Shutterstock Showcases New Way to Find the Clip You Want at NAB 2013

Ben Pfeifer, Shutterstock VP of New Business, and Vivek Garg, Shutterstock Product Owner, talk to us about what Shutterstock can offer creatives of every size and type. They also talk through a new technique that allows users to find clips that they're looking for in a much quicker fashion. Shutterstock – NAB 2013 from ProVideo […]

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Global Teams, Large Files and Collaboration Working in Harmony Parts 1-4

Rebel Alliance's John Attard talks with John Huddles, director of the upcoming sci-fi feature “The Philosophers,” about how using digital asset management allowed them to streamline the creation of spectacular special effects on time and on budget. Global Teams, Large Files and Collaboration Working in Harmony (Part One) from Createasphere on Vimeo. Global Teams, Large […]

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How an Everyday Life Event can Become a Transmedia Event

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Some days ago a friend of mine, owner of music bar close to my house, decided to plan a Funky Night with a Dj in 15 days. From that idea I started thinking what I would have done to transform it into a transmedia experience. Let's start from creating a poster for the event and […]

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VFX pro produces short film with a Macbook Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud

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Hasraf (HaZ) Dulull is a well-known visual effects supervisor in the motion picture industry. He began his career in video games and computer-generated sequences before moving into visual effects and compositing for feature films. As a visual effects supervisor and lead compositor, he’s worked on well-known films such as The Dark Knight and Hell Boy […]

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Updates and Announcements from Grass Valley at NAB 2013

Charlie Dunn, Grass Valley EVP of Products, talks to us about the new cameras they showed at NAB 2013. He also describes the exciting new paradigm for production switching, the GV Director. Grass Valley – NAB 2013 from ProVideo Coalition on Vimeo. […]

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Six Reasons Why Transmedia Producers Should Read Spreadable Media

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My new book, Spreadable Media: Creating Meaning and Value in a Networked Culture, co-authored with Peppercom’s Sam Ford and Undercurrent’s Joshua Green, was intended to spark conversations about our current moment of media change among a range of stakeholders, including both fans and producers of transmedia entertainment. If you want to sample the book, there are […]

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Using Cartoon in After Effects

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As we’ve mentioned before, we updated our After Effects Apprentice video courses last year. As part of adding and reorganizing material, some movies got cut. But we hate to see anything go to waste, so we’re reposting them here for free – including a three-movie set on using the Cartoon effect. Cartoon may be one […]

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HUD and UI graphics in ‘Oblivion’ + titles

‘Oblivion,’ a new movie directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, features a unique mix of practical and digital effects. The HUD and UI graphics seem to have been mostly shot in-camera after being created by a team lead by Bradley G Munkowitz, aka GMUNK. While not prominent in the Behind the Scenes videos, there’s a great introduction to […]

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