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Mar 21, 2012 | 49mins.
• Composite footage into Airplane interior
• Build wing from 2D elements and add pyro
• Build wing from 2D elements and add pyro
3rd Party Tools:
Particular, Action Essentials 2
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Jan 16, 2012 | 33mins.
• Composite a super-slow motion grenade to live footage
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Dec 13, 2011 | 15mins.
• Composite stock footage elements to create magic hits
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares, Action Essentials 2
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Posted at 01:20 am on April 24th, 2012 by Andrew Kramer
So much has been going on lately! Returned from a fun and exciting show at NAB 2012, the new After Effects CS6 has been announced and I've also finished some new title work. This new title sequence is certainly inspired by the original one I created over 4 years ago and was meant to feature the alternate future represented in the episode. I've added some breakdowns for the work that was involved in…
Posted at 12:35 pm on April 10th, 2012 by Andrew Kramer
 I'll be attending NAB in Las Vegas this year so if you see me around please stop and say hello! I'll be presenting at the Adobe Booth to talk about some recent television work I created which should be really fun. Sam and Tino are also going to be making… |
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March 21st, 2012
• Composite footage into Airplane interior
• Build wing from 2D elements and add pyro
• Build wing from 2D elements and add pyro
January 16th, 2012
• Composite a super-slow motion grenade to live footage
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
December 13th, 2011
• Composite stock footage elements to create magic hits
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
November 28th, 2011
• Create a machine gun with dynamic ricochets types
• Use Expressions to emit unique particles on each surface
• Use Expressions to emit unique particles on each surface
November 21st, 2011
• Use 3DS Max to create a ball shattering with RayFire
• Composite the passes in AE with DOF & Displacement
• Composite the passes in AE with DOF & Displacement
October 16th, 2011
• Key out footage without eliminating the soft reflections
• Composite in 32bpc for more realistic blending
• Composite in 32bpc for more realistic blending
August 29th, 2011
• Create a smokey portal effect with turbulent Particles
• Use a Z-depth pass to generate a believable reveal
• Use a Z-depth pass to generate a believable reveal
August 15th, 2011
• On-Set breakdown of visual effects for 'Demon Cam' film
• Go behind the scenes, watch the making of App Promo
• Go behind the scenes, watch the making of App Promo
June 21st, 2011
• Create a 3D set extension with fog using Stock Footage
• Use Camera Tracker to matchmove inside of AE
• Use Camera Tracker to matchmove inside of AE
May 1st, 2011
• Trim Compose helps you manage large VFX project
• Discuss workflows for creating a video with many VFX
• Discuss workflows for creating a video with many VFX
April 4th, 2011
• Create a procedural crumbling effect using Shatter Effect
• Composite dust elements and add realistic motion blur
• Composite dust elements and add realistic motion blur
February 14th, 2011
• Create an infinite galactic zoom through particle energy
• Build the orb from scratch and animate in 3d space
• Build the orb from scratch and animate in 3d space
January 27th, 2011
• Create high-impact titles using multiple stroke FX
• Use expressions to link text for easy editing
• Use expressions to link text for easy editing
November 28th, 2010
• Create an illuminating title with color casting in 3D
• Use built-in effects to achieve a nice chromatic glow
• Use built-in effects to achieve a nice chromatic glow
October 19th, 2010
• Create 3D depth from 2D planar tracking with Preset
• Transform corner pin data from Mocha to Null Objects
• Transform corner pin data from Mocha to Null Objects
September 28th, 2010
• Build a realistic explosion using Action Essentials 2
• Create a powerful shockwave and track using Mocha AE
• Create a powerful shockwave and track using Mocha AE
August 18th, 2010
• Combine multiple explosions to create a Depth Charge
• Build volumetric light and shadows with 3D passes
• Build volumetric light and shadows with 3D passes
July 19th, 2010
• Composite suspended 3D glass into a live action shot
• Use 3D Max to create a particle system and refractions
• Use 3D Max to create a particle system and refractions
July 6th, 2010
• Cast realistic shadows from a 3D Particle System
• Includes work-flow tips and setup for custom sprites
• Includes work-flow tips and setup for custom sprites
June 28th, 2010
• Create a cloudy smoke title with real footage
• Combine video elements with a particle system
• Combine video elements with a particle system
June 1st, 2010
• Add fake movement to a still and animate moving smoke
• Create a real camera movement with a rack focus
• Create a real camera movement with a rack focus
April 27th, 2010
• Integrate 3D with Live Action footage using 2D tracking
• Includes steps for 3D Max & Cinema 4D or use AE only
• Includes steps for 3D Max & Cinema 4D or use AE only
March 28th, 2010
• Create a progressive shatter effect in After Effects
• Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake
• Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake
March 8th, 2010
• Create a ball transition effect with CC Ball Action
• Use multiple layers to cascade the effect sequentially
• Use multiple layers to cascade the effect sequentially
February 5th, 2010
• Create realistic smoke trails with Particular particles
• Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence
• Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence
January 12th, 2010
• Sure Target 2 is a plug-in for controlling the AE Camera
• Features Inertia, Auto-focus, Camera Roll and more!
• Features Inertia, Auto-focus, Camera Roll and more!
December 23rd, 2009
• Use After Effects to create shiny glass orbs in 3D
• Create a spherical and reflection map from images
• Create a spherical and reflection map from images
December 6th, 2009
• Create a dynamic bar graph with customizable values
• Streamline graph production without sacrificing quality
• Streamline graph production without sacrificing quality
November 17th, 2009
• Download and use our free reflection Plug-in
• Customize the look of the reflection in 3D space
• Customize the look of the reflection in 3D space
November 2nd, 2009
• Animate a person exploding from a lightning blast
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
November 1st, 2009
• Add Rain & Atmosphere then build a Lightning Bolt
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
October 5th, 2009
• Animate a camera through one surface to another below
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
August 28th, 2009
• Use normal-map to relight 3d scenes in AE
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
August 26th, 2009
• Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title
July 30th, 2009
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
July 6th, 2009
• Create a draw-on blue print title card
• Use the scribble effect and stoke to write
• Use the scribble effect and stoke to write
May 31st, 2009
• Create a DVD menu and export for DVD authoring
• Use Encore to build buttons and loop menus
• Use Encore to build buttons and loop menus
May 20th, 2009
• Create particles that only appear in the light beams
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
May 20th, 2009
• Cast soft shadows with a fast-rendering lighting array
• Break up text characters and animate individually
• Break up text characters and animate individually
April 16th, 2009
• Build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
April 3rd, 2009
• Create a stylistic 3D city with 2D images in AE
• Built advanced structures and simulate lighting
• Built advanced structures and simulate lighting
March 12th, 2009
• Fracture layers and manipulate in 3D space with ease
• Use expressions, scripts and create a distressed title
• Use expressions, scripts and create a distressed title
February 17th, 2009
• Build a silver ring in After Effects with a particle wipe
• Use valueAtTime expression to automate over time
• Use valueAtTime expression to automate over time
January 28th, 2009
• Create 3D interface display as seen in Iron Man's helmet
• Build self-animating components and artificial lighting
• Build self-animating components and artificial lighting
January 23rd, 2009
• Sure Target has been updated with several new features
• 3D Falloff preset also updated to use with Sure Target
• 3D Falloff preset also updated to use with Sure Target
January 16th, 2009
• Use Sure Target preset to achieve advanced 3d moves
• Learn advanced tips and create "3d-looking" titles
• Learn advanced tips and create "3d-looking" titles
December 17th, 2008
• Create a spinning orb that self animates with time
• Convert to 3D layers and animate the camera with DOF
• Convert to 3D layers and animate the camera with DOF
December 16th, 2008
• Control 3D layers so they fade away in the distance
• Create a cool design and manipulate the powerful preset
• Create a cool design and manipulate the powerful preset
November 19th, 2008
• Build organic mesh with noise modifiers from a sphere
• Use procedural texturing to give a uneven monster skin
• Use procedural texturing to give a uneven monster skin
November 7th, 2008
• Create a fluid energy wipe with built-in particles
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
November 4th, 2008
• Create Energy particle system in After Effects
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
October 27th, 2008
• Composite 3D render and 2D elements in After Effects
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
October 7th, 2008
• Use 3D Max to create a crater over live action footage
• Create a high quality crater with the displace modifier
• Create a high quality crater with the displace modifier
September 30th, 2008
• Use Boujou to solve 3d camera movement from footage
• Export camera data for After Effects and 3D Max
• Export camera data for After Effects and 3D Max
September 19th, 2008
• Composite 3D Debris and create meteor smoke trail
• Add dust atmosphere and street cracking
• Add dust atmosphere and street cracking
September 19th, 2008
• Create ground destruction in 3D Max using particle flow
• Render motion blur and shadows for AE compositing
• Render motion blur and shadows for AE compositing
August 2nd, 2008
• Cast 3D shadows onto live action footage
• Use shadow diffusion and special material options
• Use shadow diffusion and special material options
July 19th, 2008
• Use expressions to drive particles based on speed
• Create sandy like particles that fly off of text
• Create sandy like particles that fly off of text
July 18th, 2008
• Learn powerful expressions for animating objects
• Animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space
• Animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space
June 30th, 2008
• Create a complex energy scene with CC particle world
• Animate particles in 3D with multiple instances
• Animate particles in 3D with multiple instances
June 3rd, 2008
• Create a realistic vehicle collision with body damage
• Discover Keying tips, the puppet tool and much more
• Discover Keying tips, the puppet tool and much more
May 7th, 2008
• Create and animate Per-Character Text in 32bpc
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
May 2nd, 2008
• Learn to create bump maps from textures and lights
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
April 12th, 2008
• Learn advanced techniques for stabilizing footage in AE
• Composite realistic smoke behind vehicle with paticular
• Composite realistic smoke behind vehicle with paticular
April 9th, 2008
• Composite and animate smoke elements in 3D space
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
April 2nd, 2008
• Create a dynamic space world with light streams
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
January 17th, 2008
• Use 3D Max to create growing 3D vines
• Composite Z depth pass in After Effects for DOF
• Composite Z depth pass in After Effects for DOF
February 25th, 2008
• Create a healing effect as seen by many super heroes
• Cover advanced motion tracking tips and compositing
• Cover advanced motion tracking tips and compositing
January 29th, 2008
• Create the illusion of cold breath on a warm day
• Use color correction to cool the mood of the scene
• Use color correction to cool the mood of the scene
January 25th, 2008
• Create a 3D title plate with growing elements
• Use Evolution to enhance this simple design
• Use Evolution to enhance this simple design
January 25th, 2008
• Create water droplets on the lens with DOF
• Learn about setting for the MR Mercury filter
• Learn about setting for the MR Mercury filter
January 9th, 2008
• Make a 3D eyeball that can look around the room
• Use CC Sphere to create a material of the eyeball
• Use CC Sphere to create a material of the eyeball
January 7th, 2008
• Create creepy eye effects by replacing eyeball
• Use Motion tracking to link parts together
• Use Motion tracking to link parts together
December 17th, 2007
• Create a Unique custom Particle System with Particular
• Use Null objects to create advanced camera movements
• Use Null objects to create advanced camera movements
November 26th, 2007
• Make a planet explode using the shatter effect
• Composite explosion and add motion blur
• Composite explosion and add motion blur
November 26th, 2007
• Create a dying planet with visible lava and cracks
• Render with built in transparency to QuickTime Movie
• Render with built in transparency to QuickTime Movie
November 7th, 2007
• This tutorial is from the Evolution DVD out on Nov 12th
• Check out the cool Twister Preset and the possibilities
• Check out the cool Twister Preset and the possibilities
October 31st, 2007
• Simulate the look of bugs crawling under the skin
• Use displacement mapping and color correction
• Use displacement mapping and color correction
October 15th, 2007
• Create the illusion of camera passing through glass
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
October 10th, 2007
• Create a Title as seen in the Riot Gear Promo
• Learn advanced colorization techniques
• Learn advanced colorization techniques
October 1st, 2007
• Composite blood render with live action footage
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
October 1st, 2007
• Import blood render and create 3D particle system
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
October 1st, 2007
• Create a complex microscopic view of inside a body
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
September 26th, 2007
• Now we'll see if we can create 3D Text in C4d
• We'll add a seemless BG and soft shadows too
• We'll add a seemless BG and soft shadows too
September 25th, 2007
• Create 3D text with a seamless bg in 3ds Max
• Use a skylight to generate soft shadows
• Use a skylight to generate soft shadows
September 17th, 2007
• Convert music amplitude to drive particle animation
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
September 10th, 2007
• Turn a 2D picture into a 3D virtual scene
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
January 27th, 2007
• Extend a live action set with custom matte painting
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
July 30th, 2007
• Transform daylight footage to night footage
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
January 23rd, 2007
• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
July 16th, 2007
• Use procedural mattes to remove a blown out sky
• Track background and create custom mattes
• Track background and create custom mattes
July 9th, 2007
• Add 3D control to earth inside After Effects
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
July 8th, 2007
• Create a cool earth in After Effects
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
July 2nd, 2007
• Create a cosmic Earth zoom in AE
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
June 27th, 2007
• Use Vanishing Point to generate 3D from still
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
June 27th, 2007
• Convert a still photo to 3D geometry in AE
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
June 25th, 2007
• Transform a single image into 3D space
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
June 17th, 2007
• Simulate a frozen world around one person
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
June 4th, 2007
• Create jumpy random moving text with expressions
• Define the expression to a specific direction
• Define the expression to a specific direction
May 27th, 2007
• Create titles that fly by the camera
• Learn a little bit about keyframes & interpolation
• Learn a little bit about keyframes & interpolation
May 20th, 2007
• Simulate graffiti writing on a wall in 3D
• Add some paint splatter elements
• Add some paint splatter elements
May 14th, 2007
• Create a semi-realistic water surface in 3D
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
May 7th, 2007
• Enhance 3D reflections with watery refraction
• Make surface appear wet and displaced
• Make surface appear wet and displaced
April 30th, 2007
• Animate a thin particle system in 3D space
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
April 23rd, 2007
• Control speed from slow to fast like film 300
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
April 16th, 2007
• Simulate a blow back action from a small firearm
• Recreate the barrel and add motion blur to slide
• Recreate the barrel and add motion blur to slide
April 9th, 2007
• Construct a 3D room from still images
• Animate camera down a hallway with titles
• Animate camera down a hallway with titles
April 2nd, 2007
• Create an easy earthquake expression with controller
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
March 26th, 2007
• Use light streaks with live action footage
• Enhanced coloring method and 3D layer control
• Enhanced coloring method and 3D layer control
March 19th, 2007
• Learn how to make blood stick to things
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
March 12th, 2007
• Create flowing light streams using a fractal noise
• Add 3D particles and a nice camera move
• Add 3D particles and a nice camera move
March 5th, 2007
• Create ink spatter elements and composite in 3D
• Use Particle World to generate fake ink
• Use Particle World to generate fake ink
March 5th, 2007
• Make a muzzle flash actually light up your scene
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
January 22nd, 2007
• New Light Saber preset with enhanced motion blur
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
January 29th, 2007
• Use Custom Preset to generate instant Light Sabers
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
January 22nd, 2007
• Convert frame rates from PAL to NTSC to PAL
• Change 60i footage to 24p and much more
• Change 60i footage to 24p and much more
January 8th, 2007
• Use Trapcode's Particular to generate light streaks
• Use an expression to generate random movement
• Use an expression to generate random movement
January 1st, 2007
• Create easy 3D reflections with no plug-ins
• Simulate reflective falloff and blurry reflections
• Simulate reflective falloff and blurry reflections
December 18th, 2006
• Create a page peel animation effect
• Use time-remapping to adjust speed
• Use time-remapping to adjust speed
November 6th, 2006
• Create depth of field with live action footage
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
October 23rd, 2006
• Use simple tools to create a great bleach bypass
• Can be done with earlier versions of AE
• Can be done with earlier versions of AE
July 4th, 2006
• Learn a great rotoscoping technique
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
June 26th, 2006
• Automatically resize images in Photoshop batch
• Sequence layers quickly in After Effects
• Sequence layers quickly in After Effects
June 12th, 2006
• Use camera raw images & create HDRI in Photoshop
• Create blooming and realistic motion blur
• Create blooming and realistic motion blur
May 14th, 2007
• Use Keylight to achieve great green screen work
• Learn basic color correction techniques
• Learn basic color correction techniques
May 15th, 2006
• Set up low resolution proxies in AE to work faster
• Manage render settings and templates more efficiently
• Manage render settings and templates more efficiently
May 1st, 2006
• Use the new Text animation effect: BLUR
• Add a lens flare to enhance animation
• Add a lens flare to enhance animation
April 24th, 2006
• Remove facial blemishes, spots, discolorations
• Match grain to cleaned area of face
• Match grain to cleaned area of face
May 1st, 2006
• Move layers in 3D space with depth of field
• Animate camera and Add Effects
• Animate camera and Add Effects
April 3rd, 2006
• Add camera shake to high power moments
• Use the wiggler to generate random motion
• Use the wiggler to generate random motion
June 13th, 2005
• Learn the basics of After Effects 6.5 Pro & UI
• Importing video, effects, keyframes & rendering
• Importing video, effects, keyframes & rendering
June 13th, 2005
• Create an authentic old-film look
• Introduction to transfer modes and masks
• Introduction to transfer modes and masks
May 23rd, 2005
• Learn simple method to deinterlace footage
• Explain track mattes & Interpret footage settings
• Explain track mattes & Interpret footage settings
January 6th, 2005
• Learn to enhance video with sky replacement
• Perform 2d motion tracking & basic color correction
• Perform 2d motion tracking & basic color correction
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