Posted on July 4, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Nick Campbell gives you a overview of his preset he posted at RedGiantPeople for Trapcode Particular. It’s called “Sparkler” and it gives you the effect of writing your name with a sparkler.
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Posted on June 28, 2011 in Cinematography, Digital Effects | 1 Comment
Aaron Benitez and Zach King will show you how to create three action effects using After Effects and PFTrack. They include; Bullet Time (Time Freeze Effect), Slow Motion Shooting and Cloning an Army.
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Posted on June 27, 2011 in Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts | No Comments
In this video Zach King shows you how to remove the orange tips from your airsoft gun video footage using After Effects.
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Posted on June 24, 2011 in Digital Effects, Green Screen | No Comments
Dave Dugdale created this step-by-step green screen tutorial for Premiere CS5. He uses work lights, but he admits in his article that they do a bad job. Having said that. it’s still an informative video.
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Posted on June 23, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Trapcode’s Peder Norrby demonstrates how to make amazing volumetric smoke effects with After Effects and Particular.
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Posted on June 21, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
In this tutorial, Wes Ball (of OddBall Animation) shows you how to create a stylized lightning bolt effect (seen in the Lovett music video “Eye of the Storm”) using Trapcode Particular and Trapcode 3D Stroke.
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Posted on June 9, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Although you should always make sure your lens is free from dust on set, sometimes it slips through… Here’s how you can alleviate the headache caused by unwanted dust on the lens.
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Posted on June 7, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
This video by Iaenic covers a technique for making cool 3D Wings in Adobe After Effects.
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Posted on June 6, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
This tutorial by Andy Dykstra goes through a fast and easy way to create a cross processed look for your video using basic curves adjustments.
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Posted on June 3, 2011 in Digital Effects | 5 Comments
Color Grading is too often regarded as an arcane, exclusive science not fit for mere mortals. But the digital age is slowly starting to reshape this mentality and allow for a clearer perspective through the haze of hyperbole. Which is a good thing because the tools for getting great color grading results have never been better, cheaper or more accessible.
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Posted on June 2, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
This three part tutorial by Reserve17 shows you how to create a “vine” animation using Trapcode Particular in After Effects.
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Posted on June 2, 2011 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
Dan Glass, Visual Effects Supervisor for Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” discusses the visual design and how they put together a sequence that goes all way back to the creation of the universe.
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Posted on June 1, 2011 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
HDSLR Shooter Clint Milby demonstrates how to use Twixtor Pro inside Adobe Premiere to perfectly create smooth slow motion footage.
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Posted on May 31, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
A behind the scene look with WETA Digital, the industry-leading and Academy Award® winning visual effects house, on the apes in ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’.
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Posted on May 30, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Here is Mike Huetz tutorial for eliminating the “jello effect” caused by CMOS’s rolling shutter. This tutorial uses footage from a Nikon D90 (720, 24fps) you may need to adjust the speed percentage for your footage. This method increases render times, but it should be worth it.
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