October 25, 2009 by John Dickinson | 1,587 views | Comments (30)
Based in Israel, Eran Stern is well-known in the After Effects world, thanks largely to his tutorials and podcasts for Creative Cow. In this episode of Unplugged learn how Eran balances his focus between a worldwide audience and his growing Hebrew-speaking fan base. Eran also gives his thoughts on the ever-growing quantity of online training and chats about the ACE (Adobe Certified Expert) exam for After Effects, of which he is the author.
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October 25, 2009 at 2:40 am |
Hello Eran, pleasure to meet you. One of my favorites of yours is “The Invisible Cape” and “Afterista” was one of the very first tutorials I ever watched. Congratulations on your new addition.
Good stuff and as always, Rock On, Jon.
October 25, 2009 at 6:41 am |
I’m really getting addicted to this unplugged interviews! You know I studied so long on tutorials and now all the names I learned and still learning from are getting a face. eheh Eran rocks!
Keep up the really good work John!
greets from Italy.
October 27, 2009 at 2:16 am |
Thanks Mauro, I’m pleased to hear you’re enjoying the chats. Best, John.
October 25, 2009 at 10:09 am |
Thank you for great and informative interview .Stern give us good information about adobe certified expert exam. Is steve holmes (my favorite ) is going to appear in your amazing unplugged series .I have been waiting for steve holmes interview.
long live after effects.
October 27, 2009 at 2:17 am |
Thanks for the suggestion change, Steve is a great idea. Best, John.
October 25, 2009 at 11:49 am |
What a nice conversation, I’ve been waiting to see when will Eran join the UNPLUGGED glory hall, since i am a big fan of his work.
Thank you and Keep it up.
October 25, 2009 at 2:55 pm |
Damn! I was set to take the ACE exam too…not after this though…probably save some money to buy some plugins!! Well done to the both of you. Best regards.
October 26, 2009 at 3:57 am |
Great interview John! Eran seems like a really great guy.
October 27, 2009 at 2:18 am |
Thanks Chris. Yes, Eran is a man of great generosity and warmth. I feel luck to know him. Best, John.
October 26, 2009 at 6:02 am |
This industry is amazing with the way everyone shares information. Thanks to both of you for helping set the tone for all of us!
October 27, 2009 at 2:19 am |
You’re welcome Chris. It feels good to be part of this industry for sure. Best, John.
October 26, 2009 at 11:32 am |
once again you did it jhon, you always go for the big fish, kramer, rawinowitz, stren and of course your self, all at the same place, that is amazing. who’s next?
thanks again for doing this great efford to show more and more about this huge after effects universe
October 27, 2009 at 2:22 am |
Hey Diego, I have a bunch of people lined up! There are a lot of great people in this industry! Best, John.
October 26, 2009 at 11:48 am |
my keen detective skills have noticed a trend with After Effects “big time players”. They are all really nice guys! What’s with that? I am on the run from the fashion industry, and there is no where near this much comradeship and open resource in the vanity gig.
Thank you so very much once again for bringing another of my favorite teachers to your program. It’s nice to see these guys kinda unwind and just chatting about the business.
It would be nice to see a round table in the backroom of a nice pub, as a backdrop. And I would buy you all a round!
Cheers!
October 27, 2009 at 2:23 am |
Hi James, I think we all really enjoy what we do. There hasn’t been a single day in the last 8 years where I felt my work as boring. That’s probably why I find it easy to be passionate when I share knowledge with others. Best, John.
October 26, 2009 at 12:33 pm |
John , this show is just great ! Please make an interview with AYATO
October 27, 2009 at 2:24 am |
I’m planning on interviewing Ayato sometime. We met up a few years ago in Tokyo so stay tuned. Best, John.
October 26, 2009 at 12:49 pm |
Bravo!
October 27, 2009 at 7:38 am |
I always wanted to take that test. Now i have changed my mind. lolxx.. John, Wat about an interview with Maxafter owner Shoaib Khan?
October 27, 2009 at 4:50 pm |
Sorry to have scared you off the test Ethan
Thanks for the suggestion for Unplugged. Best, John.
October 27, 2009 at 8:14 am |
Thanks everyone for the warm words, It makes proud to be part of this growing beloved community.
@James: I liked the AE Round Table Knights idea, Now we only need to find a decent pub, so everyone can make it
As for the ACE Test: I think I frighten most of you away from it, and it wasn’t my intention. I invite you to read the exam guidelines here: http://partners.adobe.com/public/en/ace/ACE_Exam_Guide_AfterEffectsCS4.pdf
There’s a few Q&A examples and the full list of topics, so you can get an idea about the exam structure. Again, I must say it is a serious test but if you prepare yourself as suggested, you can raise your chances to pass.
Hope to meet you all in real life very soon.
October 28, 2009 at 10:28 am |
Thanks for the link, Eran.
October 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm |
pleasure to hear you both..:)
October 30, 2009 at 11:56 pm |
Thanks eli. Best, John.
November 26, 2009 at 11:21 am |
Hey John, Eran, Harry, n Andrew u all are my favourite hero’s man
keep it up..
November 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm |
Thanks Honey.
June 6, 2010 at 7:25 pm |
Fantastic!…we had only the “spanglish” to this moment, Eran has bring us a new mescolanzza the “hebrenglish”. thankyou Eran
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