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Timelapse Video on effects of aging reveals something unexpected

September 11, 2013November 14, 2013 Doug Groves 3D Studio Max, After Effects, aging, animation, morph3 Comments

A video project called “Danielle”, released by filmmaker Anthony Cerniello attempts to portray the effects of aging on the face, and does so to good effect, but it also reveals something I personally found more interesting. I’d recommend watching the video before reading the rest of this article, as there are some spoilers ahead. Danielle from Anthony Cerniello on Vimeo. First, a little background. Last year, Cerniello went to his friend Danielle’s family reunion, and took photos of many of her extended family members. From there, he selected the photos of members who had the most…

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World War Z trailer launches, unfortunately

November 9, 2012October 2, 2013 Doug Groves Damon Lindelof, magic garbage truck, magicgarbagetruck, Max Brooks, trailer, World War Z131 Comments

After moving back the release of World War Z from December to the summer of 2013, it’s not surprising that the trailer is getting a lot of buzz. Too bad that before the end of the first minute of the trailer, I already didn’t give a crap. The trailer opens with Brad Pitt and his family stuck in NYC gridlock. Every lane is packed with cars, and Brad Pitt gets out to see what’s going on. There’s an explosion far up ahead… so far so good. Something ominous, and unexplained fireworks in…

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The Practical Dead

November 1, 2012February 21, 2013 Doug Groves practical dead, The Practical Dead, web comic, webcomic, zombie, Zombies0 comment

This post is both a shameless self-promotion and an explanation of sorts. Over the past while, the site has been quieter than usual. While there’s still more to come from Fan Expo, and we’ll still be writing other pieces, a lot of time has gone into another endeavour – The Practical Dead. It’s a new web comic written and drawn by myself and RGB’s own Rebel Scum. What is The Practical Dead you ask?

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10th annual Toronto Zombie Walk on Oct 20th

October 18, 2012November 1, 2012 Doug Groves event, Toronto Zombie Walk, zombie walk, Zombies0 comment

Since its humble beginnings a decade ago, the Toronto Zombie Walk has grown to become a massive annual event, every year attracting thousands of the undead to the streets of Toronto. On Saturday October 20th, the dead will rise again. Here’s just a partial schedule as to what’s going down…

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Kill Shakespeare at Fan Expo 2012

October 4, 2012October 18, 2012 Doug Groves Anthony Del Sol, Conor McCreery, Diana McCallum, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2012, interview, Kill Shakespeare, video0 comment

Diana McCallum joins the rgbFilter crew by taking up mic duties in our interview with Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Sol, the creators of the comic Kill Shakespeare.

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Fan Expo 2012 – Tom Noonan

September 6, 2012August 31, 2014 Doug Groves Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2012, Hell On Wheels, House of the Devil, interview, Robocop 2, Tom Noonan2 Comments

When we stopped by actor Tom Noonan’s table at Fan Expo, we weren’t expecting to get one of our favourite quotes from the whole event. That’s just what he delivered though, when we asked him his take on movie remakes, when he compares them to someone sleeping with your girlfriend, though he’s a bit more blunt about it…

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When Kinect meets dubstep

July 19, 2012August 6, 2012 Doug Groves dubstep, Kinect, Microsoft Kinect, Music, OS X, V Motion Project, video, visualizer, Windows42 Comments

Ever since its launch, the Kinect has been a favourite for people to experiment with what can be done with motion controls. In what could be the coolest mash up to date, a pretty big team of talented individuals combined for the V Motion Project.

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Bookmark it – Texts From Superheroes

July 1, 2012July 19, 2012 Doug Groves Comics, funny, humor, humour, Texts From Superheroes0 comment

Sure, it’s Canada Day, and we all should be outside. In the meantime, if you haven’t added Texts From Superheroes to your regular list, you really should.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an interactive videobook

June 4, 2012September 26, 2012 Danny X BooneOakley, Jean-Marie Dru, JetLag, TBWA2 Comments

Interactive videos are hardly all the rage anymore, thanks to YouTube allowing anyone and everyone to clutter up the screen with a pastiche of semi-transparent boxes urging viewers to “CLICK TO SEE MORE VIDEOS”, whichh will in turn be cluttered with semi-transparent boxes. But every now and then, someone comes along and puts a new spin on the whole idea. BooneOakley, the little North Carolina ad agency you may have seen recently on AMC’s The Pitch, is the best example of doing it right I can think of without resorting…

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The death of DSLR revisited: Blackmagic Design’s new affordable digital motion picture camera

June 1, 2012September 26, 2012 kingpinlei Adobe, BlackMagic, BlackMagic Design, BMD, camera, Cinema, DSLR0 comment

Amid all the shiny new toys announced and demoed at NAB 2012 by the usual suspects of companies such as RED, Arri and Canon, one company not even known for cameras at all lay the smackdown on all the camera manufacturers. Past the initial shock and gadget giddiness, I’ve had a chance to collect my thoughts on this exciting new development.

Blackmagic Design -best known for their high end video capture cards and cross converters- unveiled their new DIgital Cinema Camera to the shock of everybody at NAB2012. It is a 2.5K camera that shoots in Prores, AVID DNx, and RAW in the ADOBE CinemaDNG format in 23.976/24p/25p/29.97/30p fps. All for $2995 USD. This is big news. Seriously. The key lies in how it shoots and records

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Computer graphics of a bygone era

May 28, 2012September 26, 2012 Doug Groves 3D, Amiga, Atari ST, computing history, graphics, IBM clone, Werner Randelshofer0 comment

Werner Randelshofer, a visual computing student at ETH Zurich, has taken it upon himself to archive digital artwork from early computer systems that are no longer with us, such as the Commodore Amiga, IBM clones, the Atari ST and many more. The site does a great job of archiving systems by type, and artist. Beside the abundance of game stills and animations, there are some classic demos on display, converted for modern viewing, including an old favourite of mine, Automated Light by James M. Robinson. Randelshofer took the time to…

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Star Wars Day TO: Tonight at the Toronto Underground Cinema

May 4, 2012May 24, 2012 Doug Groves May the 4th be with you, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Star Wars Day TO, StarWarsTO, tdotcomics.ca, Toronto Underground Cinema6 Comments

While the fourth has been around for a while now, today marks the second annual celebration of all things Star Wars, with Star Wars Day TO. Once again, the festivities take place at the Toronto Underground Cinema, and kick off at 7pm. Besides various screenings, there will be a costume contest, trivia (I’m guessing NOT about Game of Thrones, but that’s just a hunch), special guests and prizes. All the proceeds for this year’s even will be going to the SickKids Foundation. You can find out more about the event, as well…