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Visual and Special Effects in Elysium – Opening This Friday!

Elysium is a new movie written by Neill Blomkamp, who also made District 9 and was nominated for an Oscar for that film. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster and tells of a dystopian future where the world’s poor are stuck on Earth and the wealthy get to live on a nearby space station-type world called Elysium. Already from the trailer the film appears to have stunning visual and special effects. These terms are often used interchangeably, but they actually mean two different things. Special effects are almost like illusions created in camera footage, whereas visual effects are […]

Video Production

Using Motion Capture In Video Production

Motion capture is something used often in many films to record the actions and performances of actors or objects when something is going to be computer animated. Some examples of films where this effect is used include Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Polar Express and The Avengers for The Hulk. Many people are more familiar with motion capture and its applications in film production, but motion capture is also used in sports and the military. There are three main types of motion capture systems: mechanical, optical and magnetic. In all systems, the actor wears a […]

Video Editing a Fashion video

This month we created two videos for Deanne Castro, a Toronto fashion stylist. Check out her new video that we’ve put together for her. It was filmed and edited at Azure Production Inc. Adobe After effects were used in the opening sequence, the main video was edited by Sony Vegas, and the music came from Jamendo.com

Toronto Youth Shorts Winners of the Azure Production Certificate!

We want to congratulate Tyler Schrieder and Kristina Mileska, winners of the Azure Production Certificate from the Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival held back on June 15, 2013. The festival is held by Henry Wong, the festival director since 2009 and is successfully growing each year. You can submit your film for next year’s screen at Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival.