I shot this spot a few weeks ago and it hit the air in a big way on Sept. 22. Sam and Julia Thoron spoke directly to camera, and we used the one angle in their house that suited our purposes: looking down a hallway toward their dining room. Like most people they’d painted their […]
If you missed my original video tutorial that shows you how to take a multi-layered Photoshop file, quickly and easily spread the layers out in z-space in Motion, and then animate a camera through the layers, check it out here. I had a few follow-up questions from viewers, so this video provides a few more […]
I saw this animation recently and I thought it was a great example of a powerful message created primarily with animated text. What do you think? […]
There’s been a lot of talk about “exposing to the right” in the RED community: instead of relying solely on your meter, the idea is to watch the RED’s histograms and use whatever room is available on the right side. If your meter says to shoot at 2.8, and there’s nothing hitting the right side […]
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The last time I looked, Apple had already sold over six million iPhones after just 13 months since its initial launch. I don’t think that there have been six million extra standard computers sold (desktops and laptops) in the past year, compared to prior years’ sales. As a result, I conclude that mobile handheld communication […]
Richard Harrington shows you how to use auto-blend to combine multiple exposures or layers in Photoshop CS4 . […]
Richard Harrington shows you what’s new with masks in Photoshop CS4 and how to use them to non-destructivly add transparency to an image. Want the videos in HD? Then check out our iTunes version. […]
I sit down this evening to watch Professional Wrestling—erm, the first 2008 Presidential Debate. I’ve got KQED-HD tuned in, the local PBS channel on 9.1. Ray Suarez in the News Hour studio, neat and clean and perfect in every respect. Man, I love HD… until they cut to the feed from Mississippi. All of a […]
As we mentioned earlier, we are in the process of launching a series of “themed” channels on PVC. One of the new channels we’re most excited about is Web Video & Beyond. The advent of cable and satellite television had a big impact on the industry, as they created a demand for more content – […]
It’s easy enough to track a lens flare along a straight line, but what to do when you want it to trace an arc? Click below to see my technique, and then view the complete clip here. Bonus: This tip isn’t necessarily exclusive to Knoll Light Factory and can be used with any plugin that […]
