Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Five awesome AE tutorials from around the web

Hey, everyone! My name is Topher Welsh. You might have seen me around the web a few places, but Nick has asked me to throw out a handful of tutorials every once in a while to let you all know about … Continue reading →

November 12, 2009 and filed in Inspiration, Tutorials
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How To Color Correct footage from your Canon 5D or 7D with After Effects

The Canon 5D, Canon 7D, Nikon D90, and Nikon D5000 put the ability to shoot high quality video in the hands of so many photographers. The footage looks great, but it lacks contrast and finish. Watch this tutorial to learn … Continue reading →

November 11, 2009 and filed in After Effects, Digital Cameras, Photography, Tutorials, Video, Visual Learning
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Interview: Jason Esser – His journey from student to Digital Kitchen

I wanted to share with you the story of my friend and peer, Jason Esser. He took all the right steps to land a job, right out of school, at Digital Kitchen. Jason was also the inspiration behind the Five … Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 and filed in Inspiration, News, Video, Visual Learning
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Why Is design so hard to teach?

Many of you have been asking for tutorials on how to learn design. I took a stab at a design tutorial called “The Art Of Making Things Look Less Crappy Over Time.” This went a part of the way to … Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 and filed in Design, Ideas, Inspiration
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Five Second Project, “Start With A Photo”

Update: The deadline for this project has passed. The winners will be chosen this week. Stay tuned. This one should be fun. You must use photos you have taken to make your animation for this weeks theme. Use a photo … Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 and filed in Five Second Projects
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Winners for “Spooky Scary”

Announcing the winner for the latest Five Second Project, “Spooky Scary”. As alwyas there were a ton of great entries, but this quick narrative speaks to what is truly scary in our industry… Software Crashes. The spot has some great … Continue reading →

November 5, 2009 and filed in Five Second Projects
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Scene Breakdown: Closet above bed

Tor Martin Norvik was kind enough to incude a scene breakdown along with his entry for this week’s Five Second Project. Check out the final and then dive into the breakdown to see how it was made. The scene is … Continue reading →

November 3, 2009 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, Video
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Introducing KeyframeTV: Episode 1

Welcome to the first episode of KeyframeTV, a discussion about the tools, news and work of motion design. KeyframeTV is made by Tim Allen, Nick Campbell & Pasquale D’Silva. Check out the keyframetv.com site for a full list of credits … Continue reading →

November 3, 2009 and filed in After Effects, Ideas, Inspiration, KeyframeTV, Motion Design, Reviews, Video, Visual Learning
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My Interview with Motionworks Unplugged

I was recently interviewed by John Dickinson of Motionworks for his Unplugged series where he interviews people in the Motion Graphics industry. I was honered to be a guest on his great show. We talk a bit about the history … Continue reading →

November 2, 2009 and filed in Ideas, Motion Design, News, Video, Visual Learning