Author Archives: Richard Frazer

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Hand painted Indian typography

Date: December 24, 2012 at 1:12 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 3

On my recent trip to India I ended up taking more photos of hand painted type than anything else. Street signs, vehicle livery, adverts, shop signage – it was everywhere.

 

Teaching compositing in India

Date: December 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 3

I’ve just completed 2 months work in Bangalore, training a group of compositors.
I last visited India 16 years ago and had been keen to get back… when the chance to work there came up I jumped at the opportunity.

 

Prometheus – MPC VFX breakdowns

Date: October 25, 2012 at 5:37 am- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 0

I spent the final week on Prometheus doing breakdowns for loads of shots. MPC just released their official reel of breakdowns here.

 

“Dubstep Dispute” – Interview with creator Jason Giles

Date: September 13, 2012 at 6:22 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 0

An exclusive chat with Jason Giles about his funky animated short, featuring robots and dubstep!

 

PROTO – Interview with Director / VFX artist Nick Pittom

Date: July 31, 2012 at 11:18 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 0

I’ve been following with interest the progress of a short film called “PROTO”. I caught up with Director / VFX artist Nick Pittom for an exclusive interview about the work that had gone into the project.

 

Import “Mocha-AE” tracks to Nuke via Python

Date: July 27, 2012 at 5:22 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in TOOLS / TUTORIALS- Comment(s): 4

My project to re-create my Mocha-AE import script in Python, so that it runs natively within Nuke.

 

My book of crap graffiti gets published

Date: June 4, 2012 at 10:51 am- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 1

I think many people dream of being a writer. For some it’s the novel they’ve had formulating in their head, for others a screenplay that they want to see made. Well I can now tick the “published author” box on […]

 

“Dark Tide” behind the scenes at the Pinewood Underwater Stage

Date: June 3, 2012 at 2:39 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 1

Whilst working on Dark Tide last summer I had the opportunity to work on set at the famous U-stage at Pinewood (a vast 20m x 10m x 6m underwater tank that has been the stand-in for the ocean on many […]

 

(sl)Edge-hammer to reduce light wrap

Date: June 3, 2012 at 11:08 am- by Richard Frazer- Posted in TOOLS / TUTORIALS- Comment(s): 1

Clamp your edges where light wrap is causing a problem.

 

Penny Art Auction

Date: March 27, 2012 at 9:54 pm- by Richard Frazer- Posted in BLOG- Comment(s): 0

My good friend Lucianna Whittaker is auctioning off a load of her paintings with a starting price of just 1p! There will be an exhibition in Brighon first, then they will go on sale in less than a month. Find […]