Film Favs 2018

Film-Favs

Films I watched (again) and dug in 2018 — in no particular order:
Imperial Dreams – directed by Malik Booth
Dope – directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Sicario – directed by Denis Villeneuve
The Shape of Water – directed by Guillermo del Toro
50/50 – directed by Jonathan Levine
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – directed by Martin McDonagh
The Gift – directed by Joel Edgerton
Last Flag Flying – directed by Richard Linklater
Arrival – directed by Denis Villeneuve
Only The Brave – directed by Joseph Kosinski
Brawl In Cell Block …

PROJECT MIDNIGHT: Pixelmutt Vortex

Project Midnight

I made this trippy animation for a special project I’m directing. Stare at the center and ask yourself “how far down the rabbit hole will Reynier take me?”
Design and Animation by: Reynier Molenaar aka

360 VFX Soundstage

Mujje

Here’s a 360 shot that I nabbed right before a fun vfx shoot with green screen for a music video. The calm before the storm!
VFX by: Pixelmutt aka Reynier

ANT-MAN: Promo Pre-Viz

Ant-Man

360 Pre-Viz made by director Reynier Molenaar to illustrate visual effects and set construction for an IMAX Ant-Man promo.
Director: Reynier Molenaar
VFX/Design: Pixelmutt aka Reynier

BALLOON ECLIPSE

Oz Color

Concept Renders by director Reynier Molenaar for an IMAX feature film involving hot-air balloons in flight during the American Solar Eclipse. Got to work again with my ballooning and production team from Disney / IMAX – Oz Color (Award-Winning Spot). Fun project, looking forward to shooting more with these guys in the near future!!
Directed by: Reynier Molenaar
Designed by: Reynier Molenaar aka Pixelmutt
Producers: Scott Spencer, Keith Sam
Client:

ANGELS: Test Stills

Angels

I shot these test stills for my short film, ANGELS. Self-portrait, Itzel and Xochitl.
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Directed by: Reynier Molenaar
Cinematography by: Reynier

ANGELS: Xochitl Time-Lapse

Angels

I shot this time-lapse portrait of Xochitl for my short film, ANGELS.
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Directed by: Reynier Molenaar
Cinematography by: Reynier

CALARTS: Alumni Guest Speaker

Last night was awesome!! I got to present some of my film work to alumni from my alma mater, CalArts! It was an honor to be a guest speaker and I had a blast meeting so many talented CalArtians!!
Special thanks to Rageshwar Goldberg and Karolyn Heimes for organizing such a wonderful event!
Photos by: John Charter
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STAR WARS: VR Falcon – Lighting Tests

Star Wars

Here are some work-in-progress renders of the Millennium Falcon from my 360 project, STAR WARS: VR Falcon. May the 4th be with you!
Director: Reynier Molenaar
VFX/Design: Reynier