Video: Image Stabilization in After Effects CS5.5 Exclusive : Dave Rand Interview Interview : Tim Sullivan and Sean Lockhart Interview : Indie Filmmaker Mel House Ellen Besen : Author of Animation Unleashed
Video: Image Stabilization in After Effects CS5.5 Impressive new feature in Adobe’s latest release makes quality stabilization as easy as can be.
Exclusive : Dave Rand Interview Adam Blackhall interviews artist / activist Dave Rand about effects & unions.
Interview : Tim Sullivan and Sean Lockhart Is Hollywood ready for a gay adult film star in mainstream roles? We talk to 2001 Maniacs’ director his about upcoming project.
Interview : Indie Filmmaker Mel House Mel talks about his new film, picked up by Lionsgate.
Ellen Besen : Author of Animation Unleashed Better animation with author Ellen Besen.

Why You SHOULD Work For Free

A lot of people will adamantly give you the advice that you should never ever work for free. That’s really bad advice, especially when you’re first starting out. I began my career over 30 years ago as an intern. I was 14 when I worked as a production assistant for a company in San Francisco [...]

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Video: Image Stabilization in After Effects CS5.5

Impressive new feature in Adobe’s latest release makes quality stabilization as easy as can be.

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VFX Artists, Capitalism & Democracy

This is what happens when ANY endeavor becomes open to more people. It’s especially noticeable for creative ones. It happened to music; big giant expensive recording studios gave way to killer, affordable home recording. It happened to photography; costly darkroom equipment and byzantine manual cameras gave way to Photoshop and hi resolution digital cameras on your phone. It happed to espresso machines and pottery supplies and book publishing and computer programming and golf and a ton of other things.

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Transcript: Variety Panel on VFX Unionization

Dav Rand, Joe Harkings, Scott Squires and Lee Stranahan in a panel hosted by David S. Cohen.

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Quote Of The Day: From Oscar Winner Eric Barba

“Kick the door open. Make a small movie with whatever tools you have available, tell a story, and then do it again.”

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Magic Bullet Looks: 24 Preset Examples

Herr are 24 presets from Magic Bullet Looks applied to footage shot with my Panasonic G2. Watch the video in HD mode for the viewing experience that has the most def.

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My Open Letter To Visual Effects Artists

To Visual Effects Artists, Following on the heels of open letters by Dave Rand and Joe Harkins, I thought I would write one more that I hope will bust some illusions and excuses in the hopes of creating some immediate, positive change. It’s been over a year since I wrote the Open Letter to James [...]

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Red Giant Releases Movie Looks App For iPad / iPhone

A major addition for phone / iPad based filmmaking as Red Giant brings a limited but still damn impressive version of their Magic Bullet color grading tech to mobile devices. And for under three dollars!

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