At ILM blah blah blah

http://www.vfxhack.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-we-syndrome.png

You could also swap 'ILM' with 'SONY' or 'WETA' or 'PIXAR' and it's just as funny...

-Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

The Crisis of Credit Visualized - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zEXdDO5JU

The Crisis of Credit Visualized - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhDkZjKBEw&feature=related

-Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com

Cell Phone Reunion

I bought an iPhone and returned it after one week as cool as it was. Why? Can't text with one hand. Too big for pocket and wallet together. If I was a woman with purse, sure... Too hard to type accurately. I don't need an iPhone to make fart noises. I have lungs and lips. Pay me 99 cents and I'll do it for you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD8OcPGScRU

Enjoy,
Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com

The Orphanage

http://prolost.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-years-of-orphanage.html

"The Orphanage will be suspending operations indefinitely." -Stu

I'll always consider The Rebel Mac Unit at ILM the real 'Orphanage'. Stu taught me a lot at ILM back in the day. He deserves much thanks... I still add grain by hand and get it perfect with his After Effects recipe some 10 years later.

-Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com

The Spirit of Spawn at ILM

I worked on Spawn at ILM at the age of 22 with Scott Leberecht and Steve "Spaz" Williams. Every production I work on since gets more political, boring, and I feel the need to carefully watch every word and step I make. For the better?

Enjoy,
Louis
www.louiskatz.com

GIGAPAN

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Super High Resolution photo of the 2009 Inauguration

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c

I want this camera for matte painting source!
This reminds me of Eric Hansen's www.xrez.com
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Enjoy,
-Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com

Jedi Days

OK, enough about Obama!

Jedi Days



Having worked with a few folks in this video it was scary and cool to see their character during the making of Return of the Jedi.

NOTE - I am not a fan of Star Wars since The Empire Strikes Back. Too bad George really f*ed up the new ones. Way to go George! It was great to work on the visual effects though.

Enjoy,
Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com