How to make a shot at 12ft look like it was at 30ft...
Since my crane only goes up to 12ft and I needed a 30ft shot here's what I did. I took the original shot and put a framegrab in Photoshop. I reduced the size and used the clone tool to create a matte frame around it. Back to AE, reduce the original and add the frame and now it's 30ft (Luckily there was no wind otherwise I would have had to render all the additional foliage in CGI). However now they are standing in a field (no trees) so I went to my CGI program and added the tree tops. Another pass and I added Insectula. It really is much cooler than the framegrabs show and is kind of scary!

original frame

composite

Just saw the trailer for Gangster Squad and am really impressed by the color grading. Very Nice!

Dell's gelatin face.

Gratuitous, super slow motion (1000 fps) feather pillow fight in soft, dreamy pastels…check!

Insectula attacks a jet liner in my latest renders. Starting to ramp up production again after the latest hiatus. Some of the real fun stuff (but expensive) should begin shortly. Expect some awesome visuals.

Introduced the evil Dr. Banning in our shoot yesterday. Dr. Banning is Kempler's nemisis and plays an important role at the end. Christian Hanson played the part wonderfully as well as the rest of the cast and crew, thanks!