http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: VFX - Recent Topics en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:50:58 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/super-dad#post-71329 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:03:52 +0000 partizansk 71329@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This is a tribute to all the Dads out there!</p> <p>Hope you can appreciate it. Leave a comment or a suggestion.</p> <p>Thank you for watching.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/HSYljhgQZqc" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/HSYljhgQZqc</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-sequence-with-vfx-and-model-animation#post-71236 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:38:04 +0000 partizansk 71236@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Guys, I made this video where I tried to use a model robot. It is first time I tried to use a model in my videos. If you will be so kind, have a look and let me know what do you think about it.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/PsvwEpbQlw4" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/PsvwEpbQlw4</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/modern-warfare-inspired-video#post-69857 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:33:00 +0000 Andy Campos 69857@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I originally created this one to test 24p workflow. Realized I had enough shots to throw something together. Prop weapons are all Airsoft guns. </p> <p>Enjoy. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLjzEDniAc&amp;hd=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLjzEDniAc&amp;hd=1</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/action-vfx#post-68631 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:34:16 +0000 Full Metal Jacket 68631@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nMCDlwMTc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nMCDlwMTc</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pro-juice-series-1-live-on-abc-iview#post-66642 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:40:11 +0000 ProJuiceTV 66642@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Well Pro Juice Series One is going to air on the ABC's online network, iView. We're stoked to be on board with Australia's national free-to-air broadcaster and I'm sure you will too. iView provides free streaming of the series with excellent encode quality. </p> <p>Pro Juice is a 6x26min presenter driven TV series about music, video and new media for ‘guerrilla producers’ and those who dabble. </p> <p>The first episode goes live on Tuesday March 29th and episodes will be broadcast weekly.</p> <p>To go the iView website click here- <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/iview" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.net.au/iview</a> </p> <p>We hope you enjoy the series. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/some-works-done-in-2-last-years#post-66112 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:10:11 +0000 Matteo Grossi 66112@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everybody,</p> <p>i'm new here as in videomaker's world too.</p> <p>My name is Matteo and i come from a weird country from Eeurope...too weird to put the name here...anyway, i've just signed a new account here cause i need to get different confrontation with different and various point of views.</p> <p>First of all, i'd like to show you the last one, a viral made for an italian shirt's brand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx63BQc-RVY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx63BQc-RVY</a> </p> <p>Shots were made with a Canon XHA1s + SgBlade + Nikon 50mm 1:1,8f. This is the configuration i use to apply on all of my productions.</p> <p>This is the promo of my last videoclip, made for an indipendent singer named DORIAN.</p> <p>You can see the full lenght video on <a href="http://www.grossim.altervista.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.grossim.altervista.org</a> (wich is my website).</p> <p>Here's the clip:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q7Uo8yn0Uw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q7Uo8yn0Uw</a></p> <p>As the previous one, CanonXha1s + SgBlade and Nikon lenses were used (50 and 28 mm).</p> <p>You can find 2 making of the clip about "set extensions" and "color correction" here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNzlgYeTbI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNzlgYeTbI</a></p> <p> and here: </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPXm8-3f08" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPXm8-3f08</a></p> <p> Dorian's one was my second music video, and here's my first one, made for STEREOLINE, another indipendent pop band:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IuWlqcl4hwc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/embed/IuWlqcl4hwc</a></p> <p>Same camera set-up. </p> <p>Cold Hype is my first project, my first application on the set, my first madness:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/watch?v=7r8emz_W-UU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/embed/watch?v=7r8emz_W-UU</a></p> <p>it was ment to be a PitchTrailer of an original script, wiche never seen the light...it was made in 2008.</p> <p>Configuration is about Canon XHA1 and nothing else...just used basic lenses, and made a hard color correction.</p> <p>Last but not least, an easy promo made for a fotographer friend of mine, Luciano Consolini:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUz1RZZUtfU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUz1RZZUtfU</a> </p> <p>Same configuration of ever used, but no prelight made, no pre production, no color correction...shooten as i felt it :D</p> <p>So, that's all for now, i've nothing to show you more, but i'm workin hard to get more customers and more videos. </p> <p>Hope to get some suggestions and feedback from you.</p> <p>Cheers.</p> <p>Matteo G.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-vfx-web-series#post-63811 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:46:42 +0000 ProJuiceTV 63811@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Pro Juice has gone live on Koldcast TV with website.</p> <p>Pro Juice Series 1 is 5x26 minute presenter driven episodes about video, music and new media for ‘guerrilla producers’ and those who dabble. It’s fast paced, shoot from the hip, music video style programming.  Professionally produced, but alternatively ‘pro-juiced’, original stories cut hard to provide informative and entertaining viewing.</p> <p>There are 2 episodes already live on Koldcast a new episode will stream each Saturday.</p> <p>In the first episode of the series, Arlo shows us how to prep your drums to keep yourself super-efficient when in the studio, Nick will cut Arlo’s head off in a tip for creating headless humans, we’ll chat to designer Jonathan Chong about the process of creating his cracking steam-punk animated clip for music producer, Spoonbill, look out for a quick tip on keeping your guitar firmly strapped on and we create mayhem in the kitchen with some break beats.</p> <p><a href="http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_1" rel="nofollow">http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_1</a></p> <p>In the second episode of the series, Nick turns Arlo into Will Smith from Bad Boys in his tip on creating a heat haze effect, Arlo shows us a quick tip on pitching up your snare sound, ala Chemical Brothers. We infuriate rock musicians by showing you how to fake a killer guitar sound with a synth and Jo and Juan drop in to chat about their beautiful flash and after effects animated Columbian music video, Cuando Ries.</p> <p><a href="http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_2" rel="nofollow">http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:pro_juice_ep_2</a></p> <p>We’re sure you’re going to dig the series and remember a new episode is uploaded each Saturday so stay tuned for more wicked content.</p> <p>Peace out,</p> <p>Nick and Arlo at Pro Juice<br /><a href="mailto:pro.juice.tv@gmail.com">pro.juice.tv@gmail.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Series1Guide.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Series1Guide.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/projuice/" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/projuice/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-rat-king-we-are-looking-for-help-from-the-filmmaking-community#post-61063 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:45 +0000 trkpictures 61063@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Myself and a number of friends just completed a short film called 'The Rat King', and I was curious if a few of you would not mind casting votes for us at the site it is currently posted at. It is in competition to win funding for a feature-length adaptation, but requires votes in order to make the finals. We worked really hard on the film, and would greatly appreciate any support that anyone can lend us!</p> <p>If you do not mind, please take a moment to sign up on the web site (no worries— it is free), and give it five stars (votes will not count without all five stars).</p> <p>Thank you to anyone who takes a moment to do so, and thank you IMMENSELY to anyone who has a friend or two vote!</p> <p>We really appreciate your support, and we hope you enjoy the film! Many thanks!</p> <p>- Filmmakers of 'The Rat King'</p> <p>CONTEST ENTRY PAGE:<br /><a href="http://www.openfilm.com/videos/the_rat_king/">http://www.openfilm.com/videos/the_rat_king/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nice-sci-fi-vfx-short#post-57761 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:07:45 +0000 composite1 57761@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ran across this vid by Director Ricardo De Montreuil called "The Raven". Story wise it's a scosh thin, but the way it was shot and the on the cheap but well done VFX make up for it. Check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11099712">THE RAVEN - 720 HD</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3639814">THE RAVEN FILM</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-telephone-voice-effect#post-49703 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:07:05 +0000 ProJuiceTV 49703@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you're like me, you probably know how most of the video effects<br /> work in your chosen editing application. But you might not know how<br /> most (or any) of the audio effects work. </p> <p>In this<br /> tutorial, Nick and Arlo show you how to turn a gain filter, high pass<br /> filter and a de-esser into a <a href="http://www.projuice.org/TelephoneVoiceFCP.html">telephone like sound effect</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-motion-graphic-with-little-elelements#post-52285 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000 ProJuiceTV 52285@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I recently edited a TV special on the Australian National Junior<br /> Motocross Competition. In the program they interviewed the current<br /> world champion in the 85cc class. While were promised a series of<br /> photos showing him with his winning bike and trophy… they never arrived.</p> <p> So at the eleventh hour I had to quickly make a graphic to end the<br /> segment with him. With only about 45 minutes to make something from<br /> scratch this is a tutorial showing what i came up with…</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/TitleDesign.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/TitleDesign.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/deadwood-title-sequence#post-51823 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:15:25 +0000 ProJuiceTV 51823@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>So i just finished watching the 3rd series of the HBO production,<br /> Deadwood and i thought i would have a crack at recreating the opening<br /> title sequence in After Effects. It is not an overly complicated text<br /> effect, however it looks very cool. This is always a cool way to keep<br /> your skills up in motion graphics and just fun really!</p> <p>The project is available to download here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/DeadwoodTitle.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/DeadwoodTitle.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sismo-cuando-ries-music-video#post-51645 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:27:30 +0000 ProJuiceTV 51645@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This was a project Juan and Jo completed in 2007 over a period of two months for colombian band SISMO. It was done in flash and after effects using a wacom tablet to draw.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Cuando-Ries.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Cuando-Ries.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/graveyard-train-music-video#post-50802 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:10:43 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50802@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We recently interviewed Michael Ciccone of Happy Days Films about the production of a new music video for Australian act, Graveyard Train. Well... the music video is finally complete and here for your viewing pleasure. You can catch the interview with Michael next week.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/GraveyardTrain.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/GraveyardTrain.html</a></p> <p>It was shot in Victoria, Australia on the RED camera and looks amazing!!</p> <p>Who are Graveyard Train? Graveyard Train ripped chains and hammers from hell to forge Horror Country. They are the pioneers of a new genre that will make you cry and curse and scream. Ghost stories, murder ballads and tales of redemption are crooned through melodies plucked directly from the afterlife. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/time-ramapping-in-fcp-techniques#post-50454 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:02:54 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50454@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We put together a tutorial showing how the time remapping in this music video can be achieved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Time_Remapping.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org/Time_Remapping.html</a></p> <p>In this tutorial, Nick takes you through the steps of creating the time remapping sequences used to simulate the spasms our singer is experiencing due to the voodoo doll being struck with a needle. You might want to check the clip on the Showcase Page if you missed it. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/create-a-plasma-screen-effect#post-50323 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:25:23 +0000 ProJuiceTV 50323@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In preparation for a web series that Pro Juice have in pre-production, i've been playing around with some effects that are to appear in a number of the episodes.</p> <p>[url=http://www.projuice.org/PlasmaScreen.html]Plasma Screen Effect[/url]</p> <p>The first effect is replicating the look of a large screen plasma TV. One of the characters appears on a screen mounted on a wall and then interacts with the characters in the room. It looks like we will achieve the effect in post, so in this tutorial i take you through some of the steps involved in creating this dot-matrix type pattern which is in effect a working style guide for some effects that will appear in the web series - The Science of Night. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-telephone-voice#post-47390 Sun, 31 May 2009 13:53:35 +0000 ProJuiceTV 47390@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Here's a tut for making voice sound like it has been recorded down an old telephone line. It shows how to do it in Final Cut Pro but you could take the knowledge and apply it in any Video or Audio editing software.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/TelephoneVoiceFCP.html">Telephone Voice</a></p> <p>Hope its useful,</p> <p>Nick</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org">http://www.projuice.org</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-fake-lighting-rig#post-48547 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:48:18 +0000 ProJuiceTV 48547@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nick takes us through the steps of creating a fake lighting rig in<br /> After Effects to composite behind rocking out guitarists. He uses Knoll<br /> Light Factory to produce the lights which you can download via their<br /> website.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/Rocklighting.html">Rock Lighting</a></p> <p>This is a cool tip for anyone wanting to make background elements for their music videos etc. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-kung-fu-energy-ball#post-46646 Mon, 11 May 2009 01:12:54 +0000 ProJuiceTV 46646@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In this new tutorial from Pro Juice, Nick takes you through the steps of creating an energy ball with the Particle Filter in Adobe After Effects.</p> <p>Using a layer of smoke, blurs, colour correction and some masking techniques, Nick shows you how to create the energy ball, give it a burning hot spot, animate it to fly towards the camera and reflect off the nearby fence.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/KungFuEnergyBall.html">Kung Fu Arlo</a></p> <p>You can also download the sound effect (created by Arlo) used in the animation on the tutorial page to use in your own project.</p> <p>Enjoy</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/building-twitch-style-effects#post-46209 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:18:30 +0000 ProJuiceTV 46209@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In this tutorial, Nick takes us through the steps of creating a 'Twitch' like effect with the effects freely available inside After Effects.</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org/BuildingEffects.html">Building Effects</a></p> <p>He takes the opening shot of Baz Harvey's 'See For' music video and builds the effect from the ground up. </p> <p>You might want to watch the opening 30 seconds of<a href="http://www.projuice.org/Spotlight_Barry.html"> Baz's clip here</a> to get an idea of what he's going to make.</p> <p>It's about creating a point of difference between your work and somebody else.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-strays-chuck-on-the-mic#post-46296 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:01:21 +0000 ProJuiceTV 46296@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This is Misty Fox's band "The Strays" 'Chuck on the Mic' from Australia.<br /> The animated cube effect by Matt Arnold makes this video a great little<br /> watch.</p> <p>&lt;!-- m --&gt;<a title="The Strays" href="http://www.projuice.org/musicvideo_thestray.html">The Strays</a></p> <p>Matt was the fella that animated The Basics "With This Ship" that i posted here a few months back.</p> <p>Producer: Dork Film<br />Director: Matt Wood<br />Editor: Matt Arnold</p> <p>Animus</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/with-this-ship-music-video#post-45062 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:34:03 +0000 ProJuiceTV 45062@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Here is a great music video directed and animated by Matt Arnold for Aussie band 'The Basics.' </p> <p><a title="With This Ship" href="http://www.projuice.org/Spotlight_Matt.html">With This Ship</a></p> <p>This is the best music video i have seen come out of Australia in a long time.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> <p>Nick</p> <p><a href="http://www.projuice.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.projuice.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.animusindustries.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.animusindustries.com</a><br />Online portal and television series about music, video and multimedia for ‘guerrilla producers’ that want to make, distribute and market their media</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/visual-effects-schooling#post-39230 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:00:48 +0000 TheLukaMan 39230@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you can help me out. I am about to start my final semester in college and get an associates in Television and Video Production. I am not bad at what I do, I do have two awards under my belt, and really nice resume. I was a student teacher at a local High School, teaching advanced Television skills such as chroma key and some advanced editing. I enjoy the work I have done and the little bit of freelancing I have been able to do. But my true passion lies withing Digital effects,  However After I get my Degree in television I want to go to school for VFX, and I am having trouble deciding what school to go to. I could go to the local Tech school for 3d animation, but I think i want something a little more involved and geared toward VFX. So I looked in to Vancouver Film School and it seems amazing but a little out of my budget. I looked at Art Institute of Phoenix and its more along my price range but I don't know If its what I am looking for. I know for a fact that I do not want to go to Full Sail because I hear the job placement is less than par. So my question to you is what are some good schools to go to. I am not really looking for a traditional college like UCLA but at this point, I am worried more about my education and not type of school. I am open to all suggestions, I would honestly prefer something in or around the Midwest because it is close to home, but like I said right now the education is more important than the location. Thank you all for your time and help, sorry this was a bit long, but I feel its easier to help me if you know a little about me.</p>