The “Wiggle” expression is one of those tools that you learn after playing with After Effects for a while and opens up a whole new world of customization to the effects and looks you are trying to get with text, 3D Cameras, and live action video. The Pixel Lab does a grab job of briefly […]

I found this great tutorial on making gradients on youtube. I use this a ton in motion graphics and simple effects and usually just made a matte with a ramp. But this guy also shows you how to make it with a shape layer which gives you a lot more control over over the gradient […]

There are a ton of tutorials out on the web for this trendy media creation. You have probably seen the Ford commercials for the Ford F-150…. or maybe you saw the Cee Lo Green music video (which I will let you google) but reguardless, you might be surpised how easy it is to do this […]

Because most agency or clients either assumed this was the program we used, or they wanted to know when this program was “eventually” going to hit the market.

Panel: Erik Horn Andrew Baldwin Tom Baurain James Fox   Key Thoughts: One of the big pluses is to be able to work natively is a huge plus! You don’t have the time, space, and man-hour expenses to have to transcode to prores. You are able to load up the FCP shortcuts in AP, which […]

Panel John havens – @johnchavens Matt Naylor – @flownonfiction Bryan Mochizuki – @clintonglobal Mark Hillman – @markhillman Sally Daub – @vixssystems Twitter Tags: #shitpanelistssay #speedtweaks   Speed Tweaks: How Fast Can Audiences Drive Edits? Bryan is talking about using twitter to give you a rough EDL for live events to turn around edits in the same day. When people watching the film […]