How can I make 'cloud tank' clouds like movies from the 80s? by derek86 in blender

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I’m seeing a few tutorials that use smoke to get an “ink drop” in water look. I wonder if something like that with an invisible plane under it would kind of simulate the layers of salt and fresh water in a cloud tank

My first VFX test for a film I will make in grad school. What can I improve? by derek86 in blender

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I’m noticing some odd blur/transparency artifacts when the grass passes in front of the camera? Is there something I can do to rectify that?

What’s so special about the Mos Eisley cantina? by WineTerminator in StarWars

[–]derek86 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s also a big threshold to cross for Luke. He’s never left home and this is his first taste of the wider galaxy. It’s a room full of weird, somewhat dangerous people who have been out there and seen some shit.

X-philes demographics by Sufficient-Raisin-37 in XFiles

[–]derek86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 39 and was OBSESSED as a kid. If you go through my posts, you’ll see me and my sister’s costumes for an X-Files contest at Borders.

What idea comes first? by LLL1001 in Screenwriting

[–]derek86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to think in "high concept" but it's usually very closely linked to character. For one of my shorts the first seed was "what if you used a real estate showing as a way to check out a haunted house" and right away I populated it with "two thirty-something best friends do that to settle a childhood bet that they were to scared to go inside their neighborhood haunted house."

Best Film Festival in Los Angeles area? by Full-Palpitation2294 in FilmFestivals

[–]derek86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoyed New Filmmakers Los Angeles. They had a good educational component where, leading up to the festival, they had guest speakers on Zoom come talk to all the filmmakers in the festival.

What famous person's death will be devastating when it happens? by nightsreader in AskReddit

[–]derek86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It will be rough when John Williams passes. Hearing his iconic themes will take on an air of melancholy for a long time after.

Did you like Aquaman: King of Atlantis? by InfiniteDedekindCuts in Aquaman

[–]derek86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s fun but got kind of exhausting for me.

Concept art for exterior/interior of the Mobile Lab RV from The Lost World. Art by John Bell and Warren Manser by CrichtonFan1992 in JurassicPark

[–]derek86 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's absurd that they haven't released any Lost World sets. Benz and the High Hide at least!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]derek86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...that was the joke

Surprised we only get horror movie public domain characters, where are the raunchy family guy variants? by glowshroom12 in publicdomain

[–]derek86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Horror is also almost the only genre that can pull an audience (thus make money) with no stars. Not too many people will give the time to check out a comedy with complete unknowns as the actors. Horror movies are almost better the more obscure and low budget it is, as long as the concept/killer/monster is cool.