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Jul 13
by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 0 comments tags: BJJ, BlackLivesMatter, BrazilianJiuJitsu, JiuJitsu, Police, ProperTraining, Training

BJJ saves lives

Given the current social events in America (and the world), I feel our small Jiu Jitsu community has a responsibility to help make a difference under the guidance of our respected coaches. I know it may be perceived as a “band-aid” to an open, scathing, much deeper societal wound, but hear me out:  All law enforcement should be REQUIRED to train Jiu Jitsu minimum 3 days a week. Why BJJ? Jujutsu (/dʒuːˈdʒuːtsuː/ joo-joot-soo; Japanese: 柔術, jūjutsu  listen) is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon. “…for defeating an ARMED and ARMORED opponent…”  meaning THEY have a sword(s)/armor and you don’t. Think about that for a minute.  A furious, trained soldier is coming for you armed with a Samurai sword with the intention of cutting you in half…and you MUST fight him. What do you do? If this were today and you were a cop, your heart rate would sky rocket, you’d panic, you’d pull out your gun and shoot this lunatic with no hesitation. Rightfully so. But if you DIDN’T have a weapon – gun, sword, bat, mace, taser,  bad breath – you’d have […]
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Jul 06
by Dave in CG, Film Maker 0 comments tags: 3d, animation, BFG, cg, Disney, film, mocap, motion capture, Motion Edit, Steven Spielberg, technical animation, TheBFG, VFX, Weta Digital

The BFG

It’s been a while since my last post due to an immense amount of work that has fallen into my lap these past few months, including an epic battle between me and the dark corners of the internet. After finishing up the the Gallipoli project for Peter Jackson, ANZ, and the New Zealand Government (http://www.wellingtonnz.com/discover/things-to-do/events/the-great-war-exhibition/) I went back to work for Weta Digital on Steven Spielberg’s feature film:  The Big Friendly Giant (The BFG by Roald Dahl). I’ve worked on many great projects in my career, but The BFG was the absolute most fun film I’ve ever done.  I had a lot of artistic freedom on this show, and much of my work on body animation was left untouched and sent straight to Final Motion.  You’ll find much of my work were close ups on BFG’s hands – a fully animated shot of BFG placing labels inside a chest – animated, not simmed – by me 😉 and perhaps a tight shot of BFG closing/locking a dream in a jar.  Hands are tough, but seemed to be my speciality on this show. There are few films the come along every generation that define a persons childhood – I think The BFG […]
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