{"id":1505,"date":"2014-06-07T06:07:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T06:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2014-06-07T06:14:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T06:14:01","slug":"big-thanks-to-brad-peebler-and-yazan-malkosh-for-an-evening-of-modo-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"Big thanks to Brad Peebler and Yazan Malkosh for an evening of MODO Madness!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1509\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1509\" data-attachment-id=\"1509\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?attachment_id=1509\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401736242&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brad Peebler&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-1509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg?resize=635%2C423\" alt=\"Brad Peebler\" width=\"635\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7200.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brad Peebler<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And good times were had by all.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1508\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?attachment_id=1508\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7127sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C668\" data-orig-size=\"1024,668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401731714&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;142&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7127sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7127sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C668\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1508 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7127sm-300x195.jpg?resize=300%2C195\" alt=\"IMG_7127sm\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7127sm.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7127sm.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wanted to take a quick second of everyone&#8217;s time to thank Brad Peebler and Yazan Malkosh for a fantastic night of enlightenment and for showing us some of that <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thefoundry.co.uk\/store\/modo\/\" target=\"_blank\">MODO<\/a> mojo. It continues to evolve by leaps and bounds and is such a cool app for so many reasons, and Brad Peebler is one of them. An industry veteran who&#8217;s been around since (seemingly) the dawn of time, Brad brings a wisdom to these presentations that is seldom eclipsed. They say the walls hear all &#8211; and the walls of the Newspace Center for Photography are still riddled with arrows. Arrows from a blind Ray Fairy. Hey, if you don&#8217;t know, I ain&#8217;t gonna tell ya. But let&#8217;s just say Brad leaves his mark.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1506\" style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1506\" data-attachment-id=\"1506\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?attachment_id=1506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C752\" data-orig-size=\"1024,752\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401739172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7229sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yazan Malkosh and SLIK&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C752\" class=\" wp-image-1506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg?resize=324%2C239\" alt=\"Yazan Malkosh and SLIK\" width=\"324\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7229sm.jpg?resize=300%2C220 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ever-so-SLIK Yazan Malkosh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yazan closed out the show with a demo of his <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thefoundry.co.uk\/store\/kits\/slik\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slik 2<\/a> kit of presets, scenes, items, and materials that help make MODO feel like a real photography studio. It&#8217;s the closest thing I&#8217;ve ever seen to digitally lighting something as if it were on set &#8211; and Yazan you had us from the first click of your mouse, where you placed a reflection directly on the model without touching a light. Genius.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1507\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1507\" data-attachment-id=\"1507\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?attachment_id=1507\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C858\" data-orig-size=\"1024,858\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401731052&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7096sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gideon Klindt of PAMUG&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm.jpg?fit=1024%2C858\" class=\"wp-image-1507 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesprocketship.com\/vfxpdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm-300x251.jpg?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"Gideon Klindt of PAMUG\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm.jpg?resize=300%2C251 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_7096sm.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gideon Klindt of PAMUG<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nBig thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/pamug.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gideon Klindt<\/a> for scrambling and doing a lot of last minute planning and venue scouting once the event was greenlit.\u00a0 Sponsorship from\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/thefoundry.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Foundry<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dv.com\/#\/Home\/\" target=\"_blank\">3DV<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/52ltd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">52 Ltd<\/a> was also very helpful in making this event a reality.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not given MODO a spin, you owe it to yourself to check it out!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*images courtesy of 3DV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And good times were had by all. Wanted to take a quick second of everyone&#8217;s time to thank Brad Peebler and Yazan Malkosh for a fantastic night of enlightenment and for showing us some of that MODO mojo. It continues to evolve by leaps and bounds and is such a cool app for so many&hellip; <a class=\"more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=1505\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[62,63],"class_list":["post-1505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-events","tag-modo","tag-the-foundry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Cfrz-oh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1505"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1514,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions\/1514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}