Monthly Archives: September 2009

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Reel Critique Rules and Overview

Just a few words about the Reel critiques before we get started. 1. Comments depend on what your goals are. I assume you want to freelance or get a job in the motion design biz. If you want to be … Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 and filed in Inspiration, Reel Critique, Video
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Hardcore Reel Critiques

One of the most popular requests I get on the GSG Live Cast and in email is “Can you critique my reel?” or “Do you like my new site?” I love doing them and people seem to get a lot … Continue reading →

September 17, 2009 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, Motion Design, Reel Critique
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Mograph 2 Test Render with GI

Playing around with GI settings today with the new Mograph 2. Really fast render. This scene took 40 minutes to render on my MacPro 8 core. All with low settings, there isn’t much artifacting. It came out a little soft. … Continue reading →

September 16, 2009 and filed in Cinema 4D, My Work, Video
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Simple Sky Replacement in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I show you how to swap out a boring sky in a photo with a more interesting one using a few of Photoshop’s selection tools. Also, I wanted to share with you my first product for sale … Continue reading →

September 15, 2009 and filed in Photography, Tutorials, Video, Visual Learning
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Latest After Effects Project – 2016 Chicago Olympic Bid

I wanted to share with you a project that I just finished up for the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid. Digital Kitchen and IDEO wanted to build a presentation for the bid that would showcase the future of how technology can … Continue reading →

September 14, 2009 and filed in My Work, Video
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Five Second Projects Best Of “Modern Monkey” and “Good Night”

Here are some of my favorites from the latest Five Second Projects. See all of them at Vimeo and at Flickr. Enjoy. Great work from everybody. See you with a new theme on Monday. Modern Monkey Good Night

September 11, 2009 and filed in Five Second Projects
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How to Make A Glossy Candy Stripe Texture in Cinema 4D

In this quick tutorial, I show you how to make a glossy candy stripe texture. I have used this texture a ton lately when playing with the new physics engine. The stripes help show when spheres start to rotate. I … Continue reading →

September 9, 2009 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video, Visual Learning
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Intro to Physics and Dynamics in Mograph 2

In today’s tutorial, I show you how to set up the tags properly for Dynamics in Mograph 2 for a simple scene. I also go though how to cache the cloners in the scene for render.

September 8, 2009 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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GSG Live Q&A Tonight September 3rd 8PM Central

Come join me tonight at GSG Live for another question and answer session. If you have a question about design, school, motion design, 3D, or whatever, I will do my best to answer it. It would be fun to focus … Continue reading →

September 3, 2009 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, My Work, Video
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GSG on maxon.net for Cinema 4D 11.5

I was honored to be asked by Maxon to do some tutorials for new new version of Cinema 4D. Check out my quick tutorial on how to set up a scene in Cinema4D to be exported to After Effects. More … Continue reading →

September 3, 2009 and filed in Cinema 4D, My Work, Video