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Tutorial #8: Movement Through Time

stephen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:09:25 +0000

Creating a "movement through time" effect can add a lot of impact to your productions if used right. In this Apple Motion video tutorial Stephen Smith will show you how to utilize time remapping (speed change) and motion tracking to create a stunning visual effect. If the free tutorial isn't enough, you can get $500 in Digital Juice gift certificates just for leaving a nice comment. To check out the tutorial click on the link below:

Time after time Apple Motion tutorial

Crowd Control site is back

stephen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:49:51 +0000

All Bets Are Off Productions Crowd Control site is back up. This is the world's largest library of pre-keyed alpha stock footage. For any one who has hired talent from a talent agency and paid for a day of shooting, they would understand how great of a product this is. $10-$50 per clip is an amazing deal, especially when your average stock footage clip runs for over $100. This is perfect for every motion graphics artist out there. With over 45,000 clips Crowd Control is sure to have footage of actors that you can use.

One thing you will notice if you have been to Crowd Control before is that this is now hosted and operated by ToolFarm.com. If you have perviously purchased credits you still have them. With this new site you will get faster downloads which makes it so you can start working faster.

Sketchy Duel

stephen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:48:16 +0000

This is a fun animated short. This animation has two people fighting in a duel where the loser will die an instant death. But then the humor shows the or maybe not part. This is a minute and a half and well worth it. Check it out below:

Trailer Trashed

stephen — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:50:15 +0000

This is a commercial called Trailer Trashed for an environmental short film competition. The Motion graphics are a lot of fun and should get your creative juices flowing. To check it out watch the video below:

Talk Green To Us

stephen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:44:23 +0000

This is a PSA created for the city of Vancouver. It delves into why viewers should make Vancouver the greenest city on earth. This is aided by motion graphics that helps move the dialogue so it feels like one fluid thought. To check out the video watch below:

Medical Motion Graphics

stephen — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:00:19 +0000

Lone Peak Productions created a project for Advanced MD. This video has a person on screen with supplemental motion graphics. These graphics where animated in Motion and showcase Motion's ability. To see for your self check out the video below.

Thought Bubble

stephen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:27:36 +0000

Micah White's Thought Bubble: Junk Thought has great graphics. If you agree with the message or not you need to check out the fantastic motion graphics. Check out the video below.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor end title

stephen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:33:55 +0000

Imaginary Forces did an amazing job on the end credits for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The end title has a cool graphic novel feel with brush strokes to keep the title authentic looking. Check it out below:

Target: Keeps Gettin’ Better

stephen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:43:18 +0000

Target came out with an ad for Christina Aguilera a while ago called Keeps Gettin' Better. Imaginary Forces transformed this musician into a comic book super hero. The illustrations and motion graphics are well thought out. Take a look for yourself.

Moving with Motion review from Embryo

stephen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:29:30 +0000

Moving with Motion, Creative COW’s Master Series training DVD dedicated to Apple’s Motion, received big accolades today. Zak Peric, a freelance artist and lecturer at Tower Hamlets College and London College of communications, wrote the review. Zak had many things to say about the training DVD and here is his overall impression of the DVD. “I love this DVD, I love its simplicity and Stephen’s ability to put his point across to those who are just beginning to use Apple Motion, as much to those who consider themselves pro users of Apple Motion." To read the full review visit embryo.me.uk/wp/