Discover how PFX recreated 1940s Bratislava in its VFX breakdown of its invisible effects for period drama The Hungarian DressmakerWatch the full video on CG Channel: https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/11/how-pfx-created-its-invisible-effects-for-the-hungarian-dressmaker/

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Plus, a preview of Gotohs keynote session at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.Today on the befores & afters podcast, were previewing SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 with keynote speaker Jinko Gotoh. Jinko is a producer who has been involved with some of my favorite animated and hybrid animation films over the years like Space Jam, Finding Nemo, The LEGO Movie 2 and Klaus. She was also part of setting up Disneys The Secret Lab, and shes a key part of the organisation Women in Animation.At SIGGRAPH Asia in Tokyo, coming up 3 to 6 December 2024, Jinko is a keynote speaker who will be talking about CGIs Evolution and the Power of Diversity in Animation Production. Listen in above to the preview.Meanwhile, befores & afters is involved in a couple of things during the week in Tokyo:> Yu Yu Hakusho: How Megalis VFX Created the Shows Most Complex Shot, on Thursday, 5 December at 10:30am JST. Ill be MCing this session which will discuss and show some cool things from one particular shot.> Fireside Chat with Paul Debevec on Thursday, 5 December at 3:30pm JST. This is part of Netflix and Eyeline Studios day of sessions at the conference.> World VFX Day is also happening right after SIGGRAPH Asia on Friday 6 December at 4pm JST. Ill pop up with the brilliant Hugo Guerra to chat about all things VFX during the live-stream. And World VFX Day continues also on 8 December.If youre attending SIGGRAPH Asia, would love to say hi!The post Animation producer Jinko Gotoh on getting her start on Space Jam appeared first on befores & afters.

Want more housing market stories from Lance LambertsResiClubin your inbox?Subscribeto the ResiClubnewsletter.This week, Zillow economists announced they expect U.S. home prices, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index, to rise 2.9% between October 2024 and October 2025.This is an upward revision to our outlook from last month. Opposing forces are working to keep home values climbing, but only at a modest pace. Inventory remains very low by historical standards, which, paired with expectations for declining mortgage rates and modest improvements in other leading indicators of home sales, is helping to buoy home value appreciation, wrote Zillow economists. At the same time, modest increases in new for-sale listings and persistently high mortgage rates are combining to limit price growth.While Zillow economists predict a 2.9% increase in national home prices over the next year, they only expect a gradual increase in existing home sales in the coming year, with an estimated 4.3 million sales in 2025, up slightly from the 4.1 million transactions recorded in 2023 and 4 million projected for 2024.Among the 400 largest U.S. housing markets, Zillow expects the strongest home price appreciation between October 2024 and October 2025 to occur in these 10 areas.Atlantic City, NJ: +6.5%Kingston, NY: +6.1%Augusta, ME: +6.1%Pottsville, PA: +5.9%Knoxville, TN: +5.8%Vineland, NJ: +5.7%Lewiston, ME: +5.7%Concord, NH: +5.6%Bangor, ME: +5.3%Muncie, IN: +5.3%Meanwhile, Zillow expects the weakest home price appreciation between October 2024 and October 2025 to occur in these 10 housing markets.Lake Charles, LA: -7.8%Houma, LA: -5.8%Lafayette, LA: -4.0%Johnstown, PA: -3.9%New Orleans, LA: -3.8%Eureka, CA: -3.4%Beaumont, TX: -3.1%Odessa, TX: -3.0%Shreveport, LA: -2.9%Hammond, LA: -2.9%While Zillow expects home prices in Florida to rise over the coming year, some housing analysts remain skeptical. After all, Florida has experienced a significant increase in active inventory and months of supply this year, which could signal potential pricing weakness. Indeed, condo prices are currently declining in most Florida housing markets. And some Southwest markets, such as Punta Gorda and Cape Coral, are also seeing outright declines in single-family home prices.

Theres a reason why the 1987 film Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a beloved staple of the Thanksgiving season. John Candys performance of Del Griffith is both hilarious and heartfelt, and the frustration Steve Martins character Neal Page feels about his thwarted travel is eminently relatable. The fact that this riotously funny film also offers a sweet and nuanced view of grief, kindness, and generosity is what elevates the film beyond just a road trip comedy. But Planes Trains & Automobiles also offers some surprising lessons about money within the heartwarming story. If this classic film is on your Thanksgiving watch list, here are some hidden money lessons to look out for while you laugh.Wealth cant protect you from frustrationWhen we meet advertising executive Neal Page at the beginning of the film, he is at an interminable meeting in Manhattan two days before Thanksgiving. Neal is anxiously checking his watch (an 18-karat gold Piaget Polo 8273) because time is running out for him to make his flight home to Chicago.Everything we are shown about Neal in the first 10 minutes of the film indicates his high level of wealthfrom the posh office building where his meeting is held to his well tailored suit to the fact that he is willing to pay a man $75 (or $208 in 2024 dollars) to take over his cab. And from how Neal acts throughout the film, it becomes clear that he is accustomed to having money pave his way.But Neals first money lesson is that cash doesnt guarantee a seamless travel experience. Del Griffith accidentally takes his cab (and Neal is still out the $75 he paid the original passenger for it). When he gets on the plane, Neal finds that his seat assignment was bumped to coach from first class and hes stuck next to Del. And then a blizzard in Chicago reroutes the plane to Wichita.At every turn, Neal keeps trying to buy his way out of the travel annoyances, only to be thwarted. Part of his aggravation throughout his misadventures stems from the fact that his financial privilege cant help him get home any faster.Seek nonfinancial solutions to problemsAlthough shower curtain ring salesman Del initially seems like an irritating and irresponsible thorn in Neals side, he shows his travel savvy when the plane lands in Wichita. While Neal is trying to get transferred to the next flight home, Del has already figured out that there wont be another plane to Chicago anytime soon and that they will need a hotel room for the night.Del also realizes that other travelers have already booked up all the available rooms, which means Neals usual solution of spending money wont help. But Del has something Neal doesnt: a personal connection. Del is able to get a room for them both because he once sold shower curtain rings to the Braidwood Inn and remained friends with the proprietor.Throughout the film, we see Del solve problems by connecting with other people. He raises some cash by playfully selling some of his wares as jewelry and finds a truck driver who is willing to give them a ride the rest of the way to Chicago after their wrecked rental car is impounded in the middle of Illinois.Although Del certainly causes a number of Neals problems on the epic journey to Chicago, he also offers solutions that work when money will not.Money can insulate you from relationshipsOne of the most iconic scenes of the movie sets the table for what may be the most important money lesson of all. Neal loses his patience with Del and mocks him in a diatribe that starts out funny but quickly becomes cruel. Dels dignified response reiterates the characters commitment to kindness and his rejection of cynicism.Its true that Neal would be more comfortable if hed gotten what he wanteda hotel room by himself away from his annoying traveling companion. And under normal circumstances, Neal could have purchased that comfortable solitude. But when Del stands up for himself after Neals mean comments, it becomes clear that Steve Martins character has missed out on something by preferring the independence his money affords him: real connection with others.Del makes friends wherever he goes, from the fellow passengers on the Greyhound bus (who join him in singing the Flintstones theme) to the Wichita cab driver who takes the scenic route to show off his home town, to Neal himself, who reluctantly bonds with him over the two-day journey.Had Neals trip home gone according to plan, he would have missed out on Dels friendshipand never learned to appreciate what he has. The independence money offers him may feel more comfortable, but it costs him important insights and connections.Whats worth more than $17 and a good watch?When John Hughes wrote Planes, Trains & Automobiles, he wanted to make viewers laugh at the relatable issue of trying to get home in time for a family holiday. But he also created a film that makes the audience question the real value of money.The wealthy ad executive played by Steve Martin believes he can buy his way out of frustrating situations, only to be stymied by issues that money cant solve. John Candys traveling salesman understands the value of personal connections and friendship. And both the characters and the audience learn that the insulating power of money can keep you from forming new relationships.Be like Neal and Del this Thanksgiving and open yourself up to new experiences and friendshipbut maybe exercise caution before putting your hands between two pillows. Just in case.

Local studio K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo has completed Espacio Libertad, a red timber pavilion that provides an "open stage" for a long-standing cultural institution in Lima, Peru.The wooden pergola fills a 700-square-metre courtyard behind a neoclassical mansion in the district of Milaflores, home to the headquarters of the French cultural association Alianza Francesa de Lima.Espacio Libertad is a timber pavilion in LimaStanding over seven metres tall and matching the roofline of its neighbour, which was given heritage status in 2007, the "contemporary shelter" also aims to give the association a new presence on the street and act as a meeting place for the Franco-Peruvian community.The pavilion's enclosure is formed by 20 stilt-like columns running around its perimeter. A crisscrossing canopy with 14-metre wooden beams is secured to the columns with metal joints.It was built in a courtyard behind a cultural institutionThe structure is covered with a thick transparent polycarbonate sheet, which protects the space from sun and rain, and features curtains that can be drawn to create partitions for performances or concerts."We were looking for an intervention that would not only provide a multi-purpose space but also create a new facade for the building when viewed from the road", said Marta Morelli, co-founder of K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo."The strategy was to not touch the existing building, but instead to introduce a new contemporary structure. The pavilion creates a dialogue with its neighbour through its height and rhythm of vertical elements, without competing with it," Morelli added.The seven-metre-tall pergola was designed to be used as an open stageThe pergola has been placed in the centre of a new garden, which includes paving, new planted areas and shrubs and vegetation designed to improve the "environmental quality" of the courtyard.The structure is glued-laminated timber, made of pine imported from Chile and stained a deep red using natural oils. The colour mirrors the association's branding and architectural features in the main building, such as its exterior columns.Read: Guillermo Acua Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coastAccording to Morelli, glulam is not widely used in Perum but was chosen due to the material's longevity and limited maintenance requirements. The studio worked with timber manufacturers to hide structural reinforcements and joints in the assembly.K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo secured the commission after being invited to take part in a private competition run by Alianza Francesa de Lima. Morelli said the brief was open, and the studio was simply asked to adapt the courtyard into a cultural space, for various events and activities.It has a crisscrossing roof structure"This project has given birth to a new cultural hub, serving as an "open stage" both literally and metaphorically. It not only hosts performances, plays, talks, and open-air concerts but also offers a free and open platform for a wide range of cultural and artistic interventions that might not fit within traditional venues like galleries, theatres, or concert halls", said Morelli."By doing so, the Espacio Libertad has exceeded expectations and enriched the cultural landscape of our city", she continued.The glued laminated timber structure that was stained red with natural oilsThe existing Alianza building was constructed in 1926 and was originally used as a religious school for girls before the school moved to the outskirts of Lima. The building was sold to the association in 1974.K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo was founded by Marta Morelli and Sharif Kahatt in 2010 and is based in Lima. The studio has completed housing, office and cultural projects in different cities around Peru.Recently, Roman Bauer Arquitectos renovated and expanded another cultural institution using traditional building techniques.The photography is courtesy of K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo.The post K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo slots red pergola behind historic building in Peru appeared first on Dezeen.