Generally, when creating a boxing promo, we are given between two and five days. This project was different, or at least appeared to be different at first. My colleague Brett Morris and I, were given two weeks to design and produce a promo for the upcoming Green V Jones Jr fight here in Sydney. However, after the first two days of work the deadline was cut [Read more]

In this recorded version of a recent Adobe E-seminar we walk through After Effects techniques and workflow for creating a grungy and moody boxing promo. Techniques include color grading for a poster-style look, creating an old, weathered look using stock images and blend modes and tips and tricks for creating organic looks.
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This “hot” boxing promo was produced at Foxtel Design by Luke Simshauser. I was impressed by the project because of the quality that was achieved with a very tight deadline – the entire job took 3 days from concept, through shoot to post production. The clever use of on-set lighting and After Effects’ Puppet Pin tool also caught my eye. [Read more]

This project was created in After Effects (AE) by combining various AE effects with Zaxwerks 3D Warps, Zaxwerks ProAnimator and Knoll Light Factory. The main screen was modelled in ProAnimator with the vision mapped to the front face using a layer map. The layer map is a precomp combining the base edit with a Cell Pattern layer using the Add blend [Read more]

Here’s a recent boxing promo I did for Main Event Pay-Per-View. The spot was shot and edited by Darren Bolger. The edited base was taken into After Effects where I color graded and composited it onto a light rays background created using Fractal Noise, Directional blur and Trapcode Shine. Adding Trapcode Starglow to the boxers and angling the [Read more]