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“Adobe After Effects Quit Unexpectedly.” Hmmmm.
All afternoon I have been trying to render out a fairly complex animation from After Effects CS5. And all afternoon I have been crashing the application at various points in the render process. 21.15...
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Forever 21 Virtual Fashion Show.
Recently Forever 21 created and produced the worlds first virtual fashion show using 3D projection mapping, and copious amounts of green screen video with special effects. The result is pretty...
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Color My World. “Mosteiro de Santa Clara” from Daniel Silva.
I’m not sure what technique Daniel Silva used to create this video. Well I should say I have a pretty solid idea, but I’m not going to say since I haven’t actually talked to the guy. This isn’t...
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Friday Inspiration. Salience by Paul Trillo.
This short video from Paul Trillo is hauntingly beautiful. Over the course of five minutes, invisible people are revealed through clouds of colored powder. The video is a complex blend of compositing,...
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How It’s Made. Triada Studios & Shoghakat TV.
Most of us take for granted the amount of work that goes into a 15 or 30 second TV commercial or promo. The 4 videos below from Armenian Triada Studio is a great example of what I am talking about. …...
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Friday Inspiration. “Life Forms” A tribute to the scientist and artist Ernst...
This animated short film was created by animating light, plastic, and oil, with final compositing in After Effects. No CGI, just crazy hand techniques and some insane electronic music. Enjoy. Filed...
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GlassFin Shows How it Made the Honda Wave.
Every day people see commercials on TV, the internet, in movie theaters, their mobile handset, etc. Most of the time we never really think about the amount of work that goes into the final production...
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“The Verge” from Lightfarm Studios Make Your Photoshop Skills Look Weak.
So you think you have bad ass Photoshop skills, the guys at Lightfarm have you beat. The video below is a behind the scenes look at the compositing, modeling and construction of “The Verge”. this image...
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Wonderful London.
This is great. Simon Smith has done a really nice job of compositing the original footage from 1924′s “Wonderful London” into shots that he created this year. Each shot is matched for position and...
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MPC and Adam Berg’s Opener for Forza Horizon 2 is Pretty Mind Blowing.
Keeping with the previous post from today, the video below blends CG and live action so well you really can’t tell which is which at times. The live action footage was shot in Italy over a 3 day period...
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The Helvetica Watch.
I know a lot of designers that hate Helvetica. I also know a lot of designers that love Helvetica, and respect it’s timeless qualities. I fall into the latter group. Watch maker Mondaine has introduced...
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The Juggernaut, “Generations”.
The two videos below from the Juggernaut show the finished work the Toronto based group produced for Kettle One, along with the making of video. While the making of is short on details thanks to no...
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Behind the Scenes of “Fable”.
By now most people have seen or read about the ads that were featured on Super Bowl Sunday. While there wasn’t anything all that mind blowing, there were some spots that really entertained, one of them...
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Coldplay’s Up&Up is a visual treat.
I’m not really a Coldplay fan, but I have to give them credit for the video below. Actually I have to give credit to directors Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia plus their crew that produced it. Coldplay...
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