tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076Sun, 01 Sep 2024 22:20:59 +0000Abertay Year 33DAbertay Year 4FilmG 2010Film/TV (Live-Action)Tutorials and useful linksAnimationGraphic DesignAbertay Year 2Motion GraphicsPhotographyFine ArtNext Level Dundee 2010Portfolio Bloghttp://geracsso.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-7912874626507929509Tue, 07 May 2013 16:15:00 +00002014-11-28T18:05:49.908+00:00Motion GraphicsLong time no see! So, today I have finally set forth to create something fresh. I have followed a tutorial on glow and light effects here from Video Copilot. This is a potential title for a friend's portfolio site. I animated it so it would loop. This way it can be fitted into a header or similar. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2013/05/lights-title-reveal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-5213535227081429846Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:14:00 +00002012-10-11T11:14:43.021+01:00Tutorials and useful linksWow I love this Tutorial (Video Copilot)! It's so cool. http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/the_ring/ You can do so much more with expressions, than you could when fiddling around with keyframes. This tutorial uses expressions, particle effects, optical flares and a lot of tint and colouring effects I didn't know about. When combined with the Trapcode Particular system and video copilots http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/10/expressions-particle-effects-and-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-2101072212925892578Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:10:00 +00002012-10-10T12:11:09.417+01:00Tutorials and useful linksThis is a pretty cool tutorial on Video Copilot: http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/3d_offset/ By using a time remapping effect in combination with a slider control, several layers or compositions with  animations can be offset. This relieves hassles of rearranging layers and keyframes of each separate layer. This would have been handy to know before I did it manually for my latest http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/10/offset-expression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-7968810796247561011Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:31:00 +00002012-09-18T10:54:59.209+01:00Tutorials and useful linksAmazing!! After two days of looking I think I finally found a way to make a night sky make text by sucking all the stars into one place, forming the type. I am using the Trapcode Particular plug-in for the paritcle effects and this tutorial: http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mylenium/particular_fae.php Also if anyone is struggling with the Particular plug-in here are a few basic http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/09/starsparticles-form-text.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-3179474928740196210Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:35:00 +00002012-09-17T11:35:14.358+01:00Motion GraphicsThis is a video I created as part of my optical flares training for work. Trying to understand the Video Copilot Optical Flares plug-in. I am using a series of layers with flares applied to them. The moon/planet is a flattened texture applied to a CC Sphere (perspective effect), creating a 3D effect. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/09/sun-flare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-3703126967508580069Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:52:00 +00002013-08-26T12:31:27.066+01:00Graphic DesignI have realised that I haven't been posting much since the end of uni so I decided to share my recent creative outburst. It's a birthday card I have made for a friend. Most of the artwork is mine, with a few exceptions. I decided to go for a comic style. I don't think this was for a particular reason. The line on the front of the card "no chick-flick moments" is a quote from the TV show http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/08/birthday-card.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-8427671946717469271Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:10:00 +00002013-08-26T12:31:27.074+01:00Graphic DesignThese are my newest business card designs. I am putting a QR code on them linked to my www.sgreel.blogspot.com showreel page. I don't know if the code is not perhaps too small to scan. I will have to test print them before I am going to print them on cards. I want to use moo.com to get them printed, as I like the rounded edges. They are a bit more expansive as vistaprint, but it will http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/04/business-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-6122233206428220054Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.071+01:00AnimationMotion GraphicsI have been working hard on my final year honours project and barely had time to tend to my portfolio blog. I have, however, taken the time to create a personal showreel that can be found under www.sgreel.blogspot.com and a showreel for the Cinesite Internship application which can be found here www.vimeo.com/geracsso/cinesite. Both showreels feature my most recent work http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/02/showreel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-9214871043504606026Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:48:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.072+01:00Motion GraphicsTutorials and useful linksHere are some of the pieces that I created using After Effects. Some have a story behind them, some are just simple media tests to see what I can do with the software. In most cases I have followed tutorials on AE Tuts +, Video Copilot, Vimeo Video School or Computer Arts and added some personal touches. Creature Lightning is a completely original piece. If you want to find http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2012/01/motion-graphics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-3418031912560650584Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:01:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.073+01:003DThe project has been finalised at the beginning of July, but I didn't have a chance to post the results since then. To understand the renders you might want to look at the matrix first. This is basically a table of the amount of each content, depending on the amount of the other contents. The height of the blocks symbolises the amount of that content in relation to the other contents. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/10/soil-project-4-finished-product.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-7820587993119324481Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:52:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.074+01:00Abertay Year 4I have created a separate section for my honours project on my blog as I thought it would be cleaner and more concise to have all my honours project progress in it's own dedicated place, away from the rest of my artwork. You can find a link to this part on the top right hand side of this blog under the link named "Honours Project" or follow the link: geracssohonours.blogspot.comhttp://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/09/honours-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-1080206867302052347Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:29:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.074+01:003DAnimationThis was created for the E4 Estings competition 2011. I have animated the characters together with Iain McCallum. Matt West created the sound effects. It was animated in Maya 2011 and put together in After Effects by Iain.http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/09/e4-estings-final-animation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-2939806974001143011Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.075+01:00Abertay Year 4This mind map incorporates all of the ideas I have for my honours project. It includes research subjects I would like to investigate for my dissertation like "Audience Attraction" and "Media convergence" but also the practical side of the Project, which is creating a webseries. This will either be a youtube channel style series or a story based series mainly distributed to a website (but most http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/09/honours-project-3-mind-map.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-5561021636507522184Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:24:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.075+01:003DSince mid-December 2010 I have been involved in a 3D educational simulation game for which I was creating architectural models such as bridges, train station and drainage pipes for water simulations. I also helped texture models and created 2D assets for the games interface. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/09/watertown-game-showreel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-259879399556132383Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.075+01:00Abertay Year 4I have found this very interesting panel of Philip DeFranco talking at Vid con, which is from what I understand a YouTube and/or internet convention. He talks about how, if this wasn't obvious before, the internet will eventually become THE place to watch anything. On-demand is where it's headed. He also mentions a very interesting fact about YouTube and what a difference it can make to tag and http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/08/dissertation-6-growing-up-on-youtube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-3162310682240747850Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:26:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.076+01:00Abertay Year 4I don't know if there is such a thing as user generated editing or if there is another name for this kind of idea, but this is what I am going to call it for now. I am very interested in the process of editing and how scenes of a film or tv show can create a different mood, cut in a certain way than cut in another. My question is therefore "How does editing effect the transmission of a story to http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/08/honours-project-2-user-generated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-6893320210441559883Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:03:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.076+01:00Abertay Year 4I have stumbled upon this article in the gardian. 'Google needs television industry' will be message at Edinburgh Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, is expected to offer television executives an olive branch – and perhaps even some funding To read the full article please follow the link below: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/21/google-needs-television-industry-edinburgh by James http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/08/dissertation-5-google-and-tv-industry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-644704347756343663Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:55:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.077+01:00Abertay Year 4A news post from molinare: http://demo.mindcorp.co.uk/molinare/?p=424 The TV screen is no longer the centre of attention. With the advent of tablets and smartphones, viewers are starting to change the way they watch TV.  According to a study released by AC Nielson, 70% of tablet owners and 68% of smartphone owners use their devices while watching television. Tablets like the iPad and http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/08/dissertation-4-research-molinare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-3574399740018428708Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:26:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.077+01:00Abertay Year 4I was watching this popular YouTube show called "The Philly DeFranco Show" and the presenter raised a very good point concerning the future of television. Which is the basis of my dissertation. Watch from 2:07 - 2:41: http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/07/dissertation-3-youtube-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-4905278315925221219Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:57:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.078+01:00Abertay Year 4For my honours project I want to create a webseries along the lines of Being Victor, integrated in a dedicated website similar to Control TV. I have struggled to find the right genre and the decision is definitely not made yet but I would like to target a mid-20s age group in a comedy/drama setting. Something along the lines of Gilmore Girls or Greek. The episodes will be of 8-10 minutes lengthhttp://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/07/honours-project-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-5240996708766508158Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:39:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.078+01:003DAnimationIain McCallum, Matthew West and me have taken part in the E4 Estings competition 2011. This is the product of our 2 week labours. Quite proud of it! It's currently the top rated video on the Estings website: Link to the video: http://www.e4.com/video/LhQDdnay5rsjS6S8hZrt1G/play.e4http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/06/e4-estings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-9050789216016609934Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:02:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.079+01:003DI have finished the texture for the organic matter. Now I need to organise the blocks in an appropriate way to depict the quantities in 9 different stages of the soil. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/06/soil-project-2-organic-matter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-2483948500762091248Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:15:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.079+01:003DI have started working on the textures. I have finished the water content block and the fungal matter block to a satisfying standard. I think they are good to go. Now I have to create a texture for the organic matter and then place the blocks appropriately for the 9 images. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/06/soil-project-2-water-content-and-fungal_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-1989272782849719686Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:44:00 +00002012-08-22T10:59:18.079+01:003DI am part of a academical study to do with soil. A team of artists, including me, are required to develop 9 images of soil with different quantities of fungal and organic matter and water content. The depiction can range from abstract to realistic. My approach is more abstract. My first thought was of a bar diagram in 3D. Every matter depicted would be a tower and the quantity would be displayed http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/06/soil-project-1-brainstorm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944505114273093076.post-7495468406928025673Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:25:00 +00002013-08-26T12:31:51.232+01:00Film/TV (Live-Action)Here the finished version of the Move it and Groove it viral ad for YoYo Games. YoYo Games decided not to use this ad for publicising their newest app. http://geracsso.blogspot.com/2011/06/yoyo-games-5-move-it-and-groove-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0