Strap in! The team at Funny or Die has put together a new video & a contest that is perfect for VFX and they even let me do a little cameo! Oh and it's starring this one guy named JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME!
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How it works:
Watch the video. Then youshoot a video and add in some pre-keyed shots of Van Damme taking names, then whoever makes the best films wins some gear! Short deadline though, only 2-weeks, good thing they are pre-keyed!

Check out the video and see what Jean-Claude Van Damme has to say about it!

Update:
FreddieW also created a new short using footage from the contest!

I've been finding some extra time to dig deeper into some built-in After Effects plug-ins to create some interesting and unique effects. Here is my new experiment using a very interesting combination of effects (as always) to build a networked title or logo.

We are really making a big effort to create new projects to keep you inspired and thinking in new ways!

I'll be recording the tutorial this week so expect it soon and be ready for a few unexpected surprises!

Happy Valentines' Day from Video Copilot!

Sorry for the last minute gift, now you know how my wife feels! Ha! Just kidding honey, I love you.

Our Free Model Pack contains several great 3D models ready to use with Element 3D or your favorite 3D program!

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In this new tutorial I'll show you a cool technique to generate 3D Light Rays inside of After Effects without 3rd party plug-ins. I'll also show you how to add volumetric light to a live action shot using 3D tracking. I'll be posting project files and tutorial to the main site later today!

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We also created a blog show to demonstrate how to create light rays in real life!
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In our recent blog show on volumetric light, I created a short animation with the puppet tool because I wondered what would the twitter logo be like if it was alive... In this short video I explain how I setup the project file to animate the logo.

Download the project file too! (CS6)

UPDATE: According to twitter guidelines it is not permitted to "add special effects" to the logo. Sorry.

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