Our new project wouldn't be complete without Sam Loya discovering something magical so we found a way to get him in. I know there has been a lot of mystery on the blog recently and I apologize, it is not meant to be as suspenseful, it is just taking longer than expected :)
I really want to show you everything we are working on but I don't want to ruin the surprise by releasing too much so I appreciate your patience. I will try to post small things as we go and we are very close to finishing!
Things have been busy lately as we have been working on some vfx for a short Video Copilot project that we will be covering extensively on the blog. It is an unusual project but it has been a great opportunity to work on because some unexpected challenges compared to our normal work.
I won't ruin the surprise yet but we should be close to finishing in about a week.
I've been working on a new project this past week involving some magic and maybe some mystery. It seems the closer I get to finishing one thing, the more needs to be done in post. I can't tell you what this actress is looking at but it is part of a promo I will share online when it is complete. There will likely be some great behind the scenes action and a few visual effects tips to share.
Btw, we shot with a new Sony F3 and a couple Optimo cinema lenses... more to follow!
As you may know at Video Copilot we like to do things procedurally when possible like in the Shatterize and Disintegration tutorials. Recently I've been working on an all-new technique to procedurally carve words into a wall as the pieces crumble away using just After Effects and a few dust elements from our Action Essentials 2 product.
The results are getting better but the technique is quite interesting, first the wall begins to crack followed by pieces falling out of the words, then it is mixed with dust elements and particles.
This method is great for creating disaster movie fx too, I'm planning the tutorial so stay tuned!
Look! Up in the Sky. It's a Bird. It's a plane. No, it's a Galactic Orb!
In this exciting new tutorial we will build a compelling infinite zoom animation inside After Effects with only built-in Plug-ins. We'll start by building the orb using real-life textures and then animate a camera through 3D particles. Timing is everything and you don't want to miss this full-feature tutorial, complete with a video introduction!
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