
In this Adobe After Effects walkthrough tutorial we look at some key 3D techniques including seamless scene creation, 3 point lighting, shadows and reflections. I also demonstrate how Digital Juice’s Color Rules plug-in can be used to fast track the colorisation of your comps.
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After Effects,
Color correction,
Digital Juice,
plu,
Tutorials,
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In this tutorial for Digital Juice learn how I recreated the look of the Kick Ass trailer graphics, with a sports theme, almost entirely from Digital Juice stock footage, photographs and music. As usual you’ll learn a bunch of After Effects workflow tips along the way. Watch Tutorial [Read more]
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After Effects,
Color correction,
Digital Juice,
Grunge,
stock footage,
Textures,
Training,
Tutorials,
Type

Lately I’ve been using one After Effects colour grading plug-in more than most, and that’s Magic Bullet Mojo. Mojo is an easy-to-use plug-in from Red Giant Software, for giving footage the modern blockbuster look seen in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Transformers and Resident Evil. [Read more]
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Adobe,
After Effects,
Color correction

Red Giant Software has released Colorista 2, with some exciting new features and improvements. Use motionworks10 for a 1o% discount.
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After Effects,
Color correction,
Red Giant Software

Stu Maschwitz has a brand new tutorial showing the ins and outs of Mojo. One cool tool! For a 10% discount use the code “motionworks10″.
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Color correction,
Plug-ins,
Red Giant Software

AEtutsplus has a nifty script by Mathias Mohl, that allows you to link Adobe Kuler themes (and other .ase files) to your Adobe After Effects layers.
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Adobe,
After Effects,
Color correction,
Scripts

Convert your footage from 8bpc to 32bpc with this free plug-in for After Effect from Maltaannon.
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After Effects,
Color correction,
Plug-ins
Over the coming weeks and months I will be holding informal chats with various plug-in developers, designers and people of interest in our industry. This first interview is with Sean Safreed, the co-founder of Red Giant Software. Red Giant Software offers some of the most popular plug-ins on the planet including Magic Bullet Looks and the various Trapcode [Read more]
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Color correction,
Interview,
Red Giant Software,
Trapcode,
Unplugged
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