August 28, 2009 - Try as we could, we just couldn't get excited about the design of the new building. It was clear we needed to go in a different direction - something that would get the juices flowing. We looked at a number of non-traditional buildings, and kept coming back to shipping container structures. Could the containers be configured in a way that gave us a large green screen studio, and also allowed for additional space we could lease to other creative companies? We took a scrap piece of 2 x 4 and cut it into scale size pieces for a high top shipping container.
Those dimensions are shown below 
Posted by on August 28, 2009
August 25, 2009 - There is always a feeling of serendipity when I'm thumbing through a trade magazine, surfing the web, or watching TV and come across an illustration, photo or animation epic created, and now see it actually being used in context. Sometimes, we work weeks or months on an assignment, turn it over to the client, and never see how it was actually used.
That happened recently when the latest issue of Drilling Contractor landed on my desk. While looking through it, I came across an illustration we did for BJ Services for their DirectStim product ("provides acid stimulation for broader payzone coverage"). We were commissioned to create the illustration for their Annual Report and for corporate sales presentations, so we were happy to see it was also being used in the trade press.
Posted by Vic on August 25, 2009
August 24, 2009 - one online trend that is indisputable is the explosion in the use of video for all kinds of appicaitons. While there is a lot of junk on the web, there is also a great deal of work that is well crafted and perfect for narrowcasting on the small screen. At epic, we are part of the growing number of web developers who understand the importance of the medium, and we try our best (if possible) to make sure it is a part of every site we build.
In the past, we rented green screen studio facilities from other production companies. This year our video work has grown to the point where we decided to start planning for an addition to our studio specifically to house a green screen stage. This is the first blog entry of the quest to take that idea from concept to creation.
Posted by on August 24, 2009
Me and a buddy of mine shoot some footage of him playing with and RC truck hitting jumps and stuff. We got 30 minutes of
Posted by Anthony on August 20, 2009
August 14, 2009 - at epic any excuse to get a new piece of photo gear is good enough for us, so when a new client asked us to help with an animation showing the shot peening process on their reconditioned Sucker Rods - we invested in a 4" 0 Photo Softbox Lighting Tent. It was the first time we used this piece of equipment, and we were very pleased with the results. So here is the back story to the product photos shown here. We also did some 3D modeling of the metal rod which is included as well. .
Posted by Vic Cherubini on August 14, 2009
__large.jpg "Adding a little excitement to a sucker rod photo.")
__large.jpg "Pump jack showing sucker rod assembly.")
__large.jpg "Close up of Sucker Rod profile")
__large.jpg "A sparkler did the trick.")
__large.jpg "3D Sucker Rod close up showing shot peened surface.")
__large.jpg "3D Sucker Rod Illustrations with reflections - by epic software group.")