Entries Tagged as 'useful'

Combat Mime Video 4 — Faking a Punch

Here’s the fourth video in a series on stage fighting from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’ll show you how to fake a punch. Here are the other three in case you missed them.


Combat Mime Video 4 — Faking a Punch from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

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Combat Mime Video 3 — Shove

Here’s the third video in a series from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’re demonstrating an shove. Here are the other two in case you missed them.


Combat Mime Video 3 – Shove from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

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Combat Mime Video 2 – Elbow Jab

Here’s the second in a video series from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’re demonstrating an elbow jab. We’ll be using it with the choke technique that we discussed in the first video.

 
Combat Mime Video 2 – Elbow Jab from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

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Dryad: Free Tree Generator

Test Tree Render From BlenderI found a great new tool today. It’s called Dryad, a tree generator that is free for any use. Currently, Dryad is available for Mac and Windows. You will need a good Internet connection, because Dryad downloads user generated trees off the Dryad site, and also uploads information about the trees that you chose.

When you find a tree you like, just click the check mark button, and Dryad makes a Wavefront .obj file, which can be imported to Blender. Sweet!

Movie-Making Tips

During the making of iSundae, I learned all sorts of useful things. These are the first six that come to mind:

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