In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about how to create organic looking film looks inside of Avid Media Composer, using some effects from BCC 10. […]
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Years ago, when I first lit a shot of an actor, head to toe, standing on a green screen cyc, I learned a lesson that has stayed with me to this day. I’d never done anything like this before, and I knew I needed space lights but I didn’t know in what configuration they should be […]
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Filmmakers and sound engineering professionals were able to offer life-like hearing experiences to the end user through the use of G’Audio Works, a plugin which can be seamlessly added to Pro Tools. We wrote here, before, that Virtual Reality is highly dependent on sound positioning for complete immersion, something that has been missing from some […]
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ProDOF is, said Christina Austin, CEO of Pixel Film Studios, “the perfect set of tools for video editors that want to create the illusion of rack focusing from one subject to another subject in a scene.” The software combines racking focus with slight zoom in and zoom out functions to amplify the effect of creating […]
Women in Film, The Economics of Workflow or Telling Stories With 6 Degrees Of Freedom are some of the exclusive discussions visitors of the Sundance Festival can watch at the Digital Workflow House. Hosted by RED, Atomos, G-Technology and Teradek, the Digital Workflow House happens January 22-23, during the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals in […]
Two cameras, a RED Dragon and Sony A7 S2, supported with Sachtler’s new Video 18 S2 tripod were the essential gear the 14-person crew from Beech Studios took on this dogsled and motor scooter adventure. Going days without a shower, eating dehydrated food for weeks, feeling the stab of unforgiving, glacial wind in subzero temperatures […]
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A year ago, Maryann Brandon was nominated for an Oscar for Best Editing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was the latest film in a long-running collaboration with director and producer J.J. Abrams that goes back to the TV series Alias. Brandon’s credits include Star Trek Into Darkness, Super 8, and Mission Impossible 3. […]
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I get these emails from “Sara at CrumplePop”, spruiking all sorts of clever plugins for FCPX. Normally I resist the shiny-shiny, protecting my wallet from harm and my effects folders from clutter, but this one caught my eye: Hi everyone, Today [18 January] we’re introducing EasyTracker for Final Cut Pro X. EasyTracker is a plugin that lets […]
You’re an artist? A storyteller? A filmmaker? You love graphic design and want to learn the high art of animation? Then this eBook is for you. Written by Timo Fecher, it aims to help you transform your ideas into visible art. Adobe After Effects is a constant reference within the 200 pages of this eBook, […]
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The VES Awards ceremony will be held on February 7th, but the nominees in film, animation, television, commercials and video games are already known and there is a fierce battle for the top places, as usual. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story received the most feature film nominations with seven, while Doctor Strange and The […]
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