. We've posted a review on our...

The monsters have been trying to get all the entries viewed in spite of having limited time. We have been very pleased with the overall quality of the films and although we have stepped down from competing, we want to support the fests and DVXUSER as much as possible. We hope to become more...

Fat Monster Films is shooting a promo for the San Jose TechMuseum in downtown San Jose this coming Monday (March 15) and Tuesday (March 16). We will be shooting on the Enterprise Bridge set that is currently on exhibition at the museum as well as using the Transporter Room and an exterior...

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Two-thirds of Fat Monster made the pilgrimage to Austin this weekend where we slammed cocktails with JDS, Luis Caffesse and Caffesse's über-mensch Cliff and conducted high level negotiations as to the terms under which Fat Monster would be permitted to enter the Monster Fest. Discussions were...

Rounder Records has released the music video for Vienna Teng's song "Gravity" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8nypWKa_aU (choose the "watch in high quality" option). Although we shot this a year ago, a variety of circumstances delayed its release. Director: Tim Hyten DP: Steven Dempsey...

This site has some nuggets that I think even Jack Stanley would grudgingly admit are valuable: http://www.archivisuals.com/ScreenwritingDownloadsPDF/

Let's see if we can begin nailing down the most efficient way to have members picked up and "car-pooled" for arrivals this week. There are a lot of us who live here in L.A. who can try and help out and there are some members coming to town with cars who may be able to help too. Also, it would be...

We need someone with an HVX to shoot some footage of a tugboat docked just south of Jacksonville, Florida. This is for a forensic case we're working on and the owners of the boat will cooperate and give you access. We'll want to document the exterior of the boat and interior of the wheelhouse...

Extreme props and congratulations to RAPTOR 365 for winning the second DVXUSER CHALLENGE - URBAN DESTRUCTION! His fabulous prizes will be en route to him and he has shared the following breakdown for all of those interested in learning how he put together his clip:

Guys, please click HERE to view the QuickTime clips entered in VFXFEST2 and place your vote for your favorite so that we can distribute the prizes. In the next fest we're going to try a non-anonymous approach to allow participants to show work in progress if they choose and to allow discussion...

Ok, dudes and dude-ettes. You got one week to complete an entry for VFX FEST challenge 2 "Urban Destruction." Go HERE for complete rules and resources. For this fest we're giving away some valuable additions to your VFX Library: You've got plenty of time to whip up an entry and snag...

It was a tight race to the very end. Entry 04 (Mark Johnson) eeked out a win by one vote at the last minute over Entry 02 (Raptor365). Entry 01 (Matt Grunau) came in third. For breakdowns from the first three placeholders go here: http://www.archivisuals.com/VFXBREAKDOWNS/ TO SEE THE FOUR...

Alright, let's see some participation in this one guys! 2 WEEKS to finish a clip illustrating some aspect of urban destruction. We will be announcing prizes for this one too! Click HERE to go to the RULES and MATERIALS site. For the immediate past VFX CHALLENGE ONE results and VFX...

We're going to make every effort to entice people to enter the next VFX FEST by doing a challenge that will appeal to a wide group of people with a broad spectrum of talents. Thus, starting next Monday we will be commencing a 2-WEEK fest having the theme of URBAN DESTRUCTION. We'll be...

Ok, guys. Hopefully Matt will see this and move this either as a sticky or into the VFX thread or whatever. I'm not sure how to make that happen but wanted to get this up until he can decide how to handle this. As you know, this is our first challenge and was done on short notice with no...

Any FLASH mavens here? How about reasonably competent? Here's the deal. I have a FLASH file that a client gave me. The original project file is not available anymore BUT I can open it and see the assets in the library of this file. There are probably 200 frames of an animation that I want to...

One of the great thing about DVXUSER fests is the spirit of cooperation. I myself worked on two other productions beside our own and I know that Matty G. was a big dog on three entries himself. Witkam scores about 23 of these things each time it seems and lots of others are multi-tasking too...