Made Slow Motion Footage With Twixtor


"For fast-acting relief, try slowing down."
--
Lily Tomlin
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Watched A Studio Screener


"The only way to be happy is to love. Unless you love, your life will flash by."
--Mrs. O'Brien (as played by
Jessica Chastain)
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Eaten Lunch At Skywalker Ranch


"If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from."
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Luke Skywalker as played by Mark Hamill in Star Wars: A New Hope
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Made A Simple Dynamics And Particle Simulation In Houdini


“My brain is the key that sets my mind free.”
--Harry Houdini
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Run A Massive Crowd Simulation

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"A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God."
--
Alan Perlis
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Been Downsized (Updated)

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"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it."
--
Henry David Thoreau
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Used Massive Software

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"If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd."
--
Edward de Bono
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Been Downsized

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“One of the things I love about this place is the ILM methodology. We try to create an atmosphere here where creative people are free to share their opinions about things. If somebody has an idea about a shot, they say it. And when people are honest about what they think, the work is better.”
--
John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor, ILM
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Made A Demo Reel

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"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."
--
Steve Jobs
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Volunteered At The Annual Lucasfilm Trivia Night

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Every year, my company runs a trivia night that raises funds for the AIDS Emergency Fund and the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund.  The AEF/BCEF provides emergency financial assistance to local Bay Area women and men to cover basic human needs.  It is one of the coolest events that I’ve ever seen. 
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Watched Industrial Light & Magic's First Animated Feature Film

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Industrial Light & Magic has worked on over 250 films covering 35 years, from practical effects into the digital age of computer graphics.  Not until now has the company worked on an entire animated feature.  There is a first time for everything, and this is my company’s “never done that”.
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Applied For Membership In The Visual Effects Society

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I feel like I’ve been waiting a long time for just the ability to do this.  There are two requirements for applying:
  • -Work in the visual effects industry for five years
  • -Get two current members to sponsor you
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