In my day-to-day, I interact with many different types of artists, who have vastly different technological needs. They constantly ask “How can I best configure my personal computer for VFX like the one I have at work?” Here’s a quick guide to figuring out what kind of computer you really need to edit and render […]
Sky Replacement requires both work and the right ingredients. Keying out the sky is the first step, a nice blue sky will provide you with an easy key, or enough contrast between the sky and the foreground elements will let you pull a luma-matte. Whatever technique you go with, you’ll still need to have the […]
Episode 41 Harry Potter Wand Effects Tutorial Chris, Adrian, and the reformed Professor Unicorn prepare to battle his old apprentice; Ellen, The Hidden One! Enemies become allies, a student confronts her former mentor, and the fate of all the magic in the world is at stake in the finale to Season 3 of Saturday […]
PremiereGal teaches us some really awesome techniques in this Jessica Jones intro inspired tutorial! Using brush stroke assets from FootageCrate PremiereGal has developed some motion-graphic tricks that you can use in your own videos. After dropping on a vignette and playing with the colors, PremiereGal applies the Turbulent Displace effect (which is included in Premiere Pro) Refine […]
Download the MotionCrate Script and give your stock VFX assets some life. This is the BEST script for creating realistic fire in After Effects. Unarchive the .ZIP and install the MotionCrate Script into your After Effects>Scripts folder. Launch the script in AE by going to File>Scripts and selecting MotionCrate Here’s what you will see – The script […]