7 Ways To Help Prep for an International Doc Style Project
I recently returned from my sixth trip to Guatemala, capturing footage in support of Athentikos’ I AM ART intiative....
Eliminating Banding and Color Shift Issues in Your After Effects Renders
Compression Preview, announced today by ZERO VFX, is the company’s first new software plug-in for the post production marketplace....
Creating, Promoting and Utilizing Corporate Video Content
As companies and organizations of all sizes realize the importance of a digital presence, video professionals have the opportunity...
Ask an Expert: OS Upgrade Issues, Retiming Animations within Titles and Camera/TV Combos
In our November 2014 Mailbag, readers asked questions about how to solve their OS upgrade issues, retiming animations within...
Cinema 4D and After Effects Interaction: Exploring Cineware
My name is Dorian Heller and I’m Seattle-based motion designer and visual fx artist. I’ve done work for Microsoft...
5 Ways Creating Documentaries Helped Me Improve My Storytelling
Back in 2008 I had a discussion with my wife about how I wanted to do something more with...
SMPTE Time Code – Virtually Unchanged After Almost 50 Years
The more things change, the more they stay the same. So goes the old proverb. SMPTE Time Code is...
Lookout Movi You’re Not the Only Kid In Town
For the last two years the largest innovation in camera support and movement has to be the motorized gimbal....
Ask an Expert: How to Market Yourself, Applying a LUT and Using the Angle Editor in FCPX
In our October 2014 Mailbag, readers asked questions about editing clips from different angles, the best approach to LUTs,...
I Need You but Can’t Pay You: 4 Things to Remember When Asking for Free Work
We’ve all been there! The all too familiar passion projects – ie: short films, documentaries, even feature films. When...
