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Tutorials for Adobe After Effects

Frank — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:12:26 +0000

I’m currently trying to get to grips with the latest version of After Effects. It’s been years since I last upgraded (version 4.1!) and so much has changed that I’m treating the exercise much like learning a new system from scratch. Here are some of the useful-looking tutorials I have found so far:

Any other good suggestions?

Easy, Cheap, Animated Cartoon in 10 Minutes

Administrator — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:23:45 +0000

I just read a neat little link on the videoblogging list to an ultra-simple way of doing animations. I have got to give this a try …

Learning How to Make a Visually Compelling Film

Frank — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:07:31 +0000

Tips on filmmaking are always welcome. If you have some time to spare, why not take a listen to this recent Cinema Minima podcast about Learning How to Make a Visually Compelling Film.

Find the “golden hour” for the best pictures

Frank — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:34:32 +0000

I’ve often thought that the best (and cheapest) lighting rig is the sun. One of the best ways to get the best from solar lighting is to shoot in the “golden hour” (the hour before sunset, and the hour after dawn).

But sometimes it can be tricky to work out just when that “golden hour” will be. To your rescue comes the Photographic Golden Hour Calculator from Garage Glamour.

Enter your location, and the date of your shoot, and it will tell you the times of sunrise and sunset.

Lighting Examples

Frank — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 05:38:16 +0000

While a lot of shooting can be done using just natural ambient light these days, there’s quite likely to come a time when you need artificial lighting. I found an article that is short, sweet and to the point:

Read the article at: The Sanctuary :: View topic – Indie Lighting Examples

Got a Mac? Want lightsabers in your video?

Frank — Sun, 22 May 2005 19:37:15 +0000

I haven’t got a Mac, so I can’t vouch for how well this actually works. If it does, though, it cound be a really nest way to get this kind of effect without all that tedious frame-by-frame photoshop stuff.