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Time Remapping in Premiere & After Effects

Kevin Gater — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:46 +0000

Today we’ll do a quick overview of how to change the speed of your footage and get the best results. We’ll start in Premiere and then using Dynamic Link, we’ll jump over to After Effects to look at our options there.

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Create the Old and New Style of a Star Trek Phaser

Daniel Broadway — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:28 +0000

This tutorial shows how to replicate the particle weapon effect of phasers, seen in the popular science fiction franchise, Star Trek. We will first look at creating the effect as seen in Star Trek The Next Generation and it’s spin-offs, as well as taking a look at a variation of the effect seen in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 2009 and Star Trek Into Darkness. It also covers general theory on creating proper glow falloffs on energy effects, as well as integrating those effects into a live action plate.

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Antonio Cerri — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:33 +0000

Today we’re going to be looking at the title animation style of the movie “Oblivion“. We’ll make this simple title style using only After Effects. The real purpose of this tutorial, in addition to the creation of all the space background elements, particles, lens flares, and the film grain, is the interesting use of the shatter effect. Many do not know that with this tool it is possible to create intentional fractures using a simple method with RGB color masks.

The actual example of title Oblivion is just for training purposes, and is not to be used in a final personal project without permission from the original creators.

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Shoot and Composite a Speed Walking Scene – Tuts+ Premium

Stefan Surmabojov — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:03 +0000

In this tutorial we are going to walk you through the complete process of a very impressive effect where your actor moves with regular speed while all the environment moves super fast. We’ll start with what you need to know while shooting your footage and then move to compositing in After Effects.

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Using Shape Layers to Create a Vector Water Animation

Batuhan Türkay — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:01 +0000

In this tutorial we’ll take a look at the basic principles and behaviors of water in the case of forces being applied to it. We’ll be keyframing masks on solids to recreate a liquid movement.

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File size: 159 MB

How To Create a Fun and Dynamic Animation – Colors Part

Daniel Brodesky — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:18 +0000

In yesterday’s tutorial we learner how to animate dynamic shapes using different methods with solids and shapes layers. Today we will learn how to color all of the parts using Color Rules saving a lot of time while creating beautiful color schemes.

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How To Create a Fun and Dynamic Animation – Shapes Part

Daniel Brodesky — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

In this tutorial we will learn how to animate dynamic shapes using different methods with solids and shapes layers. Tomorrow we will then learn how to color all of the parts using Color Rules saving a lot of time while creating beautiful color schemes.

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Creating an Awesome 3D Cloud Fly Through Scene With Horizon

Felix Cremerius — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:37 +0000

This tutorial explains the steps you need to take to convert an HDRI in Photoshop into a usable file in Trapcode Horizon to create a Skydome and populate it with clouds. We’ll also explained how to mask clouds, create a camera move in AE, and add a complimentary lens flare to the scene.

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DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals – Part 1

Bran Hvítabjörninn — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:12 +0000

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series DaVinci Resolve

This is an intro to the world’s leading color grading software DaVinci Resolve. We’ll look at the basic interface and how to start up a project. We’re going to be working with the Lite version of the software because it’s free to download.

For these tutorials I will be using DSLR footage from my last music video since I figure most of you guys will be shooting with DSLRs. I would like to show you how DaVinci provides more color grading options than AE. If you like to use ALEXA footage, there is some you can play with here. Just download it and see what it’s like to color grade high end footage.

Tip: The best mouse in my opinion is the Logitech Trackman-Marble Trackball… this mouse makes the usage of the color wheels much easier and let’s you get used to the feeling of a control panel’s wheels.

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File size: 306.5 MB