Online Resources

This is a grab-bag of links to resources related to the course. These include tutorials, product information, distributors, studios, etc.

Related Work

• Thomas Wilfred’s Opus, Part II
• Tonewheels and optical synthesis

DIY Video and Special Effects Technique

• No Film School
• Cinefex
• Filmmaker IQ
• Stan Winston School of Character Arts
• DIY camera motion rigs
• green screen setups on a budget
• make an ice light from a flashlight

Software

• Max/MSP/Jitter
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe After Effects

Other Software

• Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve: non-linear editing and color correction
• Blackmagic Design Fusion: compositing and motion graphics
• Dragonframe: image capture for stop-motion animation. Dragonframe User Guide

Hobby Servo Components

• Tower Hobbies
• Hobby King (supplier for PhysComp Lab, mostly ships direct from Asia)
• Mini Maestro 18-Channel USB Servo Controller
• http://www.lynxmotion.com/c-1-products.aspx
• https://www.servocity.com/servos/servo-controllers

Surplus Optics

• https://www.sciplus.com/
• http://www.surplusshed.com/
• http://www.alltronics.com/

Lighting

• Lume Cube
• Paper Lanterns

Cinema and Photography Suppliers

• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/
• http://www.filmtools.com/

Mechanical Components and Hardware

• McMaster-Carr (general industrial supply, ships fast)
• MiSUMI

Robotics, Actuators, and DC Motors

• Pololu Robotics (motion control for education and makers)
• ServoCity (everything your FIRST robot might need)
• Firgelli Automations (reasonably priced electric linear actuators)
• AME (powerful 12V DC gearmotors)

Stop-Motion

• Laika (studio which made Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, etc.)
• http://www.animationsupplies.net/
• http://www.stopmotionshop.com/
• https://www.stopmotionstore.com/
• Gryphyn

Consumer LED Lighting

• https://www.1000bulbs.com/
• https://www.soraa.com/
• http://www.hatchlighting.com/
• https://www.superbrightleds.com/
• http://www.ledsupply.com/
• http://www.ledtronics.com/

Camera Motion

• https://rhinocameragear.com/
• https://cinetics.com/
• http://www.mrmoco.com/
• http://www.kesslercrane.com/

Cinematic Lighting

• http://www.martin.com/
• http://www.arri.com/lighting

DMX Interfacing

• http://www.enttec.com/?main_menu=Products&pn=70303
• http://www.enttec.com/index.php?main_menu=Products&prod=70304&show=description&name=dmxusbpro
• http://www.enttec.com/?main_menu=Products&pn=70314
• http://www.therobotstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=152
• http://www.bpesolutions.com/animaequip.html

Animatronics

• http://www.character-shop.com/index.html
• http://www.therobotstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=7

Animatronic Special Effect Studios

• Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
• http://wetaworkshop.com/
• http://www.legacyefx.com/
• http://www.spectralmotion.com/