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BlogMay 24, 2013, 4:29 am
Versatile, flexible, innovative, ubiquitous — all of these words are appropriate when describing Adobe After Effects, the robust application that seems to practically do it all. Compositors use it to seamlessly merge layers of green-screen footage, live action back plates and 3D renderings. Visual effects artists utilize it to create intricate special effects such as laser blasts and explosions. Motion graphics artists employ it to create typography and design for television commercials, network promos and broadcast design. There are even those who use it to animate characters and tell stories. It’s also popular with editors who dip into it from time to time for a quick effect, lower third or title design for films and TV shows on which they are working.
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TAIL POP
BlogMay 24, 2013, 4:29 am
It was March 31, 1981. I was celebrating my second anniversary of becoming a union story analyst by watching the 53rd Academy Awards. The host was Johnny Carson and the field of films was perhaps the strongest it had been in decades. There was The Empire Strikes Back, The Great Santini, Melvin and Howard, Breaker Morant, Brubaker, Fame, Tribute, The Stunt Man, Resurrection and Gloria — and those hadn’t even been nominated. There was also Raging Bull, Tess, The Elephant Man and Coal Miner’s Daughter, which had. And there was Ordinary People, which won. To this day, it remains one of my all-time favorites. But how in the world did first-time director Robert Redford, working for DGA scale, beat out Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, David Lynch and Michael Apted?
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Movie editing techniques - With pretty pictures!
ArticleMay 24, 2013, 4:29 am
Essential movie editing principles - Includes animated GIF images to illustrate some important film editing techniques every filmmaker should know about.
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Creating Motion Vector Render Passes
ArticleMay 24, 2013, 4:29 am
Yazan walks through the process of creating a motion vector pass from modo 701 and provides some tips and things to consider when rendering out motion vector passes from modo 701 to get the best results in After Effects and NUKE, including a brief description of why you would want to render out without any antialiasing.
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The Adobe Prelude Workflow (Pt1)
BlogMay 24, 2013, 4:28 am
This guide explains what you can do with Adobe Prelude, and the simplest way to do it. Part One covers the basics: workflow design and the work space.
Check it out at: http://wolfcrow.com/blog/the-adobe-prelude-workflow-part-one-basics-and-the-workspace/?utm_source=rss
Getting Started with X-Particles
ArticleMay 24, 2013, 4:28 am
X-Particles creator Mike Batchelor provides an overview for some of the new features in the new X-Particles 2 for Cinema 4D, showing the basis of using the Questions and Actions System as well as a general overview for getting started using X-Particles 2.
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How fast is USB 3.0 really?
BlogMay 24, 2013, 4:28 am
Now that USB 3.0 is found on (almost) every new Mac, the Macworld Lab decided to put its real-world speed to the test, especially compared with FireWire 800 and Thunderbolt.
Check it out at: http://www.macworld.com/article/2039427/how-fast-is-usb-3-0-really-.html
Romancing a Trilogy
BlogMay 23, 2013, 5:05 pm
Arguably a highlight in the career of Sandra Adair, A.C.E., and her 20-year and 16-feature collaboration with Richard Linklater, has been cutting the director’s acclaimed romantic trilogy about soul mates Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy): Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and, the latest, Before Midnight, which opens May 24 through Sony Pictures Classics.
Check it out at: https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1210
When ‘The Hangover’ Strikes Back
BlogMay 23, 2013, 5:05 pm
With franchise films becoming increasingly commonplace as studios look to capitalize on past successes and brands, so are recurring creative teams, who stick together through the series. Such has been the case with Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E., and her collaborations with director Todd Phillips on The Hangover trilogy, as well as Jay Roach on the Austin Powers films. While Hangover Part II was co-edited with Mike Sale, Part III — which opens May 24 through Warner Bros. — sees the co-editorship of Jeff Groth, who brought to the mix a strong background in documentary, including Bill Maher’s comedic Religulous (2008).
Check it out at: https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1212
The Iron Men of Post-Production
BlogMay 23, 2013, 5:05 pm
How do you follow two blockbusters and the third highest-grossing film of all time? With a twist. That’s the Marvel Studios way. After two hugely successful Iron Man films directed by Jon Favreau and last summer’s record-breaking smash The Avengers, which featured Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and other superheroes from the Marvel universe, the studio throws a change-up with Iron Man 3, which opens nationwide May 3 through Disney.
Check it out at: https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1211