Paul Chambers
@paulchambers3d.bsky.social
Production proven VFX | VES | paulchambers3d.com
Proud to share I'll be retuning once more as a #VES judge in early January to help judge and celebrate the best and brightest #VFX of 2025.
#VESawards #visualEffectsSociety
#VESawards #visualEffectsSociety
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Proud to share I'll be retuning once more as a #VES judge in early January to help judge and celebrate the best and brightest #VFX of 2025.
#VESawards #visualEffectsSociety
#VESawards #visualEffectsSociety
Cross - Season 2 | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Mesh2Motion is an #openSource #mixamo style animation suite from @scottpetrovic.bsky.social that can be run locally or online. Super interesting. Nice slick interface. Deserves your support. app.mesh2motion.org #VFX #3D
August 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mesh2Motion is an #openSource #mixamo style animation suite from @scottpetrovic.bsky.social that can be run locally or online. Super interesting. Nice slick interface. Deserves your support. app.mesh2motion.org #VFX #3D
Interesting open-source #VFX methodology from Polyfjord, leveraging a photogrammetry algorithm to batch-process camera tracks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx85...
Looking forward to testing this out.
#b3d #colmap #ffmpeg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx85...
Looking forward to testing this out.
#b3d #colmap #ffmpeg
3D tracking will never be the same for me again... (COLMAP workflow)
YouTube video by Polyfjord
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August 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Interesting open-source #VFX methodology from Polyfjord, leveraging a photogrammetry algorithm to batch-process camera tracks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx85...
Looking forward to testing this out.
#b3d #colmap #ffmpeg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx85...
Looking forward to testing this out.
#b3d #colmap #ffmpeg
Shout-out to YouTuber Monzon Media. If you're a complete beginner looking to learn #comfyUI , I can't think of a better teacher. Clear, patient, contextual explanations:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Comfyui 101 Tutorial For Beginners - YouTube
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August 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Shout-out to YouTuber Monzon Media. If you're a complete beginner looking to learn #comfyUI , I can't think of a better teacher. Clear, patient, contextual explanations:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
A nice video overview from #b3d artist Jacob Zirkle - building on all the great work from Sean Kennedy - getting lens distortion out of #blender with ST maps, freeing compositing from Blender and into your favorite #VFX #compositing pipeline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVQ...
How to Use St Maps in Blender
YouTube video by Jacob Zirkle
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July 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A nice video overview from #b3d artist Jacob Zirkle - building on all the great work from Sean Kennedy - getting lens distortion out of #blender with ST maps, freeing compositing from Blender and into your favorite #VFX #compositing pipeline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVQ...
The official trailer is here. Proud to have served as #CG Supervisor for the #VFX contributed by Mavericks VFX. Streaming August 1st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdG...
Chief of War — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
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July 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The official trailer is here. Proud to have served as #CG Supervisor for the #VFX contributed by Mavericks VFX. Streaming August 1st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdG...
Huge shout out to Githubber Mwni and his contributors who have a free #blender #animation retargeting addon script up for grabs. Successfully tested on my side with great results. Very intuitive.
github.com/Mwni/blender...
#b3d #cg #vfx
github.com/Mwni/blender...
#b3d #cg #vfx
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Huge shout out to Githubber Mwni and his contributors who have a free #blender #animation retargeting addon script up for grabs. Successfully tested on my side with great results. Very intuitive.
github.com/Mwni/blender...
#b3d #cg #vfx
github.com/Mwni/blender...
#b3d #cg #vfx
One of the most compelling, and clearly explained #Nuke #VFX #ML tutorials I've seen in a while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_x...
MiDaS: Relight your scene with machine learning in Nuke w/@nodesarentscary
YouTube video by Foundry
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June 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of the most compelling, and clearly explained #Nuke #VFX #ML tutorials I've seen in a while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_x...
Seeking expressions of interest from Ontario and Quebec-based #VFX artists as we look forward to new projects on the horizon:
- #Houdini crowd work
- #Animation
- #Blender -based pre-viz
Ping me if you think you'd be a great fit.
- #Houdini crowd work
- #Animation
- #Blender -based pre-viz
Ping me if you think you'd be a great fit.
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Seeking expressions of interest from Ontario and Quebec-based #VFX artists as we look forward to new projects on the horizon:
- #Houdini crowd work
- #Animation
- #Blender -based pre-viz
Ping me if you think you'd be a great fit.
- #Houdini crowd work
- #Animation
- #Blender -based pre-viz
Ping me if you think you'd be a great fit.
Here's a fun one - a few years back I had the pleasure of contributing some level design assets, character work, and more to this #VR title. And I was excited to hear the team at Coal Car have launched to early access. Good things come to those who wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXv...
Fruit Golf Early Access Trailer
YouTube video by Coal Car Studio
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June 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Here's a fun one - a few years back I had the pleasure of contributing some level design assets, character work, and more to this #VR title. And I was excited to hear the team at Coal Car have launched to early access. Good things come to those who wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXv...
Nice little #b3d plugin from #blender user Ogjee. Has been successfully used by our COMP artists when a quick lightweight solution has been needed to add distant movement, bringing life to a scene. #VFX #CG ogjee.gumroad.com/l/kjvpp
People going places: lightweight crowds for Geometrynodes / Blender 4.2
A lightweight geometry nodes setup to simulate large crowds in the distance. This simple simulation uses curves, paths and instances of low poly characters to quickly populate streets. The user only n...
ogjee.gumroad.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nice little #b3d plugin from #blender user Ogjee. Has been successfully used by our COMP artists when a quick lightweight solution has been needed to add distant movement, bringing life to a scene. #VFX #CG ogjee.gumroad.com/l/kjvpp
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | Official Teaser | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
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June 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
YouTuber Atomic Gains has some clever set-extension / compositing ideas at play here with generative #AI, mixing back in as much of the original plate as possible to maintain image quality and performance consistency. #VFX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7C...
Create AMAZING VFX Videos With Runway ‘First Frames’ | How-To Tutorial | 3 Unique Methods
YouTube video by Atomic Gains
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June 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
YouTuber Atomic Gains has some clever set-extension / compositing ideas at play here with generative #AI, mixing back in as much of the original plate as possible to maintain image quality and performance consistency. #VFX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7C...
Could have some interesting DMP projection/parallax uses: youtube.com/watch?v=u4E9... #VFX #DMP #digitalmattepainting #mattepainting #b3d #blender
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Could have some interesting DMP projection/parallax uses: youtube.com/watch?v=u4E9... #VFX #DMP #digitalmattepainting #mattepainting #b3d #blender
Can't wait to see this. Grew up loving Jeff's games.
Interview: "He's Just Out Of Sync" - Heart Of Neon Director's 9-Year Journey To Document One Of The UK's Most Unique Game Devs.
Interview: "He's Just Out Of Sync" - Heart Of Neon Director's 9-Year Journey To Document One Of The UK's Most Unique Game Devs
We speak to Paul Docherty about his new film Heart of Neon
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June 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Can't wait to see this. Grew up loving Jeff's games.
Really interesting #daviniciResolve #VFX plugin could put an end to smoking up sets: greyscalelabs.com/nano
Nano | Digital Volumetric Diffusion
Evolutionary Cinematic Post Produciton Tools.
greyscalelabs.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Really interesting #daviniciResolve #VFX plugin could put an end to smoking up sets: greyscalelabs.com/nano
Epic's #metahuman updated ELUA now officially supports use outside of Unreal in #maya, #houdini, and "...any engine or creative software" - this is big news: www.metahuman.com/en-US/news/m...
MetaHuman 5.6 is here! Find out what’s new.
MetaHuman is leaving Early Access! The latest release also brings new licensing options and integrations that dramatically extend MetaHumans’ reach, as well as major new functionality across the board...
www.metahuman.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Epic's #metahuman updated ELUA now officially supports use outside of Unreal in #maya, #houdini, and "...any engine or creative software" - this is big news: www.metahuman.com/en-US/news/m...
Proud to have played a small #CG role in the extensive #VFX from the talented comp team at Mavericks VFX. Lots of the studio's shots on show in the debut trailer for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey coming this fall.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9c...
A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY – Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
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June 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Proud to have played a small #CG role in the extensive #VFX from the talented comp team at Mavericks VFX. Lots of the studio's shots on show in the debut trailer for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey coming this fall.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9c...
Super excited to share the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Apple TV+ drama, Chief of War. The trailer includes several shots from the talented #VFX team at Mavericks VFX. Streaming August 1st.
youtu.be/-VIAsu_G7so?...
youtu.be/-VIAsu_G7so?...
Chief of War — Official Teaser | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
May 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Super excited to share the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Apple TV+ drama, Chief of War. The trailer includes several shots from the talented #VFX team at Mavericks VFX. Streaming August 1st.
youtu.be/-VIAsu_G7so?...
youtu.be/-VIAsu_G7so?...
A terrific new visual FACS reference for #VFX artists from Melinda Ozel and Pooya Deperson: pooyadeperson.com/the-ultimate...
May 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A terrific new visual FACS reference for #VFX artists from Melinda Ozel and Pooya Deperson: pooyadeperson.com/the-ultimate...
Impressively detailed #gaussiansplat example over at #supersplat from user ovrcast. Trained with Postshot (SPLAT3) @ 4K res, 700 photos (Sony A6100 + Sigma 16mm). #VFX
superspl.at/view?id=60f5...
superspl.at/view?id=60f5...
May 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Impressively detailed #gaussiansplat example over at #supersplat from user ovrcast. Trained with Postshot (SPLAT3) @ 4K res, 700 photos (Sony A6100 + Sigma 16mm). #VFX
superspl.at/view?id=60f5...
superspl.at/view?id=60f5...
The fine folks at #digitalFoundry are out with their #GTA6 analysis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zVI...
Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2 Tech Breakdown - Incredible Realism, Impressive RT, Astonishing Detail
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
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May 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The fine folks at #digitalFoundry are out with their #GTA6 analysis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zVI...