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Davyd, A.I. Remix by Pogo

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Nick Bertcke (AKA Pogo) created this remix titled Davyd, using voices, chords and sound effects from Spielberg’s ‘AI: Artificial Intelligence’.

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Color Grading Underwater Red EPIC Footage in After Effects

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Cinematography, Digital Effects | No Comments

Dave with Realm Pictures talks us through the basics of color grading and why it is so important, especially with underwater footage. He then goes into a quick tutorial demonstrating some of the principles of coloring using After Effects.

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Jim Jarmusch on the Importance of Music in Film

Posted on November 14, 2011 in Music | 1 Comment

In this video Jarmusch discuses the importance of music in film and how he enlisted Neil Young to score his movie Dead Man. Some critics loved the score others hated it. What do you think?

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Color Grading in FCP X

Posted on November 4, 2011 in Digital Effects, Editing | 2 Comments

In this fifteen part tutorial, Vimeo user Color Grading Central, takes us through the process of color grading in Apple’s Final Cut Pro X:

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Editing: The Rule of Six

Posted on November 3, 2011 in Editing | 2 Comments

“The Rule of Six,” lays out a set of criteria that Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient) believes should be at the top of an editors list when working.

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Words of Wisdom from the Edit Bay

Posted on November 2, 2011 in Editing | No Comments

Avid created a short film called Agent MX-Z3RO to use as demo material to market their products by giving behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to make an independent movie. In this video producer, co-writer, and Avid marketing manager Tom Graham offers some editing advice.

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Walter Murch on Final Cut Pro X

Posted on November 1, 2011 in Editing | 2 Comments

Walter Murch discusses Final Cut Pro X at the Boston SuperMeet, 2011. He talks about what it lacks, what he hopes for in the future and if Apple really loves us.

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The Science and Future of 3D Films, With Legend3D Founder Dr. Barry Sandrew

Posted on October 27, 2011 in 3D Graphics, Effects and Stunts | No Comments

In this three part article for Forbes Magazine, Mark Hughes explores the details and challenges of 3d films with Dr Barry Sandrew whose company helped add dimension (at least in a spatial sense) to Alice in Wonderland, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Green Lantern, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Conan the Barbarian, Priest, and The Smurfs.

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Digital Bokeh with Camera Lens Blur in Adobe After Effects CS5.5

Posted on October 25, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Chris Meyer, one of the all time gurus of After Effects instruction, demonstrates the new Camera Lens Blur of Adobe After Effects CS5.5.

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Sound, a Short Film on how sound connects us to the world

Posted on October 20, 2011 in Audio, Music, Sound Design | 1 Comment

“Sound” is a short film on how sound connects us to the world, featuring musicians and sound experts Moby, Imogen Heap, and others. The video was created by the audio sharing platform SoundCloud.

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Avid Media Composer 5.5 to After Effects CS5.5 Tutorial

Posted on October 19, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments

In this video tutorial Alex Walker shows you how to export you edit out of Avid into After Effects without paying for expensive plugins.

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Normalizing the Volume in Adobe Premiere

Posted on October 17, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Vimeo user RHED Pixel explains the different ways to gain control over your audio in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 – from normalizing peaks to using Premiere’s powerful Dynamics filter.

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Advanced After Effects Puppet Techniques

Posted on October 17, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Daniel Gies gives an overview of amazing character animation in After Effects using FreeForm Pro, Cycore FX, Duik Tools and native AE Tools and expressions.

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Touchable 3D Character Projected Into a Real Environment

Posted on October 12, 2011 in 3D Graphics | 2 Comments

RePro3D, developed by a research group at Keio University, is a multi-perspective, naked eye 3D display in which viewers can touch a 3D character floating in midair.

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Red Giant QuickTip: Blue Plasma Fireball Effect

Posted on October 11, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. In this QuickTip, Aharon Rabinowitz builds a beautiful blue Plasma Fireball effect with the help of a Torch preset created by Harry Frank for Red Giant People.

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