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Crawl through a TV like in “The Ring”

Posted on August 7, 2008 in Green Screen | No Comments

Erik from Indy Mogul shows you how to recreate the effect of someone crawling out of a TV. Just like in that scary movie The Ring. And by the way, if you’re reading this and you don’t click the play button we’ll send that creepy dead girl from the movie after YOU!”>Indie Mogul shows you [...]

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We’ll Fix it in Post

Posted on August 1, 2008 in Editing | 3 Comments

For every dream of Sundance glory, there is an equal and opposite nightmare-reality that often begins during the final home stretch that is post-production.
…Bad performances, incorrect eye lines, damaged film, clearance snafus, digital dropouts, focal problems, missing coverage, off-tilt tripods, exposed negative, color timing shifts, story holes, location noise and time-code breaks can destroy a [...]

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Kamehameha After Effects Tutorial

Posted on July 22, 2008 in Digital Effects | 9 Comments

Learn how to make a kamehameha using Adobe After Effects with Trapcode’s Shine. Note: this is not a beginner’s tutorial. I try to explain everything in detail, but I suggest having at least a basic understanding of AE, especially keyframes.

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Final Cut Pro 6: Keyframing Text

Posted on July 22, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Keyframing text video tutorial for Final Cut Pro 6.

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Technology of Chromakey

Posted on July 22, 2008 in Green Screen | 1 Comment

Chromakeying high-tech green screen footage may seem like magic, but getting it right is a decidedly lo-tech affair. Eric Franks explains the technology behind the magic to help you get good results.

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After Effects & Green Screen Footage Tutorial

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

A tutorial on how you can use green screen footage in After Effects 7.0/CS3.

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HV20: Rainy Day Cinematography

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Cinematography | No Comments

Slow motion and 24p test with canon HV20. No 35mm adapter, Steadicam, Effects Software, etc was used. This is just the raw footage with “Color Curves” applied in Vegas 7.
Shot in TV Mode, 24P, Shutter 1/120, All custom image settings put to “-1″. Slow motion shot in 60i.
HV20 – Rainy Day Cinematography from Solomon Chase [...]

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Bloody Omaha

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Graphics Designers + A few elements + Post Production = great vfx sequence.
Bloody Omaha from ManuelMunoz on Vimeo.

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Magic Bullet Looks: Color grading in Sony Vegas

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Digital Effects | 2 Comments

This is a Canon HG10 + Letus35 Mini + Canon EF 24mm f/2.8… all handheld. Short clips graded differently in MBL.
Magic Bullet Looks – Color grading in Sony Vegas… from [ PIXEL VIKING ] on Vimeo.

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Chroma in Video: Final Cut Pro

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Going over the basics of chroma keying in video using Final Cut Pro.

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Lightsaber Effect with Adobe After Effects CS3

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

This tutorial will guide you through the simple steps on how to make your Star Wars fan films excellent!
Using Adobe After Effects CS3 (MAC Based)

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Final Cut Pro Tutorial: Plesantville Effect

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Digital Effects | No Comments

This tutorial tells you how to desaturate the image and leave a single color.
Final Cut Pro Tutorial: Plesantville Effect from Andy Coon on Vimeo.

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