Author: Brian Tolle

  • Real time Environments

    Virtual Environments are built for real-time filmmaking. Blueprints and web interfaces allow the crew to adjust environment settings with the same responsiveness as other departments – with controls that fit your production including OSC & DMX.

  • Filmography

    Matchmove, Animation Matching, and Layout work. YEAR FILM TASKS COMAPANY 2017 Asura Matchmove Artist Tippett, Berkeley Downsized Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael Bolden! Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael 2016 Rogue One Matchmove Artist Whiskytree, San Rafael Dawn (TV Pilot) Layout Artist Tippett, Berkeley League of Gods Layout Artist Tippett, Berkeley 2015 Gods of Egypt Layout…

  • if you love something, set it FREE

    Once again available on Amazon video, “All the Others Were Practice” is now available FREE to Amazon Prime members. And, if you don’t have a Prime membership, it’s available for just 99¢ to RENT or BUY. Plus, “All the Others Were Practice” is still available to RENT or BUY for as low as 99¢ on iTunes and vimeo.…

  • reflections, three years on

    Nearly three years since “All the Others Were Practice” was finished, I have had some distance, and time to reflect on the process of making the film, what went right, what went not right. It is the fault of the director and the casting director, if an actor is mis-cast. An actor is hired for a…

  • Obit Visualization

    As the film moves between Henry’s reality and our shared reality, the camera is different. In shared reality, the camera is far away from Henry, filming him on a long lens. When we are in Henry’s reality, the camera is close to him on a short lens. A few times we cut back and forth…

  • Obit Storyboards

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  • Obit Filming Day 2

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  • Obit Filming Day 1

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  • Obit Behind the Scenes Day 1

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  • One Year On

    One year ago today, we were settling into our comfy seats at the Embarcadero Cinema in San Francisco for the first public screening of “All the Others Were Practice”. In the past year, we had a Valentine’s screening in Indianapolis, and every month viewers from all over the world are watching the film on demand…