I also think it doesn’t look real. I think it’s a composite video…1) a building in a storm 2) a tornado 3) lightning (that actually looks like it’s stolen from war of the worlds at slow speed). That’s why it’s “coastal town” not somewhere you could look up.
Groovy, but I assume fake.

they're using "CGI" as a substitute for "CG" which, in the industry, specifically refers to 3D generated assets, as i stated a while ago. NO ONE in the industry uses the term "CGI" for all the reasons i also stated above. they are using "CGI" in this sales pitch because they're aware laypeople know that term and don't know the distinction between CG, FX, comp, previs, and all those department's sub categories. all their examples, including the one you quoted, are referring to CG generated images, which are explicitly NOT 2D processing, filters, compositing, editing, or DI.

interesting video, but many of his same examples were in this 2012 NASA video: https://youtu.be/Q3YYwIsMHzw

Also, not to detract it's usefulness (and cool factor), but many people seeing this photo think that's how the Earth actually looks at night - it isn't. That composite uses satellite data from Suomi NPP's VIIRS sensor, which can detect much dimmer light than the human eye, and part of the compositing process was to normalize brightness of individual pixels (so dim lights get brighter, and bright lights don't washout adjacent pixels). More details here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/news/earth-at-night.html

Even some cool night-time videos from ISS (example: https://youtu.be/FG0fTKAqZ5g ) are made using still photos with long exposure time (1+ seconds) See FAQ.

This did lead me to a live webcam from ISS that I didn't know existed: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESRS/HDEV/

I suspect that's a composite. Depth of field not deep enough to keep all the ants in focus, not to mention the sharp-as moon behind them...

Technically, this is excellent. The fight choreography, the composition of Alec Guinness’s face, the sound editing... its “impressive, most impressive”.

But it wouldn’t feel right in the original movie at all.

It doesn’t have to be quite as “old man vs quad amputee” slow as the original, but this is taking it too far I feel.

Also the “now you will die” is terrible

They need to start scooping those things into vaccums and throwing them into a drum to roast the fuckers and start having termite-eating contests and shit.

The thought crossed my mind so i did some light googling and actually, yes they're edible and apparently they're very nutritious.

https://www.omicsonline.org/chemical-analysis-of-an-edible-african-termite-2161-1009.1000105.php?aid=3346

Nutrient Composition (%)
Protein 20.94±0.08
Lipid 34.23±0.83
Ash 7.60±0.33
Moisture 10.78 ± 0.02
Crude fibre 5.71± 0.01
Carbohydrate 20.74±0.00

Nutrient Composition (%)
Protein 20.94±0.08
Lipid 34.23±0.83
Ash 7.60±0.33
Moisture 10.78 ± 0.02
Crude fibre 5.71± 0.01
Carbohydrate 20.74±0.00

Vitamins Composition (mg/100g)
Vitamin A 0.35 ± 0.00
Vitamin C 17.76 ± 1.60
Riboflavin 1.56 ± 0.02
Thiamin 0.67 ± 0.04
Niacin 2.74 ± 0.02

Like I am genuinely floored right now at how nutritious these things are.

What's with the weird compositing on the beer label? Looks like the name was comped on after and they didn't manage a good job on the motion tracking.

Actually on second viewing it doesn't match the grain or colour mix of the original and it looks like the motion tracking was done manually by a ninth-grader who took a HS course on Adobe Aftereffects.

This comment is by far, your best composition yet, Bob. Looks great. Nice and neat.

As far as content and facts are concerned, newtboy will grade you on that.

EDIT:

It made me laugh that you listed, "Buying Smokes and Liquor" first under the heading "You need an ID for nearly anything important."

Good one! LOL!

I followed the X-33 back in the late 90's and as mentioned in the video it was the composite tanks that sunk the ship. They kept cracking and it resulted in the overruns that tanked the project. It would be very interesting to build an X-33 type vehicle today with the knowledge and practical experience we have building and flying composite tanks.

here's the short version: it's a cloth sim.

i like this guy, but he's gotten way out of his depth in his recent videos on VFX. that "major lazer" / method NY demo concept couldn't have been stolen and the work certainly was not (it can't be). the part that is the art is the simming (FX), the lighting, the rigging, the animation, the mo-cap, and the compositing. it may be conceptually simple, but you're not going to download blender and pump something like that out with a year or 2 of experience.

shows you the importance of layering. this has bad design, bad lighting, bad perspective, bad composition, but it has a shit ton of layers that gives the impression of detail and purpose.

these guys would never be able to play any steve reich compositions.

So, you think rust isn't iron?

Yes, this is aluminum, just as ruby and sapphires are states of aluminum (technically corundum, the technical term for aluminum oxide) but because this is not naturally occurring they were smart to make the chemical composition it's name, AlON (aluminum, oxygen, nitrogen).
You make a new useful compound, you can name it whatever you like. ;-)

Pretty sure it's a viral ad for Marta
video composition seems to be *related=https://videosift.com/video/The-Ultimate-Photobomb

I was thinking, wasn't that composition called Misirlou? It turns out that is the name of an Eastern Mediterranean folk song that is the basis of the guitar solo. Pretty awesome, check out some earlier versions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misirlou

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Also I can't listen to this without thinking of how lazy and awful the black eyed peas version is. "Ahh Ahh Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhblarg"