When working in the world of motion, time acts as a continual constraint against our approach and workflow. It acts as the major limitation to our practices within the commercial realm. Deadlines exist, corners need to be cut, chopped and even recycled when necessary. Time is a necessary measure and with adequate time-saving measures in place read more
The so-called global financial crisis seems to have hit some countries harder than others. Here in Australia it’s in the news almost every day but apart from a diving share market and dollar value, reduced business and consumer sentiment, and the threat of increased unemployment, so far things seem to be generally unchanged. My job seems as busy as ever, with plenty of work coming through the door. How has the crisis affected you? Have you lost your job? Are you freelancing and finding it harder to find work? I’m curious to know how the motion graphics industry is being affected around the world.
Last year I had to sell all my studio equipment, including my trusty PowerMac with all its lovely RAM. The only computer I have presently is my trusty PowerBook G4 with 1 Gig of RAM. Lest you feel sorry for me, don’t. Rendering may take a lot longer than it used to, but this little power house has helped me produce some wonderful motion graphic designs. read more
I work in Television as a News Anchor. In my spare time and off hours, I study 3D motion graphics by reading, doing and visiting great sites like Motionworks. JD’s latest post on his newest boxing promo sparked a question that he asked me to post here. By way of background, one of my goals working in daily TV news is to keep things looking fresh. read more
Okay so we’re getting a good idea of what Adobe After Effects plug-ins each other uses on a regular basis. It’s quite understandable that so many of you use utility effects like Curves and Levels, and 3rd party effects like Particular regularly, which is such a versatile plug-in. Now let’s share thoughts on effects we avoid, prefer not to use read more
Okay everyone it’s confession time, answer the following two questions:
1. Which effect included with Adobe After Effects do you use the most?
2. Which 3rd party plug-in for Adobe After Effects do you use most?
For me it is a close contest between Fast Blur and Curves… with Curves probably the winner. I had to think hard about No.2 read more
