Chris Zwar’s 3D animation video tutorial

Adobe After Effects, Tutorials, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on August 20, 2009 No Comments »

Centrica Carnivale animation

Chris Zwar shares in his 3-part video tutorial (part1, part2, part3)  how he has done the conference opener for Centrica back in 2006.  Chris After Effects video tutorial gives an general insight into the various processes that he did use from start to end.. Chris did use plugin Knoll Light Factory Pro and you may need this plugin to achieve the best results similar to the look chris describes. A small demonstration project that you can download here.

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ToonIt (an After Effects Plugin) Video Tutorial

Adobe After Effects, Tutorials, plugin, rotoscoping, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on June 25, 2009 2 Comments »

Sean Safreed, Director of Products and Co-founder of  Red Giant Software shows you how to create with ToonIt a custom cartoon style and compares ToonIt to the bundled cartoon effect inside After Effects CS4.

Red Giant ToonIt uses unique Toonamation algorithms to transform your image into captivating cartoon shading. ToonIt eliminates time-consuming techniques such as rotoscoping and hand painting, and lends precise control over styles, shading and outlines. Red Giant TV did also publish a Video Tutorial hosted by Aharon Rabinowitz: Creating a Watercolor Painting Look in which Aharon turn your video into an animated watercolor painting.

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Photoshopping the Great Masters (by Deke)

Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Photoshop CS4, Tutorials, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on June 13, 2009 No Comments »

Deke’s official marketing description:

They say you can’t be too rich or too thin. So how about getting rich by making others thin? Plenty of experienced retouchers make small but enviable fortunes shaving body fat off already lithe models. But rather than showing you a present-day example–honestly, how many times do we need to see underfed waifs made skinnier?–Deke takes us back to a time when ideas of beauty were very different: the High Renaissance. In those times of mean circumstances and manual labor, body fat was a thing to be envied. How best to take a well-fed model rendered by the likes of Raphael and turn her into a slim, trim, big-eyed beauty?

Deke’s great books and Tutorials are available on amazon

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Hard Training for Independent Filmmaker

Tutorials, filmschool, movie, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on March 8, 2009 No Comments »

Cinemacuteo “a place where you learn how to do guerrilla filmmaking” has  plenty of video tutorials, you can learn everything you need to know to make your movies, videos or audiovisual projects.  Visit the free Film School Group at: vimeo.com/groups/filmschool

Some examples the team has collected in the vimeo channel


Why get a 35mm adapter from jehu Garcia on Vimeo.


Comparing moving cameras from Ammonite on Vimeo.


New Zacuto Zuca for HV30 from Steve Weiss, Zacuto USA on Vimeo.


White Balance your camera Warmer with Warmcards from Guy Cochran on Vimeo.

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World Builder from Bruce Branit

Adobe After Effects, Tutorials, movie, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on March 8, 2009 No Comments »

World Builder is an award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of ’405′. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production. Branit is the owner of Branit VFX based in Kansas City.


World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

Bruce Branit has some  great show reels from 2008 and 2009 to watch

Branit|vfx 2009 Reel from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.


Branit|vfx 2008 Show Reel from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

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Adobe’s Everyday Timesavers on Adobe TV

Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop CS4, Premiere Pro, Tutorials, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on February 24, 2009 No Comments »

Adobe’s evangelists plan to post a series of short, to-the-point videos called “Everyday Timesavers.”

First time savers are already available:

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How To Shoot Video with the Canon 5D Mark II

Camera body, Canon, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon 5D Mark 2 Video, Tutorials, video tutorial by Thorsten Meyer on January 4, 2009 2 Comments »

An absolutely brilliant Canon 5D Mark II video tutorial made by Tyler Ginter on how to use the video mode of the Canon 5D Mark II. Tyler take you from the the basics of how to navigate around the menus and various video mode settings. During the video tutorial you can learn more advanced tips and tricks to help you get the best out of the camera.

“This tutorial will be particularly useful if you are a photographer making the transition to video, if you are a videographer and want to see if this camera will fit into your current workflow, or whether you’ve never touched a camera before and want to know some tips and techniques to get the best out of a 5D MK II.” (Tyler Ginter)

The tutorial is broken up into the six sections:

00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Camera Settings
03:20 – Camera Buttons
06:46 – Focusing (Auto/Manual Modes)
09:09 – ISO/Shutter/Aperture Controls and Tricks
16:18 – Conclusion


How To Use Video Mode on the Canon 5D MK II from Tyler Ginter on Vimeo.

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