Posts tagged after effects
The Engagement
Apr 15th
The Engagement Poster
Some people make fancy cards for their Engagement Party invitations… We decided to make a movie trailer!
For anyone involved in filmmaking, whether it be amateur, semi-pro or full blown professional, the passion is always there. It invades every part of their lives, whether it be letting your imagination run wild with everyday scenarios, to turning a simple outing to the movies into an intense visual analysis. You learn to live, breathe and occasionally eat film. So when I asked my partner Mel (or girlfriend for those who don’t like the word ‘partner’) of 1.5 years to marry me, More >
Celebrate the alliance
Apr 12th
Everything is so much cooler when you add lasers, swords, fire, explosions and fast cars!
Over the past month I’ve been working on a new video project, and yes, it has all of the above and more! It’s also the first project where I have really gotten into using After Effects. While I had only dabbled in the software on a couple of previous projects (doing simple green screen shots, etc.) this was probably the first time I actually took a dive into the deep end and began taking full advantage of its abundance of tools. A little late to the More >
Industry standard, does it still exist?
Nov 16th
Can't you see the beauty?
I was inspired today to write an article about a phrase you often hear in creative circles: “industry Standard”. Now that open source alternatives have become a more prominent force in the creative arena, is there still a need for such a thing?
When my previous article on open source filmmaking (and the Blender Foundation) made the rounds, I noticed a particular comment posted by an obviously avid Blender user. They said; “Let’s keep the Blender ball rolling and get some market respect.” One phrase in that comment stood out at me: “market respect”.
The saddest part is, when people More >
