Cameron Target
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Movies, Bon Iver, coffee enthusiast. VFX @ Disney
Curator @ theappleboxcollection.com
Movies, Bon Iver, coffee enthusiast. VFX @ Disney
Curator @ theappleboxcollection.com
camerontarget.com/blog/2026/02... The core question teams tackle on both vendor and show sides of the VFX industry is the same. "Does this version qualify to proceed to the next set of eyes?" Ultimately ending with our own set, the audience's.
It's All About Dailies - Parallels In Vendor and Show-Side Production Tracking | Cameron Target
This post covers show-side production tracking in the visual effects industry - looking specifically at tools used to maintain and communicate a database of work on film and television projects. I'm i...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
camerontarget.com/blog/2026/02... The core question teams tackle on both vendor and show sides of the VFX industry is the same. "Does this version qualify to proceed to the next set of eyes?" Ultimately ending with our own set, the audience's.
www.theappleboxcollection.com/the-collecti... So this is cool! And yes, I'm plugging my hobby website again.
Disney Innovation: From Sodium Vapor to ILM StageCraft
Explore how Disney revolutionized visual effects with the sodium vapor process, a technique pioneered by Disney Legend Ub Iwerks that allowed filmmakers to create natural-looking backgrounds, decades ...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
www.theappleboxcollection.com/the-collecti... So this is cool! And yes, I'm plugging my hobby website again.
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pretty much love all the nominations except for these Snubs™ :
28 Years Later
No Other Choice
Predator: Badlands
Final Destination Bloodlines
28 Years Later
No Other Choice
Predator: Badlands
Final Destination Bloodlines
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
pretty much love all the nominations except for these Snubs™ :
28 Years Later
No Other Choice
Predator: Badlands
Final Destination Bloodlines
28 Years Later
No Other Choice
Predator: Badlands
Final Destination Bloodlines
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The #VisualEffectsSociety has revealed the official nominees for the 24th Annual #VES Awards, spotlighting the year’s most accomplished work in #visualeffects. Congratulations and good luck to everyone! https://www.artofvfx.com/ves-awards-2026-visual-effects-society-reveals-this-years-nominees/
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The #VisualEffectsSociety has revealed the official nominees for the 24th Annual #VES Awards, spotlighting the year’s most accomplished work in #visualeffects. Congratulations and good luck to everyone! https://www.artofvfx.com/ves-awards-2026-visual-effects-society-reveals-this-years-nominees/
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All three statements are true at the same time—
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
All three statements are true at the same time—
Oldie but a goodie: "Stephen Unterfranz pitched the idea of placing the digital character in the water, running a simulation and seeing what would happen to the fur and then sculpting a bespoke groom just for use when he is in the water."
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The river and 1.2 petabytes of disk space - befores & afters
How the emotional Raka scene from 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' was made. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Oldie but a goodie: "Stephen Unterfranz pitched the idea of placing the digital character in the water, running a simulation and seeing what would happen to the fur and then sculpting a bespoke groom just for use when he is in the water."
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beforesandafters.com/2025/02/18/t...
Generational
youtu.be/DN-73CtVm8o
youtu.be/DN-73CtVm8o
Dijon: HIGHER! (Live) - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Generational
youtu.be/DN-73CtVm8o
youtu.be/DN-73CtVm8o
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New post!
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MASV - The Joys of Automating Simply | Cameron Target
In this post, I showcase a fun integration with Pro-Tools and take a look at what makes MASV a great tool for large file sending.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New post!
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Forget A.I world domination for a second, let's talk brain effects with this new cathode-ray tube 👀
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Forget A.I world domination for a second, let's talk brain effects with this new cathode-ray tube 👀
Halloweekend screening of The Terminator. THIS DATE IS EERY!
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Halloweekend screening of The Terminator. THIS DATE IS EERY!
Great news from the Zed team!
zed.dev/blog/zed-for...
zed.dev/blog/zed-for...
Windows When? Windows Now - Zed Blog
From the Zed Blog: Zed for Windows is finally here. Download it today.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Great news from the Zed team!
zed.dev/blog/zed-for...
zed.dev/blog/zed-for...
This series could not be more relevant today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEau...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEau...
The Sixties - Intro
YouTube video by Logan Agle
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October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This series could not be more relevant today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEau...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEau...
The president and VP of this administration need to step down. They are genuinely evil people who should not be leading this country. They continue to erode norms of decency and have shown time again they are incompetent and it's bad.
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The president and VP of this administration need to step down. They are genuinely evil people who should not be leading this country. They continue to erode norms of decency and have shown time again they are incompetent and it's bad.
Side-project-sunday came and went... Slowly adding to my practical FX tab... need help! @tvaziri.com @beforesmag.bsky.social @themovierabbithole.bsky.social Any big additions I should be out there looking for 👀?
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www.theappleboxcollection.com/tags/practic...
Practical FX
The Apple Box Collection - Behind the scenes videos and visual effects breakdowns
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September 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Side-project-sunday came and went... Slowly adding to my practical FX tab... need help! @tvaziri.com @beforesmag.bsky.social @themovierabbithole.bsky.social Any big additions I should be out there looking for 👀?
www.theappleboxcollection.com/tags/practic...
www.theappleboxcollection.com/tags/practic...
Been doing a lot of blog posting lately - this one's my favorite:
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Vibe Coding a Nuke Assist Storage Optimizer | Cameron Target
TLDR: This is about a storage clean-up tool and why your Gen-Z coordinators need to be using Nuke Assist.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Been doing a lot of blog posting lately - this one's my favorite:
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There you have it: "Obtained low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity for cloud rendering of on-premises data."
www.megaport.com/resources/ca...
www.megaport.com/resources/ca...
Case Study: Framestore
The Megaport portal enabled Framestore to establish Virtual Cross Connects (VXCs) between their London office and Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
www.megaport.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
There you have it: "Obtained low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity for cloud rendering of on-premises data."
www.megaport.com/resources/ca...
www.megaport.com/resources/ca...
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I wrote about a very interesting and important role in the VFX world 🫖🎥🍿
I wrote about a very interesting and important role in the VFX world 🫖🎥🍿
Facilitating the Facilitators - The Case for Production Workflow Managers | Cameron Target
Production Workflow Manager: A liaison who designs, manages, and optimizes production workflows and tool configurations, allowing for fluid collaboration between creative, production, and technical te...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I wrote about a very interesting and important role in the VFX world 🫖🎥🍿
I wrote about a very interesting and important role in the VFX world 🫖🎥🍿
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Big Summer Bash Coming Up! 🥳
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#VESNY #VisualEffects #VES #SummerBash2025 #NYCVFX #ZeroSpace #CreativeCommunity #VFXNetworking #BrooklynEvents
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#VESNY #VisualEffects #VES #SummerBash2025 #NYCVFX #ZeroSpace #CreativeCommunity #VFXNetworking #BrooklynEvents
July 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Big Summer Bash Coming Up! 🥳
💥 Want to be part of the action? Sign up to volunteer here:
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👀 For more information, go here: www.vesglobal.org/event/vesnys...
#VESNY #VisualEffects #VES #SummerBash2025 #NYCVFX #ZeroSpace #CreativeCommunity #VFXNetworking #BrooklynEvents
💥 Want to be part of the action? Sign up to volunteer here:
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#VESNY #VisualEffects #VES #SummerBash2025 #NYCVFX #ZeroSpace #CreativeCommunity #VFXNetworking #BrooklynEvents
The Global governance point is huge, big fan of this video 🌞 youtu.be/-zoCpFfOH04?...
2025: The end of our world as we know it | Peter Leyden
YouTube video by Freethink
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July 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Global governance point is huge, big fan of this video 🌞 youtu.be/-zoCpFfOH04?...
zed.dev/blog/softwar...
I like Zed for many reasons, it's beautiful, fast, has an open-source feel - but yeah more than a lot of stuff these days, it keeps it real in its use of AI. It's pretty refrained...
I like Zed for many reasons, it's beautiful, fast, has an open-source feel - but yeah more than a lot of stuff these days, it keeps it real in its use of AI. It's pretty refrained...
The Case for Software Craftsmanship in the Era of Vibes - Zed Blog
From the Zed Blog: Working toward genuine, quality software in an era where code production is not the constraint anymore.
zed.dev
June 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
zed.dev/blog/softwar...
I like Zed for many reasons, it's beautiful, fast, has an open-source feel - but yeah more than a lot of stuff these days, it keeps it real in its use of AI. It's pretty refrained...
I like Zed for many reasons, it's beautiful, fast, has an open-source feel - but yeah more than a lot of stuff these days, it keeps it real in its use of AI. It's pretty refrained...