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New personal environment project! Over 4000 hand placed objects, fully procedural texturing and more than 1000 instanced lights. Renders at 30mins/frame in Guerilla! Artstation: #vfx #cgi #3dart #digitalart #environmentart #houdini #nuke

Antoine B.

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71,490 views • 2 years ago •via X (Twitter)

Arts #vfx #cgi #3dart #digitalart #environmentart #houdini #nuke

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GOOD POINT2 years ago

Stunning

STELL STUDIO2 years ago

Massive project! 30mins on the frame it's crazy...

Antoine B.2 years ago

haha just some optimization and the rest is up to Guerilla Render!

AlexMarks3D.eth2 years ago

Beautiful work!

John Getchel2 years ago

So awesome!

Minty2 years ago

This is insane!! sooo goood!

INSPIRE2 years ago

Incredible detail!

Miguel Rodriguez2 years ago

Amazing work! 👏

Bad actor2 years ago

Beautiful!

Baptiste Mauger2 years ago

This is great! Congratulations

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73,057 views • 2 years ago

In Heat, the scene with Robert De Niro and Amy Brenneman looking out over the Los Angeles skyline, is one of the most beautiful shots in all of crime cinema. However, it was also incredibly difficult to pull off in 1995, before the introduction of digital cinematography Heat was shot on Kodak EXR 500T 5298, a fast tungsten-balanced film stock designed for low-light photography. This allowed cinematographer Dante Spinotti to shoot night scenes without blasting the actors with harsh movie lights. Instead, he could rely on softer, more naturalistic light sources, while still allowing the audience to see deep into the darkness of nighttime Los Angeles. That stock was ideal for the terrace scene between De Niro and Brenneman. It could capture the soft light spilling from De Niro’s house onto their faces, keeping the scene intimate and natural. But there was still a problem: they were working on film. Once they exposed correctly for the actors, the background of Los Angeles’ skyline disappeared into darkness. Michael Mann wanted to preserve the brilliance of the cityscape, and the way it reflected off the night clouds, while still maintaining that soft, romantic glow on the actors. So Spinotti came up with a clever solution. He shot the background separately using Panavision Primo lenses opened all the way to T2, meaning the aperture was set extremely wide so the lens could take in as much light as possible. First, he shot the night sky at 4 frames per second. Because the camera was running much slower than normal, each frame was exposed for longer, giving the film more time to absorb the faint light in the sky. Then he shot the skyline separately at 12 frames per second. This gave the lights more brightness and clarity. He also pushed the film one stop. In simple terms, he shot the film as if it needed less light than it actually did, then had the lab develop it longer to bring the brightness back up. This made the city lights register far more strongly, while the darker parts of the image fell deeper into black - creating what Spinotti described as a glowing “ocean of lights.” They then shot the scene on location with a greenscreen placed behind or, in some setups, in front of the actors. What you’re seeing in the final shot is three separate film elements - the sky, the city lights, and the actors - all exposed differently, at different frame rates, then combined through digital compositing into a single image. The result is strangely beautiful. De Niro and Brenneman seem almost suspended in mid-air, floating above the city lights, giving the moment an almost abstract, dreamlike quality - one that perfectly complements the overall tone of the scene.

In Heat, the scene with Robert De Niro and Amy Brenneman looking out over the Los Angeles skyline, is one of the most beautiful shots in all of crime cinema. However, it was also incredibly difficult to pull off in 1995, before the introduction of digital cinematography Heat was shot on Kodak EXR 500T 5298, a fast tungsten-balanced film stock designed for low-light photography. This allowed cinematographer Dante Spinotti to shoot night scenes without blasting the actors with harsh movie lights. Instead, he could rely on softer, more naturalistic light sources, while still allowing the audience to see deep into the darkness of nighttime Los Angeles. That stock was ideal for the terrace scene between De Niro and Brenneman. It could capture the soft light spilling from De Niro’s house onto their faces, keeping the scene intimate and natural. But there was still a problem: they were working on film. Once they exposed correctly for the actors, the background of Los Angeles’ skyline disappeared into darkness. Michael Mann wanted to preserve the brilliance of the cityscape, and the way it reflected off the night clouds, while still maintaining that soft, romantic glow on the actors. So Spinotti came up with a clever solution. He shot the background separately using Panavision Primo lenses opened all the way to T2, meaning the aperture was set extremely wide so the lens could take in as much light as possible. First, he shot the night sky at 4 frames per second. Because the camera was running much slower than normal, each frame was exposed for longer, giving the film more time to absorb the faint light in the sky. Then he shot the skyline separately at 12 frames per second. This gave the lights more brightness and clarity. He also pushed the film one stop. In simple terms, he shot the film as if it needed less light than it actually did, then had the lab develop it longer to bring the brightness back up. This made the city lights register far more strongly, while the darker parts of the image fell deeper into black - creating what Spinotti described as a glowing “ocean of lights.” They then shot the scene on location with a greenscreen placed behind or, in some setups, in front of the actors. What you’re seeing in the final shot is three separate film elements - the sky, the city lights, and the actors - all exposed differently, at different frame rates, then combined through digital compositing into a single image. The result is strangely beautiful. De Niro and Brenneman seem almost suspended in mid-air, floating above the city lights, giving the moment an almost abstract, dreamlike quality - one that perfectly complements the overall tone of the scene.

Gangster Cinema Central

120,390 views • 1 month ago

A protest was held in Erbil yesterday over what some see as disrespect toward the Prophet Muhammad. Protesters could be heard chanting: “Forever and always, Muhammad is the one who lights the way.” During a recent demonstration in solidarity with Syrian Kurds, a protester reading a poem on a live stream sparked widespread backlash after the poem was widely interpreted as insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in particular. The incident has fueled controversy and public anger in some circles, though others have argued the poem is being misinterpreted and contains no disrespect toward the Prophet or Islam. Beyond the immediate Syrian Kurdish solidarity issue, a secondary fault line has emerged between religious and more secular or atheist voices, with both sides instrumentalizing the controversy to advance broader arguments about Islam and Kurdish identity. In Sulaimani, at least four religious clerics were detained at various points during the Syria-related crisis for highlighting the PKK and SDF’s staunchly secular character and questioning the deployment of women to front lines when able-bodied men are available. On the other side, some anti-religious voices seized on the Islamic orientation of Syria’s new rulers to frame religion as a tool of Kurdish oppression, using the moment to attack Islam more broadly. The mainstream public mood, however, has remained more moderate than either pole.

A protest was held in Erbil yesterday over what some see as disrespect toward the Prophet Muhammad. Protesters could be heard chanting: “Forever and always, Muhammad is the one who lights the way.” During a recent demonstration in solidarity with Syrian Kurds, a protester reading a poem on a live stream sparked widespread backlash after the poem was widely interpreted as insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in particular. The incident has fueled controversy and public anger in some circles, though others have argued the poem is being misinterpreted and contains no disrespect toward the Prophet or Islam. Beyond the immediate Syrian Kurdish solidarity issue, a secondary fault line has emerged between religious and more secular or atheist voices, with both sides instrumentalizing the controversy to advance broader arguments about Islam and Kurdish identity. In Sulaimani, at least four religious clerics were detained at various points during the Syria-related crisis for highlighting the PKK and SDF’s staunchly secular character and questioning the deployment of women to front lines when able-bodied men are available. On the other side, some anti-religious voices seized on the Islamic orientation of Syria’s new rulers to frame religion as a tool of Kurdish oppression, using the moment to attack Islam more broadly. The mainstream public mood, however, has remained more moderate than either pole.

Kurdistan Watch

24,236 views • 5 months ago

The US Forest Service is planning on spraying glyphosate over a large areas of the Sierra at Tahoe in California They’ve actually already started. The goal is to kill competing native shrubs, grasses and hardwoods so commercially valuable conifers pine and fir seedlings can be hand-planted and grow faster with less competition But here’s the thing, why is that necessary The reason this is being done in the first place is because of the Caldor Fire. They want to replant trees But you don’t need to spray poison over the entire area to do that Forests already rebound well on their own with diverse vegetation. If you want to plant more of a specific tree you can do that without the poison “Studies have shown glyphosate can harm human health and the environment. And there are now more than $12 billion in legal payouts to people who say it made them sick” There were rumors it was cancelled, but that’s not true It’s partially moving forward, partially paused Lake Tahoe Basin including areas near Sierra-at-Tahoe, Heavenly, Meyers: The US Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is holding off on herbicide use for 2026 and 2027. They are relying on manual/mechanical methods and prescribed burns instead for the 11,700-acre Tahoe Basin portion of the project. No new spraying is expected in the immediate basin watershed during this period. Some spraying occurred in 2025 Broader Caldor Fire project outside the strict Tahoe Basin, in Eldorado National Forest: The overall 75,000-acre restoration plan is moving forward, with some 2026 spraying already completed or ongoing in non-basin sections. Herbicide use is authorized All spraying should be cancelled

The US Forest Service is planning on spraying glyphosate over a large areas of the Sierra at Tahoe in California They’ve actually already started. The goal is to kill competing native shrubs, grasses and hardwoods so commercially valuable conifers pine and fir seedlings can be hand-planted and grow faster with less competition But here’s the thing, why is that necessary The reason this is being done in the first place is because of the Caldor Fire. They want to replant trees But you don’t need to spray poison over the entire area to do that Forests already rebound well on their own with diverse vegetation. If you want to plant more of a specific tree you can do that without the poison “Studies have shown glyphosate can harm human health and the environment. And there are now more than $12 billion in legal payouts to people who say it made them sick” There were rumors it was cancelled, but that’s not true It’s partially moving forward, partially paused Lake Tahoe Basin including areas near Sierra-at-Tahoe, Heavenly, Meyers: The US Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is holding off on herbicide use for 2026 and 2027. They are relying on manual/mechanical methods and prescribed burns instead for the 11,700-acre Tahoe Basin portion of the project. No new spraying is expected in the immediate basin watershed during this period. Some spraying occurred in 2025 Broader Caldor Fire project outside the strict Tahoe Basin, in Eldorado National Forest: The overall 75,000-acre restoration plan is moving forward, with some 2026 spraying already completed or ongoing in non-basin sections. Herbicide use is authorized All spraying should be cancelled

Wall Street Apes

60,516 views • 1 month ago

Durban beachfront is getting their own amusement park valued at R1 billion - they are redeveloping the old Funworld Site🎪🎢🎡 I have been waiting forever for this announcement. The eThekwini Municipality shared renders with me earlier today, and they look incredible. •⁠ Completion date: 2027 •⁠ Jobs created during construction: 900 •⁠ Permanent jobs created once open: 500 •⁠ Project by: Masithu Consulting and Project Managers (MCPM) Key public upgrades will include: •⁠ Themed food courts. •⁠ Neon-lit pedestrian walkways. •⁠ An alcohol-free, family-friendly environment. •⁠ Panoramic viewing decks overlooking the ocean and city skyline. •⁠ A fully-redeveloped splash-park and children’s water play area - funded entirely by the developer. Some of the exciting amusement park rides include: the Lightning Roller Coaster, Disko 24, Vertical Swing, and a 1,500m2 Virtual Reality Theme Park with more than 160 interactive games and global e-sports activations. The park will be developed in partnership with 2 leading Italian amusement engineering firms, well known for projects at Ferrari World, Universal Studios and Disneyland. The city's revival of its beachfront properties through public-private partnerships is excellent. This redevelopment is part of a larger R2-billion private-sector investment pipeline along the Golden Mile. It complements the Joe Kools redevelopment, enhancements to the Elangeni & Maharani hotels, and the City’s long-term beachfront renewal plan. Durban has the best climate year-round and deserves to be one of South Africa’s top tourism destinations. Looking forward to seeing the former Funworld Site restored. Who has memories connected to Funworld? Let me know in the comments.

Durban beachfront is getting their own amusement park valued at R1 billion - they are redeveloping the old Funworld Site🎪🎢🎡 I have been waiting forever for this announcement. The eThekwini Municipality shared renders with me earlier today, and they look incredible. •⁠ Completion date: 2027 •⁠ Jobs created during construction: 900 •⁠ Permanent jobs created once open: 500 •⁠ Project by: Masithu Consulting and Project Managers (MCPM) Key public upgrades will include: •⁠ Themed food courts. •⁠ Neon-lit pedestrian walkways. •⁠ An alcohol-free, family-friendly environment. •⁠ Panoramic viewing decks overlooking the ocean and city skyline. •⁠ A fully-redeveloped splash-park and children’s water play area - funded entirely by the developer. Some of the exciting amusement park rides include: the Lightning Roller Coaster, Disko 24, Vertical Swing, and a 1,500m2 Virtual Reality Theme Park with more than 160 interactive games and global e-sports activations. The park will be developed in partnership with 2 leading Italian amusement engineering firms, well known for projects at Ferrari World, Universal Studios and Disneyland. The city's revival of its beachfront properties through public-private partnerships is excellent. This redevelopment is part of a larger R2-billion private-sector investment pipeline along the Golden Mile. It complements the Joe Kools redevelopment, enhancements to the Elangeni & Maharani hotels, and the City’s long-term beachfront renewal plan. Durban has the best climate year-round and deserves to be one of South Africa’s top tourism destinations. Looking forward to seeing the former Funworld Site restored. Who has memories connected to Funworld? Let me know in the comments.

Ash Müller

319,711 views • 7 months ago

RFK Jr. says BlackRock, State Street, and JPMorgan are “jangling the keys” in one hand and “robbing the bank over here” at press conference after Biden drops out “They’re shifting the wealth upward to this new oligarchy of billionaires” “We need a leader who can stop feeding into the vitriol, the anger, the marginalization, the polarization, and who can find those values that bring Americans together rather than focusing on these toxic issues that are intended to keep us all apart. It’s BlackRock, State Street, JPMorgan who are profiting from that division. The very people that President Trump has promised to appoint to run our government are profiting on it, because it’s like the jangling of keys. They’re saying, look over here, look at abortion … trans rights, gun rights, and while we’re all at each others’ throats on those issues, on the jangling keys, they’re robbing the bank over here. They’re shifting the wealth upward to this new oligarchy of billionaires. Both President Trump and President Biden engineered the lockdowns. In 500 days, they created 500 new billionaires, and they shifted $4.3 trillion northward from the American middle class to this new aristocracy that we have. It’s destroying our country. We need a change. If people want more of the same, they can vote Democrat and they can vote Republican. The only way we’re gonna get a change in this country is if people come together behind the one candidate who is Independent, who has vowed to have a unity government, to bring Republicans and Democrats and others all together in a way that finds common ground in our country. The only candidate who is pro-choice, who is pro-environment, who is pro-civil rights, and who beats Donald Trump by 14%. There is no other candidate who can best Donald Trump. Look at all the polls that have been done over the last year. I beat Donald Trump, and nobody else can.” From the Associated Press

RFK Jr. says BlackRock, State Street, and JPMorgan are “jangling the keys” in one hand and “robbing the bank over here” at press conference after Biden drops out “They’re shifting the wealth upward to this new oligarchy of billionaires” “We need a leader who can stop feeding into the vitriol, the anger, the marginalization, the polarization, and who can find those values that bring Americans together rather than focusing on these toxic issues that are intended to keep us all apart. It’s BlackRock, State Street, JPMorgan who are profiting from that division. The very people that President Trump has promised to appoint to run our government are profiting on it, because it’s like the jangling of keys. They’re saying, look over here, look at abortion … trans rights, gun rights, and while we’re all at each others’ throats on those issues, on the jangling keys, they’re robbing the bank over here. They’re shifting the wealth upward to this new oligarchy of billionaires. Both President Trump and President Biden engineered the lockdowns. In 500 days, they created 500 new billionaires, and they shifted $4.3 trillion northward from the American middle class to this new aristocracy that we have. It’s destroying our country. We need a change. If people want more of the same, they can vote Democrat and they can vote Republican. The only way we’re gonna get a change in this country is if people come together behind the one candidate who is Independent, who has vowed to have a unity government, to bring Republicans and Democrats and others all together in a way that finds common ground in our country. The only candidate who is pro-choice, who is pro-environment, who is pro-civil rights, and who beats Donald Trump by 14%. There is no other candidate who can best Donald Trump. Look at all the polls that have been done over the last year. I beat Donald Trump, and nobody else can.” From the Associated Press

Holden Culotta

305,082 views • 2 years ago

22,580 drones soared into the sky at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala in Hefei, all controlled by a single computer and setting a new Guinness World Record. Powered by a fully homegrown system, the drones delivered a stunning display of scale, speed, and coordination. The night unfolded like a glowing canvas. Over eight minutes, the drones executed more than 5 million movements, each with centimeter-level precision. Building on this flawless control, lanterns symbolizing joy and celebration, visual elements inspired by Huangmei Opera and local architecture, and a sci-fi-style “time tunnel” appeared in sequence. The lights blended festive warmth, cultural memory, and futuristic imagination into one flowing spectacle. The show was presented by EHang, the company behind the performance team, whose drone fleets have staged numerous exhibitions across Asia, Africa, and Europe, repeatedly setting global records. This latest milestone highlights how China’s innovation is driving the rapid growth of the low-altitude economy, lighting up the traditional festival with technology, culture, and a distinctly Chinese sense of wonder.

22,580 drones soared into the sky at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala in Hefei, all controlled by a single computer and setting a new Guinness World Record. Powered by a fully homegrown system, the drones delivered a stunning display of scale, speed, and coordination. The night unfolded like a glowing canvas. Over eight minutes, the drones executed more than 5 million movements, each with centimeter-level precision. Building on this flawless control, lanterns symbolizing joy and celebration, visual elements inspired by Huangmei Opera and local architecture, and a sci-fi-style “time tunnel” appeared in sequence. The lights blended festive warmth, cultural memory, and futuristic imagination into one flowing spectacle. The show was presented by EHang, the company behind the performance team, whose drone fleets have staged numerous exhibitions across Asia, Africa, and Europe, repeatedly setting global records. This latest milestone highlights how China’s innovation is driving the rapid growth of the low-altitude economy, lighting up the traditional festival with technology, culture, and a distinctly Chinese sense of wonder.

Sinical

360,440 views • 4 months ago