vfxbreakdown

This is a really good site for those who like behind the scenes clip of visual effects.

http://vfxbreakdown.org/

ZBrush Gallery

Here is a site that shows some pretty neat ZBrush art. In case you didn't know, ZBrush is a 3d sculpting program..

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/featured2col.php

Rayfire Tool

Here is a tool where you can fragment objects and explode things. Really cool tool if you're into blowing things up.

http://www.mirvadim.com/

Sample video from the website..

Snake Script

Also inspired by the tentacles script, I decided to write a "snake" script. I created a bunch of spheres and animated it over a chosen geometry.

For those who are interested in writing one yourself, the formula:

arrS[i].pos =[ (arrS[i].radius/2 + stepc) , ((sin (i+stepC)) * sNsway),0]

arrS = array of spheres
stepC = circumference of sphere
sNsway = how much your snake moves left to right

If you want to know how to make the script detect the ground, and set your snake's height, there is a sample in Max Script Help. Search "Move Objects to a Surface."

Animation Movie List

Some movies I have to watch before I die..

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/movie-pages/movie_animation.html

Testing out that Tentacle script

A few days ago I posted a tentacles script from scriptspot. I decided to play with it. Pretty handy tool. I know it will be handy some day.