Two Short Tron Homage Videos Created For CGTalk: Tron FX Challenge Dan Koelsch, July 5, 2010July 5, 2010 Courtesy of One Cool Thing A Day, we have short video called “TRON Homage: Disc Battle”, and it’s just what it sounds like. After finding out it’s for CG Society’s CGTalk: Tron FX Challenge, we found another entry that is also pretty sweet. Watch the videos and get the full credits after the jump. Tron Homage: Disk Battle from Kiel Figgins on Vimeo. Created by: Kiel Figgins ( 3dfiggins.com ) : Animation / Team Lead Blake Guest ( blakeguest.com ) : Lightning / Look Dev Ed Laag ( entecbssd@gmail.com ) : Post / VFX Reed Casey ( cruxko.com ) : Character Modeler Jon Lorenz ( behance.net/jonlorenz ) : VFX / Audio Wayne Hollingsworth ( waynart.com ): 3d VFX Zach Christian ( digitalfxrealm.blogspot.com ): Matte Painting All work on this video was done by Garrick Campsey. Campsey also has an impressive District 9 fan made video, so be sure to check that out. There may be more cool videos for Tron Legacy at CG Society, so be sure to check out their forum. Fan Made Work Viral News Viral Videos CG SocietyFan MadeTronTron LegacyViral video
Men in Black III: Bugeyes in Weekly World News, Plus Arianna Huffington is an Alien May 13, 2012May 13, 2012When we last gave an update on the Men in Black III viral campaign, our friend Bugeyes had learned of a tattoo parlor that was giving away a mysterious cake. Since then, the conspiracy theorist has been pretty busy. Get the details after the break. Read More
Viral Marketing Is (Partly) Saving Hollywood December 26, 2012January 3, 2013This past week, Mashable posted an infographic from Allmand Law that shows how the film industry in America is able to avoid bankruptcy despite ticket sales declining. Check out the infographic after the break, along with my commentary on the components that deal with our niche. Read More
“Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter Ends Campaign With $5.4 Million July 3, 2014July 2, 2014Briefly: LaVar Burton‘s Reading Rainbow may have reached it’s $1 million goal in a day, but fans would keep backing the project for days and weeks until it reached its $5 million goal. And now that the 35-day campaign has come to an end, it’s time to count how backers… Read More