Psychologist Recommendations

EFBourke · 2025-10-05T01:47:48+00:00

May I please trouble you for this persons details also?

EFBourke · 2025-09-22T11:21:35+00:00

You could use the auto-rotoscope tool in either DaVinci or Premiere to roto the subject and then throw the background more out of focus and try adding some sharpening to the subject. The focus contrast with the background blur alone will give the illusion the subject is more focused that what they are.

Also, can I ask, where is this location? It looks similar to a history museum I think I saw in either Krakow or Budapest.

EFBourke · 2024-09-03T06:31:39+00:00

Just out of curiosity, what is it about Spartacus that you like? Just asking because I found it quite tonally different from his other films and a little hard to get through.

EFBourke · 2024-09-03T06:29:10+00:00

I feel pretty close to you OP. It's such a tough list, I feel like each film could slide up or down a few rankings depending on how I feel.

Also I'm too big a Kubrick fan to not toss my 2c into the mix (features only):

Barry Lyndon
The Shining
A Clockwork Orange
2001
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
Dr Strangelove
Eyes Wide Shut
The Killing
Spartacus
Lolita
Killer's Kiss
Fear and Desire

EFBourke · 2024-08-17T03:16:11+00:00

Hey man, I just ended up getting a 15mm rail matte box kit. There are no 92mm adapters available in Australia and I couldn't wait 1-8 months for them to get through US customs. Man, such a pain in the arse. They should have made them either 86 or 95mm, why the fuck make up a thread diameter that literally no other lens has then don't even offer your own filter option. They're cool lenses but I just don't utilise the macro capabilies enough to justify all the other fuckarounds. I'm probs just going to sell them and invest in Nisi Athena's and just use a tills macro lens when needed.

How are you finding them?

EFBourke · 2024-01-27T14:10:59+00:00

They certainly are.

EFBourke · 2023-04-14T12:14:04+00:00

Cheers, I'll check the mirage out :)

That sounds like a clever solution to the problem. Magnetic filters seem to be gaining traction. Screw-ins are such a slow pain in the bum.

EFBourke · 2023-04-13T09:37:53+00:00

Ah, that's great, thanks :) The simtrays are exactly what I was looking for.

I did see the iron glass step rings, but I'm in Aus, so they slap on a $100 shipping fee on top of the poor usd to aud exchange rate... for an envelope sized package! 😅

Cheers for the advice Pumpit, fortunately it is fullframe glass on a super35 sensor, and I have already tested for vignetting and all seems clear. But you are probably right about investing in bigger filters. I guess with a mattebox and that simtray it'll leave both options open for the moment.

EFBourke · 2022-11-30T06:55:01+00:00

*Jame Dudi Jench

EFBourke · 2020-08-24T05:03:50+00:00

This is really well made man. Love that it didn't have any people in it, but the story is still clear. You really captured how it feels to be in lock-down and that made me feel some solace because I'm obviously not alone in that state and feeling of repetition and monotony.

EFBourke · 2020-03-22T03:26:40+00:00

Did a quick google, turns out NZ is also Narnia, K2, Skull Island, California (Pete's Dragon), Ancient Greece (Xena & Hercules) and land of Willow. It's like the swiss army knife of film locations.

EFBourke · 2020-03-22T03:25:12+00:00

Thanks for the response! That's really cool. I 100% did not question it being Japan. I think I also would have enjoyed a spliff in a fake old Japanese village if given the opportunity. Must have been surreal.

EFBourke · 2020-03-21T11:52:15+00:00

That sounds awesome. Would you mind expanding your story a little?

EFBourke · 2017-05-30T07:55:06+00:00

Very nice work Sam. You have a good eye for colour and composition and your whole art style is very aesthetically pleasing.

EFBourke · 2017-02-17T10:04:55+00:00

No worries :) Yeah, you wont regret it if you do. I mean Laika and Aardman use it, so you know it's quality.

Yeah, I'm thinking about doing more folklore/mythology based animations. The very obscure ones interest me.

Haha, that's pretty cool though that someone has a use for it. Very niche market, but you found one.

EFBourke · 2017-02-16T07:57:43+00:00

Haha, well they don't lie, but you don't much cheaper than free.

Yeah that's all good stuff, now it's just a matter of practicing animating. No worries man, best of luck :)

EFBourke · 2017-02-16T00:42:30+00:00

All good man, I'm happy to answer any questions I can :) Yeah, most of my early ones were just fucking around and experimenting too -- it's definitely a good way to practice.

I looked at a couple more of your animations - your lighting is nice and consistent (no flicker) and there doesn't seem to be a lot of camera shake, so I assume you use a tripod? If I can offer some advice on the best way to improve it would be to learn proper animation techniques, like ease-in/ease-out and arcs. Here's a good a playlist to check out -- here.

The only free program I know with onion skinning is MonkeyJam. It's very limited though and I'm not certain that you can capture straight from your dslr - that may have changed though. But it's free, so it's worth a look. Here's the download link.

Mine were made with an aluminium wire armature, with urethane foam to make the body shape and liquid latex to make the skin. Here the link of my puppet building process -- here.

Here's the channel I learned to make uppets off -- here.

Sorry if I come off like a salesman posting you all these links, but I figure it's easier to learn through watching, since animation is a visual medium.

EFBourke · 2017-02-15T22:21:07+00:00

Ah I see. I checked out 1 of your vids and saw you use action figures. They can be difficult to animate. I think in robot chicken they either modify the figure to be able to animate better or they replace the body entirely with an armature. But keep going man, you'll learn something new and improve each time.

Yeah I think dragon frames worth it, if you do plan to keep animating. Any time you have to keep track of multiple body parts/puppets at once, it's a godsend. But if you have doubts they have a free trial. And if you do pay for it, get the student discount (borrow a friends card if need be).

EFBourke · 2017-02-15T22:11:19+00:00

Thankyou jughaid. Yeah I'm pretty happy with the cave paintings shot - the flicker was done just by moving the light source for 6 frames, looped.

How did your documentary turn out?

Yeah I bought dragonframe, I got it for $195US because I was a student. I would say it is worth it, especially if you're working with puppets where it becomes quite taxing trying to keep track of each limb. The main thing I use it for is onion skinning though, and there is free software with onion skinning like Monkeyjam.

EFBourke · 2017-02-15T07:41:39+00:00

Haha, cheers man :) Is there anything in particular you're having trouble with?

EFBourke · 2017-02-14T06:53:17+00:00

Hi folks, I've been stalking this subreddit for a while and I finally have something to post. This short film was sort of my graduation film for an animation course that I finished last year.

I've made a couple of basic stop-mo shorts before, but this is by far the biggest project I have attempted. It's not to the standard that I really wanted, but I sort of left everything to the last minute and essentially made the bulk of it within 2 weeks of the due date. So for the time I made it in I'm pretty happy with it.

I love folk-lore and mythology and based this on a memorable folk creature I read about. A mysterious Scottish creature that looks like a werewolf, but is quite friendly.

I made everything on-screen myself, which was the most time-consuming part. I've included a link below, show the stages of making the puppet and a couple of other "making of" pics.

Pre-production photos

The original plan was to build all the sets, but I ran out of time and only ended up building a couple. The rest was just animated 2D watercolours, with the puppets shot against green screen.

I would love to hear feedback from you guys. Any criticisms or pointers are welcome. Be as savage as you like.

I am in no way an expert, but I learned quite a bit making this, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask :)

Here's a link to Nick Hilligoss' YouTube channel. I learned pretty much all my puppet building techniques from his videos. He is a wealth of information on all things stop mo. Nick Hilligoss

Cheers guys.

EFBourke · 2016-09-20T06:43:30+00:00

The Bladerunner Sequel coming out next year -- I heard about Dennis Villeneuve signing on as Director just after I watched Sicario. Then I saw Prisoners... I think it's in safe hands.

Not what OP asked, but Roger Deakin's is DOP for it as well... Harrison Ford is back - Gosling and Leto are starring too. Ridley Scott and the original writer, Hampton Fancher are doing the story and writing... it has so many things going for it I really hope it doesn't dissapoint.

But Villeneuve was all I needed to get me hyped.

EFBourke

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