Monthly Archives: May 2010

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How to use Sub Polygon Displacement in Cinema 4D

I recently have been playing a lot with Sub Polygon Displacement and I wanted to show you some of the fun things you can make with it. In this tutorial, I show you how I made the abstract shapes below … Continue reading →

May 28, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Visual Learning
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Greyscalegorilla and Signalnoise Live

UPDATE: If you missed the Live screencast from wednesday, watch the recording here. Come join us for a live cast face off on Wedesday, May 19th starting at 1PM Central Standard Time. If you don’t know James from Signalnoise, head … Continue reading →

May 18, 2010 and filed in GSG Live
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Five Second Project “Countdown” – CLOSED

Thanks for participating in this Five Second Project! It is now closed. We have over 150 entries! This is going to one hard contest to judge! Five Four Three Two One! Lets start a countdown! Maybe it is a birthday? … Continue reading →

May 17, 2010 and filed in Five Second Projects
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Money, Freelance, and Jobs: The Business side of Design

Just incase you missed it, here is the GSG Live cast from Wednesday where I answered questions about working in a creative industry and how to get paid. In this cast, I wanted to stop talking about the tools and … Continue reading →

May 14, 2010 and filed in GSG Live
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Winners for “Straight Lines Only” Five Second Projects

Winner Wow! With over 200 entries, this Five Second Project has become the most entered Project to date! With all those great entries, it was also the hardest to judge. After much deliberation, I think this spot by joshua catalano, … Continue reading →

May 13, 2010 and filed in Five Second Projects
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The Pixels Effect Made Easy With The New Voxel Preset

Check out this incredible Preset by Robert Leger called Voxel. It’s based on the pixel effect seen in this popular video by One More Production aptly called PIXELS. Robert’s preset makes it super easy to turn models into pixelated objects. … Continue reading →

May 11, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Inspiration, Motion Design, News
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Iron Man 2 Graphics Package and VFX Behind the scenes by Perception

Here is an great breakdown of a TON of shots that were made for Iron Man 2 by Perception Studios NYC. They crafted VFX and graphics in over 125 shots for the film varying from broadcast packages and logo treatments … Continue reading →

May 8, 2010 and filed in Inspiration, Motion Design, News
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New Station IDs made for SignalNoise

I was honored when James White of Signalnoise asked me if I could make him a cool looking “Station ID” for his upcoming art show. I love James’ retro style and have admired his work for sometime now, so I … Continue reading →

May 7, 2010 and filed in After Effects, Motion Design, My Work, Video
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How to make the the Discovery Channel Rebrand Cube Transition Effect with After Effects – Part 2

In part 2 of this tutorial, I show you how to composite our 3D render passes in After Effects using our Object Buffer passes as a luma matte to reveal different photos and to control the transitions. Then I will … Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 and filed in After Effects, Tutorials, Video
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How to make the the Discovery Channel Rebrand Cube Transition Effect with Cinema 4D – Part 1

In this tutorial, I show you how to recreate the Discovery Channel Cube Effect that is the main part of a recent Discovery Channel Rebrand made by Royale. I have been trying to figure this out for a while now … Continue reading →

May 4, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video