Posted on February 3, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
This tutorial by ShortFormVidoes demonstrates how to create a Compass Gimbal that you would find in an aircraft using After Effect’s built in effects.
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Posted on January 31, 2012 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
Vimeo user Peter Bohush demonstrates how he uses the Pro version of Mocha to track and rotoscope an actor for a special effects shot in his film, Broken Spirits.
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Posted on January 31, 2012 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
Using only stock effects in After Effects, Vimeo user Flomotion shows you how to create a fireworks effect with a fractal noise and a dash of CC Flo Motion.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
This video from Motion Design Plus takes a look at the growth of Motion Design throughout the century with the ultimate aim of creating the First exhibition center dedicated to Motion Design in Paris, France.
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Posted on January 19, 2012 in 3D Graphics | No Comments
The title sequence to David Fincher’s “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is an amazing mix of dark forms and stylized violence. This sequence which houses over 250 shots alone was created by visual effects house, Blue Studios.
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Posted on January 17, 2012 in Credits | No Comments
Rubicon is AMC Original Series that follows a beleaguered and brilliant government analyst who, after being faced with a shocking tragedy, begins to uncover clues that could point to a complex and sinister consipiracy. To portray that paranoia, Creative Director Karin Fong studied infrastructure, battle graphs, and 70s psycho movies to craft the final version of the opening title animation.
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Posted on January 13, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Don’t have this amazing funny talent to make your eyebrows dance?
Worry not. The folks at VFXbro and Final Cut Kings show you how a little bit of After Effects Trickery can have your eyebrows Dubstepping in no time. (Getting 22 million YouTube hits not included in the tutorial).
The Effect:
The Tutorial:
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Posted on January 10, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Nick Campbell demonstrates how to create a 3d logo inside Cinema 4d and composite it with real life footage in After Effects.
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Posted on January 9, 2012 in Digital Effects, General Production | 1 Comment
In this DVD audio commentary for the movie Contact, Robert Zemeckis discusses how they created the impossible mirror effects shot.
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Posted on January 6, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Tired of looking at pristine noiseless images created by today’s super-cameras… Ryan Connolly of Film Riot shows you how “cheese” up your footage with flicker and scratches inside After Effects:
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Posted on January 4, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
We’ll save the quantum tunneling lecture for another time – here’s a way to fake the a Space-Time Vortex a al Dr. Who using After Effects, Red Giant’s Trapcode Particular and Shine.
Via VideoCreative.org
Posted on December 23, 2011 in Digital Effects, Editing | No Comments
Add a little extra pizzaz with this basic tutorial demonstrating how to create intricate and mesmerizing wipes in Adobe After Effects and applying them to footage in Adobe Premiere. CS5.5 used for both programs but this technique can be used on older versions of the software.
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Posted on December 22, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Acquired in September of 2011, Adobe will be integrating Iridas Speedgrade sooner or later into the Creative Suite. Colin smith covers some of the basics in his show “No Stupid Questions”
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Posted on December 21, 2011 in Cinematography, Digital Effects | No Comments
This video by Dolby Laboratories gives you to the behind the scenes look at how Michael Cioni and the team at Light Iron Digital used Dolby Reference Monitors for Coloring “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
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Posted on December 20, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
In this tutorial, Motion Revolver covers how to organize your projects on your computer and within After Effects. By organizing your After Effects projects properly, you’ll likely save yourself and others countless hours of confusion.
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