Post Production
Free Plug-ins for After Effects, FCE, FCP, and FCS (including Motion)
Facebook in the new grapevine: I learned earlier this week courtesy of CoreMelt’s Facebook news feed that CoreMelt (creators...
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Epic Drums
Bombastic. Action. Chase scenes. Energy. A touch of exotica, with occasional ethnic percussion elements, odd metals, and other special...
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CMG Hidden Gems: Chapter 9 – Blending Modes
As you are probably aware by now, we’re going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th...
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After Effects Apprentice: The Video(s)
Many After Effects users know us for our books Creating Motion Graphics (CMG) and After Effects Apprentice (AEA). CMG...
Production
Smith & Nephew VERILAST Commercial
Silhouettes…ink splashes…particle streams that follow movement…all very pretty; all arguably done to death by now. Thus my pleasant surprise...
Production
Art of the Title: Quantum of Solace
The good folks at The Art of the Title Sequence have recently posted a wonderful expos© on the titles...
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2+ Hours of Free Video Training on Shatter
Many After Effects users are familiar with Brian Maffitt, founder of Total Training. Brian also ran a plug-in company...
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“Why 3D Doesn’t Work and Never Will”
While a large portion of both the media creation and consumption industries gear up to produce and support 3D...
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CMG Hidden Gems: Chapter 8 – Motion Blur and More
As you are probably aware by now, we’re going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th...
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Your Daily After Effects Fix
I’ve mentioned previously that Todd Kopriva’s Region of Interest blog is one of the best sources of essential After...