more Houdini fur

Our friends over at Method sent us a link to their recent work profiled on FXGuide. This commercial coveted some time during the Superbowl yesterday, so we’re happy to have Houdini artists showcased on such a stage!

Plus you have to love the beaver…

in dire need of Houdini artists

Hey everyone, and happy belated new year!

We’re currently in need of many, many Houdini artists in various regions such as Los Angeles, Vancouver, Australia, and London.

Many of you may have spoken to myself or other Side Effects staff regarding hiring, and right now we’re looking to help several of our clients find this talent.

Our website now boasts a full page of facilities looking to hire people using Houdini, so please check it out through the Community Tab HERE.

In the mean time, if you are a freelancer, and would like us to keep a copy of your CV and demo reel for consideration when speaking with clients, please email them to freelancer@sidefx.com.

Please also remember that you’re always encouraged to post about hiring gigs on our LinkedIn Group.

a blast from the past

Thanks Greg!

December roundup

Hello Houdini folks! We've had a very busy winter season. Early this month we held an LA Networking event with recruiters from Motion Theory and R&H. We had over 100 attendees, old and new users alike, gathering to meet and greet and enjoy an evening of Houdini talk and catching up.

And on another note, we've recently done loads of new customer stories. Definitely check out the new one on the Katy Perry video done at Radium Reel FX. 

Lastly, we're super excited about providing an all new user guide to Houdini. Lots of good stuff in there, and definitely worth a read even if you're an experienced user.

Best of luck and happy wishes to you till the new year!

Vancouver trip - November 2010

Hey Vancouver, thanks for the snow. It was great to see all our users and meet with various clients in the area. We were there for the VES Vancouver CAVE event at District 319.


As usual, VHUG had a great meeting, and we learned a bunch of new applications for using Houdini’s proceduralism.

Here’s a few photos of the Vancouver users who meet every few months. Definitely check up on their Facebook page to learn more!

Some users: Leo Chan (head of VHUG), Peter Bowmar, Caleb Howard, Georg Duemlein, Greg Massie, Ivan DeWolf, Carlos Lemus

Hey - here’s John Courte (Senior Houdini Artist) and Richard Hamel (VP Sales/Mktg) in front of the famous Steamclock in Gaslamp District!

October Roundup

Hey thanks to everyone who came out to the SF Usergroup at PIXAR last week. It was a great success and we had almost 100 attendees come see the presentations from Image Movers Digital and PIXAR :).

Here are a few photos:

Xray from Image Movers Digital presents his Houdini and Massive workflow

Bay Area users watch - and some came in from Vancouver and Utah!

Last week, Side Effects also sponsored the 2nd VES Production Summit in Marina Del Rey.  Here's a link to a Variety article re-capping some of its highlights.

Houdini Usergroup in Northern California

Hey everyone,

We'll be hosting a Houdini usergroup meeting with great presentations on October 20, 2010 at the PIXAR campus.

Please come here to RSVP!