In this Adobe After Effects walkthrough learn how Red Giant Holomatrix was used to give grungy 3D text a dynamic sci-fi look. Grab a 10% discount over at Red Giant Software using this code “motionworks10”.
Watch tutorial (14min, 42MB)
The Foundry has released 3D Camera Tracker and Kronos, two exciting new plug-ins for Adobe After Effects.
Alexander of Amateurmedia.net has created a stylish new font named Typograph Pro. Also check some of the great usage examples created within Cinema 4D.
Red Giant Software has released Colorista 2, with some exciting new features and improvements. Use motionworks10 for a 1o% discount.
Fontfeed.com has an excellent column “Screenfonts” which discusses the use of fonts in movie posters.
Industrial Light and Magic has a new site. It’s quite amazing just how many productions ILM has been involved in.
Urban Dirty has terrific free grunge stock images and also provides color themes for various images with a downloadable .ASE file. You can import the .ASE file into After Effects using Swatch You Want.
36 Responses to this post
January 3, 2010 at 6:57 pm |
Superb! Very creative way to take the promo to the next level. Thank you for the walkthru, John, as always, I learned a lot!
cheers!
Leo
Kansas City
January 3, 2010 at 8:13 pm |
You’re welcome Leo, it’s fun to do breakdowns of projects. Often when I review the project I find better ways to do things as well. Best wishes, John.
January 3, 2010 at 7:18 pm |
“Balls”. lmao I think I’m might buy this script, very handy.
January 3, 2010 at 8:34 pm |
Perhaps we can give it a new honorary name “Ballomatrix”
Best wishes, John.
January 3, 2010 at 7:19 pm |
I originally didn’t want to bother with Holomatrix because it was a script but I’m having second thoughts about it now.
Where did you get the blotch movies from???
January 3, 2010 at 10:49 pm |
Hi John, they are from a very old set I have from Radius named “Film Textures”. Best wishes, John.
January 3, 2010 at 11:13 pm |
ha ha ha ha
was waiting 4 this one…… Going 2 watch now yum yum…..
January 4, 2010 at 12:21 am |
nice work, I can see that using random stock footage as mattes will work for other effects aswell. I’m going to have to use that technique! what are some other stock footage collections that you recommend? or does Foxtel have thier own.
January 4, 2010 at 3:49 pm |
Artbeats have a bunch of great stuff. We have a range of their disks at Foxtel. I also like some of the Digital Juice stuff. Best wishes, John.
January 4, 2010 at 2:10 am |
It’s funny…I just bought Holomatrix and started using it on a project, but watching your “run through” actually gave me some different ideas on how to use the plugin!!
Thanks, JD!
January 4, 2010 at 3:50 pm |
That’s cool Benjamin, be sure to show us your stuff when it’s done! Best wishes, John.
January 4, 2010 at 4:03 pm |
I really like the way you used the luma mattes to control of the effects. Easy but effective!
Thanks for the walkthrough.
January 5, 2010 at 3:05 pm |
Thanks Grischa. Luma mattes of grungy stock footage are great for controlling where effects are displayed. Best wishes, John.
January 4, 2010 at 5:13 pm |
this was an awesome use of teh holomatrix script, the film textures you used made a big impact. could those effects have also been achieved with a fractal layer? where could one currently find film textures like that? thanks keep up the good work!
January 5, 2010 at 3:07 pm |
Hi Thor, yes you could use Fractal Noise. I just prefer real footage because it is more organic, and faster to use
Try Artbeats, Digital Juice etc. Best wishes, John.
January 5, 2010 at 1:31 am |
Hey, Thanks. Waiting for this one since your notice about the Terminator. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Sri Lanka.
January 5, 2010 at 3:13 pm |
Thanks Dakshina.
January 5, 2010 at 1:32 am |
I really love the Luma-Matte Idea. Never thought about that. Bought Holomatrix the Day it was out, now it’s even worth more.
January 5, 2010 at 3:15 pm |
That’s great to hear!
January 5, 2010 at 8:05 pm |
John – Great stuff!!! Holomatrix is the heat!
You should do a tutorial on how to create such high quality/low byte size tutorials.
Again, very nice!
PhilP
January 6, 2010 at 9:26 am |
Watching this tutorial just gave me an idea on a project I have been working on. Just adding this beefed up the shot by long shot. BRILLIANT. Thanks a bunch for you site and tutorials.
January 6, 2010 at 2:37 pm |
Good to hear. I always appreciate when my ideas have inspired others to push their own work further. Best wishes, John.
January 6, 2010 at 6:24 pm |
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January 7, 2010 at 4:44 pm |
Hey John, I appreciate very much your work, the attention you give to your fans, keep on this, you always get the recognition it deserves.
(i always need to say, my english is not very good, hehe!)
Sucess,
Ianh
from Brazil
January 10, 2010 at 11:15 pm |
Thanks Ianh, your English seems fine to me
Best wishes, John.
January 12, 2010 at 12:27 pm |
Very cool work. Luma Matting is an underrated technique that can do amazing things. I have to point something out though, “judgement” is spelled “judgment”.
January 12, 2010 at 1:51 pm |
Hi Brad, It appears that it is indeed spelled “judgment” in the US. Here in Australia and in the UK it is spelled Judgement. Best wishes, John.
January 13, 2010 at 8:25 am |
he probably thinks Colour is spelled Color and aluminium is aluminum as well !!
adam
January 13, 2010 at 8:27 am |
John, are your grunge mattes homemade, or have you a grunge dealer?
adam
January 13, 2010 at 8:29 am |
doh – i should have read your replies more closely….you already answered that one!
January 19, 2010 at 6:43 pm |
Great effect John. However, I just have to point out that even though “Judgment” might be spelled differently in different countries…the ACTUAL name of the move was “Judgment Day.” I don’t think proper nouns are interchangeable. When the creator of the movie decided on “Judgment,” I think that finalized it as the only useage available.
January 19, 2010 at 6:48 pm |
Hi Sean, if I was creating the titles for T2: Judgment Day I’d say yes indeed. In this case, it’s a standalone super that would have been considered incorrectly spelled in Australia if I had omitted the “e”. Best wishes, John.
January 28, 2010 at 5:34 pm |
nice walkthrough !!!
can i ask where did you found the stock footages you use in the walkthrough ?
April 21, 2010 at 6:15 am |
very nice, bravo
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