The January Newsletter: Bending the Spoon

January 2, 2012, 03:15 PM

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The January issue of my monthly newsletter Fresh Off the Vine is out! What's new this month? Video editing has become more and more about improvising (a.k.a. "hacking") ways to become creative, technical and organized. And often this...

Animating a Look in Magic Bullet Looks

January 2, 2012, 10:53 AM

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog/2012/01/02/an...

Happy new year folks, and welcome back to work! Alright… now that you're settled in with your cup of coffee let's get productive. So the other day, Stu Maschwitz, our Creative Director for Magic Bullet, asked me if I thought that the ability to animate a Look in Magic Bullet Looks was an

Recently in After Effects

January 2, 2012, 10:50 AM

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2011 - Year in Review

January 1, 2012, 02:50 PM

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2012 is here and as is customary at this time, here's a look back at the past twelve months. It was a big year for us in which we made significant changes including a brand new website and expanding our applications to support Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. We launched six new products - Pro Media Tools, Post Haste, Cut Notes, Editmote, Aspect Ratio Calc and EditCodes. (Those last two are iTunes Store links.)

Life In A Day, director MacDonald, Joe Walker

January 1, 2012, 11:25 AM

https://www.aotg.com/life-in-a-day-director-macdonald-joe-walker/

DP/30: Life In A Day, director Kevin MacDonald, editor Joe Walker

PVC Pros Cuss and Discuss Industry Tech Challenges

January 1, 2012, 11:24 AM

http://www.freshdv.com/2011/12/pvc-panel.html

FreshDV's own Kendal Miller was part of a Pro Video Coalition discussion panel at the Createasphere Entertainment Technology Exposition in Burbank last month. For over an hour, a panel of six working industry professionals discussed the tech changes and challenges of 2011, and what lies ahead for the production and post-production fields. It's a fascinating watch, and we think you'll enjoy it.

Moneyball, cinematographer, editor, sound editor

January 1, 2012, 11:22 AM

https://www.aotg.com/moneyball-cinematographer-editor-sound-editor/

Wally Pfister, Christopher Tellefsen, Deb Adair, and Bennett Miller talk about making the film with David Poland. Shot at Sony Picture Studios, Culver City, CA in Dec 2011.

DP/30 Industry Legends: editor Michael Kahn

January 1, 2012, 11:21 AM

https://www.aotg.com/dp-30-industry-legends-editor-michael-kahn-2/

Michael Kahn celebrates his 75th birthday with three new films coming out this year coming out of his cutting room. Associated with Steven Spielberg since he started working together on Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976, Kahn has taken home 3 Oscars and a parade of other awards an nominations. He and Spielberg are known as the last converts to digital editing and just this last year Kahn gave up his Moviola for an Avid as Spielberg directed his first digital movie.

Techniques for Slowmotion Video

January 1, 2012, 11:18 AM

http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/11027/techniques...

In this video tutorial with Robbie Carman and Richard Harrington, learn various ways for converting DSLR footage into instantaneous, buttery smooth slow motion using After Effects, Twixtor, or Cinema Tools; you might also use Optical Flow in Apple Motion, Advanced Frame Blending in AE, and FCP.

DP/30: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, editor Dino

January 1, 2012, 11:17 AM

https://www.aotg.com/dp-30-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-editor-dino/

DP/30: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, editor Dino Jonsater