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Matthew Jeppsen
Matthew Jeppsen is the founder of FreshDV and a digital video shooter and editor. By most reports he is powered entirely by coffee. 
Kendal MillerKendal Miller has over 10 years experience in the production industry. Currently he is working as Director of Photography in Chicago, IL where he resides with his wife Kendra. He works on a wide variety of projects ranging from commercial to independent film projects, working on one of the first commercial Red projects in the midwest area. When he's not shooting film or video he enjoys still photography as a hobby. An original part of the FreshDV team and contributing author to such magazines as DV and others Kendal enjoys providing industry training and education for others, and feels he often learns through the writing process as well. 
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Avatar - The Making of a VFX SceneWondering what the Avatar fuss is all about? This should help.
So unless you’ve been under a rock for the past 3-6 months, you are probably aware of Avatar, James Cameron’s latest film. It’s been hyped as a visual effects masterpiece, but why exactly? If you aren’t familiar with the unique VFX processes they used to create this film, the following video should help. Watch below… more »
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Compositor and VFX artist Adam Sager has posted his personal reel from the work he did for the 3D stop-motion film “Coraline.” It’s a beautiful collection of clips that show the before and after comparisons. Anyone with an interest in compositing and the VFX arts should really dig the video embedded below. more »Advertisement Inspiring Music Video from M83Inspiring visuals created using Trapcode’s Form plugin A beautiful fan-created video for M83’s “We Own the Sky” music video contest. Particle animation done using Trapcode Form. Watch below. more »Ted Talks - How Benjamin Button got his faceEd Ulbrich explains the innovative VFX tech behind “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
In this video from TED, Digital Domain effects guru Ed Ulbrich presents on the Oscar-winning technology they built for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Watch below… more »Cool After Effects Tutorial - Rhythmic Motion TypographyBring static text to life with this simple tutorial As a video editor, I posses a very basic working knowledge of Adobe After Effects. I can zing around in Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro, but my grasp of AE is still a work in progress. So when I happen across a tutorial that I’m able to quickly grasp, you know I have to share it. Here’s one such tutorial video compliments of AETUTS that shows you how to do that currently-popular dynamic text/lyrics thing, bringing simple words to life in time with music. The video is embedded below. more »Wardrobe! Weatherman + Green Tie = Chromakey FunOfftopic, but amusing Advertisement |
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