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Kid Fever Dream
Ramez Silyan directs Laroi as he attempts to escape a masked cult while paying homage to several cult films, including a nod to ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Under The Skin’. Captured on 8-perf 35mm Vistavision in Los Angeles by cinematographer Marz Miller.
Taken from Laroi’s upcoming sophomore album, ‘The First Time’ and released via Columbia Records.
Simulated Reality Settings
Simulon is a new application under development that aims to make cinematic-quality VFX accessible to all creators. Simulon is able to track lighting data and seemlessly merge 3D models into real-life footage using real-time AR and offline cloud rendering.
Divesh Naidoo, the developer, has shared numerous behind-the-scenes and tests from the project on X.
.@diveshnaidoo shared a new mind-blowing demo showcasing the capabilities of @Simulon, an upcoming app that allows you to easily add 3D models to real-life footage.
— 80 LEVEL (@80Level) October 11, 2023
More demos and info: https://t.co/NWCuGO054k#simulon #vfx #visualeffects #3d #3dart #3dsoftware #gamedev pic.twitter.com/TqhAeLzeUV
i showed my wife this video of muhammad ali's boxing gloves and she was like: "uh yeah it's a pair of boxing gloves, so what."
— Siqi Chen (@blader) November 25, 2023
then i told her the gloves weren't actually there and it's an AR rendering and she went 🤯pic.twitter.com/6F9kYhcx3E
CGI is about to get easy
— Linus (●ᴗ●) (@LinusEkenstam) August 22, 2023
This is simulon, a new iOS app that’s still in invite only mode
The video below was made with a live in-camera preview and auto-exposure matching, no camera solve, no HDRI capture and no manual compositing setup.
🔗 in next tweet pic.twitter.com/pJYFFaRGbd
Simulon is still not yet available to the public, but you can register your interest in participating in the Beta on their website.
Shape Shifting Fashion
Anton Tammi illustrates a bending of reality, a transformation of the normative image of corporate masculine dress in Latimmier’s ‘Collection No. 4’ film.
Produced by 066 Studio.
Day Break
Art Director and 3D Motion Designer Woosung Kang has shared stunning visuals for the ‘Behind The Sun’ video by ODESZA. The recognisable vocal sample featured on the track is originally from the Iranian singer Simin Ghanem’s song, ‘Sib’.
Concept by JapaneseDad & Kusanagi and taken from the album 'The Last Goodbye' via Foreign Family Collective and Ninja Tune.
Fact, Fiction, & Fashion
The work of German-Australian photographer Helmut Newton is now on display in a major exhibition at the Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation in Spain.
The exhibition explores both the personal and professional aspects of Newton’s pioneering practice, featuring lesser-known works and portraits including Jerry Hall, David Bowie, Naomi Campbell, Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warholt and Karl Lagerfeld.
