After Effects has a very powerful type engine for creating all kinds of dynamic type animations, but what if you want something a little more subtle? In this 10 minute tutorial learn how you can combine After Effects’ Opacity and Type Opacity to create stylish, cinematic type fades. Update: Peripatew Design has created an expression-driven preset that automatically fades the text in and out.

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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Recently I needed to create a look where rows of text animated vertically down, fading on in turn as they moved . This could have been achieved in a number of ways using multiple layers and keyframes, but that would have not only added complexity to the composition, it would have made updates and versioning more time consuming. [Read more]

COMING SOON, MovieType for Cinema 4D is almost here. In this sneak peak I explain what MovieType is and demonstrate a few of the many presets that will ship when MovieType is released soon.   Watch (flv) | Watch (mp4)

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]

This month features promos by myself and the Foxtel Box Office design team include The Hurt Locker, World’s Greatest Dad, Green Zone, Gentleman Broncos and Crazy Heart. [Read more]